Last night, Jiang Si was still worrying about how to empty the valuable things in the house without implicating herself.
After all, she wouldn't do a deal that would cost her as much as it would the enemy.
Unexpectedly, the pleasant surprise came so soon.
Meanwhile, Jiang Si also secretly raised her guard.
Because she remembered very clearly that in the original book, her scumbag father did go to his hometown in northern Jiangsu the next day, but he went alone.
Now, it was their family of five going back.
Although Jiang Si couldn't guess what tricks Lin Yueru and Shen Qingqing were up to, one thing was for sure: their target was definitely the money on her.
Did they need this ten thousand yuan?
Obviously not!
They just wanted to make her life miserable.
In that case, she might as well play along with their scheme.
It was just the right opportunity to teach the whole family of five a lesson!
With a quick turn of her eyes, Jiang Si immediately said, "Let's get the money today. I need to prepare the things I'll need for going to the countryside in advance these days."
Seeing that the fish had taken the bait, Lin Yueru smiled and said, "Okay, got it."
At this time, the happiest one was Shen Xiuwen. He didn't have any other requests, just hoping that the family could be harmonious. But soon, his happiness faded away.
Because before going out, Jiang Si not only took all the bills and industrial coupons at home, but also asked Shen Xiuwen for two bottles of good wine and a good pack of cigarettes!
Jiang Si had a good reason. She was going out to do some shopping this afternoon. How could she do it without bills?
She didn't care about going to handle the transfer formalities empty - handed. As for how many days it would take for the leader to approve, that was hard to say.
Anyway, it wasn't her who was in a hurry!
Moreover, she had read the original book.
She knew that there was a whole wine - cabinet full of such wine at home, hidden in the basement by her scumbag father!
"All right, all right, take them away."
Although Shen Xiuwen agreed, his tone was as reluctant as could be.
Jiang Si didn't care. She wished he could be so angry that he dropped dead.
She went upstairs to find a cloth bag and packed the things. An hour later, the three of them arrived at the entrance of the City Cotton Textile Factory.
Jiang Si said, "You wait here. I'll go to the Labor and Wages Department first to see the situation. I'll come back to call you when it's done."
"Why don't we go together?" Shen Qingqing asked puzzledly.
Jiang Si stopped in her tracks. "I'm going in to see the leader on business. If you all go in with me, isn't it obvious that we're trying to pull strings with the leader?"
"You're so stupid!"
"You!"
Seeing that the two of them were about to quarrel again at the drop of a hat, Lin Yueru was extremely annoyed.
But thinking that they were already here and she still had the household register in her hand, she reckoned that this dead girl wouldn't be able to cause much trouble.
Smiling, he said to Jiang Si, "It's okay. You go in first. We'll wait for you here."
Jiang Si didn't say a word. She gave a cold snort and turned around, walking towards the direction of the Labor and Wages Department.
When she reached the corner of the corridor and saw that there was no one around, she put the things she had brought into her space.
She planned to give these two bottles of limited - edition Moutai to her great - uncle.
Her great - uncle didn't smoke, so she would open that pack of good cigarettes. Later, when she needed to ask someone for a favor, she'd just give them a pack. It would definitely work better than anything else!
Ten minutes later, Jiang Si went downstairs and brought Shen Qingqing and her mother up.
"This is Section Chief Zhou from our Labor and Wages Department."
"Hello, Section Chief Zhou～～"
Shen Qingqing greeted politely. She originally wanted to make some more small talk, but Section Chief Zhou didn't give her a chance. He took a business - like attitude and said,
"I have a meeting later, so I'll make it short.
"Did you bring your high - school diploma, one - inch photos, physical examination certificate, and household register?"
Shen Qingqing nodded. "Yes, I did."
To ensure a smooth job transfer, she had made full preparations this time.
"Okay, then fill out the information first." Section Chief Zhou took an employee profile form from the drawer and handed it over.
Shen Qingqing didn't expect things to go so smoothly. Even after filling out the profile form, she was still in a daze.
Finally, it was Lin Yueru who asked the key question, "Section Chief Zhou, when can she start work?"
"Probably in three or four days. It's Monday today. You can come directly for registration on Friday morning."
"So long?"
Hearing this, Section Chief Zhou stopped his hand while organizing the files, and his tone was imposing without getting angry.
"Normally, our factory doesn't allow employees to transfer their jobs casually.
"But Comrade Jiang has high awareness. She wants to go to the countryside to support the construction of the motherland, so we agreed to let her transfer her job.
"I don't know about the transfer process in other factories. I'll just talk about ours.
"Jiang works in the Propaganda Department. Logically, Comrade Shen should take an exam first, and only after passing the exam can she go for a physical examination.
"After that, these materials need to be submitted to the factory's Revolutionary Committee for unified review, which will take at least more than a week.
"I understand your difficulties as Comrade Jiang has already told me about your situation.
"However, this is already a special case. It can't be any faster."
After saying that, Section Chief Zhou glanced at the time on his wrist. "Well, that's the situation. Do you have any other questions?"
"No, no." Shen Qingqing quickly pulled her mother and told her not to be suspicious.
Lin Yueru could only reply with an embarrassed smile.
"Section Chief Zhou, thank you for your trouble with this matter."
"Of course. So, shall we call it a day today?"
Since Section Chief Zhou had said so, Jiang Si and the others got up politely and took their leave.
After leaving the cotton textile factory, the three of them rushed to the bank without a moment's delay.
Jiang Si had two bankbooks in her hand. The one with a deposit of 10,000 yuan was a three - year fixed - term deposit. With interest, it totaled 11,188 yuan.
The other one with a deposit of 2,000 yuan was a current account, and the principal and interest together were 2,014.4 yuan. In total, it was 13,202.4 yuan.
At that time, the largest - denomination banknote was the 10 - yuan note, also known as the "Great Unity". Fortunately, Jiang Si had taken a cloth bag with her when she went out in the morning. Otherwise, it would have been really difficult to carry so much money.
It was already late when they got home. Shen Xiuwen and the others had to catch a train later, so they didn't plan to have lunch at home.
Before leaving, Shen Qingqing pretended to remind Jiang Si kindly.
"There are a lot of thieves outside these days. Don't carry so much cash when you go out to buy things this afternoon."
Jiang Si raised her eyebrows and looked at her. "Do you think I'm as stupid as you?"
Shen Qingqing smiled and didn't argue with her.
Who was stupid? It was still too early to tell.
Once Jiang Si went to the countryside, there would be plenty of time for her to cry!
"Alright, alright, both of you stop talking."
Shen Xiuwen stopped the two of them, then said to Jiang Si,
"You'll be home alone these days. Remember to lock the door when you go out."
"By the way, your great - uncle has not been in good health. The doctor said he needs to rest quietly and can't be stimulated."
"I plan to find a suitable opportunity to tell him about the family matters later, so as not to let the old man worry about it with me."
Hearing this, Jiang Si almost rolled her eyes.
Wasn't he just afraid that she would complain to the great - uncle? Putting it so elegantly, how shameless!
"Don't worry, I know what to do."
Jiang Si responded well on the surface, but in fact, she had already thought out almost everything she would say when complaining.
However, it wasn't appropriate to visit the great - uncle this afternoon. She planned to go to his place early tomorrow morning.
For now, she still had to deal with the hole she had dug this morning...
