When the female supporting role has a beauty system

Chapter 1224

"I'm doing pretty well now, aren't I? Although I have Wenting with me, everyone in the family compound is helping me out, and life is much easier than before."

Li Cuihua tapped Tan You's forehead: "You didn't tell us about such a big thing. If we hadn't come today, when were you planning to tell us?"

Tan You shrugged: "It's not too late for you to know now. Okay, let's go inside. We can talk about it when we get home."

After finally calming down the Qiao family elders, Tan You glanced at Qiao's younger brother during dinner: "Isn't your younger brother interested in machine repair? Shall I find you a master mechanic? I'll take you to meet him later?"

“He is the foreman of the maintenance team in the machine factory. If I can become an apprentice under him, I can also get a job in the machine factory in the future.”

It's not good for the couple to live apart; it's easy for someone to steal their partner away. Since that's the case, let's find a way to bring Qiao's younger brother to the city. The problem is finding him accommodation in the city.

Brother Qiao was surprised: "Really?"

Tan You: "It all depends on human effort. By the way, Chang Yue has also been preparing these past few days. The food factory will be recruiting its second batch of workers the day after tomorrow."

Qiao Changyue nodded repeatedly in surprise. He himself had only graduated from junior high school, and he refused to believe that he couldn't get in!

Zhang Xiaocao said jealously, "Xiaomai, your older brother is also struggling to make a living in the mud. You can't forget your older brother."

“I haven’t forgotten,” Tan You glanced at Zhang Xiaocao, “Didn’t I hand over Wenlan’s work? Didn’t I tell Changyue about the food factory’s recruitment information?”

Zhang Xiaocao retorted, "But your older brother..."

Brother Qiao said helplessly, "I am the eldest son, and I am responsible for upholding the family tradition. If you want to rely on me, you should rely on Changyue and Wenlan. All I know is farming. If you think I am a disgrace to you for farming, then go home."

Zhang Xiaocao fell silent; it all boiled down to jealousy. She was jealous that Lao San and his wife had the opportunity to become city dwellers, unlike her and Brother Qiao, who had been farmers their entire lives.

Tan You was helpless; that was just how the policies were at the time. What could she do? Besides, if all of Qiao's children went to the city, would Old Qiao and his wife just abandon them?
Moreover, Zhang Xiaocao is illiterate; she never attended the literacy classes held in the village before. Now, even if she has the opportunity, she can't seize it. Who can she blame for that?

After everyone had dinner, Tan You took Qiao Xiaodi out.

"Master Yang has a bit of a tough personality, but he's kind-hearted and very honest." On the way, Tan You told Qiao Xiaodi about Master Yang's recent situation: "He has an apprentice named Zhang Dacheng..."

After this explanation, they arrived at Master Yang's house. Coincidentally, Zhang Dacheng and Zhang Yifeng were also there. Seeing Tan You leading a young man in, Zhang Dacheng knew her purpose.

Tan You had spoken with him beforehand.

Master Yang didn't believe Zhang Dacheng was wrongly accused, and he'd faced a lot of disdain at the factory over the past year. This made the already stern old man even stranger; only when Tan You came did his expression improve.

He knew the whole story from Zhang Yifeng, and now that he saw Tan You and heard about Tan You's intentions, Master Yang didn't object.

He had no children, and in his old age, besides his pension, he naturally hoped his apprentices would visit him more often. Young Qiao, of course, wouldn't refuse this request. Since he had become Master Yang's apprentice, it was only right that he show filial piety. After all, Master Yang was a skilled craftsman; in the past, one couldn't learn such skills without serving their master tea, water, laundry, and cooking.

Zhang Dacheng was also delighted that Master Yang had taken on another apprentice, especially since the apprentice was Tan You's own younger brother, which immediately strengthened the relationship between the two families. Regarding Qiao's entry into the factory, Zhang Dacheng patted his chest and assured him, "There's definitely no problem, Team Leader Qiao, don't worry."

Qiao Xiaodi watched in a daze as Tan You settled the matter in just a few words. Wasn't the work supposed to be difficult? How come it was so easy now?

But in any case, this is a good thing.

As long as I can get a job in a factory, even as a temporary worker, it's better than farming in the countryside.

Back at the family compound, when the story was told, everyone in the Qiao family was happy, except for Zhang Xiaocao. Tan You noticed her expression, but what could Tan You do?
Zhang Xiaocao is the eldest sister-in-law, so it's not her place to interfere with her sister-in-law who has already left home. Tan You doesn't want to get involved either, since Old Qiao and his wife are still around.

In less than three days, Tan You had rented a house for Qiao Xiaodi and his wife, not far from the food factory. Qiao Changyue also passed the exam for the food factory as he wished. At the same time, several other young people from Miaogou Village also passed the exam and got jobs at the food factory.

Among them were the sons of the brigade leader and the party secretary. Although some of those who came with them failed the exam, no one was disappointed. Everyone had seen the food factory under construction, and they were confident they would be able to get in next time they took the exam!

Life went on peacefully, and before the food factory expansion was completed, the 20,000 boxes of milk tea and instant noodles that Louis had ordered were finally shipped. This naturally brought positive feedback, and orders for the food factory poured in like snowflakes.

Factory Director Hong was so excited at the meeting that he gestured wildly: "We need to hire people! We absolutely must hire people!"

"What we lack right now is machinery and manpower. Once we have the machinery and manpower, we can handle any number of orders!"

Tan You sat below, watching Factory Director Hong speak animatedly, her fingers lightly tapping the armrest. It seemed she needed to contact Miaogou Village again. After a month or so of effort, she wondered if these young men and women had made any progress.

While the food factory was thriving, Guo Jiantao's life was not so comfortable. First of all, his life at Lao Guo's house was becoming increasingly difficult, as his sister-in-law was always being rude and unpleasant.

Another one is that Brother Qiao is also in the machine factory now, although he is just an apprentice. But there are different kinds of apprentices. For example, Master Yang's apprentices are different.

What angered Guo Jiantao even more was that when he got home, his mother had all his wages in her hands. Yesterday, when Guo Wenshan asked him for money to pay his tuition, his mother didn't contribute a single penny. Guo Jiantao had to shamelessly borrow money from his colleagues.

For the first time, Guo Jiantao felt humiliated by his current situation, and for the first time, he saw clearly the true colors of his so-called relatives.

So this blood bag, which had been exploited by the Guo family all his life, finally exploded on this day. The cause was that his sister-in-law, Wang Mei, said that there wasn't enough food for her to eat at dinner.

The implication was that Guo Jiantao and Guo Wenshan were just freeloaders at home, doing nothing all day long.

Guo Wenshan gripped her chopsticks, tears streaming down her face as they fell into her rice bowl.

Guo Jiantao looked at his silent elderly parents beside him, a feeling of unease welling up inside him, unable to be expressed or swallowed.

Wang Mei's words became increasingly outrageous: "The house is only so big, Wen Shan is old enough, and Wen Li is 8 years old. We should respect the separation of boys and girls and they should each have their own room..."