Chapter 59 The whole family is immersed in joy
Lu Jiaze couldn't explain how he felt. Last time, she had been willing to ask him for help, but this time, she had bypassed him and asked his mother for help. He felt a little uncomfortable. Was she doing this because she didn't want to trouble him? This thought made Lu Jiaze feel a little depressed.
"Yes, Aunt Qiu was in Jincheng before, so she could only ask you to pass on messages. Now that Aunt Qiu is in Yuncheng, it would be impolite for me to do this again." Jiang Lili explained.
"You don't have to be so polite." Lu Jiaze once again realized that time not only separated everyone's growth, but also the distance between them. For a moment, he felt a little melancholy.
Jiang Lili didn't know how to answer him for a moment. Fortunately, Qiu Shaoli appeared at this time to break the awkward atmosphere. She sat down next to Jiang Lili and said in a gentle tone, "Lili, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"Aunt Qiu, it's about the toy design thing I mentioned to you earlier," Jiang Lili briefly explained their current relationship with Tongqu Players. Finally, she slowly spoke, "So, I'd like to ask Aunt Qiu to connect me with Manager Zhang and give me a chance to meet with him."
Jiang Lili's tone was full of confidence. She believed that as long as she could meet with Manager Zhang, she could convince him to try the teething ring. Besides, the price of the teething ring was not expensive, so they could definitely give it a try.
"You made a special trip for such a small matter. Last time, Lao Zhang told me that the cross-dressing dolls were selling well. This is a win-win situation. I'll call Lao Zhang later." Qiu Shaoli spoke in a gentle tone. She was also happy for the current achievements of her and her daughter.
"Then I would like to thank Aunt Qiu in advance." Jiang Lili said cheerfully.
"Then stay for lunch and try my cooking." Qiu Shaoli didn't give her a chance to refuse, so she could only nod.
"The phone is there. Do you want to call Aunt Jiang and the others to let them know?" Although Lu Jiaze was still a little uncomfortable with her distance, he quickly suppressed his negative emotions and reminded her to call home.
"Okay, I'll call and tell them." Jiang Lili nodded. After the call was connected, Jiang Qitong's voice came from the other end. Hearing her serious tone, Jiang Lili curled the corners of her lips and said with a smile: "Tongtong, I won't be back for lunch. Tell my aunt and grandpa and the others."
"Sister Lili, where have you been? Why don't you come back for dinner?" Jiang Qitong's voice sounded a little anxious. If Sister Lili didn't come back, wouldn't she still have to do her homework alone in the afternoon?
"I'm at your brother Lu's house. I'll come back after lunch to help you with your homework, okay?" Jiang Lili softened her tone, knowing that she was unwilling to do her homework alone.
"Okay then, you have to come back soon." Jiang Qitong reminded on the phone.
"Well, remember to tell grandpa and the others." Jiang Lili reminded her again.
Noticing Lu Jiaze's gaze on her, Jiang Lili was puzzled: "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"You two sisters have a very good relationship." Lu Jiaze's tone was filled with envy that he himself didn't even notice.
"Are you not on good terms with Brother Hongzhe?" Jiang Lili raised her eyebrows and looked at him.
"It's good, but it lacks the intimacy you two have." Since childhood, his attitude towards Lu Hongzhe has been one of love and fear.
Thinking of Lu Hongzhe's usual appearance, Jiang Lili nodded in agreement: "I understand, but it must be very proud to have a brother like this?" She still remembered that when he was a child, he proudly told others that he was Lu Hongzhe's younger brother.
"That's true. Compared to you guys, I always seem to be lagging far behind." Lu Hongzhe has already started his own business. She has also joined Tongqu Players and is basically on par with her business. It seems that he is the only one who remains where he is.
"Isn't this also a kind of happiness? I can take advantage of this time to think clearly about what I want to do in the future. Isn't that great?" Lu Jiaze in the plot did not become a pilot as he wished. She didn't know whether Lu Jiaze here would make the same choice as in the plot.
"Really?" Lu Jiaze's tone didn't reveal any emotion.
Jiang Lili always felt that Lu Jiaze was a little strange today. She didn't want to guess what he was thinking, so she got up and made an excuse to go to the kitchen to help Qiu Shaoli.
Catching a glimpse of Jiang Lili helping her, she glanced at Lu Jiaze sitting in the living room outside. Lu Liangjun couldn't help but shake her head. She didn't worry about the children anymore, so she started chatting with Jiang Lili, her tone tinged with regret: "I thought that since we came to Yuncheng, everyone would be out and about more frequently, but I forgot that everyone is very busy. If you hadn't come here today, I wouldn't have known your mother changed jobs."
"It's not too late to know now. My mother just went there and there are still many things she needs to get familiar with. Once she is familiar with the work in the factory, she will ask you to go shopping during the holidays." Jiang Lili said as she handed her the peeled potatoes.
"That's true. There's still a long time to go. There's no rush." Although Lu Liangjun grew up in Yuncheng, there have been a lot of changes here since she left for a few years. Almost every break time, she has to go visit various old leaders with Lu Liangjun.
"Yes, by the way, Aunt Qiu, is Uncle Lu working overtime today?" Jiang Lili asked casually. She hadn't seen him since she entered the door.
"Yes, he's working overtime today. We'll eat by ourselves later and he can go to the cafeteria." Qiu Shaoli cut the potato shreds neatly. She remembered that Lili used to like spicy and sour potato shreds the most.
"Okay." A smile flashed in Jiang Lili's eyes.
The two were busy in the kitchen. In the living room, Lu Jiaze used the remote control to turn on the TV. After adjusting it casually, he turned off the TV and got up to go back to his room to do his homework.
Before cooking, Qiu Shaoli "drove" Jiang Lili out of the kitchen: "Go out and watch TV and wait, it will be ready soon."
"Okay, I'll listen to Aunt Jiang." Jiang Lili said she would obey the arrangement. When she got to the living room, she casually turned on the TV. She wasn't very interested in the current TV series or various programs. She leaned against the sofa, her eyes fixed on the TV, but her thoughts had already wandered away. She was thinking about the plot of her next story. This Little Sun heroine setting seemed to be very popular no matter what. She was so engrossed in her thoughts that Qiu Shaoli called her twice before she came back to her senses: "What's wrong, Aunt Qiu?"
"It's time to eat. Go wash your hands." After saying that, she knocked on Lu Jiaze's door again: "Jia Ze, it's time to eat."
"I'll be right there." Lu Jiaze tossed the equation that he had tried to solve twice but failed.
"I have to go out in the afternoon. Do you have any plans for the afternoon? Do you want to go to the library to read?" Qiu Shaoli asked casually. This place is very close to the library.
"I promised Tongtong that I would go back and do homework with her." Jiang Lili said.
"Oh, yes, I almost forgot that you still have to do homework. Jiaze, you should do your homework at home in the afternoon as well, right?" Qiu Shaoli asked for his opinion.
"Yeah." Lu Jiaze nodded to show that he understood.
After dinner, Qiu Shaoli checked the time and made sure that Manager Zhang should not be busy at the moment, so she dialed the phone. When Manager Zhang on the other end of the phone heard that the toy this time was designed by the same person as the last time, he immediately became interested: "Okay, then you can just ask her to come to me with the samples." He did place the order for this cross-dressing doll for the Lu family's sake, but he didn't expect it to sell out immediately afterwards. Everyone liked this doll very much.
Although there are some copycat products in the surrounding areas, compared with the goods they send, these copycat products are not sophisticated at all, so they would rather choose to get the goods in Yuncheng. He is now looking forward to what their new models will be.
"Manager Zhang thinks very highly of you. It seems that the cross-dressing doll sold very well before." Qiu Shaoli guessed.
"It does sell well. Thank you for troubling Aunt Qiu today." Jiang Lili thanked politely.
"I will be unhappy if you are so polite next time. So is it your factory director who will go to Jincheng?" Qiu Shaoli asked casually.
"It should be me and my mother." After the last lesson, Jiang Lili felt that it was best to keep some connections in her own hands.
"Then when are you going? I'll call your Grandpa Lu in advance and ask them to arrange accommodation for you." Grandpa Lu is still in Jincheng recently and will probably come here next month.
"This matter is not certain yet. I will tell you, Aunt Qiu, when the time is set." Jiang Lili was not kidding her. This matter had not been finalized yet. Now, including the other party involved, Jiang Yulan, no one knew anything about it.
"Okay, I'll wait for your news."
"Then I'll go back first, Aunt Qiu." Jiang Lili waved at her and said to Lu Jiaze on the other end: "Bye, I'll go back first."
"How did you get here? How about I take you back?" Qiu Shaoli asked with concern.
"I came here by bike, no need to send me off." Jiang Lili breathed a sigh of relief after coming out of the government compound. She lied, she came here by bus.
When she got home, Jiang Qitong had been waiting for her. Seeing her back, she was very happy: "Sister Lili, you are finally back?"
"Where are the others?" Jiang Lili asked casually. It seemed that only her aunt and she were at home.
"Dad is working overtime, my aunt is out with someone else, and grandpa is going fishing." Jiang Qitong also forgot who she went out with.
"Oh, then let's start doing our homework. If you finish early, you can go downstairs and jump rope." Jiang Lili threw out the bait.
"Sister Lili, you are right. We have to finish our homework early." Jiang Qitong nodded quickly in agreement.
Jiang Yulan went out with Huang Yi. She recommended Huang Yi to the logistics position at Tongqu Players, which happened to need someone who knew computers. She thought Huang Yi was a good fit, so she brought her to the interview today.
"Sister Jiang, the environment here is better than I thought." Huang Yi looked around the factory, a little surprised.
"It's been renovated, so it looks good. Let's go. Don't be nervous later. Mr. Cheng is a very nice person." Apart from Jiang's family and Qiu Shaoli today, they didn't tell anyone else, including Huang Yi in front of her, that Jiang Yulan was a shareholder of Tongqu Player.
"I just can't help feeling a little nervous." Huang Yi said as she patted her chest. She was afraid that she wouldn't be able to find a job again and her name would appear on the next list of layoffs.
"Just treat her like a new friend." She knocked on the half-open office door, waiting until the person inside looked up before she spoke: "Mr. Cheng, they're here."
"Okay, wait for me for five minutes. See you in the conference room in five minutes." Cheng Yuntian said and nodded at her. She still had some work to finish.
On the way to the meeting room, Huang Yi couldn't help but say, "She is so young." Although she had heard Jiang Yulan mention that her current boss was young before, Huang Yi didn't expect her to be so young.
"So what if she's young? She's Cheng Dabiao's daughter, she's not afraid of anything." Jiang Yulan signaled her not to worry about the factory being bullied because of the boss's young age.
Huang Yi showed an expression of surprise on her face, and then she was happy again: "It seems that I don't have to worry after I get this job." Cheng Dabiao is currently the richest man in Yuncheng.
"I think so too. You should prepare well. Mr. Cheng will be here soon. Just remember that sincerity is the best secret." Jiang Yulan reminded.
"Okay, I understand." Huang Yi nodded vigorously.
The interview lasted for more than half an hour. Huang Yi came out of the conference room with a noticeable smile on her face. She probably guessed the result of the interview.
"Sister Jiang, we can be colleagues again." Huang Yi's tone was a little excited. She found a new job. Whoever wanted to go through the anxious days at the cotton mill could go.
"Well, we can go to school together again in the future." Both of them still have an exam to take. Once they pass this exam, they will officially graduate from night school.
"Yes, Sister Jiang, I'll treat you to dinner tonight. Thank you so much." Huang Yi was truly grateful to her.
"Let's do it next time. Lili and I have something to do tonight. You should go back and tell your family the good news." Jiang Yulan thought that Jiang Lili was still at Lu's house. Since the mother and daughter didn't have lunch together at noon, they should have dinner together in the evening.
"Okay, I'll go back first. I'll treat you next time when I'm free." Huang Yi expressed her gratitude again. After seeing Huang Yi off, Jiang Yulan went to Cheng Yuntian's office again: "Mr. Cheng, is there anything I can help you with?"
"No, I'm just reorganizing the submission process." She was still considering what kind of rewards would be offered to the accepted manuscripts. Besides the story-themed cloth books, there had to be a cash reward. The thought of this expense gave Cheng Yuntian a headache. Like Jiang Lili, she wanted the musical doll to be released quickly, but she had no idea how to control the costs, so she had to wait a little longer.
"Okay, if everything is fine, I'll go back first." Jiang Yulan planned to go home directly.
When Jiang Yulan returned from the factory, she saw Jiang Lili stretching a rubber band for Tongtong in the yard. She was a little surprised: "Lili, you are back so soon?" She thought she would stay at Lu's house for a while.
"I came back after lunch and helped Tongtong with her homework." Jiang Lili explained.
"When you go out to play, you should have fun." Jiang Yulan didn't have to worry about her studies, so she could only remind her to balance work and rest. She already had a lot to do with her studies, and she also had to submit manuscripts and design new toys for the factory, so she had very little time to rest.
"I'm not tired. You go back first. I'll play with Tongtong for a while." She planned to talk to Jiang Yulan about going to Jincheng in the evening. She was a shareholder of Tongqu Players, and Manager Zhang's connections would be their bargaining chip in the future, so it would be best for them to go together.
"Well, then be careful when you play." A few days ago, a little girl fell down while jumping rope and hit her head, so Jiang Yulan reminded the two of them.
"Okay, I'll ask Tongtong to be careful." As for her, the tool for stretching the rubber band didn't have to worry about her at all.
The two sisters played in the yard for another half an hour until Jiang Aiguo came back from overtime. Then they went upstairs together. As they went upstairs, Jiang Lili glanced down at the electronic watch on her wrist and asked casually, "Did Grandpa go fishing again today? He's not back yet?"
"He hasn't come back yet. I guess his performance today was not good." Jiang Aiguo guessed casually.
"Dad, be careful. If grandpa hears this, he might beat you up." Jiang Qitong reminded him in a serious tone with a stern face.
"Okay, Dad will take note of it." Jiang Aiguo suppressed the smile in his eyes, but then again, this did seem like something the old man would do.
When they returned home, they found Jiang Jianyi already sitting in the living room. Jiang Lili was a little surprised: "Grandpa, when did you come back? Why didn't I see you go upstairs?"
"You were just stretching the rubber band for Tongtong back then. Today you caught a big fish. Your aunt will make Tai'an fish for you to eat." Jiang Jianyi's tone was filled with pride. The fish today was really big.
"Wow, grandpa is so awesome." Jiang Qitong jumped and ran to Jiang Jianyi and praised him, making the old man laugh. Jiang Lili glanced at Jiang Aiguo and expressed her meaning with her eyes. Fortunately, the words just now were said downstairs.
Jiang Aiguo nodded hurriedly in agreement and indicated that this should not be told to the old man.
The two busy people in the kitchen quickly prepared tonight's main dish, Taian fish. The fish was so big that they put it directly into a basin. Zhou Qingfen greeted everyone: "It will be bad if it is left overnight. Everyone should eat more fish and less rice tonight."
The old man passed the fish head to Jiang Qitong and said, "Eat more fish heads and you will be smarter." Among all the fishermen, they all thought that fish heads were good things.
"Really? Sister Lili, did you eat a lot of fish heads before?" Jiang Qitong asked. The fish heads before were not big. This was the first time Jiang Qitong ate such a big fish head.
This question stumped the old man. Meeting the little girl's curious gaze, he nodded calmly, "Yes, your sister Lili used to do the same, eating a lot of fish heads."
Jiang Qitong, who had been a little reluctant to eat the fish head just now, quickly nodded and said, "Then let me eat all the fish heads from now on. I also want to be as smart as Sister Lili and always get the first place in the exam."
"Of course there's no problem. You can eat the fish head and the fish meat as well." Zhou Qingfen reminded her to be careful when eating the fish meat so as not to get stuck by fish bones.
"Don't worry, Mom. Sister Lili taught me how to pick out the bones before. I'm very good at it." Jiang Qitong said as she used chopsticks to pick a few times and successfully picked out the fish bones.
Everyone was very enthusiastic, and the whole basin of fish was finally eaten up. When the mother and daughter went downstairs to go home, Jiang Lili touched her stomach and suggested, "Mom, let's digest the food here before going back."
"Okay." Jiang Yulan was also a little full. The mother and daughter walked around aimlessly in the yard. After three or four circles, Jiang Lili slowly said, "Mom, we're going to Jincheng next Friday night. Remember to buy the tickets."
"Going to Jincheng?" Jiang Yulan looked at her suspiciously.
"Yes, go find Manager Zhang. I think teething rings may be more suitable for the Jincheng market." Jiang Lili stated her purpose.
"So you went to the Lu family today for this matter? Child, why didn't you tell me? How could this matter make you worry?" For a moment, Jiang Yulan was full of self-blame.
"It's not about this. Besides, isn't this just a matter of saying a few words to Aunt Qiu? We just talked about that today." Jiang Lili lied.
"Just leave these things to me from now on, Lili. You care about me just as I care about you. High school studies are already intense, and there is very little time for rest. You are not allowed to do these things in the future." Jiang Yulan was serious for once.
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Jiang Lili nodded. This was a good thing. She was a shareholder in the factory and she always had to grow.
The next day, Sunday, Jiang Lili rested at home for the whole morning, and then wrote a few stories in the afternoon. She tried to write some children's literature to use as the theme of the cloth book, but after writing a few sentences, she always felt dissatisfied, and finally gave up.
The school has also entered the mid-term period. Everyone has adapted to school life, and the days are passing by quickly. Most of the new content in the textbooks has been learned. As December approaches, the weather is getting colder. Jiang Lili thinks that she has to deal with Manager Zhang this week, and then prepare for the mid-term and final exams.
Ji Mingyue's life is not so good anymore. Now she has to cook for the family every day when she goes home. The mood in her eyes is getting more and more gloomy. She often stares at Ye Qiuju's belly in a daze. How long will it take for her to give birth? Are they prepared to let her take care of her forever?
Ji Yushu had been busy the past two days, constantly looking for houses. Thinking of Ye Qiuju's talk of demolitions and the issues he'd heard about compensation in Guangzhou, he was determined to find a larger house. He figured it didn't matter if it was a little shabby; it would be demolished sooner or later anyway, so as long as it was big enough, it would be fine. After nearly a week of searching, he finally found a suitable yard, but the price was a bit high, over ten thousand yuan.
After all, Ye Qiuju was a person who had to live a second life, so she persuaded him in a gentle voice: "Brother Ji, more than ten thousand is actually not expensive at all. It has such a big yard. The house will appreciate in value in the future, and there is also the issue of demolition." She lowered her voice when she said the last sentence.
"You have a point. I'll think about it." He had originally intended to use the money to redeem the property certificate at the end of the month. He still felt it was a bit expensive to use it to buy a house, but Ye Qiuju's words made sense. Besides, he had spent a week searching for such a suitable house, so he couldn't miss it. So the house purchase was settled. He paid a deposit of one thousand directly. After the owner packed up the things inside, he could pay the remaining money and go to handle the formalities.
Ji Mingyue was the last person to know about the family's house purchase. She glanced at the yard in front of her, a flash of disdain in her eyes, and whispered, "Since you're going to buy a house, why don't you buy a better one?"
"What's wrong with this place? We live at the end of the alley and have plenty of space. This place will be demolished in the future." Ye Qiuju whispered in her ear.
"Really?" Ji Mingyue looked at Ye Qiuju with some surprise. Who doesn't have a dream of becoming a second-generation demolisher? So Ji Mingyue seemed very happy.
"I'm not going to fool you. Just live here for now. The old city will be demolished in a few years." Ye Qiuju remembered that in her previous life, she heard someone mention that the area was to be demolished for the old city renovation project, but she didn't know the specific street address.
"Okay, then I'll bear with it for now." The whole family was immersed in the joy of future demolition.
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