Chapter 352: Ready
Chen Dongshuang's uncle looked a little dull and hadn't spoken a word until now. "What's the point of being filial? You don't need to be filial. It's enough for you to be well. It's worth it for your mother to have given birth to you."
Wen Wan waited until they had almost finished talking before she stood up and went outside to greet them: "Now that you're here, come in and sit down. The contract has been signed. If you're worried, come in and take a look. If you feel it's not suitable, it's not too late to regret it now, but it will be too late when you start working officially tomorrow."
"No, no, it's getting late, so I won't sit down. This girl is so arrogant. She turned around and disappeared after dinner, scaring me and her uncle. Fortunately, she didn't run back like a fool and came to your place instead."
The man also echoed: "That's right."
"Dong Shuang will trouble Boss Wen to take care of her in the future. She is very hardworking, so Boss Wen, please teach her more. If she does something wrong, please tell her what needs to be said. If she doesn't obey, I will punish her later."
Wen Wan smiled and said, "It's like being familiar with someone the first time. This isn't the first time I've dealt with Big Sister, and she's not a black-hearted person. I wrote a contract just to put it in black and white to save myself the trouble.
"As long as she works hard, there won't be any problems. I'll pay her for her work and teach her everything she needs to know. We have yards upstairs and downstairs, so it's safe to live here. She won't be alone when she moves in, there are other employees moving in, so there's no need to worry."
The man looked at the contract in Chen Dongshuang's hand and nodded after a long while: "Well, that's troublesome. Dongshuang is a very sensible and smart child. She can do it well."
Seeing that she was gentle and amiable, and not a treacherous person, and she was a woman, the man felt a lot more at ease.
He also read the contract and found that it was indeed correct. If the work was done well, there wouldn't be any major problems. It was just a little too detailed and had all kinds of rules and regulations.
This is good, it will be easier if we follow the rules.
Wen Wan explained a few words to Chen Dongshuang: "It's getting light early now, and everyone has to go to work according to the summer time. You can go earlier, I'll wait for you here tomorrow. Bring everything you need, and I have other things to do after you've settled it."
Chen Dongshuang responded and waved to Wen Wan: "Boss, we'll go back first. I'll come early tomorrow morning."
Wen Wan nodded and turned back into the house.
It was already dusk. Chen Dongshuang followed her uncle and aunt out of the alley, chattering all the way: "Aunt, you're right, Boss Wen is a very good person!"
Aunt Chen laughed and said, "You've only spoken a few words to someone and you already know they're a good person?"
Chen Dongshuang argued confidently, "Don't they say that appearance reflects the heart? Boss Wen is truly handsome. It's the first time in my life I've seen someone so handsome. His voice is also pleasant, soft and soothing. How could someone like him have any bad intentions?"
After getting this job, the girl who had been depressed for a while suddenly became lively because she felt that she had hope in her life.
After everyone left, Lu Donglin asked, "Is she going to live here? Upstairs or downstairs?"
Wen Wan said, "Live upstairs, right? You live downstairs, and it's more convenient for her to live upstairs. It's the same with other people who come later. If they're all girls, they can live upstairs with her. If there are men, they can live downstairs."
"I remember there was a bed upstairs, right?"
Lu Donglin nodded: "Yes, yes, it has been cleaned up before. Just open the doors and windows to let some air in at night, and you can move in directly tomorrow."
"This place is huge, there's still plenty of room for three or five more people. The only problem is food. Sister-in-law, how are we going to manage the food?"
Wen Wan thought for a moment and said, "I'll go to the department store later and buy some kitchenware! We have a kitchen here, so we can get a set of pots and pans, and even a gas stove. We've got everything we need, so when it's convenient, we can go buy some food and whoever's free can cook. We can take turns cooking."
"If it's convenient here, I'll make it myself. If I'm over there and don't have time for lunch, I'll buy some food there and eat it here in the morning and evening."
Lu Donglin nodded: "That's fine too."
"I'll get two keys for the side hallway door when I have time. When everyone is ready and familiar with the place, I'll give them a key if they're suitable. We don't need the keys for the store outside; we have our own."
"Okay, I understand." Lu Donglin turned around and wrote it down.
I've been renovating recently and there's so much to do that I've become accustomed to writing things down everywhere I go. Otherwise, I'd really forget things.
After explaining everything, she looked at the sky outside and said gently, "I'll go back first."
"I'll take you there."
Wen Wan smiled and said, "No, it's not too late now, you can rest!"
Lu Donglin insisted, took the flashlight, locked the door and went out with her.
The electricity is still some distance away from the house. It is almost dark now and all the houses are closed. Only sporadic lights can be seen faintly from the windows.
The alley was pitch black and there was no sound at all.
His brother was not at home, so how could he feel comfortable letting his sister-in-law go back alone in the dark?
After sending the person to the door and watching Wen Wan enter the yard, he went back with a flashlight.
Wenwan's work and rest schedule is usually very stable and rarely changes. Even when a new employee comes in, she still starts from that time, dressing and washing in an orderly manner before going to the store.
Chen Dongshuang has arrived and the bedding and other things have been taken upstairs. She diligently took a rag, filled it with water, and cleaned the store.
Seeing Wen Wan, he immediately came out to greet her: "Boss Wen, good morning!"
Wen Wan smiled and replied, "Good morning!" Then she asked, "Where's Lu Donglin?"
Chen Dongshuang said, "Brother Donglin went to the store over there."
Wen Wan listened to this familiar address, looked at her, and felt that this girl was very outgoing and adapted quickly, which was good.
While there was still time, Wen Wan told her roughly the prices of the clothes in the store. Chen Dongshuang was dumbfounded and took a hissing breath. She probably didn't expect that a piece of clothing would cost so much money, sometimes hundreds of dollars.
Wen Wan saw it but pretended not to see it. After all, Lu Donglin was like this when he first came, and it was even more obvious than her.
"The clothes here are selling well, and most of the people who come here are acquaintances. Most of them are here for custom orders. You need to measure your measurements and record them, and then you need to collect a deposit of one-third of the original price for each piece of clothing. You need to issue a receipt, and we also need to register it here. It's too late today, I'll teach you later."
"That's it for today for now. Just tidy up a bit and then close the door. I'll take you to breakfast first. Later, go to the store over there with Lu Donglin and lend a hand if he needs any help. If he needs anything, go with him. Finish packing up everything you need in the next two days. I'll teach you more when I'm free on the weekend."
Chen Dongshuang responded crisply, wiped the table under his hands swiftly, and went to the backyard with the basin.
Wen Wan locked the door and took her out along the alley.
As we walked, I talked to her: "You lived with your uncle and aunt before, so where is your family from?"
Chen Dongshuang said, "I'm from the capital too, but I live in the suburbs, which is considered a rural area."
Chen Dongshuang was a very lively and talkative girl. As soon as Wen Wan asked her, she opened up and told everything about herself in great detail.
"I'm a quick learner and have a good memory, but my family wasn't well off, so I couldn't finish my studies."
"My mother died early, when I was in the third grade. My father remarried when I was in the fifth grade. It was fine at first, but when she was in junior high school, she got pregnant, and then she instigated my father in various ways to ask me to go back to take care of her." This "she" was her stepmother, and now she didn't even want to call her stepmother.
"I barely managed to hold on until the end of the first grade, but she persuaded my dad to stop me from going."
"I'm actually quite sad. I really want to go to school, but I don't want my dad to argue with her about my schooling all day long."
"Later, when my younger brother was born, she became the one who had the final say in the family, so I gave up the idea of going to school. But I didn't expect that when I was only 18, she already disliked me staying at home all the time and wanted to introduce me to someone."
"I even secretly inquired about it. The man she introduced me to is almost 30 years old, and his child is older than my brother."
"She was afraid that I wouldn't agree, so she locked me up at home and wouldn't let me out. If my uncle hadn't made a scene and got me out, I don't think I would have been able to escape this time and would have had to become someone else's stepmother."
"Anyway, once I get out, I won't be going back. I'll find a job and support myself. I can't always cause trouble for my uncle and aunt. They have so many people in their family!"
Wenwan nodded approvingly: "Of course you can. As long as you work hard and study hard, you will live a better life than them in the future. Then you can be filial to your uncle and aunt." It is really not easy for a girl from such a family to have such a cheerful personality.
It is absolutely true that if you have a stepmother, you will also have a stepfather.
Fortunately, Chen Dongshuang is relatively lucky. She has a good uncle and a nice aunt.
"If you really like going to school, you can still go now. There are night schools. You can work during the day and go to classes at night. Then you can get into university. It all depends on whether you want to study or not."
"As for Lu Donglin, my younger brother, he also works and goes to school at the same time!"
Chen Dongfang's eyes lit up. Really? Then I have to learn this and start working on it. Then we can talk about night school.
As they walked and talked, they soon arrived at the snack street opposite Hua University. Wen Wan took her to have breakfast, then left the person to Lu Donglin before going to school.
After being exposed to the sun for several days, the temperature suddenly rose.
Another week passed in a flash, and the new store was completely tidied up.
The job recruitment notice at the door was also torn down.
In addition to Chen Dongshuang, two more people were recruited.
One was half a year older than her, her name was Huang Qiuju, and the other was slightly older, about twenty-two, her surname was Sun, and her name was Sun Xiaoxue.
These were selected from the candidates who have come to apply for the job recently.
Lu Dongping's goods had not returned yet, so Lu Donglin took them to clean up the new store first, and then took some fabrics to teach them how to recognize them, iron them, and do some simple cutting.
Wen Wan only brought Chen Dongshuang with her, and she and Li Laiyu took turns teaching her.
Chen Dongshuang was indeed very clever. She could remember everything she was taught once, and her ability to apply what she had learned to other situations was no less impressive than Lu Donglin's. Not only Wen Wan, but Li Laiyu also liked her and quickly became familiar with her.
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