Gu Xingdong lifted an eyelid, "Or else?"
Hearing that it was true, Li Weimin rushed to the table, "Your sister-in-law introduced me, right?"
Seeing Gu Xingdong nod, Li Weimin immediately grinned happily, "That's great." His sister-in-law was reliable, so the introduction was definitely good.
"Boss, you and your sister-in-law are my parents reborn."
Gu Xingdong: "..." He felt his hand itching again.
"Don't get happy too soon. She's a college student. It's not certain if she'll like you with your current conditions."
Gu Xingdong, timely pouring a basin of cold water, made Li Weimin instantly nervous, "A, a college student?"
Gu Xingdong nodded, "She's your sister-in-law's classmate. Her family is well-off, her parents are both working, she's an only child, and she should be about your age."
He hadn't gotten a definite answer about her age, and Gu Xingdong was a bit unsure.
These conditions were too good. Li Weimin couldn't help but swallow his saliva, suddenly feeling a little uncertain, "Then, then will she like me?"
Gu Xingdong looked up at him, "I'll tell your sister-in-law the situation tonight and see what the other side says."
Although he knew that Zhang Xue was willing, Gu Xingdong just didn't want him to be happy too soon.
As expected, Li Weimin went out uneasily. He didn't dare to mention to anyone he met that Gu Xingdong was going to introduce him to someone. If word got out and the woman didn't like him, he would lose face.
He walked back to the dormitory and found the opposite bunk had been tidied up. He couldn't help but be curious who had moved in.
He turned and saw Wu Zheng enter, froze for a moment, and pointed at the opposite bunk, "Did you argue with your sister-in-law?"
Wu Zheng glared at him, "Can't you wish me some good fortune?"
"Then why did you move in and squeeze into the dormitory with me?"
"Sigh." Wu Zheng sighed, "My sister's sister-in-law brought her child over. There was no room at home, so I had to come and stay in the dormitory."
He heard that she wasn't living with the Lu surname anymore. As a woman with a child, and looking at the situation, she intended to stay for a long time. As her brother-in-law, he couldn't say much.
Looking at Li Weimin, and thinking about how he had wanted to matchmake them before, Wu Zheng suddenly felt a bit fortunate that it hadn't worked out. Otherwise, with Lin Xiaohui's temperament, his relationship with Li Weimin wouldn't have lasted.
On the other side, Lin Xiaohui wanted to return to working at the kindergarten, but she was severely mocked by her former colleagues.
"Xiaohui, didn't you get married in the city and have city hukou? Do you still need to work?"
"Yes, besides, it's only more than twenty yuan a month. There's no need to work yourself to death, right?"
Lin Xiaohui's face turned from green to purple. Looking at the two people in front of her, she was furious, "What do you mean?"
"What do we mean? Didn't you say it yourself back then? You also said that a lousy kindergarten was nothing to do, and our temple is too small to accommodate a great Buddha like you."
"Whether I come back to work or not isn't up to you. Get out of the way, I'm going to ask the principal." Lin Xiaohui pushed the two aside and went to the office inside.
"Xiaohui is back." The principal smiled and greeted her when she came over.
After all, they were all military dependents. Although she wasn't very dedicated when she worked, and even left without saying goodbye when she resigned, the principal's attitude was still quite good, which gave Lin Xiaohui hope.
"I still want to come back to work."
The principal smiled, "It's probably not possible now. There aren't many children in the kindergarten, and two teachers are enough."
"Xiao Qian is the one who replaced me, right? I worked in the kindergarten longer than her, so I'll definitely do better than her." She only had a junior high school education, and many now had high school or vocational school diplomas. Finding a job in the city had no advantage; most were temporary positions. In comparison, the kindergarten in the military dependents' area was the best, with a simple working environment and not tiring, with a monthly salary of thirty yuan.
The principal stared at her for a long time, surprised that she could say such a thing. As the saying goes, a洼地 (lowland) is only visible when there is no 高山 (high mountain); Xiao Qian's work was much more diligent and responsible than hers.
"Xiao Qian's work attitude is enthusiastic and proactive. She was even rated as an outstanding teacher in the kindergarten before the new year. Most people can't compare to this. I still have work to do. Xiaohui, please close the door for me when you leave."
Even a fool could tell that this was a disguised dismissal. Lin Xiaohui stood there, her expression changing several times. After turning to leave, she went directly back to the Wu family.
"A fallen phoenix is worse than a chicken; everyone is bullying me."
Lin Xiaoyue had just coaxed Wu Yang to sleep when the sound of Lin Xiaohui slamming the door woke the child up again. Seeing the child pouting and about to cry, Lin Xiaoyue quickly picked him up and patted him twice.
"Sister, didn't brother-in-law get promoted? Ask him to say a word at the kindergarten. That guy surnamed Qian's brother is just a company commander. With my brother-in-law's help, the principal will definitely agree to use me."
Lin Xiaohui sat down on the stool, feeling depressed. Lu Yang ran over happily when he saw her return, but she pushed him aside and said irritably, "Can't you see I'm upset? If you bother me again, I'll send you away tomorrow."
Lin Xiaoyue really couldn't listen any longer. She said sternly, "Yangyang is still a child. I advised you to honestly tell your brother-in-law back then, but you insisted on causing so much trouble. If I didn't agree to you coming, you ran back to your hometown to have a child, and even quit your job. Your brother-in-law manages the camp's affairs, but he can't manage the kindergarten. Besides, what kind of place is this? So many eyes are watching. If you can't manage, why don't you go sell hawthorn cakes with me? That's quite profitable too."
"Be a small vendor with you? I can't afford to lose that face."
Lin Xiaoyue's hand patting the child paused, "What if you feel it's embarrassing? You still have a child to raise. You're not young anymore. Life has turned out like this. For you to come here, your brother-in-law has to squeeze into the dormitory. I'm your sister, and I won't say anything about that. If it really doesn't work out, why don't you go back to your hometown?"
"Fine, I've only been here a few days, and even you are looking at me with displeasure? You just find me an eyesore, right? I'll leave now, okay?" Lin Xiaohui said, got up, pushed the door open, and slammed it shut again. Then she went downstairs without looking back.
Wu Yang was startled again and started crying loudly. Lu Yang heard the crying and also started to cry. Lin Xiaoyue and her mother-in-law could only frantically try to comfort the children.
...
After Chen Lishu returned to the city, she first delivered ten mooncakes to the shop. She brought the remaining few to Zhang Xue and Li Zhiwei in class on Monday.
"Lishu, how is it?" She had been thinking about Li Weimin's matter and couldn't muster much enthusiasm for the food.
"Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival. We don't have classes in the afternoon. I've arranged with my husband to invite you and Li Weimin to our home for dinner, so it won't be awkward."
Zhang Xue was surprised, "Ah? Tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Where are you going?" Li Zhiwei leaned over and asked when he heard the sound.