70s factory beauty, transform villain cubs to become rich

Chapter 251 Buying a Desk
Xiaoyu sat on the steps in front of her house.

Hands on knees, eyes round.

I waited patiently for my aunt to get off work.

Upon seeing a figure, she ran towards her aunt, excitedly shouting, "Auntie!!!"

A familiar scene unfolded as Chen Qing picked her up, saying, "It's cold now, don't wait for me later."

"I want to wait."

She likes to hug her aunt.

"Then I'll teach you how to read a watch, so you can come and wait for me at the right time and won't have to suffer from the cold."

"it is good."

Chen Qing has two watches at home, but he doesn't wear either of them.

She and He Yuan had only been dating for a short time. It was one thing for her to receive a sewing machine and have him do all the work, but if she also flaunted a watch in public, it would easily arouse jealousy.

Chen Qing carried her back to the room, took out paper and pen, drew 12 hours on a piece of white paper, and compared it with his watch.

She started asking Xiaoyu what the second hand, minute hand, and hour hand were.

Xiaoyu listened attentively, but as she listened, she felt it was a bit confusing.

Especially when her aunt gave her a question and asked her to answer what time it was, she was so nervous that she forgot what her aunt had said.

Chen Qing patiently taught her.

Learning to tell time is a unit of lessons for elementary school students, so she naturally didn't expect Xiaoyu to learn it in a short time: "It's okay, learn slowly."

"it is good."

Xiao Yu secretly planned to ask her brother tomorrow so he could teach her.

That way, when her aunt comes home from get off work and teaches her, she'll find that she's made a lot of progress.

Her aunt will definitely praise her!

Xiao Yu swung her aunt's hand to the dining table, where He Yuxiang served up his prized cauliflower!

The cauliflower that was planted some time ago has ripened and is quite large. He Yuxiang loves it so much that he looks at it every night before going to bed.

This is the largest vegetable he planted. It's growing well, and it tastes crisp and sweet, saving his family a lot of money on groceries.

"I traded some cauliflower for some mustard greens from someone else, so we can eat mustard greens tomorrow."

His cauliflower is really good; no one complains about it when exchanging things.

He Yuxiang was very proud.

Chen Qing asked, "Did you switch with Zhang Dongmei?"

"Yes, her parents came to the city in a donkey cart, bringing a bag of cabbage, a bag of brown rice, half a bag of cornmeal, and a basket of mustard greens from the countryside."

He Yuxiang was thinking that he could exchange some cabbages for cabbages the day after tomorrow.

Chen Qing hurriedly asked, "Are they still in the city?"

"Yes, Aunt Zhang's mother needs to come to the Machinery Factory Hospital to have her knee checked. The two families have agreed to put a wooden board on the dining table, lay down some bedding, and Grandpa and Grandma Zhang will sleep on it."

Seeing his aunt eat quickly, He Yuxiang asked, "What are you doing?"

Ask about furniture prices.

People in the city can't get quotas for trees in the mountains, so furniture is ridiculously expensive.

Chen Qing had looked at the price of the desk.

Seeing this, she only wanted to temporarily put her two children at a disadvantage.

Chen Qing put down her chopsticks and hurried to Zhang Dongmei's house. She needed to ask Zhang's father if they could get a discount on the quota for trees in the mountains, since they were from the countryside.

He Yuxiang put down his chopsticks and said to Xiaoyu, "Put it in the pot to keep it warm for me. I'll eat it when I get back."

"Oh."

Xiao Yu, her cheeks puffed out, mumbled a reply.

She's also thinking about going.

Forget it.

"Next time." Xiaoyu put her brother's rice bowl into the pot in the kitchen, put the lid on, and returned to the table to continue eating attentively.

After Zhang Dongmei's parents came to the city, her mother-in-law became increasingly hostile, making a lot of noise about everything she did to express her dissatisfaction with her parents.

Old Mrs. Qin considered herself a city dweller, quite different from the country folk.

They took over the small living room that had been partitioned off, and Old Lady Qin was uncomfortable no matter what.

Zhang's mother was filled with shame: "I told you not to come. It's just an old ailment. It hurts for a while, but it's fine except on rainy days."

“You’re in so much pain you can’t even get up.” Zhang Dongmei’s voice choked slightly. If her younger brother hadn’t bravely walked so far to tell her, she wouldn’t have known her mother was suffering so much. “Don’t worry about her, just stay here.”

Old Mrs. Qin, with her sharp ears, started cursing at the gate of the mansion: "Some people are shameless. It's one thing to invite their own younger brother to their house for a free meal, but they also have to invite their parents. Is my son marrying one person or the whole family?"

"When you were eating other people's food, I didn't see you having this kind of awareness."

Chen Qing immediately retorted upon arriving at the Qin family's residence.

Old Mrs. Qin's expression changed several times before she gave a fawning smile: "Xiao Qing is here. Dong Mei is here. You can go in now."

She had heard it from her two sons; the deputy director of the factory committee was a very high-ranking official.

Chen Qing also controls personnel transfers, meaning that everyone who joins or leaves the company has to go through her, and you can't afford to offend her.

She is savage.

But she listens to her son very much.

Because her sons are both vocational school graduates who went to work in a machinery factory; they're very smart.

It's the youngest son who's blind.

He married a woman from the countryside.

Chen Qing walked straight into the house.

The Qin family has a large number of people, so the living room is really cramped. With Zhang's parents, her, and He Yuxiang in the room, it felt like the air wasn't circulating properly.

Zhang's mother looked at her and smiled kindly: "Comrade Xiaoqing."

Chen Qing smiled and nodded, then asked with concern, "Auntie, I heard from He Yuxiang that your knee is uncomfortable. Have you gone to see a doctor?"

"No, my daughter took a day off to take me and her dad to the hospital tomorrow. It's nothing serious."

Zhang's mother didn't take it to heart.

She thought the old man and his son and daughter were making a fuss over nothing, and that it was not serious enough to require going to the hospital to see a doctor.

"Is there something you need from Dongmei?"

"No, I came to find you."

Upon hearing this, Zhang's father, who had been silent, looked up.

Chen Qing cut to the chase and asked, "Uncle and Aunt, I'd like to ask how much it costs to buy a desk for a child?"

After thinking for a moment, Mr. Zhang said, “If there is wood, the carpenter in our village will charge ten yuan. If there is no wood, the cheapest desk will cost at least twenty yuan. Now it’s the end of the year, and many people are preparing their dowries. All the wood quotas have been cut down, so our village can’t make any desks.”

Twenty yuan is much cheaper than at the supply and marketing cooperative, but the timber is gone.

Chen Qing's expectations were dashed.

Mr. Zhang said, "I'll keep an eye on things for you from now on."

"Thank you, Uncle." Chen Qing paused, then added somewhat embarrassedly, "I might need three desks."

"no problem……"

Before Zhang's father could finish speaking, Old Lady Qin interrupted.

“Xiao Qing, you know it’s not easy for people in the countryside to get a little wood. Your Uncle Zhang has had to go through a lot of trouble to do this, so you have to do something to help him.”

Everyone in the alley knows that Chen Qing's salary is ninety-nine.

What's wrong with giving them a little more benefit?
Old Mrs. Qin looked at Chen Qing greedily, hoping to get something out of her pocket, even just industrial coupons would be good.

The Zhang family's expressions changed drastically.

Every time Zhang's parents saw their daughter, they heard good things about Chen Qing. They were grateful that Chen Qing, a city girl, was willing to help their daughter.

If you fuss over every little favor, you'll only alienate your relationships.