Chapter 163: Money cannot be exposed!
Chapter 163: Money cannot be exposed!
The clerk held the cigarette that Jia Dongming had stuffed in his hand. When he heard Jia Dongming's answer, he immediately understood what Jia Dongming meant. He smiled and said to Jia Dongming, "Comrade! I'll take you to the counter first, turn on the light of this door, and have someone help you move the door out first. Then I'll take you to see the other furniture."
When Jia Dongming heard the clerk's arrangement, he nodded immediately, then followed the clerk to the counter to pay for the door, and then followed the clerk to another warehouse.
The moment the clerk opened the door of the warehouse with the key, the aroma of wood spread from the warehouse. After Jia Dongming turned on the lights in the warehouse, he saw all kinds of furniture neatly arranged in the warehouse.
After the clerk turned on the lights in the warehouse, he immediately began to introduce to Jia Dongming: "Comrade! These furnitures are all made in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The set in front of you is made of rosewood. There are a bunk bed, matching chairs, stools and tables. The other set is..."
As Jia Dongming walked, he listened to the clerk's introduction, and he wanted to buy all the furniture here. However, thinking of the storm that was about to blow in the future, Jia Dongming finally had to give up this idea and chose a set of rosewood furniture that looked quite ordinary, which cost him more than two hundred yuan.
After paying the money, Jia Dongming asked the people from the trust store to help him hire a few carts. After telling the cart pullers his home address, he rode his bicycle back to Tongluoguxiang.
"Dongming! I heard from people in the courtyard that you have won the second-class merit and were rewarded with 300 yuan. Is this true?" Jia Dongming had just walked into the front yard pushing his bicycle. When the third aunt saw Jia Dongming coming back, she thought of what she had heard the residents in the courtyard mention at noon, and immediately ran to Jia Dongming and asked him with envy on her face.
When Jia Dongming heard the third aunt's question and saw the envious expression on her face, he smiled and nodded and replied, "Third aunt! Isn't it good luck that you caught a few enemy spies? So the organization gave another second-class merit medal."
"Dongming! Where is your medal? Take it out and show it to mom." Jia Dongming's words had just fallen when Jia Zhang, who was in the middle courtyard, heard the conversation between Jia Dongming and the third aunt from the front yard. She quickly ran to the front yard and asked Jia Dongming excitedly.
When Jia Dongming heard Jia Zhang's question and saw the aunties following Jia Zhang to the front yard, he pretended to take something out of his pocket and took out the medal stored in the space. He smiled and said to Jia Zhang, "Mom! This is the second-class merit medal awarded to me by the General Administration."
Jia Zhang took the wooden box handed to her by Jia Dongming, and then carefully opened the box. When she saw the second-class merit medal in the box, she murmured excitedly: "Ancestors of the Jia family, have you all seen it? This is the second-class merit medal that my son Dongming won. If you know about it in the afterlife, you must bless our Jia family to be safe and sound."
"Aunt Zhang! Congratulations!" Aunt A, seeing the medal in Jia Zhang's hand, congratulated her with envy.
"Aunt Zhang! I heard from our head of the family that Section Chief Jia has been promoted to director, with a monthly salary of 170 yuan. You can just wait to enjoy your life in the future!" Aunt B, seeing the medal in Jia Zhang's hand, hearing what she was mumbling, and thinking of the news her husband had told her, said to Jia Zhang with a flattering look on her face.
When Jia Zhang heard Auntie B's words and learned that Jia Dongming had received another salary increase, she was overjoyed and quickly asked Jia Dongming, "Dongming! Is what Auntie Wang said true? Your monthly salary is over 170 yuan now?"
"Aunt Zhang! I heard from our old Liu that Director Jia is now the most powerful leader in the steel rolling mill. Even if it is the director of the steel rolling mill, Director Jia can arrest him at any time." When the second aunt heard Aunt B's compliment to Jia Zhang, she suddenly remembered what Liu Haizhong had said to her when he came home for lunch at noon. Without waiting for Jia Dongming to answer, she immediately complimented Jia Zhang.
When Jia Zhang heard the compliments from the aunties in the courtyard, her vanity was immediately satisfied. She replied with a smug look on her face, "My son is the head of the security department. Naturally, he can arrest anyone he wants."
"Does Jia Dongming live here?" Just as Jia Zhang was showing off to the aunties in the courtyard, a middle-aged man's voice suddenly came from the gate.
When Jia Dongming heard the middle-aged man's question, he immediately realized that the furniture delivery person had arrived, and quickly responded, "Master! I'm here." Under Jia Dongming's command, Wobo helped move all the furniture and doors that Jia Dongming bought into the other courtyard. When Jia Zhang saw the furniture, she asked Jia Dongming with a puzzled look on her face, "Dongming! Don't we have furniture at home? Why are you spending money to buy furniture again?"
When Jia Dongming heard Jia Zhang's question, he smiled and said to her, "Mom! The furniture in my house is quite old, and I'm getting married soon, right? When I went to the trust store to buy a door, I happened to see these furniture, so I bought a set."
"Dongming! Why are you buying a door for no reason?" When the third aunt saw the wooden door leaning against the wall, she asked Jia Dongming curiously.
When Jia Dongming heard the third aunt's question, he smiled and explained to her, "Third aunt! Because my job is special, I often come back very late on weekdays, and sometimes I even have to go out in the middle of the night. I feel bad for bothering you and the third uncle all day long, so I thought of installing a door on my side of the wall, so that I don't have to bother you and the third uncle so often to get up in the middle of the night to open the door for me."
The third aunt knew very well that every time her old man helped Jia Dongming open a door, she would get some benefits. If Jia Dongming opened a door in the other courtyard, it would mean that they would never be able to get any benefits from Jia Dongming again.
Realizing this, the third auntie immediately became anxious and said to Jia Dongming, "Dongming! Helping the neighbors in the courtyard to open the door is your third uncle's job. Why should you be polite to him?"
When Jia Dongming heard what Third Aunt said, how could he understand her thoughts? He immediately smiled and said to her, "Third Aunt! If it was just once or twice, I would naturally not be polite to Third Uncle."
"But my job means I have to go out late at night. Now that the weather is not cold, it is not a big problem. But when the weather turns cold, especially on a winter night, if I freeze him to death, wouldn't I be a sinner?"
When the third aunt heard what Jia Dongming said, she knew that what Jia Dongming said was indeed very reasonable. However, when she thought that from now on, their family would no longer be able to gain benefits from Jia Dongming by opening the door for him, the third aunt suddenly felt as if she had lost money.
At this time, Jia Zhang was thinking about Jia Dongming's salary, and asked him quickly, "Dongming! Aunt Wang in the front yard said that your salary has been increased to more than 170 yuan per month. Is this true?"
When Jia Dongming heard Jia Zhang's question and saw her money-obsessed look, he found it a little funny. He started to introduce to Jia Zhang, "Mom! This is true. My monthly salary is 175.5 yuan. In addition, I have another job at the Dongcheng Public Security Bureau, which pays 135.5 yuan a month. Together, I can make more than 300 yuan a month."
When Jia Zhang learned that Jia Dongming's monthly salary was more than 300 yuan, she showed an incredible expression on her face and quickly ordered Jia Dongming: "Dongming! Pinch me to see if I am dreaming."
When Jia Dongming heard Jia Zhang's request, he did not do as Jia Zhang asked. Instead, he took out a hundred yuan from the system space and said to Jia Zhang with a smile, "Mom! Today the Public Security Bureau gave me a reward of three hundred yuan. I will give you a hundred yuan. In addition, I will receive an extra salary. You just need to know it in your heart, but you must not show off in front of those aunties in the courtyard."
When Jia Zhang saw the money Jia Dongming handed to her, she quickly reached out to take the money from Jia Dongming's hand, dipped her finger in a little saliva, and counted the money in front of Jia Dongming. She replied happily, "Dongming! Don't worry, I know that money should not be exposed, and I'm not stupid!"
(End of this chapter)