Ye Qingqing remained silent, coldly watching Shen Yanhong perform her solo act. The Oscars must give this woman an award; none of the previous Best Actress winners have had such good acting skills!

Ye Zhiguo prided himself on being shrewd, but he was completely fooled by Shen Yanhong. He was just too clever for his own good!

Ye Lan didn't say anything. She was exhausted. Although she had gradually adapted to the intensity of work at the shoe factory, her frail body couldn't withstand such high-intensity work.

Ye Lan works herself to the bone every day, but she still doesn't do as much as Zhao Di does in two or three hours. Ye Lan's biggest worry now is that she will be paid soon, and she has only done so little work and has even ruined several tools. The boss said she would have to compensate her, and with her already meager salary, she will definitely not have much money left.

That old hag is definitely going to yell at her again!

Ye Lan glanced at Shen Yanhong, but Shen Yanhong kept her head down and ate, occasionally putting meat and shrimp on Ye Hua's plate, not even looking at her. Ye Lan felt a sharp pain in her heart, as if cut by a knife.

Her parents are becoming less and less concerned about her. Don't they see how haggard she looks?

And her hands are rougher than an old woman's. If she continues to work in the shoe factory, Qingquan will definitely not like her anymore!

This time, the 5,000 yuan dowry could not be returned to Yue Hongxia, and Shen Yanhong was unwilling to take out her private savings. Ye Lan knew that Lu Qingquan must be very dissatisfied with her. Since the engagement, Lu Qingquan had never come to see her, and he didn't even tell her about such a big thing as returning to the team.

She called the Lu family, and Lu Qinghua spoke to her about it.

At that moment, Ye Lan felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave, chilled to the bone, her heart completely frozen.

Ye Lan bit her lip, looked up and said, "Dad, could you give me an easier job? The shoe factory is too tiring, I can't handle it!"

As she spoke, Ye Lan's eyes reddened, tears welling up in her eyes. She gently bit her lip, looking pitiful. She then intentionally or unintentionally placed her scarred hands on the table, which Ye Zhiguo noticed immediately and was taken aback.

Ye Zhiguo had been busy lately and hadn't thought about his eldest daughter at all. He was surprised to find that Ye Lan's hands had turned into chicken claws and she looked disheveled.

Shen Yanhong chimed in, "Lan'er isn't in good health, how can the shoe factory handle that? I heard from Sister He in the canteen that our factory office needs to hire two clerks. Why don't you try to pull some strings and get Lan'er in? Then we can figure out how to make her a permanent employee."

Ye Zhiguo pondered for a moment, then nodded, "Okay, I'll talk to the factory manager about it. It shouldn't be a big problem."

Given his relationship with the factory manager, and considering he was just a temporary worker, the manager would definitely give him face.

"Thank you, Dad. I will definitely do my best." Ye Lan breathed a sigh of relief; she had finally made it through the tough times.

The clerk at the machinery factory couldn't be more relaxed. All she had to do every day was drink tea, read the newspaper, and type a few documents. Moreover, with Ye Zhiguo backing her up at the factory, no one dared to bully her. It was definitely a hundred times easier than working at the shoe factory.

Ye Qingqing frowned. She couldn't let Ye Lan go to the machinery factory to enjoy a life of luxury; she had to think of a way.

After lunch break, Ye Zhiguo and Shen Yanhong had to go to work. Ye Lan didn't have any lunch break at all; she had to go to the factory to work right after eating.

"Qingqing, don't forget to give that pot of vegetable porridge to your grandma. I've already added salt." Before leaving, Shen Yanhong put on a virtuous act and repeatedly reminded her.

Ye Qingqing glared at her, annoyed. "If you're so worried, why don't you stay and take care of Grandma yourself? Grandma has been sick for several days, and I haven't seen you fulfill any of your duties as a daughter-in-law. All you do is talk the talk!"

Shen Yanhong's expression changed slightly, and she looked at Ye Zhiguo with a wronged expression.

Ye Zhiguo wanted to offer some advice, but then he caught a glimpse of the chickens in the coop and looked puzzled.