Su Mu did the math and found that he had not been back for about a year since he came back once during the last National Day.
When I saw Su's mother again, she no longer went to work and resigned to work as a full-time housewife at home. Of course, with her restless temper, she would probably take on some part-time jobs when Sen Xiaolu went to school.
"Xiaomu, you're finally back. You don't know that your sister is annoying me to death by asking you how soon you'll be back."
Su's mother looked at Su Mu from head to toe and said, "Well, it looks like he is still eating well."
"That's for sure, I'm not a child anymore."
Su Mu waved his hand and said, "Where's Dad?"
"Your dad is on a business trip. It will take about a week to come back."
As Su Ma said this, she put away the puzzle pieces on the table.
Su Mu took a look at the puzzle. To be honest, he really didn't understand why he spent so much time trying to piece together a rose. Isn't it pretty?
Anyway, Su Mu didn’t think it looked very good, maybe because Su’s mother was really free.
"Brother, did you forget to say hello to an important person?"
Mori Xiaolu showed a soft smile next to him.
"Hey, isn't this a little deer? It's been a long time since I last saw him and he looks beautiful again!"
"Bah! Where's my reward?"
Mori Xiaolu grinded his little tiger teeth and said softly: "Brother, don't forget about your sister who is struggling with adults."
"Is it still too late for me to order takeout?"
"Double."
Mori Xiaolu smiled.
"Have you finished eating four?"
"Order meals in installments. I will contact you anytime next time I want to eat. Please keep your phone open!"
"Ordering meals in installments...you are such a clever little guy."
Su Mu ordered a cake for her on the phone.
I washed my hands and looked back at the table.
There are not many dishes on the table, just the right amount and exquisiteness. There is dried beef cut nearby that Su Mu likes to eat, and the secret mapo tofu that Mori Xiaolu likes...
It looks like it can be eaten up. The Su family has always believed in eating in moderation and never being extravagant or wasteful.
"Xiaomu, how is your work lately?"
While eating, Su's mother asked.
"not bad."
It's been a long time since we had a family dinner together. Although an important person is missing, the warmth that I can't feel in my own apartment will still linger in my heart.
No wonder, as the saying goes, go home often and take a look.
"Why did I hear that you quit your job and now you have no real job outside?"
"No, I am now——"
"Don't tell me that you have a part-time job to support yourself. If you think about relying on that kind of job to get by, that's a typical example of irresponsibility for your future."
Su's mother put down her chopsticks, her original smiling expression disappeared, and she said seriously: "As long as you are messing around like this, which girl do you think would be willing to live such an insecure life with you? What if you get a part-time job one day?
Well, maybe you just had one meal but no next meal, and you even have to rely on girls to support you, isn’t it embarrassing?”
"Is it that serious?"
Seeing Mori Xiaolu next to him gloating about his misfortune, Su Mu suddenly felt that the food didn't taste good at all.
"This time I urge you to come back, not for anything else but for your work."
Su's mother said seriously: "Tell me carefully what your plans are for the future."
"Have I not found a company I like yet? I plan to work this part-time job this year. The salary is not bad anyway. I will wait until next year to go to a place farther away."
Su Mu touched his nose and said, "I know you can't work a part-time job for a lifetime, but mom, you also know that good companies are not that easy to find."
"Let's work part-time. Actually, I don't have any objection. But I heard that your part-time job means you stay at home every day and don't know what you are doing. It's like being shady."
"No, where did you hear this? My job is equivalent to that of customer service. I usually answer the phone and solve problems for customers. There is no need to go out and run around like doing business."
Su Mu glared at Sen Xiaolu, but the latter ignored him.
"Then let me ask you, how old are you this year?"
“···”
"twenty four."
Su Mu sighed.
You know that the root of all problems will eventually come to this place.
"24? More than half of this year has passed, and you will be 25 soon."
Su's mother snorted coldly and said, "How can you find a girlfriend by locking yourself in a room like this? I'm afraid I won't be able to see a woman for ten days and a half."
“···”
seen.
Not only did I see it, but I also brought it home, and it may still be at home now.
The truth is this, but it is impossible for Sumu to tell it.
I could only lower my head silently, pick up the rice, and listen to Su's mother nagging.
"Originally, we parents should not interfere with your young people's love affairs. But for people like you who don't care at all, we have to worry about it."
"Isn't it nice not to have to worry about it?"
"Very good? Su Mu, if you can give me the phone number of a girl you have a good chat with right now, I will swallow everything I need to say right away. Do you have one?"
Su's mother folded her hands and sneered.
"I···"
"No."
Su Mu never thought about asking anyone to help him lie. It was unnecessary, and it would be very troublesome afterwards.
If she said she had a phone call and lied, even if she had passed the test now and blocked her, but with Su's mother's character, she would not be able to find out the truth after that, so the lie would be difficult to fulfill.
"So, I asked you to come back this time because I found a job for you."
"Work?"
Su Mu was a little confused.
Why are you going from girlfriend affairs to work all the time?
"When I was in college, I had a friend who worked as a dormitory administrator. It was their tenth wedding anniversary recently, and she wanted to take time off to travel to Europe. So she asked me to temporarily fill her position as dormitory administrator."
Su Ma glanced at Su Mu and said calmly: "And I think this is an opportunity."
"Chance?"
Su Mu swallowed, feeling an ominous premonition.
"I recommended you to her to be the dormitory administrator."
"I guess that dormitory must be a boys' dormitory, right?"
Su Mu asked with a smile.
"No, it's an independent apartment where all girls live. There are female college students between the ages of 18 and 23."
Su's mother took a sip of tea lightly and said, "I've gone to see them. They all have pretty good figures and looks. There are so many of them, and there's bound to be one that suits you."
"No, how can I, a grown man, become the warden of the girls' dormitory? Let's not talk about whether I agree or not, but those girls can't be willing, right?"
Su Mu was speechless.
Is there anyone in this world who wants to be a housekeeper with the intention of finding a girlfriend?
"I've asked about it, and it seems that they are all looking forward to having me, my aunt's son, become the housekeeper."
Su's mother smiled and said, "What do you think?"
"It's not that good. Are you kidding me? I'm a big man hanging out with a group of girls and working as a dormitory manager."
"I asked you to find a girlfriend, not to experience being a hostess."
"If the motive is not pure, that would be worse."
"Are you afraid of living with a group of girls?"
Su Ma asked.
"It's not a question of whether you're scared or not, right?"
"Oh, how could I have such a timid son?"
Su's mother sighed and said, "It's okay if you don't go. But you can't do that anymore. It's just a fool's errand. If you don't have enough money, my family can call you, but young people must not fool around. Do you understand?"
"knew."
Even though he said that, Su Mu would never ask for a penny from his family.
Are you kidding? You are almost twenty-five years old, why do you still ask for money from your family?
"By the way. My friend hasn't submitted the list yet, and the position of the hostel can be reserved for you for two days. If you change your mind during these two days, you can come to me at any time. Let me tell you, even if you think it is just a substitute hostel, but
The salary is also quite objective, not less than your part-time job, and there are many benefits and subsidies, and the work is not tiring."
Su Ma said again.
"Farewell, I won't be the warden of the girls' dormitory even if I die."
How can it be.
Su Mu felt embarrassed just thinking about being the administrator of a girls' dormitory and living with a group of girls under the same roof.