“Third Aunt, thank you.”
Chen Jianye took the enamel basin, a smile on his face.
“Thank me for what? Just put the dishes and chopsticks in the front yard after you finish lunch.”
“You hurry to your unit, maybe you can still nap for a while.”
Third Aunt said with a smile.
Chen Jianye finally experienced the ease of being free from housework.
When he came home in the evening, he put the dirty clothes in a wooden bucket and left them in the front yard.
The unwashed dishes and chopsticks were also placed in the front yard.
Chen Jianye sat at the dining table reading a book.
Nearly an hour later.
Yu Li knocked on the door with the dishes and chopsticks: “Jianye, the dishes and chopsticks are clean, where should I put them?”
“Just put them on the dining table, Li Jie, thank you for the trouble.”
Chen Jianye greeted her.
“What trouble? It’s nothing.”
Yu Li waved her hand cheerfully, then went back to the front yard and brought back a wooden bucket.
“Jianye, where is your drying rack? I’ll hang these up for you.”
“Tomorrow afternoon, when the clothes are dry, I’ll fold them up and bring them over to you.”
After hanging the clothes, Yu Li waved her hand and left.
Chen Jianye glanced at the sky.
Normally, when he came home, he had to do housework, such as collecting and washing clothes.
After eating, he had to wash the dishes.
All together, it would take an hour.
Now with Yu Li’s help, he could save an hour every afternoon, not including washing dishes in the morning and at noon.
That’s thirty hours a month.
Five yuan for thirty hours, it was worth it.
Yu Li had washed Chen Jianye’s dishes and clothes three times, so the news that Yan Family was doing housework for Chen Jianye naturally couldn't be kept secret.
Many people asked Third Aunt how much money Chen Jianye gave.
Third Aunt only said it was a small amount of money, mainly because Chen Jianye was alone, and Yan Family had many people, so they were helping him out.
Everyone gave Third Aunt a thumbs up.
“Chen Jianye still needs help? Bah!”
“Why doesn’t she offer her own daughter-in-law to Chen Jianye, just help him all the way!”
“Chen Jianye is rolling in money, he doesn’t need any help, but this old woman has lost all her savings. Why doesn’t Yan Family think about helping me!”
Jia Zhangshi was screaming in anger at home.
“Chen Jianye gives Yan Family five yuan every month, that’s why Yan Family is willing to help.”
“Nobody works for free.”
Qin Huairu explained.
“How do you know it’s five yuan?”
Jia Zhangshi looked suspicious.
“I was the one who brought it up. I was thinking that we had no money at home, so I’d look for work.”
“Chen Jianye wouldn’t let me do it. Yu Li was listening nearby, and I guess after I left, Yu Li and he made a deal.”
Qin Huairu was a little sour.
When it came to work, how was she any worse than Yu Li?
Yes, she was indeed pregnant.
But she took care of Bang梗 and Ding Dang at home, and also managed Jia’s housework, without any delay.
“Chen Jianye, that beast, doesn’t want my family to earn a single cent, but he’s making it easy for Yan Family.”
“Yan Family, a house full of hypocrites, clearly used our family’s momentum to get benefits from Chen Family, and they act like they’re doing charity.”
“None of them are good people.”
Jia Zhangshi became even angrier.
Five yuan a month, even she was tempted.
“After I give birth, I’ll go to Rolling Mill to work. Mom, you take over Yan Family’s work.”
“We’ll ask for four yuan a month, I don’t believe Chen Jianye won’t be tempted.”
Qin Huairu was getting competitive.
She was mostly resentful.
“We’ll see.”
Jia Zhangshi was uninterested.
She wouldn’t do servant work.
When Qin Huairu went to Rolling Mill to take over her work, she had to enjoy herself.
Qin Huairu understood what Jia Zhangshi meant at a glance.
She was too lazy to mention it again.
“You ungrateful wretch, you really don’t know how tired I am working at the factory. My back aches, and I was hoping you’d take over for me at the factory so I could rest properly.”
“But you, you just arranged it for me!”
“Qin Huairu, you’re worse than a beast!”
Jia Zhangshi screamed in anger.
“Mom, I was wrong. From now on, you can do whatever you want.”
Qin Huairu quickly admitted her mistake.
If she argued with Jia Zhangshi, Jia Zhangshi could talk for two hours without repeating herself.
It was a form of mental torture.
After finishing her housework, Qin Huairu went to Yi Zhonghai’s house.
“What’s up, Qin Huairu?”
Yi Zhonghai asked calmly.
“First Master, my mom is very tired working at the unit, isn’t she? She complains of back aches every day when she comes home.”
“Could you please talk to Squad Leader?”
Qin Huairu said with a concerned look.
She wanted to get information from Yi Zhonghai.
To understand how Jia Zhangshi was really performing in the Pliers worker team.
She truly didn't believe that Jia Zhangshi, who was too lazy to move at home, would work diligently at the factory.
“Tired my foot, she doesn’t do anything all day, just brags to others.”
“She even tells people in the team that she knows the Security Section Leader, and that if they need anything, she can make it happen with just a word.”
“Squad Leader has come to me twice, asking me to supervise her to work, so she doesn’t corrupt the team’s atmosphere.”
Speaking of this, Yi Zhonghai criticized her heavily.
How could he have taken in two useless apprentices?
“Ah? This… First Master, that’s not what you told my mom.”
Qin Huairu feigned surprise.
“Bring Granny Jia here, and I’ll confront her myself.”
“Just for training, she trained for nearly three weeks, while Comrade Chen Jianye started working after two days of training.”
“Honestly, she’s a piece of rotten mud, impossible to mold.”
Yi Zhonghai was furious.
He had truly worried himself sick over Jia Zhangshi, but Jia Zhangshi was just a pig, and a bad-tempered wild pig at that.
“You’ve truly worked hard, First Master. I’ll go home and talk to my mom, and try to persuade her.”
Qin Huairu had a plan in mind.
She went home and told Jia Zhangshi about it.
It made Jia Zhangshi lose face.
Finally, Jia Zhangshi slapped Qin Huairu.
“You little bastard, eating and drinking my stuff, and now you’re talking about me? There’s no such logic in the world!”
However, after this incident, Jia Zhangshi no longer complained about being tired when she came home from work.
Another Sunday passed in a flash.
After Chen Jianye finished breakfast, he took out five jin of sweet potatoes from his personal space and put them into a cloth bag.
After placing the dishes and chopsticks by the well in the front yard, he went straight out and headed to the Library.
The raw sweet potatoes in the cloth bag were what he had prepared to exchange with Comrade Ran Qiuye.
He took the bus smoothly and got off at a stop not far from the Library.
Then he walked towards the Library.
Upon entering the Library, Chen Jianye returned the books, took a Carpentry book, and sat down to study.
After a while.
“Comrade Chen Jianye.”
A pleasant and clear female voice sounded in Chen Jianye’s ear.
A smile appeared on Chen Jianye’s lips, and he looked up to see Comrade Ran Qiuye, who also had a smile on her face.
Today, Comrade Ran Qiuye had two large braids, one on each shoulder.
She was wearing a white short-sleeved top, revealing two arms as white as lotus roots.
Her lower body was a light green dress.
She wore flat shoes.
With every smile and frown, a youthful aura radiated from her.
“Comrade Ran Qiuye, hello.”
Chen Jianye greeted her.
“Your bag looks very full, did you bring the sweet potatoes I asked for?”
Comrade Ran Qiuye sat down next to Chen Jianye, glanced at the cloth bag, and felt even happier.
“Yes, I brought them.”
“Where are the white steamed buns I asked for?”
Chen Jianye smiled charmingly.
He wondered if it was the effect of hormones, but he felt that Comrade Ran Qiuye today...
Hmm, she was very attractive.