Three or Two Things about Rebirth

Qiu Luming was very worried about Fei Yuanhang. She wanted to take a leave to go to Beijing, but was stopped by He Manshu.

Just a few days after the New Year, Qiu Luming reported to the customs to start work.

The foreign trade company did not work out, but by chance she ended up at the customs. He Manshu was very happy and kept saying that her daughter was lucky. "This year, the customs and border inspection will build a family building. No matter if you are a man or a woman, married or not, you can get a house!"

Because the news was not disclosed in advance, when colleagues in the library learned of Qiu Luming's transfer, they were all very surprised. Chen Xingchen immediately said sourly, "Qiu Luming, I don't like what I say. Don't be offended. Your Russian level is from a TV university. You should hurry up and improve it. It will delay your work!"

Liu Qi said with great envy, "Oh! The importance of having a father with outstanding abilities!"

In Jiayang, it is not shameful to use backdoors or rely on parents to transfer jobs. Instead, it shows the ability of the parents and will be envied by peers.

Han Meifen asked in confusion, "Luming, you and Fei Yuanhang are dating, don't you plan to go to Beijing to get married? Why are you still trying so hard to transfer jobs in Jiayang?"

In fact, Qiu Luming was also hesitant at first. She had already started planning her work and life after going to Beijing. However, nowadays, people have to be in a relationship for at least two or three years and then get engaged before they can get married. There are almost no people who can get it done as quickly as Qin Huifang.

This respectable and well-paid job was the third time her father had used his connections to get her through the back door, and she could not bear to refuse.

But she also asked her parents the same question as Han Meifen, "Mom and Dad, do you want Yuanhang and I to always be...separated like this?" She really wanted to say that we should live apart, but when the words came to her lips, she felt it was inappropriate, so she changed her wording.

He Manshu smiled, "Silly child, how can we bear to let you and Yuanhang be separated forever? But as a girl, you should be pampered in your parents' home so that you will be valued in your husband's home. You know, the better your current job is, the more stable your marriage will be in the future, and the more the Fei family will pay attention to your work. If Yuanhang can't arrange a good job for you in Beijing, he will feel that he owes you his whole life!"

"Oh my Mr. He, why should I ask him to owe me something? Look at your feudal thinking!"

"The most practical idea! It's the experience your mother has summed up over the past few decades!" He Manshu frowned, "I didn't give birth to you to be someone's nanny! I would rather you not get married than have you be unemployed and looked down upon by your in-laws!"

Qiu Luming returned to his bedroom angrily, but soon figured it out. He went to his mother with red eyes and said that he was willing to follow his parents' arrangements.

In the past, she thought it was normal for women to return to their families after marriage to take care of their husbands and children, but that was a phenomenon seen during the Republic of China period. After these years of influence, even the experience she gained from Sister Wan in the lending room, she also felt that it was very necessary for women to have their own source of income and a certain social status.

She just felt ashamed that she had to ask her father to risk his reputation to get a job for her time and time again, which made her look particularly incompetent.

Qiu Jiye smiled and said, "Your uncle Zhang has worked in forestry for more than 30 years. He has four children, but three of them don't have formal jobs. On the one hand, they have poor grades and cannot pass the entrance exams, and on the other hand, your uncle Zhang is too embarrassed to ask for help. This is the current social situation. There is no need to be rigid about some things. Isn't this how fathers and sons and relatives help each other from generation to generation?

Qin Huifang and Han Meifen both have their fathers to help them, but my daughter has to fight alone? It's best if you have the ability to fight, but if you don't have the ability, it's not shameful to rely on your father and brothers! So, I've thought it through. Since your three brothers don't need me to worry too much, then I'll take care of you, my daughter. What's my face compared to your future?"

Uncle Zhang was one of Qiu Jiye's few friends. He was an upright man who hated flattery and corruption the most. His way of doing things was unique in Jiayang: the Zhang family had no personal connections with anyone else, and even when Qiu Huaixin and Qiu Jiashu got married, they did not give any gifts. During the New Year, when Qiu Jiashu went to give gifts on behalf of his father, he was always turned away.

Uncle Zhang and Qiu Jiye are the same age. In 1986, when he was 50, he asked his eldest son to take over. He left one son and two daughters, all of whom graduated from high school. His eldest daughter works in a chopstick factory, his second son in a brick factory, and his youngest daughter just got a temporary job in a food factory this year. When his eldest son got married and his eldest daughter came home, they didn't hold a wedding banquet, but just had a meal together as a family.

In fact, most children of forestry workers can receive special care from the Forestry Bureau. As long as they find the right person and spend some money, they can be arranged to work in township forestry stations or forest farms. The work will be relatively easy and the salary will be higher. After a few years, they can always find an opportunity to transfer back to the county.

But Uncle Zhang was determined not to do anything. Even when his eldest daughter cried and begged him, he would not respond. He spent his summers fishing and playing chess, and his winters reading and drinking. He lived like a hermit in the small town.

There are not many fathers who can do this, especially Qiu Jiye. He couldn't bear to see his daughter suffer any hardship. In his heart, he had already regarded Lao Zhang as a negative example and had made plans for his daughter's job early on.

The library held a small farewell ceremony for Qiu Luming, and the customs also held a small welcome banquet for her.

The customs does not have a separate office building and only occupies one floor at the border inspection station. It has even fewer staff than the library. From the director to the clerk, there are only seven people in total.

Among the seven people, five were leaders, and with the addition of Qiu Luming, it was just the right number for the whole group, except that there were five men and three women.

No goods were shipped through the port in winter, so the customs had nothing to do. Director Liu from the office specially booked a table at the Grain Hotel and called a few colleagues who were playing mahjong outside. Everyone happily went out for a meal, and Qiu Luming was officially hired.

The officer’s surname is Wu. He is a tall man of 1.9 meters. Although he is over 50 years old, he still looks very heroic, with sharp eyebrows and eyes as sharp as lightning, which makes people dare not look him in the face.

When Qiu Luming first met Guanzhang Wu, he thought he looked like Guan Erye. When Guanzhang Wu drank, his voice was very loud. When he served wine, people dared not not drink. His hands were very big, much bigger than those of ordinary people. Qiu Luming saw him holding the small wine glass with his fingers, like holding a peanut, and he almost laughed.

Needless to say, this Wu Guanzhang owed Qiu Jiye a favor. People eat all kinds of grains, and they all get sick. When they are sick, they naturally need to see a doctor. This makes Qiu Jiye, a famous doctor with a somewhat aloof and arrogant personality, still have a transcendent status in Jiayang.

Chief Wu took good care of Qiu Luming and said to all his subordinates, "Luming! She is my niece. You should teach her well and don't let her suffer any loss!"

As a result, everyone's eyes on Qiu Luming changed, and after the meal, he received countless gestures of goodwill.

Qiu Luming's main responsibility is translation. Because the previous translator was transferred to Heihe before the New Year, there was no one to formally hand over the work to her, and it seemed that there was not much work to hand over.

After working for a week, she learned how to play mahjong. When He Manshu found out, she frowned and was a little unhappy. She told her to just learn it and not play it too much.

Qiu Luming responded quickly. In fact, she was really fascinated by this kind of permutation and combination game. Moreover, she didn't know whether it was because she was a novice with good luck or because her colleagues took care of her, but she actually won more than one hundred yuan.

It was not until she saw her father's slightly condemning look that she calmed down in shame.

It was also at this time that she received a professional book sent by Fei Yuanhang and began to study it attentively.

Fei Yuanhang recovered after a week, but unfortunately he missed the project and never had the chance again. Although Fei Yuanhang felt regretful, he did not dwell on it. He did not put the blame on Qiu Luming like his mother did. He believed that it was caused by force majeure and attributed it to God's will.

In every letter, he would put an extra piece of paper with a digital code written on it, sometimes it was "May we live long and share the beauty of the moon, even though we are thousands of miles apart", sometimes it was "I have searched for him among the crowds for hundreds of times, but when I turned around, he was standing in the dimming lights". He also reminded her not to forget to register for the self-taught undergraduate program and never stop studying.