Although the wedding was over, they did not leave but wandered around Beijing.
The development of Beijing is very different from that of Liuguan County. Especially seeing that Sun Daqin actually opened such a big hotel, it stimulated many people.
Wang Shouli and Zhou Xuemei were both very ambitious. They thought that it was great to earn a few thousand yuan a year from the grain store. But who would have thought that the sister-in-law's daily turnover was actually more than hers in a year. The gap was too big.
Zhou Xuemei thought for a long time before speaking out her thoughts. Wang Shouli listened, took out a pack of cigarettes from his trouser pocket and lit them. In the midst of the smoke, he sighed imperceptibly, "We are old now, how many more years can we still struggle?"
Zhou Xuemei was a little unconvinced, "No matter how old I am, I am still a few years younger than my sister-in-law. If she can do it, why can't I?"
Wang Shouli held a cigarette between his legs and scratched his head. He stopped trying to persuade her and asked, "Are you going to manage it yourself or ask Dandan to help?"
After graduation, Dandan was assigned to a bank. He did a good job and his boss valued him. His job was respectable, so he really didn't want his son to resign. But his wife couldn't manage the store alone. He negotiated the food source for the store in Liuguan County, and his wife was only responsible for selling it. He thought about it for a long time before he made up his mind, "I'd better resign!"
Wang Shouyi was also in a similar situation as the couple. He used to be the one with the highest salary in the family. Everyone in Wangjia Village knew that he was the most capable person in the Wang family besides his mother. But who would have thought that he was the worst off now.
He kept circling in the room. Li Chunhua turned around and saw Wang Shouyi sitting on the chair angrily with a very ugly face. Li Chunhua thought he was reluctant to part with the 500 yuan dowry. She pinched the corner of her clothes, sat on the edge of the bed and carefully advised him, "Dad, Xiao Min is only getting married this once, you should be more open-minded!"
Wang Shouyi was stunned for a moment. After he reacted, he felt a little headache. Having a stupid wife was really a terrible thing. He coughed lightly and said, "I want to stay in Beijing."
Beijing is so prosperous and he can still be capable. There is no reason for him to stay in that small place of Liuguan County.
Wang Shouyi thought for a long time before making the decision. Naturally, he had thought about the whole process, including what to abandon and what to buy.
He had thought it through, but Li Chunhua was dumbfounded. Her lips trembled, and her hands unconsciously wanted to clench the hem of her clothes. She stammered, "Why... why?"
Wang Shouyi wiped his face, a little helpless, "Our third room is now the worst off. Can you accept this?"
Li Chunhua was stunned for a moment, and met her man's heavy eyes with a little nervousness, "What... What are you unwilling to accept?" She is not a career-oriented person. Besides, she is in her fifties and now she is starting to lose her eyesight even when making clothes. She doesn't care. Anyway, Zhuzi is capable, and her daughters are living well. She has saved a lot of retirement money, which is enough for her to live for the rest of her life. But she didn't expect her man to give up his good job and resign.
She trembled her lips and asked tentatively, "Can't you think about it again?"
Wang Shouyi glanced at her and said, "Don't you feel ashamed when you see your eldest sister-in-law and fifth brother making so much money?"
Perhaps influenced by their mother, all the children in the Wang family are ambitious.
However, this does not include Li Chunhua. In her opinion, although her sister-in-law opened a big restaurant, she was very tired. She was busy in the kitchen all day long and did not even have a break. She was not as comfortable as she was at home.
Seeing her useless look, Wang Shouyi said angrily, "I have made up my mind. You don't need to say anything more." It's really useless to talk.
After that, he took off his shoes and went to bed. Looking at his back, Li Chunhua felt a little helpless.
At dinner the next day, both families expressed their thoughts. Qian Shulan hadn't responded yet, but Wang Shouren put down his chopsticks and looked at Wang Shouyi with a look of disapproval on his face, "You said you don't want a salary of more than 100 yuan. I think you're out of your mind. The fourth brother and his wife are messing around, and you're getting involved."
Wang Shouyi was not convinced. "Brother, I know what you mean, but my salary is not as much as what my sister-in-law earns in a day. I am a man who lost to a woman. I can't even hold my head up."
Wang Shouren was a little speechless. My wife is not your wife. Does it matter whether you can hold your head up or not? Oh, no! He clenched his fists, stared angrily, pointed at Wang Shouyi's nose and cursed, "You third brother, I'm doing this for your own good, but you ignore me!" What do you mean he can't hold his head up in front of his wife? Isn't it just that he is not a strong husband? You idiot, you have so many tricks!
Wang Shouyi smiled and waved his elder brother's hand away, "Brother, that's not what I meant. You are my real brother, how could I possibly do something bad to you!" At this point, he sighed quietly, "I am risking offending you by telling you the rumors outside. If I don't tell you, do you think you are not a gigolo? Sooner or later, others will know that you don't earn as much as my sister-in-law, and my sister-in-law is the backbone of the family!"
This skill of adding fuel to the fire was really good, and others began to look at Wang Shouyi with a new respect. Wang Shouren's face kept changing with his words, and it was obvious that he touched the other person's heart.
Qian Shulan looked at this and that, and snorted in her heart. After working for so long, his IQ has become so high. Should she be relieved
Wang Shouyi has become smarter, and naturally everyone else is no exception, except Li Chunhua who is still as stupid as ever. Everyone else has roughly guessed Wang Shouyi's intention.
After Wang Shouren's expression changed, he stared at his third brother warily, "Do you have any purpose?" His wife was in Beijing and didn't know anyone around him. Who knew his family status? But the third brother kept talking so much. He glared at him angrily, "If you have something to say, just say it. Don't do these useless things."
Wang Shouyi smiled awkwardly and said, "I want to open a store, but I don't have enough money. I want to form a partnership with my eldest brother."
You know what, they are both drivers, with the same profession, so it wouldn’t be a stretch to say that they are talking at cross purposes if they start a business together.
Wang Shouren was a little worried, "What store?"
Wang Shouyi really thought about it. He was a driver. If he wanted to open his own shop, there were only two options: transport goods or transport people. If he wanted to transport people, he could run a taxi, but unfortunately he didn't have enough capital to afford it. So his only choice was to transport goods.
"I think it would be a good idea to open a store that specializes in transporting goods for others." Wang Shouyi expressed his plan, "At the beginning, we don't have enough money, so we can just buy a car and drive it ourselves."
Wang Shouren stroked his chin and thought about the feasibility. Wang Shouyi knew that he listened to his mother the most, so he asked Qian Shulan, "Mom, what do you think of my idea? Is it reliable?"
Not only Wang Shouyi was staring at Qian Shulan, but others were also looking at her eagerly, and the one who could not be ignored the most was Wang Shouren. It seemed that her opinion was really important. Qian Shulan gave Wang Shouyi a thumbs up and said, "Your idea is very good."
When Sun Daqin opened a restaurant, Qian Shulan had to support her from behind, fearing that she would be unreliable and do something stupid. But Wang Shouyi was different. He was doing the business he was most familiar with, and he had used the company car for private purposes to help people transport goods before. Of course, it was all done by chance, so no one reported it.
His company is equivalent to a moving company, Qian Shulan added, "I think you can also add some housekeeping services, such as cleaning while helping people move things." She glanced at Li Chunhua lightly. She almost no longer takes orders now. She can't help people cut clothes because of her poor eyesight. If things continue like this, her career value will drop before she leaves.
Li Chunhua almost gnashed her teeth when she heard her mother-in-law's words. At her age, she still had to work? The thought made her feel aggrieved. But she also knew that her husband would not object to her mother-in-law's decision, so her face turned even paler.
Zhou Xuemei, who was standing next to her, looked at her like this and exchanged glances with Sun Daqin, both with a bit of helplessness in their eyes. Li Chunhua was only in her fifties, and she stayed at home all day to look after her one acre and three mu of land, looking like an old-age pensioner. It was no wonder that her mother-in-law didn't get close to her, as she was so unmotivated.
Wang Shouyi thought about his mother's words carefully and found them to be very reasonable. Country women are used to farm work, so it's just cleaning the house. It's too easy. He doesn't need to hire anyone else, so he can let his wife do it. Anyway, no one wants her to make clothes now. So he looked at Li Chunhua and ordered directly, "Come with us when the time comes. Don't worry, we will give you a salary."
Li Chunhua's worries finally came true. She subconsciously looked at Zhu, as if grasping the last straw, "Zhu, isn't your wife pregnant? She still has to go to work, can I help you take care of the baby?"
Zhuzi never thought that he had anything to do here. He could guess his mother's thoughts with his toes, and he refused immediately, "No, mother, you should help our father. He needs help the most when he is starting his own business."
Even if his father didn't start a business, he didn't want his mother to take care of the child. When he was young, his mother instilled ideas in his three sisters that even as a man he couldn't stand, so he didn't dare to let his mother take care of the child. That was his child, not his enemy, how could he cheat on the child? So he was determined not to let his mother take care of the child.
His reasons were reasonable and logical, and everyone agreed with them, especially Wang Shouyi, who felt that his son's education was not in vain. Look, how filial he is! Therefore, Li Chunhua couldn't even say a word to refute him.
The eldest and the third brother decided to start a moving company together.
The fourth brother and his wife had a very simple idea, they just went to Beijing to open a branch. They had experience and didn't need Qian Shulan's help at all. They even had more savings than others. So they bought the storefront very quickly. After the client decorated it, they asked their mother to help keep an eye on it when she was free, and then they hurried back to Liuguan County to deal with the rest of the things.
Before leaving, Qian Shulan told Wang Shouli, "Don't sell your job. Give it to a close friend!"
Wang Shouli was a little puzzled, "Why?"
Qian Shulan found it difficult to explain. Could she say that state-owned enterprises and factories had closed down one after another in the past few years, and even government departments were undergoing rectification and had laid off some employees
If the person who paid for his position is later laid off, he will definitely complain. It's not much money, why bother to make enemies with him!
"Just listen to me, no need to say more!"
"Okay!" Even though he couldn't figure it out, he had to obey. After all, it was his mother who gave the order!