Yang Xi's arrival brings new hope to this structurally imbalanced home.
Yang Hongan's wife, who is mentally retarded, always runs away when nothing happens. Yang Hongan suffers from polio and has difficulty walking. His younger brother, who has never been married, is also energetic.
The three of them took care of the baby together. They were all old neighbors. The owner provided malted milk and the west family provided lotus root starch. With the help of the neighbors, Yang Xi was brought up.
Before Yang Xi was ten years old, she had several opportunities to be adopted. Especially when she was 7 years old, a couple from out of town who had no children learned about the Yang family's situation and hoped to adopt Yang Xi.
Yang Hongan was already over 60 years old at that time, and it was difficult to raise Yang Xi. It was no problem to give Yang Xi only a bowl of rice, but when Yang Xi was old enough to go to school, Yang Xi would get the best if he was allowed to follow the couple.
Taking care of Yang Xi, Yang Hongan agreed.
My wife didn't understand those principles and hugged Yang Xi reluctantly to let go. Yang Hongan's brother hid at home and cried.
Seven-year-old Yang Xi doesn't want to leave.
After being carried into the car by an adult, she kept slapping the window, crying and fussing to get out of the car.
The out-of-town couple felt that Yang Xi would not be well-raised even if they brought her back, so they had to give up with regret.
Yang Hongan scolded Yang Xi for being stupid, not knowing that having "mom and dad" would enable her to wear beautiful dresses, have new leather shoes, new schoolbags, and live in a big house.
Yang Xi said that she doesn’t want “mom and dad”, only grandparents.
Ten years have passed. Yang Hongan is getting older and older, but Yang Xi has just entered her senior year in high school.
Yang Hong'an wanted Yang Xi to study more. After he, his wife, and his brother were gone, Yang Xi could establish a foothold in society on her own. After all, they couldn't stay with Yang Xi for a few years, and they couldn't give Yang Xi more help.
Little girls from other families will have dowries in the future, but Yang Xi will not.
Little girls from other families have parents to help them, but Yang Xi still doesn't.
Yang Hongan felt very sad when he thought about these things.
Yang Xi doesn't want to study. The future is too far away. It's useless to think about it. You have to grasp the present moment!
After she finishes her studies, can she repay the three elderly people in her family?
The oldest of the three elderly people, Yang Hongan, is 75 years old this year and still has to go out to pick up garbage. The youngest, the second grandfather, is 68 years old and cannot walk due to polio, so he sets up a repair shop at the street corner of his old community.
A bicycle stall can make a few dollars a day if the business is good, but if the business is not good, it will be in vain.
Other car repair stalls charge money for gas refills, but Grandpa Er is an honest man and never charges for gas refills.
As for Yang Xi’s grandma, she has mental retardation. The older she gets, the more confused she becomes. She almost got lost twice this year. In the end, she was found at the gate of Yang Xi’s old elementary school. Yang Xi is already in her third year of high school, and Grandma Yang still goes there.
Pick up Yang Xi from school at the gate of the primary school.
So Yang Xi was too anxious.
She doesn't want to study or take the college entrance examination. She can't learn in the classroom at all. Every day she wastes, the three elderly people in her family lose one day. She was too willful when she was a child. If she was adopted by others when she was seven years old, the three elderly people will lose one day.
It won't be this tiring.
Yang Xi thought about it all the way, and when she got home, she had already figured it out. She wanted to accept Wen Ying's invitation and go to work at the 'Shrimp King'!
This is a legitimate job. If you explain it clearly to your uncle, he may agree to it.
Grandpa didn't believe what she said, so he dragged Wen Ying to tell her. Yang Xi had to admit that Wen Ying had the honest face that the elders loved most!
It's just a bit embarrassing.
And she went to work at the Shrimp King, what should her subordinates do?
Those few just looked at it fiercely and had no brains at all. If she didn't watch it, she might have been deceived into selling it and had to help count the money!
Yang Xi was filled with worries, grabbed her head and shook it hard, messing up her hair.
She pulled the light cord. The light flickered but didn't light up. There were sparks at the switch.
"This broken lamp!"
The electrical wiring at home was aging, and Yang Hongan had been reluctant to replace it. Yang Xi suddenly collapsed.
——What a life it is!
…
Wen Ying told everything she could about what she knew about Yang Xi, except for the incident that caused Yang Xi to be reported on the news in her previous life.
Wang Shuang and others didn't speak for a long time.
After Li Mengjiao withdrew from being a shareholder of Shrimp King, the new shareholders were Tang Yifeng and Geng Xiao.
Today, except Qin Jiao who is not present, all shareholders are present.
Among the five people present, the Wen Ying family is considered the poorest, but compared with people like Xie Qian and Wang Shuang, the Wen Ying family is definitely considered well-off even in the provincial capital.
Yang Xi's family situation exceeded the imagination of Xie Qian, Wang Shuang and others. If Wen Ying hadn't mentioned it, it would be difficult for their lives to intersect with Yang Xi's.
This topic was so heavy that Wang Shuang, the most out-of-touch person, didn’t know what to say for a moment.
In the past, Wang Shuang might have wondered how there could be such a poor family in Chengdu. After working as a shrimp cleaner at a late-night street stall, Wang Shuang came into contact with a more real society.
There is no young and strong labor force. There are three old people and one child. It is normal for only one old person to be normal, the other one is disabled and the other is stupid. Isn’t it normal for such a family to be poor!
If you don't meet someone, forget it. If you do, if Wang Shuang thinks he can help, just help him.
Anyway, Wen Ying said that she believed in Yang Xi's character, so Wang Shuang felt that there was nothing to consider:
"Then choose her. Who can I invite?"
Geng Xiao wanted to say something, but he swallowed it back.
Doing business is not charity. Compassion alone is not enough. People who manage the 'Shrimp King' must not only have good character, but also have ability. Yang Xi is so young and may not be qualified for the job.
However, Geng Xiao actually does not rely on 'Shrimp King' to make a living. For Geng Xiao, the current 'Shrimp King' is more like a platform for half-playing with friends. Good business is the icing on the cake. If business is bad, Geng Xiao will not
As a result, they were short of food and clothing.
Then there was no need to get into trouble with friends because of this. Geng Xiao was going to let the girl named Yang Xi try it first, and if it didn't work, he would change it.
Tang Yifeng's thoughts were similar to Geng Xiao's. Since no one could personally manage the 'Shrimp King', Wen Ying recommended someone, so let's use him first.
It's okay to object if you want. Find someone more suitable than Yang Xi for this job.
It's too troublesome, why not use this Yang Xi first.
None of these three people had any objections. Even though Xie Qian had doubts in his heart, he would not dismantle Wen Ying in public. The hiring of Yang Xi was unanimously approved except for Qin Jiao.
Qin Jiao had already handed over her shareholder rights to Wen Ying, and Wen Ying could vote on Qin Jiao's behalf. No one questioned the matter, so the decision was made.
When returning home, Xie Qian asked Wen Ying: "I always feel like you have known this Yang Xi for a long time."
Wen Ying asked him, "What did you say to Yue Shanni that made Yue Shanni willing to go to the police station and surrender?"
Xie Qian said nothing, Wen Ying laughed:
"In addition to being honest, we will still keep some secrets from each other, don't you think?"
Any unreasonable reasoning that comes into Wen Ying's mouth is very justified.
Xie Qian thought about what happened recently. His mother was willing to go out to work and see a psychiatrist. Xie Jinghu gave him 2% of the shares of Kumho Group like a bargain. Everything made Xie Qian so happy. What Wen Ying called "
"Little secret", Xie Qian laughed it off.
When Wen Ying went home at night, Wen Dongrong and Chen Ru were already at home.
Wen Dongrong told Wen Ying, "There is feedback from the police station. They have notified the high school where Yue Shanni attends that she attempted robbery. The school will announce the criticism to the whole school at tomorrow's flag-raising ceremony and expel Yue Shanni."
The high school Yue Shanni attended was far less good than the provincial key school. However, the admission rate is one thing, and school rules and disciplines are another. High schools with inferior teaching quality may not necessarily have less strict school rules and disciplines. Yue Shanni herself went to the police station to "surrender"
, the evidence is conclusive, the school cannot tolerate such a black sheep.
Wen Ying was not sure where Yue Shanni would go to high school after being expelled, or whether she would study in school.
In her previous life, there was no such thing as Yue Shanni blackmailing Wen Ying. Yue Shanni did not finish high school. She entered the society early, got married and had children early. Wen Ying was still in love with He Zhen when she was 31 years old. Yue Shanni already had two children and was a full-time mother at home.
, I heard that life is quite difficult...but that is none of Wen Ying's business.
Wen Ying is willing to save Yang Xi but not Yue Shanni. Why repay kindness with kindness?
"Did the police station find out anything?"
Wen Ying asked, Wen Dongrong shook his head: "Not yet."
Once Yue Shanni is fired, she will definitely find the culprit. Whoever does something wrong will have to face Yue Shanni's entanglement. Shu Lu's life will not be easy.
Wen Ying was noncommittal.
Shu Lu provoked her again and again and hid such bad intentions. If Wen Ying didn't retaliate to her, she would dare to find the little sister to block Wen Ying this time, and she might dare to find some gangsters next time.
Chen Ru scolded Shu Guobing and Shu Lu, saying that they were two white-eyed wolves, one big and one small. Wen Dongrong found it unpleasant and did not dare to talk back. He basically accepted Chen Ru's statement.
Wen Dongrong was embarrassed to ask Wen Dongrong to take care of a little girl himself.
Wen Dongrong placed Shu Lu's account on Shu Guobing's head.
A woman's debt is repaid by her father. Wen Dongrong will have to deal with Shu Guobing one day!
During lunch break the next day, Wen Ying received a call from Yang Xi. Yang Xi agreed to Wen Ying's job invitation, but asked Wen Ying to advance one month's salary.
"Can I ask, what are you going to do with the salary advance?"
"...Change the wire!"
Yang Xi held back her impatience because she had to work for Wen Ying.
This reason for the salary advance was as ridiculous as the reason Yang Xi used to deceive her class teacher into asking for leave. She thought Wen Ying would reject the request, but Wen Ying said yes twice and wanted to advance one month's salary to her.
"Since it needs to be replaced, it's better to overhaul it and replace it in one go."
"..."
What kind of person is this? There is something wrong with him. He is so excited when he hears the wires are changed.
Yang Xi didn't expect that Wen Ying's illness was more serious than she thought, because on Tuesday the next day, two electricians carried tools and found Yang Xi's old community. They spent a day replacing the wires in Yang Xi's house and cleaning up the mess.
to straighten out the electrical wiring and conduct free maintenance for the residents of the entire community.
Yang Xi's family is not alone in the problem of aging wires. Two electricians with serious faces advised residents in the community to replace wires and sockets with the risk of leakage:
"You are setting up private wires like this and making the lines messy. When the peak period of electricity consumption comes, fires are likely to break out. It is very dangerous, you know? The house is so old. If there is a fire, no one can escape!"
