Chapter 361: Careful Thoughts
It was Lu Donglin's first time drinking, and he was still a little drunk after just a few drinks. He was a talkative person to begin with, and when he was drunk he talked even more, unable to control his mouth.
After dinner, several people helped clean up the table, and Chen Dongshuang went to the kitchen to wash the dishes.
Wen Wan followed in and said, "Leave it there and I'll do it. You guys take a break and go over to rest early."
Chen Dongshuang said, "I'll do it. I can't cook, but I can wash dishes." She always felt like she was eating for free if she didn't do anything.
Wen Wan was most afraid of washing dishes. Her hands were always greasy. When someone else washed the dishes, she said a few polite words and stopped talking. She smiled and said to Chen Dongshuang, "Thank you for your help."
Chen Dongshuang smiled as she washed: "What's the trouble, Sister Wenwan, your cooking skills are really good. It's not that I can't cook, I can make simple meals, but I'm not good at stir-frying. I can just stir-fry." Although their family is also from the capital, they are farmers.
No matter how developed a place is, there are always some who live better and some who don't. These days, farmers are the poorest of the poor, and it's the same everywhere, relying on work points to get a little food to survive.
As long as the rice is cooked and my stomach is full, I feel extremely happy and don’t dare to ask for anything else.
Chen Dongshuang's mother died young, and with her family being a large family, life was difficult from a young age. Being able to go to school until junior high school was a blessing in disguise.
Wen Wan stood at the kitchen door and said, "I didn't know how to cook before. I only learned it when I went to the countryside a few years ago."
The two were talking in the kitchen, while Huang Qiuju and Sun Xiaoxue were sitting in the living room.
Lu Dongping took the account book and bent over the table beside him to do the accounts. Lu Donglin kept coming closer like a fly. Lu Dongping put down his pen, closed the account book, turned to look at him and said, "If you have too much to drink, just go to the sofa and lean on it for a while. After Chen Dongshuang finishes washing the dishes, you should take them back and rest early. Although tomorrow will not be as busy as today, there is still a lot of work to do."
Lu Donglin said, "I've had a meal and drank some soda, and I feel refreshed now. I'll leave soon. I won't go back, but will go to the store to clean it up so it's tidy when I open it tomorrow morning. How nice."
Lu Dongping didn't care about him. He felt relieved to leave these trivial matters to Lu Donglin: "It's up to you. You still need to go to the store now. Make some more tea and drink some to sober up before going over."
Lu Donglin waved his hand: "It's okay!" He just felt a little dizzy and would be fine after going out for some fresh air.
Chen Dongshuang came over and said to Sun Xiaoxue and the others, "I'm done. Let's go back!"
Sun Xiaoxue and Huang Qiuju stood up and greeted Lu Dongping and Wen Wan: "Boss, we are going back."
Wen Wan responded, took out a flashlight and handed it to Lu Donglin, instructing him: "Be careful on the way. If you can't do it, don't go to the store over there. It will be the same if you go there tomorrow morning."
Lu Donglin walked out with a flashlight and waved his hand: "I understand, you should also go to bed early."
Lu Dongping and Wen Wan accompanied them to the door and closed it only when the flashlight could no longer be seen.
Several people walked towards Ai Shang with flashlights.
The wild cat in the alley meowed loudly, jumped onto the wall, stepped on the tiles and ran away for a long distance.
Chen Dongshuang asked Lu Donglin: "Brother Donglin, do you still want to go to the store over there?"
Lu Donglin nodded: "Go, it's still early, go and pack up, so you can have an easier time tomorrow. I have to go to night school tomorrow afternoon, so I don't have time to work overtime."
Chen Dongshuang asked him, "Is the night school far from here?"
Lu Donglin said, "It's not far. My brother went there before, but I don't know if he still goes now. He's not at home recently, so I always ride his bike there, and it only takes a while to get there."
After saying that, he glanced at Chen Dongshuang and said, "Why? Are you planning to go to night school?"
He had heard from his sister-in-law that Chen Dongshuang had attended the first grade of junior high school but later dropped out and was a good student.
Chen Dongshuang said, "I'll finish this month and talk about it next month." She had to go, of course, but she had to have money to go. After working for a month and getting paid, she could talk about night school.
Huang Qiuju rolled her eyes behind her and gently pulled Sun Xiaoxue.
Miss Sun pursed her lips and just walked on her way, ignoring her.
Lu Donglin still had to go to the store to clean up, so the three of them naturally couldn't go back to rest, so they followed him to the store.
I tore off the gg that was doing activities outside the door, then cleaned the inside, hung up the clothes that needed to be hung, roughly counted the inventory, and then went back to Ai Shang.
As soon as Chen Dongshuang entered the door, she went to take a look at the kitchen at the back.
Lifting the teapot on the stove, he cried out, "Oh no! I forgot to change the coal briquettes when I left this afternoon, and the stove is out."
Lu Donglin leaned over to take a look, then reached out and touched it: "There's still heat. Open the furnace door and have a look. If it doesn't burn later, try again."
"Is there still water in the kettle?"
Chen Dongshuang said: "Yes, yes, there should still be water for washing feet."
I put two kettles here and brought back two more from the store.
Bring boiled water in the morning, and the fire in the stove must not be extinguished.
Huang Qiuju asked, "You've been here all day, haven't you? Are you busy? You haven't even changed the coal briquettes."
Chen Dongshuang didn't notice her tone: "No, it's not busy here. I usually change the coal briquettes here before making lunch. This afternoon, I went over there with Sister Wen Wan and forgot about it when I left."
As he spoke, he opened the stove door and fanned the door with a fan. "There's water in the kettle over here. You guys go wash up first. You've been tired all day, so go get some rest. I'll try to light it again. If it doesn't burn, I'll try again."
Sun Xiaoxue said, "Thank you for your hard work. I'm going to wash my face and feet and go to bed first. I won't wait for you."
Chen Dongshuang responded: "Well, go ahead. It's not hard at all."
Huang Qiuju took over the conversation: "That's right, Ai Shang is quite free here, and we only see a few people all day long. I guess you're so bored that you're almost dozing off, right? Unlike us, we don't even have time to catch our breath."
Chen Dongshuang turned to look at her, feeling that her tone was odd. Huang Qiuju met her gaze, feeling somewhat guilty, and turned to get a basin to wash up.
The two of them quickly washed up, and one of them poured a teacup of boiling water and went upstairs.
When Lu Donglin came in from outside and wanted to drink water, he shook the kettle and found that there was not a drop of water in it. It was completely clean.
"No, what's going on? At least leave some!"
Chen Dongshuang said, "Why don't you go and rest first? The fire is already lit, and it's not cold now, so the water will boil quickly. I'll leave some in the kitchen for you to drink if you get thirsty."
Lu Donglin nodded: "Okay, thank you for your hard work." After that, he went to the well to scoop two buckets of cold water to wash his face and feet, and walked into the house in his slippers.
The lock on the door clicked shut with a clang, and the yard suddenly became quiet.
Upstairs, although Huang Qiuju and Sun Xiaoxue went to bed early, they couldn't fall asleep and were listening to the noise outside.
Sun Xiaoxue has never been very talkative, but now she couldn't help herself: "Qiuju, what do you mean?"
Huang Qiuju took a long time to respond: "What do I mean?"
"I think you are targeting Chen Dongshuang."
Huang Qiuju said, "You're overthinking it. I'm not familiar with her. I've only known her for a few days. Why would I target her? I just can't stand people like her."
Sun Xiaoxue said, "That doesn't have to be the case. We see each other every day and we even eat from the same pot!"
Huang Qiuju turned over and snorted, "I can't stand that either. We all came at about the same time, and look how awesome she is, coming straight to Ai Shang. We're paid the same salary, and we're exhausted, while she's so free."
She forgot that they only had a guaranteed salary, and the commission was based on how much business they did.
Of course, in the first month they only received a minimum wage but no commission.
"Look how powerful she is. We all call her boss, but she calls us brother or sister. She's such a suck-up artist! It makes me want to vomit just hearing about her. She's totally shameless."
Sun Xiaoxue felt that her words were becoming more and more unpleasant, so she simply stopped talking.
No matter what, as a divorced woman, she can't stay in her husband's family and can't go back to her parents' home. She is really satisfied to have such a place to stay.
She just wanted to work hard, save some money, and then think about the future. She didn't want to think too much.
There are only three of them here now, and they don't work together. They just meet each other sooner or later. What kind of conflicts could there be? If there are any, they are their own fault.
If her boss knew about this, he would definitely be furious, and she wouldn't know if she could continue working there. She definitely wouldn't interfere.
It was so late here and no one had gone to bed yet. Lu Dongping couldn't get any rest either.
After washing up, the couple sat cross-legged on the sofa as usual, counting their money, and then roughly summed up the total bill.
“How much stock is left in the store?”
Lu Dongping said, "There aren't many left. We'll know after we go and take inventory tomorrow. But it should be enough to last until the next batch of goods arrives." After he got home, he called and ordered another batch of goods. They were on the way now, and it would take a few more days for them to arrive.
I haven't paid for that batch of goods. When they arrive, I will first transfer the money and then pick up the goods.
After that, he said to Wen Wan: "I have to go for a run when I'm free. Let's install a phone at Ai Shang. It will be more convenient to do anything if we have one at home."
Wen Wan had no objection to this. Although telephones were not yet popular, and only people with particularly good family conditions had them installed, except for various units, they wanted to do business, and it would be more convenient to have this communication.
The sky darkened and then brightened.
The moon sets, the sun rises, and a new day begins.
Lu Dongping sent Wen Wan to school and then went to the store.
Yizhijia is not open yet.
He looked at his watch and it was not time yet.
The big-character poster by the door is gone. Lu Donglin must have torn it off last night.
He opened the door and went in. The store was already tidy. There was a cardboard on the counter at the door with the number of clothes in stock written on it.
Lu Dongping took a look and went out through the back door to fetch some water from the backyard.
Everything that needed to be cleaned was almost cleaned when Lu Donglin came over with the kettle. From a distance, I could hear him and Huang Qiuju laughing and talking.
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