"Oh my, it's been so long! You've all changed so much." Ma Yanhong looked at Yu Qiuying and the others, quite surprised herself.
Actually, she had wanted to come over in the afternoon, but thinking that Yu Qiuying's family had just returned and must be busy cleaning up the house, she waited until now to come.
"Oh, it's just that I don't work in the fields anymore, so my skin has gotten a bit fairer," Yu Qiuying said, quickly inviting her to sit down.
Then she asked Zhou Cailian to make a bowl of brown sugar water, and also brought out some melon seeds and fruit candies.
Ma Yanhong is an impatient person who can't keep things to herself. She didn't come to Yu Qiuying just to chat; she wanted to ask about their situation in Dongguan Province and see if Yu Qiuying could take her children with her after the New Year.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, she got straight to the point: "Qiuying, how has your year been in Dongguan Province? Can you take my Mingde and Xiaofen out after the New Year?"
Yu Qiuying knew that she had come for this matter, so she didn't keep her in suspense. "I can, but there are some things I need to make clear to you beforehand. It's still quite easy to find a job in Dongguan Province, and I can take your Mingde and Xiaofen out with me. But it's not like home. There are many people from different places, and it's quite chaotic. I can only guarantee that Mingde can get a job in a factory, but I can't guarantee his safety after he gets there."
"Of course, the safety issue I'm referring to is that he might go out and mess around with bad people while he's in the factory. Under normal circumstances, as long as he doesn't go out and stays in the factory properly, there shouldn't be any problems."
"As for Xiaofen, let her come and help out at my breakfast shop. But I can only pay her 300 yuan a month, including room and board. But you have to promise that Xiaofen will listen to me and not go out to play around on her own, otherwise I won't dare to take her out."
"What? You opened a breakfast shop in Dongguan Province? I thought you went to work in a factory. My goodness, you're amazing!" Ma Yanhong was shocked to learn that Yu Qiuying had opened a breakfast shop in Dongguan Province.
Then, grinning, he patted his chest and assured her, "Don't worry, you know what kind of person my Xiaofen is. She's been obedient since she was little. She's also timid. If no one is with her, she won't dare to go to town alone, let alone go out in public. She will definitely listen to you."
“Mingde is twenty years old, not a child anymore. If he goes astray after entering the factory and something happens, it won’t be your fault. I’m not an unreasonable person, I know what I’m doing.”
Ma Yanhong's words can be considered a promise to Yu Qiuying.
These days, people usually take their relatives or acquaintances out to work. If they're not particularly close to someone, people really don't dare to take them out, because they're afraid that if something happens to them outside, they'll have to take responsibility.
She wasn't the kind of person who was unreasonable or thoughtless. Since she had asked Yu Qiuying to take her children out, she knew what she was doing.
"Alright, let them come with us to Dongguan Province after the New Year."
Having explained everything clearly, Yu Qiuying felt relieved.
Seeing that Yu Qiuying had agreed, Ma Yanhong was so happy that her teeth were showing. The two chatted for a while, until almost nine o'clock, before Ma Yanhong went home.
Before going to bed, Yu Qiuying called Zhou Cailian into the room.
She felt that Zhou Jinqiao wouldn't have come to her house today for no reason; she must have something on her mind about Cailian.
So he reminded her, "Cailian, Zhou Jinqiao will probably come to you privately. Don't pay any attention to her. You heard your Aunt Xiuying say at noon that she's doing shady work outside. She's coming to our house tonight, probably because she's after you."
Zhou Cailian nodded, "Mom, I know, I won't have any contact with her."
As it turned out, Yu Qiuying was right. The next morning, when Zhou Cailian went to the well to wash clothes, Zhou Jinqiao came over.
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