Volume 1 Chapter 53 The Biggest Client: Wu Jiaxiu

"that's all???"

"Did Xiao Gu tell you about the future arrangements?"

"He said a little bit. He said that his family has not yet divided the family. When he gets married, his father and mother will preside over the division of the family."

Mother Sheng finally heard what she wanted to hear. Although there were many people, she would feel more comfortable if the family was divided.

And when my daughter gets married, she will definitely follow the army and stay away from her parents-in-law.

The saying that things that are far away smell good, while things that are close stink is very true.

And as long as Xiao Gu can protect his wife and handle the difficulties, he can live a good life.

Overall, Sheng's mother was very satisfied. When the time came to get engaged and she met the in-laws, it would be even more perfect if everyone had good character.

Mother Sheng asked a few more questions, and only after Sheng Wanyan finished answering did she allow her to go back to her room.

Sheng Wanyan went to take a shower. Grandpa Sheng and grandma Sheng had already gone to rest. Mother Sheng was in high spirits because of the good news and was full of energy to go to work the next day.

Sheng's mother's coworkers thought she had taken some drugs, but Sheng's mother was very tight-lipped and would not say anything no matter how others asked.

In her mind, only when the marriage between the two families is settled can she make it public. Otherwise, if something unexpected happens in the middle, will her daughter's reputation be ruined?

Mother Sheng thinks a lot. As a parent, she always considers her children’s needs, fearing that she has not planned enough and her children will be wronged.

At this moment, Sheng Wanyan was working while taking advantage of the situation. The atmosphere in the Propaganda Department was quite good. Usually, everyone would gossip and joke together.

As long as Director Li doesn't find out, it's not a big problem. Besides, now that Niu Fangli is no longer staring at her, Sheng Wanyan feels very relaxed.

"Yan'er, do you want to go to the back hill to collect firewood after get off work?"

Wu Jiaxiu often asked her to collect firewood, fearing that there would not be enough for the winter.

"sure."

Sheng Wanyan also wanted to go. She also wanted to take a bath frequently in winter. Even if she couldn't take a bath, she still had to wipe her body and lower body clean.

Women must not be negligent in this regard, especially bacterial infections.

This aspect is not popular enough in this era, and many women neglect it.

"I'll go with you, too."

When Niu Fangli heard their conversation, she immediately expressed her desire to join in, as her family also needed firewood.

There is strength in numbers. When they have picked up their own trash, they can help her pick up more.

It just so happened that Sheng Wanyan had a bicycle and could help him move the things back home.

"Sister Fangli, we're going to the steel plant."

"Ah? You guys ran so far?"

Niu Fangli lives a bit far from there, and it takes more than half an hour to walk there.

She thought they were collecting firewood in the hills behind the cotton mill, but she didn't expect them to go there.

"Yes, it's convenient for Wanyan to live there. My husband works in the coal factory next to the steel factory. It's just right for him to move back home after work."

Niu Fangli smiled when she heard this. It was such a far journey and her children at home were still waiting for dinner.

"Then I won't go with you. I'll pick some at the foot of the mountain and go home to cook."

"Then we can go together next time when we have time."

Niu Fangli nodded at Wu Jiaxiu's words, but no one knew what she was thinking.

Sheng Wanyan really wanted to give Wu Jiaxiu a thumbs up. Who would run for more than half an hour to collect firewood for no reason?

Isn't this basically impossible?

Sheng Wanyan knew what Niu Fangli was planning. Her demands were not high. She just wanted her not to get involved in private and just to maintain superficial peace at work.

She has been an employee for three months now. Her promotional slogans every month are noticed by Director Li, making her a semi-celebrity around Director Li.

Everyone saw that Sheng Wanyan was indeed stronger than those old employees.

Anyway, everyone knows who can be offended and who cannot be offended.

No matter how long you have worked, it is not as good as a few words from a celebrity. When someone loses your job, you won’t even know what happened.

Niu Fangli understands this principle at her age, so she could only smile and say nothing.

After work, Sheng Wanyan drove Wu Jiaxiu to the foot of the mountain. Sheng Wanyan first put the bicycle back into the tube building, went home to put down the cloth bag, took the cable tie and went out.

"I'll ask your dad to carry it for you later."

Grandma Sheng knew that she was going to collect firewood, so she couldn't help but give her some instructions.

"good."

Sheng Wanyan went to the foot of the mountain to find Wu Jiaxiu. They picked up whatever they saw, as long as it was firewood.

Every household has a fixed amount of coal briquettes tickets every month. These briquettes are usually bought and stored at home for use in the winter, and firewood is basically used for cooking in the summer.

The Sheng family is no exception. After all, firewood really takes up too much space. Fortunately, the Sheng family’s living room is quite spacious, otherwise it would be a problem to survive the winter.

Sheng Wanyan picked up a lot of firewood. After all, the city was not like the village where every household relied on firewood to survive the winter.

Coal briquettes and coal stoves were things they could not even think of, after all, they required money.

Why waste your money if you can get it for free?

Father Sheng had already gone back and forth several times to help carry the things back. Sheng Wanyan looked at the time and decided not to continue as Mother Sheng had almost finished cooking.

Wu Jiaxiu's husband also came over to help Wu Jiaxiu carry the body back home. Wu Jiaxiu saw that Sheng Wanyan was about to go back.

She quickly asked Sheng Wanyan if there was any way she could help her get 20 kilograms of pork. Although I bought half a pig from Sheng Wanyan last time, it belonged to my mother's family.

She also needs to eat some meat to nourish her man's body.

And she has to prepare bacon in advance so that she can eat it in winter, and all of this needs to be dried in the sun.

Now we are almost ready. It will get cold here in Chengdu by the end of October, and it will be bone-chillingly cold.

The cold wind makes your whole body stiff, it is even more terrible than the north.

"Late cigarettes, and cotton...do you think there is any solution?"

Although they work in a cotton mill, they don't have the power to produce so much cotton.

Nowadays, people wear their winter cotton-padded jackets and quilts over and over again year after year, so the cotton must have become hard.

Wu Jiaxiu planned to make new ones, but they all required a lot of cotton.

How can I survive this winter if I wear those old clothes that are too stiff?

"I'll go to the slaughterhouse to reserve the meat for you, but you can only ask your friends for the cotton."

Wu Jiaxiu understood what Sheng Wanyan meant. If she asked her friends, it would mean that the item was purchased through irregular channels.

In this age of food and clothing shortage, who cares whether its origin is clean or not.

"Okay, I'll give you the black market price. If your friend is not satisfied, we can negotiate."

Wu Jiaxiu also invested a lot of money. If she didn't, she would have to just tough it out to get through the winter.

"Okay, I'll give you an answer in a few days."

Sheng Wanyan never expected that her biggest client was Wu Jiaxiu. Wu Jiaxiu was really willing to spend money and contributed a lot to her every month.

It's just... embarrassing.