Liang Xiaoxiao wiped the sweat off her forehead with her arm, turned around and saw that it was Bi Tielin who had returned. She lowered her head and did what she was supposed to do: "Are you done? Do you have to go out again soon?"
Bi Tielin stepped forward and tried to grab the electric iron.
"Don't make trouble, I'm ironing it."
"Where did you get the ironing rack?"
Liang Xiaoxiao replied proudly, "I made it myself. Your little stool was scrapped, so I found a piece of wood and sewed it with one of your old clothes. What do you think?"
Bi Tielin stepped forward to pull it. Liang Xiaoxiao immediately showed a panic expression on her face:
"No, the nails I made are not strong enough."
Bi Tielin stood behind Liang Xiaoxiao and put his arm around her waist. He sniffed the fragrance of Liang Xiaoxiao's hair, closed his eyes, buried his head in her neck, and asked in a low, hoarse voice:
"Are your arms sore? The way you iron the clothes..."
Liang Xiaoxiao stopped the iron in her hand. She stood stiffly, letting the person behind her hold her tightly. Her eyes sparkled and she looked at the wall expectantly: "What's wrong with the appearance?"
“It’s beautiful.”
These words were very important to Liang Xiaoxiao. Her heart skipped a beat and her face flushed red.
Bi Tielin never said any love words to her, never praised her, and even when they chatted on the phone, she had to listen to his lectures from time to time.
She always has the illusion of being in love with an elder who is tolerant of her.
Liang Xiaoxiao turned around while Bi Tielin's hands were clenched tightly. Her bright eyes reflected a man looking at her with a dazed look.
She also looked carefully at the black dust on Bi Tielin's face, his cracked lips, and the fine lines at the corners of his eyes.
Bi Tielin couldn't bear the gaze, he lowered his head and bit Liang Xiaoxiao's lower lip.
Just as he was about to hold it in, Bi Tielin's adopted brother, who he had brought from his hometown, entered the yard and yelled, "Second brother? Second brother! Are you there?"
Bi Tielin licked his lips, tilting his head to slow his frightened heart. He didn't forget to pat Liang Xiaoxiao, who was looking down at her toes.
Patting the girl on the head means don't be shy, patting the girl on the shoulder means you have to get used to it, I have to leave again. The first thing to say is: "It's all messed up."
Is it blurred? Liang Xiaoxiao was still scratching the uneven cement floor with her shoes. Is it blurred?
"Ah, your shirt!"
…
Liang Xiaoxiao stood in front of several large iron pots, listening to several older sisters and sisters-in-law who were cooking telling her about Boss Bi, Bi Tielin.
"Boss Bi is really kind. He's a kind person.
Sister, when I first took charge of cooking, he told me that this job was tiring.
We need to ensure that everyone not only has enough to eat, but also eats well. Make sure it is clean.
The main thing is to provide enough.
Ask around. How can you have meat and vegetables every meal? Forget about that. As long as you are not full, you can add more food after finishing the meal. No matter how many times you add, as long as there is no waste.
There are hundreds of mines around here, big and small. I heard from them that other bosses don't do it this way. Other places don't eat like this either.
Still eating freshly harvested rice and flour? That's impossible. Other bosses bring back truckloads of old food. But we don't count on food and drink. We just work hard.
Eggs, meat, and for those of us with children, sometimes when Brother Bi goes to the city, he brings back some tofu for the children.
Liang Xiaoxiao looked at the other dozen women who were cooking and echoing the sentiment, looking at her curiously. She smiled and replied loudly:
"As you should. You all work very hard. I heard you work day and night. It's so hot, you need to eat well. Only when you eat well can you work efficiently. Don't calculate this."
Someone who was washing vegetables immediately said, "Good people really seek out good people."
The others also followed suit and praised him directly, but Liang Xiaoxiao didn't feel embarrassed. When she heard that Bi Tielin was such a person, she just felt warm in her heart. She had found the right person.
Sister Xu, who was in charge of cooking, continued, "That's true. But other bosses don't think that way. They'd rather spend the money they have on other things than treat us workers badly." Sister Xu was even prouder than Liang Xiaoxiao:
"No one has ever left Brother Bi's team. At other mines, they'd just get paid and leave every few days.
From the time the mine was opened until now, I haven't heard of any company running away. They all work diligently here.
A while ago, two workers at the construction site had an elderly family member who fell ill, and it was Brother Bi who paid them their wages in advance and even mailed them back home.”
Just as she was talking about this, Sister Xu tugged at the corner of Liang Xiaoxiao's clothes. After she pulled, she realized that there was oil on her hands and her face turned red. Liang Xiaoxiao didn't take it seriously and came forward to ask, "What's wrong?"
"Did you see that old woman running over here? She got beaten up by her husband a few days ago, and we all went to watch the fun after work.
It doesn't mean that they are all good. There are many kinds of people in the world, and there are also some with cunning minds, like that person.
I'll secretly add some meat oil today, hide two eggs tomorrow, and cut a piece of fish to take back.
Alas, her family had three children, all of whom were of the same age as hers, and they were all brought here in a row.
She kept stealing things to make for the kids, and when her husband found out, he beat her up. He said she had no conscience. We all ignore her now."
…
Bi Tielin was a little distracted this afternoon. He frowned as he watched one car after another loaded with coal being transported away. He blew his nose, which was full of black ash, and hurried back at a trot.
I always feel that Xiaoxiao is coming, not because of any other troubles, but mainly because I feel like there is a child at home and I feel uneasy. If he is thirsty or hungry, is it okay for him to be alone in the house?
As a result, when I passed by the cooking place, I saw Liang Xiaoxiao squatting in front of the big pot, working as the fire-cooking girl.
He was laughing and talking loudly with a group of women. When he came, he had a very tender face. When he stood up, the front of his jacket was stained with vegetable washing water. He tilted his head and looked at him with a silly smile, which was very rough.
"Why are you here?"
Before Liang Xiaoxiao could reply, Sister Xu quickly and cheerfully replied, "Brother Bi, you're so lucky. This girl has been helping us with a lot of work, she's really capable. She came over to chat with us. She wanted to ask about what's going on at our construction site."
After Liang Xiaoxiao finished cooking, Sister Xu was still not very considerate and asked Liang Xiaoxiao, "Sister, why don't you eat here? There's only coal dust over there, and it's cold when you take it back. I have a chair here."
Bi Tielin took Liang Xiaoxiao's hand, and they interlaced their fingers. Smiling, he replied on behalf of the girl, "She just loves to follow me."
The women were embarrassed by what they said. After the two men had gone quite far away, they raised their heads and burst into laughter.
…
They both sat on the floor, and Liang Xiaoxiao didn't think the food was bad.
She also knew that many people, especially women, were secretly glancing at her. She happily analyzed those people's curiosity and thought that they would definitely say behind her back that Boss Bi was a good person. Look, all the beautiful girls in the city have come. It's only natural for him to find a young, beautiful, and college-educated wife.
She also said the same thing to Bi Tielin in a cocky way.
Bi Tielin looked at the heartless little girl and sighed in his heart: Isn’t she worried about having to sleep in the same bed with him at night?
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