Chapter 199: Pressing the Gourd Causes Another Problem
"You don't have to thank me. It's nothing. I ran into your mother at the door the other day and she said she was coming to pick you up, but I happened to have something to do back at the snack street, so I didn't let her come." Chen Xiaohong said disapprovingly, "Anyway, I sell vegetables until seven or eight in the evening every day, so I'll just wait for you."
Cai Ting worked for Ding Mei and had no place to live, so she put all the luggage she moved out of her original dormitory in Chen Xiaohong's vegetable store.
Su Jiaojiao had thought about this problem a long time ago. She really wanted Cai Ting to move into her house. There was one empty bedroom in her house, so eating would not be a problem.
Just because Cai Ting had been with her for so long in her previous life, it would be no problem for Su Jiaojiao to provide her with food and accommodation.
Chen Guilan had no objection.
She knew that Cai Ting and Chen Xiaohong were both good friends of Su Jiaojiao, and that having more people at home would make the house more lively.
Chen Xiaohong also let Cai Ting live with her and Wang Jian, mainly because Wang Jian was not often at home and she was mostly alone at home. She felt that there was no need for Cai Ting to rent a house outside.
Cai Ting declined their kind invitation, saying that she still wanted to live in the snack street, which was lively and the rent was not expensive.
She said she could stay at their house but not live there permanently.
There is no place like home, no place gold or silver.
Including the intern Cai Ting, there are only five people in the new workshop, and only a dozen finished products are produced every day. In addition, the weather is hot, so it is not the season for selling leather jackets.
Su Jiaojiao didn't want to put new goods on the shelves, nor did she want Chen Guilan to run back and forth, so she sublet the stall at Hualian Shopping Mall.
The reason she didn't return the stall was that she planned to sell the leather jacket there again at the end of the year. If she returned it, she might not be able to rent one. In the past two years, stalls in Hualian Shopping Mall have been in great demand.
When Chen Guilan didn't go to Hualian Department Store to sell goods, she went to Ding Mei's workshop downstairs to help. She also put the short-sleeved shirts made by Chen Juan together with the newly made leather jackets at the door to sell, and she would sell as many as she could.
What surprised Chen Guilan was that many people came to see this leather jacket when it was placed at the door of the new workshop, and she was able to sell one or two pieces, and it sold even better when paired with a short-sleeved shirt.
After some bargaining, each leather jacket was sold for two hundred and sixty yuan, provided that it was paired with a short-sleeved shirt.
Su Jiaojiao thought the price was acceptable and asked Chen Guilan to continue selling it this way.
After all, it is the off-season now, so she has to quickly get her capital back, pay Ding Mei part of the processing fee, and let her pay Liu Ming and others their wages.
They haven't been paid for several months.
After a long time, people's hearts will fall apart.
Liang Kun often met Chen Guilan at the gate of the community. He knew that she worked for Ding Mei, and sometimes he went to talk to her.
He likes fishing and sometimes gives fish to Chen Guilan.
This made Chen Guilan feel very embarrassed, after all, Liang Kun was a relative of Su Houli.
Liang Kun didn't think it was a big deal. If they got along well, they were relatives; if they didn't get along well, they were not relatives.
He would give the fish he caught to whoever he wanted. Giving it to Chen Guilan and Su Jiaojiao was better than taking it home.
In order to take care of Su Xiumei and her daughter, Xu Yuxiang has lived in their home for more than two months. Now that home is no longer his home.
Luckily he moved out.
But out of gloating and wanting to make things difficult for them, he still told Liang Wencai about Chen Guilan moving into Century Garden in front of Su Xiumei and Xu Yuxiang: "Dad, I ran into my former aunt in the neighborhood today. She and Su Jiaojiao moved there a long time ago, and now my aunt works in the leather factory downstairs!"
"They are really quick." Liang Wencai knew that Chen Guilan and Su Jiaojiao bought a house in Century Garden.
Century Jiayuan is the first residential community in Jiao County that was built under the leadership of the government. Many of his colleagues and friends have bought houses there.
I heard that Phases 2 and 3 are also under construction. This community is very large.
"How can they afford to buy a house?" Su Xiumei still doesn't believe that Chen Guilan and Su Jiaojiao really bought a house in Century Jiayuan, just because they set up a small stall in the snack street?
Dream on!
"Su Jiaojiao worked part-time during summer and winter vacations, so of course she made a lot of money." Liang Kun deliberately angered them. "And my ex-second aunt-in-law, she sells leather jackets at Hualian Department Store. I heard she made tens of thousands of yuan. Buying a house shouldn't be a piece of cake, right?"
He deliberately emphasized the first word.
He just wanted Xu Yuxiang to know what a capable daughter-in-law she had missed out on, and that Su Xiumei always thought she was very smart but was actually nothing.
"Leather jackets have been very fashionable these past two years, and they're definitely making a lot of money." Liang Wencai deeply believed this; he truly admired Chen Guilan and Su Jiaojiao. "They're both very capable, and they've made a lot of money in the past two years. Otherwise, they wouldn't have bought a house in Century Garden."
"They didn't go to ask for money for the gift, did they?" Xu Yuxiang asked hurriedly.
"Mom, do you think the gift is rich?" Liang Wencai suddenly felt amused. "He's busy getting married now, so he can't take care of them, right?"
Gao Meifeng's mother meant that the wedding should be held in a lively manner and all the necessary procedures should be followed.
Xu Yuxiang disagreed, saying that the two families should just have a meal together.
It’s your second marriage, why are you doing all this nonsense? You’re making people laugh at you!
Su Houli solved the problem of the bride price, but now faced the problem of the wedding.
When you suppress one problem, another one pops up.
This marriage is so tiring!
"Giving generous gifts is so hard." Xu Yuxiang suddenly felt sorry for her son. Regardless of what Liang Wencai said, she insisted on digging up the past. "He didn't have much money to begin with, but he bought Jiaojiao a bicycle and paid for her tuition and living expenses. Now they've quietly moved into a big house and don't care about generous gifts anymore."
"Grandma, have you forgotten?" Liang Kun was about to die of laughter. "They're divorced. How are you going to let Jiao Jiao and her mother take care of her?"
"Even though they're divorced, your uncle is still Jiaojiao's father!" Xu Yuxiang suddenly became excited. "She can't repay him for his kindness in raising her. She can't live a good life herself, so she doesn't care about her father's life or death."
"You can't use money to let her father marry a stepmother, right?" Liang Kun couldn't help but retort, "People must have a bottom line!"
"Liang Kun, what do you mean by that?" Su Xiumei was offended by the word "stepmother". "Your grandma is your elder, after all. Why are you contradicting her? If you have anything to say, come to me!"
"I'm fine. I'm just discussing the matter." Liang Kun grabbed his coat and walked out. "Dad, I won't be back these few days. I'm living in the new house."
With that, he slammed the door and left.
The baby on the bed was frightened and started crying.
"You scared the child!" Xu Yuxiang took the opportunity to go into the bedroom to comfort the child, muttering, "I'm old, useless, and disliked."
"Look, this is your good son!" Su Xiumei angrily said to Liang Wencai, "What have I done to him that he always targets us?"
"You're just talking nonsense!" Liang Wencai looked at Su Xiumei in disbelief. "You know Liang Kun's temper. He's just like that. Don't pay attention to him."
"I knew you were on your son's side!" Su Xiumei became increasingly dissatisfied with Liang Wencai's attitude. "Anyway, I don't care. Zhenzhen is your child too. Whatever Liang Kun has, she should have too. When she grows up, you have to buy her a house. We should treat our son and daughter the same."
"Okay, I'll buy it!" Liang Wencai didn't want to argue with her. "You can buy a house, but only if you get the money Su Houli borrowed back quickly. I can even get some interest if I put it in the bank!"
"Yes, of course I do." Su Xiumei was furious. She picked up the phone and called Su Houli. "Come to my house when you're free. I have something to tell you."
"Sister, what's the matter?" Su Houli was at work. He had been very busy recently and had no time to rest. Ever since their Qimei Garment Factory took on the pajamas order, he had not had a good rest for a single day.
"You'll know when you come." Su Xiumei knew that if she asked him to pay back the money, he would not come. She knew Su Houli's character better than anyone else.
"Okay, I'll go over there this weekend." Su Houli had no choice but to agree. There was definitely nothing good about going to her house, but he couldn't not go. If he didn't go, believe it or not, Su Xiumei would be able to find him at his workplace.
He even suspected that Su Xiumei had reached menopause.
Her personality became similar to Xu Yuxiang's, and she was particularly talkative.
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