When Jiang Shushu got home from work in the evening, she used to get greeted by only five or six people at most. But today, the roadside was packed with people, men, women, young and old, and nine out of ten were asking her about her work.
Jiang Shushu answered all the questions he could with a smile. It usually took him ten minutes to walk from the village entrance to his home, but today it took him 40 minutes. When he got home, Jiang Shushu felt that his face was stiff from smiling.
Xu Hehua had been praised all afternoon and still couldn't hide her excitement. "Shushu is back. Today, your Sixth Aunt asked me why you weren't helping with lunch. I told her about your job in the city. Haha, I'm sure a lot of people praised you when you came back."
Jiang Shushu: “…” Half praise, half question.
My family members were so enthusiastic that I almost couldn't handle it. Even someone wearing open-crotch pants came to ask me if my job was good and if I could eat meat every meal. I guess they wouldn't stop for two days.
The next morning, Jiang Shushu met Jiang Shan on his way to work. The skinny old man had been drinking Nine Heavens Mysterious Deer Milk for two days, and he looked full of energy and vitality, radiating vitality from the inside out.
"Third uncle, good morning, are you feeling so well?"
"Hello Shushu, haha, yes, I drank the medicinal soup your father sent me, and I feel so energetic. I feel like I can go out and dig two miles away. The medicinal soup is especially delicious..." Jiang Shan praised Jiang Shushu.
Jiang Shan was very grateful to his niece. He was sick at that time and felt that he might not be able to survive. Unexpectedly, after drinking the medicine for two days, he was able to get out of bed and no longer felt weak all over. He waited here on purpose to thank his niece.
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Because Jiang Shushu was driving the ox cart, the uncle and nephew chatted for a few minutes and then separated. When they got on the ox cart to the city, Jiang Shushu was inevitably asked all kinds of questions. When they got off the ox cart, Jiang Shushu breathed a sigh of relief.
Alas, it’s not easy to be a celebrity, and it’s not easy to make the headlines for the Hualing Brigade. It’s so tiring!
Jiang Shushu walked towards He Fangfang's house. On the way, he passed by a remote place and took out six pieces of cloth of different colors (1.5m×0.5m in size) in black, white, red, gray, army green, and floral patterns from the supply space. The six pieces of cloth represented good luck.
Besides the watch, these pieces of cloth are all I have in my possessions. A watch would be too expensive and inappropriate, and I couldn't bear to part with it, as I only have two pieces in total. Six pieces of cloth would be just the right amount, neither too heavy nor too light, to express my gratitude to He Fangfang and her husband for helping me find such a nice house.
Jiang Shushu packed the six pieces of cloth in a bag and continued walking towards He Fangfang's house.
Zhou Yi and his wife were very happy to see Jiang Shushu. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, He Fangfang pulled Jiang Shushu aside and handed him a thank-you gift she had prepared in advance: "Shushu, Sister Fangfang is leaving, and I don't know when we'll see each other again. This is a parting gift for you. It's a token of our love from my wife and me, so you must accept it." He Fangfang didn't specify what was in the bag, lest Jiang Shushu refuse.
Jiang Shushu looked at the big and heavy bag, with an expression on his face that showed that he wanted to refuse but was embarrassed.
Although I don't know what's inside, considering Zhou Yi and his wife's character and income, it should be quite valuable. To be honest, I don't want to accept it. I still want to keep in touch with He Fangfang in the future. If I calculate everything too clearly, it will be difficult to contact each other in the future.
He Fangfang stuffed the bag in her hand into Jiang Shushu's hand without waiting for Jiang Shushu to react.
Jiang Shushu had no choice but to accept it graciously and express his gratitude, then handed the gift he had prepared to He Fangfang, "Sister Fangfang, this is my parting gift to you, please don't refuse it."
Seeing that the bag was not big, He Fangfang guessed that it must be some special products from the countryside, and happily accepted it.
Jiang Shushu told He Fangfang that Zhou Hui went to the Donglai State-owned Hotel to cause trouble yesterday.
He wanted to understand Zhou Hui and the Zhou family as quickly and thoroughly as possible, and He Fangfang was the perfect person to contact. Zhou Hui had the nerve to first threaten him with a gangster, then come to him for help. Putting all these things together, Zhou Hui was quite resourceful. Who knew if she had any more tricks up her sleeve? Knowing yourself and your enemy ensured victory in every battle. Even if he couldn't kill Zhou Hui, he had to at least take precautions. Therefore, it was imperative to understand Zhou Hui and the Zhou family.
The more He Fangfang listened, the angrier she became. "Shushu, I'm so sorry for causing you trouble. Zhou Yi's biological mother came to us the night before last, crying and wanting us to buy the job back and then sell it to Zhou Hui so that she could pay us back every month. How could we agree to such a ridiculous thing? We immediately rejected her at the time, but we didn't expect Zhou Hui to come and cause trouble for you herself. Shushu, you don't have to care too much about Zhou Hui. Now every household must have one person go to the countryside. The Zhou family's money is used to buy jobs for their two sons. There is no extra money to get Zhou Hui a job. It won't be long before she will go to the countryside. If Zhou Hui comes to the store to cause trouble for you again, you should deal with it as you should. Don't show any mercy. Zhou Hui is the most arrogant person, just like her mother..." Then, under the guidance of Jiang Shushu, He Fangfang complained about everyone in the Zhou family.
After listening to He Fangfang's story, Jiang Shushu got a general understanding of Zhou Hui and the Zhou family by discarding the chaff and retaining the essence.
In a nutshell, the Zhou family and Zhou Hui can afford to be provoked by themselves, so there is no need to hide.
"Okay, I'll listen to Sister Fangfang."
The two chatted for a while. Because they had to go to work, Jiang Shushu agreed with He Fangfang that she would write a letter to him when she arrived, and then he said goodbye and left.
As soon as Jiang Shushu left, He Fangfang angrily told Zhou Yi what Zhou Hui had done, and Zhou Yi was also very annoyed when he heard it.
"How can Zhou Hui be so shameless?" He Fangfang got angry when she thought of Zhou Hui, and even angrier when she thought of the Zhou family.
"Don't be angry. The Zhou family's affairs have nothing to do with us. Have you told Comrade Jiang not to worry about us? If Zhou Hui dares to cause trouble, she can do whatever she wants."
"Yes."
"We have indeed implicated Comrade Jiang in this matter. When we return, we have a rich seafood area, so we will send Comrade Jiang some more dried seafood specialties."
After Jiang Shushu left the He family's house, he saw that the gift He Fangfang had given him was quite heavy. He wanted to know what was inside. So he put the bag on the ground and untied the tightly tied pockets. He found two 250g packets of milk powder, about two kilograms of White Rabbit candy, and a can of malted milk.
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