PFC Chapter 314 The In-Laws Are Coming
Chapter 314 The In-Laws Are Coming
Fang Qing asked, "When are they coming?"
"I'm taking care of things at home. It should arrive in about ten days."
Ten days or eight days?
Where can she find a job?
She can forget about finding a job as a sales clerk in the area; everyone in the neighborhood knows she was fired for making a mistake at work.
Unless you go to a neighborhood that's a bit further away.
Oh, by the way, they're moving.
Fang Qing asked, "Is the house situation settled? My parents are coming soon, where will we move to?"
"The house is all set up, but... the house isn't very nice. The good thing is that we can live there for free."
Upon hearing that it was free, Fang Qing automatically ignored the fact that the house wasn't very nice.
"Free? That's great!"
"The house isn't very good," Lu Jiangting reminded her.
Fang Qing said, "No matter how bad it is, can it be worse than a house in the countryside? When I was a child, the house I lived in was drafty on all sides. It was very cold in the mountains in winter. When it snowed heavily, I almost froze to death."
At this point, she even tried to gain sympathy for herself.
“Jianjun and I are about the same. We were the two most pitiful people in our mountains. If we hadn’t encouraged each other and kept each other warm, we probably wouldn’t have survived.”
She wiped away a tear as she said this.
"Who knew that after we had endured such hardship and were just about to have better days, he would be gone?"
This is also Lu Jiangting's lingering regret.
He knew how hard Wang Jianjun's life had been before.
Yes, he finally made it through and escaped from those mountains, but he's gone now.
Lu Jiangting's heart tightened, and after a pause, he said, "How about we add some money and rent a better place?"
"No." She said this not to spend more money, but to tell him that she could endure hardship, so that he would feel more guilty towards himself.
If he outlives his parents, he'll be kinder to himself.
He can live a good life with her, and she can say that she has finally made it through her tough times.
"It's okay if the conditions are a little worse. We're having financial difficulties right now, but we can bear with it. We'll move to a better house when things get better in the future."
Seeing how understanding she was, Lu Jiangting softened again.
"Okay, Fang Qing, I will remember the hardships you endure with me. In the future, when I have the means, I will definitely not let you suffer."
That's exactly what she wanted to hear.
Why would an old man or woman come to live here?
With that old man's slovenly habits, he'd ruin even the best houses.
They live in a worse place now, but after they both die, the three of them can move to a better house.
Fang Qing knew the house was bad, but she didn't expect it to be this bad.
When Lu Jiangting took her to that house, she felt it was not as good as the woodshed in her hometown.
At least the woodshed in my hometown is big enough. This house, which is supposed to have two bedrooms and a living room, is way too small.
Is one of the rooms definitely not separated by a staircase?
Is this also a room?
"This was created by dividing the space into sections on the stairs."
"But... I can't even stand up straight."
"This is the bedroom. The purpose of the bedroom is for sleeping, so there's no need to stand up straight."
Fang Qing: "..."
"I've thought about it. This house requires climbing a few stairs, so it's fine for you and Chenchen to stay here. The downstairs room is for my parents; they're not in good health and can't climb stairs. If they fall while climbing stairs, it will put even more pressure on us, don't you think?"
Fang Qing looked around the house. There were two rooms, one at the top of the stairs and one at the bottom. The room at the top of the stairs was as low as a coffin, but at least it was clean and hygienic, because the elderly couldn't climb the stairs.
If they live downstairs, it's bigger, but the old folks sit on it all day like it's a sofa. How are they supposed to get any sleep?
If you live in this house, you'll only be able to sleep in a coffin-like room with stairs.
“Chenchen and I are quite comfortable staying here.” She looked at Lu Jiangting and said, “It’s quite spacious if we make beds all of it; the three of us can all sleep in it.”
Lu Jiangting awkwardly looked away.
Fang Qing continued, "It just feels like this house is really old. These electrical wires must have been installed later."
"They are indeed very old, houses from the Republic of China era. This whole area will be demolished in the future, and we probably won't be able to live here for much longer before these houses are torn down."
That's good.
She already said she could endure hardship, so she can't go back on her word.
"Okay, then we'll stay here."
"Okay, since you think it's fine, I'll give you the keys. You can move in tomorrow when you're free. You don't have to pay next month's rent; there are still eight days left on the lease."
She's not in a hurry to move in; she can move in a few days later.
She should hurry up and find a job.
……
In the past few days, Lin Yuyao passed various tests and successfully obtained her driver's license.
What she didn't know was that, luckily, she took it quickly.
If it had been delayed by another month or two, a new policy would have been introduced, making it much more difficult to obtain a driver's license.
In addition, the necessary documents for the magazine were obtained, and the house was renovated. She borrowed a large fan from Zhou Jing and bought three more large fans herself, making a total of four large fans blowing in the house.
Zhou Jing was puzzled, "There's no one around, why do you brag about it every day?"
"Blow it clean."
"Wasn't it cleaned up?"
Lin Yuyao laughed and said, "Some pollution is invisible to the eye, but it's good to blow it out."
Zhou Jing didn't understand what was so scary about invisible pollution; she just thought that four big fans blowing like that every day must consume a lot of electricity.
Electricity costs money, money!
Summer has arrived before we knew it, and it's graduation season again.
It's hot today, so the bookstore has turned on the fans.
It's hot and the wind is blowing hard.
A young girl who had just graduated from junior high school came to the bookstore to apply for a job.
Her name is Luo Yanni, she is seventeen years old, and tall and thin.
Lin Yuyao was surprised, "You only graduated from junior high school this year?"
"Yes, I started school late." Luo Yanni was still a little shy, and spoke in a very soft voice.
I just graduated this year, which means I just left school.
I started looking for a job right after finishing my junior high school exams.
Zhou Jing asked her with some concern, "Are you still going to study?"
She was worried that since they were only here for a summer job, if they had to leave again after school started in two months, she would have to hire someone else, which would be a lot of trouble.
Luo Yanni said, "I'm not going to study anymore; I'm just here to work."
Zhou Jing said, "Young lady, let me make this clear first. We have to hold back half a month's salary. That means if you start working now, you won't get paid until the 15th of next month. If you work for two months and then leave to go back to school on September 1st, then you won't get paid next month."
"Don't worry, I won't."
"You just finished your exams, and the results haven't come out yet. How can you be sure you didn't know it?"
"I didn't take the entrance exam. I... my family won't let me go to school," she said softly, her voice growing softer and softer.
Zhou Jing and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.
Liu Yihuan stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "The exam registration fee isn't cheap either. If your grades are too low, it's better not to take the exam at all, and you'll save some money."
These days, there are still a lot of people who haven't escaped poverty. Every penny saved counts. High school is highly competitive, and those whose grades are far behind, or who choose not to continue their studies, just get their diplomas and don't take the high school entrance exam.