Wencai looked at Shumei's playful expression and replied with a smile, "You're really shameless. Aren't you working to pay off your debts? Why are you still talking about wages? Just sign the indenture to sell yourself."
"Selling my body indenture? Although Boss Li did save my life this time, I wouldn't sell myself to repay him! I looked at the hospital bill today, and the total cost over the past month has been 5,936 yuan. To round it up, I'll make it 6,000 yuan. According to the figure Sister Meng gave me earlier, 100 yuan a month, 1,200 yuan a year, and I can pay it off in five years."
Shumei looked serious and counted carefully on her fingers for Wencai to hear.
When Wencai saw her like this, he pointed at Shumei and couldn't help laughing.
Liu Jiang, who was standing outside the door, heard the laughter coming from the office and couldn't help but sigh quietly, "This is truly not an ordinary person. I've never seen Mr. Li so happy before."
"You, why don't you just stop being a nanny and stay in my company as an accountant? You're so good at keeping accounts."
"Forget accounting. As a country bumpkin with no education, babysitting is more suitable for me. Tell me! Is a hundred dollars a month enough for me?"
"Okay, okay, whatever you say."
The two talked for a long time in Wencai's office. Shumei also made up her mind to help Wencai resolve his emotional problems and make Uncle Li accept him again.
Although it was a bit overstepping her bounds to intervene in this matter, and it was also a bit cruel to expose Uncle Li's scars, Shumei firmly believed that there was no knot in the world that could not be untied. Rather than let Uncle Li and Wencai suffer for this, it would be better to cut the Gordian knot and get it over with.
Let them reconcile, let Wencai live with a clear conscience and fulfill his filial duty to Uncle Li. Let Uncle Li enjoy the happiness of family life in his old age.
Lily looked at Liu Jiang, who had been guarding the office door. She walked over with curiosity, holding a cup of water in her hand. She patted Liu Jiang's shoulder from behind, scaring him so much that he almost jumped up.
"Hey! Brother Liu, who is that weird person?"
Liu Jiang was still in shock. He patted his chest, which was rising and falling, and replied, "Why are you walking so quietly? You almost scared me to death."
"Is it really that serious? It's broad daylight, what are you afraid of? Please satisfy my curiosity and tell me! Who is that person? Why haven't I seen him before?"
Lily glanced at Liu Jiang with disdain, despising him for his cowardice.
"I'm not entirely sure. I only know that she used to work as a nanny for Mr. Li. This time, Mr. Li even spent a fortune on her medical treatment. I think she's no ordinary person."
"Tsk! Isn't she just a nanny? What's so special about her? What a waste of my saliva."
Clearly, Shumei's ordinary identity didn't satisfy Lily's curiosity at all. She waved to Liu Jiang and returned to her workstation, somewhat disappointed.
Wencai arranged Shumei to stay in the lounge and only took her back home after he finished his work at the company.
Without Shumei, the Zhang family's good times were over for Wu Ju and Zhang Binglin. Although the family had some savings, they couldn't afford to just sit back and enjoy their savings. Zhang Binglin picked up his bamboo basket weaving skills again, making some to sell for money to supplement the family income.
In the past, Boyi had always helped manage the family's land. But now Boyi has been bedridden, and he is struggling to take care of himself, so he has no time to take care of her family's work.
Wu Ju had no choice but to take Xiao Shuangning to the fields. Even if they couldn't make a living, they had to at least grow enough grain for the public tax!
Zhang Xiaoqin had been staying at her parents' home, but at this critical juncture, she was forced to go to the fields to work.
In the past, she had always lived a life of seclusion in Jiang Fujia's home. Now that she had to live a life of hard work, she couldn't help feeling wronged. She began to miss her days at the Jiang family and wanted to go back there shamelessly.
This person is always greedy, always unaware of the blessings he has, and only realizes his mistakes when he really loses something.
Shuang Ning was playing alone on the ridge of the field, while Zhang Xiaoqin and Wu Ju were working in the fields. Although it was only late spring, the sun was still scorching. After staying in the sun for a long time, sweat dripped down their cheeks and they felt stuffy.
Zhang Xiaoqin grew increasingly angry as she worked. She wiped the sweat from her forehead with her muddy hands, and her face suddenly turned into a cat's. She walked to the edge of the field and sat down angrily on the ground.
"I'm done. I can only dig out a few bucks after all this hard work. The sun is already setting and I'm starving."
Seeing Zhang Xiaoqin's temper, Wu Ju, who was working hard, looked up at the sunset in the west, walked out of the field, and sat down next to Zhang Xiaoqin.
"Xiaoqin! We did dig out some money from the land, but food is the most important thing for people. If we farmers don't rely on farming for our livelihood, what else can we rely on? Hey! If your sister-in-law were here, I wouldn't have to worry about my livelihood, and Tang Boyi would do the work in the fields. But now that she's gone, we have nothing left."
Zhang Xiaoqin is the kind of person who cannot be criticized. Not only can she not be criticized, she will never allow others to praise people she hates in front of her.
"Mother, who is your real daughter? Why are you so disloyal?"
"It's not my mother who's being disloyal, it's you! Oh! I'm really worried about how I'm going to live in the future. I've lost my son, my daughter-in-law, and I'm afraid I can't count on you anymore. I'm afraid you'll be fed to the dogs in the end."
As they were chatting, the woman who had fought with Zhang Xiaoqin for the Jerusalem artichokes passed by and overheard their conversation. She interrupted sarcastically, "Hey, isn't that Zhang Xiaoqin?"
The two of them turned around at the same time when they heard the sound, and Zhang Xiaoqin recognized him at a glance. Apart from the time they had crossed paths while robbing Jerusalem artichokes, they rarely saw him on weekdays.
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