Chapter 36 Railway Art Troupe Report

The eldest brother Wang Sheng stammered and couldn't say anything.

Mother Miao Cui took a deep breath and thought, how nice it would be if the eldest and the second child were evenly distributed.

"Well, your colleague's name is Huang Ling, right? Ask her for her opinion on when the parents of both sides can have a meal together."

The eldest brother squeezed out two words from his mouth:

"Ok."

The father continued:
"You said last time that your company would have a number of housing quotas. If you and Huang Ling get married, and both of you are working, you will have priority in housing allocation."

The eldest brother raised his head and said: What’s the matter, are you going to kick him out?

My father nodded:
"Then our family will consist of me, your mother, Yuan Chao, and Wang Li. They are both still young. When it's time for Yuan Chao to get married, your mother will have retired. This way, our family won't be too conspicuous."

Wang Yuanchao saw that his elder brother was obviously reluctant to leave, so he thought it would be perfect for him to go solo. Otherwise, it would be too painful to have money and tickets but not be able to spend them.

He quickly said:
"Dad, Mom, I've found a job, too. How about I move out?"

The mother glanced at him and said:
"Why, you don't want to help us in our old age?"

The whole family looked over, and Wang Yuanchao quickly explained:

"No, no, I was thinking that my eldest brother will get married and have children soon and live with our parents. Mom can help take care of the grandchildren then!"

The mother snorted, thinking it made some sense, and said:

“Even after the family splits up, I can still help take care of the child. He is still our Wang family’s grandson!

Sheng, your dad and I discussed this. Although the eldest son usually takes care of the elderly, Wang Sheng, you are a doctor, Huang Ling is a nurse, and your dad and I are workers. It will be too conspicuous if we are grouped together.

You have read the most, so you should know the truth that the first bird to stick its head out gets shot, and the first rafters to stick out get rotted first.

Still have to score.

Don't worry, your father and I will give you everything you deserve. All 36 legs are yours, as are the bicycle, sewing machine, radio, watch..."

My brother's breathing became noticeably faster.

"You can pick one."

The eldest brother's breathing became much calmer. He was old and had experienced a lot, so he understood the principles.

Wang Sheng nodded.

Mother Miao Cui handed over a small handkerchief:

"This is your salary for the past two months. Mom has been saving it for you. You should keep it for yourself from now on, and give it to your wife after you get married.

Mom tells you, if you tell Huang Ling that you are living alone, she will definitely be happy!

Not having to live under the same roof with the mother-in-law is a dream of many daughters-in-law. "

Wang Yuanchao's pupils became larger:
Damn, if the family doesn’t split up, they still have to hand over the full salary???

So he immediately started to think about how to spend his monthly salary. He had to think about it.

Since the eldest brother nodded, he took the handkerchief bag without hesitation and said:
"Then I will discuss it with Huang Ling when I go to work tomorrow."

My father was very satisfied and said:
“Hold on tight.

Find out which leader is responsible for allocating houses.

We must move when we need to.

You are not young anymore. When I was your age, you were already a bit old!"

The mother also chimed in:

"Don't worry, if the baby is born, I will retire early and take care of your son!
But after you get married, you have to come back every weekend for a meal, and I’ll take care of you!"

Mother Miao Cui's voice was a little choking.

Wang Sheng said embarrassedly:

"Dad, Mom, we haven't even started yet. Huang Ling and I only met after we started working! We just went to the zoo together for the first time yesterday!"

The father said:
"I'm a girl who is willing to go to the zoo with you, but you don't understand what I mean? Do I have no shame?!

You should talk to Huang Ling as soon as possible. If it is suitable, your mother and I will help you find a matchmaker. We don’t have any relatives in the capital, so if Huang Ling’s family has a suitable relative who can act as a matchmaker, that would be fine. "Matchmakers do have some benefits, so my father meant that the benefits should not be lost to outsiders.

Wang Yuanchao was unwilling to give in, and finally struggled:

"Dad, Mom, Erqi Theater is in the southwest of Sijiu City, far away from our Siheyuan. It takes a long time to change buses, I really..."

Mother Miao Cui's eyes lit up and she interrupted directly:

"Why, is it so hard for you to stay in our house?"

Wang Yuanchao immediately changed his words:
"I really need a bicycle... Can I borrow it from you to pay it back with my salary?"

It’s so frustrating when you have money but can’t spend it.

Wang Quan glanced at his wife. This third child was no easy matter! The second child wanted to borrow money to get a permanent job, the eldest child was about to get married and start a family, and the third child also came to join in the fun.

Wouldn’t that little bit of savings be lost in an instant?
That was accumulated bit by bit by him and his beloved wife!

The mother said:
"Wait until your eldest brother gets married! If you're in a hurry, just urge your eldest brother to go."

There are three turns, one ring and four major items. The eldest of the family has to choose one first. This has just been said.

The eldest brother separated his property and the third brother bought another car, so it was not so conspicuous.

Moreover, it is not a bad thing to let the third brother urge the eldest brother.

Wang Yuanchao could only look at Wang Sheng opposite him and said:
"Brother, look, my bicycle is decided by you and sister-in-law!"

Wang Sheng's face flushed, perhaps because of the kerosene lamp, and he said repeatedly:

"I, I, I'll talk to Huang Ling tomorrow..."

Wang Li looked at her nose with her eyes and her heart with her nose, because she felt dizzy after looking at the wick for too long. She was reluctant to part with her eldest brother, because he was the most gentle to her and took her to read books, but her third brother had also treated her well recently.

But her father said that she was just listening, so she didn't try to interrupt like her third brother did.

Father Wang Quan made the final decision:

"Okay, it's settled. No matter what, it's all for the sake of our family living a good life in this world.

If you divide the family but not the heart, you cannot write two characters "王" with one stroke.

I am not at home for a long time, Yuan Chao is not very old, and Heping is far away, so Wang Sheng, you still have to take care of Siheyuan."

Big brother Wang Sheng nodded, because he was the boss.

……

The next morning, my father rode his bike to work again.

This time, my father didn’t sleep in, so naturally he didn’t have two eggs to supplement his nutrition.

Their family only consumes two kilograms of eggs a month, which is about fifteen or sixteen eggs. If it were a few years ago, the monthly ration for a family would only be one kilogram.

Some of them came by household quota, and after they were divided into families, they could get more tickets. Their families were not short of money, but they did not have enough tickets.

Wang Yuanchao took his mother on a bicycle, first heading west to the printing factory, and then south to the Erqi Theater to go through the employment procedures.

He cannot separate from the family and live alone, nor does he need a separate house, nor does he need to move his household registration, nor does he need to apply for a separate food grain book, so he can just report with his household registration booklet and graduation certificate.

When I arrived at the theater, I greeted the guard and gave him a cigarette as usual.

The other party checked his household registration book, compared it with the names recorded in the registration book, and then let him go. They also showed him where the internal personnel parked their bicycles and where to report.

There are two large parking lots with four rows of bicycles, about two hundred of which are neatly parked. It is a spectacular sight.

Following the instructions of the gatekeeper, Wang Yuanchao found the place to report. It was a small gate with a wooden sign with black letters on a white background that read "Railway Art Troupe" hanging next to it.

I didn’t pay attention to this corner during the last job application written test and interview.

As soon as he entered, he saw people coming and going, each busy with their own business. He could only ask the nearest person:

"Hello, comrade. I'm new here. Where should I go to handle the formalities?"

The man looked up, turned his head and said:
"Sister Wu, there's a new person reporting in!"

(End of this chapter)