Reborn as a Tough Army Wife-Chapter 119 - 114: Find a Job

Fang Pingying smiled with pursed lips upon hearing this, feeling a bit unconvinced as she said, "Don’t worry, I won’t get lost. I can still find your unit by myself..."

"Good, good, you can find it. I know my wife is capable," Luo Zhiyong could imagine Fang Pingying’s unconvinced expression, chuckled softly, and said, "But the provincial city is big, and it’s your first time there. Better not to wander off, otherwise I’ll worry."

"I know. If I don’t see you right out of the station, I’ll wait for you at the exit. Won’t wander off." Even though she was absolutely sure she wouldn’t get lost, Luo Zhiyong’s concern made her feel extra sweet, so she smiled and agreed.

Luo Zhiyong then felt relieved and gave Fang Pingying a few more instructions before hanging up the phone.

After putting down the phone, Luo Zhiyong felt somewhat worried.

Because initially, Fang Pingying was insistent on waiting until after the New Year to visit the unit, but now she suddenly said she wanted to come, he was concerned she might have been mistreated at home.

However, fortunately, Fang Pingying sounded okay just now, which eased Luo Zhiyong’s worry a bit. Besides, his wife was coming over tomorrow, so she wouldn’t be mistreated in the future.

Living as a couple is always better than a whole family stirring up trouble together.

Yet thinking of the issues back at his own home, Luo Zhiyong sighed deeply, wondering when there would be an end to those problems.

Huang Lin, who shared an office with him, saw the smile on Luo Zhiyong’s face when he first heard that his wife was coming—a smile that seemed bigger than those of the past ten days combined.

Now seeing him sighing all of a sudden, Huang Lin teased him with a smile, "What’s the matter, not happy that sister-in-law is coming? Afraid of being completely ruled by your wife?"

Luo Zhiyong smiled lightly and gave him a glance, "Do you think everyone is like you, so afraid of their wife that the whole unit knows about it?"

Huang Lin was two years younger than Luo Zhiyong and had just been married not long ago. His wife seemed quite a few years younger than him, a delicate city girl who was also very pretty. Huang Lin utterly doted on her.

In the military spouses’ compound, everyone knew about it, and they always teased Huang Lin with it.

But Huang Lin, who liked to act like a big man outside, laughed after hearing what Luo Zhiyong said, and argued with him, "What do you mean scared of the wife? That’s called respect, you know?"

Seeing Huang Lin’s stubborn as a mule demeanor, Luo Zhiyong laughed and pointed at him, "You kid, you don’t need to draft lies."

Huang Lin chuckled and then asked Luo Zhiyong, "Tell me, why are you still upset? Share it and see if I can help."

Thinking about the family troubles back home, Luo Zhiyong sighed and didn’t want to discuss more, "Family matters. Even if I told you, you couldn’t help."

"I really can’t help with the family’s matters." Huang Lin roughly understood and followed with a sigh, "With the mess in my own house, I can’t solve my problems, either. Just last weekend when I went back, my mom and my wife had a fight, it gave me a headache."

Luo Zhiyong felt that he and Huang Lin were in the same boat and said helplessly, "Ah, it’s the same at home for me, and it’s not just my mom, but also my brothers and sisters causing trouble."

"Women really are troublesome, can’t they just live a good life? There’s food and drink, such happiness, but they always stir up trouble." After saying this, Huang Lin suddenly remembered something and said to Luo Zhiyong, "Speaking of siblings, about your brother looking for a job, I asked around for you."

"How is it?" Luo Zhiyong perked up. He had come to Huang Lin this time to ask him to find a job for Luo Zhiming, but Huang Lin hadn’t mentioned it these past few days, and Luo Zhiyong felt awkward to ask.

Huang Lin scratched his head, looking a bit troubled, then spoke the truth, "Don’t get mad at me for being upfront, but your brother doesn’t have any work experience since he’s never been out before, and his education isn’t high. It might be hard to find something good. I wonder if he’d be willing to take on lower-end jobs."

"What sort of work is that exactly?" Originally, Luo Zhiyong did indeed tell Huang Lin to try to find a better job for Luo Zhiming, one where he could learn something new since Luo Zhiming was still young, and if he only did hard labor, he wouldn’t learn anything.

But that was just a suggestion, the best-case scenario. Of course, if there wasn’t a better job available, he would still do the lesser ones.

Huang Lin hesitated a bit before replying, "For example, watching over a warehouse, or being a doorman. The salary looks okay. I asked around, thirty dollars a month, with room and board included."

"The salary’s not bad at all, and it includes room and board." Luo Zhiyong felt that guarding a warehouse or something similar was actually quite decent. It wasn’t just hard labor, and if Luo Zhiming was willing, he could even learn something, "When can he start?"

"If he’s willing to do it, he can start anytime. This kind of job is the easiest to find." Huang Lin, seeing that Luo Zhiyong didn’t despise such work, felt more comfortable saying more, "Just at my uncle’s construction site alone, they are specifically looking for someone to guard materials. They pay 35 dollars a month, although the living conditions are a bit worse."

"That’s fine." Luo Zhiyong had been to Huang Lin’s uncle’s construction site and seen it. When they say the living conditions are a bit worse, it’s only compared to the city. In reality, they are much better than in the countryside.

People working on the construction site all sleep in one big warehouse, and although there isn’t much privacy with so many people around, they have a roof over their heads. They live in houses made of red bricks, covered with asbestos tiles, so it’s not cold in winter nor too hot in summer.

As for the food, it certainly isn’t bad either. They have rice or plain buns, and every few days, the boss or contractor would toss them an extra dish; every meal includes fresh ingredients.

This is much better than some people in the countryside who can’t even fill their stomachs with grain. And this is considered the worse option. If Luo Zhiming is willing to earn less and go somewhere more comfortable, like guarding a warehouse, the conditions are even better.

Hearing him say this, Huang Lin had a spark of inspiration and offered a suggestion, "If you’re okay with it, how about this? Isn’t your wife coming over tomorrow? Why don’t you have your brother come with her? They can take care of each other on the road. If he comes over tomorrow, I can even take him to find work in the evening."

Luo Zhiyong also thought of this, but the phones are already put away, it was too late to say anything now. There’s no phone in their village, and sending a telegram home would take at least two or three days. Just now, Fang Pingying said she would take the train over tomorrow, and they definitely wouldn’t make it in time.

Finding a job for Luo Zhiming isn’t urgent, they could send a telegram later to have him come over. But Luo Zhiyong was still worried about Fang Pingying taking such a long train ride by herself for the first time. He thought it would be better to have someone with her for reassurance.

He glared at Huang Lin and said, "You rascal, you didn’t say so before, what’s the use of saying it now? I don’t even know where my wife made the call from, would it still be possible to reach her?"

Huang Lin picked up the phone and fiddled with it for a while. Somehow, he found the number that Fang Ping had called from and handed it to him, "How do you know if you don’t try? Call back and see." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at Qidian (qidian.com) with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com).