Bao Youxue's family is not the kind of family where people don't talk while eating or sleeping; they talk while eating at home.
"I'll be going out again after dinner. Comrade Lin Ying, please stay here a while longer. I've been incredibly busy today, and I apologize for not being able to entertain you properly."
Lin Ying smiled and said, "How could that be? This is such good food. If I were not treated well, I would be too ungrateful."
Bao Youxue had no choice but to complain: "Sigh, everything's piling up these past few days. The supply and marketing cooperative is selling out of heating systems, it's packed with people. The textile factory also sent over a batch of defective fabric, making the entire cooperative even more crowded."
Bao Youxue's wife disliked listening to him complain about work: "Alright, let's eat. Stop talking about your trivial matters. It'll ruin your appetite."
Lin Ying quickly smoothed things over: "I heard that defective fabric doesn't require coupons. These days, everyone is short of coupons. Naturally, everyone is scrambling to buy defective fabric."
Speaking of this, Bao Youxue's wife said, "Oh, right, daughter, who doesn't need fabric these days? Old man, do you still have any flawed fabric? Leave some for our daughter. It might not look very nice, but these days, with pipes and such, as long as it's wearable, it's fine. The New Year is just around the corner. It'll be good to get her a new outfit, won't it?"
Bao Youxue slapped his forehead: "Look at me, how could I forget? I guess they'll be gone by now. Let's wait until next time."
Lin Ying didn't stand on ceremony: "Then I'll have to trouble Director Bao."
Bao Youxue was displeased: "Everyone said we'd be relatives from now on, but you've been calling me 'Director' all this time. From now on, I'll call you 'Uncle.' You're already calling me 'Auntie,' so calling me 'Director' makes you seem distant."
Lin Ying followed Bao Youxue's words and said, "Okay then, from now on you will be my uncle and aunt."
Bao Youxue was then happy: "That's more like it."
After dinner, Bao You asked Chengcheng whether he should go to the supply and marketing cooperative with him or stay at home. Chengcheng wanted to play with Lin Ying and didn't want to go.
Bao Youxue didn't mind, and just said to Lin Ying, "If you're not in a hurry before you go back, go to the supply and marketing cooperative to see your uncle."
Lin Ying said, "I have to leave as soon as the child wakes up. I need to go to the post office to send money. It'll be closed if I go too late."
Bao Youxue said, "Okay, go to the post office and come back to find me."
Although Lin Ying didn't know what he was going to do, she knew he wouldn't harm her: "Okay. Uncle, please drive carefully, it's slippery outside."
Bao Youxue waved his hand: "Don't worry, it's like this every year, I'm used to it."
After Bao Youxue left, Lin Ying helped wash the dishes in the kitchen. Chengcheng followed Lin Ying around, asking her all sorts of questions.
For example: "Auntie, you've lost weight! Did you lose weight?"
"Auntie, you're so much prettier than before! You're the most beautiful girl I've ever seen!"
As Lin Ying laughed, amused by the talkative, uninhibited boy, Shuanzi woke up, rubbing his eyes: "Auntie~"
When Lin Ying heard Shuanzi calling her, she hurriedly came out of the kitchen: "Shuanzi is awake?"
"Auntie, why does my little brother call you 'Auntie'?"
No wonder he grew up surrounded by women in the supply and marketing cooperative; this little guy really knows everything and dares to say anything.
Lin Ying originally wanted to make up a few excuses, but seeing that Bao Youxue's wife was also looking at her, she had no choice but to repeat the same story she had given Wu Bo before.
Bao Youxue's wife then learned that the two children were not Lin Ying's biological children. She felt a pang of heartache knowing the children had lost their parents.
Bao Youxue's wife left some food for Shuanzi. After Lin Ying helped Shuanzi get dressed, Shuanzi ate the food, and then Lin Ying prepared to leave.
Er Ya will probably wake up very late, and they can't wait.
Nanqu dressed Er Ya, then tied her to her chest with a scarf. She took off her own thick clothes and put on a black sable coat.
The clothes were big, and Er Ya could fit comfortably in her arms without any problems.
Afterwards, Lin Ying carried a basket on her back, put a hat, scarf, and gloves on Shuanzi, said goodbye to Bao Youxue's wife, and left.
Seeing how much care Lin Ying put into the two children, Bao Youxue's wife couldn't help but admire Lin Ying.
After leaving Bao Youxue's house, Lin Ying went to the post office next to the supply and marketing cooperative. She was there not only to send money but also to deposit money.
The factory gave us another thousand yuan last time, and together with what we had scraped together from our family before, it came to almost two thousand yuan.
Lin Ying kept one hundred yuan at home and saved the rest.
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