Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 381 Chapter 380 Letter from Home
While Tang Zhitong was soundly asleep, classmate Xiao Wang was writing in his diary.

There is no such thing as “respectable people keep diaries”. The actual situation is that many literate people like to keep diaries, especially young people like Xiao Wang who can eat well and are not tired.

Since Tang Zhitong was not at home, what Xiao Wang wrote in his diary were all his inner thoughts that were not convenient for others to share with outsiders.

The cause of the matter begins with Wang Jingwen's visit to Chun Shu Hutong today.

Today is Sunday, and Wang Jingwen plans to go back to her parents' home for a visit.

Arriving at the door of the Women's Federation dormitory, Uncle Gao stopped Wang Jingwen: "Xiao Wang, there is a letter from your family. It seems to be from my hometown. Please bring it to Director Ye."

"Okay, thank you, Uncle Gao." Wang Jingwen took the letter and thanked Uncle Gao before turning and going upstairs.

Wang Jingwen didn't need to read the letter to know that it was a letter from her father's hometown, because there were no relatives on her mother's side, and they all disappeared in the flood at Huayuankou...

Since entering the city ten years ago, as the situation across the country has gradually stabilized and communications have gradually recovered, Wang's father has regained contact with his hometown.

The king's father still has his wife alive, so as a duty of filial piety, he once sent someone to live in Sijiu City for a while.

The old lady was very angry because the royal father did not agree. In order to appease her, the royal father sent 400,000 yuan to her hometown every month.

In this regard, Ye Zhijuan never stopped her, let alone provoked her with strange thoughts, and even took the initiative to help her husband raise the expenses from her work unit to send her back to her hometown.

Wang Jingwen didn't have a good impression of her grandma. The little-footed old lady was particularly fond of Jingmin, who was still a milk baby, but Jingmin was still young and didn't get close to the grandma who suddenly appeared.

Unexpectedly, the old lady was just giving a notice and did not intend to obtain the consent of her son’s widow. She went directly to the county and asked the county to provide funds...

However, Ye Zhijuan was busy with matters such as the memorial service for his father and did not respond in time to the matter of erecting a tomb for his father in his hometown.

Ye Zhijuan was not surprised that her hometown could not come. When chatting with her daughter, she also said that she could understand it. The old man was old, so if he didn't want to come, he wouldn't come.

More than a year passed like this, and the old lady came to Sijiu City again with her son and grandson. This time the purpose was very clear, to let the king's father arrange work for her brother and nephew.

The atmosphere in the past few years was still very good. Not to mention Wang's father, even the first and second leaders did not arrange jobs for their relatives, friends and neighbors.

But because the old lady couldn't worry about her other grandchildren at home, she didn't stay for long and insisted on returning to her hometown in Southwest China.

Later, the king's father was awarded the title, and the supply system was changed to the salary system. The couple's salary could completely cover the expenses of the whole family and the part sent to their hometown.

From then on, Wangfu Jianyue sent money to his hometown.

Later, I received letters from my hometown from time to time, saying that the old lady was not feeling well and wanted to see a doctor, and the children from my hometown wanted to be married, etc. The reasons were various, and the purpose was very clear, which was to ask for money.

However, something unexpected happened, and the king's father became ill due to overwork and passed away.

After entering the city, there are many people who bring their family members and nannies to Sijiu Cities. It is not difficult to obtain urban household registration in Sijiu Cities. It can be done in one sentence, and it does not violate any regulations and does not need to ask anyone.

As a result, the amount that Wang Fu sent to his hometown every month became 300,000.

No one came from my hometown, but they just responded with a telegram. The content was relatively simple, saying that the journey was far away and transportation was inconvenient, so I would not come here. I planned to build a tomb for the king's father in my hometown.

Due to this delay, the relevant departments in Wang's hometown called Ye Zhijuan's office several times.

In Wang Jingwen's impression, the family had food and supplies and no money at that time. In order to raise money to send back to his hometown, his father even went to the relevant departments to intercede.

Regardless of whether the starting point was morality or justice, it was necessary to notify Wang's relatives in his hometown about Wang's father's death, so Ye Zhijuan sent an urgent telegram.

In the beginning, Wang’s father sent his mother 200,000 old coins every month.

Everything is developing in a good direction, from individuals to the entire country, they are full of energy and confidence.

Originally, if the old lady had quietly set up a tomb, there would be a high probability that no one would care about it, but after such a fuss was made, the county could not turn a deaf ear.

Although the county is happy to see this matter come to fruition and is willing to pay for it, there are still sensible people, because this matter requires the consent of the widow and even the approval of the organization!

After hearing the whole story, Ye Zhijuan declined the county's kindness without thinking for the sake of her husband's reputation.

After so many years, Ye Zhijuan has also seen clearly that if her husband's brothers are left to their own devices, they may not know what they will do in the name of her husband in the future.

In this way, a rift was formed between Ye Zhijuan and her husband's relatives.

Although her father-in-law has passed away, Ye Zhijuan still follows the rules when her husband was alive and sends 40 yuan to her hometown on time every month without interruption.

Even so, Wang's hometown was still not satisfied, and they sent several letters, written in the tone of an old lady, not very polite. Of course, the main purpose was to ask for more money.

Ye Zhijuan replied to the letter, saying that her husband was gone, her salary was reduced by one person, and she had three children, so she couldn't give more. If there was more trouble, she wouldn't send the forty dollars.

Seeing Ye Zhijuan's resolute attitude, things felt a little more peaceful over there.

It was also from this time that Wang Jingwen's carefree childhood life ended. The death of his father was not only a financial blow, but also suffered mental damage from others.

Some classmates teased the three siblings for being fatherless children. This was one of the reasons why Jingmin did not dare to speak out after being bullied.

The four mothers only lived on Ye Zhijuan's salary. After deducting the money given to Wang's father's relatives in his hometown, the rest was stretched thin. They were obviously three children, but they lived the lives of ordinary people. It was impossible to say that there was no gap.

The reason why Wang Jingwen went to dance school before graduating from middle school was, on the one hand, to stand out in the school selection, and on the other hand, she wanted to help her family get out of the situation of a sharp decline in material life as soon as possible.

The dance school provides free food and accommodation, and there are subsidies, which directly saves a lot of money for the family.

In the later period, due to poor nutrition and secondary physical growth, she was unable to continue working in the dance industry. Wang Jingwen actually had no regrets in her heart. Instead, she felt that it would be more suitable for her to join the work as a cadre earlier. After joining the workforce, Wang Jingwen was very happy to have a salary and be able to help her family. Everything was developing according to her plan.

Although she was still under eighteen years old at the time and had not reached the legal age for marriage, as far as the actual situation is concerned, there were not many people who were really stuck in this line, so her colleagues at Beitu often introduced her to partners, but she always thought that I refused because I was under age. Firstly, Xiao Wang had no intention of doing so. Secondly, he also wanted to stay a few more years and help the family.

Meeting Tang Zhitong was completely unexpected.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that Tang Zhitong is funny, considerate, knowledgeable, and his height brings a sense of security to Xiao Wang. There is even an auxiliary role brought by Zhang Guifang's kind eyebrows and kind eyes.

Wang Jingwen opened the door with the key, and she was greeted by Wang Jingmin.

Wang Jingmin saw Wang Jingwen's empty hands and looked expectantly behind his eldest sister. He did not see Tang Zhitong's figure and asked disappointedly: "Sister, where is my brother-in-law?"

"Go and do your homework, and you will eat all day long." Wang Jingwen praised his younger brother and asked Wang Jingying: "Jingying, is our mother in the back room?"

After getting Wang Jingying's affirmative reply, he asked her: "Jingying, watch Jing Mindian and supervise his homework."

After Wang Jingying agreed, Wang Jingwen took the letter and went to Ye Zhijuan's bedroom.

This is the bedroom, which also serves as a study. Ye Zhijuan was reading documents. After seeing the eldest daughter entering the room, she closed the documents and asked, "Why are you here? Where is the eucalyptus?"

"Going to Anton." Wang Jingwen walked up behind Ye Zhijuan, hugged her mother, put her head on her mother's shoulder, and said coquettishly: "You only know how to ask your son-in-law, and you don't care about your daughter."

"Aren't you fine?" Ye Zhijuan touched her daughter's cheek, which was full of collagen and elastic.

"I'm fine, but here comes a headache for you." Wang Jingwen took out the letter from his pocket and put it on the desk.

"Well, I guess the letter will arrive soon." Ye Zhijuan looked at the postmark and knew that the letter was from her husband's hometown.

"It's been a while since I received a letter, right? Are you still good at counting?" Wang Jingwen joked, pulled out a chair and sat next to her mother.

Ever since the relationship was formed, my hometown knew that they couldn't get more money from here, so there were fewer and fewer letters. After all, sending letters also costs money. In the past year or so, there hasn't even been one letter.

On the contrary, the county seized the opportunity to deal with Ye Zhijuan. Regardless of whether he came to Beijing for a meeting, as long as the production period of Sichuan pepper came, he would send some by the way or through the office in Sijiu City.

Therefore, every time Tang Zhitong comes to cook, there is no shortage of dried chili peppers such as Erjingtiao.

Of course, Ye Zhijuan paid according to the price every time.

After going back and forth, the relationship developed. As long as it did not violate the principle, Ye Zhijuan also helped a little bit. In exchange, Ye Zhijuan asked the county not to give special treatment to her mother-in-law and uncle.

This was also a decision that the couple made together after discussion while the husband was still alive.

It is true that they are brothers, but they are not as literate as a bucket, not to mention lacking in knowledge. Is it possible to get an official position and work when they come up?
Relatives are sometimes unreliable, especially relatives who ask for things unilaterally and are too wild-minded, which will only become a drag.

In any dynasty before the founding of the People's Republic of China, there was not only nepotism, but also a special relationship - the township party.

Qi Tongwei's behavior of arranging all seven aunts and eight aunts into units, and even arranging for dogs from the village to join the police dog team as leaders, can probably be classified as nepotism.

The township party is a bit more advanced, such as the Donglin Party and the Eunuch Party. It’s good to be a fellow villager, but it doesn’t matter if you’re not a fellow villager. In the name of a teacher or classmate, even if you have the same clan for twenty generations, as long as you have common interests , can all be called township parties.

Wang's father's brother has not yet risen to the heights of the township party, but the couple is unwilling to let him become a drag.

"This year, your grandma's place had a drought first and then a drought in autumn. I heard that crop yields have dropped significantly, and they have just transferred grain to major cities." Ye Zhijuan explained a few words to her daughter, opened the letter, and read it over.

"Alas." After reading it, Ye Zhijuan put the letter aside and sighed.

Wang Jingwen was curious, so she took the letter and read it again. Since entering the city, her parents have rarely hidden anything from her, big or small, at home.

"Now I feel that my Beijing household registration is ready? Is it necessary to solve the problem of Beijing household registration for the whole family? Is it also necessary to solve the problem of work?? Isn't this a beautiful thought? It's simply whimsical! When she was asked to live in the city, she insisted on going back. Now not only does she want to come back, she also wants to go back. If you want to bring your whole family here, do you really think of the capital as your home?" Wang Jingwen asked after a quick glance.

Times are developing, and limited by material conditions, the household registration in Sijiu City is now very strict. Various departments and units have mobilized a group of people to return to their hometowns a while ago, and the public security department is even more anxious to only go out and not go in.

"Why are you angry? We can't solve the problem of household registration and work. We are just trying to bargain for more money." Ye Zhijuan took it easy and comforted her daughter in turn.

"Mom, I've never heard of a daughter-in-law providing for her mother-in-law in her old age. It's normal to ignore her. Why are you so accommodating?" Wang Jingwen's grievances that had been accumulated for many years burst out at this moment.

"I know you don't like grandma, but in this matter, don't bring yourself into trouble, you have to bring it into my side." Ye Zhijuan touched her daughter's head, her hair was still as smooth as before.

"I just think about you and feel sorry for you." Wang Jingwen said angrily and restlessly.

"Silly boy, I am doing my best for your dad." Ye Zhijuan turned her head and glanced at the photo on the desk. It was a photo of the couple, her eyes full of reluctance and tenderness.

"There's no such way to do anything. You can't even take care of your own children." Wang Jingwen pouted and said angrily.

"That won't make you three brothers hungry, right? What would you do if you were in my position?" Ye Zhijuan reached for the photo, wiped it carefully with a rag, and put it back.

"Okay, okay, I understand. How much more money do we need to add? Yuzi and I have saved some money, can we bring it to you tomorrow?" Wang Jingwen put herself in, assuming that one day, she would also have to Are you raising your mother-in-law and sister-in-law? After thinking about this, he immediately responded helplessly.

"My salary has also been raised. From now on, I will add ten yuan a month and send fifty yuan. I don't need your money, and I can't use it. You have no position to pay this money." Ye Zhijuan couldn't bear this. clear.

"Okay, you must not short the money at home. If it is not enough, tell me." Wang Jingwen has a straightforward character. Now that her mother has made a decision, she will let it go.

"Just live a good life as a couple, don't worry about this." Ye Zhijuan knew that her daughter had good intentions, but she didn't accept it. She still understood the principle of not doing to others what you don't want others to do to you.

(End of this chapter)