Sometimes, they even work overtime with the night shift workers until nine or ten o'clock at night before slowly returning home.
Ji Wanmei took the clothes out of her suitcase, intending to wash them later, and asked Ji Xingguo, "Dad, did you eat the braised pork with preserved vegetables that I steamed for you before I left?"
"I've eaten, I've eaten. I eat a bowl every night, and there are still a few bowls left in the fridge," Ji Xingguo said. "Do you want some? If you do, Dad will steam another bowl for you to try tonight."
"No, thank you." Ji Wanmei smiled. "You eat that every night, you must be tired of it. Let's have something different tonight. I'm missing Dad's cooking. How about you cook for me tonight?"
“Okay! Then Dad will go buy groceries!” Ji Xingguo said, getting up to leave.
Ji Wanmei couldn't stop him; he just went out.
Ji Wanmei smiled and shook her head, then went home to wash her hair, take a bath, and do her laundry.
I sat on the train for more than 20 hours. It was summer, and I was sweating so much that my whole body felt sticky and uncomfortable.
Ji Wanmei quickly took a shower and washed her hair.
There's a hair dryer at home, which Ji Wanmei's father brought back for her specifically from a business trip to Shanghai. It's called the Shanghai Wanli brand.
Because Ji Wanmei has long, thick hair that is difficult to dry after washing in winter, Ji Xingguo bought this because he was worried that his daughter would catch a cold.
Hair dryers were a rarity back in 1988; you could usually only find them in barbershops.
Ordinary families wouldn't be willing to spend that money on household items, and besides, sometimes even if they wanted to buy them, they couldn't.
For example, shops in Pingquan County don't sell this kind of thing; you have to go to the city to buy it.
The hair dryer has a silver casing and a black handle. It feels quite heavy in the hand and has a strong airflow. It only has two settings: cold air and hot air.
After washing her hair, Ji Wanmei used a hairdryer to dry it until it was half dry, then let it fall naturally down her back.
She put the dirty clothes she had taken off into a basin and took them to the yard to wash.
Summer clothes are light and thin with little fabric, making them easy to wash. Just lather them with soap, rub them gently a few times, and rinse them in clean water a few times until they are clean.
Although Ji Wanmei's home only has two bedrooms and a living room, the courtyard is more than 60 square meters.
If you include the yard, her house must be 150 square meters.
Besides the area where her father specifically grew flowers, there was also a space in the yard used for drying clothes. Against the wall was a cement laundry trough, lined with white tiles.
A clothesline for drying clothes runs from the wall to the beam under the eaves.
However, in the summer, Ji Wanmei liked to wash her clothes in a basin.
After washing, Ji Wanmei shook out the clothes and carefully hung them on the line to dry in the sun.
She had originally planned to go out and check on how her shop's renovation was going after she finished tidying up.
On the other side, after Luo Chunyan returned home, she opened the door with her key and saw her second sister rushing towards her with cheers.
"Sister! You're finally back!" Luo Ermei was overjoyed.
She looked forward to her sister coming back every day.
Luo Chunjie also peered out from behind the doorway.
Luo Chunyan carried the luggage into the house and asked with a smile, "Second Sister, Chunjie, where are Mom and Dad?"
"They went to work and haven't come back yet." Luo Ermei circled around her sister. "Sister, did you bring me back a pretty dress?"
Luo Chunyan proudly placed the duffel bag on the table: "I not only brought you a dress, but also a lot of other nice things!"
"They have the most popular 'slip-on' pants in the city, and hair ties that look really pretty when worn on the head."
"Sister, you're so great!" Luo Ermei jumped up, hugged Luo Chunyan, and kissed her.
Eight-year-old Luo Chunjie snorted, and Luo Chunyan deliberately glared at him, teasing him: "There's none for you."
Luo Chunjie burst into tears on the spot.
Luo Chunyan couldn't help but roll her eyes. Luckily, she had brought back something for this troublemaker. If she hadn't bought him anything, she didn't know what kind of trouble he would have caused in front of her parents.
This is so annoying.
Meanwhile, Lei Tingjun took a three-wheeled vehicle back to the Oriental Factory after leaving the train station.
He left feeling completely at ease, without taking any luggage with him.
The same thing happened when I came back; I returned empty-handed and feeling completely relaxed.
After not seeing him for three or four days, when he returned to the factory gate, some of the brothers he often hung out with greeted him immediately: "Hey, Brother Lei, we haven't seen you for days!"
Lei Tingjun nodded and said, "I'll call a few of the brothers out for a get-together later."
He returned to the staff dormitory, where Zhou Peng and Lao Xiao, along with a few others, had all worked the night shift the day before and were catching up on sleep in their rooms.
As soon as Lei Tingjun entered, Zhou Peng vaguely saw a tall figure appear at the door. He immediately woke up and exclaimed excitedly, "Boss, you're finally back!"
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