Chapter 652: I'll Raise My Wages If I'm Happy

Zhou Lanxiang's goal was to force Pang Xiujuan to retreat. Since she was ready to slip away, she decided to quit while she was ahead and took the initiative to give up her seat to let Pang Xiujuan go out.

After Pang Xiujuan left, Zhou Lanxiang felt a little uneasy. No matter what Pang Xiujuan did wrong, she was Ye Beixiu's biological mother after all.

She secretly glanced at Ye Beixiu and felt relieved when she saw that there was nothing wrong with his expression.

Zhang Juexia also came out from the inner room. Zhou Lanxiang grinned when she saw Zhang Juexia, "Bei Xiu's family, you are home?"

"I was at home the whole time. My husband was worried that I might get bumped into something, so he asked me to go to the inner room."

Zhang Juexia said this very simply, but Zhou Lanxiang understood what he meant. "I'll go get you some food."

Ye Beixiu took the food from Zhou Lanxiang's hand. Zhou Lanxiang was about to leave when Zhang Juexia called her, "Auntie, thank you so much for what you did just now!"

Zhou Lanxiang waved her hands repeatedly, "Don't, don't say that, I just said that because I couldn't stand it anymore.

Well, just don't blame me for being nosy."

"How could that be? Auntie is cooking in the workshop now and earns 400 coins a month, right?"

"Yes, it is."

Although Zhou Lanxiang envied the embroiderers in the workshop who earned a lot, she was clumsy and her hands were rough from years of farm work. Even if she learned now, she would have no chance.

But cooking in a workshop is also a good job. I can earn four hundred coins a month and save three meals for my family.

At least the food in the workshop is better than at home. Zhou Lanxiang feels that she has gained a lot of weight since she entered the workshop, so she is very content now.

Zhang Juexia immediately made the decision, "Aunt, starting from this month, your and Aunt Yuying's wages will be doubled to 800 wen per month."

"this?"

Zhou Lanxiang was stunned by happiness. She used to be a talkative person, but now she was so excited that she didn't know what to say.

"Go back now and tell Aunt Yuying the good news!

As for the reasons for the salary increase, you can use your own ideas."

Zhang Juexia winked at Zhou Lanxiang, and Zhou Lanxiang immediately realized, "Okay, I'll go right away!"

After Zhou Lanxiang left, Zhang Juexia pointed at the food on the table and said, "Eat! My husband, believe it or not, the two aunts will definitely rack their brains to improve our meals in the future!"

"I believe it."

The two of them finished the meal, each with their own thoughts.

Zhang Juexia saw that Ye Beixiu was in a bad mood, so he put down his bowl and chopsticks and prepared to go to the inner room to catch up on his sleep.

Ye Beixiu stopped her, "You just finished your meal, there's no rush to sleep. Sit down and let's talk."

Zhang Juexia knew what he was going to say, so he took the initiative to confess, "What Aunt Lanxiang said is true.

Uncle Yunhai and Brother Wanfeng both came to me for this matter. I told them for your sake that as long as it's not too excessive, I'll help if I can!

As for that little bit of money, I don't care about it.

But, I didn’t expect that she would be so unsatisfied…”

"She has never been satisfied. From today on, tell Uncle Yun Hai and Liu Wanfeng that they can no longer indulge her.

If I ask them to do something again, they won't do it unless they are paid.

Never mind, I'll go and tell her!"

When Zhang Juexia saw Ye Beixiu was about to go out, he said what he had always wanted to say.

"In fact, your grandparents know everything your mother and Third Uncle did!"

Ye Beixiu looked at Zhang Juexia in surprise, and Zhang Juexia nodded at him, "When Uncle Yunhai first mentioned this to me, I asked him to ask my grandparents for advice, but they ended up pushing the matter back to me.

I know that my grandparents are the ones who bear the greatest responsibility for the situation of my uncle and his wife.

Haven't you noticed that no matter what your third uncle does, your grandparents will just scold him a few times and hit him a few times, and then that's it?

Think about it, were you like this before you married me? "

Ye Beixiu was reminded by Zhang Juexia and sat down, thinking quietly for a while, "That's indeed the case."

“It’s no wonder, it’s human nature.

Uncle San is the youngest child of my grandparents, and should also be the one they love the most.

As a bystander, I watched it coldly a few times. As long as the family affairs involved my third uncle, my grandparents basically made a lot of noise but did little.

Now my uncle's family and we are living a good life, but their youngest son is not living a good life, and they are worried.

Therefore, they tacitly assumed that we should help Uncle San as a matter of course.

The reason I did this was that I felt I didn't need this little money right now, and in line with the principle that a harmonious family brings prosperity, I turned a blind eye.

But I also instructed Uncle Yunhai and Brother Wanfeng that after they made a request, they could not satisfy it immediately. They had to fight with them for a few rounds before satisfying them.

In this way, basically everyone in the village knew what the couple had done.

Also, I also keep accounts. I record what they took from our house and what work they asked our people to do.

The reason I left these here is for your future consideration.

If one day you really become an official, and they accuse you of being unfilial, these will serve as evidence."

Ye Beixiu looked at Zhang Juexia tenderly, "My wife, me? I said I would protect you and not let you suffer any injustice.

But this?"

Zhang Juexia shook his head and said, "I don't feel wronged. My principle in doing things has always been to solve problems with money.

They are all your relatives. If they really fall out, it will be disadvantageous to both you and me as we are the younger generation.

Actually, if you think about it, it’s not a lot of money. The profit of the shop in Qingfeng City for one or two days is enough.

We spent so little money to gain a good reputation, so it's worth it."

Ye Beixiu gently stroked Zhang Juexia's hair and said, "If something like this happens again in the future, you must tell me the first time."

"Don't worry, you won't be taking the imperial examinations anymore, so I can still run away."

"That's more like it!"

When Ye Beixiu got up and was about to go out, he turned back and looked at Zhang Juexia carefully. "My wife, I just remembered something. Please don't be angry when I tell you."

"Just say it, I don't have that much anger."

"I was thinking, since you're so tolerant of my mother and Third Uncle, what about your father in Dahe Village?"

"He lived a good life! He had ten acres of land left by my mother. Although he sold two acres, the other eight acres were enough for him to live in the village.

If I hadn't cared about the little bit of family affection I had, I would have taken over the eight acres of land left by my mother long ago.

Okay, go find Uncle Yunhai. Oh, by the way, it's a good opportunity for you to tell them that since our family has been having a lot of happy events recently, I'm happy too, so I'm going to increase their wages by 200 wen per month."

"Madam, what about you?"

"Okay, go ahead, money can't buy my happiness!"