Chapter 98 Concern Behind the Scenes

Grandma Yao smiled at the union chairman, then lowered her voice.

"Boss, can I ask you for a favor?"

The union chairman was so frightened he almost dropped the enamel mug he was holding.

The old lady begged him...

Haha, he saw this old lady crying and clapping at the factory gate more than an hour ago.

"Auntie, please tell me what happened. Tell me first."

"If you're still not satisfied with the previously agreed-upon terms, I'll have Yao Guohua come back so you can have another proper talk." The union chairman quickly tried to deflect the issue.

The hardest job right now is dealing with both the elderly and the young appearing before him.

When these two types of people appear... well, he'll waste his whole day on them.

Grandma Yao quickly shook her head, and her expression was no longer as unreasonable as before.

On the contrary, it is even more gentle.

"It's nothing big, just something you can do easily."

Here's the thing, didn't we just agree that Yao Guohua would deduct ten yuan from his monthly salary for me as living expenses?

From now on, Yao Guohua won't need to come to my house every month to bring me money.

I can just come to the union to pick it up.

"I remember Shura also came to the union every month to collect her money, didn't she?" Grandma Yao asked the union chairman.

The union chairman nodded. That's right. Does the old lady have something on her mind?

"That's good. In the future, when Shura comes to collect her money each month, please give her five dollars from my ten dollars bill as well."

It's the extra five yuan that Yao Guohua promised to add today.

"Please add it to Shura's account for me," Grandma Yao said softly.

Union Chairman...

"Grandma, you're...doing this because you feel sorry for your granddaughter and grandson!" The union chairman also lowered his voice.

Grandma Yao sighed.

“What else can we do? That son is blinded by greed, he's been bewitched by a woman outside, and he doesn't even want his own flesh and blood anymore.”

He doesn't want it, but as his grandmother, I can't just stand by and do nothing!

However, having an extra five yuan a month makes things a little easier.

The union chairman looked at Grandma Yao with a hint of admiration.

The old lady is quite a character.

She was the one who did all the dirty work, secretly giving the little benefit she gained to her grandchildren instead of having Yao Guohua give the money directly to the children.

Oh, the hearts of parents are always full of love and worry!

That Yao Guohua is so ungrateful.

Someone like that wants to be a leader? Being a technician is the best he can hope for...

"Sure! I'll definitely help with this. It's just a small favor. You're a good person, ma'am!" the union chairman said with a smile.

"Whether you're a good person or a bad person, as long as you have a clear conscience, that's enough."

"Boss, you're busy, I'm leaving!"

After Grandma Yao finished speaking, she picked up the cloth bag in her hand and walked away with light steps.

After this trip, the matter was resolved, my anger was vented, and I feel much better.

When I get home later, I'll check how well my eldest son's wife is making the pancakes. If she's not done yet, I'll chop some scallions, make some oil paste, and make some scallion pancakes for dinner.

...

Little Tiantian happily took the washbasin home.

She secretly took two pieces of sponge cake from the box containing sponge cakes behind Yao Shula's back.

One piece for myself, one piece for the washbasin...

When Yao Shula returned from Old Cao's courtyard in front, Xiao Tiantian was already sitting upright at the table.

"You're back? Where did you go?" Yao Shula asked with a smile.

"Let's go watch people argue, it's so interesting!" Xiao Tiantian said earnestly.

When Yao Shula heard this, she found it strange. Someone was arguing? How come she didn't know that!

Didn't you see what the neighbors were saying?

"Where did you see this? Was it very noisy?" Yao Shula sat down next to Xiao Tiantian.

"It's so noisy at the entrance of the machine factory! Everyone in the factory came out to see what was going on," Xiao Tiantian said with a smile.

Yao Shula...

At the entrance of the machinery factory, Xiao Tiantian seemed to be enjoying himself quite a bit.

"Who's arguing with whom?" Yao Shula continued to ask curiously.

"Grandma was arguing with the person hanging on the wall, oh, and the woman who was hanging on the wall who was being swindled."

"Grandma's nagging has made me too scared to speak!" Little Tiantian looked at Yao Shula happily.

My older sister must be very happy now!

After a moment of surprise, Yao Shula immediately understood that Xiao Tiantian and Yao Shuli must have gone to the old house to complain.

These two clever little devils...

"No wonder you took the tofu rolls from Grandma's yesterday, so you went to tell on her!" Yao Shula patted Xiao Tiantian's raised head.

"Hehe, I don't want my older sister to be bullied!" Little Tiantian said, raising her head.

Yao Shula felt a warm glow in her heart; these two boys…

She's so young and already knows how to protect herself. And that kid Yao Shuli, although he's not very good at studying, but...

"Wait a minute, you and your brother Shuli went to watch the excitement together?" Yao Shula immediately realized.

Little Tiantian realized what was happening too.

"Oh? Yes! But after watching it, Shuli went back to school to attend class."

Shuli said that if he ran all the way into the school gate, he would be at most five minutes late.

"Big sister, don't worry, Brother Shuli said that being late is definitely better than skipping school, and he will definitely study hard!" Xiao Tiantian quickly spoke up for Yao Shuli.

Otherwise, when Shuli comes back tonight, he'll probably get a scolding, and it won't be good to say that he was the one who snitched.

"Hmm, not bad, a good attitude towards learning is very important! You should study hard too. Why aren't you writing pinyin?" Yao Shula looked at the small sketchbook in front of Xiaotian.

"I'll write in the evening when my second sister and Shuli come back."

"Let's recite the poem first!" Little Tiantian has her own rhythm.

"Okay, you carry it! I'll go prepare the filling and make wontons for you guys tonight!" Yao Shula said, turning around and walking towards the kitchen.

I had only taken a couple of steps when I heard Xiao Tiantian reciting poetry behind me.

"The bright moonlight shines before my bed, and I finish all my meals every day!"

"Farmers toil under the midday sun, my life is not bitter, who knows that the food on the plate comes from a pot on the stove!"

Yao Shula...

"Who...who did you learn from?" Yao Shula asked Xiao Tiantian with a worried expression.

"Big sister, I was just kidding. I know what the original poem was like: 'The bright moonlight shines before my bed, I suspect it is frost on the ground.'"

"Hoeing the fields at noon, sweat drips onto the soil..."

"Stop! Just know that you're right. Don't say anything wrong in front of your grandparents when we get back to Shanghai, or they'll think I taught you!" Yao Shula tapped Xiao Tiantian's head.

Little Tiantian chuckled.

"When I see my grandfather, I can only recite two lines of poetry."

"Which two sentences?" Yao Shula asked, even more curious.

"The sky is vast and the fields are boundless; once you marry a wife, you forget your mother!" Little Tiantian chuckled.

Yao Shula...

Secretary Lei will most likely blame himself.

...

Two days later, it was payday at the machinery factory, and Yao Shula went to the factory's union office to collect her money, just like before.