Chapter 661: Chapter 661: The Newly Bought Bicycle 2
The village roads were in poor condition, and Jiang Changhai wanted to chat with the villagers, so he squeezed the brakes and slowed down the bicycle.
“Hey, Changhai, it’s been a long time since you last visited, why didn’t Mianmian come back with you?” the villagers asked curiously, not seeing Jiang Mianmian.
“Mianmian has an exam coming up and is studying at home,” Jiang Changhai answered with a smile.
“Well, that’s why that child always comes first in her exams, look how studious she is,” the villagers praised.
Some sharp-eyed villagers spotted the novelty of Jiang Changhai’s bicycle and asked out of curiosity, “Changhai, why is your bicycle so new? Did you just buy it?”
“Haha, Uncle Three, you’ve got a keen eye, this bicycle is brand new, I’ve only ridden it for a few days,” Jiang Changhai boasted proudly.
“Wow, it’s not easy to get a Phoenix brand bicycle, that must’ve cost over one hundred yuan, right?” the villagers asked enviously, looking at the shiny new bicycle and probing further.
“One hundred and eighty yuan, I had to get a number for it. It’s only because my wife started working, we now have a salary coming in, and the household is quite well-off, which is why we bought it,” Jiang Changhai explained with great pride.
“What? Your wife is earning a salary now? Did the factory in town start hiring?”
“Changhai, which factory is hiring? Do you think I’m suitable? Are they still hiring now?”
The villagers had thought that Su Wanyu had gotten a job at one of the town’s factories and were all excitedly inquiring.
“No, it’s not a factory, my wife is working as a translator at our town’s government office, there’s no news of any of the town’s factories hiring,” Jiang Changhai clarified hastily.
“What? A translator?”
“Su Wanyu can be a translator?”
“She’s actually working at the town government? Good heavens, how can such a cunning, lazy, gluttonous, slippery woman work at the town government?”
The villagers were dumbstruck by the news from Jiang Changhai, too shocked to move, and by the time they came to their senses, Jiang Changhai had already pedaled away into the distance.
“Did you, did you just hear what Jiang Changhai said? Did he say his wife is now working at the town government?”
“Yes, yes, I heard it too, she’s some sort of translator.”
This news was so astonishing that they doubted if they had heard it rightly, and now they confirmed they hadn’t misheard, some of the young men who loved to follow the excitement immediately ran off towards the western part of the village, where the Jiang family members were working in the fields.
Reaching the western end, Xiao Zhuzi stood on the ridge between the fields, cupping his hands around his mouth and shouted, “Uncle Dashan, Aunt Guihua, I’ve got some great news for you, my sister-in-law Wanyu has gotten a job at the town government office, and they just came back riding a new bicycle, hurry up and go take a look.”
Upon hearing this, Zhang Guihua was so startled that the hoe in her hand dropped to the ground.
The other Jiang family members also stopped their work, somewhat disbelieving the news.
The villagers were equally shocked by the news bearer, how could it be possible? Su Wanyu, notoriously lazy in the village, working at the town government? It must be a rumor, impossible.
Zhang Guihua snapped out of it and immediately ran to see the village chief, excitedly saying, “Chief, Chief, we need to take a leave and go home.”
The village chief was also stunned by the message, and upon hearing Zhang Guihua’s request for leave, he quickly said, “Alright, aunty, go take a look.”
The village chief was eager to find out whether the news was true or not, allowing the Jiang family members to go home and check; he would find out soon enough.