Chapter 399 Should I Return to Suzhou?
Huang Ling took Zhuang Hualin to visit the factory, and the two chatted as they walked.
Zhuang Hualin told Huang Ling that Zhuang Ganmei would be released early.
She sighed deeply and said, "After he gets out, I don't know how much trouble he'll cause. I won't be able to have peace. It gives me a headache just thinking about it."
Huang Ling didn't answer, as if she was thinking about something.
She took Zhuang Hualin to the garden connecting the new and old factory areas.
Zhuang Hualin knew where the garment factory was located, but it was her first time to visit a garment factory. After the factory was expanded and the supporting facilities were improved, the scale of the factory surprised Zhuang Hualin.
She asked: "Sister Ling, this is really not a state-owned factory!"
Huang Ling smiled and said, "Of course not. If our factory can't pay wages, everyone will starve and no one will take care of us."
Zhuang Hualin shook his head. "Look at how busy the employees are. How can we not be able to pay their wages?"
"What do you think? Do you want to go back to Suzhou? I can arrange jobs for you and Xiangdong. It's definitely not a stable job, but the salary will definitely be much higher than what you can earn in Guizhou." Huang Ling suddenly said.
Zhuang Hualin was stunned.
She followed Huang Ling's gaze and saw the children who had been studying for a while were stretching their muscles in the small garden.
Pengfei was exchanging blows with Dongzhe. Xiaoting followed the birds in the garden and found a bird's nest on the tree. She excitedly pointed it out to Dongzhe and Pengfei.
The three of them looked up at the bird's nest in the tree.
"Sister Ling..." Zhuang Hualin's emotions were surging, but he couldn't say a word.
"I'm just suggesting that if you have such an idea, I can help. I know that in many people's minds, a stable job is the most important thing, so I understand." Huang Ling said with a smile.
Huang Ling didn't say it explicitly, but Zhuang Hualin already understood.
Her brows were deeply furrowed.
Huang Ling changed the subject: "I gave the three of them two days off. Pengfei said you like gardens, so I'll have them accompany you to visit the gardens tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow morning they'll accompany you to our Yuesheng Department Store to buy some things to bring back to Guizhou."
Zhuang Hualin waved his hands hurriedly: "No, no..."
"I'm not doing this for you. They're studying too hard and need to go out and relax. During lunch, the three of them have already started planning their outing for tomorrow. Don't tell them you won't go, or they'll be sad.
Also, they've calculated the expenses and asked me for them, so don't give them any more money. Just follow their instructions throughout the process."
Zhuang Hualin was stunned: "This..."
"It's that big, it's okay." Huang Ling said firmly.
Zhuang Hualin accompanied Pengfei to finish the class, and then went to Suihua Building with Pengfei. Before leaving, he made an appointment with Xiaoting and Dongzhe to meet at the place and time for tomorrow.
When they arrived at Suihua Tower, Pengfei asked Zhuang Hualin to rest for a while while he went to pour some water.
Zhuang Hualin waited for a while and when he didn't see him come back, he went out to look for him and saw Pengfei helping someone unload goods from a tricycle in the backyard.
According to regulations, delivery persons can only deliver to this entrance. Inspectors are responsible for checking the quantity and quality of the goods. Only after filling out forms and signing to confirm that they are correct can the helpers in the building deliver them to the storage room, and finally enter the back kitchen in different time periods and categories.
So Pengfei just helped them unload it. After he finished helping, he turned around and saw Zhuang Hualin, and hurried over to explain:
"Mom, it wasn't my aunt who arranged for me to do this. She usually doesn't let me do anything. When I'm not on holiday, I always eat in the building after school and then study until she gets off work. Now that I'm on holiday, I've finished my studies during the day, so I came to help.
Oh, according to the building's regulations, I'm not a formal employee and there are many places I can't go, so there's not much I can do to help."
"Oh, if you can lend a hand, then help. It's my duty." Zhuang Hualin didn't think much about it.
Pengfei is diligent, and she had heard a lot about him from Huang Ling at the garment factory before.
He did a lot of work in the garment factory, organizing and packing scraps of cloth, loading goods, and even repairing sewing machines. He also studied the newly purchased embroidery machine very well.
Huang Ling laughed at the time: "Apart from geometry and chemistry problems, I don't think anything can stump him. His survival ability is the strongest among the children, much stronger than Tunan's."
When it was time for dinner, Pengfei ordered staff meals for Zhuang Hualin.
Zhuang Hualin saw two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes and asked in surprise, "Pengfei, do you think the staff meals are like this every day, or do you only have a good meal once in a while?"
One of the meat dishes is not something like stir-fried pork with carrots, but twice-cooked pork, braised pork, or fish fillets.
Today's meat dish is "Farmer's Bowl of Fragrant Rice", the main ingredients of which are meat slices and eggs. This is a dish "created" by Huang Ling, which has reduced the spiciness and is very popular among everyone.
Pengfei passed the large egg in his bowl to Zhuang Hualin and replied:
"Every meal is like this, much better than the food in those state-owned factory cafeterias. The workers here all say that they have to work until they can't work anymore just to get three meals a day.
The dishes are prepared by the chefs in turn and they are delicious. Please try them."
Zhuang Hualin was shocked again. She tasted it and found it was indeed delicious. She ate up all the food in silence.
The two waited until Zhu Xiuyu got off work and went home together.
Business was so good today that I got home half an hour later than usual.
Pengfei said to Zhu Xiuyu:
"There's an extra class during the senior year evening study session now, and it ends at nine o'clock. Aunt, I'm here to pick you up right after class. If you had gotten off work earlier, you'd have waited for me."
"Oh, yes," Zhu Xiuyu said to Zhuang Hualin, "I was really troubled by this at first. I was exhausted from running home twice a day to eat, but I was worried that my child wouldn't eat well since we were eating in the school cafeteria. Aling helped me solve the problem."
"What should we do?" asked Zhuang Hualin.
"A Ling rented a house next to No. 1 Middle School. It's very close, just ten meters from the main gate. I have someone deliver the staff meals to them in advance every day. They eat there after class and can rest in the house at noon.
As for the lunch box you ate tonight, it was specially made by someone, with compartments inside for keeping food separate. Don’t you think it’s okay?”
"Oh, very good, very good. We still need to rent a house for this..." Zhuang Hualin asked.
Zhu Xiuyu looked at Zhuang Hualin with a smile.
"Also having dinner with us are senior high school students, Secretary Zhang's daughter, Director Ge's son..." Zhu Xiu Yu counted a few people for Zhuang Hualin to hear.
Zhuang Hualin understood.
It is convenient for yourself and others, and the benefits of doing this are far more than just the rent and lunch money.
When he reached the entrance of the alley, Pengfei took two quick steps to open the door.
Zhuang Hualin pulled Zhu Xiuyu to the entrance of the alley. She hesitated for a long time and said:
"Sister-in-law, today I told Sister Ling the news that Zhuang Ganmei would be released early. Sister Ling asked me if I was willing to go back to Suzhou with Xiangdong. She would arrange a job for us..."
Zhu Xiuyu smiled and said:
"Anyway, I'll follow her instructions on everything. It's always right to follow her."
Zhuang Hualin thought about this all night, and she guessed that Huang Ling meant this:
The family would surely be in turmoil if the third child returned. From what Zhuang's mother had said, she wanted to help the third child start a small business. The eldest child only earned a few hundred yuan, while she only earned a few dozen yuan, and it was clear she wouldn't give it to support the third child. So, for the third child's sake, her mother was even trying to take advantage of the younger generation.
Xiaoting and Tunan have Huang Ling's support, but when it comes to Pengfei, others can block them with just one sentence "Who are you to him?"
Looking at the current relationship between Zhuang Chaoying and Zhu Xiuyu, if things get serious, they are very likely to fall out or even divorce. Once divorced, it will be difficult for the sister-in-law to control Pengfei, just like Sister Ling.
Only by being there can I better protect my son.
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