Chapter 56: A gossipy woman
The proprietress was very nice. Although Lin Yangyang had already mastered the basic skills, she was still very enthusiastic in teaching her some techniques and skills.
At noon, Lin Yangyang thought that her children were all in school and Lu Shiyuan was busy in the army, so she simply stayed in the store to have lunch with the boss's wife and another of her apprentices and employees.
The proprietress is a very good cook. Lin Yangyang ate at the restaurant for a few days and learned a little bit of cooking skills.
So a week later, Lin Yangyang did not give the money left by Lu Shiyuan to Aunt Sun, and she tried to cook for the children herself.
There is a difference of a few cents in the price of each meal between buying groceries and cooking for yourself and having Aunt Qian Sun cook for you.
The few cents left are enough to buy a few meals of spare ribs in a week!
Aunt Sun also thought that Lin Yangyang didn't understand the tricks of buying vegetables, and Lu Shiyuan, as a man, didn't understand it either, so she would take a dime or two off the difference every time.
When Aunt Sun heard Lin Yangyang say that she wouldn't have to cook for herself in the future, she was filled with hatred!
Because of Lin Yangyang's independence, she saved two cents every day, which was more than one dollar a week, enough for her to buy two meals of spare ribs for her eldest grandson.
"Tsk, I wonder where this Sister Lin goes every day."
Early in the morning, Aunt Sun was washing clothes in front of the well with several other aunts. They saw Lin Yangyang leaving the compound in a fancy way with her two children, and started to talk about Lin Yangyang in a bad tone.
In the past, Lin Yangyang was arrogant and had few friends in the compound. Most of them were military wives and middle-aged women who disliked her.
"You said she was dressed up so fancy, but who knows where she's going? Maybe she's going to have an affair!"
"Hahaha... you're right. I think it's very possible! Otherwise, why is she nowhere to be seen after sending her kids to school every day?"
Aunt Sun sneered, "Only Captain Lu can stand this woman. Doesn't she know how to cook? Captain Lu was worried that they would be hungry, so he asked Sister Lin to give me food allowance every week, and I was responsible for preparing breakfast and dinner for them. Oh, you don't know, now Sister Lin is unwilling to give me money!"
Gossiping is a woman's nature. As soon as Aunt Sun finished speaking, the two aunts next to her came over and started gossiping.
"Does Lin Yangyang cook for the children every day?"
"She cooked the meal, but I don't know how it turned out. I'm worried that a 'young lady' like her who is so high and mighty can't even cook! Won't the two children be hungry? Humph! She doesn't know how to be a mother. Wouldn't it be better if I could cook for them? At least the children would be happy, right? She's afraid of being at a disadvantage, so she has to cook for herself!"
Aunt Sun has always been resentful that Lin Yangyang no longer allowed her to cook.
"It's really hard for the two children. How could they have to deal with such a mother?"
"I don't know if she is thinking of saving all the money for her lover!"
When Aunt Sun speaks, she doesn't care whether it's true or not. She says whatever she wants.
This kind of news spread quickly like Lianyi's. Within a day, the whole compound was whispering that Lin Yangyang had kept it a secret from Lu Shiyuan and had someone else outside.
On the other side, Lin Yangyang was still learning on the ancient sewing machine.
She had a lot of knowledge and skills, but there was no machine spinning at that time, so Lin Yangyang still had to work hard to learn this old-fashioned sewing machine.
"Yangyang, you are a smart person. If I teach you once, you will learn it quickly. Here, this is the design. Try to make this skirt with this piece of cloth."
Lin Yangyang took the design draft, took a look at it, and then looked at the proprietress Qinghong.
“Is this the design provided by the client?”
Qing Hong nodded, "You must design it according to this blueprint. Let me see how powerful you are."
Lin Yangyang agreed with a smile, and then went home with the cloth and design drawings.
She would go back and cut the fabric manually first, and then she could use the sewing machine to mend it when she returned to the store tomorrow.
But Lin Yangyang never expected that after she was only away for a day, when she came back, the atmosphere of the entire compound seemed to have changed.
"Tsk, tsk, look! She bought something again! Did this woman get her money from the wind, or who gave it to her?"
Lin Yangyang let the two children go home first and walked slowly on purpose.
"Look at all the things in her house. I don't know how much money Captain Lu has spent on them. She goes out to play every day in fancy clothes. Humph, who knows if she is going out to play or to let others play with her."
The more she listened to this, the more unpleasant it sounded. Lin Yangyang frowned, feeling very unhappy.
"I don't know what Captain Lu sees in this woman."
"Thank you for your hard work, Commander Lu. You work so hard in the army every day, and you can't even have a hot meal when you go home."
The person who said this was Aunt Sun, and she clearly said it on purpose.
"If Auntie Sun and the other aunties are curious, why don't you come to my house tonight and I'll cook for you and let you visit my house?"
Lin Yangyang turned around with a smile on her face and looked at the old women behind her, her smile was so innocent.
A few of them paused, frowned, snorted in disgust, and continued to work with their heads down.
With a cold snort, Lin Yangyang turned around and went home.
After seeing her leave, several women continued to speak ill of Lin Yangyang in a whisper.
When Lin Yangyang just entered the house, Du Meichun happened to pass by her door with a basin of clothes and greeted her warmly.
Who knew that when I arrived at the well, I heard a few women constantly saying bad things about Lin Yangyang, and the words became more and more unpleasant.
Du Meichun didn't want to pay attention to them. She filled a basin with water and sat in the corner, washing clothes quietly.
After doing laundry, Du Meichun passed by Lu's house on her way back and knocked on the door and went in.
I saw two children eating at the dining table and Lin Yangyang busy cutting on the floor.
"Yangyang, what are you doing?" Glancing at the uneaten rice on the table, Du Meichun came to Lin Yangyang's side.
"I'm making clothes. Sister-in-law, how come you have time to come over?"
"I just finished doing the laundry...is there anything I can help you with?"
Lin Yangyang looked up at Du Meichun and smiled, "Nothing I can help you with. Sister-in-law, have you eaten yet? How about staying for a quick meal?"
“No…”
Seeing Du Meichun hesitate to speak, Lin Yangyang raised her eyebrows slightly and asked with a smile: "Sister-in-law, do you have something to say to me?"
"Well... Yangyang," Du Meichun mustered up her courage and looked up at her with a bit of worry in her eyes, "Don't pay attention to what those women say, just be yourself."
Lin Yangyang was quite surprised to hear what Du Meichun said.
Because she didn't expect that Du Meichun, who usually didn't like to gossip, would actually say these words to her.
"Sister-in-law, thank you." Du Meichun not only spoke for her, but also believed that she was not as those women outside rumored.
Du Meichun paused, looking unnatural.
Lin Yangyang smiled and pulled her over to help cut the fabric.
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