"Sister Gu, where do you work now?" Hua Fengmei asked.
She was recently doing cleaning work in the hotel, which meant cleaning the guest rooms after guests checked out, making beds, etc.
Working two shifts during the day and night is very tiring and can cause discomfort to the lumbar spine. When a woman reaches middle age and does not have any skills, she must either take care of the children at home or go out to do these jobs.
She looked at Sister Gu who looked good and asked her about her work.
Xue Chuchu listened with her ears. Aunt Gu had come to her house before and would talk to her mother about work, but their jobs were similar, and they were both physically demanding jobs.
Although Xue Chuchu is only a freshman in high school, she knows how hard life is, so when it comes to money, she pays more attention to it.
When Aunt Gu heard Feng Mei mention this, she smiled, and her tone was a little happy, contrary to her usual calmness:
"I was in Yuzhou Building recently."
"Ah, that's a great place, our landmark building in Yuzhou." Hua Fengmei was a little surprised.
She asked: "How is the cleaning salary there? Is it 3,000 yuan a month?"
Aunt Gu: "..."
We have been sisters for more than ten years, can't we hope that she will do better?
However, Aunt Gu also understands that it is precisely because of the relationship of more than ten years that Fengmei understands her better than others and knows her abilities.
"It's not a cleaning, it's a chef." Aunt Gu said.
"chef?"
Hua Fengmei agrees with this. As a woman, she can only envy Sister Gu's cooking skills, but she didn't expect that she would find a job as a chef.
"Isn't it much easier to be a chef?".
"It's relaxing. I usually get up at six or seven in the morning and come back at two in the afternoon. I have two days off a week."
Now it was Hua Fengmei's turn to be surprised. Calculated this way, she could rest for eight days a month, while she only had two days of rest a month.
"What's the salary like? Do you care about food?" she asked.
"After deducting five insurances and one housing fund for one month, I will get five thousand, a lunch meal, and gifts for holidays." Aunt Gu said, and then looking at the expressions on her good sisters' faces, she actually felt a little happy.
Aunt Gu is extremely satisfied with every aspect of this job. The company environment is good, the people in the company are nice and polite, the food she cooks is delicious, and the boss even said she would give her a salary increase, at least a thousand yuan.
After finding such a good job, Aunt Gu was very happy during this period, but she couldn't take the initiative to tell anyone, as that would make her appear to be showing off. Now that my good sister is asking questions, how can she hide anything.
Hua Fengmei almost couldn't believe it. Is there really such good treatment?
How come it sounds like a lie?
For people like her who come from rural areas, things like five social insurances and one housing fund basically only exist in hearsay. No company she has worked for has ever said that they have to pay for this.
For her future pension, she bought her own insurance and had to pay a lot of money.
Not to mention a salary of 5,000 yuan. In a place like Yuzhou, the salary is generally around 2,000 yuan. She usually gets close to 3,000 yuan because of her tired back pain.
Unless, like some women, they work on construction sites or in factories and do jobs that are dirty, tiring, or harmful to the body, such as electric welding, they can only earn more than five thousand.
But her daughter is still in Yuzhou.
Hua Fengmei couldn't hold back and asked, "Are you still short of people for your job? I don't want five thousand, but I can get two or three thousand."
It mainly has weekends, five insurances and one housing fund, and no night shift. It is much better than her current job.
Aunt Gu said: "I will go to the company tomorrow to help you ask."
As for Fengmei, she knew that this family was suffering, so Aunt Gu was very willing to help if she could.
The relationship between the two of them is not one of expecting each other to be as miserable as possible. Those are not sisters anymore, they are enemies!
Aunt Gu has no bad intentions and really hopes that the other party will get better and better. She takes note of the hardships Fengmei has suffered over the years.
Fengmei was prettier than she was. In fact, if she had remarried back then, she could have gotten married, but she didn't. She would rather raise her children alone.
…
After lunch, the sun outside reached its warmest time of the day.
Xue Yuantong touched Jiang Ning who was holding the phone with his arm:
"Shall we go fishing?"
"Okay." Jiang Ning put away her phone.
He just sent a message to Shao Shuangshuang, telling her that Aunt Gu would introduce someone to her company tomorrow.
Let’s look at her cooking skills first. If her cooking skills are good, let her be a chef. If not, let her be responsible for buying groceries and help Aunt Gu.
As Aunt Gu's friend, Hua Fengmei's character is at least guaranteed, and she is suitable for buying groceries and doing chores every day. He is not so stingy that he won't give her a chance.
All living beings are suffering, and it doesn't matter if he occasionally chooses someone to help him through it.
"Chu Chu, are you going fishing? Today Jiang Ning and I have a fishing competition, and you will be in for a treat tonight." Xue Yuantong showed off her treasured fishing rod.
"Then let me go and have a look." Xue Chuchu did not refuse. Fishing was very quiet anyway. She took a small English notebook and memorized the words beside it. She just changed her place to study.
"Okay, Jiang Ning, hurry up and prepare your horse for me!"
Jiang Ning teased her: "Be prepared, the river is not far away, so walk with me."
"Jiang Ning, I'm ready, let's go now!"
"Did you get the bait?" It's not easy to dig earthworms in this weather.
Xue Yuantong said: "I bought fake fishing bait from the Internet."
She showed Jiang Ning that there was a small metal sequin on the fishhook.
Jiang Ning praised: "You are so smart."
"No!"
The three of them walked all the way to the river dam.
There is an asphalt road on the river dam, and below it is a plain, about the size of a football field and a half, close to the edge of the Huishui River. There are many cars parked there.
In the early autumn, people often camped on the plains and had barbecues and other things. Now in winter, there are far fewer people. Only when the weather is good, people from the city are willing to come over.
The weather is good today, so there are naturally fishermen by the river.
Along the river near the plain, one or two fishermen sit or stand at every other spot.
Jiang Ning and the other three are holding fishing rods and small horses. Xue Yuantong on his right is cute, and Xue Chuchu on the right interprets the image of a young girl to the extreme.
The fisherman took a second look.
"Oh, this young man is not professional at all. How can he bring a girl to fish? There are only two of them. Fishing should be lonely and free, and it should be the silence that has been lost for a long time in the hustle and bustle!"
The fisherman was not envious at all, but his tone was a bit sour. The big brother sitting on the fishing throne next to him sighed. It seemed that for many years, he had such a girl beside him. Although she was not as beautiful as this girl, she was his youth!
At that time, he was still young and didn't know how to fish, so he was very energetic every day.
The young fisherman didn't sigh so much. He picked up a stone, rubbed it, and said in surprise:
"Hey, this stone is so unique. Do you know what kind of stone it is?"
Big Brother's expression lit up: "I feel sleepy when you mention this. If nothing else, I know the best about stones."
The two of them ignored the fishing rods and gathered together to study the rocks.
…
Xue Yuantong found a spot and said before fishing:
"Jiang Ning, let's compete over who can catch more fish today."
"Do you dare?" Xue Yuantong won several chess games in a row today and was a little overwhelmed.
"Okay, then let's eat the fish we caught each night." Jiang Ning suggested.
Xue Yuantong gritted his teeth and agreed: "Okay!"
"Chu Chu, watch me catch a big fish for you to eat." Xue Yuantong drew a cake.
Xue Chuchu now lives in the city. Her mother rarely gets together with Aunt Gu. Thanks to Aunt Gu's kindness, they have dinner at Aunt Gu's house. After dinner, she will go to Yuzhou No. 2 Middle School.
Xue Chuchu nodded: "Well, I'll wait for you to catch a big fish."
In fact, she felt that Xue Yuantong was a bit unreliable, and it was her mistake to play chess. She underestimated Xue Yuantong, and he was indeed much better at chess than she was.
Xue Chuchu was a little shocked. She didn't expect that she would meet such an opponent today.
It’s just that fishing is different from playing chess. Fishing is a test of your mentality, and you need to be patient to catch fish.
Xue Yuantong obviously didn't look like the calm type, but Jiang Ning, who was a bit taciturn next to him, seemed to be a very patient person.
Xue Chuchu saw Jiang Ning complete the swinging action with a slight flick. I have to say that it was very handsome.
When I went to Xue Yuantong's house today, the person who impressed her the most was Jiang Ning.
After a little contact, she discovered that this boy was handsome, calm, used an iPhone, and his clothes were from the same brand. The most important thing was that he was really good to Xue Yuantong, like an older brother.
Xue Chuchu is very observant, and Jiang Ning always seems to be taking care of Xue Yuantong intentionally or unintentionally.
Xue Yuantong swung the pole, an exaggerated movement, and almost threw herself into the river. Xue Chuchu had quick hands and eyes and pulled her back.
"Tongtong, you." Xue Chuchu was both amused and worried.
Xue Yuantong was still frightened, his face turned pale with fright, he made a mistake, he made a mistake.
"I'm fine. In fact, if you didn't help me just now, I wouldn't have fallen. I have great balance."
Jiang Ning praised: "Yes, she is very powerful."
Xue Chuchu was speechless. She couldn't tell whether Jiang Ning was laughing at Xue Yuantong or praising him.
"I'm going to start fishing."
Xue Yuantong said nothing, sat on the pony and started fishing seriously.
Jiang Ning also sat on the pony.
As for Xue Chuchu, she stood there and memorized words in a small notebook.
After holding on for three minutes, there was no movement, so Xue Yuantong looked at her and said:
"Chu Chu, you are so beautiful."
After hearing this, Xue Chuchu did not deny it, but said:
"Tongtong, you will look better than me in the future."
"I think so too." Xue Yuantong was very confident.
Xue Chuchu just smiled. In fact, she would rather be ugly, at least not as beautiful as she is now.
Although she studied in the second middle school, the best high school in Yuzhou, she still received a lot of trouble because of her outstanding appearance.
There are often some boys who express their affection for her in various ways.
She just feels bored. At this stage, she just wants to study hard and change her poor family situation.
In fact, the No. 2 middle school was much better than the previous junior high school in the town. In junior high school, she was blocked on the road twice and asked to be his girlfriend. Fortunately, her mother arrived in time.
At least in these years, compared to the disadvantages that appearance has brought to her, the advantages are very few.
Xue Yuantong kept watch for an hour and a half. The sun moved, but she still didn't catch a fry. She went from full of expectations to full of disappointment.
She is tired.
On the contrary, Jiang Ning next to her pretended to be one after another, and kept showing off to her.
Xue Yuantong: 'Destroy it.'
Jiang Ning said to her: "Hey, where are your fish? No way, you didn't catch any of them?"
Xue Yuantong said aggrievedly: "My luck has been sucked away by you, I want to go home."
"But you didn't catch any fish, so there's no fish to eat at night."
"I, I don't want to eat." Xue Yuantong said pitifully.
"If you wait a little longer, you will definitely catch fish."
"No, I have no hope." Xue Yuantong was dejected.
"Then the fish you catch later will be mine?" Jiang Ning suggested.
"It's all your fault. My position today is too bad. Yes, it must be because of my position." She comforted herself in this way.
As soon as she said this, a fish was hooked on her pole.
Jiang Ning used spiritual power.
Xue Yuantong opened his eyes wide: "Luck, it must be luck!"
She swung the hook again, and she swung it casually, but another fish got hooked.
'Is this fish too stupid?'
She still flicked the hook, but one fish after another bit the hook.
Jiang Ning made a last-ditch attack: "Xue Yuantong, as you said, the fish you catch are mine, and you are not allowed to cheat."
