Since Ningning got married, so many things have been sent back from the Northwest Military District.
Especially the rare and precious milk powder—it was always shipped in several large cans at a time.
How could Yang Manman and Su Miao not feel grateful?
“How about we call Ningning right now and tell her about this?”
“Sounds good.”
Thus, the Sang family in Beijing soon received a call from Gu Jianing’s parents, who told her about the two job positions.
“Mom and Dad, you can just assign these two positions to my brothers and sisters-in-law as you see fit,” Gu Jianing replied happily upon hearing that the county officials had offered two job openings.
She naturally didn’t need them, but her brothers and sisters-in-law could make good use of them.
In this lifetime, Gu Jianing’s greatest wish was to help her family whenever she had the ability.
After all, she owed them far too much in her past life.
“Alright, alright. Ningning, don’t worry—your brothers and sisters-in-law are all good-hearted people.”
“Mom and Dad, of course I know that.”
“That’s good.”
After hanging up, Yao Chunhua and her husband returned home in high spirits.
Once the entire Gu family had gathered, the couple immediately announced the good news about the two job positions.
The Gu family was stunned!
They were already incredibly proud of their youngest sister for making it into the newspaper.
But they never expected that her achievements would also benefit the entire family.
Jobs nowadays were iron rice bowls—stable positions that could even be passed down. Not only were they coveted by rural folks, but even city dwellers fought over them.
Positions at the grain station and the supply and marketing cooperative were especially lucrative—the kind that money might not even be able to buy.
And now, thanks to their youngest sister, they had gotten two such jobs for free.
“Ningning already said that these two positions are for us to assign as we see fit,” Yao Chunhua said solemnly.
“What do you three think?”
Yao Chunhua and Old Man Gu looked at their three sons and two daughters-in-law.
At this moment, the eldest son, Gu Yunting, exchanged a glance with his heavily pregnant wife, Yang Manman.
Then, Gu Yunting spoke first, “Mom and Dad, we don’t need the job positions.”
“First of all, I already have a job. Second, Manman is about to give birth and will likely be busy taking care of the child afterward. So, the two positions should go to Second Brother and Third Brother.”
Yang Manman nodded. “Yes, I agree.”
If her husband didn’t already have a job, Yang Manman would naturally have hoped for one.
But since he was already employed at the steel factory, and she would soon be occupied with childcare, she didn’t need the job either.
So, it made more sense to give the positions to her brothers-in-law.
Gu Yunnan and Gu Yunzhou had no objections.
Thus, it was finally decided that the two jobs would go to Gu Yunnan and Gu Yunzhou.
Gu Yunnan would work at the grain station, while Gu Yunzhou would take the position at the supply and marketing cooperative.
After all, the grain station required physical strength—and among the three brothers, Gu Yunnan was the strongest.
Once they returned to their room, Su Miao, holding her child, was brimming with excitement.
“Ah Nan, I never imagined we’d ever get an iron rice bowl job in our lifetime,” Su Miao said. She had thought they might spend their whole lives farming.
Not that farming was bad—Gu Yunnan was strong and earned full work points every day.
But having a job was definitely better than working the fields.
Especially a job at the grain station.
“Yeah, I never expected it either.”
Actually, who wouldn’t envy a stable job? Back when his eldest brother got his job, Gu Yunnan had been envious too.
Although he had great physical strength, if given the choice, who would willingly endure wind and sun in the fields when they could work in a factory?
But that job had been earned by his eldest brother through his own efforts—and it was a managerial position at that.
Gu Yunnan never dared to covet it, knowing full well he wasn’t suited for it.
Yet, he never imagined that one day, he too would land a job—and a highly coveted one at the grain station, no less!
“Ah Nan, we must remember how much our sister-in-law has done for us. It’s because of her that we got this job,” Su Miao said.
Gu Yunnan snapped out of his daze and nodded vigorously. “I know. Ningning has been too good to us.”
“First, she sent so much milk powder for you and Zhuangzhuang, and now she’s given us this job. We must never forget her kindness—we can’t be ungrateful.”
Su Miao cuddled their chubby, six-month-old son and whispered, “Zhuangzhuang, did you hear that? Your aunt has been so good to our family. You must be filial to her when you grow up, okay?”
Meanwhile, in another room, Gu Yunzhou sat down to write a letter to Gu Jianing.
Naturally, he was also deeply grateful for the job.
He swore to himself that from now on, if his little sister ever needed him, he would rush to her side without hesitation.
As he wrote, the village broadcast suddenly crackled to life.
It was the village secretary reading aloud the newspaper article about Gu Jianing’s achievements…
Gu Yunzhou listened intently, a proud smile spreading across his face.
Outside, the villagers erupted in excitement upon hearing the broadcast.
Soon, nearly the entire village descended upon the Gu household, turning it into a rare scene of celebration and congratulations…
…
In Beijing, after finishing her lecture, Gu Jianing returned to the Sang residence.
The next day, officials arrived at her doorstep.
The reason? The promised reward from higher-ups, as previously mentioned by Elder Chen.
Because of her outstanding contributions to the nation’s medical field, she was first awarded the title of professor.
Then came the reward itself—with two options.
The first was a cash prize of 5,000 yuan.
The second was a plot of land in Beijing, roughly one acre in size.
Of course, the authorities preferred her to choose the latter.
After all, with ongoing construction projects everywhere, funds were tight.
These days, the country had more land than money to spare.
Still, the choice was ultimately hers.
When Gu Jianing saw the options…
A plot of land in Beijing…
As someone reborn from the future, she knew exactly how absurdly high real estate prices would soar in the coming decades—especially in the capital.
And this one-acre plot? It was within the Third Ring Road! A whole acre!
Its future value would be astronomical.
While 5,000 yuan was a staggering sum now—considering the average worker’s monthly wage was just a few dozen yuan—the land would be far more valuable in the long run.
Money wasn’t something she lacked at the moment.
So…
“I’ll choose the one-acre plot of land.”
The officials visibly relaxed upon hearing her decision.
“Very well. We’ll complete the transfer procedures for you in the next few days.”
“Thank you.”
When the land deed finally landed in her hands, bearing her name, Gu Jianing’s heart swelled with exhilaration…
She thought to herself: With the multiple Beijing courtyard houses, Western-style villas, commercial properties, and now this land under her name, she could practically retire in luxury in the future.
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