This scene was witnessed by someone leaving get off work, who had no choice but to take Song Weidong to the hospital first.
Song Weidong was suspended from his job and then sued for divorce. He was so angry that he vomited blood at the factory gate!
Everyone knew about this big news, and they immediately went home to share it with their families.
Some people vaguely heard rumors that there was something wrong with this batch of welfare pork, but they didn't dare to question it and went home from get off work with trepidation.
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After Lu Zhixia and Su Lan met up, they went home to make steamed buns. They set off again at 2 p.m., adding bus and train stations to their route compared to the morning.
Around 3 p.m., all the buns in the box were sold out. Su Lan's smile never faded. The money she earned that day was equivalent to half a month's salary before.
My determination to do business is stronger; I walk with a confident stride.
The two closed the door and sat around the table counting the money, each with a pile of cash. On the left were grain coupons, and on the right were coins, both in thick stacks.
“I never thought money could be made this way. I’ve been waking up with a smile these past few mornings. It was your brother-in-law who told me. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have known.”
Su Lan continued to count the money in her hand again. She had actually earned 11.2 yuan today, and she was going to brag about it to Zhou Cheng that night.
Lu Zhixia counted the money and then took out a notebook to record the expenses.
Su Lan looked up and saw this, and felt a pang of emotion. Keeping accounts was a good way to know how much she earned and how much she spent each day.
"I want to get a notebook to keep accounts too."
“Record the income and expenditure every day, and at the end of the month, compile a list of accounts to know how much money you’ve made for the whole month.” Lu Zhixia showed her the account book. “So far, I’ve earned nearly 100 yuan.”
"so much!"
Su Lan thought that if she could hold on for a few more days, she would have 100 yuan in her hand, which would be equivalent to two or three months' wages at the textile factory.
Even if you only do business for a few months a year, it's still worth it, even though the money is hard-earned, it comes quickly.
"Tomorrow morning we'll sell steamed buns and deliver bones to Director Yu. In the afternoon I'll go to the umbrella factory to check on the custom-made umbrellas. It'll start raining the day after tomorrow." Lu Zhixia put the money she had saved into her wallet. "If we have a lot of money in the future, we can't keep it at home. We'll deposit it in the bank."
"I know, when you have a lot of money, it's hard to guard against thieves within your own family."
At this moment, Su Lan had an idea: she shouldn't tell everyone how much money she earned, because she really didn't want her husband to support the family too much.
They have three children to raise. In a few years, when the children grow up, the eldest and second eldest will start their own families and careers. Will they be able to manage without a house then?
We can't let our two sons go out to rent a place to get married or become live-in sons-in-law.
What is the point of having children then? Is it just to make them suffer the same hardships they did?
Lu Zhixia took a big gulp of water from her teacup. "I'm going downstairs now. I have to get acupuncture tonight."
"Didn't you tell me that the old man went back to the village?" Su Lan said, holding her hand. "So you two are alone together?"
"Sister Lan, what are you thinking? Captain Gu has a wife and children, I can't do such a thing. Besides, it's not just the two of us, there's also a young man driving the car eating with us, it's not like we're in a compromising situation and a man and a woman alone together can't make things complicated."
“I know you’re a person of integrity and wouldn’t do such a thing. Captain Gu doesn’t seem like that kind of person either. He just spoke his mind.”
"He is indeed a very nice person. He gave me a lot of tickets last night, so I bought pork tenderloin and pig intestines to improve their meals."
"He's quite thoughtful; he knew to give you a ticket. Otherwise, it wouldn't be good for you to keep taking the ride."
"I haven't made sweet and sour pork and braised pork intestines in a long time, I don't know if I can make them well today."
"Girl, I believe in you. There's nothing you can't do."
Lu Zhixia smiled, took the cleaver and cut off more than half of the pork tenderloin, then sliced it into thin slices and seasoned it with salt.
The old man has leftover soybean oil from frying things, so there's no need to bring oil with you.
Sister Lan has already cleaned the pig intestines and put them in the pot to cook. When she took them out of the pot, she pierced them with chopsticks. Although they didn't break through, she felt that they had been stewed for the right amount of time.
The pork kidneys can be cut fresh at Grandpa's house. She packed everything she needed into a bag and then went downstairs to wait.
When she got downstairs, she remembered that Gu Lingxiao had said he wouldn't be arriving early today, so she was a bit early to come down.
So I went to squat under the big tree. Going upstairs would be a hassle, so it was better to sit under the big tree for some shade.
I saw a few children playing in the passageway across the street. They were all children from the tenement building. I didn't know their names, but they looked familiar.
Thinking of my missing children, I wonder what kind of life they are living now, and whether they are as old as them.
Just then, they saw the older children run away, leaving only a little boy, about two or three years old, squatting on the ground writing and drawing.
I had no idea the person had left. Then I saw a man not far away throw away the cigarette in his hand and walk towards the little boy.
Something seemed wrong, so she quickly went over.
She was a step too slow; the man had already picked up the child.
The child cried out, "Let me go! I won't go with you!"
The man saw a woman walking over, but he didn't pay her any attention. He figured he might as well take this freebie and carry her away.
"Put the child down!" Lu Zhixia roared.
The man turned around, completely ignoring the woman in front of him, his eyes filled with disdain as he muttered under his breath.
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