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After having breakfast together, the couple went to work together.

As soon as Xiao Shan stepped out of his house, he saw the deaf old lady come out of her house.

Xiao Shan greeted her with a smile, "Grandma, why are you up so early on such a cold day?"

The deaf old lady looked up at Xiao Shan and Ding Qiunan and said with a smile, "It's Xiao Shan and Xiao Ding! Zhu Zi told me yesterday that he would pick me up this morning to go to their house for dumplings."

"I've already gotten up and have nothing to do, so I don't need the pillar to help me. I'll walk over myself. It's good for my old arms and legs to get some exercise."

As the deaf old lady spoke, she slowly moved forward step by step, leaning on her cane.

Xiao Shan was getting a little anxious: "Let us help you over there!"

After saying that, Xiao Shan handed the bicycle to Ding Qiunan and helped the deaf old lady walk towards the Central Court.

"Xiaoshan, thank you for your help!" the deaf old lady, who was being helped by Xiaoshan, said happily.

Xiao Shan helped the deaf old lady to He Yuzhu's house, where He Yuzhu was making dumplings.

Wang Hongxia sat on a chair, clutching her stomach, teaching He Le to read, while He Huan played with marbles on the side.

Xiao Shan said to He Yuzhu, "Brother Zhu, I've helped the deaf old lady over here!"

"Xiaoshan, you've come at the right time! The dumplings are fresh out of the pot, come and have some!" He Yuzhu glanced outside and said to He Huan, "Grandma, please sit down. Xiao Huan, quickly help your great-grandmother to sit down!"

He Huan put his glass marble into his pocket and quickly helped the deaf old lady sit down: "Great-Grandma, please sit down!"

The deaf old lady smiled and patted He Huan's head, saying, "What a good child!"

Xiao Shan waved his hand and said, "Brother Zhu, we've eaten, so we're leaving now!"

After saying that, Xiao Shan left He Yuzhu's house.

As the two arrived at the gate of the courtyard, an old woman caught Xiao Shan's attention.

"Honey, doesn't that old lady look familiar?" Xiao Shan whispered to Ding Qiunan beside him.

Ding Qiunan shook her head: "I can't see clearly!"

After taking a closer look, Xiao Shan realized it was indeed an acquaintance: "Wife, it really is an acquaintance, it's Aunt Jia!"

"Aunt Jia? Wasn't he taken to the street for detoxification? How did he come back?" Ding Qiunan asked curiously.

Xiao Shan laughed and said, "Judging by the time, she's been at the neighborhood office for over two months! In that long, she must have given up painkillers!"

As they were talking, Jia Zhangshi had already arrived at the gate of the courtyard.

Xiao Shan smiled and said to Jia Zhangshi, "Oh, Aunt Jia, you're finally back! You look thinner and more energetic. It seems you're doing well at the neighborhood office! You've come home for the Lunar New Year. How long are you staying?"

Jia Zhangshi glared at Xiao Shan: "Xiao Shan, if you can't speak properly, then don't speak at all! What do you mean by 'staying for how long'? I'm going home now, I don't need to go to the neighborhood committee anymore!"

"Aunt Jia, don't get so angry! You haven't been back for so many days, I thought you'd been working at the neighborhood office all this time!" Xiao Shan winked at Jia Zhangshi. "Aunt Jia, tell the truth, have you joined the neighborhood office? Just tell me quietly, I absolutely won't tell anyone except my wife!"

Hearing Xiao Shan's words, Jia Zhangshi was filled with hatred.

She suffered a lot at the neighborhood committee office!

The neighborhood committee staff didn't tolerate her behavior. During her withdrawal symptoms, she not only couldn't rest, but also had to participate in labor to distract herself and alleviate the side effects of the painkillers.

Every day there was ideological education, which made Jia Zhangshi's head feel like it was about to explode!

The moment Jia Zhangshi stepped out onto the street today, she was overjoyed!

Before she even entered the door, she saw Xiao Shan, which completely ruined her good mood!

"Aunt Jia, I heard the neighborhood committee assigned you a street sweeping job. It's a lucrative position; so many people would kill for it, and you got it, Aunt Jia!"

Jia Zhangshi gritted her teeth: "Xiaoshan, if you want to sweep the streets, go ahead and do it yourself! I don't have time to sweep the streets."

After saying that, he ignored Xiao Shan and strode into the courtyard.

After Jia Zhangshi went inside, Ding Qiunan asked curiously, "Husband, what grudge do you have against the Jia family? Why were you teasing Aunt Jia like that?"

"I have no grudge against anyone, I'm just having some fun!" Xiao Shan said with a smile.

Ding Qiunan glanced at Xiao Shan speechlessly, but didn't say anything more.

Xiao Shan rode his bicycle, carrying Ding Qiunan, towards the steel rolling mill.

Chapter 258, Qin Huairu Counterattacks Jia Zhangshi! (Please Subscribe!)

The steel rolling mill was bustling with activity today.

Since they didn't have to go to work, everyone lined up in a long queue outside the finance department.

While waiting for their paychecks, they chatted idly.

Xiao Shan told Ding Qiunan to go ahead and queue up, while he went to the workshop to check and eliminate any potential safety hazards.

When Xiao Shan returned to the finance office, he found that almost everyone in the courtyard had arrived.

Qin Huairu, Xu Damao, He Yuzhu, Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong and others are all queuing up!

Xiao Shan arrived at the back of the line and started queuing.

When Xiao Shan arrived, the workers around him who recognized him greeted him.

"Master Xiao, you've come to collect your wages too!"

"Yes, Master Zhao, we got a holiday seven or eight days earlier this year, so we can finally relax a bit."

"Ugh, there's so much to do on holiday, I'd rather be at work!"

……

While Xiao Shan was chatting with someone, the team was moving forward rapidly.

Because Ding Qiunan was at the front of the line, she received her salary very quickly.

After receiving her wages, Ding Qiunan stood aside, waiting for Xiao Shan.

"Qin Huairu, twenty yuan and eight cents." The finance staff would read this out every time someone's salary was paid.

Upon hearing about Qin Huairu's salary, acquaintances began to discuss it animatedly.

"Qin Huairu's salary is low enough. Is eighteen yuan enough for the New Year?"

"What, you want some financial assistance?"

"Don't talk nonsense, I was just expressing my feelings!"

……

Even with Qin Huairu's thick skin, she still felt a little hot when she heard the discussions around her.

After taking the money, Qin Huairu left immediately.

After a while, the finance staff called out He Yuzhu's name: "He Yuzhu, forty-five cents."

After watching He Yuzhu take the money, the finance staff smiled and said, "Mr. He, are you free this Saturday? My relative's child is getting married!"

"I'm free, I'm free!" He Yuzhu said with a smile. "Just tell me the address, and I'll come over. You know the price, right?"

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Mr. He!" the finance staff member said, handing He Yuzhu a slip of paper.

The current He Yuzhu is completely different from the one in the TV series. As a level six chef, he is the highest-level chef in all the nearby factories.

It's a great honor to have He Yuzhu invited to any celebration!

Many people want to invite them but can't.

Xu Damao's eyes turned red as he watched this scene.

Unfortunately, He Yuzhu is now Li Huaide's right-hand man, and Xu Damao has no way to deal with him.

After a while, Xiao Shan's name was finally called: "Xiao Shan, ninety."

Hearing the finance staff's words, some people who weren't in the welding workshop asked curiously, "Isn't Master Xiao only a level seven worker? He hasn't even worked a full month, so how come his salary is more than a level seven worker's for a whole month?"

A worker in the welding workshop explained, "You don't understand! Master Xiao is a level seven welder, but he's working on level eight workpieces, so he gets a subsidy!"

Liu Haizhong stared at Xiao Shan from the side, his face looking rather grim.

Both were level seven workers, but Xiaoshan's salary was more than ten yuan higher.

This is the difference between making level 7 and level 8 workpieces.

Liu Haizhong also attempted to work on level eight workpieces, but all of them were scrapped, so he had to give up on the idea.

After receiving their wages, Xiao Shan and Ding Qiunan rode their bicycles to go shopping.

Meanwhile, Qin Huairu, after receiving her wages and leaving the steel rolling mill, did not go home but went to the vegetable market.

The reason for going to the market was to buy some meat to celebrate Jia Zhangshi's return home.

Hopefully, Jia Zhangshi will consider the meat and not treat her so badly, especially during the New Year.

The market was bustling today because all the nearby factories and businesses were on holiday.

Qin Huairu sent out a team for a long time before she was able to buy the meat.

By the time she returned to the courtyard house, it was almost noon.

At the entrance of the courtyard house, Qin Huairu also encountered Mr. and Mrs. Xiao Shan, who were returning from shopping.

After greeting Mr. and Mrs. Xiao, Qin Huairu took half a pound of meat and went home.

At this moment, Jia Zhangshi was lying on the kang (a heated brick bed)!

Seeing Qin Huairu enter, Jia Zhangshi said sarcastically, "So you finally decided to come back! I thought you'd run off with some random guy!"

The reason why Jia Zhangshi was so angry was mainly because she had suffered a lot at the street office.

Now that I'm home, I naturally need to vent my frustrations.

Qin Huairu was her punching bag!

When Jia Zhangshi returned in the morning, before she could vent her anger, Qin Huairu went to collect her salary.

So now that Qin Huairu has returned, Jia Zhangshi naturally erupted!

Upon hearing Jia Zhangshi's words, Qin Huairu's tears instantly welled up: "Mom, I even went out of my way to buy meat for you when you came back today, and you actually say this to me?"

"I'm a widow, do you think it's easy for me to support such a large family? If you really despise me and are willing to let me remarry, I'll find someone else right now!"

"I'll keep all three children for you! They're all from the Jia family anyway. If I bring a new family, I'll just be looked down upon. It's better to keep them for you!"

"As for the work station in the steel rolling mill, you can have it too. Go work there and support your three children!"

This was a tactic Qin Huairu had devised on her way back to deal with Jia Zhangshi.

Although her persona is that of a dutiful daughter-in-law, she also needs to be appropriately firm, otherwise she will really be kneaded like dough by Jia Zhangshi.

Upon hearing Qin Huairu's words, Jia Zhangshi immediately became anxious.

She knew very well that the Jia family was now relying on Qin Huairu.

If Qin Huairu really remarries, are you going to expect her, an old woman in her fifties, to go out and work to support the family?

She couldn't even stand sweeping the streets at the neighborhood office, let alone moving parts in the welding workshop!

Jia Zhangshi originally just wanted to vent her resentment, but she didn't expect Qin Huairu to go along with her words and lift her up!

After staring at each other for more than ten seconds, Jia Zhangshi sat down on the ground.

Madam Jia knew very well that she couldn't back down immediately, or her daughter-in-law would take advantage of her!

So Jia Zhangshi could only throw a tantrum to get by for now: "Even widows want to remarry, life is unbearable!"

"Dongxu, come up here quickly! Your wife doesn't even want the child anymore, I wonder which other man she's taken a fancy to!"

Today is the Little New Year, and everyone is having a lively time in the courtyard!

Jia Zhangshi's tantrum alarmed the entire courtyard.

Onlookers gathered in front of the Jia family's house, eager to get the latest gossip.

As Banggeng's godfather, Yi Zhonghai naturally took the lead and rushed to the front, fearing that something might happen to Banggeng.

Yi Zhonghai walked straight into the Jia family home and saw Banggeng standing at the door of the inner room with his two younger sisters. They didn't seem to have encountered any trouble, and Yi Zhonghai breathed a sigh of relief.

Chapter 259, Yi Zhonghai's Suffering! (Please Subscribe!)

Looking at Jia Zhangshi, who was sitting on the ground throwing a tantrum, and Qin Huairu, who was standing to the side with tears streaming down her face, Yi Zhonghai felt his head buzzing.