During that period, it was good enough to have enough to eat; what else was there to complain about?

At first, He Yuzhu would bring back meals from the restaurant to the Jia family every few days, just to improve their meals.

Later, it became a daily routine, and then people started asking for it actively, even snatching it.

Who wouldn't want to eat well and be full without much effort? It's easy for people to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.

Since people can earn money without working, how many are willing to work themselves to the bone to make money?

Moreover, in those days, most people still believed that earning money to support the family was a man's job.

He Yuzhu believed he had done a good deed by taking care of the impoverished households in the courtyard.

But he didn't realize the evil in human nature.

"By the way, Li Chu," Ding Qiunan asked again, "did Qin Huairu actually have cancer?"

"No, but if this continues, things might get complicated."

"How so?"

"What Western medicine calls cancer is actually closely related to a person's mood. Qin Huairu is in a bad mood now, which may be caused by her son Banggeng's situation."

Add to that her two unmarried daughters, and she has so many things weighing on her mind every day. If this continues, it's no wonder she gets cancer.

"Sigh," Ding Qiunan sighed silently, then looked at her husband and asked, "Do you have any way to help her?"

Li Chu looked at his wife in surprise, raised his hand to touch her forehead, but Ding Qiunan slapped his hand away.

What are you doing?

"I want to see if you have a fever. She went to the neighborhood committee and the supervisory commission to report me and my sister back then."

If our family and my sister's family hadn't truly stood up for what was right and acted with integrity, then if there had been even the slightest problem back then, we would probably both families would have been ruined and destroyed.

I'm already being kind enough to treat her medically without holding a grudge, how could I possibly help her? Honey, I can't repay evil with kindness!

"I know, I know," Ding Qiunan quickly reassured her man.

"What she did that year was really too much. I'm only saying this now because I pity her as a woman. No one has helped her these past few years, and her family has indeed had a hard time."

After hearing his woman's words, Li Chu didn't say anything more, but silently walked towards the administration building.

Seeing this, Ding Qiunan said nothing more and simply followed beside him.

As they walked to the bottom of the stairs on the first floor, and were about to return to their respective offices, Li Chucai spoke up, saying, "If you really want to help her, you should go find Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e."

After saying that, Li Chu turned and walked upstairs, leaving Ding Qiunan standing there watching his back.

She still hadn't figured out what her man meant by those words.

If you really want to help Qin Huairu, then go find Lou Xiao'e and her husband.

I wanted to ask, but my husband's attitude was already very clear. There was no need to let an outsider affect our relationship.

Then you'll just have to figure out the meaning of that sentence yourself.

It wasn't until she returned to her office and lay on her small bed that she realized what her husband meant by those words.

Qin Huairu was in a bad mood for two reasons. One was because of her son, something she felt powerless to do anything about.

The second reason was that his two daughters couldn't get married.

Her daughters couldn't get married for two reasons: one was that they didn't have jobs, and the other was that their family was too poor.

Since that's the case, let's find them both jobs. We don't have to worry about how much money they can make, but at least they should be able to support themselves.

That way, it will be easier to find a partner.

Li Chu just said he was looking for Lou Xiao'e and her husband, which means he wants to arrange for Xiao Dang and Huaihua to work as waitresses at their restaurant.

Thinking of this, Ding Qiunan's eyes brightened noticeably.

Lou Xiao'e's family restaurant is doing better and better now, and the two waiters upstairs and downstairs are simply not enough to keep up with the demand.

Every time it's mealtime, she, Xu Damao, and her mother are extremely busy.

Because their restaurant is a privately owned business, it's difficult to hire waiters even if they wanted to.

Nowadays, most people still want to work for state-owned enterprises, even if it's just as a temporary worker earning only ten or so yuan a month, rather than working for private companies.

They felt it would be embarrassing to work for a private individual if word got out.

Qin Huairu's two daughters are currently unemployed; they probably only find odd jobs to earn a day or two.

If we introduce them to Lou Xiao'e's restaurant now, I'm sure they'll agree, right?

Thinking about this, Ding Qiunan hesitated again.

That's right. All she's thinking about right now is wishful thinking on her part. Whether others agree with her or not is another matter.

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Forget it, I don't want to think about it now, I'll just go to sleep. When I get off work this afternoon, I'll go to Lou Xiao'e's place first and talk to her. If she and Xu Damao both agree, then I'll go to Qin Huairu's house to see if her two kids agree.

With that thought in mind, Ding Qiunan banished all these complicated matters from her mind and began to focus on taking a nap.

...

It wasn't even time to leave work yet when Li Chu saw his son running out in a panic. He knew his wife had been right at lunch. The brat and that girl were afraid of being nagged, so they'd definitely go back to their house tonight.

He shook his head helplessly, closed the door to the consultation room, said goodbye to Director Zhao of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department next door, and left.

On the way home, Ding Qiunan told her husband about her idea. Seeing that he didn't object, she knew it was a good idea and patted Tian Jun on the back of his chair: "Xiao Tian, ​​just take us directly to the restaurant."

"Okay, Director Ding."

No wonder Lou Xiao'e complained of being tired every day. When the two of them arrived at the restaurant, all fifteen tables on the first floor were full, and all six private rooms on the second floor were also occupied.

There are tables in the lobby on the first floor that can be shared, and there is a queue at the entrance.

Li Chu and Ding Qiunan exchanged a glance, both seeing the surprise in each other's eyes.

They knew the restaurant was doing well, but to be honest, they didn't expect it to be this good.

Just as they entered the hall, Xu Yang came out of the kitchen with two dishes. Seeing them come in, he hurriedly placed the dishes on the guests' table and walked over.

"Uncle Li, Aunt Ding, you've arrived."

"Xu Yang, where are your parents?"

"My dad is greeting guests upstairs, and my mom is helping out in the kitchen."

"Li Chu, how about I go and say a few words to Xiao'e? Let's go back and come over when they're less busy that day," Ding Qiunan asked her husband, turning her head to look at him.

"Okay, go ahead, I'll wait for you at the door."

The restaurant was too crowded, and Li Chu didn't really like the environment.