Chapter 18 Trivial

After settling the issue of Wang Shan going to nursery, Lin Qiu and the other two said goodbye to the landlord and went to the vegetable market.

Lin Qiu held Wang Shan's hand with one hand and carried vegetables and seasonings in the other hand back to the rented house. Zhang Guixiang helped to carry a bag of rice and a barrel of oil upstairs.

Lin Qiu invited Zhang Guixiang to have dinner with him, but Zhang Guixiang waved her hand to refuse. "Lao Zhao and I need to quickly eat the bacon and fish we brought from home these two days. The temperature here is high and they will spoil easily. It would be a pity if they spoil."

Lin Qiu thought about it and didn't try to persuade him to stay.

Zhang Guixiang looked at the sky and didn't stay any longer, "I'll ask you to go to the factory tomorrow morning!"

Lin Qiu teased Wang Shan, then looked at the Seagull watch on his wrist. It was five thirty-two. It was time to wash the rice and cook.

At around 6:30, Wang Xiuren came in excitedly, with sawdust still on his body.

"Lin Qiu, do you know how much my cousin Zhao pays me per day?"

Without waiting for Lin Qiu to answer, Wang Xiuren stretched out his hand and gestured, "Thirty yuan! It's ten yuan more a day than in Guangzhou!"

"It's a good idea to come to Pengcheng as you said! I can make 10 yuan more a day, 100 yuan more in 10 days, 1,000 yuan more in 100 days, and more than 3,000 yuan more in a year!" Wang Xiuren counted on his fingers and dreamed, "I'm going to be rich!"

"That requires work every day!" Lin Qiu poured cold water on him, "The expenses here are also high."

"That's better than living in Guangzhou!" Wang Xiuren didn't care about the cold response. "When I get rich, you two can eat and drink whatever you want!"

"Then Shanshan and I will wait for you to lead us to a good life!" Lin Qiu said sarcastically, "Boss Wang, wash your hands and eat!"

"Hey, don't disbelieve it!" Wang Xiuren said embarrassedly and turned to wash his hands.

"Shanshan, eat it yourself!"

Lin Qiu put some meat and vegetables into the bowl and handed her a spoon.

Wang Shan happily picked up the spoon and scooped it herself.

"Shanshan, daddy will feed you later!" Wang Xiuren saw her scooping food everywhere and quickly stopped her.

"Let her eat by herself!" Lin Qiu swallowed the vegetables in his mouth. "She will be sent to the nursery tomorrow. She needs to learn to eat by herself, otherwise I'm afraid she will be hungry."

Hearing this, Wang Xiuren put his chopsticks on the edge of the bowl and asked, "You found something to do? So quickly?"

"Well, I happened to come across a job opening so I went for a try, and Sister Guixiang was also hired!" Lin Qiu said lightly, but everyone could see the pride on his face.

"I never thought my wife was so capable!" Wang Xiuren said flatteringly, "Sister-in-law Guixiang doesn't know how to operate a sewing machine, does she?"

"The garment factory is still hiring thread cutters!"

Lin Qiu pretended not to notice that Wang Shan had rice all over her food, and gave her another helping of food, praising her: "Shan Shan is awesome! You eat really well!"

Wang Xiuren was speechless as he watched Lin Qiu lie with his eyes wide open. He changed the subject and said, "How did you find the nursery? Is it reliable? Don't be fooled by others!"

Lin Qiu gave Wang Xiuren a fierce look.

"I'm not stupid! I asked the landlord, and his grandson is also in this nursery."

"That's why I'm worried!" Wang Xiuren stopped talking.

"By the way, after dinner, buy some fruits and send them to the landlord. It's thanks to his help today, otherwise it would not be so easy to get into this nursery!" Lin Qiu reminded after putting down the bowl after eating.

Wang Xiuren nodded while eating.

Lin Qiu took the opportunity to sound the alarm, "The nursery costs thirty yuan a month, you have to work hard and don't be lazy!"

"Besides, I have to go to work now. From now on, whoever comes home early will go to the nursery to pick up my daughter, buy groceries and cook." Lin Qiu continued to add, "I may have to work overtime in the future. Our system is that the more you work, the more you get. I also want to make more money."

"I'll be back early so I can pick up my daughter and buy groceries." Wang Xiuren frowned, "But you should cook! I'm afraid of eating so much that it will kill people!"

"Okay! Then you are responsible for washing the dishes." Lin Qiu thought about it and decided to cook the dishes himself for the sake of his daughter's stomach!

After dinner, Wang Xiuren went to wash the dishes on his own initiative. Lin Qiu took a broom and cleaned up the rice grains dropped on the ground by Wang Shan, while Wang Shan followed behind her mother.

That evening, while Lin Qiu was giving his daughter a bath, Wang Xiuren went to the landlord's house carrying some fruit. The landlord asked him not to be so polite and told him to come to him if he had any problems in the future. Wang Xiuren agreed with a smile.

After leaving the landlord's house, Wang Xiuren went straight to the small shop run by his fellow villager and bought a small schoolbag, a water cup, a small bowl, and a small spoon according to Lin Qiu's instructions.

When he woke up the next day, Lin Qiu subconsciously took out the watch under the pillow. With the light coming through the curtains, she could just about see that the hour hand was pointing to six.

I got up, threw back the quilt, put on my clothes, and went to the bathroom to wash up.

After washing up, Lin Qiuhuang woke up the father and daughter who were sleeping soundly.

After the father and daughter finished washing, Lin Qiu quickly put the small cups and other things that had been scalded with boiling water last night into the schoolbag, and stuffed a set of clothes into it.

The three of them went out to have breakfast together.

Wang Xiuren took the mother and daughter to the street where they bought breakfast yesterday. This morning the couple had fried dough sticks and soy milk, and also bought a tea egg and a bottle of milk for Wang Shan.

There is oil in the fried dough sticks, the tea eggs are for Wang Shan to supplement nutrition, and the milk is added by Wang Xiuren after he saw his daughter's eager eyes. A meal like this costs 1.4 yuan, plus dinner, food, oil and salt, the total cost for a day is almost four yuan.

It’s really not cheap!

The expenses here are almost quadrupled compared to back home, and when you add in the monthly rent and his daughter's childcare fees, Wang Xiuren feels he has to save his energy and work harder.

Of course, the salary here is much higher than that in my hometown. He is not afraid of having too much work, but he is afraid of not making money. After all, being out there is much better than farming in the house.

With this mentality, after breakfast, he and Lin Qiu were full of energy to send Wang Shan to the nursery. After handing the temporary residence permit to the teacher to confirm the information, he went straight to the door of the rental house to wait for Brother Zhao. They agreed to go to the construction site together.

Lin Qiu looked on reluctantly as Wang Shan was led into the classroom by the teacher. She was filled with worry, wondering whether her daughter could adapt to the nursery. Will you cry?

But there was no other way, both she and Wang Xiuren had to go to work and earn money.

Lin Qiu cheered himself up and walked back, thinking that Zhang Guixiang might be waiting for him, so he quickened his pace.

Sure enough, Lin Qiu saw Zhang Guixiang standing downstairs of her rented house from a distance.

"Sister-in-law, I'm here!" Lin Qiu waved.

Zhang Guixiang turned around and ran towards Lin Qiu, "Shanshan was sent to the nursery? You don't want to let her go, do you?"

"I can't bear to let you go, but there's nothing I can do about it!" Lin Qiu sighed, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."

"I just got here too." Zhang Guixiang was a little nervous on her first day at work. "We won't be late, will we?"

Lin Qiu raised his hand and looked at his watch. "No, there's still plenty of time."

"That's good, that's good!" Zhang Guixiang breathed a sigh of relief, "I was just worried that if I was late, they would not want me anymore."

"How could it be!"

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The two chatted as they walked towards the garment factory.