Kissed and Seduced By the Most Rough Man in the Village-Chapter 491: Are All the People in the Production Team This Crazy?

However, these words were only heard by everyone but no one really responded. After all, they were blood relatives. Even if there were disagreements for a few years or even decades, when something serious happened, like falling ill or facing a big issue, it would be hard for them to ignore it.

Grandpa Gu and Granny Lin waited for a while. When they saw that everyone had calmed down, they spoke kindly, "You’ve already come back, so let’s not think about those unhappy things anymore. Let’s eat first. You still have a few days before you need to report to your unit, so you can still go around and have some fun."

"That’s right, I have some good news to share. Cousin, both of you have jobs now." Su Xiaoxiao said cheerfully.

"Huh?"

Su Xiaoxiao’s uncle, aunt, and their family were all stunned, some not quite believing their ears.

Su Xiaoxiao continued to explain in detail: "A while ago, I made an energy-saving stove, and the Machinery Factory decided to use it and promote it nationwide. The Steel Mill also allocated some positions, so they rewarded me with two jobs.

After thinking about it, I realized that the job at the supply and marketing cooperative would be perfect for both of my cousins, and the positions at the Machinery Factory and Steel Mill would be suitable for both of my cousins as well. Though the work is tiring, they are all level-three worker positions with a monthly salary of 45 yuan." 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"We can’t accept it!"

Without even waiting for Su Xiaoxiao’s uncle and aunt to speak, her cousins immediately rejected the offer.

"The two jobs are perfect for you and your husband, and this way, you can stay in Shanghai. The Steel Mill and Machinery Factory jobs are too much for you, but your cousin can switch with you. The job you gave to me before at the supply and marketing cooperative is good, it’s perfect for you," Huo Xiaojing quickly said.

Shan Xinyun also nodded in agreement, "Yes, you two should stay in the city. It’s perfect to be with Aunt and Uncle."

"We can’t come back for now," Su Xiaoxiao sighed helplessly.

Seeing their confused looks, she explained further: "Before my father-in-law married my mother-in-law, he had another marriage and had two sons. Not long ago, the second son had an affair with a female educated youth, and when his wife found out, she had a miscarriage because of the fight. The second son wanted a divorce, but in the end, his wife killed him.

Now, there’s a big mess at home, and this female educated youth is from the Steel Mill, named Dong Jiaxuan. Only my mother-in-law has returned, and they don’t know how the situation will play out. That’s why we plan to use this trip back to figure out how to get my mother-in-law and father-in-law divorced.

You all know that divorces are rare in the city, and even more so in the brigade, so this will take some time."

Originally, Su Xiaoxiao had planned to delay the divorce until the summer of 1977, right before the government officially abolished the class-based system. However, after coming to Shanghai and helping to investigate and dismantle a major spy network, Jiang Yexun had gained enough honor to have his mother’s landlord label removed.

Now, even if she brought her mother-in-law to Shanghai, there would be no issue. However, they still needed to get the divorce without letting Jiang Yexun’s father notice. The best case scenario would be for him to propose the divorce himself, and then they could sever the relationship completely, so that when the class system was abolished in the future, there would be no more problems.

This would take a lot of time, though.

After hearing Su Xiaoxiao’s words, the whole family was stunned.

"Are all the people in the brigade this..." Mrs. Su opened her mouth but didn’t know how to respond.

Su Xiaoxiao looked at her in confusion. "Mom, aren’t you working at the Women’s Federation? After all these years, you must have seen something like this, right?"

"I’ve seen women in relationships with educated youths. I’ve seen wives who were beaten, and even some who were killed by their husbands to marry someone else. But this is the first time I’ve heard of a wife killing her husband’s mistress," Mrs. Su shook her head helplessly.

She had been working for over twenty years and had only encountered two fatal family disputes in her career. Most of the time, when women in the nearby brigade suffered abuse from their mothers-in-law or husbands, they didn’t react. Despite all the outside publicity, they were still stuck in the old mindset that women just had to endure the beatings and it would pass.

People in the city generally had jobs and were more knowledgeable about the law, so it was rare for anyone to risk their life over such matters.

"There’s nothing to be done," Su Xiaoxiao sighed. "Her husband cheated on her, pushed her to miscarriage, and then because of a few dozen yuan saved, he caused her to be unable to have children. Then, he wanted a divorce. After all of this, no one could stand it."

Now, the woman was dead, and all the grievances from this life and the previous life had faded away. All Su Xiaoxiao could feel was the unfairness women suffered during these times.

"Well, since you can’t come back for now, these two jobs can be taken by your cousins. But for a level-three worker, the quota is really hard to come by, and it’ll cost 1,200 yuan per position. We don’t have that much money right now, so why don’t you discuss it with your cousins?" Grandpa Gu said, looking at Su Xiaoxiao with a smile.

"That’s too much," Su Xiaoxiao bit her lip, instinctively wanting to reject it.

"What do you mean too much? 1,200 yuan is still too little! I say we should give them 1,500 yuan!" Huo Xiaojing said loudly.

Shan Xinyun also nodded, "Yes, I think 1,500 is the right amount."

Although people outside thought that 1,000 yuan was an appropriate amount, the level-three worker quotas were rare, and it was almost impossible to get one. Now, they didn’t mind not having enough cash on hand and were willing to give 1,500 yuan, which was not too much at all.

"But..."

"Xiaoxiao, 1500 yuan it is! If you refuse, we won’t be able to accept the job," Gu Zhiwei said seriously.

After a pause, he continued, "Once the issues with your brigade are resolved, and you want to come back, just call us. We’ll immediately give up the two jobs. That way, you won’t have to worry and can come back at any time."

Su Xiaoxiao didn’t expect her big cousin to have thought of this, and her eyes lit up.

She immediately turned to her two cousins. They also smiled and nodded, "Yes, let’s go with what your cousin said. For our family, the most important thing is that everyone can live well, without any worries, and without putting themselves in danger."

With everything that had happened over there, anyone who stayed would feel the oppressive atmosphere. Besides, they could tell that both her younger cousin and her cousin-in-law were capable people. Staying in the brigade would be a waste of their talents.

"Alright," Su Xiaoxiao nodded.

Huo Xiaojing quickly smiled, "So, it’s settled. 1,500 yuan per job. We’ll buy you two jobs, so that’s 3,000 yuan total. After we start working, each family will pay you 50 yuan per month, and it will take us about two and a half years to pay everything back."

"I didn’t agree to 1,500 yuan per job," Su Xiaoxiao blinked her round eyes and denied it. "I only agreed to let you take the job if you give us a notice confirming the transfer."

They had gotten so caught up in the conversation that she had forgotten what the original topic had been.