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Chapter 191 Tidying Up the House

This year, we have an extra worker in our family who can earn money. Although it's just a temporary job, our family's life has improved somewhat, at least we're not as strapped for cash as before.

Therefore, I have more money to spend on New Year's goods this year than last year.

Despite her advanced age, Grandma Qin is still very healthy. When it comes to grabbing vegetables at the market, many young people can't beat her.

Some young people are too shy and embarrassed to compete with a group of old ladies, so in the end, all the good food and treats were snatched up by some of the older women.

Du Mei couldn't squeeze in at all. She stood outside with her basket on her back, watching worriedly as the old lady who had squeezed into the crowd early on, scrambling to buy fish.

Fortunately, she managed to snag one in the end, including the biggest grass carp.

Grandma Qin, carrying the fish she had finally managed to snatch, beamed with joy, her face crinkled with wrinkles. She was so excited that she immediately waved to Du Mei, "Come on, Xiao Mei, quickly take this fish."

"There's a place over there selling fresh lotus roots. Your second cousin's wife loves them, so let's buy some for her. You can't be so dull-witted. From now on, when you're with your second cousin's wife, you need to pay more attention to her and find out what she likes so you can cook for her."

"People are reciprocal. If you treat others with care and help them get things done properly, they will think of you when good things happen to them in the future."

Taking advantage of the fact that they were out and there were no acquaintances around, Grandma Qin began to impart her life experience over the years to her granddaughter. Now that her only daughter was gone and her grandsons were ungrateful wretches, only this granddaughter was the one her daughter had entrusted to her even on her knees.

After all, they were blood relatives, and the old lady wanted to help her as much as she could. Besides, people have feelings, and after spending time together, even if there was no affection before, some affection had developed now.

Du Mei could only nod.

Old Mrs. Qin was somewhat exasperated. She reached out and poked her forehead. "You, don't take this as me just teasing you. Back in the day, this is how I got my job sweeping the streets."

"Don't think my job is as respectable as those factory workers' jobs. At least I earn more than ten dollars a month. I get up early every morning, sweep the streets clean, and then there's nothing else for me to do. This job is easy and not tiring at all."

"Back then, many people were eyeing this position. If I hadn't been good at currying favor with the leaders and maintaining a good relationship with them, I wouldn't have gotten the job."

Actually, it wasn't just this; Qin Youtian's job also came about in a similar way. At that time, the purchasing station was short of a gatekeeper.

Because she was good at speaking and doing things, she was probably the first to know about this news. She immediately thought of her stepson, Qin Youtian. It just so happened that they were short of people and Qin Youtian met all the requirements, so they sent him for an interview.

Unexpectedly, it actually gave him a job.

Du Mei naturally knew that the old lady was doing it all for her own good, so she nodded earnestly, "Grandma, don't worry, I will."

She didn't ask for much; she just wanted a way to survive.

As long as there's a way to survive, things will gradually get better.

Now, it's completely impossible to go back to the countryside.

The only way is to keep moving forward.

Grandma Qin sighed and couldn't help but gently pat Du Mei's hand. "Xiao Mei, remember, no matter what, you must always save money."

If all else fails, she will contribute some money, plus what Xiaomei has saved herself.

See if she can find a temporary job.

Having a job may not solve the problem of obtaining a household registration, but it should make it easier to get married.

She hasn't told Xiaomei about this plan yet, in case Xiaomei encounters difficulties in the future and thinks about relying on her, her grandmother.

She's getting old; I can't keep helping her forever.

Ultimately, a person has to rely on themselves.

To be honest, although she said she would rely on her son and daughter-in-law for her old age, she didn't place all her hopes on them. There are many unexpected things in this world, and who knows what might happen in the future.

Therefore, she took a job sweeping the streets and kept saving money.

Du Mei looked at the old lady who was thinking of her wholeheartedly. Her eyes reddened, her nose tingled, and she sniffed.

"it is good."

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Qin family.

Xu Sui wasn't idle either; although she didn't have to do any housework at home.

But she still had to do the chores in her own room.

On New Year's Eve, according to custom, the house must be cleaned inside and out. Clothes and shoes that need to be washed must be washed, and you must wash your hair and take a bath. You also need to clean yourself up.

Xu Sui's belly is getting bigger and bigger, and she can't squat down to wash things anymore. Originally, she was not used to having others wash her clothes, but now she had no choice, so in the end, Qin Yunzhou washed all her clothes.

In these large courtyards, several families live in one small courtyard, and they see each other all the time.

Whether it's washing clothes or cooking, as long as you don't do it secretly behind closed doors, there's practically no privacy.

Therefore, ever since Qin Yunzhou started frequently washing Xu Sui's clothes a month ago.

Several neighbors in the courtyard started looking at him differently, glancing at him every now and then and whispering behind his back.

Xu Sui didn't pay much attention at first, until one day when she came home from work, she overheard several old ladies in the courtyard chatting. As they talked, they started talking about her and Qin Yunzhou.

Those people said that she was not suitable to be a wife, and it was a good thing they didn't marry her. They said that no grown man in the family should wash a woman's clothes. They also said that she had a bad temper and didn't give men face in public, and that she was bound to cause trouble in the future.

Upon hearing this, Xu Sui didn't tolerate those people and went straight up to them, politely greeting each of them in turn.

After that, no one dared to gossip about her in the compound anymore. At the very least, no one dared to let her hear a word of it. As for whether they talked about it in private, that's anyone's guess.

To be honest, she didn't think it was shameful for a man to have Qin Yunzhou do her laundry.

Moreover, it wasn't that she asked Qin Yunzhou to wash her clothes; rather, he offered to do it himself. And it wasn't just her clothes; he's now even washing her undergarments.

To be honest, he washed it quite clean.

Even when pregnant, you should walk around and move around more. Xu Sui stood in the room, supporting her heavy belly as she walked back and forth, while Qin Yunzhou held a basin and a cloth, wiping her back and forth behind her.

One person was responsible for checking if the area was clean, and the other was responsible for doing the work.

"There's still some dust here." Xu Sui, supporting her belly, looked around their small room. "And here, the cabinets in here aren't clean..."

Qin Yunzhou followed Xu Sui's gaze, nodded, and without saying a word, picked up a wrung-out rag, walked over, and buried himself in his work.