"Ms. Zhang, can you please adjust your working hours?"
"Hey, are you busy at home? Or is there something going on at home?"
"It's like this, Sister Zhang. I live in the military district's family compound, which is more than ten kilometers away from here. When I get home too late after get off work at night, I feel a little scared when I'm alone.
Look, can I come earlier in the morning?
I can do more work.”
Zhang Guilan hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, then you go to work at 8 am and get off work with the chef at 7 pm.
But you have to help the chef clean the kitchen, it's a bit hard, is that ok with you?"
"Thank you so much, Sister Zhang. Then it's a deal."
"Okay, it's a deal."
Now she had a job, and after careful calculation, she earned 80 cents a day, which equals 24 yuan per month based on 30 days. She also had food and oil supplies, 27 kilograms a month, not much, but enough to support herself.
After leaving the state-owned restaurant, Xu Zhaodi went to the grain and oil store to get a ticket and bought thirty eggs, and also spent another 80 cents to buy a roast duck.
Before leaving, he remembered that Chen Jianguo's socks were mended to a mess when he saw them on the balcony last time. He turned around and went to the supply and marketing cooperative next door to buy three pairs of socks for Chen Jianguo for fifty cents.
Not long after getting on the bus, Feng Xiujuan was seen getting on the bus holding her child in one hand and carrying a large piece of pork and other things in the other.
When Xiaobao saw Xu Zhaodi, he called her "Auntie" in a baby voice.
Feng Xiujuan pulled the child's arm and said angrily, "Who are you calling auntie? How can you be so tactless? Is she worthy of being your auntie?"
Xu Zhaodi frowned and Xiaobao looked aggrieved. She just sighed helplessly and smiled gently at the child.
The people in the car whispered: "Why is she like this?"
"That's right, I used to think she was a nice person, why is she so mean now?"
Hearing what the people in the car said, Xu Zhaodi just smiled.
She used to be the type of person who was always criticized by others, but...
Not anymore.
Nor will it be in the future.
Xu Zhaodi took out two fruit candies from her bag and handed them to Xiaobao, then reached out to touch his head.
Feng Xiujuan was about to change her expression, but Xu Zhaodi straightened up, a hint of coldness flashed across her eyes, and she said calmly, "Sister-in-law, what you said is wrong.
The child is so polite, how can you say that to him?
Don’t you know that parents are their children’s first teachers?
If you speak in this way, you are teaching Xiaobao to be mean.
Please be careful about what you say and the occasion in the future, so as not to make others laugh at you without realizing it."
"you……"
Feng Xiujuan was furious. She quarreled with this woman. She was more or less right before, but now she spoke slowly and calmly, which was completely different from her previous unreasonable and yelling style. She couldn't get over her.
Sure enough, reasonable people are the most terrifying.
The people in the car echoed: "That's right, how can you educate your children like this?
It would be nice if the child called her "Auntie" when getting on the bus. Look how harsh your words are. How are you going to educate your child in the future?"
Everyone in the car was talking at once, but Xu Zhaodi just glanced coldly at Feng Xiujuan.
Just because of these few words from Tian, she never wanted to have anything to do with such people again.
He is fine, but he can't stand seeing others doing well.
If the men from the two families didn't work together, she could have said something even more unpleasant.
This is how life is, it’s hard to be a human being.
It is better to offend a gentleman than to offend a villain.
Xu Zhaodi closed her eyes all the way back home, and walked home alone as soon as she got off the car.
She bought roast duck and eggs. She still needed to supplement nutrition during the weight loss period. She had been eating very vegetarian food during this period. Now that she can earn money, she still needs an egg every day.
As soon as Xu Zhaodi came in, she stirred the batter and made more than a dozen pancakes in the pan.
After the pancakes were ready, she chopped the green onions, made a plate of vermicelli and cucumber salad, stir-fried a plate of shredded potatoes, and finally made a bowl of cabbage soup.
Chen Jianguo's feet were trembling as he walked home from work. He had gotten used to eating at home during this period of time, and he couldn't wait to get home when it was time for dinner.
The moment I opened the door, the aroma of rice filled the air, and the taste of roast duck was very rich.
Xu Zhaodi knew that this kind of life was already very good at the moment.
After two days of feasting on delicious food, Chen Jianguo still felt like he was dreaming.
He would eat and drink lavishly whenever he had money, and he was afraid that the two of them would come again at the end of the month.
Xu Zhaodi seemed to be in a good mood every day, with a pair of eyes full of smiles.
Seeing her happy, Chen Jianguo suddenly felt that as long as she was happy, she could eat whatever she wanted.
Anyway, he eats more than she does.
If we talk about spendthrifts, he is the real spendthrift.
The two sat at the dining table. Xu Zhaodi served Chen Jianguo a bowl of soup. Chen Jianguo picked up a pancake, put several slices of duck meat and vegetables in it, rolled it up and handed it to Xu Zhaodi.
Xu Zhaodi took it with a smile and said thank you in a sweet voice.
"I went to the county town this morning. I had an agreement with the state-owned restaurant and started working that day.
From now on, you will have to prepare lunch and dinner by yourself.
They gave me 80 cents a day. I calculated that it was 24 yuan a month, and food was provided.
Also, my food ration is 27 catties, and from now on, I will also have a salary."
Xu Zhaodi was in a good mood. Chen Jianguo asked: "Food is provided but accommodation is not?
What time do you get off work?
"I go to work at eight in the morning and get off work at seven in the evening."
Chen Jianguo took out the pancake that he had put to his mouth and said, "I can make it in the morning. I get off work at 7pm, and it will be dark when you come back.
It's too dangerous for you to go alone, you are not allowed to go."
Chen Jianguo's commanding tone made Xu Zhaodi's smile freeze.
Why does this tone sound so unpleasant?
Xu Zhaodi put down the pancake in her hand and said seriously: "I don't want to quarrel with you. The weather is warm now, and it won't get dark until after eight o'clock. I can do it.
Besides, I can't always eat and drink your food, right?"
"What's wrong with eating and drinking from me? You are my wife, and it is only natural for me to support you."
"I don't care, I'm going to do it.
Other things can be negotiated, but this matter cannot be negotiated.
We agreed to respect each other.”
Xu Zhaodi got angry, and no one could stop her from doing what she wanted to do.
Seeing that she was angry, Chen Jianguo thought that his tone of voice was indeed wrong, and his temper softened instantly.
"I'm worried about you. It's not safe for you to go home alone at night."
"I know. I'm strong and healthy. I'm safe."
Chen Jianguo hesitated to speak. If she insisted on going, she would have to wait for him to pick her up after get off work.
“Can you ride a bike?”
"Won't."
The 28-bar bicycle is so high that she can't get on it.
"Then you just need to work hard on the road for the next few days. I will teach you how to ride a bicycle starting from the evening."
"ah?"
Xu Zhaodi never thought that he would teach her how to ride a bicycle.
"Zhang Qingdong has one. Let's borrow his first."
The bicycle is so precious, would Zhang Qingdong be willing to give it away?
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