"50? How is that too little? That's enough for me to hire two apprentices.”
Chen Xueru wanted to buy a day's time to catch up and chat.
" It's not that it's too little, it's just too much. I'm just a working-class person…"
Li Wuwei didn't really want to take on this job. He didn't lack food and water, and he was determined not to work for capitalists.
"You are a street officer, not a worker.”
Chen Xueru added,"Just help me. It's too late to settle accounts every month."”
"I don't leave the mountain easily."
Li Wuwei couldn't shout out the slogan of increasing the money." Alright! I'll take it as a favor. It's just you. If it were anyone else, I wouldn't even be bothered to take this job.”
"Yes, yes, you're here to help me, okay?”
Chen Xueru was happy. She didn't want to disturb them and went back to the shop happily.
"Sister Xueru, what's the good news?”
When a shop assistant saw the lady boss come back excitedly, she seized the opportunity to go up and put in a good word for her. Although she also brought some relatives, she still had to coax the lady boss.
"Nothing much. I just invited Li Wuwei to work as an accountant in the shop.”
Chen Xueru told him everything. When that kid came to the shop again, he would be one of them.
"Ah! Doesn't Brother Li go to work?”
The shop assistant was surprised. She also felt that this sister was a little crazy.
"He's good in everything else, but he lacks a little ambition. Forget about him. Help me ask Madam Zhao and the others to come over to see the silk.”
Chen Xueru quickly got busy. It was the peak season now, so she had to earn more money.
……
On the other hand, Li Wuwei was bored waiting in the tailor shop, so he decided to go to the courtyard to learn. Needless to say, he was actually quite talented.
He quickly learned how to size, and even stepped on the sewing machine. However, he felt that cloth clothes were boring.
If it wasn't for the fact that he was afraid of shocking the world and wanted to create a set of steel armor, it would just be a decoration.
"Brother, you're really amazing. You're much better than me.”
Qin Huairu could feel the gap between them. She was already very serious, but she was not as skilled as her own man.
"Huai Ru, it's easy to hurt your self-esteem if you compare yourself to me.”
Li Wuwei teased him for a while and then went to learn the various operating methods of the sewing machine, such as changing the thread and needle. In the future, if he encountered any problems, he would not ask for help.
By the time they finished work in the evening, Qin Huairu had already learned the basics. She had even received two books on how to tailor clothes.
"Auntie Fang, thank you so much for today. It's just a little token of my appreciation.”
Li Wuwei took out some money, rolled it up, and handed it over.
It was just that the main grain had not been controlled yet. Otherwise, if you gave money, others would be anxious. If you were really sincere, you had to give white tickets!
"Boss Chen has already given it to me. I can't take it anymore. If there's anything you don't understand in the future, come over anytime. Both of you are very talented and learn very quickly.”
Auntie Fang quickly rejected it and didn't accept it in the end.
Li Wuwei sighed. Chen Xueru had a very powerful trick, which was to buy people's hearts.
After they left the tailor shop, Qin Huairu said,""It won't be too much trouble for the Lady Boss, right?”
"She's waiting. She came by in the afternoon and insisted that I settle the accounts for her on the first of every month. She gave me 50 yuan. I had no choice but to agree.”
Li Wuwei told Qin Huairu about this so that she wouldn't overthink things and affect her mood, which would be bad for her future baby.
"Ah, give me 50 yuan."
Qin Huairu was stunned. She didn't treat money as money." Brother, how rich is the lady boss?”
"She's an ancestral family business. She does earn a lot, but her good days won't last long. It's still the glory of being a worker."
Li Wuwei never forgot his working-class background. He had sweated and bled for the factory.
"Brother, you are the street officer!"
Qin Huairu was not stupid. The gap between workers and officials was still huge.
"Cough cough…Don't mention this! Otherwise, I won't be able to interact with everyone in the courtyard as an ordinary person.”
If it wasn't for the shop and the courtyard, he wouldn't have wanted to take on the street work at all. However, since his grandfather had left it to him, he couldn't let it go. He had to keep it.
It was a little late. The two of them found a state-owned restaurant halfway and spent 40 cents to eat two large bowls of braised pork noodles.
Qin Huairu had never had such a good life before. How could she eat out twice a day?
When they arrived at the alley near the courtyard house, they happened to meet Jia Dongxu and his wife walking in front.
Li Wuwei sped up, and when he was about to get close, he quickly slowed down. He could hear the conversation between the two.
"Wife, you must have had a good meal today!"
Jia Dongxu was smug. It was good that he didn't have to pay his salary.
"Dongxu, don't be so wasteful next time. The noodles are eight cents a bowl, only two taels, and there's no meat inside.
The two of us have 16 cents. We can buy a catty of white flour to make cabbage dumplings.”
Although Chen Bi Hua felt that eating in a restaurant was decent, she didn't know how expensive the oil and salt were. With such a small salary every month, she didn't dare to do so.
"Jia Dongxu, this is not bad. You can even eat in a restaurant.”
Li Wuwei's sudden voice startled the two of them.
Jia Dongxu turned his head and shouted," Li Wuwei, what's wrong? Are you jealous? I earned my own money, so I can spend it however I want."”
" Jia Dongxu, are you out of your mind? Qin Huairu is earning money at home. I can spend it however I want. I'm not chatting with you anymore. I'm riding my bike. I'm one step ahead of you.”
Li Wuwei carried Qin Huiru and left quickly. He really did not expect Jia Dongxu to have the ability to eat in a restaurant.
"Bah! Qin Huairu would regret following him.”
Jia Dongxu was originally in a good mood, but now he was in a bad mood.
……
Li Wuwei carried his bicycle to the front yard, but he didn't see Yan Bugui. He must be fishing and not back yet. He must be in the air force. If he didn't plan to have children tonight, he would have held a fishing friends exchange meeting.
Soon, they arrived at the middle court and saw a few aunties chatting. Jia Zhangshi held the sole of her shoe in her hand and directly pierced the needle blindly. Her technique was just right.
The shoes on his feet were made by Jia Zhangshi. They were sturdy, did not rub his feet, were good in ventilation, and did not stink. The quality was excellent.
"It's this kid who's back."
Jia Zhang-shi muttered, but she remembered that Li Wuwei didn't approve of her managing the money.
"Li Wuwei, where did you bring Qin Huairu to? It's been a day.”
Mrs. Chen was more polite. She was a chat friend in the aunties 'circle.
"What are you shopping for? I took her to the tailor shop to learn sewing machines.”
Li Wuwei estimated that Jia Dongxu would be back soon. This was a rare opportunity.
"Jia Zhangshi, where did your Dongxu go?"”
"Why are you asking Dongxu? He's not like you who doesn't do anything important every day. My Dongxu has gone to the library to read and study. In the future, he'll be like a master and become a high-level fitter.”
When Jia Zhangshi heard that Qin Huairu had gone to the tailor shop, she took it to heart. She would also ask her daughter-in-law to learn tomorrow so that she could make clothes for the family earlier.
Li Wuwei smiled." Then did Dongxu say that he's going to a restaurant tonight and asked you not to wait for him for dinner?"”
"What? Dongxu went to a restaurant? That couldn't be. He was going with his wife.”
Jia Zhang-shi was stunned, the needle in her hand almost pricked her hand.
The auntie in the courtyard was interested. There was new gossip.
"Li Wuwei, what did you see?”
Auntie Wang urged. She was from the front yard, so she came to the middle yard to chat.
"It's nothing much. I just overheard it in the alley when I first came back. Dongxu brought his wife to a restaurant and had a good time.
Yo, it seems like Dongxu is back. I won't gossip about him in person.”
When Li Wuwei saw a figure at the corridor, he hurriedly brought Qin Huairu away. However, they did not go far. They stopped at the back corridor, which was the entrance aisle.
He turned around and saw that Jia Dongxu had really returned.
"Mom, have you cooked? I'm hungry after reading for a whole day.”
Jia Dongxu didn't want to say this, but seeing so many aunties here, he couldn't help but praise himself for pursuing progress.
"Dongxu, are you really hungry?"
Jia Zhang-shi's face was bitter. Li Wuwei was good at lying, but there was no need to talk nonsense about this kind of thing. Her son had a criminal record. Last time, he ate the chicken alone.
"Why aren't you hungry? Why don't you look at the time? Mom, don't eat alone.”
Jia Dongxu looked left and right. Li Wuwei wasn't there, so he didn't panic anymore.
"Aiya! Old Yi, Grandpa Yi, come quickly. Dong Xu is unfilial.”
Jia Zhang-shi couldn't help but cry.
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