Su Xiaoxiao also noticed Zhang Guifang entering the house, thinking to herself, "This aunt hasn’t caused any trouble for a while; wonder what she’s up to today."
Seeing the two of them with a look that clearly didn’t welco her, Zhang Guifang didn’t mind.
She caught sight of the big stack of white flour pancakes on the cover pad and couldn’t control herself from swallowing.
"Sister-in-law, making pancakes? And white flour ones too, they sll delicious."
Liu Cuilan still didn’t know what she was thinking, always trying to take advantage.
She imdiately put on a stern face: "All made of pure white flour, of course, they’re fragrant! If you have any business, say it quickly, my old third needs to sleep early since they’re leaving on a business trip tomorrow."
Zhang Guifang pretended not to understand this clear tone of being asked to leave.
"Oh my, Xiaoxiao is so capable nowadays? Even going on a business trip."
In their eyes, business trips were always the work of leading cadres, never expected a small salesperson like Su Xiaoxiao could go on one.
"Exactly, my old third is doing well. On trips, they provide food and accommodation daily, plus the salary remains, and there’s even a daily allowance of several bucks."
Liu Cuilan deliberately said aloud, as Zhang Guifang used to always call her old third useless, like a worthless girl. She rembered it well.
See, how about a worthless girl? Still more promising than your good-for-nothing eldest son.
"By the way, your Zhiqiang still hasn’t found a job, right? A few days ago, my old third ntioned the departnt store is looking for a temporary cleaner, perhaps my old third could recomnd Zhiqiang for you."
Liu Cuilan glanced at Su Xiaoxiao while speaking, imdiately understanding, her mother was holding a grudge, deliberately trying to get back at her aunt.
Her mother had set up the stage; she had to cooperate.
"Yes, Auntie, you see, if elder cousin goes, we are all relatives; I’ll surely help speak good things then, keep resources within family. Although cleaning pays only twenty-sothing a month, it’s better than elder cousin idling around at ho every day, isn’t it?"
Listening, Zhang Guifang wanted to curse; how could her eldest son do cleaning work? Isn’t that work for old n and won? Clearly, this mother and daughter were ridiculing her.
But she had a favor to ask at that mont, she couldn’t tear her face, so she forced out a smile: "Your cousin is a man, hasn’t even swept the floor at ho, probably can’t do this job."
"Well, Xiaoxiao, I heard your store has those mini electric sewing machines, your cousin-in-law wants one, can you help inquire about any internal pricing?"
She had heard that buying from Su Xiaoxiao was much cheaper than going to the departnt store.
She originally didn’t want to lower her head to Liu Cuilan, but her city’s daughter-in-law was being troubleso, insisting on getting a sewing machine before asking her dad to help find a job for Zhiqiang.
"Oh, buying a sewing machine, huh?"
Su Xiaoxiao stretched her tone, "Sorry, Auntie, I really can’t help with this, I’m just a little salesperson without that capability, if you want to buy, best go stand in line at the departnt store."
Zhang Guifang thought, isn’t the aim to save so money? Otherwise, she’d never stoop to ask this mother and daughter.
"My old third already said can’t help. If there’s nothing else, leave quickly, don’t delay my old third’s rest."
While speaking, Liu Cuilan had finished making the pancakes, holding the cover pad to go inside, taking a mont to turn back to Su Xiaoxiao: "Old third, later help bring the griddle inside, and close the door."
That was directly seeing her out.
Zhang Guifang’s face turned red and green, never expected this sister-in-law wouldn’t give a shred of consideration.
Thinking of her troubleso daughter-in-law back ho, she braced herself and looked at Su Xiaoxiao: "Xiaoxiao, Auntie knows you are valued by the leaders at the departnt store now, consider it helping ."
Su Xiaoxiao looked at her with the expression of an old man on the subway watching a phone, she never rembered her aunt using such gentle tones with her.
Basically, she always started with words like useless girl, worthless kid.
"Auntie, I’m not any leader at the departnt store, really can’t help with this, you better hurry back."
These two were resistant to anything.
Zhang Guifang’s face darkened with anger, but she was helpless, could only return ho resentfully.
Not only was the task undone, but she also ended up having a belly full of anger.
She walked in with a black face; as she entered, Su Zhiqiang hurriedly approached: "Mom, how did it go? Did that little girl agree?"
"Agree my foot, almost chased out, and your wife, there’s no shortage of sewing machines at ho, why insist on that crappy electric sewing machine? Will clothes sewn with that thing co out with flowers?"
Zhang Guifang, full of anger without an outlet, unleashed her frustration on Su Zhiqiang.
"Shall I try begging her tomorrow then?"
Su Zhiqiang, thinking of his wife’s fierce look, felt a bit intimidated.
"Beg what? That little girl is on a business trip tomorrow, we don’t even know when she’ll be back."
Zhang Guifang picked up the enal cup and chugged a big gulp of water.
"Mom, are you saying Su Xiaoxiao is going on a business trip tomorrow?"
Who knew Su Zhiqiang would look excited upon hearing that.
"Yes, even you Auntie was bragging to , showing off how promising that little girl is, why can’t you all do anything right, can’t even surpass a worthless kid."
The more Zhang Guifang thought about it, the angrier she got, why was Liu Cuilan so fortunate?
Used to be the village head’s wife, now her three kids all have decent jobs, she even runs the departnt store’s cafeteria.
Looking at her own children, one more useless than the other, barely managed to marry a city daughter-in-law, treated like an ancestor every day.
Seriously, comparing is infuriating!
"Mom, isn’t this perfect timing? With that little girl away, we can do this..."
Su Zhiqiang eagerly leaned in and whispered to Zhang Guifang.
With doubt on her face, Zhang Guifang asked: "Can that work? What if there really isn’t any internal discount?"
"How could not? If there wasn’t any internal discount, would that little girl give others such cheap purchases? Couldn’t be she’s insane helping people and losing money, right?"
Upon hearing that, Zhang Guifang agreed, nodding: "Alright, let’s do it this way, after all, we’re relatives, even if that girl returns, she can’t fault us."
Su Xiaoxiao still didn’t know, she was already being plotted against by this mother and son.
Busy joyfully packing for her business trip tomorrow.
This was her first business trip since coming to this era, feeling both excited and thrilled.
Liu Cuilan cooled the pancakes, wrapped them in a white cloth bundle for her: "Old third, eat these if you get hungry on the road."
Said while stuffing a jar of preserved vegetable strips into her hand.
"Tomorrow morning, I’ll cook a few eggs for you to take; one should be frugal at ho and generous on the road, don’t get hungry traveling."
Saying that, Liu Cuilan went out to cook. Su Xiaoxiao looked at the large bundle of pancakes in her arms, feeling a bit touched.
After working all day, still busy preparing food for her, only a dear mother could do this.
Su Xiaoxiao packed the items, rembered the apples temporarily stored in space, and hurriedly took them out.
Fruits were rare in this era; she only had a few. If taken directly ho, wouldn’t it be awkward not letting local acquaintances taste them?
Preparing to carry them out, suddenly she heard a familiar electronic notification sound, opening it, her eyes imdiately lit up.
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