Chapter 210
"I would like to compensate them, but where can I get the money and tickets?" Duan's mother said as she skillfully changed old Mrs. Duan into clean clothes.
The family's money was all in the hands of Old Man Duan, and the money for buying groceries every day was also given to Duan's mother by Old Man Duan. Even the little money Old Man Duan gave was not enough for Duan's mother to buy meat. Old Man Duan would rather go to a state-owned restaurant to eat fish and meat than give more money to Duan's mother so that she could buy meat for the family.
Zhao Yuan returned to the kitchen, looked at the basket of vegetables, and sighed.
She had the money, but she didn't have the ticket.
It seems that she should go get some tickets.
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During this period, Ye Fuyue has been designing furniture at home.
For her, designing furniture for foreigners is slightly less difficult than designing furniture for Chinese people of this era.
In her previous life, she'd mostly read foreign home design magazines. Plus, she loved watching foreign films, always paying attention to the furniture and decor. So, whenever she started designing furniture, the things she'd seen would pop up in her mind, giving her a lot of ideas.
While Ye Fuyue was drawing the furniture draft, Chen Yao was teasing his two sons.
Haohao and Ranran ate well and grew stronger. Ye Fuyue now basically fed them a mixture of breast milk and formula. It was because both boys had good appetites and her milk supply could not keep up, so she mixed breast milk and formula feeding.
Although milk powder is very expensive now, fortunately Shen Yao's salary can fully afford it, so she doesn't have to worry about money problems.
Haohao and Ranran were amused by Shen Yao and laughed so hard that their mouths watered. The two chubby little boys were like, "You play with my feet, I gnaw your hands," grinning foolishly at their father.
"Did Zhu Zhiqing tell Big Brother that she would come to see him soon?" Ye Fuyue suddenly thought and asked.
"I don't know. I haven't heard my eldest brother mention this." Shen Yao replied while teasing Haohao and Ranran.
"Then there shouldn't be any." Ye Fuyue asked, "Did Zhu Zhiqing write a letter to Big Brother? Didn't she say anything in the letter?"
Shen Yao looked at her with amusement: "Why are you so concerned about Zhu Zhiqing and Big Brother?"
"How can I not care? Because of this, Mom is often in a bad mood. I am a filial daughter-in-law. When Mom is in a bad mood, I feel uneasy too." Ye Fuyue said half-truthfully.
The smile on Chen Yao's face became longer and longer, and he was very happy with Ye Fuyue's words.
"She did write letters to my eldest brother, and several times the letters were sent directly to our factory. But I don't know what Zhu Zhiqing said to my eldest brother in the letters. My eldest brother never told me." Shen Yao said.
Ye Fuyue seemed to be lost in thought.
It seems that Zhu Qiaoting did not tell Shen Kang anything important in the letter, otherwise, Shen Kang would definitely have told his family.
Calculating the time, it has been more than a month since Zhu Qiaoting last visited Shen Kang, but Zhu Qiaoting has not made any move. Is she trying to wait? Or, has her plan failed at all?
However, since Zhu Qiaoting did not move, Ye Fuyue could not say much, so as to avoid getting a bad reputation.
But during this period, Chen Guifeng did have a very difficult time.
Chen Guifeng even thought about introducing other people to Chen Kang and breaking up Chen Kang and Zhu Qiaoting, but was persuaded by Ye Fuyue, because Shen Kang would never agree to meet other female comrades now.
Chen Guifeng calmed down and thought about it. She felt that what Ye Fuyue said made sense. What's more, the matter between Chen Kang and Zhu Qiaoting had not been sorted out. If she really tied Chen Kang to other female comrades, it would harm the other female comrades.
Within the agreed time, Ye Fuyue drew five furniture design drafts and went to Xiangyang Furniture Factory to find Director Cai.
Director Cai had been waiting for her in the office for a long time. He was very curious about what kind of furniture Ye Fuyue would design.
After carefully examining the five furniture designs Ye Fuyue handed over, Director Cai was puzzled. "Will foreigners like this kind of furniture? It's completely different from the popular furniture we have now!"
"It's definitely different. But I can guarantee that foreigners will absolutely love the furniture I design," Ye Fuyue said confidently. "If we still design furniture based on our current popular furniture and sell it to foreigners, the result will most likely be the same as before: we won't be able to close a single deal at the Bamboo Fair."
Director Cai was skeptical when he heard Ye Fuyue say this.
After weighing the pros and cons for a long time, Director Cai said, "Let's make two and try them out at the Bamboo Fair."
Director Cai thought that if the two pieces of furniture did not receive a good response at the Bamboo Fair, their factory would only have to pay Ye Fuyue two hundred yuan at most, which wouldn't be a big loss. If the response was good, their factory would make a profit.
Ye Fuyue had no objection to this: "Okay. But I also want to go to the Bamboo Fair. After all, I designed the furniture. If foreigners are really interested, I can give them a brief introduction."
"Do you speak English?" Director Cai asked.
"No." Ye Fuyue said, "But you will definitely prepare a translation."
How could she possibly admit that she could speak English during such a sensitive period?
Director Cai thought Ye Fuyue could speak English, but when he heard Ye Fuyue say without hesitation that she couldn't, Director Cai felt a little disappointed.
If Ye Fuyue could speak English, their furniture factory would have a greater advantage at the Bamboo Fair.
However, it doesn't matter that Ye Fuyue doesn't know English...
"We will indeed prepare a translation," Director Cai said.
The organizer of the Bamboo Fair will provide an interpreter to each factory participating in the Fair.
"I will discuss your plan to go to the Bamboo Fair with the factory director. If the factory director has no objection, I have no objection either," said Director Cai.
"Okay." Ye Fuyue nodded.
Director Cai picked out two from the five furniture design drawings, and asked Ye Fuyue to take the rest back.
As soon as Ye Fuyue stepped into the compound, Wu Aixia saw her from a distance behind her.
When she saw Ye Fuyue, Wu Aixia rolled her eyes.
She suddenly thought of what Zhou Jinmei had said about Shen Kang and Zhu Qiaoting, and caught up with Shen Shun and Fan Hua in front.
Chen Shun and Fan Hua had just returned from school. They were discussing toys intensely and didn't notice that Ye Fuyue had entered the compound some time before them.
"Chen Shun——" Wu Aixia ran after him
When Shen Shun saw that it was Wu Aixia calling him, his expression was cold: "What?"
"I heard that your eldest brother came back from the countryside and brought back an educated youth. Your eldest brother wants to marry that educated youth, but your mother doesn't agree?" Wu Aixia said in a tone of watching a good show.
“I don’t know anything about my eldest brother.” Shen Shun didn’t want to say a word to Wu Aixia.
Wu Aixia laughed sarcastically, "You don't even know about your own brother's affairs? Aren't you your mother's son?"
"My mother said that I'm still young and these things don't require my attention. Why should I worry about them?" Shen Shun said with his back straightened.
"Oh, you don't even know about your own brother, yet you're still talking so proudly." Wu Aixia sneered.
"Isn't your second sister also working in the countryside? Do you know anything about your second sister?"
Shen Shun's words stumped Wu Aixia.
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