Chapter 168: Going to the Commune
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
š³rššwšbnšveš.coš¦When Duan Mei heard the sound of the tractor returning to the village, she thought about going to look for Yu Bingās superior tomorrow. It didnāt matter if Yu Bing was present or not. She couldnāt 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 Bingās 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, āYou found this for me?ā
Xiao Sheng smiled and replied, āYes, it wasnāt 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!ā
Yu Bing nodded in satisfaction. It was good as long as the dog was fierce! āThank you. How much is it?ā
There was a custom here. It was best to give the original owner some money when raising other peopleās dogs because dogs represented fortune. If you didnāt give them a single cent, it was equivalent to others giving you their fortune. Who would be willing to do that?
Therefore, Xiao Sheng didnāt stand on ceremony. āItās from a friend. He only accepted 0.5 yuan.ā
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, āUncle Jin asked me to tell you that your mother has already looked for him today. She didnāt get the money, so she will probably go to the commune to get your driverās salary. Uncle Jin asked you to be prepared in advance. You might be interviewed by the leaders of the commune.ā
Yu Bing chuckled nonchalantly. āItās okay. Weāll deal with whatever comes our way.ā
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. āHello, I want to ask which leader is in charge of the villageās tow truck driver?ā
Officer Huang, who was reading the newspaper, looked up at Duan Mei and asked, āI am. Why are you looking for me?ā
Duan Mei hurriedly smiled and walked to Officer Huangās desk. āIām Yu Bingās mother.ā
When Officer Huang heard Yu Bingās name, he hurriedly smiled and said, āI know her. Sheās an experienced driver in our commune. Sheās very skilled. Please sit.ā
Other than being skilled, Officer Huang also knew that Yu Bing had saved his immediate superiorās daughter-in-law. That was why he was so enthusiastic when he found out that Duan Mei was Yu Bingās mother.
Duan Mei thought that it was because of the friendliness of rural people, so she didnāt think much of it. āMy familyās 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 wonāt help for nothing. Iāll give you 0.2 yuan for your hard work.ā
Duan Mei didnāt care at all about how Yu Bingās image in the commune would be damaged after she said this. She also didnāt consider whether Yu Bingās 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 Bingās salary, it was fine. Otherwise, if Yu Bing was promoted and given a raise, she would be even angrier if she couldnāt 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 didnāt expect this.
Therefore, Officer Huang was stunned and asked, āHer entire salary?ā
When Duan Mei saw the other partyās expression, she was too embarrassed to say that she wanted Yu Bingās 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 couldnāt come every month, so she immediately replied, āJust send eight yuan. Iām not an unreasonable parent. I know that she needs to spend money here. If it werenāt for the fact that our family is about to run out of money, I wouldnāt have touched her salary. It wasnāt easy for us to raise her. Now that sheās finally working, itās normal for her to subsidize our family.ā
This was indeed very normal.
However, when Officer Huang heard Duan Meiās 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.