Chapter 290 Mommy’s Girl 4
"Xiao Ning, you seem to be in a good mood today. Is something good happening?"
Ning Yan smiled and said, "My mom called and said she made pork ribs for dinner and told me to come home early, so of course I'm in a good mood."
The truth cannot be spoken. Humans are strange creatures; they hate those who have it and laugh at those who don't. If she said she bought a new house outright, she would not receive genuine congratulations but rather jealousy.
"That makes me very happy. Your mother really loves you."
They had heard the original owner complain before that her biological mother and Teacher Ni didn't get along, but now it seems that the problem has been resolved.
I picked up the English book and lesson plan on the table and flipped through them. Being a teacher in this lifetime feels quite novel, to be honest.
There were two English classes in the afternoon, one class per class. When the time came, Ning Yan took her book and went to Class 7's classroom.
She gave a short quiz in ten minutes, then started the lesson according to schedule. Forty minutes passed quickly, and after she left, the students began to discuss it.
"This class felt different; I didn't get enough of it."
"Me too! I thought I was the only one who felt that way."
"I feel the same way. We learned five new words and two fixed phrases in this lesson, and I found that I actually remembered them all."
"It seems like our teacher has gone for further training; her English is much more standard than before, and it sounds very fluent."
This feeling wasn't just shared by the students in Class 7; the same was true for the students in Class 8.
After class, Ning Yan summarized the quizzes for both classes. Even the best teacher can't turn all students into top students. In the two classes she taught, there were seven students whose English was so bad that they couldn't even write a single word.
She started creating her own questions.
Anyway, I'm just idling around.
After school in the afternoon, Ning Yan went to the second grade area to pick up Ni Zhijie.
In the office, a female teacher was talking to him.
Seeing Ning Yan approach, he rolled his eyes at her.
Ning Yan: ...I almost forgot, her husband also has a handsome face. If the original owner hadn't listened to her mother and acted quickly, he might have ended up with another female teacher in their office.
Ning Yan smiled generously at the other person. So what if she didn't get it and felt a little sour? She wouldn't hold a grudge!
Teacher Tang: ...Why is she still smiling at me? Is she doing it on purpose?
She harbored a thousand malicious thoughts in her mind, but she couldn't afford to give people the cold shoulder any longer. She hurriedly nodded, packed her things, and prepared to leave work.
"Zhijie, can we go now?"
"Okay, I'll pack my things and leave right away."
Ning Yan stood at the door, watching her husband pack up. Once he was done, the two of them would ride their bikes home together.
In 2003, they still hadn't bought a car.
It's related to the fact that my workplace isn't too far from home, and also to the fact that my needs aren't too great.
Back home, as soon as the door opened, a rich aroma of food wafted out. Jiang Meili immediately called her son-in-law into the kitchen to help when she saw the two of them return.
Ni Zhijie was about to walk into the kitchen when Ning Yan grabbed him. "Mom, let me do it. Zhijie plans to compete for the position of grade leader this year, and he needs to prepare a lot of materials at home. You can call me if you need help with chores!"
Jiang Meili looked at her daughter with a sense of disappointment, thinking, "Is being a grade leader so easy?"
Those older and more senior employees are all waiting there; it's not his turn, that young son-in-law's turn!
Right now, the most important thing for my daughter is to train him first, teach him all the housework, so that he will be able to serve others in the future!
One disappeared without a trace, and the other was there at the time. Couldn't this silly girl tell the difference?
If this becomes a habit, did they actually bring in a son-in-law or a patriarch?
Ning Yan: ...What we're saying is that the couple goes to work every day, and her mother retired at the beginning of the year and receives a pension every month. But she's only fifty, so it's not unreasonable for her to cook a little and tidy up the house, right?
However, she chose to make things difficult for her son-in-law instead of enjoying a good life.
Isn't this just asking for trouble?
She pushed her husband back into the house, saying, "Hurry up, didn't you bring back so many papers? Finish them quickly so you can get some rest." As she spoke of resting, she squeezed her husband's hand.
Ni Zhijie took a deep breath. The implication was too obvious; he really couldn't refuse!
Seeing that he understood, Ning Yan closed the door and went into the kitchen. Jiang Meili pinched her waist and said, "You, I don't know what to say to you!"
"Once you're married, he starts siding with outsiders. If you don't discipline him now, you'll regret it later!"
"Mom! Aren't I training him right now? He's smarter and more capable than me. At school, the principal and vice-principal both value him highly, otherwise they wouldn't have made a young man like him their homeroom teacher."
Before, he was only thinking about how to learn to cook and had no ambition at all. Today, I teased him a bit about buying a house, and now he's thinking about working hard to improve himself.
Becoming a grade-level leader means a significant salary increase. So, which is more important, the other?
Ning Yan thought to herself, "This can't go on like this. Living with such a troublesome mother every day is too tiring. I have to find excuses to do anything. I have no freedom at all."
She needs to find something for her mother to do!
"By the way, has the house been booked?"
"It's settled! It's 142 square meters, with three bedrooms, one living room, and two bathrooms. We'll have enough rooms when we have kids in the future."
Jiang Meili was truly overjoyed. The 140-square-meter house was almost twice the size of their current home. "Where's the money? How much did it cost?"
"The house was worth nearly 330,000 yuan, but with a 10% discount, I only spent a little over 290,000 yuan."
"Keep the rest of the money in my hands. The house will be handed over next June, and there are only a few months left. I need to find someone to design and decorate it, and I also need to buy decoration materials and custom-made furniture. I can't keep asking you for money every day."
Jiang Meili disagreed, "No, I'll keep the money and pay you back when I use it. Also, hand over your salary cards."
Ning Yan completely ignored her mother's words. She actually wanted to take back what was in her hands. What a pipe dream!
At the dinner table, Jiang Meili brought up the old topic again, and Ning Yan gave her mother her salary card, but there was definitely no money left on the card.
Jiang Meili was furious.
"Forget it, give me the passbook, and I'll collect your salary for you from now on."
Jiang Meili quickly put the folded booklet in her pocket, and then continued to ask for the remaining money and the two of their salary cards.
Ning Yan then started poking at her heartstrings, "Mom, have you gained weight recently? Eat less at night, and go to the square to dance or do some Yangko dancing when you have time."
"Didn't you see that Aunt Huang in our neighborhood has three or four old men chasing after her? What about you?"
Jiang Meili: Not only is her name Meili (meaning beautiful), she is truly beautiful, otherwise she wouldn't have given birth to such a beautiful daughter.
However, even Huang Qiufen had several old men pursuing her, but she didn't have any. She couldn't understand why.
Thank you so much, Big Eyes, for the 1500 Qidian Coins!
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