Blackening starts from the golden years

Wu Fei was in a bad mood. While drinking, she said to Su Mingyu:
"Mingyu, you don't know that your eldest brother and I have had several arguments at home because of this matter. Your eldest brother is a face-loving person with a strong sense of self-esteem. He is afraid that you and the second brother will look down on him if you know that he has lost his job and is not doing well in the United States."

"Brother is such a real person."

After drinking a glass of wine with Wu Fei, Su Mingyu asked:

"Why did he lose his job out of nowhere?"

"Originally, their company was going to lay off employees before my mother passed away, but my mother passed away at this time, so he asked for leave to return home to attend the funeral. He was away for several days, and when he came back a few days later, he was laid off by the company. Until now, he has not found a suitable job."

Wu Fei smiled bitterly, then she tilted her head back and drank a small glass of white wine.

"Sister-in-law, please stop drinking. You may end up drinking too much."

"It's okay, this cup is small, I won't get drunk."

Wu Fei smiled. Su Mingyu looked at her and asked:
"Then with your education and ability, it shouldn't be difficult for you to find another job in the United States, right?"

Hearing this, Wu Fei shook his head slightly and said with a smile:

"Mingyu, don't think too highly of the United States. The U.S. economy has been in recession since 2008, and the unemployment rate is very high. If a high-end information technology talent like your brother loses his job, it will be very difficult to find an ideal and suitable job in a short period of time."

As she spoke, Wu Fei poured herself another small glass of white wine. She tilted her head back and drank it in one gulp, then shook her head and smiled:

"Besides information technology, your eldest brother doesn't know how to do anything else. He also finds it shameful to do manual labor, so he would rather stay at home to take care of the baby and do housework than be a waiter like Cheng Dazhao just now.

Your eldest brother is too proud. He always feels that he is a top student who graduated from a prestigious university and should not and cannot do manual labor. He feels ashamed. Sometimes, I really want to have a big fight with him. "

"Understandable."

Su Mingyu nodded, she looked at Wu Fei and asked:

"Have you ever thought about returning to your country to develop?"

"Go back home?"

Wu Fei laughed and said:
“Do you think it’s easy to get a green card? We have worked hard in the United States for so many years. All our youth, sweat, and high taxes have been spent on American soil.

In fact, in the United States, people like your brother, who finally got a green card and settled in the United States, now suddenly announced that they would withdraw from the United States. Not only would colleagues and classmates laugh at you, but even your parents, relatives, friends, brothers and sisters who worked so hard to support you would look down on you. "

Looking at Su Mingyu beside him, Wu Fei smiled and said:

"So, sometimes, many Chinese living in the United States have to pretend to be rich and refuse to leave. They are unwilling to say that the United States is bad, let alone return to China, because it is really embarrassing."

After glancing at Wu Fei, Su Mingyu clinked glasses with her and said:
"Don't worry, sister-in-law, I won't tell anyone about this."

"Thank you."

……

The next morning, at Su Mingzhe's home.

Wu Fei was sitting at the dining table eating breakfast. After returning from the restaurant yesterday, Su Mingzhe hid in the bedroom. When Wu Fei came back and knocked on his door, he didn't open it. It wasn't until this morning that he came out by himself, put his laptop on the table in the living room, and started looking for a job.

Looking up at him, Wu Fei ate breakfast and said softly:

"Mingyu told me yesterday that she would not tell Dad and Mingcheng about that."

Su Mingzhe remained silent. He sat at the table, his eyes fixed on the laptop screen in front of him.

Looking at him, Wu Fei frowned slightly and said:
“I think you should call Mingyu and apologize.”

"Fei Fei, please don't embarrass me. What is there to apologize for?"

Su Mingzhe said impatiently.

"How can this be difficult for you?"

Wu Fei frowned and said:
"Is the relationship between you brothers and sisters more important, or is your face more important?"

"All important."

Su Mingzhe also knew that what he did yesterday was wrong, but he still wanted to save face and said with embarrassment:

"After what happened yesterday, how can I face her?"

"Mingyu is your biological sister. I think you should apologize to her. If you are really embarrassed to meet her, then just give her a phone call or send her a message."

"Don't worry about this matter. Even if I want to apologize to her, I have to wait until I find a job. Otherwise, where can I put my face?"

"Su Mingzhe, I really don't understand you. Is your face really that important?"

"What you said, isn't the purpose of life to have this face?"

Su Mingzhe said as a matter of course. Looking at him, Wu Fei said angrily:

"Wait until you find a job before you go and apologize to Mingyu. It's too late. Besides, how can you find a job if you stay at home every day and never go out?"

"What do you mean by that?"

"You saw it yesterday. Cheng Dazhao is just like you. He is a top student who graduated from Stanford. He is now serving dishes in a restaurant. Why can't you do it?"

"He is him, and I am me. Even if I starve to death, I will never degenerate into doing any manual labor!"

Su Mingzhe suddenly yelled. He couldn't help getting angry when he mentioned Cheng Dazhao. If it weren't for him, what happened yesterday would never have happened, Su Mingyu wouldn't have known that he was unemployed, and he wouldn't have lost face in front of Su Mingyu.

Until now, he still feels that all the problems are caused by others, not by himself.

Looking at Wu Fei, he frowned and said:
"I remember now. I wouldn't have remembered it if you hadn't mentioned it. You told me before that Cheng Dazhao is now serving dishes in a Chinese restaurant. Tell me, did you do that on purpose?

You clearly knew where he worked, but you didn't tell me. You just wanted to make me embarrassed in front of Mingyu, right?"

"Su Mingzhe, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Looking at the unreasonable Su Mingzhe, Wu Fei said angrily:
"I heard from people that Cheng Dazhao is now serving dishes in a Chinese restaurant, but I don't know which Chinese restaurant he works in specifically. When Mingyu came, I helped you lie to her. Don't I feel ashamed for what happened yesterday?"

"Are you ashamed?"

Su Mingzhe was obviously irritated. He slammed the lid of the laptop in front of him, stood up, walked to Wu Fei, and asked loudly:
"Just because I'm temporarily unemployed, you think I've embarrassed you, right?"

"That's not what I meant. What I meant by shame is that you asked me to lie to Mingyu with you. After being exposed, you still lost your temper in the restaurant. Xiao Mi was scared to tears by you. Being unemployed is being unemployed. Why did you have to lie to others?"

"I lose my temper?"

"Yes, you just lose your temper."

Looking at Su Mingzhe, Wu Fei said directly:
"Mingyu came to see us with good intentions and even treated our family to Chinese food. Why did you do that? It's because you felt ashamed, so you took out all your resentment on Mingyu. I don't think it's shameful for you to be unemployed. It's normal. Everyone of us has the possibility of being unemployed. However, what you do after you lose your job is really shameful."

After saying that, Wu Fei stood up and was about to leave. She picked up her bag from the table and prepared to go out to work. Su Mingzhe grabbed her wrist and said gloomily:

"Please explain clearly, how can I be embarrassed after I lost my job? I am taking care of you and Xiao Mi at home while preparing for the interview. Is this embarrassing?"

"Su Mingzhe, let go."

"Now that you've made your point clear, how am I embarrassed?"

"Look at yourself now, Su Mingzhe, what happened to you?"

"It's not about me, it's about you, Wu Fei. Ever since I lost my job, I found that you have completely changed. What's wrong with you?"

"Let go, I'm going to be late."

After struggling to break away from Su Mingzhe, Wu Fei rubbed his sore wrist, then went out and drove to work.

……

At this time, Yuan Xudong was seeing Su Mingyu off at the airport. He would stay in San Francisco for a few more days, both to complete the acquisition of the magazine and to spend more time with Wu Fei.

Taking the suitcase from Yuan Xudong, Su Mingyu looked at him and smiled:
"Okay, go back now and remember what I asked you to do last night."

"I know. Don't worry. I will definitely help your brother find a good job. I will also not let him know that someone is secretly helping him. I will let him think that he found this job based on his own abilities, so as not to hurt his fragile self-esteem."

Yuan Xudong said with a smile.

"How come you're even more vicious than me? Let's go, see you when we get back home."

Su Mingyu smiled.

"Well, see you back home."

Seeing Su Mingyu checking in with her suitcase, Yuan Xudong turned and left the airport. In the next few days, he must have a good taste of the wife as a reward for helping her husband Su Mingzhe find a job.

……

In the afternoon, Wu Fei works at the magazine publishing company.

Yuan Xudong signed a contract with the owner of the magazine. From today on, he is the new owner of the magazine.

He met with all the employees in the magazine, made some personnel changes and adjustments for future work, and was busy until he got off work in the evening. Only then did he have time to go on a date with Wu Fei.

In the evening, after having dinner together, Yuan Xudong sent Wu Fei home.

When we got to her home, the black SUV she was driving stopped.

Yuan Xudong sat in the co-pilot seat. He reached out and pressed Wu Fei's head down, leaning comfortably on the seat, squinting his eyes slightly and breathing softly.

"Hs...hs..."

"Woo...Woo..."

……

After a long time, Yuan Xudong suddenly turned over and pressed Wu Fei down on the seat.

“Don’t… um…”

"Be good...don't move..."

"Uh-huh……"

……

After a long time, Yuan Xudong sat back in the co-pilot seat, and Wu Fei sat in the driver's seat next to him. Her face was flushed, her eyes were full of spring, and she buttoned up her white shirt while whispering:

"It's time for me to go back."

"Ah."

Yuan Xudong hummed softly, and then he looked at Wu Fei beside him and said:
"I plan to help Su Mingzhe find a good job and send him to Shanghai to do technical support."

"Going to Shanghai to work?"

"Ah."

"Would he agree?"

"It doesn't matter how much money you get. I think he'll agree to $120,000 a year."

"One hundred and twenty thousand dollars, so much?"

Wu Fei was a little surprised. Twelve hundred thousand US dollars a year was one-third higher than Su Mingzhe's original salary.

Su Mingzhe can't even find a job now. If a job with an annual salary of 120,000 US dollars comes to him, he will definitely not be able to refuse it.

"The salary is okay."

Looking at Wu Fei, Yuan Xudong smiled and said:
"You are now the department head of the magazine. If you do a good job, I will let you manage the entire magazine in the future, okay?"

"Okay, thank you."

Looking at the gentle and lovely Wu Fei, Yuan Xudong smiled slightly. He stretched out his hands and held her in his arms. His right hand gently stroked her white and tender thighs, spreading them apart.

"Well... don't..."

……

Late at night, Wu Fei returned home. Su Mingzhe and Xiao Mi were already asleep. She took her clothes and tiptoed into the bathroom, closing the door. Not long after, the sound of a shower began to come from the bathroom.

After taking a shower, she went into Xiao Mi's room to sleep as usual. She slept very comfortably that night.

……

The next morning, at Su Mingzhe's house.

After sending Xiao Mi to kindergarten, Su Mingzhe lay on the sofa in the living room and read magazines to kill time.

Just then, the cell phone on the low table next to him suddenly rang. He leaned over to take a look and saw that it was an unfamiliar number.

Reaching out to take the phone and answering the call, Su Mingzhe continued to read the magazine while lying on the sofa, and said to the phone:

"Hello."

"Hello, is this Mr. Su Mingzhe?"

A steady male voice came from the phone.

"it's me."

"I'm Mark from LSK. We saw your job application on the Internet. Do you have time to come to our company for an interview?"

Hearing that there was an interview, Su Mingzhe suddenly sat up from the sofa and said with a happy face:

"Yes, I have time."

After the call, Su Mingzhe quickly took a shower, then dressed in a suit and tie to go to the LSK company for an interview.

When he arrived at LSK, Mark, who was responsible for receiving him, first praised his resume, and then told him that the annual salary was US$120,000, but he had to stay in the Shanghai branch for a long time to do technical support. Su Mingzhe agreed without thinking. He needed this job very much now, and the salary offered by the company was also very good, which was one-third more than his original salary. He had no reason not to accept this hard-earned good job, so he signed the work contract on the spot.

As for returning to Shanghai to work, he had already thought about it. He would let Wu Fei resign and return to China with him. She would be a housewife at home, and he would work outside to support the family. Twelve hundred thousand US dollars a year was enough to support the family.

As for whether Wu Fei would agree, he took it for granted that Wu Fei would agree without even thinking about it. His annual salary was already $120,000, so why was she still working outside?
At this time, shouldn't she return to her family and be a housewife to take care of him and the baby?
On the way to the interview at LSK, Su Mingzhe was worried about gains and losses. After the interview, or rather, there was no interview at all, they wanted to sign a contract with him directly. After signing the contract, Su Mingzhe came out of LSK with a face full of high spirits and confidence. The annual salary of 120,000 US dollars gave him the confidence to stand up again.

On the way home, Su Mingzhe specially bought a bottle of French perfume from a specialty store, thinking of giving it to Wu Fei as a surprise and celebrating properly in the evening. After all, he hadn't slept in the same room with Wu Fei for a long time, so she shouldn't refuse him again tonight, right?

……

In the evening, when Wu Fei came back from get off work, Su Mingzhe deliberately coughed and put the bottle of French perfume he bought on the table in front of her.

Picking up the bottle of French perfume from the table, Wu Fei looked at Su Mingzhe and asked directly, as if she knew what was going to happen:

"You got a job yet?"

"How did you know?"

After finding a good job, Su Mingzhe seemed to have become a different person in an instant. His emotions also stabilized. He looked at Wu Fei with a happy smile on his face and said:

"I finally found a job today, and the first thing I wanted to do was call you, but I wanted to give you a surprise, so I bought this as a gift for you."

Hearing Su Mingzhe say this, Wu Fei pretended to be surprised and happy and said with a smile:

"You bought me such an expensive perfume as a gift, so you must have found a good job, right?"

"My wife is just smart."

Looking at Wu Fei, Su Mingzhe smiled and said:

"LSK Group saw my job application information online and called me to have an interview. You wouldn't know it, but their supervisor Mark really liked me. The interview was just a formality. Everything went smoothly and I signed the job contract on the spot."

"LSK Group, what are the salaries like?"

"It's one-third higher than before, and the annual salary is 120,000 US dollars."

“It’s increased so much?”

"Well, to be honest, I didn't expect that. I think Mark admired me too much and wanted to keep me with a high salary."

"is it?"

Looking at Su Mingzhe, whose face was filled with joy and pride, Wu Fei acted along with him. Of course, she knew what was going on. For this matter, she drank a lot of Yuan Xudong's freshly squeezed soy milk last night.

Looking at Wu Fei, Su Mingzhe suddenly said in a somewhat tangled tone:

"Fei Fei, this job requires me to go to Shanghai to provide technical support for the Shanghai branch. That's what I want. Can you bring the baby with me?"

Hearing Su Mingzhe say this, the smile on Wu Fei's face disappeared immediately, and she said directly:

"You want me to quit?"

Looking at Wu Fei, Su Mingzhe smiled smugly:
"I earn enough now, enough to support you. You return to your family, stay with the baby, stay with me, and we will never be separated."

"Did you know that I am now the department head of our company?"

"I know that, what's wrong?"

"what happened?"

Looking at Su Mingzhe who looked indifferent, Wu Fei couldn't help but said angrily:

"I earn no less than you now, in fact I earn more than you. Moreover, I am a senior executive in the company with great prospects for the future. You want me to quit my job now and go back to China with you to be a housewife. My parents worked so hard to support me to study abroad, is it just for me to be a housewife?

Besides, me, my baby, my parents, and your dad, earn $120,000 a year. Do you really think that's enough? We don't have a house in China. Do you know how expensive houses are in Shanghai?

And as for your job, are you sure you can continue doing it steadily?

As a programmer, you are actually quite old, and you are not in a management position. What if you are laid off and lose your job? I will be jobless by then, and how will our family live? I think you are just being arrogant now. You want me to resign before I even start working. I have finally become a senior leader of our company, and I will never resign anyway."

What Wu Fei didn't say was that he got this job with the help of Yuan Xudong. It was as easy to get it as it was to lose it. Seeing that Su Mingzhe was about to turn 40, and he couldn't take a management position, it was hard to say how long he could work as a programmer. If his ability and energy could not meet the needs of the job, it would be normal for him to be laid off by the company.

Moreover, she also has her own ideals, which is definitely not to be a housewife. Su Mingzhe was so humble when he lost his job before. If she really quit her job and returned to her family, she would definitely have to live according to Su Mingzhe's mood in the future, and she didn't want that.

...(End of chapter)