"That courtyard..." the ticket seller pointed in the direction of the black market. "It's actually been around for several years. It used to be a small public square, and it was often inspected. Ever since Fourth Master Qiao took over the management of Gaicheng Courtyard, there hasn't been a single incident. That's why people would rather pay the entrance fee than come here."
Most of the time, Fourth Master Qiao wouldn't interfere with transactions in the courtyard. Only occasionally would someone come out and take someone away if they were causing trouble or maliciously lowering the price..."
He tutted his words and looked at Jiang Shiyue with admiration, "Although I haven't been to the black market recently, I heard that you are the only one who was able to go in and out of the black market again after being taken away.
I heard that you even rode away Fourth Master Qiao's new bicycle today?"
Jiang Shiyue twitched the corner of his mouth, half mocking, half sighing, "You are so well-informed!"
The ticket scalper didn't take it seriously and moved closer to Jiang Shiyue.
Jiang Shiyue leaned back to avoid him, "If you have something to say, just say it. There's no need to get so close."
Hasn't he ever been beaten for his habit of leaning against people when he wants to whisper something?
"I just want to ask, have you ever been to the backyard?"
Jiang Shiyue shook his head.
The ticket scalper was a little disappointed. "I heard that only rich people can go to the backyard, and both buyers and sellers are worth tens of thousands of yuan!"
Jiang Shiyue: “…”
It turns out that the black market also has a VIP area.
After separating from the ticket scalper, Jiang Shiyue went to buy some fruit candies and some pencil notebooks. When she came out, she saw someone selling Luban locks. She thought they would be suitable for Yangyang, so she bought a set, spending a total of four yuan and sixty-three cents.
After returning to the bus and putting down his things, the driver said there was still time, so Jiang Shiyue rode his bicycle back to the Aiguo Garment Factory.
Director Chen was already waiting for her and said that the leadership team had held a meeting to discuss and vote on Jiang Shiyue's request.
A small number of leaders were unwilling to do so because they felt that Jiang Shiyue was asking for too much commission.
Most people are saying, "Why would you care about this little commission when you can't even keep the factory?"
So the meeting ended quickly.
Survive first.
Jiang Shiyue was afraid of delaying her return to the compound, so she didn't dare stay any longer and said she would go home to pack her luggage and come back tomorrow.
**
Along the way, the sisters-in-law were very curious when they saw the new bicycle that was barely pushed to the bus. After they knew that the bicycle belonged to Jiang Shiyue, they talked about it even more.
"Could this also be stolen by her?" The sister-in-law nodded at Jiang Shiyue.
"Don't talk nonsense! You'll be embarrassed if they show you the invoice."
"There's definitely no invoice! I saw her pushing it out from the black market. I guess she bought it there."
"I heard from Sister Nana that the last time she went out with the car she was also going to the black market."
"The last time before that, I ran into her when I took the shuttle bus to send money home. I also saw her going to the black market, carrying a big bag."
"Normally, she's been coming to the city on the bus almost every day this month. I heard from Wang Hong's wife that she altered all her clothes and sold them on the black market. Maybe she used the money she earned from exchanging her old clothes to buy the bike?!"
"Really? I heard she treats those clothes like her life! What's that saying she always says? No one knows whether she eats or not, but clothes are for others to see, so she has to buy them. Would she be willing to sell them?"
"She must have been reluctant before. Lately...it's hard to say, but it feels like she's really changed a lot."
"Sister Yingying also said that she had helped her alter her clothes. When she came today, I paid special attention and saw that there were indeed clothes in her backpack. Look, there are no clothes in her backpack now. Maybe she really sold the clothes!"
"How many clothes would she have to sell to buy a new bike like this?"
"Ever since she married Chen Ying, she's been buying clothes every month. If she sells them all, it should bring in a lot of money! But what I'm most puzzled about is why she's suddenly changed so much."
"Yes! My husband told me that she was also responsible for arresting a group of human traffickers at the repair camp a few days ago."
“…”
Jiang Shiyue, who was pretending to be asleep, raised her lips slightly.
When she first came here, everyone cursed at her.
Nowadays, fewer and fewer people criticize her, and more and more people question her.
**
As usual, we returned to the compound in time for dinner.
Chen Shanhe held the stacked lunch boxes in one hand and held Yangyang's hand in the other.
After seeing Jiang Shiyue, Yangyang refused to move forward.
Jiang Shiyue rode her bicycle to a stop beside Chen Shanhe, bent down and hugged Yangyang, "I didn't lie to you, did I? I'm back."
She took out the Luban lock from her backpack and handed it to Yangyang. "This is for you! I think you would like this toy."
Yangyang looked at Jiang Shiyue and then looked down at the toy in his hand. He didn't say anything, but held the Luban lock tightly.
Chen Shanhe frowned and asked Jiang Shiyue, "Where did you get this bicycle?"
"I got it from selling clothes... design drawings."
Jiang Shiyue held Yangyang's hand, while Chen Shanhe held the bicycle handlebars with one hand and the lunch box with the other, and walked towards the family compound together.
On the way, Jiang Shiyue briefly talked about selling the blueprints of bell-bottom pants.
Chen Shanhe had never paid attention to the clothes she altered, and didn't know what bell-bottom pants were, but it didn't sound like something unorthodox, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yangyang!"
Mengmeng chased after him and forced the lunch box in her hand on Yangyang, "Here, this time you eat it."
Out of curiosity, Jiang Shiyue looked down and saw two pieces of braised pork in the lunch box.
She was a little happy that such young children would interact with each other.
Yangyang glanced at it indifferently and wanted to return the lunch box.
Mengmeng expected him to do this, so she ran back to Xu Rushan.
Chen Shanhe looked back at Xu Rushan.
"Mengmeng means, just let Yangyang eat it!"
Jiang Shiyue squatted down and said to Yangyang, "Since this is Mengmeng's gift, you can accept it first. Then you can return other thank you gifts."
Yangyang's eyes moved, and he held the braised pork with his little arms and stopped pushing it back.
Mengmeng's mother looked at the backs of the family of three and shook her head.
Xu Rushan asked hurriedly, "What's wrong? Where do you feel uncomfortable?"
"No, I just suddenly thought that Chen Ying and Jiang Shiyue seemed to be a good match."
Xu Rushan followed Mengmeng's mother's gaze.
Chen Shanhe is on the left, Jiang Shiyue is on the right, and Yangyang is in the middle. Just looking at their backs, they look like a very harmonious family of three.
He nodded, "Strange! Why didn't I see that before?!"
**
Back home, the family sat around the square table to eat.
"I have something I want to tell you."
"I need to trouble you with something."
Jiang Shiyue and Chen Shanhe spoke at the same time.
Chen Shanhe took the initiative to give in, "You speak first."
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