1970s: A hot-tempered wife who accompanied a soldier to the military compound and made a fortune.

Chapter 950: That makes sense, but work isn't like cabbage.

Fu Yanming was genuinely happy for his fourth brother and chimed in, "That's right, another promotion will make it level thirteen, with a salary of fifty-five yuan."

Guo Wenjing smiled at Fu Yancheng: "From now on, Fourth Brother and Fourth Sister-in-law will definitely live a good life."

The third brother, Fu Yanhong, looked at his younger brother with envy: "Fourth brother, you're incredibly lucky. If your wife gets promoted again, her salary will be higher than mine."

Upon hearing her third brother's words, Fu Yanwan immediately retorted, "Fourth sister-in-law used to earn more than you. She was a cadre, earning 48.5 yuan a month. Even before, you were still more than 3 yuan less than her."

Fu Yanhong glared at his younger sister: "Can't you just pretend you don't know? Don't I have any pride?"

Fu Yanwan didn't care about all that. She really liked her future fourth sister-in-law: "Didn't my eldest brother say before that my fourth sister-in-law also helps the factory office translate documents and such on weekdays? Third brother, even if you flatter her, you can't catch up with my fourth sister-in-law. Don't forget, those things are probably separate."

Zhang Yurong couldn't stand her sister-in-law's protectiveness of the fourth brother's wife, who hadn't even officially entered the family yet: "Xiao Wan, your third brother is your own brother. You can't even distinguish between close and distant relatives. How can you talk to your third brother like that?"

Fu Yancheng looked up at Zhang Yurong sitting opposite him: "What Xiaowan said is true. Besides, Xiaowan was just joking with Third Brother. Can't you tell that, Third Sister-in-law?"

Fu Yanhong picked up a piece of meat and put it in Zhang Yurong's bowl next to him: "Xiao Wan was just joking with me, why are you taking it so seriously?"

Seeing that her in-laws were also looking at her, Zhang Yurong didn't say anything more. She simply picked up a piece of meat from her bowl and stuffed it into her mouth, chewing it vigorously. To be honest, when she heard that her soon-to-be-married fourth sister-in-law could earn such a high salary, she felt not only envy but also jealousy. She had been working for several years and was still only earning thirty-six yuan and fifty cents a month. Why should someone who had just started working for less than a year earn more than her?

Moreover, she was to be promoted after the New Year, which made her, as the sister-in-law, feel extremely inadequate. Her job at the department store was something she had always been proud of, and even her sister-in-law was still two yuan less than her.

Hao Yanhong's expression immediately changed: "Mom and Dad, you said before that the family would separate after the fourth son got married and returned home, but now the first, third, and fourth wives are all dual-income households, and their salaries are higher than each other. I won't even mention that, but my son Yanwei still doesn't have a job. If the family separates, how are we supposed to live?"

Mr. Fu originally planned to discuss it in a few days, but now his second daughter-in-law brought it up: "Didn't I tell you before that the family has already found connections for Yanwei? It should be almost done after the New Year. Then you can go back and handle the procedures for returning to the city."

"Just one thing I want to make clear: Yanwei followed you to the countryside back then, not because his family abandoned him. So don't envy your other brothers, and stop causing trouble. That's all we can do. What happens in the future is up to you."

Hao Yanhong glanced at her two sisters-in-law and wanted to try again: "Mom and Dad, Jinze should go back to school after we return to the city. It will be difficult to support the family on Yanwei's salary alone. Can you help me find a job, even a temporary one, it's better than staying at home idle?"

Before her husband could reply, Fu's mother continued, "That makes sense, but jobs aren't like cabbages; they're something you can only hope for, it's all about luck."

If we find a suitable job, we'll let you know. But let's be clear: we haven't promised to arrange a job for you. After all, we didn't find jobs for your sister-in-law and two younger siblings either. You need to understand that.

(End of this chapter)