Chapter 466: Continue Visiting Relatives
"Don't worry about things here. If there's anything you need me to do, just tell me." Chen Juan also felt that it was right for Chen Guilan to follow Su Jiaojiao to the capital. Su Jiaojiao only came back once a year, and Chen Guilan would be very lonely at home.
"Okay, I'll leave the keys to the house to you. You can go and look after it when you're free. My mom and I may not be back this year." It would be the same for the mother and daughter if they lived in Jinyuan.
"No, you have to come back." Chen Juan looked at her a little embarrassedly, "I'm getting married this year, and you have to be my bridesmaid."
Su Jiaojiao then remembered that Chen Juan was getting married this year: "Don't worry, I will definitely come back. When you set a date, just tell me and I will arrange the time in advance."
The two were talking about the sweatshirt when Lu Jingyou and Zhao Shunfa came back. Su Jiaojiao saw that it was getting late and said, "Let's go back. It's a good opportunity to visit your factory."
"My place is just a processing point," Chen Juan laughed. "There are only about a dozen people there. Every day, one is busy or another is absent. We are never fully assembled."
"That's how it is in the village." Su Jiaojiao expressed her understanding. Since all the young people go to work in factories, mothers are stuck at home. They can do some work in their free time and earn some pocket money.
Chen Juan's garment factory was just as Su Jiaojiao had expected, with more than a dozen sewing machines placed in an empty workshop. The cutting board was two large tables put together, and some finished products were placed on the wooden shelves, and there was nothing else.
The factory yard was much cleaner and tidier than the last time she came. All the weeds had been removed. Chen Guisheng's tractor and tricycle were parked here. There was also a small vegetable garden at the base of the wall, covered with plastic film, with various vegetables planted in it.
Without rent, this factory is almost like Chen Juan’s own home.
Sweatshirts are a classic and popular style. As long as the price is right, sales will be a breeze.
The main reason is that Chen Juan's clothing factory has low production, and one or two retailers can buy all her goods.
Anyway, it’s better than going out to work.
Even Lu Jingyou said that Chen Juan and Zhao Shunfa were the big landlords in the village. They had two houses and such a large factory, land and cars, so their lives would definitely get better and better.
Zhao Shunfa just chuckled and made repeated promises with Lu Jingyou to meet again on the sixth day of the New Year and asked him to stay for two more days.
Lu Jingyou said he would definitely go.
He and Zhao Shunfa have been almost inseparable these two days, and they chatted for half the night last night. It seems that they still have the simple friendship of brothers-in-law.
After returning home, Su Jiaojiao felt sleepy and tired. She was used to her bed and hadn't slept well last night, waking up and falling asleep repeatedly. She didn't want to stay overnight when she returned to the village.
Actually, Lu Jingyou didn't sleep well last night. The dog in Zhao Shunfa's yard was very fierce. When it heard footsteps on the street, it would bark for a long time, making it impossible for him to fall asleep.
Zhao Shunfa has gotten used to it and can fall asleep no matter how loudly the dog barks.
Chen Guilan was the same. She slept at the head of the kang. She had cooked too much during the day and the kang was very hot. The north wind was howling outside and she couldn't sleep because of the heat. She chatted with Xu Yue'e until late at night.
There is no place like home; it is more comfortable to be at home.
The three of them happily exchanged their experiences of living in the village, then washed up and went back to their rooms to rest. Visiting neighbors is also a physically demanding activity.
Su Jiaojiao fell asleep immediately, while Chen Guilan lay in bed thinking about what to eat in the evening and what gift to give to Lu Jingyou in return. She heard Lu Jingyou answering the phone in the room, as if his family was urging him to go back.
Lu Jingyou said he would go back in two days, and then hung up the phone. Lin Manli would contact him every day, either calling him or sending him text messages, urging him to go back.
He had made the trip here with great difficulty and felt that everything here was new and fresh and relaxing. He was not in a hurry to go back. He and Zhao Shunfa also made an appointment to go to his uncle's house for dinner on the sixth day of the New Year.
When Xu Yuxiang heard that Chen Guilan and Su Jiaojiao had returned to the village, she waited at home, thinking that Su Jiaojiao would definitely bring her partner to see her. However, she waited and waited, but no one showed up.
It was Feng Yuefen who told her, "They left in their cars this morning. How could they possibly look down on us?"
"Gone?" Xu Yuxiang still didn't believe it. "Jiaojiao is the daughter of our Su family. She should bring her boyfriend to see me."
"It must be Chen Guilan who didn't let her come. I'll settle the score with her after I meet Chen Guilan." Su Houli was also very disappointed. If it were other things, it would be fine, but Chen Guilan should have told him that Jiaojiao had a boyfriend, and then brought her son-in-law to meet him, the father-in-law.
But she didn't take him seriously at all.
"I said I wanted to go to Chen Juan's house to see Jiaojiao, but you wouldn't let me go. Now look what happened, she's gone." As soon as Su Cuicui heard that Su Jiaojiao was back, she wanted to go play with her, but Xu Yuxiang wouldn't let her go, saying that Su Jiaojiao should bring her boyfriend to visit them at home.
"Jiaojiao has been studying for so many years, and I don't know where she's going. How could she come back to the village and stay at her uncle's house instead of going home?" Xu Yuxiang was very upset. "I heard that Jiaojiao's boyfriend was passing out cigarettes on the street. He seemed like a good person, but he didn't even ask to come over to visit."
Gao Meifeng and Xue Yuxin did not come back for the New Year, and there were no outsiders at home.
If Su Jiaojiao brought her partner with her, they would definitely treat them well.
"She's rich now, and things are different from before." Feng Yuefen felt very unhappy when she heard that Chen Guilan came back in a car. How could she, a divorced woman, live so well?
"But when they were broke, we didn't help them!" Su Cuicui had been in the city for several years, and her perspective had changed. She glanced at Su Houli and coughed lightly, "Don't forget, it was my second uncle who was at fault first, which led to their divorce. Otherwise, we wouldn't be in this situation today."
She can now stand on her own in the factory, and even overshadows Su Houli.
When speaking or doing things, there is no need to consider his face.
Besides, what she said was true.
Su Houli's face darkened and he said nothing more.
Soon it was the sixth day of the New Year. Lu Jingyou had experience, so he didn't eat breakfast and said he would go to his uncle's house to eat eggs later.
After Chen Guisheng's family arrived, the group went to Chen Guichang's house in a mighty procession.
Chen Mei and Chen Ju also came back. They were holding their respective children in the living room, showing off their babies and chatting. When Chen Guisheng and Chen Guilan's families arrived, the living room was suddenly filled up, with almost no space to stand.
It took half an hour just to wish each other a happy new year and greet each other.
Chen Jiang, worthy of being a restaurant owner, first invited Lu Jingyou and Zhao Shunfa to sit on the sofa, then clapped his hands, signaling everyone to be quiet, and began to speak: "My task today is to accompany my two brothers-in-law and two sisters-in-law for drinks. If my brothers-in-law didn't drink well, it's my fault as a brother-in-law."
"My brothers-in-law didn't have a good time, and it's because I, as the eldest brother-in-law, didn't accompany them well. What do you think, is that right?"
"Yes." Cheng Yu answered straightforwardly, and the others laughed.
When Su Jiaojiao saw this, she started to have a headache. She felt that Lu Jingyou was going to get drunk again.
"Don't worry, I brought two bottles of apple cider vinegar. You can give one to Xiao Lu later." Chen Juan took out a small bottle of apple cider vinegar from her bag like a magic trick and quietly slipped it to Su Jiaojiao. "I bought it in town yesterday. It's very effective for sobering up."
Chen Juan was the one who thought it through carefully, Su Jiaojiao had never thought of this.
Soon it was time to serve the eggs. Chef Chen Jiang made the eggs himself and brought them out on a special tray to entertain his brothers-in-law.
He made four bowls of fermented glutinous rice and fried eggs, two in each bowl, and added wolfberries as garnish. The soup was bright in color and had an enticing aroma.
Chen Guilan and Xu Yue'e gathered around to look, and they both frowned at the same time. Two eggs each... their family was too stingy.
Su Jiaojiao thought Chen Jiang’s cooking was pretty good. The scrambled eggs were too greasy, so it was just right for a change of taste. Two eggs were just right.
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