Chapter 277 We Have Some Weird Tacit Understanding
"How is the house?" Song Ying asked with concern.
"Xiuyuan is a key training target in the bureau. He was assigned a third-floor apartment built two years ago. It's a moderately sized apartment with one bedroom, one living room, one kitchen, and one bathroom. There's also a utility room in the yard."
"I know, I know. The building just has no yard and no place to store sundries, so a row of sundry rooms were built. Many people even use them to live in. It's like having an extra room, which is great in government agencies. Then I have to think about what to give Huailan." Song Ying said excitedly.
"Xiuyuan will buy the complete set of electrical appliances, and Director Zhou and I will be responsible for the complete set of furniture. As for you, you can give us some soft items."
"Oh, then I'll go buy some cotton and ask someone to make the quilt!" Song Ying slapped her thigh.
"No rush. The walls still need painting, and the house still needs finishing. It will take at least a few months before we can move in."
"That's right. She's not like us back then. We had no place to live if we didn't move, so we just quickly made something and moved in. Later we had to add to it, make things, arrange things, and change things, which was very troublesome. They can tidy up first before moving in. Just like Yiming and Xiaoyan." Song Ying sighed.
"That's right. Our children will no longer have to endure the hardships we went through." Huang Ling nodded. She also felt a little dazed, and felt that the hard life was far away from her.
Dongzhe and Xiaoting were sitting not far from the two of them, sitting by a small stove together and talking in low voices.
The use of fire in the factory is strictly restricted, and there must be no fire outside the office area, so the four of them are now sitting in the kitchen chatting.
As the number of employees increased, it became inconvenient for them to eat out, so Huang Ling first built a kitchen and canteen in the expanded area.
It doesn't feel cold in here even if there is no fire.
Xiaoting whispered to Dongzhe: "How much does that cost?"
Dongzhe tutted his words and said, "Don't worry about the price, just use it."
"What should I say if my mom asks me about it when she sees that I have an extra pen?" Xiaoting always thinks things through comprehensively.
Dongzhe answered without thinking: "Just tell the truth, do you think you can deceive your aunt?"
"Then you give it to me in front of her, and you throw me on the road."
Dongzhe thought about it and realized that it was true. She couldn't not use this money. Once she used it, Aunt Huang would know about it, and she would know it eventually. So there was no need to be sneaky.
He didn't know why he was so sneaky.
"Uh... yeah, sorry, I panicked and ran off. I figured I'd come back to pick you up, and you were already here."
Xiao Ting smiled and handed over a big piece of unity that was wet in her palm: "Here."
"Why are you giving me money? This is a gift for you, don't charge for it!" Dongzhe became anxious.
"No, this is a bonus! Didn't I promise you ten dollars if you made it into the top ten?" Xiao Ting said in a low voice, "Hurry up and take it! Don't think about making money anymore, just be honest."
After saying that, he tilted his head towards the two mothers who were studying cotton.
"No need, I was just kidding. How could I really take your money?" Dongzhe stuffed the money back into Xiaoting's hands.
Xiaoting didn't say anything else and put the money in her pocket.
The two were silent for a while, and Xiaoting told Dongzhe:
"My brother will be back in two days."
"Oh, Brother Tuanan is finally coming back! I missed him so much!" Dongzhe was very happy.
He did not lower his voice this time and spoke very loudly, so the two mothers heard it and looked over at the same time.
When Song Ying heard Dongzhe mention Tunan, she continued:
"Yes, I was just about to ask, which day did Tunan buy the ticket? Wait until he rests at home for a night and comes over for dinner the next day. I'll cook his favorite dish."
Huang Ling told her that she would be back next week.
"Doesn't university have holidays earlier than junior high and high schools? Hongbin is back, but Tunan is so late. You arranged work for him again, right?" Song Ying complained.
Hongbin came back before the junior high school students took their exams and gave Pengfei two days of cram school, but it didn't help much.
"I didn't! Tunan's department assigned him a drawing assignment for ancient buildings, which he had to do either before or after the New Year. He didn't want to go to school so early after the New Year, so he stayed a few days to finish it before coming back. Zheyu is waiting for him!"
"Oh, so that's it! That's good, he's thoughtful. I didn't expect college students to have winter vacation homework." Song Ying nodded and said, "The child is already very busy with his studies, so don't push him too much!"
"Okay, okay, I'm their stepmother. You guys go back! I have to go back after eight o'clock to help them with their work, then I'll go around the factory for a while before going back." Huang Ling bumped into Song Ying.
"I'll accompany you. Director Zhou will come to pick you up."
"Well, I told you guys to go back first. I'm worried about your safety late at night! And Engineer Lin doesn't know where you've been, so don't worry."
"How could he not know where we went? We are not afraid. Dongzhe is a capable boy now." Song Ying waved her hand.
The two of them are always close and have endless topics to talk about.
Song Ying suddenly remembered that she saw Zhu Xiu Yu at Yuesheng Department Store a few days ago.
"I saw that her stall was doing pretty good business. It was only around three in the afternoon, and most of her things were sold out."
"Well, Yiming said it's a good deal. We don't know how much they earn exactly, we just collect rent and management fees." Huang Ling nodded.
"I really didn't expect you two." Song Ying asked the question she had wanted to ask for a long time.
"We use each other, and we both know it. We have some strange tacit understanding." Huang Ling smiled.
"How to say"
"She needs a stable stall and my protection, and I need her skills to help me make the food street famous. It is much more comfortable and easy for me to collect rent from ten shops than to open ten shops." Huang Ling said with a smile.
"You are picky. If you say it tastes good, it really is good. Now I understand what you mean. I mean, it's impossible for you to be open and honest with her." Song Ying suddenly realized.
"I only open my heart to you!"
"Haha, I know that! Hey, she's so powerful, aren't you afraid that she'll steal Teacher Zhuang's things and not give them to Tunan and Xiaoting?"
"Do you think that with her strength, she would let Zhuang Chaoying take advantage of her? Soon, she no longer cared about Zhuang Chaoying's trivial matters.
She thought very clearly that all the things in the old Zhuang family belonged to the third brother and had nothing to do with her. As for Zhuang Chaoying, she only had a few things even if she didn't eat or drink them. She didn't fight for them and gave them all to Tuanan and Xiaoting. She was being nice to me and got more benefits from me than that.
Finally, as for their current apartment, everyone knew what was going on, so she would only take the room that originally belonged to Hongbin. Unlike Zhang Amei, she would never let anyone poke Hongbin in the back.
On the other hand, if she lives well, Hongbin lives well, which in turn reduces the pressure on Tunan and Pengfei. It's like if she has more money, she will buy more meat, so Tunan and Pengfei will also eat a few more chopsticks, right? "
Song Ying shook her head: "My brain! Oh my..."
As the two were talking, Zhou Huaiyi came, followed by Lin Wufeng.
"What are you doing..." Huang Ling and Song Ying asked at the same time.
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