Chapter 55 Even a nanny lives better than them…
On the third day of Tang Mingli's trip, an uninvited guest arrived at the Fu family's residence.
At this time, only Zhang Guihua was at home.
Fu Ci wasn't coming back for lunch, and everyone else had gone out, so she only needed to cook her own lunch. She decided to just cook something simple and eat it.
I had just taken two eggs out of the refrigerator when someone knocked on the door.
She was too lazy to put it back and walked straight to the door.
Upon opening the door, she was surprised to find it was Tang Mingli's aunt. "Auntie, what brings you here?" she asked.
After saying that, he realized that it was inappropriate for someone who was there to do work to say such a thing, so he quickly changed his words: "Come in, come in."
Li Hong wasn't in the mood to pay attention to what the nanny was saying, so she smiled and went inside.
The inside and outside of the house are like two completely different worlds.
It was so hot outside that you felt like you were melting, but inside it was so cool that you felt so comfortable you wanted to sigh.
Zhang Guihua gestured for everyone to sit down and told Li Hong, "Unfortunately, Mingli and the others have gone out to play."
At this moment, Li Hong still thought they were leaving normally, and secretly thought that she should have left earlier and shouldn't have been so conflicted.
She said sullenly, "That's really unfortunate."
Then he asked, "What time did they leave? And when will they likely be back?"
It's about time for lunch now. If I come back for lunch, I should be back soon.
To her surprise, Zhang Guihua told her, "They went on a trip to another place. They've been gone for two days and won't be back until tomorrow night."
Li Hong was truly shocked; her mouth was slightly open, and she couldn't utter a single word.
What is tourism?
Li Hong seemed to understand, but not quite.
They must have gone out to play, and it must have been a long trip.
She smiled wryly, laughing at herself for being so conflicted before coming, while the other person was happily going out to have fun.
With a bitter feeling in her heart, Li Hong saw the two eggs in Zhang Guihua's hand and asked, almost as if possessed, "Are you preparing lunch?"
Zhang Guihua laughed and said, "Yes, it's just me eating, so I'm planning to just cook some vegetables and egg noodles."
Whatever... Vegetable and egg noodles... or two eggs.
Li Hong felt even more bitter.
Even their nanny lives better than the Fu family.
At least there are eggs if you eat whatever you want, and you can enjoy air conditioning at home.
The air conditioning is so comfortable; she's lived most of her life and this is the only time she's ever experienced this feeling, except at the Fu family's place.
The thought that even a nanny in the Fu family could enjoy the sweltering summer heat every day, while she couldn't even bear to turn on the fan, and that her daughter had to be mindful of her in-laws' opinions before turning on the fan, made Li Hong feel extremely distressed.
Needless to say, the regret goes far beyond what can be described as "regret to the point of turning one's guts green."
Seeing that Li Hong remained silent, Zhang Guihua was at a loss for what to do.
Thinking that it was probably lunchtime, and wondering if she had eaten yet, I cautiously asked, "Auntie, have you had lunch? If not, should I cook an extra portion?"
Li Hong shook her head to indicate that she hadn't eaten, but since no one from the Fu family was home, she felt embarrassed to stay and eat: "No need, since they're all gone, I'll head back now."
Zhang Guihua tried to persuade him to stay: "It will take a long time to get back. If you don't mind, I'll cook some noodles and we can eat together."
It's been quite a long time since I got back. By the time I got home and cooked for myself, I probably wouldn't even be able to tell whether it was lunch or dinner.
Looking again at the eggs in Zhang Guihua's hand, Li Hong finally nodded.
Seeing this, Zhang Guihua smiled and said, "Then you can sit down for a while."
He turned and went into the kitchen, but instead of cooking noodles right away, he first brewed a pot of tea for Li Hong and then took some biscuits.
"Auntie, please have some tea and something to fill your stomach first. I'll go cook some noodles."
Li Hong smiled and said, "Go ahead and do your work, don't worry about me."
After Zhang Guihua returned to the kitchen, looking at the exquisite teapot and teacups in front of her, as well as the cookies that looked delicious, she couldn't resist trying them all.
The cookies were delicious, but the tea was ordinary, no different from what Tang Mingli had given them during the New Year.
Li Hong believed from the bottom of her heart that Tang Mingli would not be willing to give them anything truly good, so she also assumed that Zhang Guihua, the nanny, looked down on her and was just being given ordinary tea when no one from the family was home.
After all, every time she came before, she always served amazing drinks.
She's really taking advantage of her master's power, but she really doesn't dare to say anything.
How long has the nanny worked in this family? How long have they been related to the Fu family through marriage? And they're related by marriage to the niece's husband.
Feeling increasingly indignant, Li Hong simply put all the cookies from the plate into her pocket, intending to take them home to eat.
When Zhang Guihua finished cooking the noodles, she noticed that the biscuits on the plate were gone. She was wondering what would happen if she ate so many biscuits and couldn't finish the noodles when she realized that although the biscuits were gone, only two pieces of the biscuit wrapper had been torn off and placed on the table.
Having worked for the Fu family for so long, one must have some insight; how could one not understand what's going on?
She didn't say anything more, but simply asked Li Hong to sit down at the table and eat noodles.
Since she was Tang Mingli's aunt, Zhang Guihua thought that just eggs were too perfunctory, so she added some meatballs as well.
With meatballs and eggs, Li Hong's eyes widened in amazement.
She didn't know it was Zhang Guihua's thoughtfulness; she only thought that a nanny could eat so well, and felt heartbroken as if she were the one eating her food.
Li Hong ate this bowl of noodles with particularly complicated feelings.
After finishing her noodles, Li Hong felt a little reluctant to leave the air conditioning in the Fu family's house.
Imagine them eating at home; they'd be drenched in sweat afterward, like they'd been working. But at the Fu family's house, they can eat piping hot noodles without any problem.
It felt so good, she almost didn't want to leave.
Even if she doesn't leave, Zhang Guihua, a nanny, probably wouldn't dare to kick her out, right?
Zhang Guihua naturally wouldn't dare, but as a nanny, she really wasn't qualified to receive the Fu family's in-laws. She could only make tea, fetch food, and chat with them a few times.
To be honest, it was a bit of a struggle, but what could she, a nanny, possibly do?
Fortunately, after sitting for an hour or so, Li Hong suggested leaving.
Zhang Guihua thought that she herself felt embarrassed, but that was not the case.
Li Hong suddenly wanted to go see her poor daughter.
The more comfortable she felt at the Fu family's house, the more she felt sorry for her daughter who had to endure her in-laws' temper even when she wanted to use the fan at the Li family's house.
She didn't want to go straight home; she wanted to visit her daughter at the Li family's house.
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The brown sugar factory suddenly gave its employees a holiday because there was no work to do.
Tang Mingmei breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time felt a lot of pressure.
If things continue like this, she's really worried about whether the factory can continue operating... That's why she immediately shook her head.
The factory belongs to the state; even if there's no work, it can't be shut down.
Besides, there's only one brown sugar factory in the entire Guangcheng, how could it have been without any business all this time?
Tang Mingmei lay on the bed, tossing and turning, and finally resignedly grabbed the palm-leaf fan from the bedside table.
It wasn't just that I was irritable, it was also because of the heat.
My fan broke and I took it to get it repaired, but it's still not fixed. It's been unbearably hot these past few days, and I'm only able to rely on this broken palm-leaf fan.
But how much coolness can a palm-leaf fan bring?
Besides, she's a human being, not a machine; her hand gets sore from fanning herself for too long.
Tang Mingmei is so upset, she's thinking of going back to her parents' home.
Putting everything else aside, at least at her parents' house she can use the fan as she pleases.
In a moment of distress, I heard my mother calling my name.
At first, she thought it was a hallucination. Her mother had just come two days ago, so how could she come again today?
However, when the shouts came again, Tang Mingmei was sure it wasn't a hallucination and immediately got up to open the door.
Sure enough, my mother was standing in the living room, along with my mother-in-law, whose face was clearly sour but who was forcing herself to smile.
"Mingmei, your mother has come to see you." Li's mother smiled insincerely. She was not actually welcoming of Li Hong's arrival, especially since she had come empty-handed. However, given that Li Hong had thrown a tantrum at their house just two days ago, she dared not show her dissatisfaction.
Li Hong's fighting prowess was something even her mother couldn't match.
Tang Mingmei coldly replied to her mother-in-law, "I saw it."
He then pulled his mother into his room and closed the door.
Isolated in the living room, Li's mother stopped pretending. Her smile vanished instantly, and she muttered a few curses towards Tang Mingmei's room. Finally, wanting to avoid seeing her, she decided to go outside for a walk.
Inside the room, Tang Mingmei asked her mother, "Why have you come again?"
Li Hong found it amusing: "I'm your mother, can't I come to see you?"
That day, her daughter ran home crying, complaining that she had been bullied by the Li family while using the fan. She immediately took her daughter and turned the tables on them, scolding the Li family members by herself. Only then did the Li family members become somewhat wary.
That day, when she left, her daughter didn't have this attitude at all; instead, she tearfully said that she was fortunate to have her.
Tang Mingmei realized her mother had misunderstood and quickly said, "That's not what I meant. I was just surprised that you've been coming so frequently."
Li Hong knew this, so she started taking out the biscuits from her pocket one by one.
Tang Mingmei realized that these were imported cookies, something her family couldn't possibly have unless Tang Mingli sent them.
She asked, "Did Tang Mingli come to see you?"
Li Hong sneered: "How could that be? I went to the Fu family."
"You're going to the Fu family...?"
The Fu family only gave her a few packets of biscuits to take with her? Tang Mingmei suddenly felt so angry that her chest heaved violently.
This is clearly an insult.
This is like giving money to a beggar.
However, the mother said, "I went to the Fu family's house, but I didn't expect that none of them were home."
However, Tang Mingmei was focused on another important point.
No one was home at the Fu family's house, but the mother stole the cookies they had served to their guests.
That's so embarrassing.
Feeling ashamed, Tang Mingmei angrily refused when Li Hong offered her a cookie, saying, "I won't eat it."
She's not a beggar.
Li Hong insisted, "This is delicious."
"I won't eat it, no matter how delicious it is."
Li Hongzhen had no choice but to give up and put all the cookies on the table.
It won't expire anyway, I'll eat it when I feel like it.
She dragged a chair to the bedside and tried to get as close to her daughter as possible, saying, "Do you know where the Fu family has gone?"
"How would I know? I'm not interested in where they're going."
Li Hong told her, "They went on a trip, and they stayed for several days."
Tang Mingmei, who had just said she wasn't interested, subconsciously asked, "Where are you going on vacation?"
Li Hong was taken aback for a moment, then honestly replied, "I didn't ask about that."
Tang Mingmei said to her, "She's so stupid."
As he spoke, he grabbed a palm-leaf fan and fanned himself vigorously a few times.
Li Hong was also hot, and remembering how comfortable it was to have air conditioning at the Fu family's house, she couldn't help but talk about her daughter.
"Are you out of your mind? If you had married Fu Ci back then, you wouldn't be suffering like this. The Fu family has heating in winter and air conditioning in summer, they're very comfortable. Look at the family you chose, they won't even let you use a fan, you only have a broken fan, be careful you don't ruin your hand from fanning yourself."
Her voice was very low, because she was mindful that this was the Li family home and didn't want the Li family to hear her.
Tang Mingmei was already irritable, and hearing her mother's words only fueled her anger. She lowered her voice and retorted, "You came to see me today just to say these things to upset me? I advise you not to say these things on purpose to make me regret it. Let me tell you, I don't regret it. I will never regret not choosing to marry Fu Ci back then."
Li Hong was so angry that her heart ached, but she still couldn't bear to argue with her daughter.
If I'm not careful and speak loudly, it wouldn't be good if the Li family heard me.
Little did they know that there's a saying: "Walls have ears."
Although they lowered their voices, it wasn't impossible to hear them if you wanted to.
Meanwhile, the Fu family.
Fu Ci surprised Zhang Guihua again by returning early, even earlier than yesterday.
Whether it's his overthinking or a tacit understanding between husband and wife, he felt that his wife and mother might call back today, and earlier than yesterday.
While looking forward to it, Fu Ci felt somewhat resentful.
Why is it that business is so quiet these two days when my wife is away on vacation?
After sitting down on the sofa, Fu Ci felt both helpless and amused.
Zhang Guihua made him a cup of tea and told him that Li Hong had come by.
Fu Ci paused, his hand still holding the teacup, and asked, "Did you say what it was about?"
Zhang Guihua shook her head: "She didn't say, and it's not really convenient for me to ask."
Fu Ci understands.
However, the wife's family usually doesn't visit unless there's a specific reason, so there must be something they want to discuss this time.
He couldn't guess, nor did he bother to try.
unnecessary.
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