Chapter 89: Chapter 89: Stand Up Straight
One afternoon, Lin Chunju’s gaze hardly left the door, occasionally raising her head to look.
Zhang Ying noticed her mother-in-law’s concern and comforted her softly, “Mom, don’t worry. The journey back and forth is a bit long, and there might be so delays. It might be nightti before they get ho.”
Lin Chunju shook her head, as her elder daughter-in-law had co to comfort her, even though she had almost scalded her hand while pouring water earlier, clearly more anxious than herself.
Fortunately, the two’s worries didn’t last long. Yue Jiannan’s noisy voice suddenly burst into the yard.
“Mom, sister-in-law, we are back.”
Zhang Ying hurried to greet them, and only relaxed after seeing smiles on all their faces.
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She hugged Yue Qingqing tightly, showering her with kisses.
“Was Qingqing a good girl today? Did you have fun in the city?”
Yue Qingqing’s face was covered with kiss marks, and she quickly nodded, “Good! Fun!”
Yue Jiannan chuckled heartily, “Sister-in-law, you can rest assured. Not only was Qingqing good, but she also made so money.”
“What?” both were startled.
Yue Jiannan pulled out a big bill and handed it to Lin Chunju.
“I always heard that being good-looking can help you make a living. I never believed it until we actually ca across it.”
Yue Jiannan vividly described how Qingqing modeled, making Lin Chunju and Zhang Ying bite their lips in amusent.
At the end, Yue Jiannan added reflectively, “You wouldn’t believe it, even the city folks couldn’t take their eyes off our Qingqing. But then again, Qingqing is truly…”
Halfway through his sentence, Zhang Ying’s face suddenly changed, and Lin Chunju also frowned, “Youngest!”
Yue Jiannan, caught off guard, almost bit his tongue and hurriedly corrected himself, “Naturally inherited the good looks from my brother and sister-in-law, no wonder she’s pretty.”
As the child grew older, the family consciously began to hide the fact that Yue Qingqing was adopted.
Especially Zhang Ying who, just thinking about soone possibly taking her daughter away, would often burst into tears, feeling as unbearable as if cutting flesh from her own body.
Although Lin Chunju suspected that Yue Qingqing might already be aware of this, considering the feelings of the parents, she imposed a family rule that absolutely no one was allowed to ntion it.
Yue Jiannan gritted his teeth, wishing he could slap his mouth, questioning why he always liked to blurt out things, what a problem!
Fortunately, Lin Chunju imdiately changed the subject and looked at Yue Xiaofang, “Did the main business of this trip go smoothly?”
Yue Xiaofang nodded, her eyes slightly red, “Smooth! Much smoother than I had imagined.”
Yue Jiannan, still annoyed a mont ago, couldn’t help but interject, “No wonder Mrs. Zhou said sister’s craftsmanship was buried in the village, even the big store owners sighed when they saw what sister made.”
“They even signed a contract specifically to provide so materials for sister to start making so items once she’s back. Ho, they offered a high price too.”
Yue Xiaofang, feeling embarrassed, kept saying, “The boss is nice, probably took pity on .”
Lin Chunju, disliking her self-deprecation, corrected, “They’re neither your relatives nor your friends, why would they pity you? Either you are competent or you’re not. Now that you have the job, just do it well and don’t keep being afraid.”
Yue Xiaofang’s back was slapped, and she had to straighten up.
“Mother is right, I will definitely do it well!”
Lin Chunju was then satisfied, believing that whether poor or rich, one must at least show so spirit.
Don’t hunch your shoulders and cower, people look at your deanor and think it easy to bully you.
Yue Jiannan was so excited, he could hardly wait to proclaim the fact that Yue Xiaofang had received work from the city to the entire village.
See, you said my sister was unlucky, even the city folks recognize her craftsmanship now!
Lin Chunju glanced at his expression and knew exactly what Yue Jiannan was thinking.
“You too, don’t wander off, we have serious business to attend to. Just today, the eldest and the second brother went down to the fish pond and thought it was about ready. They plan to harvest in two or three days.”
Yue Jiannan cared about the fish pond more than anyone, imdiately dispelling his previous thoughts.
“In two or three days? I was planning to nurture them for another week.”
“A few days won’t make much difference. Let’s harvest directly while the weather is good. The second brother is already preparing the fishing nets. Tomorrow, you and the eldest brother should also visit the surrounding villages, gather the buyers we talked about, and settle the paynts on site.”
Yue Jiannan nodded, feeling the pressure.
After feeding the fish for so long, it was finally ti to see the results.
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