Chapter 98 Li Xiuying is angry
"What?! You don't want to do it anymore?!"
Old Mrs. Yang and Yang Zhiqiang asked questions in different voices.
Li Juan nodded calmly: "Well, I don't want to do it anymore."
Yang Zhiqiang stood up suddenly: "Why don't you want to do this anymore?! Because of the money?! Because the work is not going well?! Because the time is inconvenient?!"
The more Yang Zhiqiang asked, the more confused he felt.
When Hu Meili was working as a caregiver for Old Lady Yang, he paid her 20 yuan a day. Later, when Li Juan became the caregiver, he also paid Li Juan according to this salary standard. This price is indeed a high salary nowadays, so it is impossible that Li Juan did not want to do it because the money was not right.
Besides, it is even more impossible that she is not satisfied with her job. Li Juan has only one job, which is to take care of her mother. Her mother is gentle and kind to others. It is impossible for Li Juan to be unhappy with her job.
Finally, in terms of time, although his mother couldn't get out of bed due to illness and therefore needed someone to stay with her, this requirement was not that strict. If Li Juan had something to do outside, she could still go out after discussing it with her mother. So Li Juan definitely didn't want to do it because the time was not right.
Yang Zhiqiang thought about all the possibilities, but still couldn't understand why Li Juan suddenly didn't want to work at home.
Old Mrs. Yang couldn't figure out why Li Juan would resign. After thinking about it, her face suddenly turned ugly.
Could it be that Li Juan resigned because she asked Ma Yulan to match Li Juan with her son?
Old Mrs. Yang hadn't thought about this at first, but if there was any difference between today and usual days, it was only this.
Realizing that Li Juan might have quit because she asked Ma Yulan to match her up with Yang Zhiqiang, Mrs. Yang's first reaction was anger.
She stared at Li Juan with a bad mood, thinking that Li Juan was really ungrateful.
Her son is a young man who is getting married for the first time. He has a career, savings, and is good-looking. It is an honor for Li Juan, who is getting married for the second time, to be able to date her son. But Li Juan is not willing to do it?
What qualifications and rights does she have to be unhappy? !
The more Mrs. Yang thought about it, the angrier she became. Finally, she said angrily, "Forget it. If you don't want to do it, then don't do it. You don't have to come tomorrow. I will find another caregiver myself."
Yang Zhiqiang was still wondering what happened to Li Juan when he suddenly heard what Old Lady Yang said. He turned his head and said in surprise, "Mom?!"
Old Lady Yang: "Why are you calling me? Li Juan has already said she doesn't want to work anymore, and you're still trying to force her to stay?"
Yang Zhiqiang's eyes moved back and forth between Old Lady Yang and Li Juan. It wasn't his illusion. His mother and Li Juan were indeed acting a little strangely today.
Could it be that they are hiding something from me?
Yang Zhiqiang frowned and suddenly asked, "Mom, Li Juan, what are you two hiding from me?"
Li Juan lowered her head and said nothing. This matter was a little difficult to say out loud.
Yang Zhiqiang didn't wait for Li Juan to speak, so he turned his attention to Old Lady Yang and asked, "Mom, what's going on? Are you having a conflict with Li Juan?"
When he left in the morning, Li Juan and his mother were still normal. How come they became like this in just one day's work?
Old Lady Yang: "Uh... that... no, there was no conflict."
Old Mrs. Yang didn't want to tell the truth either. It wasn't that she felt there was anything wrong with asking Ma Yulan to match Li Juan and Yang Zhiqiang. She felt that Li Juan's obvious rejection of Yang Zhiqiang was too disrespectful to Yang Zhiqiang, and she didn't want Yang Zhiqiang to feel uncomfortable.
Yang Zhiqiang didn't believe the old lady's lies that she had no conflicts with Li Juan. He stared at her and said, "Mom, just tell me the truth. What's going on between you two?"
"Uh...that...well...son, don't ask anymore." Old Mrs. Yang stammered and couldn't say a complete sentence.
Yang Zhiqiang turned his head and looked at Li Juan again: "Okay, my mother won't tell me, then Li Juan, you come and tell me what happened. Don't try to fool me with excuses. I know that if you have nothing to do, you won't resign for no reason."
Being specifically questioned by Yang Zhiqiang, Li Juan also wanted to make things clear, so she said, "Boss Yang, you're overthinking it. I didn't have any conflicts with Aunt Yang. It's just that Aunt Ma came to talk to me today. She seemed to want to bring us together. I don't want to look for someone else now. I just want to raise Xiaoxi well, so I rejected Aunt Ma's idea. But after I came back, I thought about it. As a divorced person, it's not appropriate for me to stay at your house every day with you and Aunt Yang. I'm also afraid that others will say bad things behind my back, so..."
In the end, she still gave face to Old Lady Yang and did not say that it was Old Lady Yang who asked Ma Yulan to find her, nor did she say that she wanted to resign because she was unhappy with Old Lady Yang's behavior.
But Yang Zhiqiang is not stupid. He certainly knows that Ma Yulan would not match him with Li Juan for no reason.
He slowly turned his head and looked at Old Lady Yang.
He knew without asking that this matter must be related to his mother.
Old Mrs. Yang felt a little guilty when Yang Zhiqiang looked at her with such suspicion. She glanced left and right, but didn't dare to meet Yang Zhiqiang's eyes.
When Yang Zhiqiang saw Old Lady Yang's reaction, he knew that his guess was correct. He sighed and said to Li Juan, "Okay, I understand. If you don't want to do it, then don't do it. I'll pay you this month's salary later."
Li Juan nodded: "Thank you, Boss Yang."
Yang Zhiqiang smiled bitterly: "Even if it's to avoid suspicion, you should stop calling me Boss Yang. Those who know you clearly want to avoid suspicion, but those who don't know will think that my boss is addicted to drugs. We live in the same courtyard, so don't be so distant. Just call me Yang Zhiqiang."
He knew that it was his mother who did something wrong and that Li Juan had done nothing wrong, so he was not unhappy about Li Juan's sudden resignation.
On the contrary, because of what his mother had done, he felt somewhat embarrassed towards Li Juan. After all, it was because he couldn't find a caregiver that he asked Li Juan to put down her work in the shop and take care of his mother. And now this happened...
Li Juan nodded: "Okay."
Seeing Li Juan's indifferent expression, Yang Zhiqiang sighed and said, "Okay, if you have nothing else to do, go ahead and get busy. By the way, don't forget to go back to the store to work tomorrow."
Since she doesn't want to be a caregiver for her mother, Li Juan should go back to work in the store.
Li Juan was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Okay."
She didn't say she wouldn't work at Yang Zhiqiang's shop. After all, without a job, there was no money, and she had no grudge against money, so why would she give up a good job? She was also angry about what Old Lady Yang had done, not about Yang Zhiqiang.
Yang Zhiqiang was relieved to see that Li Juan agreed. He was afraid that Li Juan would not want to continue working in the store, and then he would have no chance to make it up to Li Juan.
He felt relieved and told Li Juan about the store. "I asked Xiao Zhang to keep the store clean while you were away. But he only swept the floor and wiped the display cases, so he didn't do a thorough job. Go back tomorrow and clean the store thoroughly."
Li Juan: "Okay, then I'll go to the store early tomorrow."
Yang Zhiqiang: "Well, I'll give you the key to the store later."
Li Juan: "Okay, then I'll go clean up the kitchen first."
After that, Li Juan left the room. After she left, Yang Zhiqiang closed the door, turned to look at Old Lady Yang, and asked seriously, "Mom, did you ask Aunt Ma to match Li Juan and me?"
Old Mrs. Yang knew that Yang Zhiqiang would definitely ask her about this, so she didn't hide it and told him directly.
"Yes, I told Lao Ma that I wanted to bring you two together. Lao Ma said he had to ask Li Juan's opinion first, so I went to talk to Li Juan about it this afternoon."
Yang Zhiqiang pinched his brows with a headache and asked, "Mom, what are you thinking? Why do you want to match me up with Li Juan?"
Old Lady Yang: "Oh, now that I think about it, I was really confused. What was I thinking at the time? Why did I want to match you up with Li Juan? Li Juan is not worthy of you at all..."
Hearing the second half of her words, Yang Zhiqiang's eyebrows, which had just relaxed, wrinkled into a ball again. He looked at Old Lady Yang in disbelief and said, "Mom, what are you talking about? What's worthy of or not worthy of? Li Juan is such a nice person, how can you say such a thing!"
Old Lady Yang grumbled, "I'm not wrong, Li Juan is divorced and has a little child, so she's not worthy of you. The most annoying thing is that she doesn't even like you. Humph, if she doesn't want to, then so be it. We don't care about her either."
She didn't notice that Yang Zhiqiang's face had turned black, and she was still swearing to him: "Don't worry, son. Even if Li Juan is gone, I still have Zhang Juan and Wang Juan. Just wait, I will ask your Aunt Yao to help find a few more matchmakers tomorrow. This time we will definitely find a suitable match for you."
Yang Zhiqiang: "Enough!"
He said angrily, "Mom, what are you talking about? What about Zhang Juan and Wang Juan? Do you still think that Li Juan is wrong?"
Although Old Lady Yang noticed Yang Zhiqiang's anger, she had no idea why he was angry.
She said confusedly: "Originally, it was Li Juan who was wrong. She doesn't know what's good for her. I clearly..."
Yang Zhiqiang couldn't stand it any longer, he roared: "Stop talking!"
He suppressed his anger and tried to speak gently, "Mom, Li Juan is not wrong in this matter. It's normal for Li Juan to look down on me. Didn't the blind date you introduced to me before also look down on me? Why, just because Li Juan is a divorced woman with children, she can't look down on me?"
Old Mrs. Yang pursed her lips and couldn't say anything to refute. Although she thought so in her heart, she also knew that her thoughts did not respect Li Juan at all.
Yang Zhiqiang: "Also, before you wanted to match me up, could you tell me first and ask what I think? You wanted to match me up, but I'm the last one to know about it? If you hadn't told me you were the matchmaker, I would have thought you were breeding boars."
He was angry, and it showed in his words.
Old Lady Yang was feeling somewhat guilty at first, but after hearing what Yang Zhiqiang said, she couldn't help but get irritated. She said with a sullen face, "I'm doing this for your own good, isn't it? I'm trying to help you find a partner. If you were like other children, finding a partner, getting married, and having kids, would I have to worry about this for you?"
Yang Zhiqiang: "Mom, I've told you so many times that I'm not in a hurry to find a partner. You said I'm not in a hurry, so why are you in such a hurry?"
Old Lady Yang: "I'm worried because you're not worried. If you knew you were worried, why would I worry about you?"
Yang Zhiqiang: "No, you're just urging me to find a partner and get married? I don't understand. I'm living a good life on my own now, why do you have to get married?"
Old Lady Yang said without thinking: "How can that be? If you don't fall in love and get married, how can you have children? If you don't have children, what will you do when you are old? Who will support you in your old age? If you don't get married and have children, who will you give the money you earn now to? You..."
Old Mrs. Yang kept repeating the same old things. She had repeated them over and over again in front of Yang Zhiqiang countless times.
Yang Zhiqiang was tired of hearing this. He pinched his brows, knowing that he couldn't convince Old Lady Yang about the marriage.
Since it doesn't make sense, forget it. Yang Zhiqiang waved his hand: "I won't argue with you about this, and don't bring it up elsewhere. What we are talking about now is that you wanted to match me and Li Juan together without my consent. Mom, you said you would do this today! Li Juan is unhappy, and I am embarrassed about it. No, Mom, I am curious now. Li Juan was scared into resigning by you, and you are not embarrassed at all?"
He tilted his head and looked at Old Lady Yang. He was really curious. Didn't Old Lady Yang feel embarrassed at all?
Old Mrs. Yang, of course she felt embarrassed.
She was so embarrassed.
Li Juan was so eager to resign that it seemed like she was particularly eager.
Although she was the one who started this, she wouldn't have really pushed Yang Zhiqiang over if Li Juan didn't want to.
Old Mrs. Yang felt ashamed and angry, and was extremely embarrassed, but would she admit it?
Will you admit it in front of Yang Zhiqiang?
She won't.
Old Lady Yang had a blank expression on her face. "What's so embarrassing about this? I didn't do anything. I just asked Old Ma to ask Li Juan if she was interested in you. If she said she wasn't interested, then so be it. I didn't force her to marry you. I think you're just making a fuss out of nothing."
"Oh, okay, I was just making a big deal out of nothing, okay?" Yang Zhiqiang was so angry at his old lady that he almost laughed.
Old Lady Yang: "That's how it is."
Yang Zhiqiang: "Okay, okay, I won't waste my time talking to you. Let's eat."
He sat down, picked up his bowl and filled it with rice, saying, "You should eat quickly, or the rice will get cold soon."
Old Mrs. Yang snorted, picked up her bowl and chopsticks and started eating.
After finishing his meal, Yang Zhiqiang put down his bowl and chopsticks and went out. He walked out of his house and went straight into the Ma family.
He was going to find Ma Yulan and ask her to help take care of Old Mrs. Yang for the next two days.
It's so late today, and it's too late for him to find a caregiver. Li Juan will go to work in the store tomorrow, and his mother will have to stay at home alone. He really can't let her go, so he comes to ask Ma Yulan, who is temporarily not working, to help take care of his mother.
When Ma Yulan heard Yang Zhiqiang's purpose, she was surprised at first about Li Juan's resignation.
But she quickly accepted this fact.
Li Juan, although usually looks quiet and easy to bully, but she is actually not what she seems. When Song Chunsheng almost sold her daughter, she didn't say anything on the surface, but she beat Song Chunsheng in secret. She beat Song Chunsheng so badly that he had to hide in the public toilet and cry every day.
So it's not surprising that she resigned because of anger.
Yang Zhiqiang: "Auntie Ma, is that ok? Don't worry, I won't trouble you too much. I will try to find a caregiver for my mother as soon as possible tomorrow."
Ma Yulan came back to her senses and said quickly, "Oh, it's okay, it's okay. It's just a matter of keeping an eye on Lao Yang. I'm not working these two days and I'm free at home, so I'll go. Don't worry, take your time and find a good caregiver. If you rush and find someone with dirty hands or a scammer like Hu Meili, that would be bad."
Yang Zhiqiang: "Well, I will definitely pay attention to this."
After Yang Zhiqiang discussed the matter with Ma Yulan, he left in a hurry. He was anxious to go out and find a caregiver.
Ma Yulan thought about it and decided that if she went to the Yang family, Old Mrs. Yang would definitely be feeling uncomfortable, so she had to go over and persuade her again.
No one in the nursing home knew what Ma Yulan said to Old Lady Yang when she arrived at the Yang family's house, but everyone knew that Li Juan would not be Old Lady Yang's caregiver.
This was said by Yang Zhiqiang.
Just now he was in a hurry to go out and was seen by Yao Dazui. Yao Dazui asked him curiously what he was going to do. Yang Zhiqiang honestly explained that he was going to find a nurse.
He didn't say that Li Juan resigned voluntarily, he just said that he was too busy in the store and wanted Li Juan to come back to help.
Everyone knows what kind of person Yao Dazui is. Whatever she knows is known to the whole hospital. Less than five minutes after Yang Zhiqiang left, everyone in the compound knew about it.
Most people in the hospital didn't think much about it. They just thought that Yang Zhiqiang's store was doing very well and must be making a lot of money.
But Shi Yue and Shi Qiushui, the father and daughter who had overheard Ma Yulan and Li Juan's conversation that afternoon, were different. Shi Qiushui exchanged a glance with Shi Yue and whispered, "Dad, didn't you say Grandma Yang wouldn't make things difficult for Aunt Li? Then why is Aunt Li..."
Shi Yue was also puzzled. He frowned and said, "That shouldn't be the case. Aunt Yang doesn't seem like the type to fire someone over such a small matter."
He frowned and thought for a while, then said, "Your Aunt Li might have resigned on her own."
Shi Qiushui: "Ah..."
She thought for a moment and said, "Well, that's something Aunt Li would do."
Not only Ma Yulan knew Li Juan's character clearly, Shi Yue and Shi Qiu Shui also saw through Li Juan's character and knew that she was someone who could do such a thing.
Shi Yue: "That should be the case, otherwise your Uncle Yang wouldn't have said that she was going back to work in the store."
Shi Qiushui nodded and said, "Actually, it's good for Aunt Li to go back to work in the store."
Shi Yue: "It's good. It avoids the awkwardness of living in the same room with your Grandma Yang, and also saves outsiders from gossiping."
Shi Yue and Shi Qiu Shui, father and daughter, think it's a good idea for Li Juan to go back to work in the store, but Li Xiuying can't accept it.
With a sullen face, she pulled Li Juan, who was washing dishes at the sink, aside and asked quietly, "What's going on? Why don't you work as Lao Yang's caregiver anymore?"
Li Juan knew that Yang Zhiqiang had said that the store was too busy, so she told Li Xiuying the same thing: "Yang Zhiqiang is too busy in the store, so he asked me to go back."
Li Xiuying looked at Li Juan with a look of disappointment and said, "Are you stupid? Yang Zhiqiang told you to go back to the store, so you went back. You worked as a caregiver for Old Yang, earning 20 yuan a day, which is 600 yuan a month. You go back to the store and earn less than 200 yuan a month. Are you crazy or stupid? You're leaving good money on the table!"
She didn't think there was anything wrong with what she said. Yang Zhiqiang would have to offer the same price to other caregivers. Since someone was going to make the money anyway, it would be better to leave the money to the people in the hospital rather than letting outsiders take it away, right?
Li Xiuying poked Li Juan's head with her index finger and said, "Tsk, don't wash that bowl for now. Come with me. I'll take you to talk to Yang Zhiqiang and tell him not to look for a caregiver yet. Let you serve Old Yang instead. As for the work in the store, if you really can't do it, we can hire a temporary worker. After all, a temporary cleaner is definitely cheaper than a caregiver."
Li Juan didn't move. Not only did she not move, she also pulled Li Xiuying back.
Li Xiuying:
Li Juan: "Oh, Aunt Li, no need. You don't need to go find Yang Zhiqiang. Just go back to the store and work. I really want to go back to the store too."
Li Xiuying looked at Li Juan suspiciously, feeling deeply that something was wrong, very wrong.
Li Xiuying: "Tell me honestly, did you have a conflict with Lao Yang, or did Lao Yang bully you?"
Li Juan said with a helpless smile: "No, Aunt Li, you're overthinking it. No one is bullying me."
Li Xiuying: "So you had a conflict with Old Lady Yang? Tell me what the conflict was. If it was your fault, I wouldn't say anything, but if it was Yang Shufang's fault, I would definitely help you get back at her. It doesn't make sense for Yang Shufang to drive you away just because she made a mistake."
Seeing Li Xiuying swinging her arms and about to rush to the Yang family, Li Juan quickly pulled her back.
"Hey, Aunt Li, wait a minute, please wait a minute, I'm going to tell you the truth, okay?"
Li Xiuying: "Well, tell me, what's going on?"
Li Xiuying treated Li Juan as her own family member, and Li Juan did not treat Li Xiuying as an outsider. If someone else asked her, she would not say anything at all, but when Li Xiuying asked, she explained the whole cause and effect of the matter clearly.
After hearing this, Li Xiuying immediately became angry. She rolled up her sleeves and started cursing.
"What the hell, what on earth was that old fool of Lao Yang thinking? Why did he want to match you up with that old bachelor Yang Zhiqiang? Oh, I asked Ma Yulan to ask you instead of asking you myself. Does she still think that old bachelor Yang Zhiqiang is more than enough for you? Did she break her head when she fell down earlier? Otherwise, how could she do such a stupid thing?"
Li Xiuying became angrier and angrier as she scolded him. "No, I can't stand this. I have to go talk to her!"
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