"You should learn from how other people pass the time. You don't have to sit there daydreaming with nothing to do. Just sitting there daydreaming is really tiring. Having something to do keeps you from getting bored, so you won't get tired."
Xu Zijiang has a lot of experience with his work. After all, he can be considered a veteran office worker who has been working non-stop. Anyway, the things he can do are the same old things.
"I'll get used to it in a couple of days and then I won't feel bored anymore. By the way, are Lin Zheng and Lin Rong settling in well at the new house? I haven't visited them since they moved in."
Yu Jiu suddenly remembered Xu Zijiang's nominal cousins.
"No need to look, what's there to see? They'll adapt. They're all in the same team, they've just moved out to live elsewhere. Lin Rong can speak now and has become familiar with the other kids in the team. Now Lin Zheng can go to work without worry, there's no need to find someone to take care of Lin Rong."
Xu Zijiang relayed the recent situation of the two.
"That's good! I can rest assured now."
Yu Jiu tugged at Xu Zijiang's clothes and said happily, "Lin Rong is small and soft, and still very cute. Yu Jiu likes him quite a bit." Suddenly, Yu Jiu remembered something and asked softly.
"Hey, Xu Zijiang, you've taken care of Lin Zheng and Lin Rong, what kind of reward will their father give you in return? Will he give you money?"
Xu Zijiang had previously been very secretive about this, so Yu Jiu hadn't asked him about it. But today, she suddenly remembered it and asked him.
"If it's inconvenient for you to say, that's fine. I'm just a little curious, and it doesn't matter if I don't know."
Yu Jiu thoughtfully added this sentence.
“There’s nothing inconvenient about it. You’re my wife. What can’t I tell you? Before, it was just an emergency and I couldn’t say anything. Now that the two brothers have settled down and are gradually adapting to life here, it doesn’t matter whether I tell them or not.”
Since Yu Jiu wanted to know, Xu Zijiang stopped hiding it and told her everything. Lin Zheng and Lin Rong's father had asked him to take care of the two brothers, and of course, he had given them money first. He didn't know how much money he had slipped into the brothers' pockets, but at least he had left them 1,000 yuan at the meeting place.
The letter specified that the 1000 yuan was for him, hoping he could protect the two brothers in a critical moment and prevent others from finding them. It also hoped that Xu Zijiang would not stand idly by when the two brothers needed help and would try to help them adapt to life in the production team. Of course, the letter initially only mentioned Lin Zheng; Lin Rong appeared later.
Besides money, Lin Zheng's father also made him a promise: as long as their family recovers and Xu Zijiang needs help, he promises that he will agree to Xu Zijiang's conditions without violating the law or morality.
This promise is actually the most attractive part. Don't be fooled by the Lin family's current predicament; life is full of ups and downs. Who knows when they might rise again? After all, the Lin family has reached such a high position; they must still have the ability. Putting all that aside, he had promoted Xu Zijiang before, and even just out of gratitude, he should help him out this time.
So, considering all the factors, Xu Zijiang will definitely help, but he won't do it for nothing; he won't actually lose anything. Besides, they're both boys, and one is already quite grown up, so there's not much he can do to help. He can just guide them on the big picture, and the other minor things don't matter. Boys need to grow up naturally.
"So that's how it is."
Yu Jiu understood; it was essentially the same explanation as last time. She had thought there was some unspeakable secret between the two of them. Yu Jiu was also bored, so she chatted with Xu Zijiang. After asking her question, she stopped dwelling on it and moved on to ask about something else.
"I told you to bring back three chicks, did you bring them? Have you found them a good home?"
If you want to raise chicks, you can ask around and see which family's chicks are brooding, then reserve them in advance and buy a few with your money.
"It's settled. I've already arranged it with someone. I want six."
"What? Six? Aren't you only allowed to keep three? Why do you need so many? You can't keep them all anyway."
Yu Jiu asked in surprise, "Even though Xu Zijiang is the captain, he hasn't overstepped his bounds in this regard. He has always done whatever his superiors ask him to do."
"Silly wife, it's not like you can raise three chicks just by bringing them home. Of course, you should bring more. That way, even if some die, there will be others to replace them. Chicks are very easy to kill when they are young. Once they grow a little bigger, they are less likely to die. If there are any extras, you can kill them for meat and focus on raising the remaining three. Otherwise, if you find that two have died halfway through raising them, leaving only one, you will have to bring two more home and start raising them all over again, which is a bit of a hassle."
Although Xu Zijiang hasn't raised chickens in the past two years, his experience is still unmatched by Yu Jiu.
"Ah, I see. I forgot to consider that."
Yu Jiu slapped her head in frustration; she hadn't thought things through properly since it was her first time raising chickens.
"It's okay, I'm here to help. I'll fill in any problems you can't think of."
Xu Zijiang said it as a matter of course, completely unaware of how touching his words were. Yu Jiu couldn't help but hug Xu Zijiang's waist and press her fair and pretty face against it. Xu Zijiang's back was broad and warm, just like the feeling of home that Yu Jiu wanted.
"Xu Zijiang".
"Hmm, what's wrong, honey?"
Xu Zi asked in a gentle tone, his feet steadily pedaling the bicycle.
"I suddenly feel so much love for you."
Yu Jiu said emotionally, "It seems I love you even more today than yesterday!"
"Really? Then, my dear wife, let me make love to you a few more times tonight."
Xu Zi raised an eyebrow and teased.
"roll!"
Yu Jiu pinched Xu Zijiang's waist, coldly straightened up, and rejected his unreasonable request. She had already cooperated with him in every way he wanted to pamper her, and they had tried all sorts of positions. She had agreed to everything in the yard. If he went any further, they would have to go outside and do "that" in secret!
Yu Jiu, despite her young age, felt like she had experienced many hardships and was exhausted every day, while he was full of energy. Yu Jiu wished she could light a cigarette to express her complicated feelings.
"I won't leave."
"By the way, Lin Zheng said Lin Rong wants a puppy. Do you want one? If you do, I can bring one back for you to raise. A family in the next team just had a litter of puppies and they're looking for people to take care of them. You can take one home when it's a month old."
Xu Zijiang was incredibly shameless and relentlessly clung to Yu Jiu. He even pulled Yu Jiu's hand over and placed it on his own waist, as if he would die if he didn't get close to his wife.
"A puppy? Forget it, I don't really like small animals, I don't really like cats or dogs either."
Yu Jiu considered for two seconds, then decisively shook his head.
"If you don't want it, then forget it. From now on, we'll focus on raising our cubs and not raise any other random things."
Xu Zijiang is the kind of person who will agree with whatever his wife says. The two chatted and laughed as they rode their bicycles home.
As soon as I got home, before I could even stop my bicycle, Lin Zheng rushed over in a panic, his face ashen.
"Brother, Xiao Rong is missing!!! He's gone missing!!!"
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