When Duan Mei heard the sound of the tractor returning to the village, she thought about going to look for Yu Bing’s superior tomorrow. It didn’t matter if Yu Bing was present or not. She couldn’t be bothered to make another trip.
Yu Bing had just arrived home and was about to eat when Xiao Sheng came over with a puppy.
Yu Bing’s eyes lit up. She stopped eating and went forward with Jiang Chun.
Jiang Chun took the puppy and held it in her arms. After Yu Bing played with it for a while, she looked up at Xiao Sheng and asked excitedly, “You found this for me?”
Xiao Sheng smiled and replied, “Yes, it wasn’t easy for me to find a female dog. I carried her over as soon as she stopped weaning today. This is a wolf dog. Its mother is very fierce. She can definitely help you keep a close eye on your family!”
Yu Bing nodded in satisfaction. It was good as long as the dog was fierce! “Thank you. How much is it?”
There was a custom here. It was best to give the original owner some money when raising other people’s dogs because dogs represented fortune. If you didn’t give them a single cent, it was equivalent to others giving you their fortune. Who would be willing to do that?
Therefore, Xiao Sheng didn’t stand on ceremony. “It’s from a friend. He only accepted 0.5 yuan.”
0.5 yuan was indeed a cheapprice. Yu Bing took out the money and handed it to Xiao Sheng. This also meant that there would be a new member in the family from now on.
Seeing that the matter had been settled, Jiang Chun hurriedly carried the puppy into the room and prepared to build a home for it.
Xiao Sheng said to Yu Bing, “Uncle Jin asked me to tell you that your mother has already looked for him today. She didn’t get the money, so she will probably go to the commune to get your driver’s salary. Uncle Jin asked you to be prepared in advance. You might be interviewed by the leaders of the commune.”
Yu Bing chuckled nonchalantly. “It’s okay. We’ll deal with whatever comes our way.”
Xiao Sheng left after sending the news.
The next day, Duan Mei woke up early and specifically booked an ox cart to send her to the commune. When she arrived, she asked for the logistics department at the front office.
After Duan Mei successfully found the place, she saw that there were five people in the office, so she knocked on the door. “Hello, I want to ask which leader is in charge of the village’s tow truck driver?”
Officer Huang, who was reading the newspaper, looked up at Duan Mei and asked, “I am. Why are you looking for me?”
Duan Mei hurriedly smiled and walked to Officer Huang’s desk. “I’m Yu Bing’s mother.”
When Officer Huang heard Yu Bing’s name, he hurriedly smiled and said, “I know her. She’s an experienced driver in our commune. She’s very skilled. Please sit.”
Other than being skilled, Officer Huang also knew that Yu Bing had saved his immediate superior’s daughter-in-law. That was why he was so enthusiastic when he found out that Duan Mei was Yu Bing’s mother.
Duan Mei thought that it was because of the friendliness of rural people, so she didn’t think much of it. “My family’s situation is a little difficult now, but Yu Bing refuses to send the money home. I hope you can transfer her salary to me every month. I won’t help for nothing. I’ll give you 0.2 yuan for your hard work.”
Duan Mei didn’t care at all about how Yu Bing’s image in the commune would be damaged after she said this. She also didn’t consider whether Yu Bing’s future would be impacted if there was a chance for her to be promoted in the future.
This was because to Duan Mei, as long as she could get Yu Bing’s salary, it was fine. Otherwise, if Yu Bing was promoted and given a raise, she would be even angrier if she couldn’t get the money!
Mr. Huang knew that Yu Bing was an intellectual from the city. When he saw Duan Mei, he thought that she was here to help Yu Bing pull strings. He really didn’t expect this.
Therefore, Officer Huang was stunned and asked, “Her entire salary?”
When Duan Mei saw the other party’s expression, she was too embarrassed to say that she wanted Yu Bing’s entire salary. She was also worried that the higher-ups would think that she was selfish and that they would feel that Yu Bing was pitiful, then side with Yu Bing. After all, she was far away and couldn’t come every month, so she immediately replied, “Just send eight yuan. I’m not an unreasonable parent. I know that she needs to spend money here. If it weren’t for the fact that our family is about to run out of money, I wouldn’t have touched her salary. It wasn’t easy for us to raise her. Now that she’s finally working, it’s normal for her to subsidize our family.”
This was indeed very normal.
However, when Officer Huang heard Duan Mei’s words, he still frowned and scratched his head. He suspected whether the Yu Bing he knew was the Yu Bing she was talking about. However, there was indeed only a driver called Yu Bing in the commune.