GBP Chapter 416 The New Year Holiday Has Begun
Chapter 416 The New Year Holiday Has Begun
Wherever there is a market, there will be jobs; at train stations, there are people who provide this kind of service.
Three days later, Lin Ping called me when he got home.
"Sister, it's really true, we're so poor we can barely afford to eat."
Lin Ping rambled on about family matters, which basically matched what his third aunt had said.
My sister-in-law had a difficult childbirth and almost lost both herself and her unborn child.
My older brother was worried, so he took leave to come back and take care of him.
But he took too much leave, which displeased his boss, so he fired him.
He's currently unemployed and will have to look for work again after the Lunar New Year.
All the money the family had saved had been spent on the hospital, and now the family had no money left. They were relying on the father's odd jobs and the mother's egg sales to make ends meet.
Even though things have come to this, Ye Lian still says it's nothing, that she has money, and that she only reports good news and not bad. Lin Yuyao doesn't know what to say to her.
Ye Lian is actually a rather traditional woman. In her opinion, it is shameful to ask her married daughter for money.
Her daughter's marriage into the Fu family was already a step up for them, and she couldn't let her daughter down any further.
Lin Yuyao felt that her opportunity had come, so she said to Lin Ping, "How do you think we can persuade our older brother to come and work here?"
"Where to? South City?"
"Yes, you said before that you wanted the whole family to be together in the future. I thought about it and tried to persuade the whole family to come over, but my parents definitely wouldn't agree."
Lin Ping agreed, saying, "They'll think that if someone brings their whole family to rely on you, their parents will care about their reputation and be afraid of being gossiped about."
Yes, given their personality, they worry that people will say they married their daughter into a wealthy family and then the whole family will take advantage of her.
"So I think it's good to let my older brother come and work here first. Once he's established himself here, they'll definitely be willing to come and rely on their son."
“What you say makes sense, but my elder brother might not be willing. He’s just like our parents, very old-fashioned.”
Lin Yuyao said, "That depends on your skills."
"Hey, how can you expect me to be capable? What can my brother do in the south? He's either mining or blacksmithing. Are you planning to find him a job at a steel mill?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? How much money do you make in a month working at a steel factory? Let him come here to learn to drive, and I'll hire him as my driver to haul books for me."
She might not necessarily come to help her transport the books, but she knows that the logistics and transportation business is particularly lucrative right now.
"This is a good job."
"Oh, by the way, write down this number."
"What?"
"I'll be on holiday in a few days too, so if you call me again I won't be able to answer. Call my home instead."
"You have a telephone at home now?" Lin Ping asked in surprise.
Lin Yuyao said, "Yes, we just installed one a couple of days ago."
"Wow, sis, I think you've really made some money. We made a promise before, that we'd never forget each other when we got rich. Now that you're rich, don't forget to give your little brother a hand. I don't care about saving face, I'd be happy to help you however you want."
Lin Yuyao was amused by him. After graduation, he would be guaranteed a job, so he wouldn't need her help.
If he really wants a successful career, he should latch onto his brother-in-law's coattails.
She's not on the same track as them.
"Okay, I'll remember."
"Okay, I'm relieved to hear that."
Lin Yuyao then asked, "By the way, do you know how your sister-in-law had a difficult childbirth?"
“I don’t know yet, they didn’t say anything. But I heard that my sister-in-law’s parents came that day and made a big scene. That night, my sister-in-law was in critical condition and had to be rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment.”
Thinking back to her past life, after her older brother died unexpectedly, her parents called her back to have an abortion, and she never saw her sister-in-law again.
Later I heard that her parents married her off to another place.
Did she marry someone from another place, or was she sold to someone else?
Her parents were her creditors; they were the parents of only Yaozu in their family.
If these parents find out they've become rich, they'll cling to them like glue, throwing tantrums and everything in between.
Unless you get far away from them, you really can't shake them off.
Lin Yuyao became even more determined to get her whole family out of the mess.
……
Before they knew it, it was time for the holiday. With weekends off, Lin Yuyao gave them a ten-day break.
"Everyone, go back and get some rest. After the New Year, we'll go all out again."
One by one, everyone packed up their things and left.
Apart from Lin Yuyao and Ye Xiaotong, they were all locals and naturally went back to their own homes.
Song Qin looked at Lin Yuyao and said, "Yuyao, if you want to go shopping in the city, give me a call. I know where to go for fun during the New Year."
"Ok."
Chen Bingzhi ran over, grinning, and said, "Sister Song, take me with you!"
Song Qin rolled her eyes at him. "Dream on! What are you doing following a girl shopping?"
"I can help you carry your bag."
"unnecessary."
She had already packed her things away, but Chen Bingzhi's desk was still a mess.
"It seems you won't be able to leave for a while, so I'll be going now."
"Hey, wait, wait for me."
Chen Bingzhi quickly packed his things, grabbed his still-unbuttoned military green satchel, and hurriedly followed Song Qin.
Lin Yuyao's gaze fell on Ye Xiaotong, who was slowly packing her things.
She carefully placed her personal belongings into her bag one by one, keeping everything neat and tidy.
Feeling that it wasn't put away properly, he took it out and put it away again, his eyes filled with confusion and loneliness.
Lin Yuyao knew why she was so downcast. Everyone else was a local, had their own family, and could spend the New Year with them.
She and I are both from out of town here. I have family, but she is all alone.
Ye Xiaotong doesn't like holidays at all, and with such a long break, she doesn't know what to do.
Things will be better in the future; she can use her phone to watch TV.
Now she can only stay at home alone, staring at herself in the mirror. How can she not feel sad?
"Xiaotong".
Lin Yuyao pulled up the chair next to her and sat down, smiling, "Let's celebrate the New Year together."
Ye Xiaotong blinked, "You're spending Chinese New Year with me?"
Lin Yuyao nodded and said, "Fu Huaiyi has to work overtime during the Spring Festival. He comes home very late every day, and sometimes he doesn't come home at all. I'm usually the only one at home, and it's quite boring. They all have relatives who live nearby, but the two of us don't have any relatives to visit."
Even her uncle's family went back to their hometown, so she had no relatives to visit.
Ye Xiaotong tugged at the corners of her mouth, revealing a faint smile, "Okay."
Lin Yuyao laughed and said, "Then I'll invite you along when I go shopping with Sister Song. You can also come to me if you get bored. I'll probably just be writing novels at home. I want to take advantage of the holiday to write more."
Ye Xiaotong happily agreed.
The streets are all decorated in red as the Chinese New Year approaches.
Red lanterns, red couplets pasted on every door, the occasional sound of firecrackers, and the sound of toy guns all fill the air with the festive atmosphere of the New Year.
On the first day of the holiday, Ye Xiaotong invited her to go to the market to buy New Year's goods.
She said that even though she lives alone in her own home, she still wants to celebrate the New Year.