Chapter 185: Lending A Hand To The Wife’s Younger Sister!
Knock, knock, knock—
After Jiang Tao reached out and knocked on the room door, footsteps could soon be heard from inside.
Creak.
The room door opened, and Xu Wencheng, holding a promotional flyer and looking at it, appeared at the doorway.
“Lily, Jiang Tao, you’re here.”
Upon seeing his eldest daughter and son-in-law, Xu Wencheng’s face immediately broke into a bright smile.
“Dad, have you eaten yet?”
“Good morning, Dad. Where’s Mom?”
After greeting Xu Wencheng, Jiang Tao and Xu Li entered the house.
Xu Wencheng smiled and said, “We just finished eating. Your mom is washing dishes in the kitchen.”
“What! Why are you letting Mom wash dishes!”
Xu Li thought that her mother might now be pregnant and had to be careful.
After a quiet exclamation, she quickly walked towards the kitchen.
“Mom, go rest on the sofa. I’ll do it.”
“Also, from now on, for things like this, either let Dad do it, or let Shasha do it.”
“They’re just idle at home anyway, you can’t always boss you around!”
Upon entering the kitchen, Xu Li, without any further ado, took over Du Yongmei’s task.
She gently pushed her mother’s shoulders, guiding her out of the kitchen.
“Look, look, my eldest daughter knows how to dote on her mom. Old Xu, you should learn more from Lily.”
Du Yongmei, after being driven out of the kitchen by her eldest daughter, said to her Old Xu with a chuckle.
“…”
Xu Wencheng was left feeling bewildered and at a loss by his eldest daughter’s unusual behavior today.
What was his eldest daughter up to today?
All this time, hadn’t it always been her mother who did the washing, cooking, and housework?
“Jiang Tao, you’re here. Thank you and Lily for all your trouble lately; you’ve taken up a lot of your time.”
Du Yongmei returned to the living room and greeted Jiang Tao with a pleasant expression.
This was a stark contrast to how she had treated Jiang Tao before, when she never had a good look for him.
Du Yongmei’s attitude towards him now had undergone a complete reversal; she was as polite as could be.
Jiang Tao also felt his own standing had become much firmer.
In the past, he would be lectured by his mother-in-law and teased by his sister-in-law, and he had no retort, only inner dissatisfaction.
Because they were all right.
He admitted that he had been incapable back then, and it was an undeniable fact that he had caused Xu Li and Jiang Xue to suffer poverty and hardship with him.
Now, as the family’s life improved day by day, his mother-in-law and sister-in-law could no longer find any fault with him.
There was even a subtle sense of them flattering him and trying to butter him up.
As the saying goes, fortunes change; what was difficult before may become easy now.
Jiang Tao felt he could finally stand tall at his father-in-law’s home.
“It’s nothing. It’s rare for you and Dad to visit the Capital City; it’s only right that we entertain you.”
Jiang Tao was also very polite to Du Yongmei.
After all, she was Xu Li’s biological mother, and there was no need to strain their relationship over minor past issues.
It would make everyone uncomfortable to interact that way.
Jiang Tao changed the subject and asked, “Have you and Dad decided where you want to go today?”
“We’ve been going out and about every day for the past few days, and we’ve pretty much visited all the places we wanted to see.”
“Dad and I are also feeling a bit tired. How about we just rest at home today?”
“Don’t you like my dumplings? I’ll make some dumplings for you at home for lunch today.”
Du Yongmei’s gaze towards Jiang Tao increasingly held the look of a mother-in-law finding her son-in-law more and more agreeable.
“Sure! Speaking of which, I’ve also been craving your dumplings! Then let’s stay home today.”
“We have nothing to do in the morning. Lily and I will play a few rounds of mahjong with you and Dad.”
Jiang Tao’s heart stirred, and he steered the conversation towards playing mahjong.
Asking his mother-in-law for mahjong dice out of the blue would seem a bit abrupt.
When it’s time to play mahjong, it would be much more natural to find an opportunity then.
“Okay! Then we’ll play mahjong at home this morning!”
Upon hearing about playing mahjong, Du Yongmei’s eyes lit up; it was her greatest hobby.
Xu Wencheng said, “You four play, I’m going to go fishing for a while.”
“All day you just fish. Look how dark you’ve gotten, almost like a Black person.”
Du Yongmei glanced at Old Xu with a hint of speechlessness. Although she complained, she didn’t object.
Fishing was Old Xu’s greatest hobby, just as playing mahjong was hers.
Everyone had their own interests; no one should criticize another.
Jiang Tao smiled and said, “Dad, catch a big fish today, and we’ll stew it for dinner tonight.”
“You bet! Just watch~”
When it came to fishing, Old Xu was full of confidence. He had very few blank fishing trips over the years.
Jiang Tao didn’t see Xu Sha and asked curiously, “Eh, where’s Shasha?”
“Oh, she’s in her room doing that live streaming thing.”
“She talks non-stop with her phone all day. If you know, you know she’s live streaming; if you don’t, you’d think she’s crazy.”
Du Yongmei glanced at the door of the second bedroom, her expression showing some displeasure.
“Haha, perhaps Shasha has a talent for live streaming.”
“Coincidentally, our company is planning to create an online live streaming sales account.”
“If Shasha is interested, she can come to our company and give it a try.”
Jiang Tao also took this opportunity to voice his idea about starting a live streaming account.
When he and Xu Li had discussed it previously, he had wanted Xu Li to communicate with her mother and sister.
However, Xu Li had told him to speak, wanting to give him this opportunity to impress their mother and sister.
After all, she had a natural bond with her mother and sister, so their affection was already maxed out and didn’t need boosting.
“Your company is planning to do a live streaming account? Can Shasha, can she do it?”
Du Yongmei was slightly surprised by Jiang Tao’s words, but at the same time, she didn’t have much confidence in her younger daughter.
After all, Xu Sha hadn’t done well in so many previous jobs; her ability was questionable.
Xu Wencheng, standing nearby, cast a meaningful glance at his elder son-in-law.
From his understanding of his elder son-in-law, he knew that his son-in-law wanted to help his younger daughter.
Creak~
As soon as Du Yongmei finished speaking, the door to the second bedroom suddenly opened.
Xu Sha, wearing a light pink pajama set with long bunny ears, emerged from the room.
When she was at home and not going out, Xu Sha usually wore pajamas, exuding a sense of relaxed comfort.
“Good morning, brother-in-law.”
Seeing Jiang Tao sitting on the sofa in the living room, Xu Sha greeted him with a sweet smile.
Ever since Jiang Tao gave Xu Sha a Longines watch worth over 50,000 yuan,
Xu Sha’s attitude towards him, her brother-in-law, had gradually become warmer, and she started calling him brother-in-law.
Du Yongmei directly said, “Shasha, you’ve come at the right time. Your brother-in-law said their factory wants to do an online live streaming sales account and wants you to do it. Can you handle it?”
“A live streaming sales account?”
Hearing her mother’s words, Xu Sha looked at her brother-in-law beside her.
If the salary and benefits were good, she would naturally be willing to pursue a profession related to her interests and hobbies.
“Yes, the two main products our company currently offers, you’ve also tried them.”
“I plan to combine online and offline sales to broaden our sales channels.”
“I see you usually like live streaming, Shasha.”
“Moreover, you have a flexible mind and speak clearly; I think you are very suitable for this industry.”
Jiang Tao’s last sentence made Xu Sha feel a bit flattered, but it wasn’t baseless praise; it was based on reality.
Xu Sha indeed had a talent for live streaming.
Furthermore, Jiang Tao had used the Bole system to check her talent, and the System Brother had recommended her for a sales streamer profession.
“Ahem, brother-in-law, can I, can I do it?”
Faced with Jiang Tao’s enthusiastic invitation, Xu Sha became somewhat shy instead.
After all, she had no work experience.
Usually, when she live-streamed, she just did it for fun, chatting with a few friends in the live stream room.
She wasn’t confident about doing live streaming sales well.
What if she messed up the job and it affected their relationship?
The common saying, “It’s better to die than to work for relatives,” was a conclusion drawn from the bitter experiences of countless people who had worked for relatives.
“No one can do something perfectly from the start. Think back to when we were children; didn’t we need to learn even crawling and walking?”
Jiang Tao smiled and said, “If you join our company, I’ll find teachers for you to train in this area.”
“Don’t think it’s difficult just because you see those streamers on the internet talking non-stop while selling goods.”
“That’s all a result of professional training and long-term practical experience.”
“You’re still young now, and you learn things quickly. Selling goods is such a simple thing; I believe you can definitely do it well.”
After listening to Jiang Tao, Xu Sha felt deeply moved, believing he had a point.
To anticipate failure before even starting something was the act of a coward.
Jiang Tao continued, “Regarding salary, in the initial stage, after deducting the Five Insurances and One Fund, I’ll give you a guaranteed salary of 10,000 yuan.”
“Once the sales volume in the live stream channel increases, I’ll give you a certain commission.”
“A guaranteed 1… 10,000?”
Hearing the salary Jiang Tao offered her, Xu Sha’s face immediately showed an expression of utter astonishment!
She was currently only a third-year university intern and didn’t even have her graduation certificate yet.
Moreover, the university she attended was just a mid-tier vocational college in the country!
From what she understood, it was considered good if her seniors from school could find jobs with a monthly salary of five to six thousand yuan after graduation.
Some seniors even earned only four to five thousand a month!
With the economic downturn in the past two years and the poor employment environment, many postgraduate students would fight tooth and nail for a job with a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan!
Du Yongmei and Xu Wencheng, standing nearby, also showed expressions of profound shock upon hearing the salary Jiang Tao offered Xu Sha!
Especially Xu Wencheng.
He had worked diligently at his current unit for twenty to thirty years, and only then did he gradually climb to the position of a minor director.
With twenty to thirty years of service, his monthly salary was only around 12,000 yuan.
His own daughter, who hadn’t even graduated from university yet, was being offered 10,000 yuan a month?
“Yes, the initial guaranteed salary is 10,000, and it will definitely be more in the future. I have a lot of confidence in our products.”
Jiang Tao nodded with a smile, his face beaming with confidence.
“Thank you, brother-in-law! I, I, I’m willing! I’m willing to join your company!”
Xu Sha nodded happily, her heart brimming with excitement, and agreed!
This was an opportunity!
For her, this was absolutely a rare and great opportunity!
In the class chat groups and roommate groups, those who found internship jobs were mostly earning around three thousand yuan.
Some even earned less than three thousand, only a little over two thousand!
During her internship, she could find a job with a monthly income of over ten thousand.
Wouldn’t this be a great chance to show off and steal the spotlight?
In Xu Sha’s roommate group, there was a rich second-generation girl whose father had arranged for her to intern at their family company, with an internship salary of over six thousand yuan.
A group of roommates fawned over her, hoping to get connected to her family’s company through her.
Moreover, several roommates, excluding Xu Sha, had indeed interned at that girl’s family company.
These roommates earned over three thousand yuan a month, more than other classmates who found internships on their own.
Xu Sha had always been at odds with that rich second-generation girl, and they had been secretly competing for two to three years. Naturally, she wouldn’t bow down to her.
This time, relying on her brother-in-law’s connections, she had secured an offer with a monthly salary of over 10,000 yuan!
It was their turn to be fiercely envious of her now!
Xu Li emerged from the kitchen after washing the dishes, smiling as she looked at her family and her husband in the living room.
Seeing them interacting harmoniously, she inexplicably felt a surge of happiness.
“Brother-in-law, when do I start working?”
Xu Sha looked at Jiang Tao with a happy expression, eager to start her career.
“After the Qingming Festival. There are only a few days left until the Qingming Festival holiday. Let’s enjoy a few more days off during the break and then get to work.”
Today was already March 31st, the last day of the month, and in three days, it would be the Qingming Festival holiday.
Jiang Tao was not in a hurry to start the online sales work.
“Yes, yes! Thank you, brother-in-law! I’ll work hard after I join!”
Xu Sha was very interested in this job and full of confidence.
Du Yongmei said with a smile from the side, “Your brother-in-law is giving you such good treatment; if you slack off, your dad and I will deal with you.”
“I won’t, Mom! I’ll definitely work hard this time!”
“Mom, Dad, and sister, brother-in-law, just watch!”
“This time, I’m going to make a name for myself and show you all!”
Xu Sha’s uplifted face was filled with fighting spirit, and her tone was more serious than ever before.
“Good, you have aspirations.”
Jiang Tao smiled and gave Xu Sha a thumbs-up of praise.
Ever since their relationship had eased, he had started to see his sister-in-law in a better light.
Although Xu Sha’s looks and figure were not even close to her sister Xu Li’s,
her charm value was still 65 points, making her a bona fide beauty.
Moreover, Xu Sha looked even prettier with beauty filters on when she was on camera, giving her an advantage as a sales streamer.
After discussing work matters, the family chatted idly for a few more sentences.
Old Xu went downstairs humming a tune, holding the Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon car keys and a fishing rod that Jiang Tao had bought for him for over 5,000 yuan.
Jiang Tao had used the Bole system to assess his father-in-law’s talent and career direction.
His talent was “Incredible Perseverance,” and his top recommended industry was fishing.
No wonder he was so obsessed with fishing.
After Xu Wencheng left, Du Yongmei eagerly took out the mahjong tiles from the coffee table drawer.
Xu Li and Xu Sha had also spread the tablecloth on the dining table.
Clatter~
Small squares of white and green were poured onto the tabletop.
Two dice, the size of quail eggs, were mixed in.
One of them glowed with a dark golden light in Jiang Tao’s field of vision.
That’s the one!
