In the kitchen, Shen Lin took out a large bowl and scooped out the stewed chicken soup from the pot. Li Xiaoyue was beside her to help, and by the way, she opened a bag of peanuts and served Wang Gang and others as food and drinks.
"Xiaoyue, you can go out to eat! As long as I'm here," Shen Lin said politely.
"It's okay, Sister Lin. These men drink, and I don't like drinking. I might as well accompany you." Li Xiaoyue said sagely.
Shen Lin glanced at Na Juan who was drinking in the restaurant and asked Li Xiaoyue: "Na Juan hasn't misunderstood you and Shen Lei recently, has he?"
When Li Xiaoyue heard this, her hands shook and she threw out two peanuts. She picked them up and put them in her mouth.
"We're pretty good." Li Xiaoyue said innocently.
Shen Lin immediately heard the problem. If it was really good, why would Li Xiaoyue emphasize "very good".
"Xiaoyue, if Na Juan does something stupid again, you must tell me. Although Na Juan is Na Wei's younger brother, I have always regarded you as my sister." Shen Lin put down the soup bowl and held Li Xiaoyue's hand.
A hint of emotion flashed in Li Xiaoyue's eyes, but he quickly hid it.
In fact, Li Xiaoyue's life has not been satisfactory since she reconciled with Na Juan and lived together.
The first is work. Because the company always has to work overtime, Li Xiaoyue fired her boss and is now unemployed at home.
Secondly, since moving into Na Juan's house, Li Xiaoyue saw Na Juan secretly browsing her mobile phone chat messages more than once.
Although Na Juan said he trusted her, he had always suspected her of cheating, but there was no evidence.
In addition, Li Xiaoyue found that her and Na Juan's three views could never get along. This situation became more obvious after living together, which actually amplified the problem.
Na Juan always works overtime and doesn't come home before eleven or twelve o'clock every day. When he comes home, he just takes a shower and falls asleep. Li Xiaoyue can't even say anything to him.
Every time Li Xiaoyue didn't say a few words to Na Juan, he would change the topic of work, which was extremely boring.
Li Xiaoyue faced an empty house all day, and sometimes she would find friends to play with when she was depressed. When Na Juan found out, he would ask insinuatingly which friend it was, for fear that she would come into contact with the opposite sex.
Sometimes Li Xiaoyue also wonders whether getting back together is the right decision.
"Sister Lin, I've been busy looking for a job recently, and I haven't met Na Juan much." Li Xiaoyue walked out of the kitchen with the soup bowl and took the opportunity to avoid the topic.
Shen Lin glanced at Li Xiaoyue worriedly and sighed, but as Na Juan's sister-in-law, there were some things she couldn't say to Li Xiaoyue.
Li Xiaoyue put the soup bowl on the table, and Hu Haili said: "Xiaoyue, Shen Lei and I are going to go hiking on the weekend. Do you and Na Juan want to come together?"
"Mountain climbing, great!" Li Xiaoyue asked Na Juan: "When do you have a day off on the weekend?"
Na Juan said unnaturally: "Our team is working on a project and we have to work overtime for two days on the weekend?"
Shen Lin said at this time: "Na Juan, it's not my sister-in-law who told you that you can't finish your work. Sometimes you have to rest when it's time to rest. You and Xiaoyue have just gotten back together, so you should spend more time together."
Na Juan said disapprovingly: "We live together now, don't we get together every day?"
Na Wei smiled and said, "Na Juan, what your sister-in-law wants is for you two to hang out more, relax, and relieve work pressure."
Shen Lin nodded and said, "Yes! We are planning to go hiking together as a family on the weekend, so Juan, you can come too!"
When Zhuo Zhuo heard that there were activities on the weekend, he was the first to jump for joy: "Great, let's go to the mountains to play on the weekend."
Shen Lin said to her daughter: "You have to finish all your homework before you can play on the weekend."
Upon hearing this, Na Zhuangzhi's smile suddenly solidified on his face.
"I still have to do my homework!"
Na Wei said angrily: "Daughter, you are a student, and learning and doing homework is your job. You can't stop studying just to have fun!"
"Okay then! I'll try to finish my homework on Friday." Na Zhuozhi said with a sad face.
Na Juan smiled and said: "Brother, you said that students' study is their job. I am just performing my job now, and you still persuade me to go play?"
"How can it be the same?" Na Wei shook his head and said: "Students have a bounden duty to study, but it is not everything! Learn when you should study, and play when you should play. Don't we still pay attention to quality education now!"
"Brother-in-law, that's a good thing, I'd like to propose a toast." Wang Gang picked up the wine glass and said with a smile.
Na Wei happily had a drink with Wang Gang, but Na Juan remained indifferent.
"Brother, what you said is one-sided." Na Juan said inappropriately: "We can't play on that day after we retire! We are young and naturally have to work hard now, and we will have a good life when we are old."
Li Xiaoyue frowned and said: "Well Juan, do you really plan to wait until retirement to rest? Then there are still twenty or thirty years left!?"
Wang Gang smiled and said: "That's right! Now that the retirement age has been extended, men can retire only when they are sixty-three years old. Do you still want to work day and night for more than thirty years and still be useless?"
Na Juan said with a straight face: "I won't work for thirty years. I have a plan for a long time. After the company is listed, I will sell the options and then find a reasonably relaxed job and start taking care of my family."
Li Xiaoyue said displeasedly: "Na Juan, your current income is already high enough, better than most people. You have a house and a car. There is no need to push yourself so hard anymore."
"That's right. Li Xiaoyue didn't force you to buy a big house or a luxury car. Why are you working so hard?" Wang Gang interrupted.
Hu Haili touched Wang Gang's arm slightly.
She felt that whether or not he worked hard was Na Juan's private matter, and it was really hard for outsiders to get in the way. It was just a matter of offending others. Didn't you notice that Juan's face had turned ugly?
Wang Gang understood what Hu Haili meant, but he didn't care too much.
"Shen Lei, I am different from you. You took the public examination early in the morning, and now you can earn millions by writing a book." Na Juan said seriously:
"As a foreigner, I can survive in Beijing only through hard work. I typed the code for many days and months before I bought a small house. I still have to bear the mortgage loan for twenty years. I dare not relax."
Everyone was embarrassed by Na Juan's serious attitude. Na Wei picked up his wine glass and said, "No more, no more, let's drink."
Hu Haili picked up the red wine glass and motioned to Wang Gang to drink too, so everyone could skip the topic.
"Xiaoyue, are you looking for a job recently?" Hu Haili asked Li Xiaoyue.
"Yes!" Li Xiaoyue admitted.
"Our company's publicity department is preparing to recruit people. The salary is not high, about six to seven thousand a month. Are you interested in giving it a try?" Hu Haili said.
"Hai Li, does your company work a lot of overtime? I don't like working overtime." Li Xiaoyue did not agree, but instead put forward conditions first.
"The work in the Propaganda Department is relatively easy, and we don't work much overtime, but sometimes we have overtime hours, but our company pays overtime wages," Hu Haili said honestly.
"Do you work overtime frequently? How many times a week do you work overtime?" Li Xiaoyue asked again.
"It depends on whether there are publicity activities. Generally speaking, you don't work overtime. You only need to work overtime when there are activities." Shen Lin explained.
Seeing that Li Xiaoyue wanted to ask more questions, Na Juan said, "Xiaoyue, why are you so ignorant? Haili can introduce you to her company and is already taking care of you. Why are you so picky?"
Li Xiaoyue's face immediately darkened when she heard this, but Hu Haili said: "That Juan, it's okay. The company chooses its employees, and the employees choose the company. It's normal. Xiaoyue, don't think this is a personal relationship."
"Xiaoyue, please give me a resume later, and I will send you the interview time. You can come to the company to have a look in person." Shen Lin and Xini said.
"Thank you Sister Lin, thank you Haili." Li Xiaoyue smiled.
Shen Lin saw that the atmosphere at the dinner table was a little awkward, so she hurriedly ended the party.??
Because they were both drunk, Wang Gang and Na Juan called for driver service. Before leaving, Shen Lin packed some food for them.
"Sister, I'll send you a message when we go hiking on the weekends. If Xiaoyue has nothing to do, you can come with us." Wang Gang said to Li Xiaoyue at the gate.
Na Juan refused on behalf of his girlfriend: "Xiaoyue may not have time on weekends."
Li Xiaoyue glanced at Na Juan and wanted to say something, but opened her mouth and said nothing in the end.