Chapter 114: Chapter 114 Better to Change Surname
“Having an older brother with a job in the county gives us face, it means people won’t dare to bully you, right?” Grandma Xia said with an air of heartfelt concern, the quintessential elder offering thoughtful advice.
Heh, Xia Chuyi scoffed inwardly.
What did it mean if Xia Cheng was doing well, that she too would benefit from it?
Previously, Xia Cheng had a job in the county, yet she never saw any advantage come her way.
As for Xia Cheng, if he didn’t exploit his siblings’ love and the favoritism of Grandma Xia in the future, that would truly be a miracle.
“No.” Xia Chuyi shook her head calmly, “I’ll leave it to Xia Mei; she still has to give me a written promise.”
Seeing her “obstinately ignorant,” Grandma Xia’s face immediately darkened.
Xia Cheng tried again and again to snatch the opportunity but never succeeded.
Suddenly, the silent Aunt Xia spoke up, “Mom, Chengzu, don’t be upset.”
“Actually, where could Chuyi possibly go, what connections to make? Just give Chengzu a slot and that would do it, right?”
She said this, but her implication couldn’t be clearer: This job offer surely came from Uncle Xia, so why not just ask Uncle Xia for one more favor?
Sure enough, as soon as Aunt Xia finished speaking, the eyes of Grandma Xia and Xia Cheng lit up.
“Mom, think about it, we were wrong before, insisting on keeping the martyr’s slot,” continued Aunt Xia. “In fact, don’t we have another way to get into the factory without the martyr’s slot?”
Grandma Xia nodded, saying, “You’re right, we got it wrong before.”
After saying that, she looked at Xia Chuyi with a kind expression.
“Chuyi, you see, could you ask your uncle to maybe secure another slot, to get Chengzu into the factory?” Grandma Xia said to Xia Chuyi with a beaming smile.
The people of the Xia Family really were the epitome of thick-skinned.
What did they say when Xia Cheng wanted the martyr’s quota? It was just asking Uncle Xia for help to transfer the quota, not a favor since it was supposedly the Old Xia Family’s rightful place.
They claimed to be people of status, not the kind to trouble others without good reason.
Xia Cheng is jobless and the Old Xia Family has suddenly lost their dignity?
“Or maybe, Da Mei, you could still arrange for her to be a teacher at the village school, and Chengzu could use the offer letter to get a job back in the county,” seeing that Xia Chuyi didn’t respond, Grandma Xia offered what she thought was a more reasonable solution.
Xia Chuyi remained in a posture ready to tear up the employment letter, unmoved.
“Grandma, Aunt, have you forgotten? The written agreement we had when we split the family only mentioned finding a job for Xia Mei,” Xia Chuyi said with a cold laugh. “Besides, this job wasn’t obtained via my uncle’s connections, I secured it.”
“What did you say?” Aunt Xia exclaimed in surprise.
Clearly, nobody believed she could have pulled this off.
Xia Chuyi shrugged, with an attitude of ‘believe it or not’, and continued, “Speaking of which, the approach was simple. Look, the path I took was through that woman Xia Cheng brought back last time, Zhang Xiaoling’s mother.”
“You all know that my uncle has been fond of me since I was little, giving me many valuable gifts. To secure a job for Xia Mei, I spent all my assets. That’s what got us this job.”
“Sigh,” Xia Chuyi deliberately sighed, “Honestly, Grandma, Aunt, from the beginning, I always felt I couldn’t ask my uncle for help with Xia Mei’s job.”
“Think about it? Xia Mei’s surname is Xia, not Zhao. If our Old Xia Family relies on my uncle for everything, won’t the villagers mock us, suggesting our entire family might as well change our surname to Zhao just like my uncle?”
By the end, her gaze had turned icy, and her words were as sharp as knives.