Chapter 24 "I Can"

Bang Bang exclaimed, the envy on his face undisguised, "Aunt San even took you to the movies and eat popsicles. You two boys had a good day today."

Lai Mei was so focused on the phone call that she grabbed Da Zi's hand and asked excitedly, "Da Zi, Er Zi, did you find the phone? What does it look like?"

Erzai was eager to express himself and said, "The shredded pork noodles at the state-owned restaurant are too full. My mother, my brother, and I shared a bowl and were all stuffed! We can only take the remaining two dishes back home."

"The phone is long, with a small ear on each side." He tried to describe it.

Tiechui asked anxiously, "Erzai, what movie did you watch?"

"Tunnel Warfare is so exciting! My mother said she would take us to watch it often in the future." Erzai looked proud.

Tiechui was extremely curious and asked again, "Erzai, can you tell us about it?"

"Yes." Erzai began to speak.

The children of the Gu family listened attentively.

The eldest son didn't stay long. He said goodbye to his mother Gu and went home first because he still had to help his mother with work.

After hearing this, Mother Gu returned to the main room, sat on the kang, and said with a pained look on her face, "The third daughter-in-law must have spent quite a bit on this trip."

Father Gu looked at her and said, "It's time to separate the family."

"We went to a state-owned restaurant, watched a movie, and ate popsicles, which cost at least 5 yuan. How can young people not know how to live? It's not easy to make money." Gu's mother sighed.

Father Gu repeated: "It's time to split up the family."

Mother Gu glared: "I didn't know about the division of the family, and I need you to keep reminding me."

“…” Father Gu stopped talking.
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The next morning, Lin Zhao came to the brigade to get a letter of introduction.

The captain was not surprised at all. He knew what she was talking about the moment he saw her. "Letter of introduction?"

"Ah."

After Lin Zhao told him what the letter of introduction should contain, the captain's pen fell onto the table.

He quickly came to his senses, picked it up in a hurry, checked it with great concern, and was relieved to see that it was not broken.

Wait, what did he just hear?
The third daughter-in-law of the Gu family is going to switch her relationship with the grain and oil industry and become a city dweller? ! !

"Supply and marketing cooperative?" asked the team leader.

Lin Zhao smiled and said, "Yes."

"Salesperson?"

"Yes." Lin Zhao nodded affirmatively.

The captain's expression changed, and he looked at her eagerly, "Is the county supply and marketing cooperative recruiting people?"

"I didn't hear that."

The captain was so anxious that he asked, "How did you get this job?"

Lin Zhao's smile deepened, and her tone rose. "I'm a high school student. It shouldn't be difficult for me to find a job."

She would never cause trouble for Comrade Gu in his family.

Besides, if she wasn't a high school student, she wouldn't have been able to get such a good job.

Of course, the most important thing is connections and luck.

The captain choked.

"Captain, can you please hurry up? I'm in a hurry." Lin Zhao urged.

She won't feel at ease until the food relationship is successfully transferred.

You know, before she got married, her uncle found her a job, but he was half an hour late and lost the job.

The captain did not dare to delay and sat down to write a letter of introduction.

He finished writing it in a few strokes and handed it to Lin Zhao.

"You'll soon be the only worker in our brigade. If you hear of a job opening somewhere, don't forget to let us know. We won't let you go in vain."

Lin Zhao took the letter of introduction, glanced at it, and after confirming that it was all right, folded it up and put it away. He smiled and said, "Of course it's from our brigade. If there's anything good happening, it's natural for me to think of our brigade."

The captain was about to say something when he heard a noisy sound outside the yard.

"I'm leaving first." Lin Zhao said and left the brigade office.

After going out, I saw some unfamiliar faces.

These people are educated youth who went to the countryside.

In the original book, educated youth meant trouble, so Lin Zhao just glanced at them indifferently and left quickly.

"Who is this?" a new female educated youth asked, "Is she an educated youth?"

Judging from her clothes and skin color, she doesn’t look like a country girl at all. She looks more like a city girl than a city girl.

"Lin Zhao, the daughter-in-law of the Gu family, the one who gave birth to twins and a boy-girl twin," someone who knew Lin Zhao explained. "She's a family member, arrogant and pretentious. Don't mess with her. Stay away from her."

The new female educated youth was skeptical, as it didn't look like the right person.

After the team leader came out, he looked at the educated youth who came to find him, and a deep wrinkle appeared between his eyebrows.

"What's going on with you guys?"

The team leader of the Youth Corps remembered something important and said hurriedly, "Captain, a few more educated youth have arrived. The Youth Corps is simply not big enough to accommodate them. With so many people crammed into one room, they can't even turn over at night. We came to you and hope the brigade can help build a few more rooms."

The captain had originally planned this, "Expansion is possible, but not now."

"Why?" A new male educated youth had never suffered in the city, and knew nothing about the double harvest. He felt that the team leader was shirking their responsibilities and was somewhat dissatisfied with this.

The captain had seen all kinds of people before, so he could tell what he was thinking. He said loudly, "Let the old educated youth tell you why."

He left this sentence, ignored these big troubles, and went to work on the double harvest.

The team leader was walking towards the field when he ran into Gu's father.

"Old Gu, I didn't expect your family would have another stable job. My father said you are very lucky and have no problems at all."

Father Gu was startled, "Are you talking to me?"

"If it's not you, then who is it?" The captain saw his confused face and asked in surprise, "You don't know, do you?"

"What should I know?"

The captain said, "The Chenghuai family is going to become salespeople at the supply and marketing cooperative. Haven't you heard about this?!"

Father Gu's head felt like it had been hit by something. He was dazed and opened his mouth to speak, but Mother Gu spoke first, "Captain, what did you say? My eldest son's mother has become a salesperson at the supply and marketing cooperative?"

"She came to me for a letter of introduction and has already gone to the county," said the team leader.

"Oh my!" Mother Gu slapped her thigh excitedly, "She didn't reveal a single word."

This was a big deal. Mother Gu was extremely anxious and ran to find her eldest and second cubs.

Father Gu was also curious. That was work. He told the team leader and chased after his wife.

The team leader expressed his understanding that for people in the countryside, there are not many opportunities to change their fate.

This is such good news, we should be happy indeed!

Zhao Liuniang's heart was burning with anxiety. She looked at Huang Xiulan and asked, "Sister-in-law, do you think this is true or false?"

"It should be true." Huang Xiulan said.

The third son's wife is very concerned about her reputation and will not let everyone know about uncertain things. The fact that she can get a letter of introduction means that she is almost certain to succeed.

"So, our family is going to have a worker! And a salesperson in the supply and marketing cooperative! What an honor!!" Zhao Liuniang said happily.

Huang Xiulan clenched her hands together, feeling mixed emotions.

The third son’s wife is so lucky!
"It's a pity that the family split up."

They can't get any benefit at all, absolutely not.

The joy on Zhao Liuniang's face faded slightly, but she became happy again in an instant. "Although we have separated, we are still a family after all. My third brother's wife works at the supply and marketing cooperative, so it will be convenient for us to buy things. I heard that the supply and marketing cooperative has defective products that don't require a ticket. I will ask my third brother's wife to help. Maybe she can buy some good things for the family."

For example, a kettle or something like that.

Huang Xiulan adjusted her attitude and said with a smile, "That's true. The good life of the third wife belongs to the third wife, we don't envy her."

Zhao Liuniang said, "I envy her. It's a good job, who wouldn't envy her? Although I envy her, I'm not jealous. Bangbang's father and I have arms and legs, and we're both hardworking. Our lives will get better and better."

Huang Xiulan nodded, "That's true."

Mother Gu ran to where the children often played and shouted at the top of her voice, "Big cub! Little cub!"

The two cubs heard the sound of milk and looked up. Their little faces, which had become half a degree whiter and tenderer, were dotted with mud spots.

After seeing their grandparents, they wiped their faces with the backs of their hands and ran towards Mother Gu.

"Grandpa, grandma, what are you calling me and my brother for?" The second child was afraid that grandma would be powerful to them, so he grinned and looked at grandma so cutely.

"Your mother is going to become a salesperson in the supply and marketing cooperative, right?" Gu's mother asked hurriedly.

The second child blinked his big eyes and asked back, "How did grandma know?"

"How else would I know? Your mother went to get a letter of introduction, and the team leader told me and your grandfather." After explaining briefly, Mother Gu asked anxiously, "Is your mother going to be a salesperson at the supply and marketing cooperative? You went to the county yesterday to get it done, didn't you? What's going on? Tell me quickly, I'm so worried!"

The eldest child was calm and articulate. He confidently explained, "My dad helped me find that job, but it was also because my mom is a high school student that she got the opportunity. My mom had an exam this morning and was afraid she wouldn't pass, so she didn't tell grandma."

He also knew how to explain for his mother.

Mother Gu said nervously, "There are still exams to take."

The eldest child nodded and said, "You need to take an exam. Only after you pass the exam can my mother become a salesperson."

Mother Gu clasped her hands together and muttered something silently.

The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother, please bless the third daughter-in-law to pass the exam!
She didn't make any sound, but Father Gu could guess what she was thinking. He glanced around and saw that no one saw her, so he didn't spoil the fun.

After everyone finished muttering, Father Gu reminded them, "It's time to go to work."

Mother Gu regained consciousness, rubbed her face, and regained her consciousness. "Yes, yes, it's time to go to work."

When I got to the fields, I couldn't even concentrate on my work.

Huang Xiulan and Zhao Liuniang wanted to ask a few questions but didn't dare.

On the other side, Gu Xing'er went to collect firewood early in the morning. She was carrying a bundle of firewood back to the village. She heard people saying that Lin Zhao was about to become a salesperson in the supply and marketing cooperative. The firewood fell to the ground, and she rushed to the person who was talking, her eyes blazing with fire.

"What did you say?"

"You said Lin Zhao was going to become a salesperson at the supply and marketing cooperative?"

When passersby heard her calling her sister-in-law's name, they shook their heads in their hearts. After all, it was someone else's family business, so it was not good to meddle in it, so they just pretended not to hear.

"The whole brigade has heard that Dazai Niang got a letter of introduction to go to the county. I heard there's an exam, and after that she'll be a legitimate salesperson."

As for the fact that Lin Zhao failed the exam? No one in Fengshou Brigade had ever thought about it. You have to know that she was a high school student, the most educated in the village.

If she can't pass the exam, no one can.

Gu Xing'er clenched her fists, her face full of jealousy. She didn't even care about the firewood and rushed home. She rummaged through Gu's parents' room, found a note with the military district's phone number, took a dollar, and headed straight to the county.

She arrived at the post office covered in sweat and, with the help of the staff, dialed the military district phone number.

When Gu Chenghuai heard that it was a call from his family, he thought it was his wife. His brows relaxed and he couldn't hide his good mood even without any expression.

He jogged to answer the phone.

"Third brother."

Hearing this, his brows furrowed slightly.

"Yeah." Gu Chenghuai replied calmly, without any nonsense, and asked directly: "What's the matter with the call?"

"Third brother, you found a job for Lin Zhao in the supply and marketing cooperative, right?" Gu Xing'er said in an aggressive tone, with a hint of questioning.

Gu Chenghuai's eyes were slightly indifferent, ignoring her question, and a cold voice sounded.

"I'm not at home, and this is how you treat my wife? You call her by her first name and make her head swell up like a bump...Gu Xing'er, you're really my good sister."

The disappointment in his words reached Gu Xing'er's ears clearly through the phone line, "I paid for your tuition and living expenses. I have never treated you unfairly since you were a child, but you can't even tolerate my wife and children..."

Gu Xing'er instantly lost the desire to question. Her face turned pale and she said in panic, "Third brother, I didn't. I didn't have any tolerance for them."

"Whether there is or not, you know for yourself." Gu Chenghuai interrupted her quibbling and said calmly, "All three rooms have been divided. As a son, I have the responsibility to support my parents, not to support my sister. From now on, your parents will take care of you. I won't interfere anymore to prevent you from being dissatisfied."

Gu Xing'er's expression changed slightly, and she said anxiously, "Third brother, I'm your biological sister, you can't do this to me!"

"I can." Gu Chenghuai said coldly.

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

Gu Xing'er was taken away and raised by Old Madam Gu when she was young, and Gu Chenghuai left home when he was a teenager. The relationship between the brother and sister was already weak. He was willing to help her only because he earned a lot and wanted to help reduce the burden on the family. Since she couldn't figure it out, it would be better to take it back.

When they got married, he promised Zhaozhao that he would protect her as he would protect his country.

Being a military family member is hard enough, and Gu Xing'er dares to bully others. She really thinks he has no temper.

Gu Chenghuai walked towards the dormitory, thinking about his wife being bullied. He hid in the room crying, his internal organs were churning, and he became more and more dissatisfied with his sister.

Lin Zhao: "..." Crying? She only makes others cry!

Gu Chenghuai returned to the dormitory and Sun Yeli was there too.

"My sister-in-law's phone number?" he gossiped.

"No, my sister." Gu Chenghuai replied.

After three years of military service, even a sow can be paired with Diao Chan, not to mention that Sun Yeli had been in the army for much longer than three years.

His eyes lit up, "How old is your sister?"

Gu Chenghuai looked at him with a puzzled look.

"Ahem..." Sun Yeli cleared his throat, straightened his clothes, and smiled earnestly and flatteringly, "What do you think of me? Am I qualified to be your brother-in-law?"

Gu Chenghuai said with disgust, "You've had enough of the good life."

Sun Yeli was not a fool, so he naturally understood the hidden meaning in these words. He lay down calmly and closed his eyes.

Why is it so difficult to find a wife?

Gu Chenghuai kicked his foot and asked, "Can you get a bicycle ticket?"

"You want it?" Sun Yeli asked.

"nonsense."

Sun Yeli: “…” I can’t ask yet.

"The purpose of having a mouth is to talk and eat."

"I'll ask someone and I should be able to get it." Sun Yeli knows a lot of people, so you can always go to him if you want any tickets.

Seeing his confidence, Gu Chenghuai thought for a moment and said, "I also need a watch ticket."

Sun Yeli gritted his teeth: "...Okay."

post office.

Gu Xing'er panicked as she heard the beeping sound coming from the other end of the phone. She shouted at the top of her lungs, "Third Brother!!"

Seeing that she was in a bad mood, the staff member was afraid that she would throw the phone on the ground, so he stepped forward to take the call and reminded her: "The other party hung up."

Finally, he hung up the phone.

Gu Xing'er gave the money and walked to the door of the supply and marketing cooperative in a daze.

Thinking that Lin Zhao was about to become a respectable salesperson, his eyes were filled with resentment and anger was overflowing in his heart.

Because of her third brother’s relationship, she should be given it!

(End of this chapter)

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