Zhang Cuilian knew that Liu Changli had brought her family to their town to try and matchmake her with Zhang Hanyuan.
Zhang Hanyuan used to be the one who liked her, so why should an outsider get the upper hand?
Early this morning, Zhang Cuilian brought several eggs to Zhang Hanyuan's house.
Zhang Hanyuan's half-brother is away at high school.
Zhang's father also went to work with the group and was not at home.
Only Liu Changli was at home feeding the chickens.
Liu Xiang was by her side.
"Aunt Zhang Liu!"
Zhang Cuilian smiled and pushed open the wooden gate of the outer wall to go inside.
Liu Changli looked up and saw Zhang Cuilian coming in, and smiled: "It's Cuilian."
"Aunt Zhang, these are eggs laid by my hens. We have a lot of them at home, and my mother asked me to bring you a few to help you recover."
Seeing the eggs Zhang Cuilian had put aside, Liu Changli's smile widened. "How could I accept this? Your family isn't well-off either. You should take them back to your younger brother to help him recover."
Liu Changli was just pretending to decline.
Zhang Cuilian smiled and said, "There's still some at home, so please don't refuse, Aunt Zhang. Dalin isn't in the village, so it's only right that I come and help."
Liu Xiang frowned as she listened from the side.
"Then I'll shamelessly accept it!"
Zhang Cuilian glanced at Liu Xiang, who looked very quiet, and asked, "Aunt Zhang, who is this? I've never seen her in the village before. She must be from another village."
"Oh, this is my niece from my maternal side. She came here especially to see me."
"So you're Aunt Liu's niece! No wonder you're so beautiful, just like you, Aunt Liu," Zhang Cuilian said, not believing that this was her niece.
Who doesn't love to hear nice words?
When Liu Changli heard Zhang Cuilian praise her beauty, her smile became more genuine.
Liu Xiang narrowed her eyes.
This woman has quite a sharp tongue.
Looking like that, she dares to compete with me for someone else's man; she's really overestimating herself.
"Aunt Chang, we have errands to run at noon."
Liu Xiang gently reminded Liu Changli, who was about to fall under Zhang Cuilian's spell.
Liu Changli realized what was happening and said to Zhang Cuilian, "Cuilian, thank you. Aunt Liu is too busy to entertain you today, but I'll treat you to tea another day."
“Okay, I’ll come back another day,” Zhang Cuilian said with a smile as she left.
As soon as he stepped outside, the smile vanished from his face, and he began to curse.
What do you mean by going out on business? Look, this shameless woman is trying to pester Zhang Shunlin.
no.
She couldn't let this outsider woman get her way.
*
Sheng Qian started repairing the machine early in the morning.
There were quite a few men watching from the sidelines.
These people are mostly those who have studied bicycle repair, but they don't have enough understanding of such large machines.
They couldn't be as talented as Zhao Niangen, who could learn by tinkering and figuring things out on his own.
Sheng Qian knew that it was impossible to rely on herself alone.
Therefore, Zhang Hanyuan had long ago found a group of men who were willing to learn and were also quick-witted to come and learn from him.
At least they should be able to understand some operations and simple repairs.
Once you know what's broken, you can do minor repairs yourself.
"sister!"
Sheng Qian, who was washing her hands covered in black oil, heard a sound behind her and turned around.
It's Sheng Guanhua.
"Guanhua! What brings you here!"
"Sis, you're really back! When people outside said you were back, I thought they were just kidding me."
Sheng Guanhua ran up to Sheng Qian with a smile.
There was a large basin of dirty water in front of me, along with some disassembled parts. "Don't come any closer, the ground is dirty and smells oily."
Sheng Qian quickly washed her hands and came out.
Sheng Guanhua quickly handed her a towel hanging on the shelf, which Sheng Qian took and used to wipe her hands: "How is Dad?"
“Dad can eat and sleep well now, just like before, and he’s even gained weight!” Sheng Guanhua felt that his father’s skin was much whiter and he looked rounder when he came back this time.
It couldn't be better.
"That's good."
"Sister, why did you take on this kind of work?" Sheng Guanhua asked, seeing Sheng Qian covered in oil and her face smeared with black grime.
He definitely touched the machine.
Sheng Qian asked, "What's wrong with this kind of work?"
“It’s not appropriate for a girl like you to do this kind of work,” Sheng Guanhua glanced around and, seeing that everyone was doing their own thing, walked over to Sheng Qian and asked, “Sister, are you doing well at the Long family’s place?”
In fact, Sheng Guanhua was worried that the Long family might have some prejudice against Sheng Qian. Now that Long Yunting has woken up, the Long family's attitude towards his sister will definitely be different.
Sheng Qian looked at him with amusement: "What, are you worried that I'll suffer a loss in the Long family?"
"How could I not worry? You went to Beijing alone, was it because of the Long family? Sister, don't worry, I will definitely get into a university in Beijing, and when I become successful, I will definitely work hard to support you," Sheng Guanhua said earnestly.
Sheng Qian was touched and said, "I don't need you to support me. You just need to take care of yourself. Did your family send you?"
Sheng Guanhua nodded and then shook his head. "You should know what your parents are thinking. They're watching you come back every day so I can come over and tell you that they're going to build a house."
"Build it at home?" Sheng Qian asked.
"Sister, don't worry about it. They're just doing whatever comes to mind," Sheng Guanhua reminded her. "Even if they ask, you can't agree."
"Don't you want to live in the new house?" Sheng Qian put down the towel and looked at him.
Sheng Guanhua shook his head: "I want to live in a new house. I will earn it for myself in the future. Sister, I don't want to get something for nothing."
Upon hearing this, Sheng Qian nodded approvingly, "Although I have also had times when I gained something without working for it, I admire your idea."
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