Cheng Maixiang smiled and said, "Auntie, if your neighbor says that again, don't get angry. Instead, smile and tell her, 'Yes, I didn't work hard this time, so I was able to find a good wife for my son. Next year, I'll work harder, and you can get more money. Then your son will also find a good wife!'"

"Hahaha……"

Everyone in the garment factory burst into laughter. Lin Qingwan lowered her head and shook her head. Even the complaining lady couldn't help but laugh and said, "Okay, next time I'll fight back like this and let her know that she only got the money because of me. Let's see what she has the nerve to say."

Mother Cheng reached out and gently poked Cheng Maixiang on the head, "This child just knows how to talk nonsense."

It took more than an hour to distribute the money to all the employees. Cheng Maixiang specially made everyone's salary envelope red for good luck.

The female workers all left happily, and Cheng's mother also locked the door and left. The family had not finished buying New Year's goods yet, and she had to go to the market and supply and marketing cooperative in the town this afternoon. This year, in addition to the work points given by the village, plus the dividends she and Cheng Maixiang got from the garment workshop, they had a lot of income, so she planned to buy more New Year's goods and have a good New Year.

Lin Qingwan and Cheng Maixiang were walking at the end, chatting as they walked. For some reason, Cheng Maixiang suddenly mentioned the matter of taking back the Lin family's old house a few days ago.

“Sister, you won’t be angry with me if I mention that you and Jiayu acted on your own, right?”

"How could that be, Maizi? To be honest, when our family left the provincial capital ten years ago, I never dreamed that there would be a day when I could return the house. In my heart, I just considered this house lost.

Now that ** has returned it voluntarily, what else can I say? I think you are more knowledgeable than me, and you must have your reasons for doing so. As for Xiao Jia, he never cared about this house from the beginning to the end, and he didn't even mention it when he came back."

Cheng Maixiang nodded. She came from the future and had heard about the government returning old houses in this era. Basically, as long as you apply, the government will approve it, but when it comes to the specific implementation, all kinds of problems arise.

Because many people's houses have been occupied and used as offices or staff dormitories for public institutions, it is unrealistic to ask them to vacate the houses immediately after receiving the approval documents. Many people have even fallen out with some units because of these houses. The units are angry and deliberately delay the return of the houses. What should have been returned within a year is now delayed for another one or two years.

Cheng Maixiang once remembered that she heard that it took someone ten years from getting the approval to finally getting the house.

When Cheng Maixiang heard what Manager Huang said that day, she realized that Director Zhang of the textile factory was probably unwilling to vacate the house to the Lin family immediately, so she took the initiative to take back only part of it. In this way, she got benefits for the Lin family and sold an empty favor to the textile factory.

Cheng Maixiang believed that if they went to ask for the house back in a year, even if the textile factory could not return all the money, at least the Lin family would not offend them. After all, they had owed them a favor, so they had to give them some face.

The reason why she set a one-year deadline in her mind was because according to her plan, she would move into the Lin family's old house next year.

If nothing unexpected happens, the country will resume the college entrance examination next year. Her goal is to go to the provincial capital university. When she comes to the provincial capital to study, she doesn't want to live in the dormitory. The old Lin family house, which is very close to the provincial capital university, is a good choice. Anyway, she should have married Lin Jiayu by then, and it is legitimate for her to live in the Lin family.