Ye Li paused and squinted her eyes. It turned out that it was the second aunt and a strange old lady standing there.
Most likely you're here to ask for cloth, right?
Ye Li guessed silently in his heart, then quickened his pace and came to the second aunt: "Second aunt, why are you here? And who is this..."
"This is a friend of mine. She and I came here this time because we have something to trouble you with."
"Do you want cloth?" Ye Li guessed directly.
The second aunt slapped her thigh and said, "That's right, you guessed it right. Li Li, you haven't looked for me for a while, and I know you must not have much cloth on hand. Actually, I didn't plan to come to you, but my friend got into some trouble, so I had to look for you."
Ye Li frowned slightly.
She was able to get cloth from the factory, and only the second aunt knew about it. At the beginning, she and the second aunt agreed that this matter could not be told to others, and only the two of them knew about it.
Now, the second aunt did not keep her promise and brought outsiders to see her, which made her a little worried and anxious.
...
...
"Li Li, please don't misunderstand me." The second aunt saw that Ye Li must have misunderstood, so she hurriedly explained, "Xue Suxiang and I have been friends for half a lifetime. We are close sisters. She is in some trouble now, and I hope you can help her."
"What trouble?" Ye Li asked subconsciously.
"Two pieces of cloth are missing." Xue Suxiang sighed deeply, her eyes reddened as she opened her mouth, "To be honest, my daughter is a buyer. This time when she was helping the factory buy New Year's goods for employees, she bought a few pieces of cloth, but she didn't expect that after buying all kinds of New Year's goods and counting them when delivering them to the factory, she found that two pieces of cloth were missing! She has no idea how she lost them, and she can't find them anymore! My daughter couldn't eat or sleep these past two days. Seeing her suffer, I, as a mother, feel really bad."
Her daughter Xue Lin wanted to use her salary to buy the cloth again, but even if she had money in her pocket, she couldn't buy the cloth.
You need cloth coupons to buy cloth. Where can you get so many cloth coupons?
Xue Lin had just started working in logistics. She failed to handle this matter properly and made her boss angry. She was afraid that she might lose her job.
That's why Second Aunt brought her here to find Ye Li.
Ye Li saw that Aunt Xue had a kind face and her eyes were swollen from crying. She was indeed very anxious: "Aunt, you have come to me for help, and you are a good friend of the second aunt. Logically, I should help you. But it is really difficult for me to get two pieces of cloth at once. You know, everything in this factory is collective, and now it is at this time..."
"I know, I know." Xue Suxiang wiped her tears hastily, took out fifty yuan from her pocket, and stuffed it into Ye Li's hand. "I can't take this cloth for free, I have to buy it. If this money is not enough to buy the cloth, you decide how much you should give and I will give you. If this money is enough and there is some surplus, then the rest will be your hard work fee."
Seeing this, the second aunt also said hurriedly, "Yes, yes, you take it. Li Li, this is my best friend, you must help her. I know it's not easy to get the cloth now, please think of a way. Xue Lin is such a good child, I guess the cloth may not be lost, it's probably stolen... If the cloth is lost, I'm afraid the factory will investigate, and then she will lose her job, what should I do then?"
Since Second Auntie guaranteed that this person was reliable, Ye Li didn't say anything.
"Okay, then I'll help you find a solution. But there is one thing, this matter cannot be told to outsiders, only we know about it." Ye Li reminded.
“Understood.”
"Don't worry, you saved my daughter this time, so we can't push you into the fire pit!"
Seeing that both of them had assured her repeatedly, Ye Li agreed to the matter.
After returning home, Ye Li put down his things and went to the kitchen to cook.
Coincidentally, Zhao Xingmei heard the noise in the kitchen and came out of the house. Seeing Ye Li was about to cook, she said to her, "Li Li, you haven't eaten yet? Don't cook. Just make do with us tonight."
After running all day, Ye Li was cold and tired, so she decided not to refuse her mother-in-law's invitation.
Ye Li sat down at the table and realized that only the old couple and Jiang Xi were at the table today. Jiang Miao did not have dinner at home today.
She felt strange and asked casually, "Where's Miaomiao? Why didn't you eat with us?"
Zhao Xingmei said, "She followed her mother to her grandmother's house."
Ye Li nodded. Thinking of Jiang Miao's situation these days, she was a little worried: "Mom, last time Miao Miao helped me expose Wang Sha's lies, Wang Sha didn't treat Miao Miao well for a long time. Why are you willing to take the child back to her parents' home today?"
"Her mother was ill and kept saying she missed her child, so she took her over."
"oh."
"The New Year is approaching, and Jiang Xun is out of town now. Can he come back during the New Year?" Zhao Xingmei asked.
"I definitely won't be back on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month. I guess I won't be back until the end of the year!"
"So late?"
"Yes, work is important! Jiang Xun is not here this year, so I'll have to trouble Jiang Xi to do more for the big and small things at home." Ye Li turned to Jiang Xi and said, "Thank you for your hard work this time. I'll ask your brother to treat you to a meal during the New Year."
"What's the point of having a meal?" Jiang Xi showed little interest in the matter. "It's Chinese New Year, and all your families are reunited, but I'm all alone... Sister-in-law, if you care about your brother, please introduce me to the girls around you, so that I won't be single!"
Ye Li laughed and said, "Okay, I won't let you stay single no matter what. When I find a suitable person, I will introduce him to you."
"Oh, that's right."
Ye Li smiled and continued eating.
"Li Li, when you have time later, can you accompany mom to go shopping in the mall?" Zhao Xingmei asked.
"Okay, what? Is there anything you want to buy?"
Zhao Xingmei smiled and said, "Sui Sui is coming back this year to celebrate the New Year with us. I haven't seen her for a long time. I was thinking about her not coming back for several years. Now that she comes back, I want to make it up to her."
“That should be compensated.”
When it comes to compensation, Ye Li put down his chopsticks and stood up: "Mom, I'm going back to the house."
"What are you going to do while you're eating?"
"You will find out in a moment."
In just five minutes, Ye Li came back with a biscuit box in his hand.
She opened the cookie box and the money came out.
"Mom, Jiang Xi, I didn't have enough money for Jiang Xun's surgery a few months ago, so you all lent me money. Now it's almost the New Year, and I really haven't saved enough money. But I have some money in my little piggy bank. I'll return the money to you today." Ye Li said as he took out the money, "Brother Jiang Xi, you are single now, and one person's fullness feeds the whole family. I'll return you less money, just one hundred first, and I'll pay you the rest next year. Mom is in urgent need of money, so I'll give her three hundred first..."
As they were talking, the door opened with a bang, and Jiang Rui came in with his daughter Jiang Miao, followed by Wang Sha.
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