"I'll make formula for Xiaobao at night and then feed him some rice cereal."
The milk powder that cost more than 20 yuan on the black market wouldn't last long. Zhou Lian felt bad about the money, but she couldn't just watch her youngest son cry from hunger.
We can only feed them a mixture of half formula and half rice cereal, and even so, the monthly expenses are still like running out of water.
"...I..." Er Ya was unwilling. Why should she be expected to take care of her younger brother?
Since the Women's Federation came to their door, Zhou Lian has become much more restrained. At least in this family, housework is done by one person per day, so there is no question of favoring sons over daughters.
Tie Dan was naturally unwilling. Previously, Er Ya and San Ya had done all the housework at home, and he wanted to go out and play.
But if he refuses to do it, Er Ya will argue with him and refuse to do her own work for the day.
Zhou Lian had no choice but to grab Tie Dan's ear and order him to finish what he was doing that day.
Zhou Lian also took back the job of taking care of her youngest son, and Er Ya had time to go to school. She no longer had to make milk powder for her younger brother or coax him to sleep at night and during the day.
I didn't feel this way before, but after this period of time, Er Ya especially likes the days when she can go to school freely.
But she didn't expect that her mother would ask her to take care of her younger brother again.
Zhou Lian could tell that Er Ya was unhappy. This brat thought she had found a backer. She only took back Xiao Bao's job because she didn't have to go to the literacy class anymore.
Er Ya eats her food and wears her clothes, so she has to listen to her. Not to mention taking care of her younger brother, she has to listen to her in every decision she makes in the future.
"Don't want to bring it? Then don't eat a single grain of our rice starting tomorrow."
Her tone was calm, but Er Ya knew she wasn't joking, so she could only nod and agree to take care of her younger brother that night.
But she still felt it was unfair, "What about my older brother?"
"I'm the one who calls the shots in this family. I tell you what you should do, and you should do it, instead of feeling like you're doing it but others aren't!"
Er Ya could only nod in the end, but she was also wondering what her mother was doing going out at night.
After arranging things for her youngest son, Zhou Lian felt extremely uneasy. She was about to do something big tonight, and a slight mistake could plunge her family into utter ruin.
But at this point, she couldn't back down; she had to ensure the success of this matter.
She took a deep breath and looked out the window, waiting for night to fall.
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Wei Lan has been living a very regular life these past few days. She gets off work at roughly the same time every day, and the factory security guards often see her around that time and greet her warmly.
"Director Wei, you're back so early again today?"
Wei Lan used to work diligently at the factory, taking responsibility for everything, so she naturally got off work late. Unexpectedly, she has been very regular these past few days.
"Yes, it's my son's birthday, I need to go back and celebrate with him."
"Congratulations!"
Wei Lan smiled and left, leaving the security guards with a sigh. If it weren't for going back to be with her family, their dedicated factory manager Wei would probably still be working overtime.
The textile factory leaders' offices were located in the factory building, separated from the staff quarters. However, due to their previous work habits, Shen Chunjiao and her colleagues still spent most of their time in their old offices.
On the contrary, Wei Lan was not used to the office in the family compound and preferred to stay at the textile factory.
Therefore, the people on duty at the textile factory often saw Director Wei working overtime and became familiar with her.
"Our factory director, Wei, is really responsible."
"It's our factory's good fortune to have such a responsible leader."
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