Li Weiwei didn't have a blind date after all.

He refused to do it, but Chef Li couldn't force him to drink water.

Li Weiwei finally breathed a relief, but his grandparents had been displeased with him recently, making him behave himself every day. He left home early and came back late, but when he found out that he came back late, he really saw something.

Well, it has nothing to do with finding a partner.

Instead, he set up a small stall. Ever since the uncle on their street moved away to another place to fry dough sticks, no one in their alley has done this. His father Yang Lixin has always had this plan, but nowadays it is very shameful to give up a proper job to do this.

Chef Li disagrees, and Yang Lixin is very conflicted.

Li Weiwei didn't feel anything, but since he went out early and came back late every day during this period, he did pay some attention and found that these mobile snack stalls actually made a lot of money.

He was a chef, and he often went out with Chef Li and his father to prepare banquets, so he naturally knew the approximate cost, and he could figure it out with a little calculation. This business was really worth doing. Regardless of whether his father was tempted or not, he was tempted anyway.

Moreover, he saw Yu Xiaomei and her husband selling burritos at the entrance of the hospital. He was afraid to go home after get off work and was strolling outside. He happened to meet them. At this time, Erlin had been hospitalized. Yu Xiaomei was taking care of the children in the hospital, and her husband was setting up a stall at the entrance. Sometimes it was old man Yu, and sometimes it was old lady Yu.

Their business was surprisingly good, and Li Weiwei was very jealous.

Yu Xiaomei's family is not a cook, but they can do this, so he thinks his family can do it too. He is not a formal employee in the machinery factory now. Although it is easier for him to become a formal employee than his elder brother in the railway, it will not be a short-term thing.

Li Weiwei came up with the idea of ​​setting up his own stall. His cooking skills would be a rip-off for large banquets, which he definitely couldn't do. But if he sold some simple snacks, or fried dough sticks and tofu pudding in the morning, he thought he could still do it.

He has made this simple breakfast many times, so he is very skilled. The problem now is how to convince his family. After all, he has been blamed by his grandparents for not agreeing to the blind date. If he wants to convince his family now, isn't that even more difficult? In addition to the difficulty of quitting his job, it also requires capital.

He gave all his earnings to his family, leaving only a little for pocket money, which was not enough.

Li Weiwei was very melancholy and couldn't sleep all night. His elder brother worked in three shifts and was sometimes not at home. He didn't care if he couldn't sleep and just squatted at the door and sighed.

"Creaky..." The door of the next room opened. Li Weiwei turned around and saw Su Jin coming. Su Jin also had dark circles under his eyes and did not look very happy.

"Why aren't you sleeping?"

Li Weiwei: "Why should I care? You don't sleep yourself. What's the matter? Do you sleep too much during the day?"

Su Jinlai was not satisfied with this. He said, "Do you know how to chat? What do you mean by sleeping too much? I didn't sleep at all during the day. I went out to look for a job."

Li Weiwei looked at Su Jinlai in surprise, unable to believe that Su Jinlai actually went out to find a job.

This is just like a sow climbing a tree, which is incredible.

"You looking for a job?"

Su Jinlai was embarrassed: "What's the matter, is it not possible?"

Damn, I really can't find it.

He was so worried that he asked, "Do you have any cigarettes?"

Li Weiwei: "I don't smoke."

Chef Li is a chef with a family background in cooking and he sticks to the old ways. Not only does he not smoke, he also does not approve of his apprentices smoking. In his opinion, smokers smell of smoke, which not only affects people's perception of the cleanliness of the dishes, but the strong smell of smoke can also easily affect people's judgment of the color, aroma and taste of the dishes.

It is impossible to smoke. Anyone who smokes will be beaten to death.

So neither Li Junjun nor Li Weiwei smokes.

Although Li Junjun is not a cook, no one in his family smokes, so there is no environment for it.

As for Li Weiwei, there is definitely no chance of improvement.

He looked at Su Jinlai with disdain and said, "You don't have a penny, but you have so many hobbies."

Su Jinlai was very angry: "What's wrong with you? Can you speak? Who said I don't have a penny? All my money is with my mother. Do you really think I am a person who doesn't make money? Who are you looking down on?"

Li Weiwei: “Hehehe.”

Su Jinlai got even angry: "No, why are you laughing? You don't look like a good person with that smile. I'm wondering how I provoke you. You look at me with your nose and eyes all day long."

He angrily asked, "I didn't bully you when I was a kid, did I?"

Although he often led his brothers to bully others when he was young, they did not dare to bully the people in the compound at that time. After all, the people in the compound were very fierce and they could really cause trouble by going to his house.

Moreover, at that time, his family still estimated the power of Guan Yuaner, so they would not provoke Li Junjun and Li Weiwei.

Looking at it this way, Su Jinlai felt very aggrieved. He didn't know how he had offended Li Weiwei and why he was so unwelcome.

Li Weiwei saw that Su Jinlai was still unhappy, and widened his eyes: "You still feel wronged? Well, let's talk about it."

"Tell me, if you don't tell me something, I won't be able to forgive you."

"Ah, do I need your forgiveness? Who do you think you are?"

Li Weiwei was also very impolite and said, "Let's not talk about other things. My biggest problem with you is that you attracted kidnappers. If wasn't more perceptive, if wasn't working together, would we everyone still be able to grow up well? If it weren't for you, would they be able to find this place and the situation of each household?"

Su Jinlai was stunned, staring at Li Weiwei blankly, and said, "What are you talking about?"

Li Weiwei: "What did I say? Don't you know what I said? I heard it all. They didn't even want to let your brother go. What's the matter? You wish you were the only child in your family, and your mother gave you all the money and everything, right? If the silver and copper were lost, you would be happy, right?"

Su Jinlai frowned even more and said, "What did you say? I don't know?"

Li Weiwei sneered: "Are you still pretending? This is just a story from our childhood. Don't pretend now. Go out and ask everyone, and they will know where those kidnappers got the information from..."

"Wait, wait a minute, let me sort it out."

The more Su Jinlai listened, the more confused he became. He frowned and thought carefully about the kidnapping incident. He was still in the juvenile detention center when it happened, so he only heard about many things later. But how could he say now that this matter had anything to do with him?

He had heard that a gang had come to Xinghuali that year, specializing in kidnapping children. They targeted many people at the time, but fortunately they did not succeed and were discovered instead. But everyone in the alley was mobilized.

They collectively caught the bad guys.

This is the version that Su Jinlai heard, but he really didn't know that he had something to do with it. No one had ever told him that he had something to do with it.

Li Weiwei looked at Su Jinlai's puzzled expression and asked, "You don't know?"

Su Jinlai nodded seriously: "I don't know, I really don't know what's going on. I'm not being wronged, am I?"

Li Weiwei immediately shouted, "How could they have wronged you? It's because of you. I heard the police tell my grandmother that it's all your fault. There was a kid in their family who was sent to the juvenile detention center for some unknown reason. He was even friendly with you at the time, but he was actually just trying to find out what you were talking about. He was in the juvenile detention center for a short time, and he immediately cooperated with the adults at home when he got out. Think carefully, did the police contact you to investigate this matter while you were in the juvenile detention center?"

Yes! It really is.

Su Jinlai had forgotten everything, but when Li Weiwei said that, he remembered this old incident. Someone did ask him to investigate, mainly to investigate his relationship with... I can't remember the name of that guy, but anyway, they investigated what information he had leaked to others. But because the public security comrades didn't directly tell us the details, Su Jinlai didn't know that this person was one of the kidnappers who came to their Xinghuali. He He stuttered, "You mean... they got the information from me and came to kidnap people?"

Li Weiwei: “That’s right.”

Su Jinlai pursed his lips and said nothing.

Li Weiwei: "How could you not know? Why wouldn't you know?"

Su Jinlai: "..."

No one told him, no one ever told him.

He never thought that he was being fooled by someone who was trying to trick him. He didn't even want to let his brother go? Su Jinlai's face turned ugly. Although he was stupid, he was not that stupid. He was really annoyed at this moment.

Li Weiwei: "You really don't know."

"I know." The door creaked open, and the two of them looked up at the same time, and saw Uncle Xiaozhuang coming out. He was wearing clothes and had his hands behind his back. No one knew how long he had been eavesdropping.

Li Weiwei: “…”

Su Jinlai: "..."

You don't act like an elder.

However, Su Jinlai and Li Weiwei were both curious as to why this was happening.

Li Weiwei quickly made room for the seat next to him and said, "Uncle Zhuang, come and sit here."

Zhuang Zhixi sat over and saw the two people staring at him. He said, "You two have such a good relationship. You are talking to each other under the moon in the middle of the night. The moonlight is so beautiful tonight."

Li Weiwei: “…”

Zhuang Zhixi: “…”

Brother, can you tell me something honest?

Oh no, it's uncle.

But looking at Zhuang Zhixi's face again, I felt that calling him uncle was really inappropriate.

Li Weiwei and Su Jinlai were both conflicted.

Zhuang Zhixi didn't know what they were thinking at the time, so he asked, "Guess why no one has ever told Su Jin about this?"

Li Weiwei shook his head, Jin Lai himself would not understand.

He heard that there had been kidnappers in Xinghuali who not only wanted to kidnap little boys like Tuantuan and Xiao Qijin, but also wanted to swindle away older boys like Li Junjun, Li Weiwei, Yinlai and Tonglai.

When he was in the juvenile detention center, someone also asked him to investigate his dealings with that kid. It was said that the guy had committed crime again and seemed to be a kidnapper.

Although they are all kidnappers.

But he did not connect these two things together.

If it was an ordinary person, he would have linked the two together long ago, but Su Jinlai was a simple-minded person. Even if he was not as cowardly as he is now, he was still a simple-minded person with strong limbs. He never thought that the place where they were kidnapped was Xinghuali.

He said, "Uncle Xiaozhuang, tell me about it."

He said seriously: "I really want to know what's going on. I can't be so confused."

Zhuang Zhixi: "It's very simple, because everyone doesn't want you to have any psychological burden, and they don't want you to make mistakes impulsively. Although you are not a good kid, you didn't do it on purpose. You just fell into the trap of the bad guys. So although the people in the yard didn't discuss it, they all tacitly didn't tell you. The reason why the boss didn't tell you directly was because he was afraid something would happen. If he told you, you were still young at that time, and he was afraid that you couldn't bear the stimulation. Besides, you were much more capable and impulsive when you were young than you are now. If you knew that you were deceived and even your brother was almost stolen, you would definitely not let it go. We don't know whether the two younger ones in their family are not old enough to go to jail, and whether they will be locked up with you, but we are not afraid of ten thousand, we are afraid of one. If you are really locked up together, you may do something because of your impulsiveness. Although we are not sure whether the person will be sent to the juvenile detention center first, we always have to be prepared. You have to know that stealing is already the smallest crime. If you really hurt someone because of revenge, you will waste several years."

Su Jinlai pursed his lips and said nothing.

"Your mother has always believed that you will change for the better, so she didn't want you to know this. No one told you at the time, and after you got out, everyone was free to talk about it. The policy was stricter at the time, and several of the main criminals in his family were sentenced to eating peanuts, but the accomplices, especially the minors, were definitely not sentenced. Although the sentences were very heavy at the time, they might not get out for ten or twenty years. But your mother was also afraid that you would find ways to retaliate. Judging from the way you are now, I think your mother's worries are unnecessary. But you were a child with a strong desire for revenge. She naturally had her own worries. She couldn't let the old send the young away, could she?"

Su Jinlai remained silent. Li Weiwei, who was standing beside him, thought about it carefully and realized that this was indeed the case.

He found that when Su Jinlai was young, he was very fierce. He was obviously a street bully. Why did he become so fierce now? Su Jinlai didn't say anything. Li Weiwei looked at him and said, "Brother, say something."

Su Jinlai still didn't say anything. Zhuang Zhixi didn't look at Su Jinlai either. He just looked at the moon, as if he really appreciated the moonlight. He said, "Although there was the kidnapper incident and they knew that you were the one who gave the kidnapper the news, neither your mother nor your brother blamed you at all. Even though you are so out of tune now, they tolerated you. Why? It's because you have been dependent on each other since childhood. You are a family. I am not good at talking about big principles, but since I have met you, I will say these words. It is impossible for money to fall from your bed all day long. There is no pie in the sky, only traps. What's the point of you lying at home? Although you were not a good person when you were young, you were not as decadent as you are now. Uh, of course, I'm not asking you to steal things. There is no good end to stealing. Look, two gangs of thieves on the street have been arrested recently. There is no good end to being a thief. So you really should think about what you should do!"

"I...I can't find a job." Su Jinlai pursed his lips and said, "I looked for a job recently, but no one wanted me."

He sounded a little aggrieved.

Zhuang Zhixi was very surprised and asked, "Oh? Are you really looking for a job?"

Su Jinlai nodded. He felt very heavy. Zhuang Zhixi: "Since you can't find a job, just keep looking. Even if it doesn't work, can't you accompany your brother to sell things? Don't think about the money first, can't you help him get familiar with the business? Now your mother has to accompany you after get off work, can't you replace your mother first? Actually, think about it, your life is already better than many people."

"Is there?"

"Why not? You were born in Beijing, your family has four rooms, and your mother is a worker. Just based on this, think about it, isn't it better than most people in the country? You were born better than many people, and you are ahead of many people. Let's not talk about other things. If there is a movie showing in the factory, will you go to watch it every time?"

Su Jinlai: "...Why do you have to go see it every time? It's not something rare."

Zhuang Zhixi smiled and said, "Then how about this. Tomorrow you go to the inner courtyard and look for Yu Xiaomei's eldest daughter Xing'er. Ask her how many times she has watched movies. She is eight years old this year. You can see how many movies she has watched. Think about your childhood. You didn't miss any when you were a child, did you? How many movies have you watched when the factory was showing them?"

Su Jinlai remained silent.

Zhuang Zhixi added, "Go ask that little girl what she eats at home. Her family steams buns made of two-grain flour for the New Year. You didn't live as poorly as she did when you were seven or eight, did you? But this situation in her family is the norm there. Don't ignore the fact that there is a difference of more than ten years between your seven or eight years old and hers. More than ten years have passed, and her life has not caught up with yours many years ago. We were born here, have a worker at home, and have a house. We are really better off than many people. Don't always think that you are poor. There are many more poor people than you. Your life is already very good now."

After he finished speaking, he stood up, patted Su Jinlai on the shoulder, and said, "Think about it carefully. I'm going to sleep. I'm such a good person. I come out in the middle of the night to give people advice."

"Don't go. Uncle Zhuang, don't go."

Su Jinlai grabbed Zhuang Zhixi, Zhuang Zhixi: "..."

He said, "Please help me think about what I should do."

Zhuang Zhixi: "Think about it yourself. Your brain will become rusty if you don't use it. I am not you. I don't know what you are suitable for or what you can do. Maybe you don't know it yourself, but changes in life can always start from a little bit."

He said earnestly: "Let's start from small places first."

He pulled his hand away, turned around and went home. What a good man he is.

Come out late at night to guide a lost little lamb.

Hey! I want to eat mutton hotpot.

Zhuang Zhixi talked a lot and then left, but Su Jinlai was thinking, which was unusual for him. He sat there as if he was frozen in place by a spell.

Li Weiwei looked at Su Jinlai and pondered over what Uncle Zhuang said. Suddenly, he felt that what he said made sense. He turned to look at Su Jinlai and said, "What do you think?"

Su Jinlai stood up directly and did not respond to Li Weiwei's words. Instead, he went home and slammed the door.

Li Weiwei: “???”

What's wrong with this?

The weather in September is already a bit chilly in the mornings and evenings.

Early in the morning, Wang Xiangxiu rubbed her head and got up. She has been very busy recently. In addition to work, she has to go to the stall with Yinlai after get off work. Sometimes Tonglai also comes, but when Tonglai has classes, it can only be her.

Fortunately, even though Tonglai has classes, he can still take good care of the family.

Ever since he started setting up the stall, no one in the compound raised chickens anymore. All the old hens were turned into chicken soup. Only his family still raised chickens, even though one was killed by Jin Lai.

These are all taken care of by copper, so his family still doesn't have to buy eggs.

Crash!

The frying pan made a sound, and Wang Xiangxiu sat up, put on her clothes and said, "Tonglai. What did you do this morning?"

Tong Lai poked his head out, his expression becoming more indescribable, and said, "It's not me."

Wang Xiangxiu was startled, then hurried out and saw that it was Jin Lai.

Jin Lai was frying eggs. He turned around, smiled, and said, "I have steamed the buns and mixed the side dishes. I will fry some eggs and we can eat it."

Wang Xiangxiu: “…”

She stared at Su Jinlai blankly, not knowing what this man was trying to do.

Tonglai was also like this. He woke up very sleepy early in the morning, and before he could start working, he saw that his elder brother had already started. That was simply...

He felt like he had seen a ghost.

Really, it's no exaggeration, it's just like seeing a ghost.

His elder brother would not get up until noon. He was like glued to the kang all day. Even glue wouldn't make him that sticky. But now he actually got up to work. It was really scary. Yinlai also got up at this time. He stretched and said, "I'm really tired. I... Shit!"

Why is it the eldest brother who is doing the work? Is he trying to poison them all?

Bah! You can't think of your brother like that.

But still, I was shocked.

He said, "Brother, are you really possessed by evil spirits?"

Then he asked, "Or was it the monster that blinded you?"

Tong Lai: "Don't talk nonsense. Monsters can't become spirits after the founding of the country."

Wang Xiangxiu led her two sons to watch Su Jinlai wield the spatula, and it turned out that Su Jinlai really knew how to do it.

How could he not know this? He had been to the countryside before, and the educated youth had to prepare their own food and drinks. They took turns cooking, and he didn't want to participate. But he couldn't help but others wouldn't spoil him.

Besides, he could sneak a bite or two under the pretext of "tasting the saltiness", so Su Jinlai was still willing to cook and could do it.

He cooked early in the morning and said, "Wash up and have dinner."

Everyone was in a daze, not knowing how they washed up or sat down. They just looked at Su Jinlai in confusion.

After Su Jinlai sat down, he said, "Let's eat."

Wang Xiangxiu couldn't help asking, "Jin Lai, were you touched by a ghost when you went out last night?"

Su Jinlai's eyes widened and he said, "Mom, what are you talking about? I'm a serious and masculine young man, this ghost can't get close to me."

Wang Xiangxiu was confused: "Then, why did you start making breakfast?"

This is outrageous.

When Su Jinlai heard this, he put down his chopsticks and said seriously: "Mom, I made you worry in the past, but I will turn over a new leaf in the future. You can just watch my performance from now on."

Wang Xiangxiu: “!!!”

Su Jinlai looked at Yinlai and Tonglei again and said, "Second and third brothers, I, as your elder brother, didn't take good care of you in the past, and even caused bad guys to target you, but I won't do that again in the future. I will also share the responsibilities of this family well in the future."

Silver and copper came: "..."

Tonglai thought about it for a while and said, "Do you know about the kidnapper?"

After all, he was the smartest one in the family, and he figured out the key point quickly.

Su Jinlai said with some guilt, "Yes, you should have told me. I was wrong at the beginning. I didn't recognize the true face of the bad guy. I'm sorry. I am your brother who is sorry for you."

Yinlai and Tonglai were silent for a while. Soon, Yinlai said, "Brother, what are you talking about? We are a family. It's nothing."

"Yes, it's nothing. If we work together, our family will prosper."

Tonglai smiled and said, "Look, aren't we living a good life now?"

He raised the steamed bun in his hand, and Jin Lai nodded vigorously: "Yes!"

He said firmly: "You can watch me in the future. When we were little, the three of us brothers were always together, and it will be the same in the future!"

"good."

Yinlai and Toglai agreed. Wang Xiangxiu looked at their expressions and smiled. She felt more relieved and said, "Okay, let's eat!"

"Okay!"

Although this morning was a bit confusing, Wang Xiangxiu was in a good mood.

Jin Lai: "Those of you who need to go to work should go to work, those who need to go to school should go to school, I will wash the dishes."

Last night he thought about many things over and over again for a long time, including things from his childhood and things that happened over the years. He even thought about his grandmother. These things, without exception, were all impacting him.

He was dazed, but extremely clear-headed.

He also thought of everyone in this courtyard, with an emphasis on Zhou and Li.

Zhou Li, known as Aunt Zhou in the underworld, he couldn't even remember Aunt Zhou's real name, but he knew that Aunt Zhou had been in jail, a real jail, not a juvenile detention center like him.

Aunt Zhou was able to turn over a new leaf after being released from prison and is living a good life now.

What about him? Is he worse than an old lady?

There is also Zhou Qun. When those things about Zhou Qun broke out, he was about the same age as Qijin Tuantuan Yuanyuan are now. He could remember things and knew about Zhou Qun's bad deeds, but Zhou Qun also turned over a new leaf.

And the ultimate fucking licker, Bai Fendou, has also married and is living a very good life at home.

Not to mention, Aunt Wang's family and Aunt Zhao's family were both doing well, and everyone was on the rise, but he was the only one going downhill. So, how could it be like this? He could actually work hard, and Su Jinlai was not bad at all.

His mother and his brother worked very hard. Outsiders only saw the surface, but he saw it clearly. He took a deep breath and said to himself: "Su Jinlai, you have to work hard in the future. You can't live in a muddle-headed way. Otherwise, the girls will look down on you."

Well, it mainly refers to official red.

This woman cursed him every time she saw him, and Su Jinlai felt that he couldn't continue to be so embarrassed.

So, he started working early in the morning. He came to the yard to fetch water to wash dishes. When Aunt Zhou saw him, she was as if she had seen a ghost.

Wang Xiangxiu was shocked. Aunt Zhou, her neighbor, was also shocked. This was Su Jinlai, who was a thief when he was a child. Now he was working? She stuttered, "You...you...why are you working?"

Su Jinlai: "Why can't I work? This is my family's business."

Aunt Zhou: "Oh my god, you are not trying to act nice on purpose to lower your mother's vigilance and then cheat her out of her money, right?"

Su Jinlai: "Fuck, you are going too far. Am I that kind of person? I am a man of integrity, handsome and upright. How can you accuse me like this? I am not that kind of person at all. If you say that, you are going too far."

The corners of Aunt Zhou's mouth twitched, and she looked up and down with a suspicious look, without saying a word.

Su Jinlai snorted heavily.

Before Aunt Zhou had finished feeling excited, Bai Fendou came out. As soon as he saw Su Jinlai washing dishes, he shouted, "Look, how fresh it is, Su Jinlai is actually working."

Su Jinlai: "…What's so new about this? Why are you all so contemptuous? Can't I be diligent? Not only did I wash the dishes, I also cleaned the windows today."

Who would believe this?

He clicked his tongue, put on a horrified look, and then turned and left.

But when he got home, Bai Fendou immediately muttered to He Lan in surprise: "Did you know? Su Jinlai was working. I wonder if he couldn't hold his fart well."

He Lan: "Not really?"

"How come it's not the case? I've watched him grow up since he was a kid. I've seen how weird this kid is. I know what's going on with him better than you do. Anyway, I don't really trust him."

After a pause, he said, "Tell Yin to be careful with the money. It's not easy to run a business from dawn to dusk. Don't let Jin steal it again."

He Lan frowned and said, "Don't say such things. Maybe Jin Lai has really changed for the better. We have heard of the story of the prodigal son before. Let's not look down on others. But I will say something about Yin Lai."

Fortunately, his daughter Bai Qingqing had already gone to school, otherwise the couple would not have been able to speak so bluntly.

Bai Fendou: "There must be a chance for a prodigal son to turn back. He can't just become a good person after a night's sleep."

He Lan: "Maybe it's just a small thing."

She smiled and said, "Don't doubt this or that. You said Jin Lai has bad intentions, but the question is, does he have such intentions?"

Bai Fendou fell silent. Come on, I really didn't.

Bai Fendou: "This is really... I don't know what stimulated him."

He Lan: "Being able to change is better than anything else. Other things are not important. Sister Wang has finally gotten what she deserves after all the hardship she's endured."

Although Bai Fendou has been Wang Xiangxiu's licker for more than ten years, He Lan and Wang Xiangxiu still get along well. After all, when He Lan married Bai Fendou, Bai Fendou had already sobered up and was already after Guan Guiling, so although He Lan knew about the past with Wang Xiangxiu, because Bai Fendou and Wang Xiangxiu had completely stopped contacting each other, He Lan didn't feel it very much.

In addition, that was after Wang Xiangxiu was stimulated and completely changed. Wang Xiangxiu was different, so He Lan was not jealous of this. Instead, she was happy for Wang Xiangxiu.

Early in the morning, everyone was particularly shocked by Su Jinlai's work. However, as everyone went to work one after another, He Lan glanced out the window and saw Su Jinlai holding a rag and starting to wipe the windows.

He Lan: “…”

Zhao Guihua came out of the house and saw Su Jinlai working. She said, "You are really hardworking."

Upon hearing this, Su Jinlai laughed out loud, feeling somewhat proud. After all, he didn't get much praise in the compound, so this sudden praise made him happy.

He was complacent: "That's right, I don't have any other advantages, I'm just handsome, hardworking, down-to-earth, gentle and kind..."

Zhao Guihua: "...I just said that, but you can add drama to yourself."

Su Jinlai: "Hehe."

"Hello, Grandma Zhao." A little girl skipped into the yard.

Zhao Guihua: "Xing'er, are you here to study again?"

All the children in their compound went to school, even the youngest Ye Sitian from the next compound went to kindergarten. This little girl was the only one left. She was eight years old this year, and it was reasonable that she should be old enough to go to school. However, due to various reasons, she did not go to school immediately, and had to postpone it for a few days.

This little girl came here secretly. Her household registration is not here, so it is impossible for her to go to school directly. There are still some missing procedures to apply for a temporary residence permit. Her father has already written a letter to her hometown, and they will cooperate to prepare some materials, but it takes time to go back and forth.

It was just as well that the little girl missed the start of school, because she had never been to kindergarten before and therefore knew nothing. Now she is taking tutoring classes at home.

Well, the teacher is He Lan.

Bai Qingqing took the initiative to find her mother, and He Lan readily agreed.

When He Lan was not at the stall, Bai Qingqing would come over to study. When He Lan was out setting up the stall, Bai Qingqing would review what she had learned by herself. After all, since she had never read a book before, it was difficult for her to absorb everything all at once.

Xing Er was carrying a small schoolbag that Li Zhenzhen had discarded and said seriously, "Well, I'm here to study."

She patted her schoolbag with a slightly proud look on her face.

He Lan: "Xing Er is here? Come in."

The little girl followed He Lan into the house. Aunt Zhou suddenly appeared beside Zhao Guihua and said, "This child is willing to learn."

Zhao Guihua: "She cherishes this opportunity very much. I heard from my family members Tuantuan and Yuanyuan that many children in their village don't go to school. If she hadn't come to the capital, she might not have had the opportunity to go to school."

"Not going to school? Why not?"

Su Jinlai was cleaning the windows, but he came over quickly anyway.

Zhao Guihua: "Why else? Because I'm poor?"

"It's very little money to go to school." Su Jinlai was puzzled.

"Yes, the money for school is very little, but even if it is very little, they can't afford it. Yu Xiaomei came to me to consult about setting up a stall before, and we talked for a while. They only have a few dozen yuan left from their annual harvest. Oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and living expenses, which one doesn't cost money? How much money can be saved in a year? This is still a normal family. For example, their family owes money to the village because they have to treat their children every year!"

When Su Jinlai heard this, he thought of what Zhuang Zhixi said last night.

He didn't think about it carefully at the time, but now he thinks that Zhuang Zhixi was right. They were born in Beijing, which was already better than many people.

Aunt Zhou: "You were the one who taught his parents how to push the cart when setting up the stall, right?"

Zhao Guihua nodded.

She is just like that. She doesn't like Aunt Yu, but Yu Xiaomei's family is still very pitiful. She must give some advice. Even if his family sells the house, the money for the child's medical treatment is not so abundant. Setting up a stall to earn some money can also make the financial pressure less.

It would be sad to think about how such a young child would have passed away just like in his previous life.

She said: "The couple are hardworking. I think their business is doing well. But the business of this snack stand is harder than ours."

Setting up stalls to sell things is not an easy job for them, but it is different from making food, which is much more tiring.

Aunt Zhou nodded and agreed. She said, "That's indeed the truth."

She said: "For the same money, I definitely can't do this. I'm too old to endure this kind of hardship."

Su Jinlai stood aside and watched anxiously. Aunt Zhou turned around and said, "You continue to clean the windows."

"oh oh!"

Su Jinlai started working immediately. He asked curiously, "Aunt Zhao, Aunt Zhou, how much do you earn?"

The two old ladies said in unison: "Why should I tell you?"

This kid actually dares to ask this?

They couldn't say that wealth should not be shown off, not to mention that the boy had a history of stealing.

Aunt Zhou snorted and thought, "Will I tell you? I'm already a millionaire now."

It’s a bit better than a millionaire, but I can’t say that.

Su Jinlai frowned: "I'm just curious, you guys are too fierce."

He had already cleaned the windows by this time. He snorted, turned around and went home to start tidying up the quilt. After a while, he came to the yard to wash the quilt cover.

Aunt Zhou: “…”

Zhao Guihua: “…”

What a great motivation it must have been to be so diligent.

Zhao Guihua: “Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk!”

"Yang Xing'er, Yang Xing'er..."

Zhao Guihua immediately saw a boy of about seventeen or eighteen standing at the door. The little girl Xing'er hurried out of the house, "I'm here, second cousin."

This is her second uncle's brother.

Although the two families no longer had any contact, the younger generations complained about why the young aunt had to go home to borrow money, and treated them with no regard for their noses or eyes. However, they were not too harsh on the two pitiful siblings.

"The postman came just now. There's a letter for your family. For you."

Yang Xing'er immediately said, "Thank you, second cousin."

The boy from the Yu family waved his hand and left.

Yang Xing'er looked at the envelope and said, "This is..."

He Lan took a look and said, "This is sent from your hometown."

Xing Er uttered an "oh" and her eyes lit up. She said, "That should be the letter of introduction or something. With these, I can go and complete the formalities. Once that's done, I can apply for borrowing to study."

It’s really troublesome to go to school.

But she is still very happy that she has the opportunity to go to school.

Not every girl in their village has the opportunity to go to school. Boys can basically go to school, but girls can't. Many girls don't go to school. Although Xing'er doesn't play with the villagers much, she knows that going to school is very expensive and a great thing.

Those who can go to school like to show off.

She always felt that her family was so poor that she couldn't afford to go to school. Although she envied them, she never dared to say this in front of her parents, because nothing was more important than life, and Erlin needed a lot of money to treat his illness. But she didn't expect that she would have the opportunity to go to school after secretly coming to Sijiucheng.

Originally, her father wanted her to wait because they didn't have all the paperwork and didn't have the time to deal with her. Plus, she didn't have the foundation, so it would be better to wait until next year. But her grandparents disagreed. They said it would be too embarrassing not to go to school.

There is no child in their area who doesn't go to school, and they can't afford to lose face in front of this person.

Because of this, Xing'er was able to start school a year earlier.

She took a deep breath and said, "It's so easy to mess with."

He Lan rubbed her head.

She smiled and said, "You little bald head won't grow up even if you go to school."

Xing Er: "My hair grows fast. Besides, I'm not afraid!"

As long as I can go to school, it doesn’t matter if people laugh at my bald head.

He Lan: "How brave."

Xing'er was happy again, smiling with her lips pursed. It must be said that this little girl is pretty, otherwise her cousin would not have deliberately scratched her face. Now the scab has faded, and the mark is light, which can be seen after a while of nursing.

"Did you put any ointment on your face?"

Xing Er nodded: "The doctor gave me some scar removal cream, it works very well."

She swung her legs. Since she went out, she found that the people she met were all good people. Everyone was very nice. Xing Er was happy: "I want to grow up quickly and be a useful person."

"Okay, let's study now."

"Uh-huh."

Su Jinlai was hanging quilts in the yard when he heard the sound of reading in the house. His mind was buzzing. How could anyone like reading? He didn't understand.

Su Jinlai was very busy that day, cleaning the house thoroughly. The front and back yards were filled with his washed clothes. Wang Xiangxiu was a little dazed when she got home from get off work. Jinlai: "Mom, you stay at home. Yinlai and I will go out to sell things today."

Wang Xiangxiu was a little hesitant.

Yin Lai: "Brother, come with me."

It was rare for the two of them to make progress, so why should we stop them? Su Jinlai immediately became happy and said, "Let's go, brothers, we are united and can break iron with strength."

Yin Lai: “…”

There is no need to shout slogans.

Yinlai was almost always the slowest seller. When others were out of stock, he still had some. It wasn't because he was lazy, but because he had the least time. The two of them went out together. They happened to meet Zhuang Zhixi, who smiled and said, "Come on, guys."

Watching the two men riding away on their bicycles, Zhuang Zhixi lowered his eyes and smiled.

Their compound is really getting better and better.

He was about to walk back after he heaving a sigh of relief when he saw Guan Hong and Zheng Huimin coming out. The two girls were diligent, so he nodded as a greeting. Seeing them rushing towards each other, Zhuang Zhixi said, "Don't fight these two."

The so-called two people are naturally not Zheng Huimin and Guan Hong, but Guan Hong and Su Jinlai.

Guan Hong hated Su Jinlai so much because Su Jinlai used her as a gun, and they would always quarrel when they met.

I hope they didn't go somewhere.

The goods Zheng Huifang sent recently have not arrived yet, so they can take a few days off. However, the designs Zheng Huifang chose for them these two times are really good sellers. To be honest, she really has good taste.

The Zheng sisters are really talented when they start to improve themselves.

In fact, choosing good products requires both talent and learning. Zheng Huifang is like this. She never goes out to play like other people during her rest time. She basically goes to the local larger shopping malls to observe which products sell well, and also goes to some shops and the like. She goes there quite often.

Because she never hangs out with everyone, Zheng Huifang is not very popular. Even people who live in the same dormitory seem to exclude her. After all, everyone is the same. Everyone goes to rest after get off work, but you are the only one who reads after get off work.

While everyone is going out to play when housing prices are high, you are instead going to see what goods are available and learn the characteristics of the materials.

This seems to show that you are more motivated.

So everyone disliked Zheng Huifang, but Zheng Huifang didn't care about it. She was now helping the people in Zhao Guihua's compound to get goods, and also helping other people to purchase goods, not from Sijiu City, but from Shencheng.

This man came to pick up goods twice and met Zheng Huifang each time. Zheng Huifang was wearing the work clothes of their factory, but she ordered more goods than those who came to place orders, which always attracted attention.

The other party knew that Zheng Huifang was helping others place orders and getting a little kickback from it, so he came after her.

In fact, they can place orders directly with the factory, but although it seems easier to place orders with the factory, it is actually different. There are some reasons for this. First of all, their orders are not as cheap as Zheng Huifang's, not because Zheng Huifang is their own, but because Zheng Huifang orders a large quantity, and only a large quantity can get a good price. They order a little of each item, which seems to be a lot, but because they are scattered, some clothing styles are not from the same factory, and once they are scattered, they can't get a good price.

But Zheng Huifang can combine their goods with others and place an order together, so that the price can be lowered due to the large quantity.

Secondly, the factory is definitely not as careful as Zheng Huifang when shipping the goods to them. As long as there is no problem with the quality inspection, the factory will directly load and ship the goods. However, if Zheng Huifang ships the goods, there will be an extra step of receiving the goods in the middle. She can help them check again. There may not be any problems, but it will be an extra process.

Finally, they place orders with the factory, and it is very difficult to change what they order. The factory will not make changes to small orders from outside like yours. But if you contact Zheng Huifang, it is still very easy to communicate with Zheng Huifang because she is there and you can communicate at any time.

In addition to the one from Shencheng, there is one from Jinling and one from Shanghai. Zheng Huifang has accumulated several clients. They were all introduced by the one from the provincial capital. Zheng Huifang now charges a handling fee every time she takes goods, which is higher than her monthly salary.

But she still works very diligently.

Even though the people in their dormitory don't like her and think she is too strong-willed, which makes others look unmotivated, the leaders in the factory still like Zheng Huifang. No one doesn't like hardworking and studious people.

Especially since the people who work in their factories are the first generation of rich people who have worked hard, they naturally appreciate such hardworking people.

I admire this kind of person, not to mention that she has brought real benefits to the factory.

Take T-shirts for example, their factory makes them, and so do other factories.

If you want to get the goods, then you can go to any store. But because Zheng Huifang is their "buyer", she will order all the goods that their factory has. This is a great thing to actively create benefits for the factory.

Even when Zheng Huifang sometimes needed to borrow the office phone, the person in charge would not make things difficult for her.

Zheng Huifang went to the office to answer a phone call after get off work, and then returned to the dormitory. She had been out for a while, and she herself had never expected that so many things would happen at home after she came out.

Daddy is gone and Mommy is crazy.

Zheng Huifang couldn't tell how she felt. Even if they treated her badly, she was still sad. But she didn't go back in the end. Even if she went back, it was too late. Moreover, compared to the Forty-Nine City, she liked the enthusiasm here more.

But if he went back to Beijing, although there were many factories there, there were also many people. Formal factories were different from private factories, and she had no way to get in. Even being a temporary worker was out of her reach because she was not old enough. If she went back, she would only be a burden.

So she stayed.

Her elder sister Zheng Huimin sent her one thousand yuan.

Adding her current income, she has saved fifteen hundred yuan.

But Zheng Huifang didn't show it. She still wore the factory work clothes every day and rarely bought new clothes. But she ate better than before. She was still growing, so she needed to eat more! Zheng Huifang returned to the dormitory and saw several girls in the dormitory dressing up. When they saw her coming back, they all held their lips and winked at each other.

One of them laughed and said, "Hey, our college students are back?"

This is weird. Zheng Huifang reads books all day long. She hasn't even graduated from elementary school, but she still reads all day long. Does she think she is a college student?

Zheng Huifang was very calm. She said: "I study hard, maybe I can go to university in the future."

She climbed up to the upper bunk, took out a bun from her pocket, and ate it while flipping through the magazine in her hand. This was something she had just brought from the office. It was said to be a magazine from Hong Kong City, and some of the styles in their factory were made based on this.

She ate very carefully, afraid that the food would drop on the book.

"Huifang, let's go out and play, do you want to come?" Someone came over and called Zheng Huifang.

Zheng Huifang shook her head: "I won't go. I still have to study. How can I get into university if I don't study more?" Even when she doesn't have a temper, she is not easy to bully.

This statement is also very yin and yang.

"I invited you several times before, but you didn't go. You're not sociable all the time, right? When you go out, you rely on friends. You can't do that. You're always alone, so how can you have friends? Are you reluctant to spend money? Let me tell you, we're taking advantage of each other by going out. We don't have to spend money. You can have fun as you like. As long as you don't order anything, you don't have to spend money. Okay?" The person who was speaking was very proud, and then he added, "But we all benefit from Ah Chang. She's pretty, and people always invite her. So even though we don't order anything, we won't go hungry."

In fact, this is why they always call Zheng Huifang. They don't like to play with Zheng Huifang. They just can't stand her being more ambitious than others. We are all factory girls, but you are special? But everyone can't help but call her, mainly because Zheng Huifang is pretty. When someone invites her, they can eat and drink for free. Maybe they can even ask for some gifts.

As for whether Zheng Huifang will be entangled by someone or suffer losses, what does it have to do with them?

Anyway, they don't think highly of Zheng Huifang.

"Huifang, let's go together! More friends mean more paths. Look at Ah Chang, she has so many friends. Did you see the gold bracelet she's wearing? They were all given to her by others."

Ah Chang was a little proud. She shook her hands ostentatiously and said, "I spent nearly two hundred on this."

The girls around all exclaimed. At this time, Zheng Huifang had finally finished her buns. In fact, she had already figured out why everyone called her. She didn't understand at first, but she was a smart girl. On the way here, she had heard Aunt Zhao Guihua and others tell all kinds of weird stories, so after two or three times, she knew everything clearly.

She shook her head: "I really don't want to go. You guys go ahead. I'll go upstairs to see Aunt Chen later."

"Aunt Chen? Why are you looking for her? That old woman is like a tiger lady, very fierce, saying this is not up to standard, that is not up to standard all the time."

Zheng Huifang: "Aunt Chen is a very nice person. I'm still a newbie. I want her to give me some advice."

Actually, it was Aunt Chen who said that a batch of wool had arrived recently and that she would make sweaters. She wanted to go over and ask about these things. If it was suitable, she could contact Aunt Zhao and the others. In the northern weather, sweaters are very useful.

Zheng Huifang's words caused a long silence. After a long while, Ah Chang sneered and said, "You don't want to be a factory girl here for the rest of your life, do you?"

Zheng Huifang: "There's nothing wrong with this."

She said: "Our factory treats us very well, and the work and salary are very stable."

Everyone burst into laughter.

Ah Chang said meaningfully: "If she is pretty, she will have many opportunities to become rich. Maybe she can even marry a rich man."

Zheng Huifang said calmly: "I don't want to marry a rich man. I want to be a rich man myself in the future. These days, the only one you can rely on is yourself."

Having seen the kind of man her father was, Zheng Huifang no longer trusts any man. No matter how good he is, he is fake. She only trusts herself. What she gets with her own ability is real. Relying on men? Her mother is a lesson for her.

Everyone was still immersed in the idea of ​​becoming a rich man, and at this moment they all burst into laughter, as if they had heard some great joke.

Zheng Huifang: "What's so funny?"

Ah Chang: "You are still young, you don't understand, haha! This is really hysterical."

Zheng Huifang didn't refute. She said, "I'm going upstairs. Are you guys going to play and come back in the evening?"

"Of course not."

Zheng Huifang: "Okay, I'm leaving now."

Without saying anything, just leave.

She left the house earlier than these people and went straight upstairs. Everyone looked at Zheng Huifang's back and curled their lips: "What a mess!"

When Zheng Huifang went upstairs, she was thinking whether she could ask her leader for help to change her dormitory.

She wanted to move to a more peaceful dormitory. There were many female workers in their factory, but not all of them were like this. She was sure that most of them were not like this. There were mainly a few who were more active in their dormitory, so they were always trying to win over this and that, which made everyone very keen on going out to play.

Although she was sure that she would not be lured, these people asked her to go out with them almost every day, which also affected her mood. Moreover, it was clear that they had bad intentions. She could see the malice in their eyes.

Zheng Huifang curled her lips, feeling a little helpless.

They were not as mature as a sixteen-year-old girl like her. Really! They actually believed that they could meet some rich people in those undecent places. How naive! Even if they did, those people would not treat them as decent people.

But soon, Zheng Huifang put aside these unimportant things and concentrated on thinking about this batch of sweaters. They look very good! ~ I don’t know if they will import them!

Zheng Huifang herself has not been in the industry for very long, but she thinks she has a good eye for things, after all, she is always learning. She thinks this sweater is not bad, but the price is not very low.

If they can get larger quantities, the price can be brought down.

Zheng Huifang also hopes that the goods she likes will sell well, which also shows her vision.

She took a deep breath and started taking some notes…

Keep working hard, Zheng Huifang!

You have to rely on yourself! (End of this chapter)