The two fell asleep with worries for each other. The next day, Bai Jiaojiao saw Shen Heng off on the ship, her heart pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of her mouth.
It wasn't reluctance, but a strange tension, as if I would never see it again.
"Heng-ge, Heng-ge, come down!"
This intense sense of unease made Bai Jiaojiao disregard everything else. Everyone else was laughing at Bai Jiaojiao. Shen Heng had already boarded the deck. He waved to Bai Jiaojiao, signaling her to relax.
"Brother Heng!"
The boat gradually sailed away, and Bai Jiaojiao had no choice but to leave.
Zheng Xu came over and patted her on the shoulder: "Don't worry too much, I'll be back around the time of the Lunar New Year."
Bai Jiaojiao was worried but there was nothing she could do, so she just hummed in agreement.
Before leaving, Shen Heng instructed Wang Fushun to come and help look after the people building the house. In addition to the villagers who came to help, there were also some skilled workers. These days, some skilled workers are all extremely arrogant, and Shen Heng was afraid that Bai Jiaojiao would be mistreated.
Wang Fushun was shrewd and managed to make the people building the houses happy.
With the stern Bai Zhiman constantly staring at these people with his gloomy triangular eyes, the progress of the house construction was quite smooth.
Bai Jiaojiao agreed to Zheng Xu's request to record her work points at the pigsty, which meant she was taking on the responsibility of the pigsty. However, she would only provide guidance and the work would be light, so it was essentially free work points.
"Sister-in-law, didn't you ask me about the net rope factory last time? They're out of stock again recently. You said you wanted to find someone to do this kind of business. Do you still need them now?"
Wang Fushun took Shen Heng's instructions to heart; he remembered even the casual remark Bai Jiaojiao made.
"Look at me, I've been so busy I forgot."
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Bai Shibao took leave and came back again, but his face looked very unpleasant.
"What's wrong, Shibo? Does your master not want you to graduate?"
Bai Zhiman had been waiting for this letter, and now that he saw Bai Shibao return with a long face and empty-handed, he knew that Bai Shibao had been having a very unpleasant time.
“Dad, let me tell you the truth. These past few years, my master has said that it takes three years to learn how to be a person and one year to learn skills. I’ve always been doing odd jobs and I know some basic things, but he doesn’t teach me his signature skills. Even if I’m right next to him, he has to carry me on his back.”
Bai Shiman slammed his hand on the armrest of his wheelchair in anger: "He's bullying us because we don't have anyone to rely on! I'm going to town to find him myself and ask him! Whose apprentice has been with him for three years and he hasn't taught him anything? He doesn't even know how to live his own life, yet he expects others to come to him to learn how to be a person for three years!"
Bai Zhiman had been staying at home for a long time with nothing to do. Now that he had a job supervising his daughter, he did it very diligently, and his spirits improved a lot. His former high spirits returned.
Bai Shibao didn't dare to speak, but Bai Shihai glanced at his father and said, "Then I'll go with you."
"You don't need to come with me, Shibo can push me there!"
Bai Shihai is now the main breadwinner of the family, and there are many people he needs to support. If he takes a day off, the family will have to eat one less day.
“But…” Bai Shihai glanced at Bai Shibo with concern.
"Brother, I'll go with Dad. I have something to do in town."
Since Bai Jiaojiao was essentially without a husband's family and Shen Heng wasn't home, she went back to her parents' home for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Bai Shihai glanced at Bai Jiaojiao: "Alright, little sister can stay with father."
Bai Shibao thought to himself, "Maybe I should just give up, Dad. I'll work for Master for another two years."
Bai Zhiman's face turned red with anger: "How could I have given birth to such a thing as you! You haven't learned anything yet, of course you have to continue! But if your master doesn't take you seriously now, are you really planning to waste your whole life with him?"
Bai Shibao said with a bitter face, "Dad, you've offended my master. I still won't be able to make a living in this industry in the future."
Bai Shibao was, after all, the son of the Bai family. He was a bit simple-minded, but not completely stupid.
His ability to consider this aspect is also the reason why he has endured until now.
But in his past life, his forbearance only deepened the conflict, and the result was that he was sent home.
Rather than doing that, it's better to take the initiative. Even if it can't be salvaged, at least we can preserve our reputation.
Bai Jiaojiao advised, "Third brother, if your master were really that magnanimous, I'm afraid our father wouldn't have bothered him; he would have just coaxed you into working for free. To be honest, if he really wanted to teach you, he would have already done so. In my opinion, we should cut our losses this time."
Cut your losses in time; that means there's no room for error.
Bai Jiaojiao was talking about the worst-case scenario. Bai Zhiman rubbed his armrest and said, "We can't let him benefit even if we suffer a loss."
They're the ones who don't care about manners!
Seeing Bai Zhiman's attitude, Bai Jiaojiao knew what was going on, and the matter was settled. Only Bai Shibao was worried.
Although it was somewhat cruel, Bai Jiaojiao couldn't find a suitable solution right now.
These days, this is the treatment apprentices receive. Even if she wanted to help Bai Shibao get back his wages from all these years, there was nothing she could do.
All they can do is clarify things, and when the news gets out, the focus tomorrow will be on which side is being criticized and whose reputation is being damaged.
Bai Shibao's path was destined to fail, but Bai Jiaojiao had already planned a new path for him.
The next day, Bai Shibao pushed Bai Zhiman on the road, while Bai Jiaojiao rode her bicycle ahead to take care of the rope netting business.
In addition to producing nylon ropes, the town's net and rope factories also provide fishing nets to fishing boats. These nets are made by tying nylon ropes together with shuttles. Thin ropes are tied into small nets, and thick ropes are tied into large nets. Although the number of knots varies, the technique is the same. It is a simple, repetitive but labor-intensive business.
However, the factory is currently short of workers and cannot devote enough resources to this project, resulting in insufficient supply and mediocre development. Consequently, many people have taken advantage of this situation and are secretly subcontracting the work to outsiders.
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