When he saw the situation, he became unwilling to continue.
"Oh, you mean this thing can lose money?"
Li Chenyang thought his wife was probably talking nonsense, since no one in their area had ever built any greenhouses, so how would she know?
"Putting everything else aside, you're as lazy as a pig, and you still expect to do these things? You're never free, working from dawn till dusk, do you really think you can handle it?"
Ye Xiaoxiao and Li Chenyang analyzed the general operating mode of that greenhouse.
Li Chenyang blushed at what he said. A day or two would be fine, but if it were like that every day, he really wouldn't want to.
At the Li family's door, after learning that Ye Xiaoxiao was going to make new clothes for the entire Li family for the New Year, Wang Ailing immediately started calling out to everyone.
"I think Ye Xiaoxiao's family definitely didn't just send her 200 yuan, I think it was at least 2000 yuan."
"Buying this and that again. Ye Xiaoxiao is so stupid; she could save that money and build a brick house instead, she just wastes it."
Wang Ailing was incredibly envious. If he had that kind of money, looking at her own mud house, she'd just build a new one and give it to others.
"I think you should say less. Xiaoxiao is a filial and good daughter-in-law. It's her money, yet you're acting like you're worried about it."
Grandma Zhang, Wang Ailing's mother-in-law, glared at her.
They're all like her, only thinking of themselves. Although her eldest granddaughter and her husband are teachers, their family isn't wealthy. They go to their parents' house every day, and when they go, they make their daughter buy them this and that.
"Yes, sister-in-law is really amazing. She's also very generous, giving things away so readily."
Zhou Amei didn't understand any of this. Zhou Chenmei's family was pitiful; her father was mute, and her mother died early.
She can't get married. If she gets married, her father will be left without anyone to care for him. So she's determined to find a son-in-law to live with her.
The old woman and Wang Ailing across the street had something to say:
"Really? This out-of-town wife is so rich? I think she's not very bright."
"If you have money but don't save it, you've probably been fooled by Liu Juan."
With her back to the Li family, Granny Wang was unaware that Liu Juan had already heard everything behind her.
"I'm going back to feed the cows. Please have a seat."
Upon seeing this, Zhou Amei quickly ran away. Why does this Granny Wang say such things?
"I think so. This out-of-town wife's family isn't around, so she's probably afraid of being mistreated by Liu Juan and is spending money to please the Li family."
Wang Ailing and Granny Wang sat on one side, as if they had found kindred spirits, and began to talk about how bad Liu Juan was and how stupid Ye Xiaoxiao was.
Grandma Zhang and Sister Zhou, who were sitting to one side, quickly left upon seeing this.
These two have no sense of propriety; they're going to offend people terribly.
Upon hearing this, Liu Juan became displeased and rushed forward to hurl insults:
"You gossipy women, what business is it of yours? My Xiaoxiao is capable, so what? If you're so capable, why don't you all go and do it yourselves!"
Wang Ailing and Granny Wang were startled when Liu Juan suddenly rushed up from behind. They immediately put on ingratiating smiles.
"You're just all talk, are you? Would it kill you to not talk about other people's families all day? Our family is just trying to be peaceful, does that bother you?"
Wang Ailing and Granny Wang were so scolded that they couldn't reply, and finally slunk home.
Ye Xiaoxiao suddenly received a system notification.
[Ding! Grandma's stove-building task is 100% complete. Reward: 1 ton of coal.]
Upon hearing this prompt, Ye Xiaoxiao immediately controlled her expression, pursed her lips tightly, and walked behind Li Chenyang.
One meal. Enough for two years, I guess. Luckily, I've been letting Li Chenyang use coal briquettes these past few days. I'm thinking of burning them all first, then I'll go get the charcoal.
Now I don't need to go. I just need to come up with an excuse.
The next day, Ye Xiaoxiao took advantage of Li Chenyang running off again, seemingly to do something else.
He took four bolts of cloth from the system space, put them in the cupboard, and after feeding his son,
He was about to take his son to find Lei Yueying.
Ah Ying came over to measure the fabric; she really didn't know how to sew. This is something that needs to be done by a professional.
Just then, Ah Ying brought over the clothes she had finished making earlier. She also brought over the scraps of fabric.
"You could have just brought me the clothes, why did you bring these scraps of fabric too?"
Ye Xiaoxiao happily picked up the onesie and looked at it. Apart from the tacky color, it was quite practical.
It's quite cute. She also made herself a suit and dress.
The cinched waist design makes it stand out when worn.
These days, clothing styles are just like work uniforms in the future; they're pretty much the same for both men and women, so there's no point in talking about whether they look good or not.
"It looks so beautiful, Ah Ying, you're really good at cooking." Ye Xiaoxiao said, giving Ah Ying three yuan.
"Sister-in-law, you don't need to pay me. I'm just helping out." Ah Ying was still quite embarrassed.
"No, you have to take it. I still have a lot of clothes to finish. You have to take it. How can I let you finish them if you don't take it?"
Lei Yueying held the cloth but didn't take the money. Her eyes were practically glued to the four bolts of cloth on the kang (heated brick bed).
"Sister-in-law, this fabric is really nice. It looks like it costs five or six yuan per foot."
Ye Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "Aying, if you make these clothes for me, I'll pay you one yuan per piece for the labor."
"Who wants your labor fee?"
Lei Yueying said this, but she was secretly overjoyed.
In this day and age, a day's wages are only 50 cents, but you get a dollar for each piece of work. This is considered a big job.
"No way, your craftsmanship is worth the price. Take the material back and make it yourself."
"Sister-in-law. Um. I really don't want money, it's just... if you're going to ask for money, how about making some clothes for my daughter? My Xiaomei is about the same age as your Yanni."
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