Zhao Jingsong looked at everyone's expectant eyes and counted the change scattered on the table.
Liuye was calculating in his mind.
There are a total of forty-eight hairpins and twenty-five hair ties. I gave four to Aunt Li as stall money at fifty cents each, totaling thirty-four and a half yuan.
Later, I spent three and a half yuan on braised vegetables, leaving thirty-one yuan.
Nothing wrong at all.
"That's thirty-one dollars earned?"
Feng Xiuqin looked incredulous.
In just one afternoon, she earned one-third of her monthly salary!
"Auntie, what does this mean? We don't have enough time today, and we don't have enough materials. When I prepare the things tomorrow, I will make hundreds of hairpins and hair ties, and selling them for a few hundred yuan won't be a problem!"
Liu Ye was very happy to earn thirty-one yuan in one afternoon.
However, she was far from taking the thirty dollars seriously.
Liu Ye squinted her eyes and looked around the twenty-square-meter house, already having a plan in mind.
She wanted to save some money to buy a big house with water and ventilation so that her uncle and his family could have their own room.
Instead of being squeezed together tightly.
On the bus today, Liu Ye heard two men sitting in the back seat of her chatting, saying that Shanghai City was preparing to sell commercial housing.
This good news made Liu Ye ecstatic.
She secretly vowed to save money and buy a bigger house.
"At this rate, Ye Zi will not be able to earn more than a thousand yuan a month, right?"
Zhao Dagang touched his chin and was shocked.
"should be no problem!"
Willow Ye responded with confidence.
Just when the family was looking forward to a bright future with money, the door was knocked.
"Dad, Mom! Are you there?"
"Big brother is back!"
Zhao Jingmei immediately stood up and wanted to open the door, but was held back by Zhao Dagang.
"You put the money away first, and I'll open the door!"
After speaking, Zhao Dagang gave Zhao Jingsong a wink.
Zhao Jingmei immediately stuffed the thirty-one dollars in her hand into the drawer.
It wasn't that they didn't believe Zhao Jingzhu, but he came with his girlfriend, and he didn't know anything about Liu Ye going to sell hairpins.
It's better not to tell him about such a good thing as earning thirty-one dollars in one afternoon.
Zhao Dagang quickly opened the door.
"Dad, what are you doing? Why is the door locked?"
Zhao Jingzhu looked into the room and found that everyone was there, and they looked mysterious, so he asked very puzzledly.
"Nothing! Is this Xiao Zhu?"
Zhao Dagang didn't want to mention this matter anymore. When he saw the fat girl following Zhao Jingzhu, he immediately asked with a smile.
"Hello, uncle, I am Zhu Xiaohong!"
The fat girl immediately greeted Zhao Dagang politely.
"Hello!"
Zhao Dagang also met Zhao Jingzhu's girlfriend for the first time. When he saw her face was like a full moon and her figure was plump, she looked like she was blessed. He felt very satisfied and nodded repeatedly.
"Hello aunt, hello brothers and sisters!"
Zhu Xiaohong is a cheerful and outgoing person. It was her first time to visit her boyfriend's house and she didn't see anyone else. After saying hello to Zhao Dagang, she immediately said hello to several other people.
"Hello!"
Feng Xiuqin went up to him and took Zhu Xiaohong's hand with satisfaction, feeling extremely happy.
"Hello, Sister Zhu!"
Zhao Jingmei and Liu Ye responded politely.
"Hello, sister-in-law!"
As for Zhao Jingsong, he directly called his sister-in-law, and Zhu Xiaohong's pretty face turned red visibly.
"This is my cousin! I am Zhao Jingzhu, and this is Xiaohong!"
Zhao Jingzhu noticed Zhu Xiaohong's shyness and diluted her embarrassment by saying hello to Liu Ye.
There are many people in the family and the place is small, so there is no room for the whole family to live there.
Since he entered the steel factory, he has lived in the factory's dormitory for single workers.
He usually doesn't go home during the working days from Monday to Saturday, that is, he goes home for a meal on Sunday.
After dinner, we hurried back to the machinery factory.
Zhao Dagang called him to tell him about Liuye.
Zhao Jingzhu was also full of sympathy for this cousin who had a miserable life experience.
"cousin!"
Liu Ye smiled at Zhao Jingzhu, revealing two small dimples.
"Come on, come on, stop standing! Sit down!"
The small room was packed with people, and Feng Xiuqin invited everyone to sit down.
"Mom, you go cook, and I'll greet Sister Xiaohong!"
Zhao Jingzhu took Zhu Xiaohong home for dinner today. It was already getting late and Feng Xiuqin had to cook, so Zhao Jingmei took the initiative to take on the task of greeting the guests.
"Then you young people chat, your dad and I will cook!"
Feng Xiuqin also knew how to leave space for young people, so she grabbed Zhao Dagang and left.
About twenty minutes later, everyone was sitting around the table, ready to finish their meal.
Today's dish can be considered very rich.
There are braised pig's feet, braised potato slices, braised edamame, Feng Xiuqin's stir-fried eggplant and beans, stir-fried pork with chili, and a large pot of chicken soup.
"Uncle and aunt, you spend too much money!"
Zhu Xiaohong looked at the dishes on the table and sighed repeatedly.
But as I said it, I was very happy in my heart.
The first time she came to the Zhao family as a guest, she received such good courtesy, which at least shows that the Zhao family attaches great importance to her.
"Nothing good, just home-cooked food, just eat whatever you want, you're welcome!"
Feng Xiuqin wiped her washed hands casually on the apron tied to her body and greeted her politely.
Everyone enjoyed this meal very happily.
First, because the food is really delicious, and there are big dishes like pig's trotters.
Four big pig's trotters were cut into pieces and filled into a large basin. Everyone enjoyed it.
The second reason is that the Zhao family is very satisfied with Zhu Xiaohong, who has a cheerful personality, is lively and loves to laugh.
This girl is a worker in a garment factory, and her parents are also workers. The two families are well matched, and she and her son are also a good match.
During the meal, the host and guest enjoyed themselves, and the dishes on the table were all eaten.
After dinner, everyone chatted for a while.
Mainly Zhao Dagang, Feng Xiuqin and his wife, chatting animatedly with Zhu Xiaohong.
Liuye and the others are just foils for a few words from time to time.
Liu Ye and Zhao Jingmei couldn't sit still, so they washed the bowls diligently and cleaned up the table and the floor.
By the time the two people had cleaned everything up, it was already eight o'clock.
Zhu Xiaohong winked secretly at Zhao Jingzhu, and Zhao Jingzhu immediately understood.
"Dad, Mom, it's getting late, I should send Xiaohong back!"
"Oh, it's already eight o'clock!"
Feng Xiuqin glanced at the clock on the wall and seemed to suddenly wake up.
"Uncle, aunt! I'm going back!"
Zhu Xiaohong stood up and said goodbye to the two of them with a smile.
The two wanted to send each other off, but were stopped by Zhao Jingzhu.
"Dad, Mom, don't send her off! I'll take Xiaohong home! I'll go directly back to the machinery factory later."
"Then slow down and pay attention to safety!"
The two young people definitely wanted to be alone, and Feng Xiuqin was wise enough not to disturb them.
He just watched the two of them leave at the door.
Looking at the tall figure of her son, who was already a head shorter than Zhu Xiaohong next to him, and the back of the little bird, Feng Xiuqin couldn't help but smile secretly.