After drinking the herbal tea, Gu Xuan entered the small room and slept on the mat prepared by Chen Xingling.
Chen Xingling said calmly: "Just take a nap first."
Gu Xuan murmured dazedly: "As long as there is a place to sleep, it's fine."
Chen Xingling turned on the small ceiling fan and reminded: "Keep the windows open, and the door open as well. The river breeze is strong at night, which can create air convection and keep you cooler."
Then she hurried into the room.
A few days ago, she saw that the weather was too hot, so she quietly took out two boxes of Huoxiang Zhengqi water from the medicine cabinet in the super space.
She drank one bottle and coaxed Xiaohuzi into drinking another one. There are still a dozen small bottles left.
She took two bottles and gave them to Gu Xuan, telling her to drink them before going to sleep.
"Have a good sleep. If you feel uncomfortable in the middle of the night, remember to shout. Don't push yourself."
Gu Xuan looked at her busy back and hummed softly.
Chen Xingling went back to his room.
Gu Xuan has a strange temper and is indifferent to everything, but she is a clear-headed person, unlike her mother-in-law and Gu Miao who are unreasonable.
Because of this, she treated Gu Xuan better than the other two.
Li Ying complained to her two sons that the weather here was too hot and it was not good for the three girls to sleep in the smallest room, so she had to arrange the largest room for them.
Gu Qi comforted her, "Xing'er and I have already found a small house near the shipyard. It has two and a half rooms and a small attic. There is a yard and a kitchen outside. It's quite spacious. After the price is agreed, Yi and Xiao Xing will move in. In the meantime, you will live in the small room by yourself, and Xuan and Miao will live in the middle room."
"What?" Li Ying objected immediately after hearing this: "How can we rent a house? Isn't there a dormitory in the shipyard? We have to pay to live outside? How can we do that? Where do you think the money comes from? From the wind?"
Gu Yi was secretly upset about her suspension and did not dare to let her mother know. She just wanted to send her to bed.
"Mom, don't worry about the rent. This was arranged by my eldest brother and his wife, and Xiao Xing and I think it's a great idea. The house is right over there on Shuiyue Road, very close to the North Gate, and only a few steps away."
"Why is it arranged like this?" Li Ying shook her head: "Don't rent it, let's just squeeze in. Let your eldest brother apply for a dormitory for you."
"No." Gu Qi refused: "There are more than a dozen people living in the dormitory, and there are no single dormitories in the shipyard. Ayi and Xiaoxing are both married, so it's not easy to live separately. They both have salaries now, so they don't have to worry about not having money to rent a house."
Li Ying felt bad about the money and grumbled, "If you have money, spend it. In the end, you'll still be broke!"
"Alright, alright." Gu Yi pushed her and urged, "It's late, you should take a shower, change clothes and go to bed. It's too hot in the room, my brother and I are going to the balcony to cool off."
Seeing that Gu Qi had a look that refused to negotiate, Li Ying had no choice but to shut up and turn around to take a shower.
Gu Qi and Gu Yi turned and went to the balcony to quietly discuss how to resolve the suspension issue.
"Your sister-in-law's analysis is very reasonable. Don't worry now. I will go to Master Lou to ask him clearly tomorrow."
Gu Yi whispered anxiously: "Brother, you must help me."
"Yeah." Gu Qiyu: "Don't let too many people know about this. My family will try to keep it a secret. Tell Xiao Xing and don't let anyone know."
Gu Yi nodded and couldn't help but remind him: "Brother, remember to discuss this with sister-in-law. She always has many ideas and she might be able to help."
"Okay." Gu Qi went to the room.
Chen Xingling did have a solution, and as soon as he opened his mouth he did not support Gu Qi in going to Director Guo to solve the problem.
"Director Guo is still in the hospital, so he must be unaware of such a small matter. In addition, Master Lou is the inspector, and as long as he insists that Ayi has done something wrong, Ayi will be punished. If a big mistake is made at work, punishment is a must, and this is the factory's rule. Even if Director Guo agrees to let Ayi off, Ayi will still not be able to escape this trap."
Gu Qi thought for a moment and whispered, "The person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it. This matter has to start with Master Lou."
Chen Xingling guessed: "He was probably bewitched or threatened by Guo Shijing. Guo Shijing always likes to use his power to oppress others, and this time is probably the same. He can use the power of others to bully others, why don't we learn from him?"
Gu Qi raised an eyebrow and quickly nodded approvingly.
"Okay, let's do it. I'll go talk to him first thing in the morning."
The tiger's power is ready-made and anyone can borrow it. The key lies in whether it is used appropriately and who is using it.
Chen Xingling turned around, opened the cabinet, and took out two packs of cigarettes.
"These are cigarettes from abroad, not common here. Master Lou also smokes, right? Give these two packs of cigarettes to him. Combining pressure with kindness is the best strategy!"
The older generation of workers and elders all love to smoke, almost everyone smokes, and there are very few people who don't like it.
However, the quality of this generation of tobacco is poor, and most people cannot afford good cigarettes. Basically, each person buys a small iron box and rolls their own cigarettes to smoke.
Old people like Master Lou are basically addicted to smoking. Every day they either have a cigarette in the corner of their mouth or between their ears.
Director Guo was very strict with his son, and everyone in the factory knew it. Guo Shijing used the fact that he was the "director's son" to pressure Master Lou to do things for him, but with his arrogant and conceited personality, he would never give him any sweet benefits.
On the contrary, Gu Qi has always been favored by Director Guo and is loved by him. This is also known to everyone.
As long as Gu Qi could grasp his weakness, point out that he had framed the factory employees, and then hope that he would "correct the mistake" in time to clear the employees' name, and secretly give him two packs of good cigarettes to please him - this should not be a problem.
"Good idea." Gu Qi smiled approvingly, but he felt reluctant to give up the cigarettes on the table: "This is a gift from my fourth brother, right? Such rare and good cigarettes should be given to my father-in-law."
Chen Xingling shook his head: "No matter how expensive or rare something is, it has to be used properly to bring out its greatest benefit. My fourth brother must have bought a lot for my father, so you don't have to feel bad. When he comes next time, he may bring more for us."
In fact, the fourth brother did not bring many foreign cigarettes this time. His old father and several brothers at home were heavy smokers, and it was not enough to give them.
Gu Qi never smokes, and Fourth Brother knows that, so he didn't send him any cigarettes.
These were old-brand foreign cigarettes that she had taken from the super space. She had originally intended to use them as gifts, but now that Gu Yi was in trouble, she would give them to him first.
Gu Qi whispered gratefully: "When Fourth Brother comes, I will buy him some good things."
His beloved wife has always been generous. She contributes money and effort to household chores and rarely complains. No wonder Gu Yi keeps emphasizing the need to discuss countermeasures with his sister-in-law.
Chen Xingling was tired after a whole day and was so sleepy that she could hardly open her eyes. Seeing her son asleep in the crib, she quickly took a small towel and covered his belly with it, then climbed onto the bed yawning.
"Archie, I'm going to sleep first."
As soon as Gu Qi turned around, he saw a pair of long white legs coming towards him. He squinted his eyes unconsciously and put his hand on it, instantly falling in love with the wet and silky feel.
Chen Xingling kicked his hand away and said coquettishly, "You are so annoying! Your hands are too hot! Don't try to cool me down!"
Gu Qi smiled dotingly and said, "Okay, I won't rub it anymore. You go to sleep first." However, his slender white hands couldn't stop touching her a few more times.
Chen Xingling had been busy all day and fell asleep almost as soon as his head touched the pillow.
Gu Qi was reluctant to bother her, so he sat quietly in front of the desk lamp, drawing the design, writing and calculating, slowly drawing and writing.
The noise outside gradually died down and the voices disappeared.
Gu Qi guessed that his family members had gone to bed one after another, so he did not go out and continued to concentrate on calculating and drawing.
It was late at night, Gu Qi packed up his paper and pen and prepared to go to bed.
Chen Xingling was sleeping crookedly, her cool pajamas were loose, revealing large areas of her snow-white skin, which was very seductive without her realizing it.
Gu Qi glanced a few more times, afraid that he would lose control of himself, so he forced himself to retract his gaze, turned stiffly to the side, took a few deep breaths to get rid of some charming thoughts in his mind, closed his eyes and fell asleep quietly.
…
“Bang!”
“Bang, bang, bang!”
I don’t know how long I slept, but everyone was woken up by a rude knock on the door!
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