320: I have been grateful for their family's kindness since I was a child.

"No, no, we absolutely cannot accept this!" Village Head Xiao had not expected that Niannian would not only give their family so many gifts but now also offer them two jobs. They hadn't provided much help to Sixth Sister-in-law and Niannian, so how could they accept such a huge gift?

"This time, I agree with the Old Man. Niannian, each of these jobs is worth five hundred to over a thousand yuan, let alone two jobs. We appreciate your kindness, but we really cannot accept this..." Tenth Grandma also refused.

"Tenth Grandfather, Tenth Grandma, please listen to me. We have always kept in mind the kindness you've shown to me and Grandma. In the past, we didn't have the ability to repay it..."

"We are all family, what kind of repayment is needed? You are being too much of a stranger," Village Head Xiao said with a serious expression.

Xiao Dashu and Xiao Xiaoshu were also stunned.

After recovering from their shock, the brothers both shook their heads and firmly refused.

"Niannian, Uncle cannot accept these two jobs."

"Niannian, Uncle cannot accept them."

The gifts they had just received from Niannian were worth more than a hundred yuan alone. The wardrobes and beds they had made only took a bit of time; how could they be worth anything...

Xiao Niannian knew in her heart that persuading Tenth Grandfather and the others would not be an easy task.

"Tenth Grandfather, when I was four years old and had a high fever, if it weren't for you and Uncle Dashu and Uncle Xiao Shu taking me to the hospital, I might have burned to death back then..."

"A few years ago, when my Grandma fell, it was also you who took her to the hospital..."

"When I was little and mischievous, I fell into the water, and it was Uncle Xiao Shu who pulled me out..."

"When Wang Dazhuang wanted to take me away, it was also you who found a way to send Grandma and me away..."

...

Xiao Niannian had the memories of the original owner, which had now fully merged. Therefore, what she said felt as if she had experienced it herself, and these scenes surfaced in her mind one after another...

Hearing Niannian recount these scenes, Grandma Xiao's eyes also turned red. She had kept these events hidden in her heart, and all these years, she had never forgotten them.

"Oh, you child, you..."

Tenth Grandma's eyes also turned red. They were good to Sixth Sister-in-law and Niannian because the Old Man and the Sixth Brother were cousins, and when the Sixth Brother and the Nephew were alive, they had provided a lot of help to their family.

After the Nephew sacrificed his life, the Old Man discussed with her that they should help raise Niannian. Their whole family agreed, and not a single person opposed it...

But they believed in reciprocity, and besides, the help they had given to Sixth Sister-in-law and Niannian was nothing. They would not accept these two jobs under any circumstances.

If they had one or two thousand yuan, they could have bought the jobs. But their family wasn't wealthy, and they only had five or six hundred yuan in total. Such jobs would cost at least a thousand yuan each. They were too embarrassed to ask Niannian to lower the price.

"Anyway, no matter what you say, Niannian, we cannot accept these two jobs."

Grandma Xiao knew that the Sixth Brother and his wife were kind-hearted and simple people, and she also knew they wouldn't agree.

"Sixth Grandfather, Sixth Grandma, I am offering these jobs as a way to repay you. My Grandma also fully agrees. If you don't agree, I won't have the face to see you or associate with you anymore..."

What?

Hearing this, Village Head Xiao's face darkened.

"You child, what nonsense are you spouting?"

"Niannian, how can you say such things? How can you stop associating with us?" Tenth Grandma was also anxious.

"I don't care; if you don't agree, I won't have the face to see you..."

Hearing Niannian's childish words, Grandma Xiao also persuaded them.

"Sixth Brother, Sixth Sister-in-law, please agree. I also approve of the decision Niannian has made..."

In reality, her Granddaughter had spoken to her first, and she had already said that the Sixth Brother and his wife wouldn't agree to this.

After persuading them for a while longer, Village Head Xiao saw that Sixth Sister-in-law and Niannian were insistent, so he spoke up.

"We will buy them with money. One thousand yuan per job, two thousand yuan for two jobs."

Hearing this, Xiao Niannian looked at them. She had long guessed that Tenth Grandfather and the others would say this, offering at least a thousand yuan per job.

"I don't agree. How can a job be that expensive?" Xiao Niannian directly refused.

"Niannian, current official jobs are generally over eight hundred, and more often over a thousand each..." Xiao Xiaoshu knew that the jobs his Niece wanted to give them must be excellent.

When he had returned previously, he could have gone to the Public Security Bureau, but some things happened, and he couldn't go.

He had learned many skills in the Military Unit and later worked as a carpenter with his older brother.

His older brother previously had a chance to become an official worker at a factory in the City Center and had done very well on the exam, but his older brother's name was not on the published list. He had investigated and found that someone else had taken his spot. Because of this, he had wanted to make a scene at the factory, but his parents stopped him, saying that those people could not be offended because they were the son of a cadre in the City Center...

"That's how it will be decided. Tenth Grandfather will give you five hundred yuan first, and the remaining fifteen hundred yuan—after the two brothers start working, they will give you half of their wages every month..."

They could give Niannian five or six hundred yuan a year, and it would be paid off in two or three years. It was his lack of ability that prevented him from helping his two sons; all these years, he had felt guilty toward them.

Regarding the matters of his eldest and second son, people had sent messages to warn him. He had wanted to go find his old Comrades-in-arms to ask about it, but he couldn't get in touch with many of them.

Tenth Grandma was overjoyed to hear this. She was afraid that the Old Man would be stubborn and refuse these two jobs, and their sons would have to continue living the way they were.

Their Grandsons were about to go on blind dates and find partners.

If things continued like this, how would these few hundred yuan be enough? The house wasn't big enough, and they would have to go into debt to build a new one. If someone in the family were to fall ill, it would be unimaginable...

"Four hundred yuan." Xiao Niannian looked at Tenth Grandfather and Tenth Grandma. "Four hundred yuan in total; I won't take a single cent more."

She now understood that if she didn't take a single cent, Tenth Grandfather and Tenth Grandma would definitely not agree, and Uncle Dashu and Uncle Xiao Shu wouldn't be willing to take the jobs, so she had to take the money.

Tenth Grandfather and the others said they had over five hundred yuan on hand, so she would take four hundred yuan, and this money would be left for Grandma to use.

After she went to the Military Academy, she was still a bit worried about Grandma being home alone. Now that they had moved here, they lived very close to Tenth Grandfather's home, and she could hear them if she called out in the courtyard.

She heard that Uncle Dashu and Uncle Xiao Shu were also planning to build a house next to her, which would be even better.

"Niannian, this won't do; four hundred yuan is too little..."

"Sixth Brother, Sixth Sister-in-law, just listen to Niannian." Grandma Xiao persuaded with a smile. "You always say you treat her like your own Granddaughter. If a Granddaughter is showing you filial piety and you continue like this, you are really being too much of a stranger..."