Li Ying was startled and hurriedly stuffed the peanuts in his pocket.
"I...I took things from my own son's house. What's wrong with that? Isn't that right?"
Zhao Xiaoxing on the side smiled happily: "Sister-in-law, you are back? I have already washed the rice and put it in the pot... Mom said to stay here for lunch."
"Yes." Chen Xingling said straightforwardly: "For lunch, I'll roast a chicken, stir-fry a dish, and cook a small pot of soup."
Li Ying rolled her eyes without getting angry: "We eat meat every day, even at noon! Men are very tired from working outside to make money, so remember to leave some food for them."
Chen Xingling: "We have food to eat in the evening. I bought two roast chickens today - enough for us."
Li Ying was furious: "You spend so much money on buying things. Other people may not even eat meat for a few days. But you buy roast chicken every two or three days, and you buy two at a time! You are such a spendthrift!"
Chen Xingling tore off the chicken wings and said, "I can make sure our family can have meat every meal. You don't have to worry about it."
"You're bragging before you've even made any money?" Li Ying stared at her and asked, "What kind of business are you planning to start? Don't mess around with it, or you'll get caught!"
Zhao Xiaoxing was frightened and said in a trembling voice: "Mom, it's not what you think... Sister-in-law wants to do a serious business."
Li Ying said in a gruff voice: "What kind of business is this! One moment you want to go to college, the next moment you want to start a business! If all business in the world were so easy, where would the poor people come from!"
"Okay, go sit in the living room." Chen Xingling said calmly: "We are going to prepare lunch."
Li Ying blocked her way and ordered, "What on earth are you going to do? And you want the second son's wife to follow you? Explain it to me clearly."
"We contracted a small project." Chen Xingling said: "To put it simply, we help people build houses and make money."
Li Ying frowned and questioned: "Can that thing make money? Don't lose money and energy at the same time!"
"Don't worry about that." Chen Xingling said.
Li Ying asked nervously: "Then-then how much do you want to hire the second son's wife? How much per month?"
Zhao Xiaoxing was quite embarrassed and murmured anxiously: "Mom, please don't ask...Sister-in-law is a family member, she will definitely not treat me badly."
"Why don't you ask clearly?!" Li Ying scolded angrily: "If you can earn more working outside than here, then you should naturally do a job that pays more. Her money is also the family's money, and so is your money. If you keep earning your own money, then isn't it still nothing?"
Zhao Xiaoxing didn't dare to say anything else and buried her head.
Chen Xingling glanced at her mother-in-law and said, "I am a partner with Ma Dali, and I get a share of the money. Also, you can give the money that Aqi earns to you, but my money is my money - don't even think about it."
Forehead?
Li Ying's eyes widened: "Well - you've already married into our family! You are now the daughter-in-law of the Gu family, so the money you earn should naturally belong to this family!"
"It depends on my mood." Chen Xingling said leisurely, "I was raised by my parents, not you. Aqi and Ayi were all raised by you, and they have the obligation to support you, but Xiaoxing and I don't. If you treat us better, we will show our appreciation more or less. If you always put on a stern face and put on airs, then you can rely on your sons and daughters, and stop complaining in front of us."
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Li Ying was so angry that her face turned red. She stammered, "You-you-who said that! How can you say that! You married into the Gu family, so you belong to the Gu family!"
"That's enough." Chen Xingling was too lazy to argue with her: "If you don't believe me, just ask Aqi. I still say the same thing - if you treat us well, we will naturally not treat you badly."
Li Ying pressed on: "How much is it? Since you are in partnership with them, you should hire the second wife a higher salary. I have been helping her find a job these days. Someone recommended a job for more than 30 yuan a month, which I think is quite high. Your salary must be at least more than 30 yuan, otherwise I won't agree!"
"Thirty." Chen Xingling replied.
After hearing this, Li Ying glanced at Zhao Xiaoxing who was burying her head, and her eyes rolled around.
"Thirty? Really? Thirty a month?"
Chen Xingling nodded: "Regular staff will receive a monthly salary of 30 yuan, and other daily workers will be paid separately. Salaries will be paid on the first day of the lunar calendar every month, and there will be no delay."
"Then... can't you give me a little more?" Li Ying laughed, revealing her yellow teeth: "Hu Zi's mother, you are in partnership with others in this business, and I don't know if you can make money in the end. You will definitely give money to the second son's wife. If you give more to your own family, you will definitely make more, right?"
Chen Xingling shook his head: "This is all for now, no more. When we make money, I will give Xiao Xing a raise."
"Really?" Li Ying's expression changed instantly: "Why don't you think about your family? If you can give more to your family, why don't you do it?!"
Chen Xingling was too lazy to pay attention to her and turned around to wrap a few chicken wings in oil paper.
Zhao Xiaoxing raised her eyes to look at Li Ying and pleaded in a low voice: "Mom, I'm going to help my sister-in-law make money... I'll give you ten yuan after I get my salary, okay?"
"Ten cents is not enough!" Li Ying said coldly, "Ah Miao and Ah Xuan now eat in the school cafeteria at noon, which costs money every day. Things here in Yucheng are much more expensive than in my hometown, and I never have enough money!"
Zhao Xiaoxing was extremely embarrassed and held her hands tightly, not daring to say anything.
Chen Xingling turned around unexpectedly: "Mom, the second son and his family still have to save money to buy a house, do you mean to take that much a month? Aqi gives you his monthly salary, and Ayi also gives it to you. Do you three mother and daughter need to spend that much money a month? It's two less people than when we were in Shangjing City, but we have 20 or 30 more money?"
Forehead?
Li Ying avoided his gaze and said, "What do you know? Things here are expensive!"
Chen Xingling sneered: "You want so much money from them, don't they need to eat? When they buy or build a house in the future, can you help them pay for it?"
Li Ying was horrified when she heard this and blurted out: "Where can I find so much money!"
"Ten hours at most." Chen Xingling had an attitude of "come if you want or not", and said: "If you ask for too much, I won't dare to hire Xiao Xing. It's not difficult to recruit a sister-in-law from outside to do the job. Just wave your hand and a lot of people will come -"
"No, no!" Li Ying interrupted anxiously: "If you have money, why don't you let your family make it? Are you stupid? You must have the second son's wife!"
Chen Xingling nodded: "Oh! But she can only give you ten taels, otherwise she and the second child won't have enough to eat, so how can they have the energy to work for me?"
"Well... okay." Li Ying had no choice but to compromise.
After a while, Chen Xingling took advantage of the time when her mother-in-law was away and secretly winked at Zhao Xiaoxing.
"There's no need to tell her the exact amount. If you're afraid she'll find out, I can save it up for you temporarily and give it to you later."
Zhao Xiaoxing was overjoyed and nodded quickly.
"Just do as my sister-in-law says. What about the rental house? After all, it's someone else's place, not your own. Ayi Tian and I are not here, and I'm worried that the money will be stolen if it's left there."
Chen Xingling also felt that it was inappropriate, and whispered: "Okay, then I'll save it for you. You can always ask me for it when you need it."
"Uh-huh!"
At noon, Gu Qi went home for lunch.
Chen Xingling winked at him.
Gu Qi followed her opinion and did not dare to tell his mother about Xiao Huzi, for fear of causing trouble. He just said that the child accidentally fell and would go to school the next day.
Li Ying was busy gnawing on the chicken leg and didn't notice anything, so she just ate by herself.
After lunch, Li Ying squeezed a basket of eggs and grabbed two handfuls of vegetables.
"Aqi, Mom has to go back for a nap. You should also take a rest for a while, don't get too tired."
Gu Qi nodded calmly.
Li Ying left happily.
Chen Xingling asked Zhao Xiaoxing to stay and help look after the house, and then he and Gu Qi took Xiaohuzi out.
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