If you cheat, money will follow

Two hours later, the car drove onto the village road of Changjia Village.

In the houses on both sides of the village road, Spring Festival couplets are posted on every household.

Young people who have returned from work along the coast gather in groups of twos and threes in warm clothes to smoke and play cards in the yard;

Children chewed various snacks and gathered in front of the house to set off firecrackers.

The air was filled with thick smoke of fireworks.

During the Chinese New Year period, Changjia Village is very lively.

Chang Xueqin and Tan Xiaoya opened the car windows and greeted the elderly in the village along the way, while introducing these elders to Chang Le.

Changjia Village is passed down from the same ancestor, some are relatively close to each other, and some are separated by several generations.

Arriving at Chang Le's ancestral home, Chang Le's uncle and uncle's family had already arrived first.

Chang Le's uncle and uncle both work in Renhe County, which is relatively close to Changjia Village.

When the two families saw the car approaching, they greeted it.

"Happy New Year! Brother."

"Happy New Year. Study hard."

"Xueqin, is the road blocked?" Chang Le's uncle Chang Xue asked.

"Fortunately, not many people go out now. It will be hard to say when we get to the fourth day of the Lunar New Year." Chang Xueqin said

"Can Chang Le know how to drive?" Chang Le's uncle Chang Xueyi asked.

"Yes, it took Lezi more than a month to get his driver's license during the summer vacation. Let him practice and he can drive pretty well." Chang Xueqin said

"Come in and warm yourself by the fire. It's so cold outside. Why are you crowding outside?" Aunt He Shufen said standing on the threshold of the ancestral home.

Entering the living room, the three families sat on long wooden chairs in the living room, warming themselves over the charcoal fire and watching TV.

The three sisters-in-law entered the side room next to it, which was the kitchen.

In the kitchen, the three sisters-in-law worked together and chatted at the same time.

"Xiaoya, Lezi will take the college entrance examination soon. How are your grades?" asked her aunt

"I caught up this semester and entered the top 100 in my grade." Tan Xiaoya replied with a slightly proud tone.

He Shufen was surprised, but still said with a smile: "This is a good thing, the fun is really good. As a family, nothing else is important. The most important thing is that the children have to work hard."

She then asked Chang Le's aunt Li Xiuling: "Xiuling, where is your Xiaoyu?"

"Xiaoyu is okay. He has been sensible in this aspect since he was a child and has not worried about it. His grades last semester were not bad. There should be no problem in entering the No. [-] Middle School in the county." Li Xiuling said with a smile.

"That's good. Our family is obviously in trouble. I didn't study hard at first and only knew how to play every day. Now I'm suffering a big loss." He Shufen sighed and said: "He attended a high school class reunion some time ago, and all his classmates They all make a lot of money in big cities, and their salaries are tens of thousands or even tens of thousands a month..."

"Sister-in-law, you can't compare like this. Although the salary in a big city is high, the expenses are also high. I am obviously in charge of logistics in a county hospital. Although the salary is not as good as that in a big city, it can guarantee income during droughts and floods, and I am not tired. I think it is good." Li Xiuling says

"Hey, Xiuling, you don't understand. To the outside world, he is in charge of logistics in the hospital, but in fact he is just a handyman. Obviously his monthly salary is only half of that of the medical staff, and his bonuses are even less than that. He is 25 years old and doesn’t even have a girlfriend." He Shufen said

"Sister-in-law, I remember that I clearly had a girlfriend, didn't I? She was a primary school teacher." Tan Xiaoya asked

"What are we talking about? I let him talk. He was obviously angry with me about this matter and didn't talk to me for half a month. He is young and ignorant now, but he will understand in the future." He Shufen said

"Sister-in-law, why? Is it a personality incompatibility?" Tan Xiaoya asked

"It has nothing to do with personality. The main reason is that after my investigation, this female teacher's family is poor. Her parents are farmers and they are extremely poor. How can this be done? Isn't this a drag?" He Shufen explained

Tan Xiaoya: "..."

Li Xiuling: "..."

"But I'm fine now. Xueqin is so impressive. After so many years, he finally became the county magistrate. I told Xueqin that I just wanted Mingming to drive for Xueqin..." He Shufen continued.

"...Sister-in-law, this is obviously a formal job as a supervisor." Tan Xiaoya said

"Yes, sister-in-law, no one else can ask for a formal job, so you must not throw it away." Li Xiuling didn't understand either.

"Xiuling, it's hard to get a formal job in the eyes of us. But in the eyes of Xueqin, it's just a matter of words. As long as Xueqin agrees, isn't a formal job just a matter of words? Xueqin will never let it go. My nephew suffers, right?" He Shufen said

Tan Xiaoya: "..."

Li Xiuling: "..."

"Xiaoya, I mentioned it to Xueqin, but he didn't agree for the time being, and I understand. He has been very principled and saves face since he was a child. He really needs to pay attention to some effects when he just takes office. So I am not in a hurry. I will wait for a while. Time will tell.”

"After a while, after he has adapted to his job, he will still have to take care of his nephew, don't you think?" He Shufen said

Tan Xiaoya: "..."

"So, Xiaoya, please help me in this regard and talk to him more." He Shufen said

"Sister-in-law... you should know Xueqin's temper." Tan Xiaoya said

"Of course I know. I didn't ask you to get things done in one go. Good things take a long time. If you mention it every now and then, the work will always get done. I'll also talk to your elder brother here and ask him to do the work too. . Your eldest brother is an old-fashioned person who doesn’t worry about his son’s affairs at all.” He Shufen complained.

Tan Xiaoya: "..."

"Xiaoya, Xiuling, you are both college students, and you have indeed read more books than me. But when it comes to social knowledge, you are still lacking. So today I will tell you everything and let you know why I have arranged it this way." He Shufen said

Tan Xiaoya: "..."

Li Xiuling: "..."

"Look, both Lezi and Xiaoyu from the Xiuling family are doing well in their studies. They will definitely be admitted to a prestigious university and stay in a big city in the future. It is impossible to return to a small place like Linzhou..."

"But you can't be an official for a lifetime. There will always be time to retire. I have seen the hard work of Xueqin over the years. It is not easy to go from being a secretary in the countryside to being the county magistrate now. It took half a lifetime. Once you step down, who will recognize you? Nothing can be done. Therefore, the resources and connections accumulated through study and diligence must be inherited by someone. I think our family is obviously suitable. They are passed down from one grandfather, and they all have the surname Chang. My nephew..."

Li Xiuling: "Sister-in-law, you can see so far."

"That's right, I've been thinking about it for a long time. You see, there are no officials in Linzhou, big or small, who are not related to each other. Obviously, you can drive over there first, from the countryside to the county, and there will be students to take care of you. It's possible Go to the city. This is how the front wave pushes back the back wave, and the back wave beats the front wave." He Shufen said

In the hall.

Chang Xueduan: "Xueqin, did your sister-in-law tell you about Mingming?"

Chang Xueqin nodded.

"Don't pay attention to her. She just has this bad habit. She always wants to engage in these evil things." Chang Xueduan said angrily.

"This is your wife, you don't care about it?" Chang Xueqin said with a smile.

"Come on. If she's reasonable, I don't have to worry about it. If she's unreasonable, I can't care about her. You've seen her ability to act mischievously in recent years, and she's made the entire yard restless..." Chang Xueduan shook his head and said:

"Let me tell you one more thing. My girlfriend, who was obviously having a good relationship with me, forced her to break up with her and disliked her from the countryside. Aren't she and our family all from the countryside? We haven't learned the good customs in society. We dislike her. The habit of loving the poor and loving the rich is very well learned."

"Brother, my sister-in-law is actually very good in most situations. She takes good care of everything inside and outside the family," Chang Xueyi said.

"The ability to run a household is still very strong, which is worthy of recognition." Chang Xueduan said

…………

"Are they really separated?" Chang Le asked Chang Mingming under the eaves.

"Shh... How is that possible? I just lied to my mother. Don't tell her." Chang Mingming said

"Then how long can you lie? You have to go through the aunt to get married."

"Just take it one step at a time. I hope she can figure it out by then."

"How old is the girl?"

"I graduated from a normal college and just started working."

"Okay, you, a high school student, marry a college student."

"The main thing is that I'm handsome, right?"

"..."

"My mother said her family was poor. So what does it matter? Who's family didn't grow up poor? I think her and I's combined salary is enough to live on. We don't even need to buy a five-story house."