Chapter 2168
The Changes of Individuals in an Era
The second one to call out "Dad" was neither He Ping nor the fourth son, but the somewhat dim-witted myna bird.
"Hey, my myna can talk!" The fourth little bird jumped three feet high, so happy that snot bubbles came out of its nose.
He Yuan, ignoring He Yuzhu, plopped down and said to the myna in the cage, "Say hello to me!"
The myna bird tilted its head and looked at someone with intellectual disabilities.
"Is it too long to use two words?"
"Why don't we teach it one word at a time?" He Ping, who was standing nearby, also thought of the reason.
"You..." The fourth brother's tone of voice was comparable to that of a news anchor.
The myna bird remained silent.
When He Yuzhu walked into the kitchen and greeted Liu Ting, who was busy inside,
No one knows what the fourth son was thinking, but he called out "Dad".
The myna bird responded with a cry of "Father!"
"Huh..." the children exclaimed in unison.
When it was time for dinner that evening, the children still couldn't understand why the myna bird could only call out "Dad, Mom".
And it's single characters popping out one by one.
There are all sorts of speculations, some of which lean towards superstition.
He Yuzhu laughed and said, "What's so strange about that?"
The two words Shouyi says most often at home are either "his mom" or "me".
The bird hears it so many times that it naturally learns it.
You're a stupid bird.
I can't learn too many words.
"Huh?!" The fourth brother was dumbfounded.
Liu Ting picked up a piece of braised pork for Xiao Chong, but then mocked Xiao Lao Si, saying, "Like father, like son. You've never scored above 70 on any exam."
What makes you think your myna bird can be that smart?
“Your mother is absolutely right, pets all resemble their owners,” He Yuzhu added from the side.
My own son is just for teasing.
At first, He Yuan and the twins, along with the couple, had no experience.
By the time they want to play, the children have grown up and their personalities have formed.
Now, the only one I can tease at home is my youngest child.
After dinner, He Yuan asked He Ping to act as her protector and escort the two girls away.
Of course, most of them were given to Xiao Xiaochong.
Although some young people with a certain kind of spirit have emerged in society today.
But the social atmosphere is still very good.
Those people all have their own small circles and generally don't harass respectable women.
"Old He, I'm thinking of retiring early next year." That night, after He Yuzhu got into bed, Liu Ting gave him some shocking news.
"Why would you think of that?" He Yuzhu was stunned for a moment before asking the reason.
He was genuinely a little surprised.
He always thought that the word "retirement" was still very far away from them.
After all, he always felt that he was still young.
Hearing that word suddenly come from Liu Ting's mouth was something he couldn't accept for a moment.
“Yuanyuan is going to have a baby next year, and it’s not realistic to expect her in-laws to come back to Beijing to help them take care of the baby.”
"..." Liu Ting counted on her fingers and gave the first reason.
He Yuzhu nodded; this was indeed a problem.
When a young couple has a baby, the parents will definitely help out.
Xiao Song's parents are stationed in the military year-round, so besides hiring a nanny, Liu Ting is the only one who can take care of them.
Given Xiao Song's current situation, hiring a nanny would be too high-profile.
"Besides, I've been working for over twenty years."
To be honest, my current job is pretty uneventful all day long.
I feel like I've wasted my time raising him. Anyway, even if I retire early, my retirement benefits will be guaranteed and won't be much lower.
It would be better to give up the position and avoid blocking the way for the comrades below.
"I can learn something else too." Liu Ting spoke eloquently, suggesting she had been thinking about this for a long time.
However, He Yuzhu never knew how he came up with this choice.
"My dad told me a while ago that he hopes I can go to our family restaurant and learn management."
"I can also help out the fourth brother in the future." Liu Ting hesitated before giving her last reason, which was probably the reason she was able to make this decision.
After saying that, she looked at He Yuzhu with a hint of worry, waiting for him to make a decision.
He Yuzhu pulled his wife's plump body into his arms. It seemed like it had been a long time since the two of them had been this intimate.
He Yuzhu sighed and said, "Whatever makes you happy. In the end, it's your decision to make decisions about our family matters."
"If I have no income in the future, will you look down on me?" Liu Ting pressed her head against He Yuzhu's chest, knowing full well that it was impossible, but still saying childish things.
"That's true!"
From now on, only my second son and I will earn money in our family.
I am the head of the household; you are just a freeloader.
From now on, you have to listen to me in everything.
"Ouch... Ouch... Are you a dog?" He Yuzhu hadn't said much before Liu Ting tilted her head and bit his chest.
Damn, this tigress is not someone to mess with.
As reform and opening up progressed, the circumstances of many families changed.
In the case of the He family, this situation should have been a natural and quiet outcome.
Whether Liu Ting goes to work or not has absolutely no impact on the He family's life.
Although she was a little worried, she knew that the situation she was worried about was impossible.
Even if He Yuzhu never hands over his salary to her again.
With the interest she earns from her savings, her family can live very well.
The two argued about this, but it was just a little bit of fun between husband and wife.
But some families are genuinely thinking about making changes.
And for those people, that kind of change could very well be a gamble with fate.
Yi Zhonghai's ex-wife, Tian Ya, submitted an application through the neighborhood committee to have her tin shed converted into a sales agency.
These are small shops that get their goods from the supply and marketing cooperative and are convenient for passersby.
Provide some cigarettes, newspapers, etc.
This change also happens silently; it is a product of social development.
Yan Jiecheng is now facing a difficult choice.
Because their factory had been losing money for years, it was arranged by the neighborhood committee to be merged into another factory in the same industry.
The other factory will take over all personnel, and their compensation will remain unchanged.
The only change is that I have to work in the suburbs.
Of course, Yan Jiecheng can also express his opinions to the neighborhood committee.
For example, they don't want to live too far from home.
This can also be arranged.
However, they were simply reassigned to factories in other streets, and all the previous benefits and the freedom to slack off were gone.
When you move to a new environment, you need to build a new social circle.
These changes gave Yan Jiecheng a headache just thinking about them.
But there was nothing they could do; the newly appointed street director was very insistent on this issue.
They believe that their factory no longer needs to exist.
Occupying the best land in the inner city, yet lacking any technological sophistication, it suffered losses for several consecutive years and needed funding from higher authorities.
What's the point of keeping a factory like that?
There must have been a commotion at the factory.
But the neighborhood director seemed to have a lot of powerful connections, so it was impossible to cause any trouble for him.
Therefore, Yan Jiecheng had to make a choice at this point. (End of Chapter)