The eldest brother coughed heavily, and everyone in the ward fell silent.
Zhao Dong stepped forward bravely, "What the hell, wife, stop pretending, I've already told my brother..."
Sophie said with a cold face, "Who is pretending to you? Please get out. If you don't leave, I will leave!"
Zhao Dong stepped forward and took her hand.
Sophie raised her hand and opened it, yelling, "Don't touch me!"
Zhao Dong hugged her and kissed her on the forehead.
Sophie's cheeks were as red as fire, and the indifference she had just pretended could no longer be maintained, "Zhao Dong, I'm so annoying, you're crazy!"
The sister-in-law saw what was going on and hurriedly covered Xiaoman's eyes, laughing and scolding, "Xiaodong, there is a child here, please pay attention to your image!"
Zhao Dong giggled.
Sophie broke away immediately. She was so embarrassed that she threw herself into Zhao's mother's arms and said, "Auntie, look at him, Zhao Dong bullied me again!"
Mother Zhao glared at her. She really felt sorry for Sophie. She grabbed something from the bedside table and beat her, "You brat, I asked you to bully Xiao Fei. You see how I deal with you!"
Zhao Dong didn't dare to hide and took a few blows.
Mother Zhao consoled her: "Xiao Fei, if this brat dares to bully you again, just tell me or I will twitch his tendons or skin him!"
Sophie nodded, then wrinkled her nose and stuck out her tongue in protest at Zhao Dong.
The conflict was resolved, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Mother Zhao scolded, "Why are you just standing there stupidly? Go get a pot of water for Xiaoman!"
Zhao Dong took the kettle and slipped out with his eldest brother, leaving the ward to a few women.
Seeing this, the sister-in-law grabbed Sophie and asked, "Xiao Fei, since you and Xiaodong have reconciled, don't delay the marriage."
"Sister-in-law was quick to talk a while ago, so don't worry about what she said wrong."
"Although my sister-in-law can't speak, I hope from the bottom of my heart that you will become the daughter-in-law of our Zhao family!"
"Today, in front of mom and Xiaoman, my sister-in-law says I'm sorry to you again. Don't take it to heart!"
That's how she is, her temper comes and goes quickly.
A few days ago, I felt sorry for my son and lost my temper with Sophie.
But when I heard that my son was a blessing in disguise, he was recommended to No. 48 High School, the grudge in my heart had long since disappeared.
Sophie hurriedly took her sister-in-law's hand and said, "Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? How can I be angry with you?"
As she said that, she hesitated slightly, "As for marriage, I still want to wait until my job has stabilized before talking about it..."
My sister-in-law didn’t push her, “Okay, my sister-in-law supports you. As a woman, you have to have your own career!”
"Look at me, if he didn't have a job outside, your eldest brother might still bully me!"
Mother Zhao couldn't listen and asked with a smile: "Boss, wife, you can't tell lies with your eyes open. Even if you don't have a job, the boss will dare to bully you?"
The sister-in-law laughed and said, "Mom, look at you, am I trying to enlighten Xiaofei? Just take it seriously!"
After saying that, she patted Sophie's hand and said, "How is it? Is your job search going smoothly? Do you want my sister-in-law to help me?"
Sophie hesitated and said, "It's okay. A company has already sent me an invitation letter. I'm still considering whether to go..."
On her way here just now, she received a message on her phone.
It was from Hanhai HR, saying that she had passed the interview and had good benefits. Not counting year-end dividends, her annual salary was around half a million.
In addition, there are benefits such as company cars and company houses.
For specific benefits, she was asked to go to the company within three days for an interview and sign a formal labor contract.
She hadn't decided whether to go or not, so she didn't tell Zhao Dong.
Now I couldn't bear my sister-in-law's questioning, so I simply spoke out.
My sister-in-law was curious, "Really, what kind of job do you have?"
Sophie said perfunctorily: "A trading company."
The sister-in-law laughed and said, "Trading company, doesn't that mean you are talking to me?"
"There are only a few well-known trading companies in Jiangbei District. With your ability, you must not be a small company, right?"
"Meihua, Limei, Bole, Hanhai, which one did you go to?"
Sophie was stunned. She had just dealt with it casually, but she didn't expect that she would get exactly what she wanted.
I was afraid that my sister-in-law would be overly concerned, so I didn't hide it. I hesitated for a while before asking, "It's Hanhai. Sister-in-law, have you heard of it?"
My sister-in-law patted her thigh and said, "Of course I've heard of it. Hanhai Trading is one of the best in our Jiangbei District. Especially recently, I heard that it was fully acquired by a foreign company. Now it's awesome!"
As he was talking, someone outside answered, "Hey, who is talking about our company?"
The sister-in-law looked back, her expression was stern and she said nothing.
The people who came were my second uncle’s family, and the person who spoke was my husband’s cousin’s girlfriend.
Ever since my mother-in-law was hospitalized last time, this family came to make trouble once, and the relationship between the two families has not been very good.
Later, my mother-in-law was discharged from the hospital and we had several more private contacts with her.
Although the house matter has not been settled for the time being, the relationship has eased due to the respect of the elders.
Mother Zhao stood up and said, "His second uncle is here, come in and sit down."
The second uncle carried the fruit basket and said, "I heard that Xiaoman is hospitalized. Let's come over and see how his recovery is going."
After some pleasantries, he looked at Sophie and said, "Isn't this Xiaodong's girlfriend? Why didn't Xiaodong see it?"
Sophie responded politely, "Second uncle, Zhao Dong went to get water for Xiaoman."
Zhao Qing also came here today, and when he saw Sophie, his eyes couldn't move.
Xiaolan pinched him and brought up the subject again: "Sister-in-law, what did you just say about Hanhai Trade? Is your cousin looking for a job?"
The sister-in-law didn't want to lose Sophie's limelight in front of Xiaolan, but she didn't know how to answer the question, so she looked back.
Sophie didn't care and admitted generously: "Yes, I'm still thinking about it."
Xiaolan said proudly, "Considering it? Sister-in-law, are you saying that Hanhai is considering it?"
"No wonder you don't know yet, right?"
"Hanhai was recently acquired by a foreign company. The first round of investment was more than 10 billion. Now it is a key enterprise supported by our Jiangbei District!"
"Not only that, the benefits of all employees have been increased by 20%!"
The second uncle answered, "Sister-in-law, you don't know yet, Xiaoqing's girlfriend works in Hanhai."
"This time the nature of the company has changed, the benefits are really good, and there is paid annual leave at the end of the year."
"For international travel, Xiaoqing and I can also go together, and the company will pay all the expenses!"
"Look at foreign companies, their benefits, treatment, and corporate culture are much better than those in our country!"
The ward was quiet and no one answered.
But the second uncle kept chattering, especially between the lines, he couldn't hide his pride and show off, which made my sister-in-law angry and had a toothache.
With that said, the second uncle said proudly: "By the way, Xiaolan, don't you work in the Human Resources Department of Hanhai?"
"Your cousin-in-law is not an outsider either. You can go back and ask if you can pass the interview. If not, please help smooth things over."
"In the future, I will have real relatives in Hanhai, and I will be able to take care of everything."
Xiaolan's chin almost reached the sky, "Uncle, I can only say that I will try my best."
"You don't know, there are so many people applying for jobs right now, they are almost crushing the barriers to entry. Many people are struggling to get in!"
After chatting for a few words, she regained her confidence in front of Sophie, "Um...cousin, I'll go back and say hello to you."
"Although I am very familiar with the department leaders, I can only say that I will try my best. You'd better not have too much hope!"
"Of course, even if you can't join our company, I can still recommend other small companies to you!"
"By the way, which department are you applying for?"