Chapter 1809: Your Eldest Uncle Is Right; We Cannot Accept This Job for Free

Fu's eldest aunt also came to her senses, looked at Liu Chuxue, and chimed in: "Your eldest uncle is right; we cannot accept this job for free."

Liu Chuxue had intended to refuse, but Fu's eldest uncle cut her off: "Chuxue, we appreciate your favor, but this is no small matter. We will pay eight hundred for this job; that way, everyone is satisfied."

In fact, Fu's eldest uncle was implying something with those words.

Fu Yan Cheng took up the conversation: "Very well, then we will listen to eldest uncle and eldest aunt."

As he spoke, he secretly pinched Chuxue's hand.

Fu's eldest aunt went inside, fetched eight hundred yuan, and handed it to Chuxue: "Take this money. Eldest aunt thanks you; you've finally helped us resolve a major worry weighing on our hearts."

The moment Chuxue took the money, she felt a gaze fixed upon her.

Following the direction of that gaze, she saw her sister-in-law staring at her with eyes that seemed to spark with fire; to be precise, she was staring at the money in Chuxue's hand.

Fu Yan Cheng looked over at that moment and spoke directly: "Sister-in-law, what is wrong?"

Fu Yan Cheng had said it on purpose; the money was given by eldest aunt and her family, not taken by them. His wife had only meant well, yet now they were being drawn into trouble?

Chuxue could understand her eldest sister-in-law's feelings; it was she and her husband who had been thoughtless, and should have discussed this matter in private.

Fu Yan Cheng's words allowed everyone to see the expression Ruan Simin had not had time to withdraw.

Fu Yankun, standing nearby, pulled his wife: "Overjoyed?"

Ruan Simin was pulled back to her senses by her husband's tug and said somewhat awkwardly: "I was just too surprised to react otherwise; I meant no harm."

Of course she was not happy; this was eight hundred yuan. Although eight hundred was not much for a formal job these days, seeing her most hated sister-in-law about to marry off, this eight hundred yuan clearly should not have been spent.

Besides, how hard was it to find a job in the current situation? Her own younger brother still had no job. This fourth sister-in-law was truly something; with such a good job available, why give it to Fu Yanjing, that scoundrel?

Fu Yan Cheng did not care what his sister-in-law was thinking: "Sister-in-law's reaction does not look like surprise."

Fu's eldest uncle's face also darkened; he knew the Ruan family had come to his son and daughter-in-law many times, asking them to find a job for the Ruan family's youngest son: "Yankun, keep your wife in line. This job was decided by the family beforehand. You may have objections, but you must endure them."

Fu Yan Cheng and Chuxue did not wish to meddle in their eldest uncle's family affairs; the two found an excuse to go home and accompany their child, and hurriedly left their eldest uncle's house.

Fu Yanjing saw the two out the door, then turned and went inside.

Yet as soon as she entered, the eldest sister-in-law stood up: "Mom and Dad, can this job be given to my younger brother? After all, Yanjing is about to marry; her husband has a good job and will not be unable to support his wife."

Fu's eldest uncle's face immediately darkened: "Fu Yankun, do you mean the same thing?"

Even if Fu Yankun thought so, he would never dare admit it at this moment: "Dad, do not wrong me; how would I dare think that?"

Hearing his son's words, Fu's eldest uncle's face improved slightly; with one son and three daughters of his own, his daughter-in-law already felt that their old couple's retirement would depend on them, and she sought to control them in every matter.

Trivial matters in daily life could be overlooked, but something as major as a job was absolutely intolerable.

Back then, the youngest daughter clearly did not have to go to the countryside; after all, the third daughter, Yanzi, had already gone. It was only because the eldest daughter-in-law had spent her days hinting and criticizing, giving her the cold shoulder, that the youngest daughter, unable to bear it, signed up to go to the countryside immediately after graduation.