“Dongdongdong——”
Since the door was closed, the group knocked on it symbolically and then shouted into the house, "Big Mouth, Big Mouth, are you home?"
Upon hearing this, Ma Hongying immediately looked up and exchanged a glance with Yang Xiulan. These people really were stubborn and wouldn't give up until they were completely cornered!
He went to the hospital every day, but was chased away by Aunt Lu before he could even get into a ward. Now, probably because he couldn't see Feng Zhiyi, he thought he'd come here to sound her out.
"Should we open the door?" Yang Xiulan asked in a low voice.
“Open it or not, they will definitely come again. We all live in the same compound, we see each other all the time. If we don’t let them in, they will knock my door down.”
As she spoke, Ma Hongying placed the yarn in her hand on the stool, then went to open the door.
"Big Mouth..."
"Hey, I'm here!"
After saying that, he opened the door.
"It's you guys! Come in and have a seat. What brings you here today?"
Ma Hongying smiled, but the smile was incomplete and seemed somewhat fake. However, these anxious people didn't have time to think about it at the moment, and they just laughed and said...
"Hehe, I just happened to have some free time today. Everyone says your knitted sweaters are beautiful, so I thought I'd come to your house to see how you knit them, and we'd like to learn from you."
Ma Hongying rolled her eyes inwardly, but said outwardly, "Oh, you want to watch me knit a sweater? Sure, no problem, Xiulan and I are knitting one right now."
"How can you learn to knit without yarn and knitting needles?"
She smiled and looked at their hands. They had all come empty-handed, yet they claimed to be here to learn how to knit. They were simply lying through their teeth!
The smiles on everyone's faces froze the moment she said that.
"What are you all whispering about at the door? Come in and tell me, let me hear too," Yang Xiulan said appropriately. However, she wasn't trying to help these people out of a predicament, but rather cooperating with Ma Hongying.
"Yes, yes, everyone come in first."
After saying that, Ma Hongying turned around first and winked at Yang Xiulan, signaling her to join her in a little act—a double act.
Yang Xiulan blinked slightly, indicating that it was no problem and that she would take care of it.
It's just one playing the bad cop and the other the good cop.
This is no problem for her!
When her two children made mistakes or got into fights, she and Liu Qingguo would take turns playing the "bad cop" to discipline them, while the other would reason with them after they had been scolded.
Spoiling them is out of the question.
You must be punished if you make a mistake!
This is a matter of principle!
Ma Hongying didn't pour them water. Anyway, they weren't there to chat. She just brought each of them a stool to sit on, and they shouldn't expect any food.
Wouldn't it be better to leave it for her mischievous son?
Not only will you not get any appreciation from these people, but they will also complain that you haven't given them enough food. They are all very greedy and would love for you to bring out all the snacks in the house to feed them.
So, let's just skip the plain water altogether.
After the group sat down, they waited for Ma Hongying and Yang Xiulan to bring up the topic of Feng Zhiyi's factory hiring, but they waited and waited, and the two of them just kept talking about irrelevant things.
Finally, one of the people got impatient and bluntly stated his purpose.
"Hey, Big Mouth, we actually came to ask you about the brigade commander's wife's factory hiring. We originally wanted to go directly to her, but we haven't been able to find her, so..."
"Yes, Big Mouth, you and Xiulan are usually close to your sister-in-law, so why don't you give us a heads-up? When exactly is the brigade commander's wife's factory going to start hiring?"
"Also, how are the salary and benefits?"
"I heard from Sister Shujuan the other day that the brigade commander's wife's factory has better benefits than state-owned factories. Is that true?"
"......"
Looking at the excitement and eagerness in their eyes, Ma Hongying wanted to say to them: "With your impatient attitude, you can't even wait a day, yet you want to work in your sister-in-law's factory?"
You’re dreaming!
My sister-in-law had told them long ago that she wouldn't hire people who were too impatient, because hiring such people would only cause trouble for the factory.
They were also told not to interfere and to let these people run wild.
The more enthusiastically they danced during this time, the harder they cried when it came time for the official recruitment.
"When did you go to see your sister-in-law? It wasn't while she was in the hospital, was it?"
Ma Hongying pretended to be completely unaware and looked at them with surprise. When she saw the other party's embarrassed expression, she immediately exclaimed.
"Good heavens! You guys really went and bothered my sister-in-law when she was injured and needed to rest?"
"Then you'll never see your sister-in-law!"
"You know, your sister-in-law is the apple of Commander Lu's eye, and the apple of Aunt Lu and Grandma Feng's eye as well. What were you thinking, going to the hospital to ask about work at this time?"
After Ma Hongying finished speaking, Yang Xiulan continued, "We don't dare to go to the hospital too often because Brigade Commander Lu told us that Sister-in-law needs to rest and shouldn't be disturbed. He told us to go to the hospital less often, otherwise it would disturb her recovery."
"You guys are way too impatient!"
"That's right!"
The two of them talked back and forth, making the faces of the family members turn pale.
After a long pause, one of them asked anxiously, "Then... what do we do now? My sister-in-law won't let us work at her factory because of this, will she?"
"I don't know about that."
Ma Hongying shrugged, looking like she didn't know either.
Upon hearing this, Wang Zhaodi and the others felt a sudden pang of anxiety. Just as they were about to ask more questions, Ma Hongying quickly nudged Yang Xiulan's arm, and Yang Xiulan, prompted, immediately replied.
"I think I overheard the brigade commander whispering to his wife the other day, saying that anyone who disturbs her rest, no matter who they are, is not welcome!"
"What?"
"Really? Did Commander Lu really say that?"
"Yes! I was in the ward at the time and I did hear that sentence. Big Mouth was there too. You can ask her if you don't believe me."
Upon hearing this, Wang Zhaodi and the others immediately looked at Ma Hongying.
Ma Hongying nodded seriously, "That's indeed true!"
"boom--"
Anything that disturbs Feng Zhiyi's rest is unacceptable.
These words shattered all their beautiful dreams.
The group of people were struck dumb, their faces turning deathly pale, and their minds going completely blank.
"It's over! It's all over!"
"Wang Zhaodi, you've ruined me!"
"It's all Wang Zhaodi's fault. If she hadn't insisted on taking us to the hospital after hearing the news, we wouldn't have... we wouldn't have offended the brigade commander."
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