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

After that, she handed over all the files to Director Shao as if she no longer cared about the matter.

He was the one who led the investigation back then, so it's only natural to hand the case over to him now.

Bai Jing's lenient handling left Director Wu momentarily unable to discern her intentions.

He asked him questions, but ultimately got nothing out of him.

But he also knew that he had broken his promise to Bai Jing, and that his plans might not come to fruition.

However, he still met with Bai Jing before leaving.

Bai Jing remained the same as Zhi, respecting those who deserved respect and distancing herself from those who needed to be distanced.

When Director Wu mentioned sending her to City A again, Bai Jing sternly refused, saying that she was just a contract worker and that she might change jobs when the opportunity arose.

Upon hearing this, Director Wu knew that he was being disliked.

He broke his promise; she can't be blamed.

"Sigh." After sighing, Director Wu left on his own.

During the days that Bai Jing was waiting, she first helped her eldest uncle find a job at a paper mill. She bought the job for 300 yuan. Recently, the paper mill had not been holding any job exams, so she had no chance to take the exam.

She does manual labor, but her wages are higher than those of her second and third aunts, which is enough to support her family. She just doesn't know if her eldest uncle will bring his wife and children over, since life in the city isn't easy either.

As for her younger brother-in-law, Bai Jing was still undecided. The main issue was that her brother-in-law was about the same age as her, and she didn't know what kind of job to find for him.

“Xiaojing, your eldest uncle wants to rent a house near the factory to bring your aunt and uncle over. Your grandfather and I are not capable enough to help your eldest uncle much, so we thought we would trouble you to help him find a suitable place.”

That day, while everyone was eating, Grandma suddenly brought up this matter at the dinner table.

Bai Jing didn't think it was a big deal; she could easily help her aunt find a job, but she wouldn't pay for it.

After all, she understood the principle that a little kindness is appreciated, but excessive kindness breeds resentment. Unlike her second and third aunts, her eldest aunt was someone who never stopped taking advantage of others.

Once it starts, it will never end.

At most, she can help share the burden of caring for the elderly.

As for the rest, there's nothing we can do.

"Has Uncle thought it through?" Bai Jing didn't answer her grandmother's question immediately, but looked at her uncle instead.

She just didn't understand why, if her uncle had really made up his mind, he wouldn't come and tell her himself, and instead had to ask her grandmother to do it.
Does he want to rent a house but also ask me to pay for it myself?

It's true that life in the countryside is tough, but did the family really not save a single penny over the years? She didn't believe it.

The eldest uncle was still eating his rice after his grandmother spoke, but Bai Jing pointed at his head and he finally stopped eating.

Looking at Bai Jing with a troubled expression, he said, "I was thinking that your aunt and the children aren't doing well in the village, and I'm all alone outside, so your aunt is worried about me."

With just those two sentences, Bai Jing understood her uncle's thoughts.

However, her heart also grew cold.

If it weren't for her younger brother's sake, she wouldn't have found a job for her older brother. What does this mean now?
Do you still want to cling to me?

"Renting a room is no problem. We can just ask around at the neighborhood office. You're a paper mill worker, so there are openings available, though not many. If you don't mind, Uncle, I can take you to the neighborhood office to ask."

She has no intention of getting involved in anything else.

Luo Chunhua understood what her elder brother meant.

She didn't say anything, but the smile on her face didn't seem so genuine anymore.

The maternal grandparents felt ashamed to see their eldest son's calculating nature written all over his face.

But there was nothing they could do. Life in the village was really tough, and they would naturally be happy if the eldest son's family could leave. So the two old people said to Bai Jing with long faces, "Xiao Jing, we know this is putting you in a difficult position, but don't worry, just help your uncle find a house. Let them figure out the money themselves. If they don't want to, then they can just give up the job. Anyway, he didn't pay for the job."

Grandpa's words were also directed at his own son.

The smile on the eldest uncle's face faded, and he looked at his own father, "Dad, where...where would I get the money?"

"Hmph, if you don't have money, don't think about these things that you can't have. Wait until you have money before bringing your wife and kids to the city. Now work hard to pay back your money and pay Xiaojing back as soon as possible." Three hundred yuan is a lot of money; you might not be able to earn that much in the countryside for several years.

The eldest uncle never expected his own father to say such a thing to him. He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word for a long time.

Grandma sighed, "You should go back and discuss this with your wife first. We'll go back with you. Your sister's family has many children, and we didn't bring any food. It's not good for us to stay here all the time."

She understood her son's intentions: he wanted to take advantage of his younger sister's comfortable life.

But they don't even think about what they did back then. How can they have the nerve to do that?

Whenever she thinks about the life her daughter used to lead, the grandmother can't stop crying.

"Mother." The eldest uncle didn't expect that his mother wouldn't want his younger sister's family to help him either. It was only three hundred yuan, which his younger sister's family could earn back in a few months. With his meager salary, it would take him a year to pay it back.

Because the eldest uncle did manual labor, his monthly salary was 35.5, which was higher than that of Bai's father.

Honestly, I can pay back 300 yuan within a year.

It just depends on whether he's willing to endure the hardship.

"No need to say anything more, it's decided then. We've been here for quite a while and have delayed a lot of work."

The grandmother didn't want to put her daughter in a difficult position, nor did she want her daughter to suffer because of her son.

Everyone has their own destiny.

If my son really doesn't have that kind of luck, then living in the village is just as good.

My uncle is shy. Actually, they planned to bring their own food when they came, but my sister-in-law refused, saying that there was no need to eat their own food when visiting their daughter's home.

Anyway, the words were very unpleasant.

But he still brought his own savings with him.

I gave it to my eldest sister when I left, as a way to supplement my own food rations.

He doesn't have the ability to give to the whole family.

After he returns to the village, he can find some mountain produce to sell and then give it to his older sister.

Seeing that no one was speaking up for him, the eldest uncle stopped talking and waited to go back and discuss it with his wife before making any plans.

Bai Jing had no idea what her uncle was thinking; otherwise, she wouldn't have helped him buy the job to avoid trouble.

Fortunately, Grandma said this happened when everyone had almost finished eating; otherwise, Bai Jing would definitely have gone hungry that night.

in the kitchen.

Luo Chunhua looked at her daughter tending the fire, her eyes filled with apology: "Xiaojing, your uncle wasn't like this before. When we were little, he was very protective of us siblings."

She couldn't bring herself to say she wouldn't help her older brother, but she certainly couldn't bring herself to do everything she could to help her uncle's family.

“Xiaojing, a person can’t rely on others for their whole life. Let’s just leave your uncle’s side like this. If they want to keep in touch, then we’ll keep in touch. If they don’t, then we’ll just let it go. Consider it as repaying the kindness he showed when he protected his mother when he was a child.”

Luo Chunhua was also quite saddened to make this decision, but she had gone through a lot of hardship and was even more unwilling to ruin her current good life.

Let's just say she's selfish. (End of Chapter)