
Before lunchtime, brother-in-law Xu went home first. Usually he would help Aunt Xu to cook lunch.
Today, sister-in-law was busy with something, so it came out from the morning until now when she was not a worker.
After lunch is over, he will usually go to pick up his two children who were left in the nursery. This is the term for PAUD in the modern era.
Last night, Kiki did not meet the wife of her eldest cousin's sister. So, sister-in-law was a little surprised to see Kiki here, let alone the lunch dish was ready.
"Kiki, are you coming?" sweep it in a friendly manner.
This brother-in-law is also good, but his birth family is in the village. Perhaps that was why she was a little inferior when she was in this house of her in-laws. Aunt Xu had actually never bothered about it.
"Sister-in-law, haven't seen you in a long time, how are you now and where did you go yesterday?" kiki said with a face full of smiles.
There was a warm current in his heart seeing his uncle's family getting along. Unlike her own home where she was suppressed in such a way by a stepmother.
"Oh, my mom's sick. We wanted to take her to the hospital, but she was a little reluctant. I went to persuade him, but he still did not want to," he said sadly.
Hearing that, Kiki could only be moved a little. He had been living in the countryside for quite some time, so he was a little familiar with such talk.
Rural people are most afraid to go to the hospital, not because there are strange thoughts about the hospital, but because they are reluctant to spend money.
For Kiki, the hundreds of rupiah is a small thing, but for the citizens who live in the countryside it is a lot of money, which is able to support their lives for the next two months. If they could be economical, it might be able to last for 1 year. How could people be willing to spend money to treat a non-serious illness?
"Sister-in-law, do you have money to go to the hospital?" the question immediately struck the heart of sister-in-law and made her bow without being able to answer.
He didn't work, while they still didn't do the parting, so what kind of money went into his pocket?
He could only be proud when returning home carrying a few things at hand, but the matter of money was a different matter. If he wants to give his family 100 or Rp200, he needs to confirm it first or ask for it with his mother-in-law.
It was hard for him to open his mouth.
Kiki immediately understood, but she did not want to interfere in other people's family matters. Therefore, he switched the conversation and asked about the children.
"Sister-in-law, lunch is ready. Let's go get my niece. I have a gift for them."
"Oh, look, I'm why I forgot. My mother-in-law went to pick up the children first" she told aunt Xu.
"Go, but stop by the factory. Tell Xu Jie to come over for lunch here," the aunt said again.
Brother-in-law immediately agreed and went out.
"She went to get a loan of money to take her mother to the hospital," the aunt said.
Since lunch was ready, the two of them chose to sit in the front seat. Kiki asked, of course, aunt told me.
Not the Xu family refused to give money to her daughter-in-law to take her mother to the hospital. But she's a girl, there's still a brother on top and some other sisters.
Just because she was married to a worker, her birth family thought she had the ability to bring in money. So everything was charged to this daughter-in-law.
It was okay at times, but if it had always been, the Xu family would also go bankrupt.
Toxsid.
"Every time a daughter-in-law goes to her birth house, she will definitely give me some things. At least half a kilo of brown sugar. But what aunt heard, she was still scolded there and said we were stingy."
Kiki did not know what to react to. He was also confident that aunt could handle this.
The family had five children, all of whom had families. Sister-in-law is just one of them. What's wrong if in the best condition tomorrow they all join forces to set aside a little money each for the sake of taking their mother to the hospital.
But all of them denied this responsibility to sister-in-law on the grounds that her husband had workers in the city.
They had never thought about what his life would be like, had he willingly opened his mouth to ask for money for the sake of his own birth family.
So actually this brother-in-law was suppressed from both sides. Half his heart wanted to make his own birth family happy, but half his heart was also worried that his actions would make the husband's family underestimate him.
"Auntie doesn't want to interfere in her problems, but your older brother once went there and was asked to find a job for his brother. Do they think finding a job is like looking for a rock in a river?" said aunty.
Suddenly Kiki's eyes lit up again.
"Auntie, just find him a job, even if it's temporary, it's okay. But tell me, if the relationship between brother-in-law and them is cut off until there for work reasons earlier. Isn't this good?"
"Kiki, my dear, you think we never thought that way. Ah, finding a job is not easy, your brother is lucky enough. But at that time, your father spent five thousand rupiah for the job. This is also why your sister was pressured, her salary was all forcibly taken away," the aunt said in a resentful tone.
Isn't it natural for a father to find a job for his own son? Xu Jie was his only son, where when old, this father would also lean on this son.
By doing so, Xu Jie's heart would only hate her father.
Was this what Xu Xin wanted?
But the job ticket he has is for a steady job. The desired factory location can also be chosen at will.
If this can be done, then everything will be fine. But this also depended on Xu Jie's own thoughts.
Kiki has no right to decide.
As they were talking, not long after, one by one people returned home.
Uncle and two cousins, probably because of the talk last night, their welcome with Kiki was really warm.
Plus, auntie also said that Kiki came with meat, as well as a lunch box from a state-owned restaurant.
"Kiki, all of this is expensive stuff. Why are you wasting money like this? Let alone for one day as long as you are here, uncle can also bear your food," said the uncle generously.
Since Xu Jie hadn't arrived yet, they hadn't moved to the dining table. So the talk leads to an older first cousin who actually works pretty fast.
An example of soap delivered by the teeth through Xu Jie this morning, had already been handed over to the director of the income and procurement cooperative where he worked.
This director only needed to look at the certificate and confirm it to the capital, where he immediately got a positive answer.
Not only that, this director also befriended several other directors, including the director of the hospital. Therefore, they immediately got in touch and talked about this matter.
As a result, hospital directors who have confirmed to the capital hospital are also willing to order a number of more soaps.
Because the hospital was so enthusiastic, the director was no less enthusiastic either. The sample soap that Kiki delivered in the morning will be put on several counters. If there are fans, maybe the booking stock will be added again.
Kiki was happy to hear that too. At the very least, he could help his relatives with the income from this soap.
Not long after, his brother-in-law and two children, along with Xu Jie, came over. Kiki, in her memory, remembered about these two sons of her cousin. One male and one female, they were still under 5 years old, but both of them were already a little mature and knew sorting between good and right.
Kiki likes them.
"Hi, Xu Lie, Xu Yong, this is Aunt Kiki. Do you remember?" his greeting to the two children.
Unfortunately, the children had a slightly short memory, probably because they had not seen each other for a long time, both of whom had slightly forgotten about Kiki. They both hide behind their mother's body. Kiki laughed at their cuteness, as they occasionally took their heads out and entered again to hide.
How funny they are.
Kiki immediately remembered if she got so much candy as a new year gift. So he took out a lot of candy from inside his bag. Learning from last night's experience, Kiki had already taken out a bag that she could carry around with her as an excuse to take things out.
The candy that Kiki released is not only milk candy with a brand of white rabbit, but there are also sweets with nuts and fruit-flavored candy. Since Kiki had many, she took out one kilogram for each type.
"Come, auntie's got a lot of candy. Hem, which kid wants aunty's candy?"Kiki said that shook the big candy package to show the children.
Immediately the attraction of a candy bar spooked two children out quickly and shouted, "I want candy!"
"I.i..!"
Soon everyone laughed again seeing that.
If this was last night, maybe they were a little worried seeing the amount of candy Kiki had brought as a gift for these two boys. But given Kiki's power in making money, they no longer doubted it.
You know, sweets are also expensive because they use sugar. Some people who want it buy it with just a matter of ounces. The price of an ounce is equal to the price of ten eggs. So it is only natural that there are so many people who are reluctant to buy candy.
Soon the kids liked Kiki quickly. As a result, lunch at Uncle's house was a joyous thing for them. Moreover, there is still meat and chicken soup, also spicy siomay dimsum which maknyus abis.
But the happiness that radiated at the dining table today was inversely proportional to the lunch at Xu's house. Thanks to reports from her daughter, this stepmother felt uncomfortable. He did not cook at all and thought that Kiki also could not go out to eat at the state-owned restaurant.
This stepmother wanted to pick up Kiki and ask her to make lunch. But who would have thought that until the moment Xu Xin returned home, the girl did not show her nose at all.
As a result, the dining table became empty. When asked why not cook, stepmom anger starts here. She questions the origin of Kiki's fine clothes and the money Kiki could spend at the state-owned restaurant.
"You lied to me, sent the boy money, he lived a good time in the village, while I? Look what kind of life you gave me, huh?" she was heard directly by the next door neighbor. It was obvious that Xu Xin did not accept such accusations. Thanks to this whisper of his wife, he did not hear anyone else's advice.
As a result, not a single cent of the money he sent to the village. But now he's being accused of making a tacit delivery? Is not every month the salary slip is given to his wife, along with the money and also the ticket he received from the factory. Not only hers, but that of her son she also gave up, so what kind of money could she send for Kiki.
Soon the fights happen constantly. Then the stepmother found Kiki and Xu jie not coming back for lunch either and her anger peaked again.
"Oh, the boy and Xu Jie didn't come home for lunch. I think the two of them must have spent some money to go to a state-owned restaurant. Xu Xin is a big liar. You. You're a liar."
Not only was his wife speaking, but also Xu Lin, like he was adding fire to this quarrel. He started talking about how Kiki's clothes were nice and changeable. He also compared it to what he wears at home. In short, this mother and son attacked Xu Xin alone who was actually innocent at all.
He followed his wife's advice, but now he's being blamed. I want to be angry, and I can't. So Kiki's father came out of the house on an empty stomach. Because it was not time to go to the factory, he was confused where to go, even though he was hungry. The factory also has a canteen. If you want to eat in the cafeteria, you have to have money and tickets. But he also didn't have a penny in the bag.
Poor Xu Xin's Al results, entered work on an empty stomach today.