So, where did Lin Yu go?
"Xie Zhiqing, are you there?"
Lin Yu was peeking into Xie Xinyu's room.
"Xiaoyu? I'm here, come in quickly."
As soon as Lin Yu opened the door, she saw Song Meili and Ou Manqing there, with several dishes on the table, including vegetables and meat.
"Oh, everyone's here."
"So many beautiful women, are they waiting for me?" She mimicked the men, scanning them up and down.
Song Meili feigned shyness: "Oh dear, you devil is here."
The two of them laughed heartily, leaving Ou Manqing and Xie Xinyu speechless.
Ruyi, the little girl, was very curious, looking left and right.
Ou Manqing rolled her eyes: "Stop being silly, Xiaoyu. Why aren't you having New Year's Eve dinner at home? What are you doing here?"
Lin Yu took out a basket containing a plate of pork ribs and sausages and a plate of eight-treasure duck. "Here you are, delivering vegetables. I thought you two were spending the New Year at the educated youth settlement, otherwise I would have taken more."
Actually, these two plates are quite a lot; Xie Xinyu definitely couldn't finish them all by herself.
But if she knew they were there too, she would take even more.
"Why didn't you two spend the New Year over there?" She gestured with her chin toward the educated youth settlement.
Song Meili rolled her eyes: "I can't eat with them, a bunch of red-eyed monsters."
The only formal employees at the educated youth settlement who could work in the workshop were Song Meili, Ou Manqing, and Zhou Huanan.
Zhou Huanan is still in Beicheng, leaving only the two of them.
Everyone knew exactly how much they had been paid. Originally, Song Meili had even discussed with Ou Manqing about buying some snacks to eat with everyone.
As a result, Zhao Xiumei shamelessly declared early in the morning that since the two of them had made money, they should buy meat and have a New Year's Eve dinner together.
They should even take care of the cooking, since the two of them usually eat at the workshop and have never cooked for them.
It's almost Chinese New Year, and they have money, so they should contribute money and effort.
The others remained silent, seemingly acknowledging Zhao Xiumei's words.
Song Meili immediately lost her temper. During her time with the workshop women, she had learned a lot of swear words, each one different.
She was still angry when she spoke to Lin Yu: "We deserve our salary, it's their fault for not passing the exam."
Although they don't receive a salary, they do receive work points and are paid accordingly. Why should they not contribute a single penny and expect us to cover everything?
They expect us to cook for them? Pshaw, how can they be so shameless?
It has to be said that Song Meili is quite feisty now. I don't know if she was always like this or if she learned it after coming to the countryside.
Lin Yu gave her a thumbs up; with a personality like hers, no one could bully her.
Didn't you see Xie Xinyu looking at her with sparkling eyes, her face full of admiration?
If Xie Xinyu could learn even a bit of her shrewishness, she wouldn't have been bullied to this extent.
Ou Manqing is not someone to be trifled with. Since they have such wishful thinking, then they shouldn't expect anything from them.
She called Song Meili, and the two of them came directly to Xie Xinyu's place to spend the New Year together.
The snacks that were originally planned to be bought were replaced with milk candies, which Xie Xinyu soaked in water for Ruyi to drink.
It seems like a few milk candies are equivalent to a glass of milk.
If you have something good, you might as well give it to Ruyi; giving it to those ungrateful wretches is just throwing money down the drain.
So this is the scene Lin Yu is seeing now.
Knowing about Lin Yu and Gu Yunze's relationship, Song Meili also told her: "Gu Yunze is not here. He said he went to visit relatives and won't be spending the New Year here."
Lin Yu already knew about this. He had an urgent mission, so he only told Lin Yu to take care of Xie Xinyu before leaving.
Because of his instructions, Lin Yu paid more attention to Xie Xinyu and Ruyi.
He even asked her, "Xie Zhiqing, you've received your share of money, haven't you?"
Speaking of this, Xie Xinyu smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, we got it. It's enough for the two of us to live on."
Xie Xinyu had been working at the workshop for a while, and as a temporary worker she earned work points. Combined with her previous savings, she earned quite a bit of money.
That's enough for her to support herself and Ruyi.
So now she smiles more and more, and she hopes the workshop can grow and expand so that she can continue to work without worrying about not being able to support her children.
Recently, Ruyi's appetite has been increasing. If it weren't for this money, she would worry that the child would go hungry.
With the money, she asked Lin Yu to buy more milk powder. Lin Yu nodded, took the money, told them to eat quickly, and went home.
After Lin Yu returned, the Lin family began their New Year's Eve dinner.
"This year, our family has had a very fruitful year. Not only did we gain our precious Coco, but we also received a lot of money from the workshop. Mom, Xiaoyuan, and Xiaoyu have also found jobs. These are all great things. Let's raise a glass to celebrate."
As the patriarch, Lin Aiguo first raised his glass and said a few words.
The family raised their glasses; the elders' glasses were full of wine, while the children drank the plum juice that Lin Yu had made.
"cheers!"
Lin Yi had been waiting for a long time, rubbing his hands together: "Can we eat now? Can we eat now?"
Lin Yu tapped him on the head: "You glutton, you can only eat after Grandpa and Grandma have eaten."
This is a traditional virtue; the eldest member of the family should be allowed to start eating first.
Lin Yi stuck out his tongue: "Okay."
Grandpa and Grandma Lin took a small piece and said, "Eat it all."
Lin Yi had long coveted the Eight Treasure Duck made by Lin Yu, and he picked up a piece and put it in his mouth.
Her eyes lit up: "Wow, this is delicious!"
Lin Yu was interested in the shredded pork with sweet bean sauce, a dish from the northern part of the city that she had never eaten before.
Seeing that she wanted to eat, Shen Zhinian took a pancake, filled it with some shredded meat, cucumber, and scallions, dipped it in sauce, and gave it to her.
Lin Yu took it, opened her mouth wide, said "Ah!", and stuffed it into her mouth.
If this were in later generations, she would definitely say, "Family members, who knows the true value of this?"
The taste was simply delicious.
The flavor is unique, unlike her Eight Treasure Duck, which carries the refinement of Haicheng people.
This shredded pork dish further demonstrates a generous and open-minded attitude.
You can also tell the local people's character from their dishes. Lin Yu has studied cooking for many years, so what doesn't he understand?
But it was only then that she remembered to ask, "Is Mom from Beicheng?"
Shen Zhinian nodded: "Yes, my mother grew up in Beicheng."
Even Lin Yi was hearing about this for the first time.
"Wow, a big city, Mom! What's the north side of the city like?"
Shen Zhinian shook her head and said, "Mom hasn't been back for many years, so things are probably different now. Ask your second brother; he just came back."
Lin Yuan raised his chin and said, "That's right, Xiao Yi. If you want to know, just ask me. I've seen a lot of things."
Lin Yi nodded, looking very interested: "Yes, Second Brother, tell us about it after you finish eating."
Erniu, who was standing next to her, was also very curious.
Lin Yu said with a smile, "When I have money in the future, I'll take the whole family to Beicheng for a trip."
Lin Yuan rolled his eyes at her: "Xiaoyu, you're even better at bragging than I am."
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