Xiao Liu ignored his uncle's mutterings, threw away the straw sandal covers that protected his cloth shoes, walked into the house and picked up the phone. He just said "hello" when he suddenly froze.
Did he hear it correctly? The laughing voice on the other end of the phone...
"What? We haven't seen each other for a year, and you can't recognize my voice?"
"Boss!" Xiao Liu blurted out excitedly, and soon realized that he had already left the unit. It was no longer appropriate to call him "Boss", but Lu Suotai saw this and said, "Boss!"
This "Boss" came from the bottom of my heart, "Boss, why did you suddenly remember to call me? Is there something wrong? I'm... Hey! Look at me! I'm so excited that I can't speak!"
Lu Chixiao glanced at his watch. He had to go to the laboratory later. He didn't have time to chat with Xiao Liu, so he got straight to the point: "It's your sister-in-law who needs manpower. She's quite anxious. I don't feel comfortable hiring outsiders, so just
I thought of you guys. How about it? Are you interested in coming to work in the fjord? You know your sister-in-law is a person who will never treat her own people badly..."
"Boss, if I were alone, I would definitely go without you having to tell me! But..." Xiao Liu said awkwardly, "You know, my father is gone. If I leave too, my mother will be the only one left in the family.
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Xiao Liu's father was involved in a serious car accident and passed away early last year. His mother was seriously ill at that time. After she recovered, her health deteriorated a lot. She would catch a cold every day, ranging from bronchitis to pneumonia.
He also refused to go to the hospital for fear that the wedding money he had saved to marry his wife would be spent.
A while ago, the married eldest sister secretly gave his mother a sum of money, asking her not to save money but to go to see a doctor when she was sick. As a result, her eldest brother-in-law found out about it, and the couple got into a fight over this matter, and they are still in a cold war.
. He knows what the eldest brother-in-law is thinking. He feels that he is a son and it is his natural responsibility as a son to provide for his mother in her old age. He cannot trouble the eldest sister all the time.
Therefore, he would rather be laughed at by his eldest brother-in-law as a "useless person" - he would rather not stay in a good work unit or work as a civil servant, but would rather go back to his hometown and work as a coolie on the tree planting team in front of his home. He is exposed to the sun in the summer and cold in the winter, and the wages are not high, so he is not afraid.
Is it because she is away from home, alone between two couples who are having a cold war, and she feels depressed?
It is said that a good attitude can cure diseases, but nausea can destroy the body. When he is at home, he can also be used as a condiment to make my mother happy; when he is not here, his mother faces an empty house alone, and her eldest sister and brother-in-law are making trouble because of her.
Conflict, how depressing it is.
When he was in a dilemma, he heard Lu Chixiao say: "This is easy to do. Bring your mother over with you, and I will arrange a place for you. Is your mother worried about your life-long affairs? Your sister-in-law said that when you come, she will give it to you
Introducing the object..."
Xiao Liu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Boss, why are you making fun of me too!"
"Then what do you think?" Lu Chixiao raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile.
"Go! I'm going!"
Xiao Liu agreed without hesitation.
The boss and sister-in-law will never cheat him.
After hanging up the phone, Lu Chixiao shook his head and laughed: "I haven't said what I want him to do yet! What a silly boy!"
Xiao Liu, on his side, was also scratching his head to deal with his uncle's problems.
"You didn't even mention the position, so you accepted it?" His uncle was so angry that he wanted to hit him with a shoehorn. "We didn't even negotiate the salary. What if the trees are not as tall as yours?"
"No! That's my boss, the leader of my previous work unit. His wife is my sister-in-law. She treats people very well. Every time I go to her house, she will give me a table full of good wine and food, and she will even eat and take it.
...When my father had an accident, the two of them gave me a red envelope worth 700 yuan for nothing. They also told me that if I need money, just ask..."
"Seven hundred? That's polite!" Xiao Liu's uncle clicked his tongue after hearing this.
Generally, the amount of money given as a gift is not large. A relative near and far, a wreath, and an additional three to five yuan are enough. Seven hundred yuan is really considered the first generous gift.
"That's not true!" Xiao Liu raised his chin proudly, as if he was the one being praised.
Xiao Liu's uncle grunted his forehead in a funny way: "Okay! Since you agreed, let's set off as early as possible and don't stop writing. People have come all the way here, so they must be in urgent need of help. I'll go and help the tree planting team.
You said, but this month's salary may not be paid to you immediately. I will send it to you when I get it later. When you get to the workplace, remember to call back."
"Hey, thank you uncle! I'll go home and clean up now. By the way, uncle, I plan to take my mother with me. From now on, I'll have to rely on you to take care of the house."
"Every time you leave, there is no news for three to five months. Your eldest sister is married and cannot run to her parents' house every day. It's really lonely for your mother to be alone at home. It's time to take her out to see the outside world. You are not needed at home.
Say, your aunt and I will watch the jail for you."
"Thank you, uncle!" Xiao Liu smiled happily, rushed out of the township committee, and ran quickly towards home.
When Liu's mother saw him coming home in a hurry during work hours, she thought something had happened. When she heard that he was going to work in another place and that he was taking her old mother with him, she couldn't help but be stunned: "Mom, don't you?"
Let’s go! How can a son go to work and drag an old lady with him?”
"Mom, you know the person who introduced me to the job, he was the captain of my previous unit."
Lu Chixiao and Liu's mother knew it. Needless to say, she took good care of her son when they were in the same company in the early years. Last year, when her wife had an accident, she gave him 700 yuan, which she always remembered. She was her biological nephew and nephew.
They didn't even send so much.
So when she heard that it was the job introduced by Lu Chixiao, Liu's mother didn't say anything anymore and rushed to pack her son's luggage, hoping that he would leave on the train that night.
Xiao Liu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Mom, just leave it alone, I'll do this myself. You also go and pack a few changes of clothes. It's much warmer in Yupu than here. You don't need to wrap up in a thick cotton jacket or bring two woolen clothes in the winter."
It's enough to wear the clothes in the jacket. You don't need to bring the big cotton-padded jacket. If it's really cold, I'll buy you a new one. The old cotton-padded jacket is heavy and hard. It should be retired long ago. It will be used when it is dismantled and turned into a mattress.
The destination..."
Mother Liu couldn't help but smile from ear to ear: "You kid! You haven't made any money yet and you start thinking about flowers. That won't work. I'll ask someone to introduce you to someone later. When I hear that you have such a problem, no girl will like you."
How to fix it?"
Xiao Liu laughed loudly: "Mom, if you want me to marry a wife soon, then come with me. The boss said that there are many single teachers in my sister-in-law's school, and she plans to organize a blind date for internal digestion.
By then..."
"Go! I'll go with you! Mom will go and clean up now."
As soon as Liu's mother heard about the important matter that affected her son's life, she agreed without saying a word.
As expected of a mother and son, they packed up their belongings without even asking what the specific job was. The next day, with Sister Liu looking hesitant to speak, she got on the train going south and wandered to Yupu.