"So, even if my father leaves us eight dollars a month, after deducting our food expenses, there will still be four or five dollars left?"
Yan Jiecheng widened his eyes with an incredible expression.
"That's right."
Yu Li said angrily, "Xie Cheng, tell me yourself, I've been married to you for over a week, right?"
"Except for the first two days, when we had some greasy food at home because of the wedding banquet, what about the rest of the days?"
"Your dad always says that I need to eat some porridge or sweet potatoes to balance out the greasy food I just ate. I've been drinking porridge and sweet potatoes these past few days, and I'm still bloated."
Speaking of which, Yu Li felt very aggrieved. What had she eaten all day since she got married? Corn porridge with only the soup in it. That stuff was gone in just two pours of urine. It was not enough to satisfy her hunger. And if she ate too much sweet potato, she would get bloated and could not eat it one meal at a time.
According to Yu Li's own experience in making steamed bread at home, a bowl of corn paste is only about half a steamed bread, and sweet potatoes are even cheaper. Yu Li estimated that the two meals together cost less than a penny per person.
One cent?
Based on the minimum consumption per person, each person in the Yan family spends less than three yuan per month, which is too stingy.
"Yu Li, don't be angry. These past few days are special circumstances. Although my father is usually a bit calculating, he doesn't let us eat like this every day of the month. There will still be times when we run out of food."
Yan Jiecheng thought about it and realized that although they had eaten like this before, they could still eat some dry food every month. So, when he saw Yu Li was angry, he hurried to comfort her.
"That's not how it works."
Yu Li said, "We both handed over the money. Dad didn't say anything and spent all the money on us. At least we should have a steamed bun for every meal, right?"
"There's not even enough for a whole steamed bun. How can we bear this for a long time?"
"Hey, so I just said that Dad still lets us eat dry food a few days every month."
"So I married you just to eat dry food a few days a month?"
Yu Li felt a little aggrieved, her eyes welling up. "Jie Cheng, just look at me. I'm not bad looking, but all the blind date candidates have come to my house, but I just fell in love with you, so I rejected them all."
"But what kind of life am I living now? I accept not having enough to eat every day, after all, it's a disaster year, but I can't even afford a steamed bun, and your father is plotting against me. Isn't it unfair for me to marry you?"
Yan Jiecheng blushed after hearing these words. There was nothing he could do. His father's behavior was indeed not decent, but what else could he do?
"Yu Li, don't cry. I'm not working right now. In three months, I'll be able to get a permanent job. Then, we can live a good life."
Yan Jiecheng quickly pulled Yu Li into his arms and said, "The salary after becoming a regular employee is over 30 yuan. When the time comes, you can give 15 yuan to your family and keep the remaining 10 yuan for you. How about that?"
"real?"
When Yu Li heard that she was asked to save money, her grievances were slightly relieved and she was willing to be a housekeeper.
"Of course it's true."
Yan Jiecheng laughed and said, "I still earn too little now, that's why our life is so hard. When I earn more, we can go to a restaurant every month and have a good meal."
"Um."
Hearing this, Yu Li finally nodded in satisfaction: "But Jie Cheng, our family can't rely on you alone to make money. I also need to get a job, so that we can earn money and live a good life and eat well every day."
"Have you finished your work?"
Yan Jiecheng's eyes widened, and he asked in surprise, "Did they send a letter from the Subdistrict Office?"
"Writing a letter to you."
Yu Li tapped Yan Jiecheng on the forehead and rolled her eyes. "Don't count on the street office's arrangements for now."
"Alas, I married you, and we haven't split up yet. This means the Yan family already has you and dad as employees. How could they possibly arrange another job for me?"
"So what do you think?" Yan Jiecheng was a little confused.
"Have you forgotten what I told you before?" Yu Li gave Yan Jiecheng a blank look.
"You mean?"
This roll of the eyes, at this moment when he had taken off his clothes and was lying on the kang, really had a different kind of charm, and it revived the restlessness that had just subsided due to Yu Li's kick.
However, Yan Jiecheng also understood that this was not the time to make a fuss, so he continued, "Do you want to go find Dongsheng?"
"Um."
Yu Li nodded. "You told me about Dongsheng's connections before. He's very popular in the factory. He has good relationships with both the canteen director and Deputy Director Li. We're not greedy. You could just assign me a temporary job."
"For example, the work in the kitchen."
As she spoke, Yu Li's eyes sparkled. "I heard that Qin Huairu's sister-in-law works in the kitchen. I can do this kind of work, and the monthly salary for temporary workers in the kitchen is fifteen yuan. If I work hard for three years, I will definitely be able to get a permanent position."
"Of course, my wife will definitely not be worse than Qin Huairu."
Yan Jiecheng said this confidently, but then he added, "But would Jia Dongsheng be willing to help you find a job?"
"It's definitely not possible for now."
Yu Li glared at Yan Jiecheng in anger. "It's all your fault. I told you to get along well with Jia Dongsheng, but you haven't even chatted with him much these days. What else can you do?"
"Tell me." Yu Li's small hand pinched Yan Jiecheng's waist. "What else can I expect from you?"
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