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Because business is good at Sanfengqiao, I usually have to work until 8:30 pm.

This requires someone to be on duty. He Tiantian can arrange for Zhang Mengmeng to work the night shift, from 5:30 to 8:30, for three hours, at 2.5 yuan a day, which is estimated to be 75 yuan a month.

"Then... Teacher He, may I ask about the salary?" Zhang Mengmeng asked, her face slightly flushed. "Teacher He, please don't be offended. My parents' workplaces are not doing well, and I have younger siblings and my grandmother is in poor health. Sending half of my allowance home doesn't solve the problem."

“It’s okay!” He Tiantian said, “It’s honorable to earn money through your own labor. As for the pay, we can arrange for you to work the evening shift, from 5:30 to 8:30, three hours a day, for 2.5 yuan a day. On weekends, you can work the whole shift, and lunch will be provided.”

Zhang Mengmeng did the math: she could rest four days a month, and working ten hours a day would earn her six yuan, so four days would earn her twenty-four yuan. Adding her night shift wages, she would earn more than eighty yuan a month. Her parents' combined wages were only seventy or eighty yuan.

"Really?" Zhang Mengmeng asked, half believing it.

"Really." He Tiantian nodded. "Your most important thing right now is to study hard. I'll help you with any problems in your life as soon as possible."

"Thank you, Teacher He." Zhang Mengmeng nodded repeatedly.

Afterwards, He Tiantian took Zhang Mengmeng for a physical examination. The results showed that she was healthy and had no infectious diseases.

He Tiantian explained Zhang Mengmeng's situation and asked Sun Sihao to draft a short-term work contract, specifying the working hours, obligations, and remuneration.

Since then, Zhang Mengmeng has been working at Sanfengqiao in the south of the city.

When Sun Sihao heard that Zhang Mengmeng's family was struggling financially, he paid her half a month's salary in advance so she could send it home, which moved Zhang Mengmeng to tears of gratitude.

As a student, it's very difficult for her to find odd jobs. Teacher He's help was like sending charcoal in snowy weather.

He Tiantian's work is going smoothly, much easier than at the beginning.

He Tiantian rode her bicycle home and saw a large crowd gathered at the entrance of the alley.

He Tiantian looked inside and saw a Rolls-Royce with a dark body and an antique logo.

On the streets of Nanshi, where bicycles roam freely, the most common sight is the green Jeep; there are no cars like this at all.

He Tiantian sighed, wondering when she could have a car too!

Pushing her bicycle, He Tiantian walked into the alley.

People kept coming out of the alley to look at the car.

He Tiantian shook her head and chuckled. No wonder she could only park the car at the entrance of the alley; the alley was just too narrow.

When they got home, Qi Zhengmin said with a grin, "Sister Tian, ​​you have tomorrow off, I'll drive you guys out for some fun."

"Driving?" He Tiantian saw the car keys in Qi Zhengmin's hand. "Is that car at the alley entrance yours?"

Qi Zhengmin smiled and said, "Actually, it's not really my car. It belongs to my brother. I wanted to drive it, so I grabbed the keys."

"Oh!" He Tiantian suddenly realized. Living in the materially abundant capitalist society of America, she naturally couldn't stand the days of going out by bicycle or on foot. "But do you have a driver's license?"

"I have a driver's license in the United States, but not in China." Qi Zhengmin was also taken aback, realizing that he had forgotten something important.

“In that case, you should wait and get a driver’s license before you start driving,” He Tiantian said. “By the way, the steering wheel is the opposite of what we have here, and the driving habits are different too. You’d better get to know that before you start driving.”

"Oh, okay." Qi Zhengmin nodded. "That's how it should be, but where do I go to take the driving test?"

"I don't know either, I'll ask you later," He Tiantian said. Asking Secretary Guo would get the answer faster than asking her father-in-law.

Qi Zhenghan listened from the side, feeling quite troubled.

My sister stole my car and now I have to take my driving test!

Secretary Guo was taken aback, but immediately agreed to take them to take the driving test, since there was no explicit regulation and only temporary regulations could be applied.

Qi Zhenghan and Qi Zhengmin conducted in-depth investigations in Nanshi in private, and combined with the preferential conditions offered by the municipal government, they had more ideas in mind.

As they were about to go to negotiations, Qi Zhengmin suggested, "Brother, it would be best if we, as siblings, stayed at the guesthouse arranged by the municipal government."

"Why?" Why would I want to stay in a guesthouse when I'm perfectly fine here?

If he stays at a guesthouse, he won't be able to see He Tiantian.

“We need to avoid suspicion!” Qi Zhengmin said. “We’re staying at Huo Zhekun’s house. He’s the mayor. It’s not good for the two families to negotiate like this. It’s not good for you or for Mayor Huo.”

Upon hearing this, Qi Zhenghan breathed a sigh of relief, thankfully his sister hadn't noticed.

Qi Zhengmin saw Qi Zhenghan's behavior and knew that moving out was imperative; she couldn't let her brother get any deeper into trouble.

However, his brother had his pride, and Qi Zhengmin couldn't tell him directly.

“Alright.” Qi Zhenghan nodded. This was a very important project, and he didn’t want anything to go wrong. “What about Grandma?”

“Grandma, Grandpa Qi is staying with Sister Tiantian!” Qi Zhengmin said. “It’s fine for us young people to stay in a guesthouse, but the old folks aren’t used to it! Besides, we’ll move to the courtyard by the lake in a few days, then we can see you more often.”

"Okay!" Qi Zhenghan said happily, a smile on his face.

I heard that Qi Zhenghan and Qi Zhengmin have moved to the guesthouse. He Tiantian originally wanted to persuade them to stay, but then she thought it wouldn't be appropriate, so moving out is for the best. At least she won't have to face Qi Zhenghan's vague and indistinct gaze.

He Tiantian wouldn't be worried if Huo Yingjie were here.

But Huo Yingjie wasn't there. If Qi Zhenghan did something inappropriate, she wouldn't know what to say, since there were still Grandma Qi and Grandpa Qi around.

When the weekend came, He Tiantian took Grandma Qi, Grandpa Qi, and the children to the courtyard by the lake.

However, this place is a bit far from where He Tiantian works, making it inconvenient for her to get to work.

Grandma Qi and Old Man Qi drank tea and talked softly.

"Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, so don't overthink it," Old Man Qi advised.

Grandma Qi sighed. She never dared to reveal anything in front of others, and could only tell these things to Old Man Qi.

"But seeing Zhenghan getting more and more involved makes my heart ache!" Grandma Qi said. "I thought he would give up after Tiantian got married, but I didn't expect him to still be so persistent!"

"Ah, the more you desire something you can't have, the more you want it," Old Man Qi said with emotion. "Now that Zheng Han is an adult, he shouldn't do anything bad."

"Yes, that child, really," said Grandma Qi. "Sweetie has finally found happiness, and I don't want anyone to ruin it, not even my own grandson. We'll stay here and not go back to the courtyard house with Sweetie, so as not to embarrass her."