"Alright, I wronged you, I apologize," Liu ijun said with remorse, looking at her. "Maybe there have been too many things happening in my family these past few days, so I’ve been more emotional. Don’t be mad at ."
"I know, I’m just protesting a bit, how could I be mad at you." Yun Doudou laughed, "Don’t be so formal with , I’m not used to it."
"Sigh!" Liu ijun let out a sigh. "You know I went to take care of my grandma yesterday. Back then, my grandma was dissatisfied with my mom because her job wasn’t good enough and my maternal family’s circumstances weren’t favorable either.
To this day, my grandma still talks about how things would have been if my dad had married the daughter-in-law she desired. So, a woman must be self-reliant.
If my mom didn’t have a stable job and was forced to live with my grandma, could life even go on? Of course, Xiaoqiong won’t have this problem, but if she does better, the elders at ho can be more at ease, right?"
Listening to her lant, Chuxia couldn’t help but ask, "Did you suffer grievances at your grandma’s house yesterday?"
"I wouldn’t exactly say that..." Liu ijun sighed bitterly. "Anyway, I’ve never been much liked by my grandma. Although she acknowledges as her granddaughter and doesn’t really scold , she’s never been close to .
Yesterday, I took care of her all day, only to hear her scold my mom the entire ti. Several tis, I really wanted to just walk away, but I was worried about her having an accident. After all, she’s my dad’s mother, and I can’t let him regret it for a lifeti.
But I felt miserable. If my mom and dad were doing better than my uncle’s family, would my grandma still have this attitude? When I got ho yesterday and heard my mom talking about work, my heart sank to the bottom.
If my parents run into problems with their work again, my grandma would give them an even harder ti. Thankfully, Chuxia, you have helped us a lot, it really saved our family.
My mom said that later a colleague ca to tell her that the deputy director intended not only to transfer my parents at work but also to make us vacate our house, saying we didn’t qualify for housing, and it was special treatnt before.
What does it an not to qualify? It’s just an excuse, isn’t it! My parents have been working in the textile factory all their lives, how can they not qualify? Just because they had , a girl, I’ve never heard of not being eligible for housing allocations because of having a girl!"
"What nonsense is this?" Yun Doudou’s eyes widened in shock. "ijun, why didn’t you say earlier? I really learned sothing new today. How can soone like that still be a leader?
Does he think the factory is his family’s business, acting all self-righteous? Chuxia, I say, just fire people like him, let him lose his job, and see him thrown out on the street, see how he deals then!"
Chuxia smiled at Yun Doudou, "Doudou, how do you think a person would feel going from leading others to being at the very bottom, being led by others?"
"Worse than death, probably."
"Exactly." Chuxia spread her hands, "Since following the rules can also lead to the most severe punishnt for a person, why bother doing things that bully others?"
"How can that be called bullying? What he did, now that’s bullying!"
"Wouldn’t people who don’t know the truth think so?" Chuxia spread her hands. "You have to understand, ijun’s parents are very kind-hearted people. If sothing actually happened to that director, they would bla themselves."
"Really?" Yun Doudou scratched her head, "He’s really not worth sympathizing over."
"They would." Liu ijun nodded, "Chuxia understands my parents’ personalities very well, that’s how they are. To put it this way, among the skilled workers who started with my dad, the lowest position now is a workshop supervisor, yet my dad is still a regular maintenance worker.
It’s not because leaders don’t give him opportunities or because he’s not doing well. Early on, when it was his turn for a promotion, he always let others have the chance. Eventually, passing opportunities beca a habit, and promotions beca out of his reach."
Yun Doudou looked relieved and said, "Doudou, luckily your personality isn’t like Uncle and Aunt’s."
"Exactly, because I saw them always being the good people but getting the short end of the stick, I vowed I would never be like them. I won’t harm others, but I won’t let others take advantage of either.
My dream since I was little was that one day I’ll be capable enough so that no one can bully my parents, not my uncle’s family, not even my grandma."
"You will achieve it." Chuxia comfortingly patted her shoulder, then couldn’t help but ask curiously, "Based on what you said, we aren’t really suitable to be your friends, so why were you so nice to us back then?"
Luo Xiaoqiong walked in with a basin, also sat down, and looked at Liu ijun with anticipation. She too was curious about this question.
"No choice." Liu ijun spread her hands, smiling sheepishly, "People need friends, other people had this or that reason not being suitable, so I could only choose you as friends.
But that was my initial thought. As we got to know each other, I genuinely grew to like your personalities, not because I had no choice to be friends with you."
Can it be like this?
The several nodded to each other, really at a loss for words.
"Let’s go, don’t keep the Division Commander waiting too long." Luo Xiaoqiong suggested.
As they were about to leave, Qi Yuan returned, and seeing the room full of people, she was clearly startled.
"Qi Yuan, I’m not coming back tonight." Luo Xiaoqiong greeted her and led the others out. Chuxia and the others politely smiled at Qi Yuan and left one by one.
"It’s not like you’re a child needing constant care, what’s this all about?" Qi Yuan jokingly shook her head after realizing, laying down on her own bed. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to vote for it on Qidian (qidian). Support from you is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian to read.)
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