Hearing what they said, Liu Laidi was so anxious she almost cried, and she apologized.
"I'm sorry, please forgive me, aunties and sisters-in-law, I really can't say these things. If I do, I might lose this job."
Aunt Zhao then came over with her entourage.
"What are you all doing? You're not allowed to bully Lai Di. Why are you asking these questions? If Lai Di tells them, and Comrade Jiang and Comrade Qin find out, won't Lai Di be considered a gossip? She'll definitely lose her job."
Hearing what Aunt Zhao said, someone echoed her.
"Aunt Zhao is right. The most important thing for these people to do the work is to keep their mouths shut. If they tell everyone everything, who would dare to hire them?"
"That's right."
"It's definitely something we can't tell anyone."
Aunt Zhao also spoke up, urging the others to hurry up.
"Alright, you can all leave now and go home to cook."
Liu Laidi looked at Aunt Zhao with gratitude.
"Thank you so much, Aunt Zhao. I really don't know what I would have done without you."
"Don't mention it, we'll be neighbors from now on."
Liu Laidi returned home, and once there, the tears on her face immediately disappeared, replaced by a mocking smile.
"The people in this courtyard are incredibly stupid."
She said to Zhao Dazhu.
Zhao Dazhu smiled and put his arm around her, saying...
"We'll make a lot of money after we finish this deal."
Their main jobs are indeed printing and cleaning, but they also take on odd jobs on the side. Over the years, they've helped many people with quite a few things.
They were still somewhat worried and scared about this situation. But the amount of money offered was too much—over a thousand yuan. It would take them several years to earn that much.
"Won't anyone find out what you put there?"
Hearing Zhao Dazhu's words, Liu Laidi said smugly.
"Those young ladies look so delicate and frail. Who would notice them on top of the cabinet? No one would notice them in the corner of the bed either. I also placed them in a very good spot in the living room so that no one would notice them."
She used to leave them in those same places without anyone noticing.
Hearing him say that, Zhao Dazhu breathed a sigh of relief.
They were both planning to quit, but the person behind it all approached them, saying they'd get a large sum of money this time.
In the past, they would have earned at most one or two hundred yuan doing these things, but now they earn ten times that amount. How could they miss such a great opportunity?
"Son and daughter-in-law, it's time to eat."
The mother-in-law was calling from the living room.
She sleeps in the living room with her grandson. These days, she also helps the people in the yard with some chores and even makes matches from matchboxes.
After several busy days, Jiang Yue and Qin An returned to the courtyard house.
"I'm so tired."
Qin An lay on the sofa in the living room and let out a long sigh of relief.
“Bao’er, let’s go to the Friendship Store tomorrow. My brother gave me a lot of foreign exchange certificates. I heard that the Friendship Store has some new antiques and paintings by many artists.”
"Um."
Jiang Yue and Qin An talked for a while.
Qin An continued.
"Preserving these antiques and artifacts after purchase is a real hassle."
"I'm kept here in this house, in a special room. You could do the same..."
Jiang Yue smiled as she explained her methods for preserving cultural relics and antiques.
"Your method is quite good."
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