CHAPTER 107: CHAPTER 107: YOU STARTED JOKING WITH ME FIRST

Seeing the kitchen turned upside down, Su Xiaoxiao felt her anger rise, yet the brat showed no awareness.

He continued rummaging while mumbling, "Where’s the meat? Where did they hide the meat?"

Watching him reach for a plate nearby, Su Xiaoxiao took a deep breath, grabbed the brat, and kicked him twice on the butt.

Su Tieniu pouted and immediately wailed, "Grandma, grandma, the damned girl hit me, boo hoo... boo hoo..."

Wang Chunhua, with her bound feet, walked slowly and caught up anxiously. Seeing her eldest grandson crying tears and snot, she was instantly distressed.

"Oh dear, who dares lay a hand on my precious grandson?"

As she spoke, she went forward and hugged Su Tieniu, glaring at the three Su Family children, "Who hit him? Apologize to your brother immediately."

Su Jianwu stiffened his neck, "He broke two of our bowls, why should we apologize to him?"

"Aren’t they just two broken bowls? He is your own brother."

Wang Chunhua continued to coax Su Tieniu while criticizing, "If you hadn’t been stingy with your snacks, would he have broken things?"

Su Xiaoxiao was speechless; this old lady’s favoritism could be seen from the Pacific Ocean.

She unceremoniously stretched out her hand to Wang Chunhua, "Grandma, times are hard for everyone, and it’s even harder for my mom to support us five siblings. The two bowls he broke cost fifty cents each, so you owe us a dollar."

Upon hearing this, Wang Chunhua’s face lengthened even more. This damned girl dared to ask her for money? She was their own grandmother.

Her mouth twitched, "Tieniu is still a child. Why are you so petty with a child?"

"Grandma, you can’t say that. A child’s character is seen at three and a person’s destiny at seven. If he isn’t held accountable now for breaking two bowls, in the future, he might damage state property and end up in jail. I’m saying this for his own good."

Wang Chunhua’s face got even longer. What nonsense was this wretched girl spouting? Just two broken bowls and she’s cursing her grandson to go to jail?

If it weren’t for needing to ask this damned girl for a favor, she’d have slapped her by now.

Her expression stiffened, and she fumbled out a dollar from her pocket, "Fine, it’s just a dollar; I’ll give it to you."

"Grandma, you’re wise."

Su Xiaoxiao grinned as she took the money. Wang Chunhua was pained and reluctant to let go, but Su Xiaoxiao tugged it away forcefully.

Liu Cuilan found the scene unbelievable. Was the third one really that capable? To actually get their always stingy mother-in-law to cough up money?

"Alright, I’ve given you the money; it’s time to discuss the real matter."

Wang Chunhua took a few deep breaths to calm herself before speaking, "Eldest daughter-in-law, I’m here for Zhiqiang’s marriage."

Liu Cuilan was puzzled, "What does Zhiqiang’s marriage have to do with us?"

Su Zhiqiang was their second uncle’s eldest son, already twenty-three years old this year. It was said that he had a city girl as a girlfriend and was soon getting married.

But for his marriage, at most they’d contribute some gifts and help out, nothing much more related to them.

Wang Chunhua looked meaningfully at Su Xiaoxiao, "You should know, Zhiqiang’s girlfriend is a city girl. She made one request for marriage, which is to find her a job in the city. Our family’s been in the village for generations, where do we have such connections..."

Before she could finish, Liu Cuilan immediately caught on. Were they eyeing the third one’s job?

Sure enough, she had just thought of this when Wang Chunhua said, "We figured, didn’t Xiaoxiao just get a job at the city department store? Why not temporarily transfer it to her sister-in-law? Once she’s pregnant after joining the family, we’ll give it back."

Jobs in those days weren’t like modern times, where if both parties agreed, they could transfer roles to each other.

In fact, in many places, jobs were inherited by the children from the parents.

This old lady really had wishful thinking. Why should she hand over her good job?

Moreover, once given away, it’d probably be hard to get it back.

Seeing neither of them spoke, Wang Chunhua decided to sweeten the deal, "Of course, your second uncle doesn’t want you to give it for nothing; he’ll compensate you with a hundred yuan."

Su Xiaoxiao was amused by this family’s bizarre approach. She made thirty-plus yuan a month, over a hundred yuan after three months; she’d have to be crazy to give her good job to someone else.

Wang Chunhua finished speaking and looked eagerly at Su Xiaoxiao, "Xiaoxiao, what do you think?"

Su Xiaoxiao raised her brow, "Grandma, I don’t think it’s appropriate. A hundred yuan is less than three months of my salary, plus the employee benefits during holidays at the department store, which add up to more than a hundred yuan."

This damned girl dared to talk back.

Her face turned stern immediately, "Xiaoxiao, Zhiqiang is your brother; how can you be so calculative with your brother?"

She had barely finished when Su Xiaoxiao nonchalantly added, "Cousin."

"You girl, we’re all family, how can you be so petty? If your brother Zhiqiang loses a chance to marry over something like this, doesn’t that shame our Su Family?"

Wang Chunhua was so angry she was grinding her molars, but still eyeing Su Xiaoxiao’s job, she could only control her temper and say, "Xiaoxiao, how about you tell us how much you want? I’ll discuss it with your second uncle after I go back."

Su Xiaoxiao picked her nails then raised three fingers.

Wang Chunhua’s face became grim, "Three hundred? Xiaoxiao, isn’t that too much?"

Without waiting for her to finish, Su Xiaoxiao said, "I meant three thousand."

"What? Three thousand?"

In those days, a thousand yuan could make someone a wealthy household. This damned girl demanded three thousand all at once, was her job made of gold?

"Are you crazy? Where are we going to find that much money for you? Even in these ten villages, few people have so much money; are you joking with me?"

Su Xiaoxiao casually said, "You were the one who joked with me first."

Seeing she couldn’t sway her, Wang Chunhua turned to Liu Cuilan, "Second daughter-in-law, Xiaoxiao is too unreasonable, aren’t you going to help me persuade her? That’s your own nephew; you can’t ignore this."

Just after she spoke, Liu Cuilan responded calmly, "The job belongs to the third one, it’s up to her to decide whether or not to give it, I have no right to decide for her."

"You two are too muddled, Zhiqiang’s girlfriend is a city girl, I heard her family is well-off too. If she marries in, our Su Family’s reputation will rise, and in the future, Zhiqiang’s couple will owe you a favor."

"What do I need a favor from someone who can’t even get a job on their own?"

Su Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes, "Grandma, I’ve made myself clear. Don’t expect me to give up my job unless you come up with three thousand yuan."