The Lin brothers and sisters had a good relationship since childhood. The elder brother did not receive a better education, but he has always been the protective umbrella of his younger sister. When Lin Wan became famous, her first thought was to find a good sister-in-law for herself, so that the whole family could live happily together.
As soon as Brother Lin got married, Lin Wan asked Zhou Qingfeng for a large amount of betrothal gifts and sent them directly to the bride's house.
My father-in-law was sitting on an imported French fabric sofa, holding a colorful porcelain teacup made during the Qianlong period, savoring the plum-mountain silver cents worth several thousand yuan per tael.
The mother-in-law wore the latest middle-aged and elderly bat shirt from Milan, Italy, a jade ring on her finger, a platinum necklace around her neck, and sparkling black pearls on her earrings.
The old couple look like they belong to a wealthy family. But it's hard to tell whether the goods are genuine. It's also hard to tell if the big gold chain floats on the water one day.
There is a 29-inch color TV set on the TV cabinet in the living room, and the latest European and American movies are playing on the VCR. The children of relatives are sitting in front of the TV, staring intently.
There is nothing fake about the home appliances, they are made of real materials.
On a September day, the air conditioner in the corner was blowing a cool breeze, and several uncles from my mother's family were playing cards around the coffee table. When they saw Brother Lin coming back, they greeted each other loudly, but they did not leave the card table.
Brother Lin hid in the kitchen, relying on the roar of the smoke machine, and asked his wife in a low voice: "What is going on? Why do you want to see me?"
The bride also looked worried and said in a low voice: "A few uncles said that the last time we served wine was too little, so we have to do it again and have twenty tables to be dignified."
Brother Lin got married in his thirties, and his wife was ten years younger than him. He loved his wife as much as he loved his younger sister, and quickly comforted him: "It's okay, I can show off again, it's just spending money."
The bride shook her head again, "It's not that simple. My uncle wants to borrow money because his two sons are getting married."
Brother Lin looked bitter.
"Second uncle wants to find a few jobs at Holy Light. His son, daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law, and himself all want to find jobs where they can earn more money and have some leisure time."
Brother Lin looked bitter.
"Third uncle wants to do business and comes to us to smooth things over."
Three points of bitterness.
"My fourth uncle is a minor official. I don't know what I promised him to lead, so he came to us to run a business."
Four points of bitterness.
"My aunt's daughter on my father's side wants to go abroad and wants us to help. Maybe she will come to see you tomorrow."
Five points of bitterness.
When Brother Lin's wrinkles on his forehead were able to catch flies, his wife sighed and said, "I know these things are not easy, but these relatives at home..."
The newlyweds cut some fruit plates in the kitchen and brought them to the living room. The children of relatives rushed over to grab them. They pushed and pushed each other and made a lot of noise. The relatives also laughed and laughed.
Brother Lin found a small man to sit down, and his maternal uncle rushed to ask: "Xiao Lin, how much is your monthly salary?"
"Oh..., the basic salary is one hundred and eighty yuan, and after full attendance and overtime pay, you can get three hundred and two hundred yuan. There are also some scattered subsidies, a total of four hundred yuan."
Brother Lin's salary is quite good, much better than his previous unit. He is also in the middle class in the 'Holy Light'. After all, drivers are now considered a scarce skilled worker.
But the uncle opened his mouth and said in surprise: "Only four hundred yuan? Didn't you say that all the technical secondary school students there get four to five hundred yuan? Many of them get thousands."
Brother Lin smiled bitterly, not wanting to continue talking about this topic.
The second uncle quickly intervened and asked: "What kind of job can earn one thousand a month? Can I go?"
My second uncle is over fifty, and he doesn't have much ability. He probably can work as a cleaner or sell breakfast on the street.
Brother Lin smiled bitterly and said euphemistically: "As long as you have expertise in technology, or you can go to college first."
As soon as he heard that he was going to university, the second uncle's expression collapsed and he said angrily: "Didn't you say that your sister is part of a group or something? Can't you help me? Not to mention helping others, it's not difficult to get a good job for you.
Bar."
Brother Lin suddenly became happy and spread his hands and said: "My sister helped me become a driver. I didn't know how to drive originally, but my sister asked me to learn. Otherwise, I really don't know anything."
The relatives immediately started making noises and talking, and they all felt that something was wrong.
"Such a big group has so much industry. Let your sister talk about it. You are my brother, so you have to be a director anyway."
"I heard that as the director of the Holy Light, you can earn 5,000 yuan a month. Twenty years ago, your lifetime salary would only be this little."
"'Holy Light' recruits people randomly. There is a finance director from the countryside who is also a director. Her name is Liu Changmei. She is an old woman and she actually gets a salary of several thousand yuan."
"The wife who is acting as Secretary General now is also from the countryside. Tsk tsk tsk... I wonder if Mr. Zhou is just like this?"
The relatives were laughing and arguing, saying that Mr. Lin was too unpromising if he didn't get a salary of thousands of dollars. These people like to gossip, use their imaginations, and say amazing things to show how capable they are.
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Brother Lin was like Sun Monkey who was under a curse, his ears were buzzing. He interrupted a little and said, 'Director Liu Changmei is from the purchasing department and is responsible for supply chain management.'
A bunch of relatives didn't know anything about "supply chain", but they were very envious when they heard the word "purchasing", and they all said, "This job is very lucrative, and the old woman named Liu must have made a lot of money."
They also asked Brother Lin if he could also do some shopping so that the whole family could go get some.
The topic quickly turned back, and the third uncle asked Brother Lin: "I went to the 'Holy Light' headquarters building a few days ago, and there was public bidding information on one wall.
There are cans, fabrics, clocks, toys, everything. We also purchased liquor. I happen to have a batch of liquor on hand. Xiaolin, help me find a relationship and sell it to the Holy Light."
The third uncle's smile made it clear that he was harmless to humans and animals.
Brother Lin said in surprise: "If you want to sell, just contact the group business department directly."
In the trade with the Soviet Union, alcohol was an important category. Just as cheap entertainment products were popular in Japan, the sales of tobacco and alcohol in Maozi's family increased sharply.
Domestic tobacco is a monopoly, and it is difficult for 'Shengguang' to obtain tobacco supplies, but the high-altitude liquor is okay. Maozi has no love for domestic Maotai-flavor liquor, but he is very receptive to cheap blended liquor.
Therefore, you can make edible alcohol from potato grains and sell it for money. ‘Holy Light’’s large-scale purchases in this area have caused a stir among many local manufacturers.
It's just that when I got to my third uncle...
"Oh, the business department of 'Holy Light' is too troublesome. We have to conduct factory inspections and trace the source of goods. All we have to do is check whether the person is a good citizen of the third generation. I was wondering if it would be convenient for me to go there?"
Brother Lin thought that his third uncle wanted to go through the back door and sell it at a higher price. But his wife coughed for a while but didn't say much.
Brother Lin suddenly became excited and shook his head quickly, "The group's business is huge, so we must find the corresponding department. I am only a driver, so I can't help."
When his request was rejected, the third uncle suddenly felt that he had lost face. He turned around and glared at his niece, and cursed unhappily, "I have only been married for a few days, and I am already helping an outsider."
This change of attitude was so quick that the atmosphere was about to get tense, and other relatives quickly tried to smooth things over. The father-in-law and mother-in-law both spoke, and the angry third uncle calmed down.
But when the third uncle calmed down, the fourth uncle came to ask again, asking for some foreign exchange. He said that his leader was going abroad and he had already guaranteed that he could get the foreign exchange.
Due to domestic foreign exchange controls, you can only go to a bank to exchange a very limited amount of foreign exchange when going abroad. This is far from enough for some people who want to go abroad for fun.
Before Brother Lin could speak, the fourth uncle linked the foreign exchange issue with his own future - as if if he had foreign exchange, he would be promoted. Without foreign exchange, he would be doomed.
The fourth uncle also brought the fourth aunt here, and the couple, who were in their forties, kept begging. Others also followed suit, as if Brother Lin owed them, and if he didn't help, he would be looking down on his relatives.
The fourth aunt held Brother Lin's arm, tears welling up in the corners of her eyes, and kept telling her about the grievances her fourth uncle had suffered in the work unit, hoping that she would be able to turn around this time.
Brother Lin has never experienced this before. It doesn't matter whether he agrees or not. He was completely confused.
The scene in the living room was too chaotic, as if a group of ugly zombies were surrounding people, exposing their bloody mouths, stretching out their corrupted limbs, and desperately pulling Brother Lin down.
In addition, several relatives' children were chasing and fighting in the living room, kicking over a trash can from time to time, breaking a cup, crying and shouting, and it made it feel like hell had descended.
For the first time, Brother Lin felt that life after marriage was not as beautiful as he imagined.