This time it was because Liao Juanzi discovered that Da Dong was chatting and laughing with other women in the factory.

When Liao Juanzi came back, she immediately started surgery, saying she wanted to turn Da Dong into a woman.

These words terrified Da Dong, who quickly called Qi Hongmei, but Liao Juanzi wasn't afraid at all.

She can be friends with street thugs; she doesn't think she's an easy target.

In the end, it was Chu Yanhe who intervened and Liao Juanzi put down the knife. Afterwards, Chu Yanhe told Da Dong and Liao Juanzi to move out as soon as possible.

"Sister-in-law Chu, it's not that we don't want to move, but where can the two of them move to?"

Qi Hongmei was in a dilemma, but Chu Yanhe didn't care about their affairs. She didn't want to be called over again because of these trivial matters, so she gave her an ultimatum and left.

Qi Hongmei could only think of one solution: to have the two of them rent a house to live in.

This is another expense; my son spends all his monthly earnings on cigarettes and alcohol.

Her daughter-in-law only knows how to ask her for money every day. The whole family lives on the allowance of a platoon leader. If this continues, she will be so poor that she will starve.

Before I could figure out what the future held, trouble came knocking.

It turned out that when Da Dong and Liao Juanzi were arguing, Jin Mandong happened to be nearby and ran over to break them up.

As a result, Liao Juanzi accidentally scratched my face, and it's still bleeding profusely.

Jin Mandong demanded compensation from Qi Hongmei, but how could Qi Hongmei possibly give it to her?

"I have no money. Who told you to meddle in my business?"

Jin Mandong had anticipated his move and directly said that if he didn't pay her compensation, she would go to the military region leaders.

Qi Hongmei wasn't afraid of anything else, except the military region leaders.

The family now relies on the man's money to live, so he gritted his teeth and gave Jin Mandong twenty yuan. Jin Mandong took the money and left with a smile.

She deliberately jumped in to break up the fight, and although she got scratched, she still got twenty yuan.

After Da Dong and Liao Juanzi moved out, things finally calmed down in the family compound. Ye Zhaozhao was about to finish writing her second children's storybook and send it out.

"Zhaozhao, would you like to install a heated kang (traditional Chinese bed) at your home?"

Sun Xiuhua discussed it with Zhou Dawu and decided to build a kang (heated brick bed) in the house.

It's very convenient to be hot in winter and cool in summer, so she came to ask Ye Zhaozhao.

If Ye Zhaozhao is also going to join, then we might as well do it together, since this house doesn't have a kang (heated brick bed).

Ye Zhaozhao asked Gu Yunduan, and he said that although the winters here were not as cold as they were on the island before.

But it was still cold. Ye Zhaozhao nodded, and the two families decided to build a heated kang together. When they returned in the evening, Ye Zhaozhao told Gu Yunduan about it.

"Wife, you can make the decisions about our family matters. I'll find someone to help in a couple of days."

Ye Zhaozhao thought that building a heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove) was no easy task, and it would be great if someone could come and help.

Gu Yunduan was very fast. I heard that Gu Yunduan and Zhou Dawu's family needed a kang (heated brick bed).

Everyone rushed to help; Ye Zhaozhao hadn't expected so many people to come.

Sun Xiuhua never expected that, considering the hot weather, the two of them would go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy watermelons to share with everyone, and also buy ingredients for cooking dinner.

Ye Zhaozhao didn't understand much about Pan Kang's affairs, so she told them to keep busy and went to the kitchen to cook.

Soon, a delicious aroma wafted from the kitchen.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Gu Yunduan knew that these people had come for his wife's cooking skills, something he had gotten used to back on the island.

After everyone finished their work, Ye Zhaozhao brought out the food; she had made eggplant with minced meat.

Braised pork belly with vermicelli, braised pork ribs with potatoes, and a pot of rice.

While eating, everyone kept asking about Ye Zhaozhao.

"Sister-in-law, do you have a younger sister?"

Ye Zhaozhao thought of Shen Yun and nodded. Upon hearing that Ye Zhaozhao had a younger sister, everyone became very lively and asked the most crucial question.

Is her cooking as good as yours?

"good."

Shen Yun's cooking skills are quite good, and everyone wants Ye Zhaozhao to introduce her to them.

Ye Zhaozhao didn't know what Shen Yun was thinking, so she wouldn't agree rashly.

"I'll answer you after I ask her."

Ye Zhaozhao's words made everyone very happy, proving that Ye Zhaozhao is a very responsible person.

I won't make empty promises to them; since she said she wanted to ask, it means there's an opportunity.

Everyone felt they had made the right choice coming today. After dinner, they helped Ye Zhaozhao clean up before leaving, even wiping the stove for her.

This made Ye Zhaozhao feel embarrassed, but Gu Yunduan said that they were all used to working and would feel uncomfortable if they were idle, which amused Ye Zhaozhao.

"Gu Yunduan, how can there be such a person?"

"Honey, it's me. We still have some time, let's do something else first."

Ye Zhaozhao felt that Gu Yunduan was going too far, and thought that it would be better to stop the use of the spiritual spring water for a while. If this continued, no one could stand it.

"Gu Yunduan, I've been training, how come I'm still so weak?"

Afterwards, Ye Zhaozhao complained to Gu Yunduan, who went downstairs to fetch water to clean her up before going back to bed and continuing to hold her.

"Wife, it's not that you're weak, it's that I'm too strong."

These words were so shameless that Ye Zhaozhao wanted to roll her eyes. Gu Yunduan caught her in this moment and asked her a question.

"Wife, do you think I'm not strong enough?"

"powerful."

Fearing that Gu Yunduan might make a move at any moment, Ye Zhaozhao quickly backed down.

Thinking that the heated kang would be completed in another day, Gu Yunduan said to Ye Zhaozhao.

"Wife, let's try sitting on the kang (heated brick bed) once it's dry."

Ye Zhaozhao belatedly realized why Gu Yunduan had agreed so readily to build the heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove).

So this was what they were waiting for her, Ye Zhaozhao had to admit.

Gu Yunduan was a cunning and calculating man, and Ye Zhaozhao was no match for him. She wouldn't listen to him no matter what he said.

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