Back to the 70s: My Wife is Both Fierce and Crazy

Chapter 139 Pampered by the Bureau
Putting everything else aside, the bureau has already made a considerable profit from just this crackdown on gambling dens, enough to sustain them for two or three years.

What's wrong with giving us more?

Without her, there's nothing at all; it'll probably be the same as every year, just the same old three things.

I feel so wronged just thinking about it. What kind of life did I live in previous years?

Bai Jing opened her mouth again and again, but in the end she didn't say anything.

However, thinking about the bicycle ticket, she asked the logistics department if they still had any.

As if knowing she would ask, the logistics staff said, "Yes, there are three more. Do you want them? The director said he'd give them to you if you asked, as a reward for next year."

Bai Jing really didn't know what to say this time.

I really don't know what Director Wang was thinking, giving out rewards in advance.

Seeing Bai Jing's bewildered expression, Zhou Meilian, supporting Luo Chunhua, burst into laughter.

Although Luo Chunhua knew that her daughter was well-liked in the bureau, she had never personally witnessed the extent of her daughter's popularity.

Today she finally saw it.

I really don’t know what to say.

"Yes." She figured she might as well take it early; she had no intention of leaving before the reforms even started.

Unless I marry Jiang Chen, and then...
Suddenly, some inappropriate images popped into her mind, and Bai Jing blushed.

Is she experiencing puberty?
Shaking his head, he quickly cleared his mind of the lewd thoughts, patted his face, and carefully put away the four bicycle tickets he had just received.

Why four? She definitely needs one for herself, and her father, her second uncle's family, and Bai Ling also need one, preferably a women's car. She seems to have seen one at the supply and marketing cooperative last time.

After taking everything, Bai Jing didn't rush to leave. She asked her mother to watch the things while she went to find Team Leader Lin.

Upon hearing a "come in" from inside Lin's office, Bai Jing pushed open the door and went in.

"Team Lin."

Team Leader Lin looked up and asked, "You're here. Did you get everything?" He remembered why she had come today. "I'll go back as soon as I get it. There's not much going on at the bureau lately. I'll come back to work after the New Year."

Bai Jing was a little uneasy that the holiday was starting before Laba Festival was even over.

"Team Leader Lin, is it really possible to get a holiday so far in advance?" Even though she was still getting paid, she felt a little uneasy about not working and getting paid for nothing.

"What, you're not happy about it?" Captain Lin stopped writing and looked at her with a teasing expression. "If you're not happy about it, then continue working. I have no objection."

This person is ungrateful.

"No, no." Bai Jing immediately waved her hand upon hearing this. "I'll take a vacation right now, I'll take a vacation." She wasn't stupid.

"But do we get paid during the holidays?" There's still a batch of wages left before the Lunar New Year.

That's over forty yuan, enough to buy a lot of things.

"Hey, what a temper of mine." Team Leader Lin was amused by her and stood up. "Don't be so ungrateful. Your New Year's gift is the sum of several of ours. What more could you want?"

Bai Jing was speechless. So, she bought all those things with her own money.

Lin, the team leader, could read her expression perfectly. "I have a short temper, Bai Jing, don't be ungrateful."

"No, no, no, I didn't." Seeing that Captain Lin was angry, Bai Jing immediately waved her hands. "I was wrong. No salary is no salary. How can I take a salary if I didn't do any work?"

After saying that, she turned and walked out, saying, "Happy New Year, Captain Lin. See you after the New Year."

When she reached the door, she turned around and wished Captain Lin a Happy New Year.

"You rascal, your mother will take your New Year's salary back with you."

Bai Jing's salary isn't paid by the ministry; it's paid by the bureau. The bureau has plenty of money and doesn't need hers.

"Yes, thank you, Captain Lin."

Bai Jing was happy and satisfied, and pushed her little cart home.

When she got home, she locked her things and then set off to pick up her younger siblings. She didn't touch the New Year's gifts or anything like that; those things were under her mother's control, and it was also her mother's decision to give gifts, so she left empty-handed.

To her surprise, she ran into Uncle Zhou as soon as she stepped outside.

"Uncle Zhou, is there any work to be done?" Although the snow outside had lessened, there was still a lot of snow on the ground. She had noticed the considerable resistance when she pushed the cart back earlier.

Uncle Zhou stopped when he saw Bai Jing, and pulled down the scarf around his mouth. "Oh, it's Xiao Jing. You're back."

Uncle Zhou only said that because he learned from Zhang Cuicui that she was away on a business trip.

"Yes, you're back. Where did Uncle Zhou go?"

He pulled four or five fruit candies from his pocket. "Here, give them to your younger brother and sister."

Uncle Zhou waved his hand, "No, no, how can I take your things?" These fruit candies looked expensive, and he dared not accept them.

"It's nothing good, take it." She placed the fruit candy in Uncle Zhou's gloved hand. "Uncle Zhou, where are you going?" she asked again.

"Thank you then. The He family on the back street wants me to pick up some furniture. They have a happy occasion before the New Year."

Uncle Zhou told him about his trip.

"Are we going to the lumber mill?" Bai Jing knew that the lumber mill sold finished furniture.

"Yes, the He family has a new bride, and now they've added a few new things to the house."

Uncle Zhou looked pleased, presumably because he was happy for the He family.

Yes, we've been neighbors for many years, so it's good to be happy about something like this.

“I see. Then Uncle Zhou and I can travel together for a while.”

"What, are you going to the lumber mill too?" Uncle Zhou asked, puzzled.

Bai Jing smiled and told him about her second and third uncles working at the lumber mill, as well as where she was going.

Upon hearing this, Uncle Zhou's smile deepened.

"Your family is so lucky, everyone has a job."

In his family, apart from him, neither his wife nor his wife works. If it weren't for the fact that he has worked for many years, he probably wouldn't be able to support his wife and children.

Look at them, they have three workstations in one family, and all their relatives have jobs.

Bai Jing smiled, after all, she didn't know much about Uncle Zhou's family situation, "No, they were just lucky."

They chatted and laughed along the way, and Bai Jing would occasionally help Uncle Zhou push the rickshaw for a while. With her strength, pushing the rickshaw was really effortless for her.

She felt that if she wanted to earn more, she could make quite a bit by driving a rickshaw.

Bai Jing parted ways with Uncle Zhou when they reached the fork in the road.

When she arrived, the children were having a snowball fight in the yard. As soon as she came in, she was hit by a shell.

"Ah, Bai Yong, you're finished." Bai Jing was stunned by the beating, but after realizing what had happened, she immediately joined them.

She only stopped after she had given her younger siblings a good beating.

It was still early, so Bai Jing led the seven of them out to satisfy their cravings. They had tasted the flavors of the state-run restaurant when they first arrived. Although it wasn't a fancy meal, they still remembered the taste of the steamed buns.

Upon hearing that their older sister was going to take them to a state-run restaurant for dinner, they all shouted with joy.

Driven by a sense of pride, they saw the cold wind on the road as a gentle spring breeze.

Everyone was very excited.

When we arrived, it was midday, and there were still quite a few people there.

"Go and grab a spot quickly." Bai Jing saw a large empty spot not far away and immediately told them to go and grab it.

"I'm going to order. We're going to eat our fill today."