Although Jiang's father was convinced by his daughter, he only ate bread for a long time in total. After feeding it, he made an excuse to eat full, and he refused to open his mouth no matter how he persuaded him.
Jiang Jing no longer forced herself and began to prepare lunch.
The lunch was very rich. In addition to a large bowl of stewed radish, she also cooked a kelp tofu soup, and the main food was baguette bread.
Today I made an exception and a luxury.
Just celebrate your admission to college.
Not long after lunch was ready, Jiang Jing's two younger brothers came back, one was in the third grade of junior high school at the age of sixteen, and the other was in the fifth grade at the age of three thirteen.
"Sister, why are you back?"
"Your sister has been admitted to university, and this time she is coming back to fill out her application." Jiang's father in the bedroom answered with help.
"Really? Sister, congratulations."
Brother Jiang quickly sent his blessings. As a junior high school student, he knew very well how difficult it is to take the college entrance exam today.
In the old saying, thousands of troops cross a single-plank bridge.
When Brother Jiang saw the bread on the table, his eyes suddenly lit up and he reached out to grab it. The two brothers were just growing up and had never eaten enough.
"Bang..."
"Sister, what are you doing?" Little Brother Jiang said aggrievedly, covering the back of his hand.
Jiang Jing glared at him: "Wait until mom comes back to have a meal together."
Brother Jiang curled his lips.
Brother Jiang looked at his elder sister and suddenly wondered:
"Sister, you seem to have gained weight and turned white!"
Jiang Jing touched her cheek.
Although I worked overtime every day and worked very hard every day, I had a standard meal a day, and my friends "feeded" from time to time, I grew a little more or less.
As for whitening, that's better explanation.
She stayed in the factory all day long, and she couldn't get sunny at all, so she saw a ghost.
"Sister, are you looking for a boyfriend?"
Brother Jiang cheered.
"What are you talking nonsense?" Jiang Jing knocked on the little brother's head, "Sister works in the factory for more than ten hours every day, so tired that she can't straighten her waist. Do you really think you are going to enjoy the happiness?"
"Sister, I was wrong." Brother Jiang quickly apologized.
Jiang Jing touched his little brother's head and comforted:
"Okay, no matter how hard the factory is, it is better than being hungry. Remember, you must study hard and try to take the post. It is very hard to get into the factory."
"Sister, as long as I can have enough food, I will not be afraid of any hardship."
Jiang Hui looks like a newborn calf who is not afraid of a tiger.
Before he finished speaking, Jiang's mother finally came back from get off work.
"Mom, the eldest sister is back." Brother Jiang shouted loudly.
"I'm not blind."
Jiang’s mother was posing with a bad face. The work of sweeping the streets was very hard, especially in the summer, which often made her sweat all over.
Brother Jiang quickly reported the good news: "Mom, my sister has been admitted to university and is here to fill out her application today."
"It doesn't matter if she passes the exam or not, our family doesn't have a penny."
"I have money, so you don't have to pay the tuition for me."
Jiang Jing suppressed her anger.
"Old woman, I want to go to the bathroom. Come and help me." Jiang's father suddenly shouted.
Jiang's mother threw down the broom: "What are you shouting? Here we are!"
Jiang Jing was so angry that she could no longer care about Jiang's mother and immediately greeted her brothers for dinner.
About ten minutes later, Jiang's mother came out of the bedroom and her face turned much better.
"Where is the bread, take it out and show it to me?"
"In the big kitchen bag." Jiang Jing lowered her head and continued to eat.
Jiang's mother immediately ran into the kitchen. She counted three times, and there were a total of twenty-three loaves of bread in it.
The stinky girl is so lucky!
After packing the bread, Jiang's mother came to the dining table to sit down. She picked up a loaf of bread and broke it half. The remaining half was divided into two portions, one for the eldest son and the other for the younger son.
Jiang Jing drank kelp soup with a calm expression.
After eating two bites of bread, Jiang's mother thought the bread was very good and had a strong sense of fullness. It would be great if she could eat it every day.
As she ate, she suddenly asked:
"Which university do you want to apply for?"
"Yangong University, it's very close to the bread factory. I can usually work part-time at the factory to earn living expenses." Jiang Jing replied.
"Well, you just need to leave 1,000 yuan for your money for working during the summer vacation. You have to hand over the rest to your family. You have seen it at home, and you are short of money now."
Jiang's mother went straight to the point.
Although reluctant, Jiang Jing still gritted her teeth and nodded. Their living conditions were indeed very difficult. Jiang's father costs five or six hundred yuan a month for medical expenses.
In order to save money, I go to bed when it gets dark and never turn on the lights just to save some electricity bills.
In May, their electricity and water bills were added together, and it cost less than fifty yuan.
Seeing that his daughter agreed, Jiang’s mother was in a good mood!
"In addition, your brother is about to graduate from junior high school. Can you tell your classmate and help your brother recruit into the bakery?"
Brother Jiang’s academic performance is not good, and there is basically no hope for the college entrance examination. Brother Jiang has some hope, but it is just a little bit.
"He doesn't go to technical school?" Jiang Jing said in surprise.
“What’s the use of studying in a technical school?”
Jiang's mother shook her head and explained:
"Isn't it the same thing when I graduated? Since I'm all going to the factory, it's better to come out to work early. I think your classmate's bread factory is no worse than some large state-owned enterprises."
"No, he is not over 16 years old, so the factory will definitely not accept it. Besides, our factory does not have staff dormitories, only employees near the factory."
"Then where do you live?"
"Living in my classmate and relative's house, can't my eldest brother move in too, right?"
Brother Jiang didn't want to make things difficult for the elder sister: "Mom, I have hands and feet. Wherever I go, I'm not looking for a job, so don't force my elder sister."
"What do you little brat know? Mom is not doing this for your own good." Jiang's mother said angrily.
"Mom, it's not that I don't want to help my eldest brother, it's really not possible. Our factory's work is very popular, and all the employees have already been fully recruited." Jiang Jing added.
"After all, you just don't want to help! The bread factory is originally a classmate's family, and whether to recruit people is not just a matter of someone else's words?"
"Mom, how can you speak like this?"
When Jiang's mother saw that her daughter was really angry, she did not dare to force her too much, so as not to lose both people and money.
Jiang Jing calmed down her mood, and finally looked at her elder brother and said, "Xiaojie, sister thinks... it's better to go to a technical school. No matter how you talk about it, it's not bad to learn a technology."
"But the tuition fee?"
"You don't have to worry about the tuition fee. The tuition fee of the technical school is only a thousand yuan a year. My sister pays it for you." Jiang Jing said angrily.
"What about living expenses?" Jiang's mother asked.
"I also have to take care of my living expenses."
Jiang Jing settled the score. If she and her eldest brother saved some living expenses, one thousand yuan would be enough.
"Second, why don't you say thank you to your sister?"
"Thank you sister!"
Brother Jiang felt very uncomfortable. He is a big man and actually has to rely on his elder sister to support him. The elder sister is working too hard.
"You are my brother, thank you!"
Jiang's mother nodded with satisfaction. Although she failed to solve her eldest son's work problem, she was not bad at studying in a technical school. She might be able to enter a state-owned enterprise after she came out.