After Dai Rong put down the phone, Lin Guangyu, who was pruning flower branches on the balcony, asked.
"Yeah." Dai Rong smiled from ear to ear: "I said a friend was coming to Wanjiatan, so I bought some things and asked my friend to bring them to us."
It was a hot day, but she was well-dressed, and she even had a thin blanket on her legs. Maybe it was because she received a call from her daughter, but she was in a good mood, with a smile on her face.
"This girl is spending money indiscriminately again." Lin Guangyu frowned, but he was very happy in his heart.
The old couple only had one daughter. Unfortunately, their family background was not good and they could not send their daughter to college. This was a worry for him. However, their daughter had been sensible since she was a child, so they hardly had to worry about it. After going to Yuanjiang, she often returned from time to time. When he sent some things back, the neighbors all gave thumbs up and compliments when mentioning his daughter, which made him very proud.
The only thing that worries them is that Lin Mengfei, the eldest child, has never been able to find a partner. For this reason, the old couple often murmured at home.
"That's not what it is." The smile on Dai Rong's face gradually faded, and she sighed: "It's not easy for her to make some money alone in Yuanjiang, and there is no one who knows how to take care of her. Guangyu , you are also laid off now, how about we sell the house and go to Yuanjiang, and we can also take care of Feifei?"
"It's easy for you to say. How much can our shabby house be sold for? Where will we live in Yuanjiang? What will we eat? Feifei's life is already difficult enough, so don't make it more difficult for her."
Dai Rong remained silent, and after a while he said again: "You said that this girl has not found a partner in her twenties. If someone takes care of her, we can rest assured, right?"
"Don't worry about your daughter. When has she ever let us worry about her?"
"But Xiaohong next door is one year younger than Feifei, but her baby is almost ready to leave..." Dai Rong muttered, seemingly unwilling to do so.
"Can someone else compare with our Feifei?" Lin Guangyu glared at her angrily, "I said you must not listen to those aunts and wives, just introduce some unreliable guys who are worthy of us. Feifei? So now Feifei doesn’t dare to come back, just because I’m afraid you’ll arrange random blind dates.”
"Aren't I anxious? Who knows who they introduced? Okay, I won't mention it anymore, that's okay? By the way, do you think the person who will help Feifei deliver things this time will be okay? Could it be her boyfriend?"
"Stop thinking blindly. If Feifei has a partner, why don't you tell us..."
While talking, someone knocked on the door.
"Isn't it the person who delivered the things?" Dai Rong said hesitantly.
"How can it be so fast? The person came just after hanging up the phone?" Lin Guangyu muttered and got up to open the door, wondering in his heart, at this time, most of the neighbors were still at work, who could it be?
When he opened the door, he saw a very energetic young man with a bag of things in his hand. When he saw Lin Guangyu, he greeted him: "Hello, Uncle Lin. Is Aunt Dai feeling better?"
"Oh, it's Luo Ming, come on, please come in!" Lin Guangyu smiled and welcomed the young man into the door, complaining: "You came here when you came, why are you buying something again?"
"It's nothing. I just came back from a business trip to Shangzhou and brought some nutritional supplements to Aunt Dai." Luo Ming entered the room, looked at Dai Rong and asked with a smile: "Aunt Dai, you look much better."
"Luo Ming, why are you here to buy something again?" Dai Rong smiled and stood up from the sofa.
Since the dystocia, her body has been very weak, and she has become a drug addict. She can't do any heavy work. Except for cooking and cleaning sometimes, she can only lie like this most of the time. The doctor said,
There is no cure for this disease, so we can only rest. The family of three relies on Lin Guangyu to earn money to support the family, and life is really tight. There is not even a decent piece of furniture or appliances at home. Some of the furniture and appliances now are from Lin Mengfei's work.
Bought on a frugal basis.
Luo Ming is Lin Mengfei's middle school classmate. Even the neighbors can see what he means to Lin Mengfei. Lin Guangyu and Dai Rong are also quite satisfied with this young man who comes to their house every now and then. Unfortunately, Lin Mengfei doesn't seem to have that intention.
Luo Ming was always lukewarm, which made Lin Guangyu and Dai Rong sigh a lot in private. Every time Luo Ming came, they were both happy and a little sorry for him.
"It's just a little nutritional supplement, not worth much money." Luo Ming sat down and asked with a smile: "Has Feifei come back yet?"
"She is so busy at work that she doesn't even know what she is busy with." Dai Rong muttered.
Because she only has a daughter, Lin Mengfei has always hoped that her daughter can stay with her. It is best to find a job in Wanjiatan, get married and have children, and live a peaceful life. But Lin Mengfei has been strong since she was a child and insisted on going to Yuanjiang.
She couldn't stop her. Although she could talk on the phone from time to time, it often took a month or two for her to come back. Every time she saw girls who were similar in age to her daughter getting married and having children, she felt empty in her heart.
"Feifei can do it. Aunt Dai, just wait and enjoy your happiness in the future!" Luo Ming's expression dimmed slightly, and he said with a smile: "This time I went to Shangzhou on a business trip, I originally planned to go to Yuanjiang to see Feifei, but the temporary leader
The schedule was changed and I couldn't make it. Is she okay?"
"Okay, everything is okay. I called just now and said that I bought some things for my friends to send to us. This girl spends money randomly all day long." Dai Rong complained, but his face beamed with joy.
"Friends? Male or female?" Luo Ming couldn't help but asked nervously.
"Um..." Dai Rong was stunned for a moment, "She didn't say whether it was a boy or a girl, why don't you ask her?"
Only then did Luo Ming realize that he was a little too nervous, so he smiled and said: "No, I'm just asking casually. Feifei is filial and will buy you things every now and then. Girls like this are rare nowadays.
."
"Isn't that right?" Hearing Luo Ming praise her daughter, Dai Rong felt happier than drinking honey. "This girl has been filial since she was a child. She also said that when she saves enough money, she will buy a house in Yuanjiang and pick up her father and me.
It’s over!”
Hearing this, Luo Ming couldn't help but feel a bitter taste in his heart.
He had been in love with Lin Mengfei since middle school, but at that time he was shy and had low self-esteem and did not dare to express his love. Later, because of family connections, he went to work in the township government, and then he began to muster the courage to pursue Lin Mengfei. However, Lin Mengfei was polite to him, but
There is always a sense of distance.
He knew that Lin Mengfei looked down on him, but he just couldn't give in. He even adopted roundabout tactics and finally won the favor of Lin Guangyu and Dai Rong. He saw some hope, but if Lin Mengfei really settled in Yuanjiang, then his chance would be
It's even more slim, unless he can be transferred to Yuanjiang to work. But is it so easy to transfer to government agencies? Even if their family has connections, they are limited to Wanjiatan.
"Uncle Lin, I heard that you were laid off?" Luo Ming calmed down slightly, changed the topic, and asked again with concern.
Lin Guangyu's face darkened and he didn't say a word. But Dai Rong sighed and said, "Isn't that true? I don't know what the higher-ups are thinking. I have worked all my life and was laid off as soon as I was told to be laid off. Your Uncle Lin has been worried these past two days!"
"Reform will inevitably cause pain. Isn't it because the agricultural machinery factory has poor efficiency, so it has to reduce staff and increase efficiency?" After subconsciously saying this, Luo Ming felt that he was too dogmatic and was not being a mass worker.
Work, he quickly changed his words and said: "Then what is Uncle Lin's next plan?"
"What other plans do you have? Let's see if we can find a job. We can just look at the gate. With the money given by the factory, why don't we, the old couple, starve to death?" Lin Guangyu really said to Luo Ming what he just said.
I am very dissatisfied with the truth. Why is the agricultural machinery factory ineffective? It is not because the leaders are giving blind orders. The factory is losing money every year, but the leaders are all fat and prosperous, and their homes are decorated like palaces. But
When it comes to reform, people like them who have worked in the factory all their lives are laid off, and the leaders are still in their positions, changing the soup without changing the medicine. What does this mean? Can the reform be effective?
But all he heard in those days were these useless empty words. He was tired of hearing them, and even felt disgusted. He also lost most of his original goodwill towards Luo Ming.
But Luo Ming didn't seem to realize it yet, and said with a smile: "Actually, Feifei is so capable, Uncle Lin, you don't need to work so hard."
"If you don't work hard, what can you eat? Do you still need to keep Feifei?" Because of his bad mood, Lin Guangyu was a little choked when he spoke. Dai Rong was anxious and pulled him without leaving any trace.
Luo Ming was a little embarrassed and found an excuse to get up and leave after sitting for a while.
"What's wrong with you? It's not Ronaldinho who laid you off, so why are you angry at others?" Dai Rong scolded dissatisfiedly after Luo Ming left.
"Do you think what he said was human?" Lin Guangyu snorted coldly: "I used to think he was nice, but now I know that he is also a white-eyed wolf. Fortunately, Feifei didn't take a fancy to him, otherwise she would have followed this
People, can life be better in the future?"
"You can't say that, right? I think Xiaoluo people are very nice. They work in the government, so what else can you say if you don't say that?" Dai Rong said disapprovingly.
But when she said this, Lin Guangyu became even more angry, "Anyway, don't let him come to the house again. We are not from the same family."
Dai Rong knew that Lin Guangyu was in a bad mood and angry because of being laid off, so he didn't say any more.
After the two of them were silent for a while, Dai Rong asked: "What did you think about the machine shop that came to see you some time ago?"
"What are you thinking about? The factory is in Jianchuan. What will you do if I leave?" Lin Guangyu said impatiently: "Don't worry about this. I'm only in my forties and I have skills, so I'm still afraid.
Can't find a job?" After saying that, he turned around and went back to messing with the flowers and plants on the balcony.
Dai Rong sighed and said nothing. However, after such a fuss, the joy he felt because of his daughter's call suddenly disappeared.