Lu Zhixia quickly comforted her, saying, "It's getting dark, they should be back soon."
"The factory isn't doing well, it's really worrying. Why can't we sell the fabric? We just started work this afternoon and they gave us the day off." Su Lan felt a little wronged and wanted to cry. "Luckily, both of my husband and I work. Even if I quit, he still gets a salary. Otherwise, I really don't know how we would survive."
Lu Zhixia reached out and hugged Su Lan, sensing that her emotions had stabilized, and then slowly let go of her hand.
"Wouldn't this be better?"
"Much better! Women really understand women. Your older brother doesn't understand the pain in my heart. He's still thinking about sending more money home, but the money for crossing the river is only so much. If it's all spent, what will the children eat?"
How much money do you send each month?
"Ten yuan isn't a lot, but it's not a small amount either. Our combined salaries are only around a hundred yuan! We have two children to go to school, and five mouths to feed." Su Lan felt she had complained a bit too much and was a little embarrassed.
"I'm sorry, I've talked a bit too much today."
"It's okay, say whatever you want. I've been through a lot too. Now I feel that as long as you're alive, there's no obstacle you can't overcome." Lu Zhixia continued to comfort her, "Think about it, isn't what I'm saying very true? Apart from life and death, what else do people have to be afraid of?"
Su Lan thought Lu Zhixia had a really good attitude. If she encountered her husband cheating on her with her classmate, wouldn't she go crazy?
"What are you two whispering about?" Zhou Cheng asked.
Su Lan then realized that her husband had returned without her noticing, and saw that the people who had cooked had all gone back inside to eat.
She quickly grabbed her husband's hand, "Come on, let's go home for dinner."
"Hahahaha!" Zhou Cheng burst into laughter.
Lu Zhixia opened the pot lid to see that her food was cooked. She used a rag to cushion her hands and carried the bowls back to the house one by one.
He came out one last time to get the empty bowl, then called out into the house.
"Sister Lan, I'd like to get the thermos and pour some hot water for me."
"Drink up! Drink as much as you like!" Su Lan's voice came from inside the room.
Lu Zhixia poured herself a full bowl of water, carried it into the house and placed it on the windowsill to cool, looking at the rice and vegetables in the bowl.
Although there was no meat, it tasted delicious, and she was very content with her life now!
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Song Weidong came home from get off work after having some drinks with some friends. As soon as he entered the house, he heard his sister say...
"This dish is too salty and doesn't taste good. How come you can't cook at your age?"
Then he looked at the table: a plate of pickled vegetable shreds and a plate of stir-fried eggs with chives.
The three people sat around eating. Sister Sun was putting eggs into her bowl, and in the blink of an eye, all the eggs on the plate were in her bowl.
His sister and son just watched, and he immediately coughed.
Sister Sun realized that Song Weidong had seen her actions, so she put down her chopsticks and wiped her mouth with her hand.
"I made the dish too salty, and neither of them liked it. I was afraid of wasting it, so I had to eat it all."
"Have you eaten, bro? I'll go cook some more dishes."
The image that appeared in Song Weidong's mind at that moment was Lu Zhixia cooking three dishes and a soup. No matter what the dish was, she could always make it taste different and especially delicious.
Looking at Sister Sun, who was talking incessantly,
"I've already eaten out."
"Then I'll continue eating." Sister Sun sat back down and continued eating without any hesitation.
Song Lingling rushed to her brother's side to complain.
"Brother, this woman's cooking is too salty, replace her!"
"Then you do it?" Song Weidong asked his sister directly.
"How could I do that? Doesn't Lu Zhixia usually do all the housework?"
Song Lingling pursed her lips, crossed her arms, and looked superior.
Seeing his sister's behavior, Song Weidong was so angry that he slapped her on the head.
"It's good enough that there's anything to eat, otherwise you can cook!"
Song Lingling was so hurt and angry that she cried. She grabbed the clothes on the wall, opened the door, and ran out.
Song Weidong frowned slightly. His younger sister was becoming more and more outrageous as she grew up.
I remember the last time they argued was because he failed his exam. He said a few words to his sister and then ran out. It was Lu Zhixia who went out and brought him back.
"A habit of being spoiled!"
Sister Sun quickly finished her meal. This family was really something else; you couldn't count on any of them.
At first, she didn't know what was going on. When she went downstairs to buy groceries, she talked to the other nannies.
They know everything about this rotten thing; the man was caught cheating by the woman.
Then his virtuous wife ran away, and he brought his whole family to live in this house.
This person is truly utterly despicable.
So, she's just greedy and lazy, and that's enough for her.
Song Yaozu ran to the cupboard, took out the cookie box, and sat on the sofa to eat cookies and watch TV.
Song Weidong glanced at it but ignored it, and went straight to his mother's room. He pushed open the door and saw that the old lady was asleep.
It was a rare moment of peace and quiet. Turning around, he found Sister Sun more agreeable. After all, with her around, he could rest in peace and not have to worry about those things.
"Sister Sun, I'm leaving my mother in your care now. I'm going to bed."
"Okay, go to sleep!" Sister Sun waved her hand and then started picking up the table.
She gave the old lady sleeping pills so she could sleep for more than ten hours a day, and then fed her some thin porridge so she wouldn't starve.
Actually, she wasn't a malicious nanny. Some people, in order to get a whole month's salary, will kill their employers within two days of entering their homes.
She hadn't actually done that; she was just being lazy and shirking her duties. After consoling herself, she felt she had done the right thing. Humming a tune, she went to the kitchen to clean up.
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Lu Zhixia got up before dawn, took a basin, kneaded dough, and made several pancakes.
I must say, the pancakes were glistening with oil today, thanks to the generous amount of oil used.
Su Lan came out of the house yawning, her hands busy tying her hair with a hair tie.
Smelling the aroma and seeing the bread in the bowl, they exclaimed in surprise,
"You're really overdoing it, making fried pancakes first thing in the morning!"
"Sister Lan, I kept two of these. You can share them with the children."
Lu Zhixia took a plate, put two pancakes on it, and prepared to put the rest into a lunchbox.
"No need, they have food." Su Lan felt a lot of emotions; sometimes, outsiders really are better than family.
From that moment on, she regarded Lu Zhixia as her younger sister.
Lu Zhixia put the pancakes together, then cut them into even pieces and put them into the lunchbox.
“I made too much; there’s too much for us to eat. I’m going to the countryside today and might be back tonight. If I’m not back then, I’ll be back tomorrow.”
What are you going to the countryside for?
Lu Zhixia closed the lunchbox and then put it into the cloth bag.
“Yesterday I met an old man selling herbs, and I asked him about it. His village is at the foot of Longpan Mountain, where there are many herbs.”
Su Lan instantly understood what was going on and grabbed Lu Zhixia's hand, "Aren't you just being silly? What if they're just trying to trick you and then won't let you come back?"
There's no way to escape into these deep mountains, you mustn't go!
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