I make a living solving crimes.

Chang Wei was strolling towards home. He caught a thief in the morning, and his points were +1. He was rewarded with 10 Big Black Tens and 10 kilograms of cotton. It was neither good nor bad, and he was in a good mood.

As for the case at the branch office, he had long forgotten about it.

His temper comes and goes quickly.

After entering the yard, he went to the back house in the outer courtyard to take a look. When he returned to the house, he saw Chang Long with his head down, looking unhappy.

"what happened?"

The little girl came running over with her short legs, biting her ear and saying, "Auntie is going to school."

Chang Wei just realized that today was already August 1st and Chang Da had gone to register Chang Long.

"Why don't you want to go to school?"

"It's not fun, it's not fun at all."

"Going to school is not for playing. Look at the children who don't go to school. They are illiterate and can't even write their own names."

"I can." Chang Long was not convinced. He took out the notebook with his scribbles on it and pointed at the four big characters "Shang Jin Wang Long" on it proudly.

Chang Wei carefully identified it for a long time, and said against his will: "It's written very well."

Chang Long became even more proud and took the notebook to show off to Chang Tian.

After hanging up the bag, he turned around and saw the little girl looking at him eagerly. He squatted down and asked, "Tangtang, you're gone again?"

The little girl came over and said in a baby voice, "No candy, uncle, play with me."

Chang Wei's heart melted. After thinking about it, he took the little girl to Chang Da's basket, pulled out a piece of wool, and started to make flower ropes with the little girl.

It’s just a simple little game, and the little girl was having a lot of fun while screaming and shouting.

Chang Da came into the room and saw it. She looked at it for a long time with red eyes. After the two stopped, she said, "The water plant came to measure the size at noon. I talked to them and asked them to bring a water pipe over for 30 yuan. I didn't want to take advantage of the hospital, so I spent another 10 yuan to install a water meter."

Chang Wei slapped his head and said that he was so angry today that he forgot to install the tap water.

He took out fifty yuan and handed it to Chang Da, "Sister, today is really busy, and they don't allow me to run around."

Chang Da thought of what Zhang Youde said when he came to her house yesterday. She covered her mouth and smiled, but refused to take the money from Chang Wei.

"Take it. I'm going to get paid in a few days, and I have some money on me."

As he said this, he stuffed the medicine into Chang Da's hands, picked up the little girl and held her high in the room.

Chang Da held the money in her hand and thought for a while, then put it in her pocket and patted the little girl's butt and said, "Uncle has worked all day, let him take a break. Go and call Aunt Yushui to come for dinner."

The little girl nodded, struggled to the ground, and ran on her short legs. Soon, she dragged He Yushui into the house.

"I, I can't say."

Chang Wei waved his hand nonchalantly, "You don't need a bite to eat."

"Chang Wei, I asked to pay for the meal but Sister Da doesn't want it, why don't you keep it."

"Why would I keep it? You should keep it for college."

"I want to go to work."

"You have nothing to say to me. Besides, what can you do after graduating from junior high school? You will be a worker in the factory."

"Workers are workers, and workers are glorious."

Chang Wei rolled his eyes and said, “You won’t think so in thirty years.”

No one would believe this, but being a worker is indeed glorious nowadays. Their salary can support a whole family, and they have a high social status.

He could only perfunctorily say, "It's hard to find a job now. Didn't you see that Yan Jiecheng and Liu Guangtian are both idle?"

"Yan Jiecheng found a job."

"Ah? Did you buy it with money?" Chang Wei saw Chang Tian bring in a basin of water, took a towel and began to wash his face and wipe his neck, and teased maliciously: "The money that Mr. Yan scraped out? How could he be willing to spend it?"

He Yushui saw Chang Wei taking off his police uniform and wiping his body with a towel inside his torn vest. He turned around with a red face and whispered, "It was said that the third aunt borrowed the money, three hundred, and Yan Jiecheng paid back three hundred and sixty."

"Hey, Old Yan is stingy, Auntie San is tough, the Yan family is stingy and tough." Chang Wei praised, twisted the towel again and asked curiously: "What unit is it?"

“Garment factory.”

Chang Wei was stunned after hearing this. He grabbed the towel and looked at Chang Da. It took him a while before he continued to wipe his body.

"Chang Wei, what do you think if I also go to the garment factory?"

"Not so good. If you ask me for my opinion, I would still advise you to study. Look, I am a policeman in the police station, you are studying in high school, and Yan Jiecheng is a worker in a garment factory. We all have a bright future."

"Bah!" He Yushui spat at him and said awkwardly, "I just don't want to take my father's money anymore."

"If you don't want to take it, then don't take it. Eight hundred yuan is enough for you to live on for six or seven years. You will get subsidies for going to college, and you will be assigned a job after you graduate. It won't be difficult for you to support yourself."

"What if I fail the exam?"

"That's better than graduating from junior high school. It's easier to find a job after graduating from high school. At least you can find an office to work in."

Chang Wei remembered that in the original drama, He Yushui went to work in a textile factory after graduating from high school, and finally married a young policeman and moved out of the slum.

Little policeman?

Chang Wei's forehead, which he had just wiped, suddenly broke out in cold sweat again...

I wouldn’t be such a character in the original drama, right?

Could it be that He Yushui’s job at the textile factory belonged to his mother?

No, no.

Who likes Match Girl?

Until dinner, Chang Wei was still in a trance, and he trembled all over after glancing at He Yushui from time to time.

Yang Min saw that he was absent-minded and asked with concern: "Chang Wei, what's wrong with you?"

"Ah?" Chang Wei hesitated and made an excuse: "Nothing, I was just thinking about Yan Jiecheng finding a job in a garment factory."

"Well, I heard from Auntie San yesterday that she spent three hundred yuan to buy someone's top job."

This is a common practice for buying work indicators, spending money to buy the opportunity to take someone else's job.

Some families have young children who are very capable and do not need their children to take over jobs. So they sell this opportunity to make money. The person taking over the job can just use the excuse of being a relative, and most people will not care if they know about it.

This is a social problem, and there is no point in reporting it.

Chang Wei thought, "Sister, why don't you go work in a garment factory? It's boring to stay at home all the time. You'll get to know more people and make more friends in a factory."

What he actually wanted to say was that he had no chance to meet outsiders since he was stuck in the courtyard, and it was not easy to get married again. What good could he expect from a matchmaker?

My sister is married for the second time and is a widow with a maid.

Chang Da's eyes flickered, then went out, "Xiao Man is still young, she needs to be at home."

Chang Wei casually said, "Let mother retire and go home to take care of her grandchildren."

Yang Min was somewhat tempted after hearing this. She had been a housewife all her life, and after working for two years she still felt a little uncomfortable. Besides, there really needed to be someone at home, and she couldn't let her eldest daughter be trapped at home for the rest of her life at such a young age.

"What about my job?"

"See if I'm willing to take your job at the textile factory. I think I have good skills and a future in the garment factory. You can put your job aside for now. When Chang Long grows up and doesn't study hard, I'll take over your job."

Chang Tian raised his little head and asked timidly: "Brother, what about me?"

Chang Wei rubbed his head and said, "You are the best student in our family. Study hard, go to a technical secondary school, and you will be assigned a job. You can become a cadre in the future."

Chang Tian has very good grades and is always top of his grade in elementary school every year.

It's a pity that he is only ten years old this year. In eight years, the wind will blow and he won't be able to go to college.

Chang Tian nodded vigorously and said seriously: "Brother, I will study hard."

Chang Wei was very satisfied and turned to glance at Chang Long with disdain.

The little girl buried her face in the bowl and said nothing.

The flames in Chang Da's eyes rose, and she leaned against Yang Min and said, "Mom, do you think this is okay?"

Yang Min knew what her daughter was thinking, so she smiled and said, "What are you talking about? My words don't count in this family anymore."

The whole family started laughing, except He Yushui, who took a mouthful of rice dejectedly and forgot to chew it.

What a warm family!