readytorunbook Chapter 928 You are the one without a stance
Chapter 928 You are the one without a stance
Chapter 928 You are the one without a stance
Director Lin glanced at the time and said with a smile, "Mom, you look great today. Cuizhi, did you help my mother-in-law go for a walk this afternoon?"
Cuizhi, who was sitting in the chair, stood up and nodded.
She was a woman with fairly pretty features, but the look in her eyes when she looked at Director Lin was complicated. There was a sense of awe towards the mistress of the house, as well as resentment and even bitterness.
Her eyes flickered for a moment before she looked away.
Director Lin pretended not to see it and said, "I'll go cook first, and we can talk slowly after we finish eating."
Director Lin's eldest son was admitted to university last year, his second and youngest daughters are in junior high school, and his youngest son just started elementary school.
In those days, there was no such thing as picking up and dropping off children to go to school. Moreover, the State Administration of Foreign Trade had its own schools for children of employees. Within this compound, one could basically solve all their problems related to food, clothing, housing, and transportation.
Of course, if you don't want to shop in the compound, you can go outside. There are department stores, farmers' markets, and grocery stores nearby.
It's only been a short time since May Day, and there aren't many fresh vegetables available this season. But now that the land has been contracted out to individuals, many farmers are resourceful, especially in rural areas closer to Beijing. They grow things like bok choy and spinach, but these are rare finds.
Director Lin just bought some steamed buns from the company cafeteria. The steamed buns made in the big iron pot taste much better than the ones I make at home.
So the families in the compound usually bought steamed buns from the canteen. Of course, steamed buns weren't available every day. But Director Lin was, after all, the head of logistics and the person in charge of the canteen. She wasn't so serious and rigid as to not dare to buy steamed buns.
We have radishes at home. A while ago, we imported a batch of beef and mutton cubes from Gangcheng. Lu Qiaoge helped us make the arrangements.
Each employee of the General Administration received half a jin (250 grams), while the leaders received eight liang (400 grams). Director Lin did not find cooking under these conditions troublesome.
Steamed buns with homemade pickled vegetables, then shredded radish, lard in a pan, scallions sautéed until fragrant, radish softened, broth added, and beef chunks—that's basically it. In just over twenty minutes, the meal was on the table.
My son doesn't eat at home; he lives at school. My two daughters led their little brother into the house, and as soon as they smelled the delicious aroma, they rushed into the kitchen.
This one is calling for Mommy, that one is calling for Mommy, this one says it smells delicious, that one says they're so hungry.
There was no situation what others imagined, where all the children were won over by Cuizhi.
If we disregard Cuizhi's comments, this is actually a very warm and loving family.
Director Lin didn't reflect on it, because there was no need to.
Her family situation was simple: due to an accident, her mother-in-law became paralyzed and bedridden.
At that time, my younger brother had just brought my mother over, and the two elderly people naturally knew each other.
Before my mother-in-law got sick, she had a very mild temper, and my mother also had a mild personality. The two of them got along quite well at first.
Of course, the mother's main reason for coming to take care of her mother-in-law was to avoid adding to her own burden.
Taking care of a patient is never easy.
Not only do they take care of her eating, drinking, toileting, and sleeping, but they also turn her over and massage her.
When her mother fell ill, she immediately sent her back home. She first hired someone with nursing experience to take care of her, but her mother-in-law disagreed, saying that she had a relative in her hometown named Wang Cuizhi. Her family had many brothers and sisters, and her mother favored boys over girls. Girls at home didn't even have enough to eat and lived like livestock. It was a very difficult life for her to come to the city.
And just like that, they brought Wang Cuizhi over.
She was an ordinary girl. At first, everything was fine, and she and her husband were genuinely grateful to Wang Cuizhi.
Who could have imagined that so many messy things would happen later?
Director Lin is now glad that he started paying her a salary from the very first month.
That's right, this is salary.
Although, in her mother-in-law's words, this was pocket money.
Taking care of the elderly woman's meals is also part of Wang Cuizhi's job.
After the old lady finished eating, the mother-in-law wanted to talk to Director Lin again.
Director Lin sighed, went up to her, and lowered his voice to say, "Xiao Lei's grandfather came to me a couple of days ago. He said that his son with that woman is sick and he wants to go to the First People's Hospital for treatment. He hopes that Xiao Lei's father can put in a good word for him and get the medical expenses fully reimbursed."
The old lady originally wanted to press Director Lin for an explanation of his thoughts.
The old lady wasn't stupid. Even if her current daughter-in-law didn't have such abilities and status, her original daughter-in-law would have been better than Wang Cuizhi, who took care of her.
She would never allow her son and daughter-in-law to divorce.
The house they live in was allocated to them by the State Administration of Foreign Trade, and the compound they live in also belongs to the State Administration of Foreign Trade.
If she gets divorced, will she still be able to live here?
She just couldn't stand anything, and wanted to cause trouble and make a scene. Besides, Wang Cuizhi had indeed put in a lot of effort, and she couldn't bear to see her suffer. She wanted to find her a good job, preferably one that didn't require much work but still paid her a salary and allowed her to take care of her occasionally. After all, she had gotten used to being served by her.
Her mind was racing with countless thoughts, but she never expected that Director Lin would mention this. Her face immediately changed, and she scolded Director Lin: "What? Xiao Lei's grandfather? He doesn't have a grandfather! You...you woman, how can you betray your own family?"
Director Lin's expression changed. She slowly straightened her back and looked at her mother-in-law calmly.
Wang Cuizhi stepped aside, and the old lady couldn't help but swallow.
She was never afraid of her daughter-in-law speaking loudly to her, or even scolding her.
What she feared was someone looking at her calmly, just like now.
Then, Director Lin, his voice calm but with a furrowed brow, said, "Mom, tell me who's betraying us?"
The old woman could only grit her teeth and say, "No, no..." before immediately changing the subject. She first launched into a tirade of insults, then said, "That shameless bastard wants my son to reimburse his bastard's medical expenses. Why should I care? Let me tell you, if you agree, I'll never forgive you..."
While the old lady was cursing, Director Lin had already closed the door to his mother-in-law's bedroom.
Director Lin curled the corners of his lips, sighed, and said helplessly, "Actually, Xiao Lei's father and I have always had our own stances; it's you who doesn't. If you always had this attitude after seeing my father, how wonderful that would be."
Upon hearing this, the old lady's face flushed red, but she couldn't utter a single word.
Director Lin ignored the old lady and turned her gaze to Wang Cuizhi. She said in a gentle voice, "Cuizhi, how about we go to the study to talk about this privately after I finish cleaning up the kitchen?"
Wang Cuizhi nodded and said in a muffled voice, "Okay."
But for some reason, I felt that Director Lin was a little different from usual today!