Chapter 62 Two Scarves
"We rarely meet each other." Old Mrs. Su said, "When Yamei and her family opened the breakfast shop, Guochao and his wife came to learn, but they didn't learn it well."
"They..." Aunt Su Er really didn't know what to say, "They have been back in the city for so long, and they haven't thought about finding a stable job yet."
"Xueqing said the construction site needed people, so we went to talk to them," said Mrs. Su. "They thought it was too tiring and didn't want to go. They have to take the ferry, and if they don't want to take the ferry every day, they can just live at the construction site. They think it's too far and they can't take care of the children at home."
"I think they are not afraid that it is too far to take care of the children, but they are afraid that after they move there, the house will be occupied by their younger brothers and sisters." Aunt Su said.
“…” Old Mrs. Su looked at Second Aunt Su.
Aunt Su Er poured water for Old Lady Su to wash her feet, and then tested the temperature, "Mom, wash your feet."
"They used to live in the countryside, so they had a place to live when they came back, so they didn't have no place to live." Mrs. Su said, "Now they go out to work and leave their children at home, so they don't have no one at home."
Old Mrs. Su thinks that Yu Guochao and his wife are lazy. They are unwilling to do dirty and tiring work, and others always refuse to introduce jobs to them. If others introduce jobs to them, they must be able to endure the hardship and be willing to do it. If they are unwilling to go, it is not others' fault.
"The construction site in the development zone needs a lot of people." Mrs. Su said, "Many people who can't find a job go there to work. They get paid on time every month. It's not like they don't get paid. After the development zone started construction, there are fewer people walking around the streets."
Without a job, without money, and at such an old age, those people are worried about their future. If there is work to be done at the construction site, go there and work as long as you can, at least you can earn money. If you stay at home and don't work, your family will despise you.
"There are women who go over to cook." Old Mrs. Su said, "Guochao and his wife just don't want to go over to do it. Xueqing works at the Architectural Design Institute and often goes to the construction site to take a look. They think Xueqing does the easy work, while they do the hard work..."
"They are still competing with Xueqing?" Aunt Su was surprised. "Xueqing is a college student, and they haven't even graduated from junior high school, right?"
"When I see others, especially their relatives, relaxed, I also want to relax." said Old Mrs. Su.
"If they continue to be so relaxed, they will be in trouble. My little sister doesn't even know how to talk to them." Aunt Su said.
Tonight, when Second Aunt Su heard what Yu Guochao said, she also tried to stop him. Yu Guochao waved his hand and told everyone not to stop him from speaking. He was just going to speak. Second Aunt Su was almost hit by Yu Guochao's arm, so she simply stopped talking. And Little Aunt Su said twice in a low voice, which was the same as not saying anything.
"It's hard for your little sister to say anything." Old Madam Su knew her little daughter's personality too well. "She's afraid of offending them and afraid that they won't support her in her old age."
"..." Aunt Su Er was speechless, "The way they are now..."
"Your sister... I don't know how she developed such a personality." Old Madam Su thought she was not so weak. Even if there were places for compromise in reality, it would not be like this with Little Aunt Su. "The personality is set and cannot be changed."
"That's right." said Aunt Su Er.
"You..." Old Mrs. Su wanted to say: You are talking about your sister, what about you?
Aunt Su's husband rarely came to the Su family, using the excuse that they were in conflict and that his health would be bad. Uncle Su's father-in-law basically only came to Nancheng for weddings and funerals. Uncle Su's father-in-law always looked very busy and had no time to come. Not only did he not come, but his children rarely came to see Old Lady Su.
"How are you doing?" Mrs. Su changed her words when they were on the tip of her tongue.
"Not bad." Aunt Su Er said, "Mom, don't worry, your grandchildren are quite filial to me."
"That's good, that's good." Old Lady Su said, "You are out of town, we can't reach you, and if you didn't tell us, we wouldn't know."
"I'm fine over there." Aunt Su said, except that her husband and children didn't like to come to South City, everything was fine. At least Aunt Su felt okay, she didn't have to worry too much about her children's affairs, and her children were willing to work and not lazy. "When I came here, your son-in-law gave me some extra money, saying it was to honor you."
"Did you ask for it, or did your husband give it to you voluntarily?" asked Old Mrs. Su.
"He gave it voluntarily." Aunt Su Er said, "He didn't come over, so it's only right to give him some money. Mom, take the money and buy whatever you want to eat."
"When Xueqing came over, she often brought us food." said Old Mrs. Su.
"Xueqing is filial." Aunt Su said, "Will Xueqing's boyfriend be unhappy?"
"No." Mrs. Su said, "Xueqing's boyfriend doesn't need this little money."
People who are really rich won't care about this little money. Old Mrs. Su also told Su Xueqing not to buy things all the time. Su Xueqing said that some fruits and pastries are just for eating and they don't cost much.
Su Xueqing said so, but Old Lady Su did not stop Su Xueqing.
"Yamei runs a breakfast shop, and sometimes she'll send over a few buns when she has some leftovers." Old Madam Su said, "As for Yanan, she'll come over to help clean up when she's free."
Among the granddaughters, Mrs. Su thought that Su Yanan had no job and depended on her grandson-in-law, and Tian Guohua was quite good to Su Yanan now. Su Yanan knew to save more money, so that others would not have to worry about her, and she could live a good life.
"It's all right." Old Madam Su said, "It's all right."
"Mom, I'll be back tomorrow. If you have anything, just call me." Aunt Su said.
"Okay." said Mrs. Su.
Aunt Su Er did not plan to stay in Nancheng for too long. She came yesterday and will leave tomorrow. She also stayed for two nights. Aunt Su Er did not go to Aunt Su Xiao to tell her about the Yu family. Although it was easier to talk about those things between sisters, Aunt Su Er did not live in Nancheng all the time. She could not control those things, so she let Aunt Su Xiao solve them herself.
At noon of a new day, Ning Jiaxuan and Su Xueqing had dinner together in a restaurant. Ning Jiaxuan had come here with Yan Yichen for dinner once before, and she felt that the food in this restaurant was good, so she simply brought Su Xueqing here.
"Time flies so fast, it's almost the end of the year." Ning Jiaxuan sighed.
"It's almost the end of the year." Su Xueqing said, "In the second half of next year, I will be a senior."
"By that time, the Yan family's factory should be built." Ning Jiaxuan said, "Their factory is still under construction and they are importing equipment."
"Have you been there?" Su Xueqing asked.
"No, I just asked casually." Ning Jiaxuan said, "Yan Yichen only has work in his eyes. The engagement between him and me is more like a tool for him."
"Then why are you still engaged to him?" Su Xueqing said, "A man like this is not worth having."
"It's definitely not a good idea." Ning Jiaxuan said, "Business marriage..."
"Your brother and the others don't need you to participate in a business marriage." Su Xueqing said.
"I want to experience the cold and ruthless business marriage contract." Ning Jiaxuan said, "I told him to pay more attention to me, not to give me a bad gift, and not to let the secretary choose it casually. Do you know what he did?"
"How did you do it?" Su Xueqing asked.
"He said something and asked the secretary to buy it. Doesn't that count as his selection?" Ning Jiaxuan sneered. "Oh, right, let the secretary make a list and he chooses one each time. Sometimes, he can buy it himself. We walk together and when we pass by a store, he buys it for me. When buying, he asks me a question but doesn't care what I say. He just pays me and gives me the things."
"Uh..." Su Xueqing thought about the scene. If she said she didn't like it, Ning Yanjing would insist on buying it for her... But Ning Yanjing really liked her. She might think that she was saying one thing and thinking another. Ning Yanjing would not be like that in most cases. He respected Su Xueqing's opinion. Even if Su Xueqing liked something, she would not be willing to buy it, but Ning Yanjing would buy it.
"He just treats it as work and follows the procedures." Ning Jiaxuan said, "The time we meet and what we do are all set. It's very boring and cold to follow his arrangements."
"You are staying engaged with him, for the Ning family?" Su Xueqing asked. "My last name is Ning." Ning Jiaxuan said, "Let's do this for now, and see if he will change in the future. I guess he is unlikely to change, and I am not the kind of person who will make him soft-hearted. You don't know how crazy his biological mother is. Their home is not far from ours. I didn't go to their home on purpose, but I met his mother outside one time. His mother pointed at the cat and cursed. I know she was not cursing the cat, but cursing me and our family."
"It's hard for you." Su Xueqing said. When she read the original novel, she saw the words of Yan's mother when she was crazy. But there is still a big difference between reading the novel and experiencing those things around her.
"She pointed at the cat and cursed, and I pointed at the weeds on the roadside and cursed." Ning Jiaxuan said, "She thinks she is the elder, she is sick, she can go crazy, but I can't go crazy? She really thinks that people in our family are weak and can be bullied. She is so mean, and that face...tsk tsk tsk tsk, if you see it, you will definitely wonder how someone can look so mean."
Ning Jiaxuan doesn't remember much about what Yan's mother was like when she was a child. Ning's mother said that Yan's mother used to be very kind and gentle. But that was in the past. The current Yan's mother is not the same as before.
"She would kick any cat or dog that passed by," Ning Jiaxuan said. "She wasn't afraid of being chased and bitten by a dog. I'm not exaggerating, she really was like that. The dog she kicked was a very small one, probably only one month old, and she even spit on it."
“……” Su Xueqing was silent.
"Crazy, others say she's crazy, and she can really be crazy." Ning Jiaxuan said, "Others see her and say she's crazy, so we can't bother with her. Others don't bother, but I will. In a year or two, I may still be engaged to her son, but that's not certain."
"Say it, don't endure it." Su Xueqing understood. No wonder from the perspective of the heroine Xu Ruyun, Ning Jiaxuan would say a vicious female supporting role. Ning Jiaxuan is not a person who likes to suffer losses, and it is impossible for her to indulge Yan's mother too much. "Do what you want, don't worry, your brother is here, your parents are here, and I am here too."
"If my sister-in-law were here, she would say that I am not a lady enough." Ning Jiaxuan said, "But you still support me."
"Can a lady from a noble family be eaten?" Su Xueqing said, "You can't make yourself sad just to save face. Some things can be tolerated, but some things cannot be tolerated. Those people are nothing. They are not your biological mother, nor are they your blood relatives."
It's no wonder that the Su family is cannon fodder. Su Xueqing thinks that she is now like a hateful follower of the vicious female supporting role. So what? They are living people. They are the protagonists of their own lives, not the supporting roles of others.
"Do it boldly." Su Xueqing said, "We are destined not to be together, don't force it."
"I won't force myself." Ning Jiaxuan said, "I can't even tell my parents how bad Yan Yichen's mother is. After all, I'm a junior, so I'm just telling you."
Ning Jiaxuan did not tell those people who were in the same social circle as her. Those people did not have a good relationship with her and would spread what she said.
"This engagement won't last long." Ning Jiaxuan said, "I don't want to put myself in a difficult position."
"Yeah." Su Xueqing nodded, "Be yourself."
"Their old lady seems okay, but... it's also for the sake of profit." Ning Jiaxuan said.
Old Lady Yan seemed to like Ning Jiaxuan very much, and Ning Jiaxuan could feel it because she was from the Ning family. If Ning Jiaxuan's last name was not Ning, she didn't have the Ning family behind her, and she didn't have a big backer, Old Lady Yan wouldn't be so kind to her.
The Yan family only cares about their own interests. Family affection and love are not that important to them. They want to make the Yan family rise again.
"You can feel it yourself, that's the best thing." Su Xueqing said, "I was wondering if you think he's not so ugly that you want to be with him."
"But his family is ugly." Ning Jiaxuan said, "I want a business marriage, so I should find a family that will treat me well. If I really marry someone like Yan Yichen, he won't even have to find another woman himself, his mother will arrange another woman for him."
Ning Jiaxuan couldn't tolerate it when she thought about these things.
In a business marriage, if one party finds someone else, the family will still pay more attention to the person in the marriage. When it comes to Yan's mother, she doesn't pay attention to Ning Jiaxuan. She always thinks that the Ning family is their enemy.
"Yan Yichen's mother also said that I was ugly and not nice." Ning Jiaxuan said, "She told others about it, and the news reached our house. The Yan family said she was crazy, but we couldn't argue with a crazy person, so my mother could only tell me not to meet Yan Yichen's mother."
To put it bluntly, Ning's father and mother still hope that Ning Jiaxuan will maintain this engagement temporarily and cancel it in a few years. Ning's father and mother don't want to embarrass Ning Jiaxuan, they still want to see Ning Jiaxuan's choice. If Ning Jiaxuan says no, then Ning's father and mother will definitely do what Ning Jiaxuan says.
After dinner, the two of them went shopping together. It was getting cold, so they could buy some thicker clothes.
"Do you remember the scarf you knitted for my brother last year?" Ning Jiaxuan asked.
"I remember." Su Xueqing nodded, "The knitted one is a little short, and it's a little too thick to wear, my head is buried in it."
Su Xueqing deliberately chose thicker yarn, and the scarf she knitted was thicker. After rolling it up twice, it looked extra thick. The hanging part of the scarf was very short and not long enough. Su Xueqing thought she had bought enough yarn, but who would have thought it was still a little short.
"My brother especially likes to wear that scarf. He wore it many times last year and this year too," said Ning Jiaxuan.
"Yes." Su Xueqing saw it. "I asked him to change it, but he said it was warmer. It's ugly and doesn't look good."
"He doesn't think it's ugly because you knitted it yourself. He just thinks it's very beautiful." Ning Jiaxuan said, "My brother can't wait to wear it every day."
"Buy him a new one." Su Xueqing said.
"You buy a new one. It's not knitted by you. He must like your knitting." Ning Jiaxuan said, "But he might hide your knitting because he's afraid it will be damaged if he wears it for too long."
"Just a scarf. Not necessary. Not necessary." Su Xueqing said.
"You don't know, my brother likes to put all those precious things in a box, and even I, his sister, can't touch it casually." Ning Jiaxuan said, "You are different, he will definitely let you touch it."
"You want me to touch it?" Su Xueqing raised her eyebrows, "You want to find something?"
"No, no, I didn't ask you to touch me." Ning Jiaxuan said, "I'm just telling you, if my brother doesn't let you touch him, he must be guilty. If that's the case, just kick him out and don't want him. We're not sisters-in-law anymore, we're still friends."
Ning Yanjing didn't hear what Ning Jiaxuan said. If he heard it, he would definitely ask: Are you still my sister?
"Brother is really stingy sometimes." Ning Jiaxuan said, "No one else can touch his things casually. After he got together with you, I feel like he is no longer himself."
Su Xueqing and Ning Jiaxuan entered a store and looked at scarves. Su Xueqing wanted to choose a scarf for Ning Yanjing, and even if Ning Jiaxuan didn't mention the scarf, Su Xueqing wanted to buy a scarf for Ning Yanjing.
Scarves are the easiest to buy. You don’t have to specifically check the size. Ready-made scarves are rarely too short.
"Does this look good?" Su Xueqing asked, "Brown, a little bit blue."
"Don't you want to buy black?" Ning Jiaxuan asked, "Black doesn't get dirty easily."
"You can wash it if it's dirty." Su Xueqing said, "It's not me who's washing it, so I'm not afraid of it getting dirty."
"Then buy this one." Ning Jiaxuan didn't say that she had to buy a dark color. The scarf Su Xueqing knitted last year was a dark color. "How about buying two and letting him alternate between them? If you buy only one, it will be difficult for him to change it. Or do you want him to wear the one he wore last year?"
During the Chinese New Year last year, Ning Yanjing wore a scarf knitted by Su Xueqing when visiting relatives. The scarf knitted by Su Xueqing was very ordinary, even a little ugly. Ning Yanjing just wore the scarf and went out. When others looked at Ning Yanjing's scarf, they didn't need to ask, Ning Yanjing said: This is knitted by my fiancée, isn't it beautiful?
Ning Yanjing wanted others to say that the ugly scarf was pretty. After hearing what Ning Yanjing said, others were too embarrassed to say that it was ugly.
Su Xueqing and Ning Yanjing were engaged, but not married yet. Su Xueqing did not follow Ning Yanjing to visit relatives because she heard what Ning Jiaxuan said. Su Xueqing also said that she must let Ning Yanjing wear a different scarf next year instead of that one.
At that time, the weather was getting warmer, and Su Xueqing didn't buy Ning Yanjing another scarf. But now, the weather is cold, Su Xueqing can buy a scarf for Ning Yanjing.
"Buy two!" Su Xueqing said firmly.
"It doesn't matter how many you buy. The scarf you knit for him is the most valuable." Ning Jiaxuan said, "In my brother's eyes, that scarf is the best looking."
"If you see him wearing that scarf when visiting relatives again, ask him to change it," said Su Xueqing.
"The little brother lives at your place. Don't you know when he goes out?" Ning Jiaxuan said, "You can tell him the night before."
"..." Su Xueqing was thinking about whether this method would work. She really didn't seem to know last year, and Ning Jiaxuan said it later.
The street was closed and the shops that were asked to make rectifications were not just one shop, but two or three shops. It was okay to be asked to make rectifications, but they were afraid that they would not be able to open again. This time, everyone knew that those shops had problems. When those shops reopened, everyone would be reluctant to go to those shops and would want to go to other shops.
Amelia Su's breakfast shop business is much better again. The shop has not been sealed and asked to make rectifications. They did not buy those bad flour and other ingredients, so of course others are willing to come and patronize more.
The couple packed up and closed the shop and went back. When the two of them were having lunch, Amelia Su said, “We have to do more tomorrow. I didn’t expect that today’s business would be so early and it was sold out early.”
Su Yamei and her husband did not have steamed buns for lunch. They ate too much and didn't want to eat steamed buns all the time. It was fine to eat steamed buns in the morning, but they still had to cook something for lunch and dinner.
"Can they all be sold out?" Wei Dashan was worried that they wouldn't be able to sell out.
“We made a little more today, but it was still sold out early, right?” Amelia Su said, “It’s not that we have to make a lot, just a little more. The noodle shop was closed, and those who like to eat noodles in the morning don’t have noodles now, so they come to our breakfast shop to buy food. If we wait until the noodle shop reopens after rectification, we will indeed have to make a little less.”
After the noodle shop has been renovated, even though business is unlikely to become very good all of a sudden, there will still be some people going there to eat.
Amelia Su was reluctant to waste food, and she didn’t want to always give it to others for free, so of course she had to be careful.
"We can make more money during this period of time." Amelia Su said, "Today's meat buns are sold out very quickly, and there will only be vegetable buns later."
Amelia Su and her husband would buy more vegetables, and the vegetables would still be fresh after a day or two, but it was different with meat. They didn't tell them in advance to buy more meat, so they added some extra meat temporarily, but they couldn't add too much. If they added too much, the other meat would not be good, so Amelia Su and her husband didn't want it.
“Others come to buy our products because they know they are good.” Amelia Su said, “We have to make our products well.”
“Well, okay.” Wei Dashan listened to Amelia Su.
“Speaking of this…my eldest cousin and the others…” Amelia Su paused.
Wei Dashan looked at Amelia Su, he didn’t quite understand.
"They sold steamed buns for several days. They made them at home, not here." Amelia Su said, "Yesterday, I saw them and they thought something would happen to our breakfast shop. I guess they bought flour from that store. They bought cheap flour and couldn't make any money. Their craftsmanship is so poor."
When she returned home last night, Amelia Su thought about it again before going to bed. She felt that Sister Yu’s attitude yesterday was a bit strange.
"Fortunately, they didn't do anything with us." Amelia Su said, "If we let them do something in our store, I'm afraid they would secretly do something, and we wouldn't be able to make money, and we could only wait to close the store."
Aunt Su once said that she would ask Mrs. Yu and her husband to help out, and Amelia Su would give them some money. Amelia Su refused. The breakfast shop could make some money, but why should she share the money with others? The business of the breakfast shop was not so good that it needed three people. Two people were enough. If she was really too busy, Amelia Su could ask her mother to help out.
Amelia Su didn't even need her mother to come to the store to help, let alone Mrs. Yu and her husband.
"Neither of them likes to work." Su Yamei said, "When I went to the countryside, I had to harvest rice and weed."
At first, Su Yamei did not marry Wei Dashan. She worked so hard that her hands and feet were covered with blisters. No one helped her, and the other educated youth were not much better. Let alone helping each other, everyone basically did their own work. After finishing their work, they went back to rest, and those who had not finished their work continued to work.
Most of the educated youth had never worked in the fields before. They all complained about their hardship, but they had no choice but to continue working. If they didn't work, they would have no salary, no food, and no rations, and they would starve to death.
"My eldest cousin was also an educated youth in the countryside, and my cousin's wife also came to the city from the countryside." Su Yamei said, "They don't want to do this or that. Last night, my cousin's wife asked Xue Qing to introduce her to a job, but Xue Qing refused."
Amelia Su thought that Su Xueqing shouldn't have agreed. Why should Su Xueqing agree to them? Last year, Su Xueqing said that the development zone needed people. Wei Dashan was a temporary worker in the factory and didn't go. Later, he wanted to open a breakfast shop, so it was even more impossible for him to go. Yu Guochao and his wife could have gone, but they didn't go.
“They want to take the money directly.” Amelia Su said, “Xue Qing can’t possibly pay attention to them.”
Amelia Su thought Amelia Su must be in pain, so many people came to Amelia Su and asked her to arrange a job for them.
“In the future, we still have to hide a little bit.” Amelia Su said, “We can’t let them think that we are rich, otherwise, they will come to us to borrow money.”
"Okay." Wei Dashan said, "You save the money."
"Of course I'll save it." Su Yamei said. She couldn't let Wei Dashan save money. At most, she could give Wei Dashan a little money, but not too much.
Men with money tend to do bad things easily, and Amelia Su can't let Wei Dashan have money to do bad things.
The relevant departments are keeping an eye on those who sell flour, arresting them, and finding the gangs behind the scenes, so that they can't continue to sell those low-quality flour. This time, the incident is not just about the street where Amelia Su is located. Many shops in South City have been asked to make rectifications.
This incident is of the nature of criminal gangs, and the higher-ups are taking it very seriously.
South City needs to build a development zone, and also develop the original urban area. We cannot let those rats destroy South City. Many people who come to South City from other places to open stores encounter problems. They are basically forced to buy and sell. If they don't buy those things, others will not let them open stores.
The relevant departments followed the lead and arrested many people, many of whom were locals, and some were from other places. This criminal gang kept an eye on the newly opened stores and the stores that had not yet purchased their flour and other materials. They would ask people to pretend to have stomachaches and say they had food poisoning, so as not to let them open stores. There were also other things. Many people on the street were talking about this matter. They were all lamenting that Amelia Su did not buy the flour, otherwise, Amelia Su would not be able to continue to open the store. Others said that if Amelia Su had bought the flour, with the Ning family as a backer, Amelia Su would not have been in trouble.
In any case, Amelia Su did not buy those inferior things, and everyone could buy things with peace of mind.
Xu Ruyun had someone bring a loud speaker to Liao's mother for a few days, and Liao's mother now dared not go to Xu's house to say something bad about Xu Ruyun. When Liao's mother saw Xu's family, she would avoid them from a distance, fearing that she would offend this crazy Xu Ruyun.
"Amelia Su is quite filial. She even knew to hold a birthday party for her grandmother." Mother Xu went to Xu Ruyun's place, and she couldn't help but sigh, "After buying chicken, duck, fish and meat, they also gave us a big meat bun and a small cake. Not only for our family, but also several neighbors. They are really willing to spend a lot of money."
This is not a banquet, there is no need to divide things like this.
If it was Xu's mother, she would not be willing to give it away. It was rare for the family to have such delicious food, so how could she share it with others? It was only because the Su family was doing well now and their children could make money that they could do this.
"Mom, we'll do the same on your birthday." Xu Ruyun said, "Don't envy them."
"We don't have to do this." Xu's mother said, "We're just giving these things to other people for nothing."
"It's not free, what's important is to be happy." Xu Ruyun said, "After making money from setting up a stall, I realized that things that can be solved with money are not a problem."
"That's how much money you have on hand," said Xu's mother.
"That's how it is." Xu Ruyun said.
"You can only say this because you have made money and have money yourself." Xu's mother said, "If you don't have money, how can you say this."
"Yes, I have money myself." Xu Ruyun said, "Women must have money. It's best if they have their own careers. Don't wait for men to give you money. Waiting for men to give you money is useless. Men can't always give you money. If you give money for a long time, men will think that they are the ones making money."
"You..." Mother Xu looked at her daughter and shook her head, "It looks like you've suffered at the hands of a man."
"..."Xu Ruyun thought that she had suffered at the hands of a man in her previous life. The man found another woman. Everyone around her asked her to forgive the man, saying that they already had a child and should not divorce.
Whenever Xu Ruyun thought of her past life, she felt that Liao Jiankai was nothing, and that there were few good men. When Xu Ruyun was setting up a stall, she once saw a man taking different women to buy jewelry. What he sold were cheap goods, not expensive items, and those women were still fooled by the man.
In such a situation, Xu Ruyun hinted at the woman, but the woman seemed confused. Xu Ruyun said it directly, and the woman listened to the man's explanation and said that Xu Ruyun had seen it wrong. When the man left, he glared at Xu Ruyun fiercely.
Xu Ruyun regretted it at that time. She had told herself long ago that she should not be as soft-hearted as she was in her previous life and should not always think about helping others. Even if she wanted to help others, others might not necessarily remember her kindness.
"Mom, there are so many people on the street. Just look at other people's families and you'll know." Xu Ruyun said, "Aren't there men who beat their wives in our area? They don't make any money, but they want their wives to make money. How dare they beat their wives?"
"He not only beats his wife, but also his children." Xu's mother said, "We can't keep a man like him."
"Well, there's no way I can want a man like that." Xu Ruyun said.
"The guy who opened the factory with you, is he... is he married?" asked Xu's mother.
"He has an engagement." Xu Ruyun said, "Mom, don't think about it. He and I are just partners. The factory is being built very quickly and the equipment will soon be put in. The factory needs workers and needs to recruit them."
"Let your elder brother and sister-in-law go over?" Xu's mother asked.
"Let's not do it." Xu Ruyun said, "If we recruit them, they will work on the assembly line, not as leaders. They will have to work with other workers and will not have any special privileges. The working hours are fixed, and they may have to work overtime. The area over there is a bit remote. If we go there, we have to take a ferry and probably have to live there. Can my brother and sister-in-law agree?"
"Can you earn a lot of money?" asked Xu's mother.
"Not necessarily." Xu Ruyun said, "Brother and sister-in-law go to set up stalls. They have more free time. If there is something going on at home, they can come back. Now they have been setting up stalls for a long time, and there are some repeat customers. Brother and sister-in-law are familiar with the situation. If they were asked to work in a factory, they might not be willing to do it. They are not leaders."
"Can't you be a small leader?" Xu's mother asked unwillingly.
"No." Xu Ruyun said, "Not to mention my eldest brother, even my second brother can't do that. We only get dividends from shares and don't participate in the management of the factory. As for me, I only provide the design drawings, but I can't interfere in the affairs of the factory. Others have paid so much money, and they all want full control. If we tell others about this now, we will be in breach of contract, and they can kick us out and work with others."
"Is that so..." Mother Xu regretted, "Without your family here, aren't you afraid that they will tamper with the accounts?"
"I didn't contribute any money, and my second brother's investment was also small." Xu Ruyun said, "They won't embezzle our little money. Mom, they have a big vision, unlike us who are only interested in that little money."
"Aren't I just worried about you?" said Xu's mother.
"Brother and sister-in-law didn't contribute a penny." Xu Ruyun said, "Don't interfere. You can buy the goods, but forget about the rest."
Xu Ruyun had already agreed with Yan Yichen that the Xu family would have to pay a lower price when purchasing goods. Yan Yichen agreed, and these contents were also written in the terms and conditions.
In the evening, Su Xueqing returned to her residence. Ning Jiaxuan did not come with her, so Ning Jiaxuan went back to the Ning family.
Su Xueqing placed the two scarves she was going to give to Ning Yanjing on the coffee table in the living room. She put the other things aside and asked Aunt Li to help her wash them.
"Put it there," said Aunt Li. "It will be cleaned thoroughly."
"Thank you for your help." Su Xueqing said.
Some clothes are large and difficult to wash, so Aunt Li will take them to the laundry to be washed. Aunt Li will arrange everything properly. She will take the clothes there and also get them back.
When Ning Yanjing came back, he saw the box on the coffee table and wondered if Su Xueqing was going to give gifts to other people. He didn't think Su Xueqing was giving things to him. The two of them were often together, and Su Xueqing would occasionally give Ning Yanjing some things. It's not that she didn't give them. One box seemed to be a gift for herself, and two boxes must be gifts for others.
"You're back." Su Xueqing saw Ning Yanjing when she went downstairs. She knew that Ning Yanjing had seen the two boxes. She walked over and opened one of the boxes. "This is the scarf I bought for you."
"Bought it for me?" Ning Yanjing was surprised.
"Yes, I bought it for you." Su Xueqing said, "Jiaxuan and I picked it out together."
Ning Yanjing looked at the other box. Could it be a couple’s scarf?
"See if it's suitable." Su Xueqing said.
"It's suitable. It's very suitable." Ning Yanjing said, "You should try it too."
"That scarf was also bought for you." Su Xueqing said. She obviously didn't think of the couple scarf. "Jiaxuan said to buy you an extra one so you can wear them alternately."
"Buy one for yourself next time." Ning Yanjing was a little disappointed. There were already two boxes. How could they not be couple scarves? How could they both be scarves for me? "Next time, let's buy one together."
Ning Yanjing thought the problem was with Ning Jiaxuan, not Su Xueqing. If he went with Su Xueqing to buy a scarf, they could each get one scarf.
"Okay." Su Xueqing had no objection. "How do you think of these two scarves? Do they look good? Do you like them?"
"I like it." Ning Yanjing said.
"Jiaxuan said..."
Before Su Xueqing could finish her words, Ning Yanjing hugged her tightly.
"Don't talk about Jiaxuan." Ning Yanjing said. Ning Jiaxuan was not the third party between them.
"Oh." Su Xueqing responded.
Ning Yanjing then let go of Su Xueqing and handed the scarf to her, "Put it on me."
"Okay." Su Xueqing said.
When Su Xueqing was putting the scarf on Ning Yanjing, Ning Yanjing bent down slightly to make it easier for Su Xueqing to do it.
"The scarf you bought is better than the one I knitted, so you should wear the one you bought from now on." Su Xueqing said, "The scarf I knitted is ugly."
"She looks very pretty, not ugly." Ning Yanjing stared at Su Xueqing.
"Ugly is ugly." Su Xueqing said, "You don't think it's ugly, but others think it's ugly."
"It's not ugly." Ning Yanjing said, "None of the relatives think it's ugly."
"That's because you asked people if your scarf looks good, so of course they said it looks good." Su Xueqing felt a little uncomfortable under Ning Yanjing's fiery gaze, "Okay, take it off, it's time to eat."
Ning Yanjing put his neck close to Su Xueqing and asked Su Xueqing to take off her scarf.
"Take it down yourself." Su Xueqing didn't reach out, but let Ning Yanjing do it. Su Xueqing was about to walk to the restaurant, Ning Yanjing grabbed Su Xueqing's hand, Su Xueqing looked at Ning Yanjing, "Can't you take it yourself?"
"The person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it." Ning Yanjing said, "I want you to get it."
"..." Su Xueqing had no choice but to help Ning Yanjing take off the scarf. But before she took off the scarf, Ning Yanjing leaned close to Su Xueqing's ear.
"Next time, let's buy the same scarf but in different colors and wear it together. You help me put it on and I help you." Ning Yanjing said.
"Yeah." Su Xueqing responded, "It's time to eat."
Su Xueqing stuffed the scarf she took off into Ning Yanjing's hand. She turned and went to the restaurant. Ning Yanjing chuckled while holding the scarf.
At the Yu family, Mrs. Yu was hiding at home and didn't dare to go out. During the day, people from the relevant department came to ask for the flour they had bought before. It turned out that the group of people had recorded the people who bought the flour. Mrs. Yu and her husband used to sell steamed buns to nearby neighbors. The neighbors thought that since they lived so close, they would patronize them. When they knew that there was something wrong with the flour, they would of course look for Mrs. Yu and her husband.
"It's been several months, why are they still looking for us?" said Mrs. Yu.
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