Food shortage

"I'll have to discuss it with him first, Mrs. Hu," Yang Xiaojin said with a smile. After all, it was still up to Ren Xiaosu whether he wanted to go even if Hu Xiaobai did recommend him a job. She would have to get Ren Xiaosu to agree to it first.

Hu Xiaobai said anxiously, "Why do you need to discuss this with him? Just look at how lazy he is. It would be a wonder if he agreed to it! So don't discuss anything with him and force it on him. Let me tell you, men are all like that. When they're young, they idle their lives away. When my husband was younger, he did not work a proper job either. He just cooped himself up at the school every day to teach. After the Zong Consortium was defeated, I had to force him to go and interview for a job with the Northwest Army. Look, isn't he doing pretty good now?"