Chapter 17: Looking for a Job
"Comrade Xiao Ai, we are here to deliver you some daily necessities."
Yang Ruihua stated this and motioned to the people who came with her to deliver what they had carried.
The Military Support Office's visit this time can be stated to be a big deal. They carried ten kilograms of flour, five kilograms of eggs, and a thermos to the Shi family. The family urgently needs everything.
Especially the thermos bottle. If there had been one at home before, it wouldn't have been so difficult for the two children to drink hot water just now.
It doesn't mean that the family didn't have it before. After all, the older man has always been working, and his sickness was an emergency. The total time from his sickness to death was only a few months.
There should be plenty of these devices for everyday life at home.
But when Shi Xiao Ai and the others came back, almost all the accessible and valuable things in the house were gone.
There was nothing left except for the heavy furniture that couldn't be moved out, the pots and pans that had lost porcelain and had their edges knocked off, and a set of cotton batting on the bed that had been used for many years.
Even the half-pack of dried noodles they found in the cupboard when they arrived was because they disliked the older man for eating it and leaving it behind.
Aunt Liu said that these were all taken away by Shi Laoer's family.
Regardless of who did it, Shi Xiao-ai and the others needed more.
Seeing these things, she thanked everyone sincerely.
Shi Xiao's eyes were dark and bright, with thin eyelids—the typical almond-shaped eyes. Her eyes shone when she stared at people, and she looked pure and beautiful.
In addition, she has a pair of very shallow pear dimples at the corners of her lips, which makes her smile sweet and pretty, full of girlishness.
At this time, people didn't know what girlish was, so everybody felt that the person in front of them didn't look like a young daughter-in-law in her mid-twenties but looked like a girl in her late teens or early 18s.
Seeing the cheerful smile on her face and listening to her words of gratitude in her gentle voice, everybody present felt warm in their hearts and wished they could give her something more.
"Xiao Ai, is there everything else your family is missing? Or is there everything else we need support from the Military Support Office to coordinate? Just tell us, and we will do our best to help." Yang Ruihua spoke on behalf of everyone.
"Thank you, director. I want to ask the organization for help, but I just know whether or not it's appropriate."
Shi Xiao could have been more polite. After all, opportunities like this do not happen daily; Ruihua didn't think anything was wrong with her doing this. She smiled and nodded. "You tell me."
"Can the organization help me find a job? I'm not afraid of hard work and can do physical activity. As long as it's a little closer to home and allows me to take care of the children to some extent," Shi Xiao asked.
As soon as she spoke these words, there was a moment of silence in the room. Yang Ruihua, who had just declared that she would help as much as possible, did not dare answer the question.
Because——I can't accept this.
Getting a job is so difficult!
Not to mention that they are just tiny military support offices; even if the city government wants to arrange an assignment for people, it is not a simple task.
After a while, Yang Ruihua smiled and replied, "Locating a job is not our responsibility! You should ask Director Yu about this matter! The street has always been responsible for resetting educated youth who have returned to the city."
She expressed this and pointed towards Yu Xiangxue.
Yu Xiangxue never thought that the ball would be kicked at her.
Can she provide work?
If she could provide a post, her second son wouldn't be unemployed at home for more than a year!
How difficult is finding a job nowadays, let alone temporary workers in serious units? Even jobs like carrying big bags and sweeping the streets can only be applied if scheduled for half a year or ten months!
She whiffled her hands with a wry smile on her face. "Don't turn to me about this matter. It's useless for you to come to me. If I could find a job, your second brother wouldn't have to step in and live at his wife's house."
The "second brother" she refers to refers to her second son. Everyone in the alley knows he joined the chemical factory after taking over from his father-in-law.
His father-in-law's family only had one girl. At first, they did not give the position to the daughter but to him as the son-in-law. The two families agreed he would live in the woman's house after getting married and that he would provide for the couple until they died.
Though it is necessary to support older people, they finally chose to step in because of a job, which was unfortunate for Director Yu and her spouse.
No one would pick this method unless there were no other way.
Hearing what she said, Yang Ruihua didn't know what to say.
Shi Xiao Ai had long known that it was difficult to find work. She told Aunt Liu about it yesterday.
Her pockets are indeed too thin, and no matter how much she calculates, there needs to be more money to buy food next month.
Aunt Liu also knew she had spent much money during this period and had not made any money yet, so she was worried about her. But when Xiao Ai stated that she wanted to find a job through the office, she still poured cold water on her.
Aunt Liu revealed something similar to Director Yu but cited her example.
After returning to the city, her youngest daughter stayed home for almost a year and couldn't wait any longer. Now, she went to the house of her eldest sister, who had just given birth, To take care of her sister during her confinement period.
But how long can this confinement period last? Eventually, you have to come back.
When talking about her youngest daughter's work, Aunt Liu was so anxious that her hair almost turned white.
It was Aunt Liu who gave Shi Xiao Ai a trick. She said that the people from the Military Support Office would send someone to visit her after learning that she was a military member. Then she asked her to mention it to see if there was any solution.
Ultimately, she mentioned it, and Yang Ruihua and the others offered to help her settle practical difficulties.
It's a pity the other party couldn't help solve her biggest problem.
Seeing that Director Yu refused, Yang Ruihua felt a little embarrassed.
She said, "Xiao Ai, this work matter is difficult to handle. Otherwise, wait; we will help you monitor it and notify you as quickly as possible if there is suitable."
After hearing this, everyone around them nodded.
Director Yu even echoed, "That's good, that's right. In addition, Director Yang and the others will help you find your family, Cheng Yang, as quickly as possible. Your family's life will be easier when his allowance is returned."
Who doesn't know that wartime subsidies for military personnel are now high? Also, according to Shi Xiao-ai, her husband has been in the army for over five years and has never returned his salary.
That's a lot of money!
With this money, their family's life will be much better.
After hearing what Director Yu stated, everybody else thought of this and expressed their approval.
But Shi Xiaoai was not convinced by them.
She didn't refute, but after everybody had expressed the same thing, she asked, "What if you can't find him for a while? I've been looking for him for five years and still can't find him."
"And I have no money."
"After taking care of Grandpa's funeral today, I only have less than twenty yuan left at home. This is all my belongings. We need more cash to buy food next month. My children and I also need to eat!"
As she spoke, she took out a handkerchief bag from her pocket and spread it out for everyone to see.
Inside the handkerchief was a neatly rolled of broken banknotes, some broken and some in pieces.
But the maximum face value is only five yuan.
Staring at a large roll, anyone can understand that the total of this roll is only fourteen or five yuan, and twenty is too much.
The room fell silent as they stared at the roll of money.
Yu Xiangxue and Yang Ruihua's minds thought rapidly, wondering how they could support this young wife's appeal for some subsidies so that they would not go hungry no matter what!
The two people couldn't help but exchange a glance, and then they both saw profound helplessness in each other's eyes.
They know this subsidy can be applied for, but more long-term solutions exist.
You can't claim every month.
If it is true, as Xiao Ai said at this time, that her husband cannot be found in the short term and there is no long-term source of income, these three people will eventually become a burden on the street.
If they cannot find Shi Xiaoai's husband and go to the city daily to ask for help, their district will have to.
The two of them were stunned at the exact moment.
When they couldn't find a suitable solution, Shi Xiaoai spoke again.
The voice was still so soft and plain, but her words made them light up simultaneously.
Shi Xiaoai added, "I have thought of a job that can make me self-sufficient and ensure that it will not cause trouble for the office and our military support office."
"Why don't I tell you and the two directors can help me refer to the details?"
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