Three or Two Things about Rebirth

After changing to a new job, even the days seem to pass faster.

Qiu Luming's life is easy but also a little tiring, but at least his schedule is finally synchronized with that of his family. He has a normal rest day on Sundays, does not have to be on duty at noon, and does not need to bring lunch.

I am not busy at work, and I deal more with human relationships than business matters.

Read some business books at work, and memorize 20 words whenever you have time. It’s not hard, but I won’t give up.

I also have to prepare for self-study exams in my spare time.

He Manshu taught her not to be too different in front of others, so she usually looked casual when reading business books. When her colleagues were short of one and asked her to help, she did not refuse and played a few games with them, just like being one with the others.

Jiayang Customs is not really just "eight immortals crossing the sea", there are five temporary workers, one is a cook, one is a cleaner, and three are salesmen. These five people usually do the most work, but they are paid the least, and they are often not included in parties and welfare.

When Qiu Luming was having dinner at home, Qiu Jiashu said, "It's normal. There is no such thing as absolute fairness in this world. The people on patrol, on traffic duty, and on night shift in our unit are either new or temporary workers. Xie Zhi is lucky. He recently got a job in the county. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to support his son with his salary!"

In Jiayang, in addition to customs and border inspection, there are also banks, tobacco companies, post offices and other units with power. If young people can enter such units, it will definitely make people jealous.

There are many advantages to being far away from the emperor. As long as there is no one from above, Director Wu does not require you to dress up for work, so colleagues keep a set of uniforms in the office and usually wear casual clothes to feel comfortable. Otherwise, Qiu Luming would really have psychological barriers when playing mahjong.

That day, Qiu Luming met Liu Qi on his way to work. She caught up with him from behind on a bicycle and hit Qiu Luming on the arm.

"Hey, Liu Qi, you scared me!"

Liu Qi smiled and said enviously, "Sister Qiu, why aren't you wearing a uniform today? I saw it at the sports meet and on the day of the goods transfer. It was really beautiful!"

"The boss doesn't require it, so casual clothes are the most comfortable." Qiu Luming said with a smile, "I heard you were transferred upstairs?"

Liu Qi slowed down the car and said with a smile, "Well, there are new people in the reading room, all of them are temporary workers without a regular job. Sister Qiu, why are there so many people without jobs now? They are all scrambling for this job!"

"There are too many people born in the 1960s and 1970s. After the founding of our country, the population surged. It became difficult to find jobs in the late 1960s. This is one of the reasons why many educated youth went to the countryside. Alas, our generation, we don't know what we will experience in the future..."

"What did you say? Didn't the educated youth go to the countryside to support rural construction? How did it become difficult to find a job? Don't talk nonsense, it will affect your work!"

"Haha, I'm just making random guesses and making blind analyses. They don't count. Anyway, I only told you what I said. If it really affects your work, then it's you who told others about it!" Qiu Luming smiled half-truthfully and hit Liu Qi's arm.

"I know, I know." Liu Qi said with a smile. "But you are so lucky!"

"Yeah." Qiu Luming nodded, agreeing, "I'm really lucky."

"I heard that your company's salary is at least over 600?"

"Almost. When I first went there, I was the one at the bottom."

"Ah, that's higher than ours. After the salary increase, I only make a little over 200 yuan. With a few gifts, I can't even afford to buy a skirt!"

"Same, our gifts are also big, and there is nothing left after a month." Qiu Luming echoed, "I have a few friends who have just graduated. One of them was assigned to the post office and his salary is also over 600 yuan. Their benefits are also very good."

"There's really no comparison!" Liu Qi said with emotion, "My grandma always said that a weak mother makes a merchant, while a strong father makes a minister. The family's ancestors stay in their hometown, while the poor move to other places. If you think about it carefully, it's really true. My family doesn't have any connections. I graduated with a regular job, and in the end I had to ask my sister-in-law's relatives for help and spend money to get me into the library. In my class, there were people who did better than me in the exams, but after graduation they went to work in enterprises, and there is one who still hasn't been assigned a job. I also heard that there will be no job assignment for graduates in the future!

Most of the remaining students with average grades went out to study at their own expense. Now the TV universities are full and it is impossible to enroll. They all want to spend money to get a degree and maybe get a good job. Among my classmates, there is one who grills kebabs, one who sells clothes, and the rest who have no diplomas and no family background have all gone out to work...

So, Sister Qiu, you are so lucky. You are beautiful, have a good job, and have a good partner. People are jealous of you!"

"I'm not as pretty as you. I heard that there's a handsome guy in the Water Conservancy Bureau pursuing you? I'm the dumbest one in the family, so my parents and brother and sister-in-law take good care of me. This is my luckiest thing. Liu Qi, you're a kind girl. I'm optimistic about you, and you'll get better and better!"

"really?"

"Really!" Qiu Luming nodded vigorously.

When she nodded, she felt like a replica of her mother.

Part of the reason she said this was that she had a really good impression of Liu Qi.

Another important reason is that, unlike my colleagues in the library who seem cunning and worldly but are actually very direct and honest, my colleagues in the customs are all quite sophisticated. Behind their gentle smiles, there is a layer of transparent membrane, and behind their smiles, there are complex meanings.

Even when playing mahjong or making a winning hand, he had to be more careful. These things prompted Qiu Luming to grow quickly, and he would never bully others without thinking again.

She has deeply understood what her mother once said: water always flows downwards, and changes from liquid to solid or gas depending on the temperature. Water can always find its best state.

People, especially women, must have the ability to make themselves comfortable and happy, and most importantly, they must learn to show weakness. Temporary showing off and bragging will only bring misfortune and disaster to oneself.

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Qin Huifang stayed at her parents' home during her confinement period.

This is the first of its kind in Jiayang.

Just because Lu's mother turned around and left when she found out that Qin Huifang didn't give birth to a boy, Qin's mother made up her mind not to let her daughter stay at Lu's house for confinement. The person who came to Qin's house to produce milk said half-jokingly, "Chief Huang, your daughter is the first in Jiayang!"

"Rules are meant to be broken! My daughter felt guilty for not being able to give the Lu family a grandson. I can't let her cause more trouble for them, so I took her back to her parents' home to recuperate after giving birth!"

"Oh, if everyone thinks of you like this, won't things just get messed up?" The man still smiled.

"Oh, I wish everyone could be like me!" Qin's mother spoke in a loud voice.

Lu Jiaming rushed back to Jiayang at noon on June 2nd. At that time, Qin Huifang had not yet been discharged from the hospital. Lu Jiaming got off the car and went straight to the hospital.

Qiu Luming went to deliver the meal carrying a thermos bucket of chicken soup, and happened to see Lu Jiaming holding his daughter as if she were a time bomb, his expression tense and frozen.

Seeing Song Shuang's mother-in-law busying around, Qin Huifang couldn't help but complain to Lu Jiaming. Qiu Luming quickly glared at her and signaled her to stop talking.

Qin Huifang was discharged from the hospital and went home on the third day after giving birth because the hospital was too noisy and she and her child could not get a good rest.

Lu Jiaming followed Qin's family embarrassedly. He had no way to deal with his mother, let alone ask her to pick up Huifang. Now she cried whenever she mentioned the child, saying that she just wanted a grandson, but she couldn't get what she wanted. Her life was really miserable.

Lu Jiaming said that she was too feudal and still favored boys over girls in this era.

Lu's mother cried even harder, saying that she had raised this son in vain, and that she might as well give him to Lao Qin's family as a son-in-law.

The three sisters didn't have much to say, especially the eldest sister. She had been grudged against Qin Huifang ever since she cooked for them and now she started to complain, "Look at that thin waist and narrow hips. She doesn't look like someone who can give birth to a son!"

"Sister, science shows that it is men who decide whether a baby is a boy or a girl. Why are you blaming Huifang?"

"Huifang, Huifang, you keep talking about your wife all the time, why don't you just worship her?"

Well, I have to go back to Harbin to take the graduation exam in a few days. If I bring Huifang back, she will definitely not be able to take good care of herself after the baby is born.

Lu Jiaming suddenly felt so wronged. This dilemma was so uncomfortable!

Qin Huifang was not at all kind to Lu Jiaming, but Qin's mother treated Lu Jiaming better than her own son. Lu Jiaming ate the confinement meal and gained three kilograms in a week.

At the Qiu family dinner meeting, He Manshu said, "There is a saying that a marriage without the blessing of parents is unlikely to last. This is absolutely true. I can see that, except for Lu Jiaming, no one else is enthusiastic about Huifang's marriage."

"I really don't understand why Huifang insists on marrying Lu Jiaming when she obviously doesn't like him that much." Qiu Luming said in confusion.

Fang Yuan rarely interrupted, but this time she said, "I have a classmate who was dating someone, but because she kissed him, she felt that she couldn't date anyone else. Even though she felt that it was not suitable, she still married him in the end."

Qiu Luming was silent. This was indeed the reality.