??Chapter 344: 344. Cheap labor_1
Chapter 344: 344. Cheap labor_1
Song Tan, the affordable labor force, was all-embracing.
Even if it was Wu Lei.
When Brother Yanping visited, he was like a pampered young lady, chubby, squishy, and wouldn’t even lift a finger if the oil bottle toppled over.
Now look at his strong, tanned Li Kui appearance, who would dare to say he hasn’t been working hard?
At this mont, he also burst into laughter, “Uncle, if you really send Brother Wu Lei over, I won’t be polite! When he ends up getting thinner, darker, and tired, you all better not feel sorry for him!”
“Feel sorry for what?”
Now even the aunt was breezy about it, “Anyway, he works outside and I haven’t seen a cent of his salary. He’s not even making progress with getting a girlfriend, very unreliable.”
But it was Grandma who hit the nail on the head, “The food at Tantan’s place is delicious and nourishing. Doing so work is good for your health, and it’s also a kind of enjoynt.”
The ntion of this reminded the aunt that her son suffered from a bit of stomach trouble and was prone to headaches and fever. Sotis during video calls, she’d see him outside drinking with others, and he was also nearsighted…
He’s got to go!
He’s got to go to the mountains!
It’s best not to give him any money, but buy whatever he lacks. Let him grind it out for a year or half; wouldn’t he be good for anything then?
After all, the junior college he attended didn’t offer much of an employnt advantage.
Wu Lei, far away and on-again, off-again with Zhu Li, “Achoo… Achoo!”
…
As they chatted and ate waterlon, the uncle ate three pieces before the aunt ushered him back to tend to the tea leaves,
“That machine of yours is always running; you need to keep an eye on it.”
He sighed and went back to the tea-roasting machine with another piece of waterlon in his hand.
anwhile, the aunt kept eating and observing, “Everything is grown by our own family, how co you’re so skilled at this… The taste is really good! Not to ntion sending Wu Lei over, I’d like to go work at your place myself.”
But, of course, she was just saying that; after all, the aunt had plenty to do at ho every day and simply couldn’t get away!
Song Tan, on the other hand, suddenly rembered sothing—”Once my house is built, we’ll have plenty of rooms. Why don’t Grandma and Grandpa co stay at our place for a while?”
“No, no,”
Grandpa shook his head, “I’m not comfortable moving around. What’s the point of going there? You are all so busy, don’t worry about us, your grandma and I are doing just fine.”
Song Tan couldn’t help but sigh, “Actually, I have my own selfish reasons too. Once the house is built and we get busy up in the mountains, there will be so much to do at ho without anyone to do it.
“We could hire soone from the village, but no one keeps an eye on them when they’re at ho, which doesn’t feel safe. I was hoping Grandma and Grandpa could lend a hand…”
After that, Grandma stayed silent.
After a while, Grandpa asked, “What’s keeping you so busy? Why can’t you manage?”
Song Tan counted on her fingers, “We have to harvest the rice, then plant a second crop. When the peaches on the mountain need thinning, we have to do that, and when they’re ripe, we need to keep a watchful eye.”
“Additionally, there are chestnuts, as well as black and white fungus… the vegetables in the fields need to be harvested daily. Hiring people from the village all the ti is quite expensive, and I was thinking that having Grandma and Grandpa over could help us save so costs.”
At these words, the old couple started to feel uneasy.
Grandpa looked hesitant, then glanced at his legs, “I’m not comfortable with this… wherever your grandma goes, she has to push , …”
“Why is it uncomfortable?”
Qiaoqiao wondered, “Our new house is going to be so big, and there are plenty of toilets. We could just lay out the steps so you can use a wheelchair. If Grandma can’t push you, Qiaoqiao will!”
She puffed out her chest as she spoke.
At this, the aunt laughed first, “Look at our Qiaoqiao, such a good child! One hundred tis better than your Brother Wu Lei.”
“From my point of view, mom, you and dad could go and live with Tantan for a while. Wu Lan is so busy these days, and she rarely cos ho. Now that we finally have enough space in the house, you should go keep her company and make sure she’s not pushing herself too hard.”
“Both the kids aren’t settled down yet, we can’t afford to wear ourselves out.”
As soon as this was said, Grandma and Grandpa readily agreed:
“That works. You’ve been through a lot all these years at ho, Fang Juan, we could stay with Lanlan for a bit. Give yourself a break…”
…
Once Song Tan had delivered the lons, she was at ease returning ho, but in the city, countless families were up late into the night.
Chen Yunyun carried four big lons back ho, huffing and puffing.
Her mother frowned upon seeing the cracked one, “Did you drop it on the way?”
“No,” Chen Yunyun waved her hand, “The lon was just too sensible. I barely tapped it, and it split by itself, haha, mom, you see how good I am at picking lons, right?”
“How odd! It’s normal for a ripe lon to crack open when tapped!”
The mother’s comnt was made nonchalantly, and then she sniffed, “This lon is quite sweet.”
“Yes!”
Chen Yunyun nodded vigorously, “Right, you have no idea, as soon as I slled it, I almost couldn’t help breaking it open to eat right then and there. It was so hard to wait until I got ho!”
“Quick, quick, let’s cut this one open first!”
“Shush,” her mother put her finger to her lips, signaling desperately with her eyes and then whispered, “Keep it down, don’t let granny hear.”
Chen Yunyun quickly nodded, then tiptoed to the kitchen to fetch a knife.
The pair placed the cracked waterlon on the table, and with one slice, the sweet fragrance filled the air instantaneously!
They both embarrassingly swallowed and couldn’t help but sigh, “You should have co ho earlier; we could have chilled it in the fridge first…”
“I was held up with sothing—Granny!”
Chen Yunyun called out.
In the second bedroom, a chubby little old lady stood watching the waterlon on the table with a longing expression. “That lon slls so good. I was asleep, but the scent actually woke
up.”
No one could argue with that reason, because the crisp sweetness of the waterlon was indeed irresistible.
With the old lady looking on so eagerly, what could Chen Yunyun do?
She couldn’t help but soften her heart and pleaded, “Mom…”
What could her mother do?
She only cut a small piece the size of a palm from the heart of the lon:
“Mom, just this bite! You have to keep your diabetes in check.”
The old lady took the slice of lon, a look of satisfaction imdiately spreading across her face. She carefully took a bite, chewed, and swallowed. The sweet juice flowed down her throat, soothing her entirely!
Looking at the lon in her hand, she could hardly bear to eat the rest, her eyes longingly gazed toward the dinner table—
Chen Yunyun beca alert, “No, no, waterlon is too sugary, you can’t have any more! Granny, you should go back to sleep!”
As she spoke, she hustled the old lady back into her room, with a combination of pushes and shoves.
On the other side, her mother was actively cooperating, promptly taking the rest of the lons to the kitchen.
The mother and daughter exchanged glances and couldn’t help but laugh.
“This lon slls so good to eat; we’ll leave the other half for your dad. He’s working overti and won’t be ho until midnight.”
“Okay,” Chen Yunyun patted her stomach, “I’m full tonight. Half for each of us is just perfect!”
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