Although Aunt Wei was genuinely trying to offer, Zhong Wanwan didn't want to trouble others, so she declined:
“If it were winter, even if my aunt didn’t say anything, my two siblings and I would still have to swallow our pride and trouble her family.”
"It's only early autumn, and the weather isn't cold yet. After we clean up, we'll borrow two large wooden planks from my aunt, and the three of us siblings will live here."
"Those people in this educated youth compound are eyeing me covetously. I really can't rest easy if I don't stay here tonight!"
After listening to Zhong Wanwan's explanation, Aunt Wei felt that what she said made a lot of sense, and Aunt Wei nodded and said:
"This is a big deal. Zhong Zhiqing is right to think this through. We should be cautious and suffer for a few days, but we can't let them get their way. Otherwise, it will be easy to invite a god in, but hard to send him away!"
Wheat Ear offered some suggestions:
“Zhong Zhiqing, you three siblings don’t need to live in the wooden planks. I’ll talk to my dad about this situation and borrow those two cots from the farm office!”
After saying that, Mai Sui hurried off to borrow a bed from Director Wei!
The remaining people stopped talking, rolled up their sleeves, and began tidying up the house.
Just as the group finished sweeping the dust off the window frame, they saw Mai Sui carrying a large stack of newspapers, followed by two young men carrying a cot.
As soon as she put the newspaper down, Mai Sui said smugly:
"When I got to my dad's office, I saw this stack of newspapers. He was telling me to take them all to wallpaper Zhong Zhiqing's wall!"
Zhong Wanwan really liked the walls of the room. She thought the neat rows of large blue bricks looked much better than covering the whole room with uneven newspapers!
However, she only thought these words to herself; Zhong Wanwan would never do something like pouring cold water on someone's good intentions.
It's even more unacceptable to be outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant. She and Mai Sui will definitely have frequent contact in the future. If this gets out, what kind of person will she be!
Zhong Wanwan joked:
"The surface of the large blue bricks is uneven, and newspapers don't stick easily. I was sleeping when I opened my eyes and the sky collapsed!"
Mai Sui imagined the scene and couldn't help but chuckle:
"Pfft, that's hilarious! Just imagining that scene makes me burst out laughing!"
Looking down at the newspaper beside her, Mai Sui said with some regret:
"Looks like I brought these newspapers for nothing. They can only be used by you three siblings to use the toilet!"
Zhong Wanwan explained:
"How could I have brought this here for nothing? I was worried that the dust on the ground was too thick and too difficult to clean!"
"You wouldn't believe it, these big blue bricks are so clean after being swept with a broom dipped in water and then scrubbed with newspaper!"
Hearing that the newspaper was useful, Mai Sui was overjoyed and insisted on starting to clean the ground right away, but Aunt Wei chased her away.
The roof and walls haven't even been finished being dusted yet, and now you're going to paint the floor? All that work would be for nothing!
Although the house was large, all the people in the house were skilled workers, and by evening when it got dark, all three rooms were cleaned up and spotless!
After tidying up the house, Aunt Wei pulled Zhong Wanwan aside and said:
"Your sister-in-law Fengying has prepared the meal at home. Come on, let's go to your aunt's house for dinner!"
Zhong Wanwan replied:
"Then we siblings won't stand on ceremony with you, Auntie. We don't even have a pot in the house, so we'll have to trouble your family!"
There were no pots, pans, or anything else in the house, so even if the three of them wanted to eat at home, they couldn't manage it.
Besides, we've already troubled them for a day, and tomorrow and the day after, we'll need to trouble them to bring three more strong laborers to build the kang (heated brick bed) at home, so it's not a big deal to ask for just one more meal.
When the busy farming season ended and the weather turned cold, she gave him 5 jin of cotton, which was more practical than anything else!
Fruit candies, White Rabbit candies, malted milk powder—once you eat them, they're gone. But what truly warms the heart is dressing warmly and cozy when the temperature drops to -40 degrees Celsius.
The farm manager's house was not close to Zhong Wanwan's house; it took the group ten minutes to walk there.
As soon as Zhong Wanwan entered the room, Director Wei said with a smile:
"Are you satisfied with the house? Is it all set up yet?"
"Check the roof tomorrow. If it needs repairing, just tell me. Don't be shy, or you'll suffer when it rains!"
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