bookbashuk Chapter 89 The Exam Begins
Chapter 89 The Exam Begins
"Grandma, don't just scold me. I didn't suggest the divorce. What woman wants a divorce? I certainly didn't. It's your grandson who wants to divorce me. I can't just let myself starve to death after the divorce."
"Besides, don't think I don't know. Before, you all complained that I couldn't have children, didn't you? Now it's Qin Min who can't have children. Logically speaking, he's the one who wronged me and held me back. Why don't you talk about him? Why do you have to talk about me?"
Xiao Fen was reckless and would make anyone who made her life miserable.
Ever since she learned that Qin Min was the one who couldn't have children, causing her to be pointed at and gossiped about for so many years, her best years have been wasted by this man.
Xiao Fen had broken down and suffered, but she felt more relaxed and liberated. She no longer had to suppress herself or doubt herself.
At least, no one will gossip about her being a barren hen anymore, and she won't have to stay up all night every night, tossing and turning and silently wiping away tears, just because she sees someone pregnant.
She wondered if there was something wrong with herself, if she had let Qin Min down, since she hadn't been able to give him a child after so many years of marriage.
These words were spoken.
Qin Min's face was the most unpleasant. "Xiao Fen, no matter what, you shouldn't have spread the family affairs so widely."
"I feel disgusted just looking at you now, I can't live like this anymore."
"Didn't you complain that I couldn't have children? Let's get a divorce. Go find a man who can make you have children. Our Qin family can't tolerate this big shot."
The news has spread far and wide that he's impotent, unable to get his wife pregnant, and was even beaten up by her in the middle of the night, ending up in the hospital.
The news spread not only throughout their courtyard but also among many people at the lumber mill where he worked.
Every time he went out, many people would secretly look at him, point at him, and gossip. Even his friends would talk behind his back about him being a useless man and would distance themselves from him.
The couple argued again about the divorce.
It's not good to help anyone who is at fault.
As long as it didn't involve work, no one from the Qin family stood up to speak for anyone.
Xu Sui and Qin Yunzhou finished their dinner early and returned to their room.
Tomorrow morning at nine o'clock, Xu Sui will have her first exam at the textile factory.
Whether it's a position in a textile factory or a position at a grain depot, they are all considered "carrot positions" (meaning low pass rates), with a very low probability of getting the job.
However, Xu Sui is the kind of person who never gives up until she hits a wall. Even a low probability still has a chance, which means she still has a possibility of passing the exam.
Not taking the exam doesn't mean you lose anything; passing it would be a bonus.
Both of these positions are purchasing officer positions, which are office-based and are full-time positions.
She's not very far along in her pregnancy yet. After passing the exam, she can work for a while. When she's about to give birth, whether she finds someone to cover her shift or sells her job, it's a sure-fire way to make money.
The two returned to the house.
Qin Min and Xiao Fen finally quieted down outside.
The night before the exam.
Xu Sui stopped studying, washed up, changed into her pajamas, and lay in bed, preparing to get a good night's sleep and recharge for tomorrow's exam.
Qin Yunzhou was initially worried that she would be nervous, and planned to comfort her by saying that it didn't matter if she didn't pass the exam, as he could support her and the child.
Unexpectedly, just as he changed into his pajamas, lifted the covers, and got into bed...
Only then did they notice that Xu Sui, with rosy cheeks and messy hair, was already fast asleep, wrapped in her blanket, showing no signs of nervousness whatsoever.
Qin Yunzhou couldn't help but smile, his expression softening slightly. He reached out and brushed aside Xu Sui's stray hairs, tucking them behind her ear.
A moment later, his gaze shifted downwards and landed on Xu Sui's stomach, where he gently touched it.
I couldn't feel anything through the blanket.
But a strange emotion welled up inside him, and he couldn't help but wonder who the child would resemble more after birth.
Does he resemble him more, or Xu Sui more?
Perhaps, God injured his leg this time so that he could personally witness the changes of the child in Xu Sui's belly and personally participate in his birth.
The sky gradually brightened.
Early the next morning.
Xu Sui has already woken up. She has her own biological clock, and she will usually wake up at the time she wants to wake up.
The textile factory started the exam at nine o'clock.
She needs to be there before 8:30.
There wasn't time to make anything special in the morning, so she simply soaked two spoonfuls of malted milk powder for breakfast. Xu Sui grabbed her small military green crossbody bag and hurriedly headed outside.
Before leaving, Qin Yunzhou slipped a grain coupon and some money into her bag, telling her to eat at the state-run restaurant for lunch and not to be stingy.
After finishing the exam at the textile factory, I still had to rush to the grain depot.
The grain station is a bit far, so there's no time to go home for dinner.
Stepping out of the house, Xu Sui hurriedly opened her small satchel and saw that half a jin of grain coupons cost five yuan, which was quite a lot. She could still have most of it left over after eating a meal at the state-run canteen.
With food coupons, meals weren't expensive.
Meat buns at state-run restaurants cost only a few cents each, and steamed buns were even cheaper, but the cheapest options were coarse grains like dark flour steamed buns.
Even so, in recent years, very few people have been able to eat at state-run restaurants.
Only when people occasionally need to improve their meals and treat themselves will they be willing to eat out at state-run restaurants.
Given the Qin family's circumstances, they would generally be reluctant to eat out.
Old Mrs. Qin, who had just finished sweeping the street, came back from outside and bumped into Xu Sui, who was about to go out.
Looking at Xu Sui, who was dressed more smartly and presentably than usual, and full of energy, she looked exactly like a young and pretty woman from a big city.
Grandma Qin almost didn't recognize her; someone had to nudge her.
"Isn't that your granddaughter-in-law? She looks so smart. Is that a Lenin suit she's wearing? Those suits aren't cheap; one of them is worth at least a month's salary for sweeping the streets."
"I didn't expect your granddaughter-in-law to be so fashionable."
Grandma Qin's eyes widened immediately, and she stammered, "That...that expensive? It can't be, right?"
Her monthly salary is thirteen yuan and fifty cents, which is not much, but it's not a small amount either.
Goodness, Xu Sui spends so much money on just one piece of clothing. She remembered that the closet in Xu Sui's room seemed to be full of her clothes. How much money must that have cost?
Grandma Qin narrowed her eyes, feeling that Xu Sui, dressed so beautifully and pregnant, must be someone special to run around outside.
She hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth and secretly followed.
In order not to be discovered, she dared not follow too closely.
while walking.
Grandma Qin saw Xu Sui enter a factory, and when she looked up, she saw that it was a textile factory.
After Xu Sui went inside, she quickly ran to the security guard at the entrance and asked the old man guarding the gate.
"Hey bro, is our textile factory hiring today?"
"Is it still possible to register now?"