Chapter 42: Being a Stepmother 9
The captain was not surprised to see the brown sugar in Ye Zhiqiu's hand. There were many people who came to him with things and asked him for help. Ye Zhiqiu was not the first one, and brown sugar was not a very expensive gift.
"You want to join the army? Do you have an education? The city recruits female soldiers only from high school. You don't even have an elementary school diploma, so you won't even be able to get a turn if there's a conscription." The captain didn't say anything, but in his heart he laughed at Ye Zhiqiu for being stupid.
In a small village like theirs, not to mention that they had never seen quotas for female soldiers, even quotas for male soldiers were rare. If such a good thing really happened, he would not only benefit his own family first, but also benefit outsiders for a few melons and two dates. What a big hole in his head.
Ye Zhiqiu was upset that he didn't explain clearly, and hurriedly tried to make up for it: "It doesn't matter if I don't have a diploma. I can go to school to take the exam and get a diploma."
She had found out before coming here that as long as she paid the tuition and passed the graduation exam, the school would reissue her diploma. Otherwise, she would not have dared to ask about joining the army.
The captain still shook his head: "It's not that I don't want to help, it's that I don't have the ability. Look around the surrounding area, is there any village that has ever produced female soldiers?"
"No." Ye Zhiqiu admitted that he had made a mistake, but was still unwilling to give up.
The captain asked her to leave and told her not to forget to take the brown sugar. The thing had not been done and the things could not be accepted.
There is no reason to take back a gift that has been given out. It is not a very valuable item. She is not stupid, so she will not offend others by taking it back. There will be many times when she will need the captain in the future, such as moving the household registration.
After several rounds of push and pull, the captain finally accepted the gift because he saw that she was sincere in her offer, and even mentioned, "It's best for you to find someone to marry soon."
Joining the army was impossible. Other ways could keep him away from the Ye family, but he couldn't get away from them. Only by becoming someone else's family would the Ye family have no reason to make trouble.
Ye Zhiqiu left thoughtfully.
The captain's wife waited until Ye Zhiqiu was far away before picking up the brown sugar. "Where do you think she got this good stuff from? It's obvious that this quality is not sold in the town's supply and marketing cooperative. I'm afraid it must be a good thing from the city."
The team members despised their daughter-in-law for being short-sighted. "Who cares where she got it from? As long as it's not stolen or robbed, it's fine. If she has this ability, she won't be bullied by her family."
The captain's wife shook her head and sighed: "For the sake of our ancestors, if you can help, please do so."
"Okay? I don't need you to teach me how to do things."
Since joining the army is not an option, Ye Zhiqiu plans to try to find a job and go to the city to cause trouble for Ye Daniu.
She asked the system to help keep track of them and confirmed that Ye Daniu and Qin Xiaoyu were dating in the kitchen again. She used a bag of fruit candy to get a group of children playing around to help inform their aunt.
Calculating the time, she asked someone to inform Qin Xiaoyu's son that his mother fell ill and fainted while working overtime. After doing all this, she waited near the canteen kitchen, waiting to see the show.
When the aunt first heard the news, she didn't believe it. Qin Xiaoyu was not pretty and was older than her. How could Ye Daniu be able to get together with her?
When she told the joke to Ye Rong, she thought her daughter would laugh with her at the person who made fun of her behind her back, but she didn't expect that Ye Rong not only didn't laugh, but also asked for details with a serious face.
"Mom, no matter whether it's true or not, there's no harm in going and taking a look." Ye Rong had a feeling that something was going on.
"If you want to go, you go. I still have to cook and wash clothes. There are a lot of things waiting for me at home. How can I have time to fool around?" It's not that she trusts Ye Daniu so much, but the money in the family is in her hands. Even if the man really cheats outside, so what? She doesn't lose anything anyway.
Ye Rong did not accept this statement. Since her mother would not listen to her, she could only go by herself. However, it was a bit embarrassing for her to go and catch her sister, and her own father, in adultery.
So she took her good friends to go to the factory together, and it took a lot of effort to get through the factory gate.
It's because she and her younger sister are just family members, not factory employees, yet they still want to enter the factory. If her younger sister's uncle wasn't the head of the security department, they wouldn't be able to enter the gate no matter how much nice words they say or reasons they give.
Of course, it was also because they agreed to go only to the cafeteria and not to the production area that the guard nodded and let them in.
After entering the gate, Ye Rong pulled the little sister and ran to the cafeteria as fast as possible. The little sister ran so hard that she couldn't catch her breath. When they arrived at the cafeteria, there was no one there.
"Ye Rong, what are you doing?" The young sisters didn't understand. The workshop didn't have overtime at night and the canteen had closed long ago, so where would these people come from?
Ye Rong said nothing and ran to the kitchen again, but there was still no one. Just when she was disappointed, she heard a strange sound coming from the kitchen utility room.
The little sister looked around curiously: "What's that sound?"
Ye Rong put his index finger to his lips, signaling her not to make a sound. She quietly approached the utility room to eavesdrop, and the little sisters followed her curiously, seeing her sneaky look.
Both of them were unmarried girls. They heard the strange "eh eh ah ah" sounds and didn't understand what was going on. If they wanted to find out, they could only continue to eavesdrop.
Before we could hear the result, another group of people appeared.
"Mom! Mom! Mom! Where are you!" Qin Xiaoyu's son is less than 18 years old. He is a precious son born after giving birth to five daughters. He would call his mother even when there is nothing to do. Suddenly, he heard the news that his mother fainted, and he was already panicked.
He looked around the cafeteria but couldn't find anyone, so he went straight to the utility room, where Qin Xiaoyu would sometimes rest. This was the last place, and if he couldn't find anyone again, he would go to the security department for help.
Ye Rong watched Qin Xiaoyu's son banging hard on the door of the utility room, but the strange sound inside disappeared. There was clearly someone inside, but now there was no sound. She had a feeling that something was wrong and wanted to retreat.
Qin Xiaoyu's son did not give her a chance to retreat, "You are Uncle Ye's daughter, have you seen my mother?"
"No, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first." Ye Rong pulled the little sister and was about to leave.
"Don't go. Please ask Uncle Ye to come over and help me. Tell him that my mother is missing."
At this time, there were already quite a few people gathered outside the utility room, all of them were idle people who came to join in the fun. If they didn't see the fun, they would create their own.
Someone deliberately teased Qin Xiaoyu's son: "Ye Daniu is not your father, why are you looking for him! I can help you find your mother."
"That's right, your mother is in the utility room? You don't have the key, do you want me to help you break down the door?" The busybody took the initiative to offer advice.
They didn't care what would happen if the supplies in the utility room were running low? Perhaps they were just planning to take advantage of the chaos and deliberately encouraged Qin Xiaoyu's son to break down the door, so that when the factory wanted to cause trouble, there would be someone taller to stand in front of them.
When Qin Xiaoyu's son heard that someone was willing to help break down the door, he was no longer in a hurry to find Ye Daniu.
Ye Zhiqiu, who was hiding not far away and observing everything, breathed a sigh of relief. When she saw Ye Rong appear, she thought things would go wrong. Unexpectedly, the power of the spectators was even stronger. They were willing to come down in person just to watch the fun. I wonder how the two people in the utility room are doing now?