As soon as Wu Min came in, she asked where Jiang Yiming was. Old Mrs. Guan told her that Jiang Yiming was working in the room. She seemed very angry when she heard it, and her face turned green. She ran towards the room and saw Jiang Yiming painting whitewash inside, so she called him:
"Yiming, didn't I tell you not to do this kind of work? Why are you here again? Come down quickly, we don't want to do this anymore, come home with me."
This kid is really embarrassing her. He can do anything else but has to do this, and do it in an acquaintance's house. Isn't he deliberately making things difficult for her?
He has always looked down on these bricklayers, thinking that their work is dirty and tiring. He thinks that this kind of work is only done by farmers. Even if Jiang Yiming works as a temporary worker in the factory, even if he does not work, it is better than being a bricklayer.
She had talked to Jiang Yiming when he first started working at the construction site, but he didn't listen and insisted on earning money to support himself with his own hands.
She said she didn't want to listen, so she didn't say anything. After all, the construction sites were outside the city, and no one except their family knew that Jiang Yiming was working on the construction sites.
But I heard from others yesterday that they saw Jiang Yiming decorating the courtyard house for Xu Nuannuan. They are not only familiar with the Guan family, but also with many people here. If those people knew that Jiang Yiming was a bricklayer, wouldn’t they laugh at her and Jiang Dongcheng to death?
"Yiming, come down and go home with me. We won't be able to do this anytime soon."
Jiang Yiming shook his head and stood on the scaffolding, refusing to come down.
"Mom, you really came here. Why can't I do this job? Others can do it, so can I. I don't steal or rob. I earn my living with my own hands and my own strength. I have nothing to be ashamed of."
"No, you just can't do this kind of work. Remember, you're from the city. This kind of work is for people in the countryside. We don't do this."
Upon hearing this, the other two bricklayers in the room looked at Wu Min deeply, as it was obvious that he looked down on them.
Jiang Yiming said, "Mom, don't say that. I think this kind of work is great. I enjoy doing it. You might think it's hard, tiring, and dirty, but that just proves how talented the people who do it are. They can do things that you can't do."
When the two men heard him say this, the depression that had just risen in their hearts immediately dissipated.
Wu Min didn't care what the other two people thought. She said impatiently, "Don't tell me so much. Do you know how much others look down on you for doing this kind of work? Our neighbors look down on you. Not only do they look down on you, they look down on our family too. How incompetent do you have to be to do this kind of work?"
"Mom, don't you know whether I have any skills or not? I can now build walls, plaster walls, build houses and decorate houses. This is my ability. Just think about it, without construction workers like us, many people would not be able to live in houses."
"So, do you still want to find a partner? If a girl knew you were doing this, who would be interested in you?"
"If you don't like her, don't bother. I won't marry her."
"What? What did you say?" Wu Min was completely annoyed. "You good-for-nothing, go home! Even if you continue to be a vagrant, I won't allow you to embarrass me here. You won't marry? If you don't marry, how can I have grandchildren?"
If her colleagues and sisters saw this again, she would be embarrassed.
She walked to the scaffolding and reached out to pull Jiang Yiming, but because Jiang Yiming was standing too high, she grabbed Jiang Yiming's trouser legs.
One of Jiang Yiming's coworkers was worried that Jiang Yiming might fall, so he reminded her: "Auntie, don't pull him. If the scaffolding collapses, he will fall down."
"I don't need you to tell me!" She scolded the co-worker harshly. Seeing that his mother seemed to have lost control, Jiang Yiming didn't dare to stay on the scaffolding any longer. He was about to go down, but unexpectedly the scaffolding collapsed with a loud bang.
Although Jiang Yiming was quick to jump down, he was still a little too late and sprained his ankle when he jumped to the ground.
"Look at you, Mom! You're satisfied this time. I sprained my ankle and can't work even if I want to."
Wu Min felt a little distressed when she saw this, but just as Jiang Yiming said, he couldn't work because he sprained his ankle, and there was no need to embarrass her.
"You brought this upon yourself. Go home and stay here. Never come here again."
Jiang Yiming was not seriously injured, but his mother was so arrogant that he could not stay here any longer regardless of whether he was injured or not, otherwise he might bring trouble to the host family. So he said something to the Guan family and followed his mother obediently.
The other two workers in the room were speechless. They met Jiang Yiming on the construction site. At that time, they saw Jiang Yiming dressed neatly and acting a little spoiled while working. They thought Jiang Yiming was from the city and thought that Jiang Yiming would not last more than two days and would have to go home obediently.
But in order to fit in with them, Jiang Yiming said that he was from the countryside, and he soon got rid of his spoiled habits. He has been working with them for several months.
The reason why they chose to partner with Jiang Yiming was because Jiang Yiming was capable, not afraid of hard work, had dexterity, and the quality of his work was also good.
It was not until today that they found out that Jiang Yiming was really from the city, but their impression of Jiang Yiming would not change just because he was a city kid.
Jiang Yiming was hurriedly taken away by Wu Min, and Xu Nuannuan planned to pay him his wages when she had the chance.
When Jiang Yiming returned home, Jiang Yushan also scolded him when she saw him.
"Either you stop doing this or stay away from me. If my classmates see that my brother is a bricklayer, won't I be embarrassed?"
"Then let's sever our brother-sister relationship. I won't embarrass you anymore."
"You." Jiang Yushan was almost vomiting blood because of him. "You said this in vain. How can we possibly sever our relationship? Even if we do, people still know you are my brother. Anyway, you can't let my classmates see you doing this, otherwise I will never let you go."
Jiang Yiming rolled his eyes at her and said, "Tsk, I don't do anything, just support me."
He sat on the sofa and crossed his legs.
Jiang Yushan didn't want him to work as a bricklayer, but she also didn't want him to eat and drink for free at home: "Go work on a construction site outside, just don't stay in the city. You want to eat free meals at home, you wish."
"Oh, I wishful thinking? Aren't you a freeloader? You still need your family to pay for your tuition. How dare you say that to me?"
"I'm a college student. The money I spend now will be of great use in the future. The job I do will be prestigious, a hundred times better than being a bricklayer like you. I'm here to bring honor to our family. Look at you, a lousy bricklayer who only brings shame to our family."
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