Chapter 62: Studying

Jiang Liyun was busy all morning and hardly took any breaks.

Although she had hired people, today was the first day, and everyone was still inexperienced, so she had to keep an eye on them.

She was particularly meticulous about how to cut and divide the chicken meat, patiently teaching the others many times.

Fortunately, the people she hired were skilled with their hands. Although they were inexperienced at first, they improved as they worked.

They started working around six in the morning, and by around ten in the morning, Feng Yi arrived. “Sister Liyun, I brought you some food. You go and eat; I’ll watch over things here.”

“Then, you watch over things,” Jiang Liyun said.

“Okay!” Feng Yi agreed.

Jiang Liyun briefly instructed Feng Yi and then headed home.

Today, in addition to wearing an apron and rain boots, Jiang Liyun also wore sleeves. As soon as she got home, she took them off, washed her hands with soap, and began washing up.

At this time, Jiang Liping had already opened the meal brought back by Feng Yi and the crippled couple, ready to pick up the chopsticks and eat.

Wu Xiaochun quickly stopped her. “Don’t finish it all; your sister still needs to eat.”

“I rarely come back home; what’s wrong with having a bite of meat?” Jiang Liping asked.

Jiang Liyun lathered up her hands with rich soapy bubbles. “This is mine and Xiaoyu’s meal. You can have some, but if you eat all the meat beforehand, I won’t give you any next time.”

Feng Yi and the others didn’t know Jiang Liping had returned, so the food they brought back was only enough for Jiang Liyun and Jiang Liyu. Jiang Liyun glanced at the food on the table and said to Wu Xiaochun, “Mum, the food might not be enough. Make some noodle soup; it’s warm to eat in winter.”

Noodle soup was something Jiang Liyun had taught Wu Xiaochun to make recently. The method was simple: mix flour into a paste, pour it into water to cook, and then add pickled vegetables and eggs.

Drinking a warm bowl of noodle soup in the cold winter was quite comforting.

The key was that it was quick to make, unlike porridge or rice, which took a long time.

After speaking, Jiang Liyun divided the food on the table and gave Jiang Liping her portion.

Jiang Liping felt that her portion of meat was not as much as Jiang Liyun’s and Jiang Liyu’s, but she was eating Jiang Liyun’s meal, so she couldn’t say anything.

Turning to Wu Xiaochun, who was beating eggs, Jiang Liping said, “Mum, beat a few more eggs.”

Originally, Wu Xiaochun intended to beat two eggs. Upon hearing this, she added another egg and glanced at Jiang Liyun cautiously, afraid that she would be unhappy.

Jiang Liyun wasn’t so petty about an egg.

If she kept focusing on things like eggs, she wouldn’t be able to do big business.

“Liping, why did you come back?” Wu Xiaochun asked Jiang Liping.

“I plan to divorce Li Xuyang and come back home,” Jiang Liping replied.

“Divorce? Why would you want to divorce when everything’s fine?!” Wu Xiaochun exclaimed in shock.

“But we can’t get along; why should I stay married? You’ve always been dissatisfied with Li Xuyang, right? Is it wrong for me to divorce?” Jiang Liping said.

“But you’re already married. How can you just divorce so easily?” Wu Xiaochun asked.

Wu Xiaochun was indeed dissatisfied with Li Xuyang, but her daughter was already married. They should make the best of it and not consider divorce so soon.

“Nobody said I couldn’t divorce! Liyun also supports it, right? ”Jiang Liping looked at Jiang Liyun.

Jiang Liyun said, “Dad, Mum, I think divorce is a good idea, but this time my sister is being unfair. Nevertheless, she should compensate the Li family in some way.”

“Compensate for what? They didn’t give any dowry, and they don’t usually give me any money.”

“Did you buy those new clothes yourself? Do the Li family members let you eat for free? ”Jiang Liyun asked.

Jiang Liping asked for a lot of things at that time, like having the Li family buy furniture, a radio, and a bicycle, but the Li family didn’t provide a dowry.

However, the expenses on Jiang Liping’s side were not small.

Of course, those things could still be useful, and they could easily be sold. If Jiang Liping didn’t take them, compensating a few hundred or a thousand yuan would be reasonable.

“I don’t have money,” Jiang Liping said, single and penniless.

“Borrow some money then,” Jiang Liyun suggested.

It would only be a few hundred or a thousand yuan, and if Jiang Liping worked hard, she could repay it within a year.

“You say it so casually. Who will lend me money? How will I repay it? ”Jiang Liping complained.

“If you’re working and sewing clothes, I checked. The female workers who work with you can earn over a hundred yuan a month.”

“The sewing machine belongs to the Li family. I won’t be able to do this kind of work in the future,” Jiang Liping said.

Jiang Liyun knew that Jiang Liping was just finding an excuse not to work.

Jiang Liping had never liked working since she was a child; she was quite good at being lazy.

But Jiang Liyun couldn’t be bothered to deal with Jiang Liping too much.

She wasn’t Jiang Liping’s mother; it was better to use her time to make money.

In the afternoon, Jiang Liyun continued to be busy at the temple entrance.

Jiang Liping sat on a stool in front of her house, pulled out a sugarcane, washed it, and began to nibble on it.

She was too lazy to peel it, so she used her mouth to bite off the sugarcane skin.

While she was eating, Jiang Er Shu came in a hurry. “Jiang Liping, are you getting a divorce?”

Jiang Liping felt that something was not right.

Jiang Er Shu said, “You’re already married. Why would you want to divorce now? Back then, you insisted on getting married. Now you want a divorce. Are you being fair to the Li family?”

Although Jiang Er Shu had disliked Li Xuyang before, upon hearing that Jiang Liping wanted a divorce, he turned his accusations towards Jiang Liping, appearing to be sorrowful and indignant, blaming her for not treating the Li family well.

When Sun Jinshan returned from the town, he saw Jiang Liping holding a piece of sugarcane, looking pitiful, and being scolded by an old man.

Today, Sun Jinshan went to the food factory to discuss freezing chicken meat in the factory’s cold storage.

He followed Jiang Liyun’s instructions and discussed the cooperation plan with the other party.

Tonight, they could freeze the chicken meat in the factory’s cold storage. As for the money for renting the cold storage, it would be settled at the end of the year, and a contract would be signed the next year.

The cold storage in the food factory was used to freeze reserved meat year-round. The director of the food factory had no objections to Sun Jinshan’s proposal and even praised Sun Jinshan’s new suit.

Sun Jinshan was also proud. He didn’t know that the “casual suit” that Jiang Liping had mentioned to him from start to finish was just a fabrication. He told the director of the food factory, “This suit of mine is a new casual suit popular in foreign countries. It’s only available in big cities!”

So, was it a new casual suit popular in foreign countries? The director of the food factory took a few more glances and praised the suit for looking unique.

Sun Jinshan was extremely happy.

He thought the suit that had already been ruined had turned into a new one. How great!

Sun Jinshan was grateful to Jiang Liping. Now that he saw Jiang Liping being scolded by an old man, he said, “Jiang Liping, Jiang Liyun is looking for you!”

Jiang Liping quickly ran towards Sun Jinshan, escaping from Jiang Er Shu.

“Who is that? Why was he scolding you? ”Sun Jinshan asked.

Jiang Liping said, “That’s my second uncle. I wanted a divorce, right? He disagrees, thinking that I’m unfair to the Li family.”

Jiang Liping looked pitiful. “I didn’t want this either, but Li Xuyang still wets the bed, and I… it’s also my fault for having a bad reputation.”

Tears welled up in Jiang Liping’s eyes.

Sun Jinshan was younger than Jiang Lihai, the same age as Jiang Liping, twenty-two this year.

He also entered the brick factory at a young age, but his parents used connections to directly get him into the transportation team.

So, in the past few years, he spent half his time on the ship. The remaining half of his time was either spent making money or dressing up. He had hardly interacted with women.

Regardless, Jiang Liping was undeniably beautiful, knew how to dress up, was quite different from the village girls, and fit Sun Jinshan’s modern aesthetic.

Moreover, Jiang Liping’s pitiful situation made Sun Jinshan want to help her.

What was wrong with Jiang Liping? She just fell for a scoundrel when she was young. When the scoundrel left, she had to marry a fool.

Sun Jinshan tried to comfort Jiang Liping.

Jiang Liping sighed in relief, knowing that Sun Jinshan could make things happen.

But Sun Jinshan was easy to deceive. Sun Jinshan’s parents might have a different story.

Even if Sun Jinshan’s parents disagreed, it didn’t matter much.

Sun Jinshan could make money on his own, giving him confidence. Unlike her first love, who was young and had no skills, If he needed money, he had to ask his parents for it, and naturally, he had to listen to them.

Sun Jinshan’s words… As long as Sun Jinshan was willing to marry her, Sun Jinshan’s parents probably wouldn’t have any objections.

She had revealed her cards to the Li family early on, and that was the right move.

If she didn’t do that, with her being married, Sun Jinshan probably wouldn’t have gotten involved with her, and he wouldn’t have felt sorry for her pitiful situation.

Following Sun Jinshan, Jiang Liping came to Jiang Liyun. She rushed forward to help Jiang Liyun cut the chicken.

She didn’t like doing this kind of work, but that didn’t mean she couldn’t do it.

When she worked as a nanny for that elderly couple, she killed chickens frequently.

At that time, she coaxed them, saying that eating chicken was good for their health, and then asked them to buy more chicken.

After the chicken was cooked, she could have a bowl of chicken soup first. The chicken legs and the parts with more meat would be given to the elderly couple, but the wings, chicken feet, and parts with less meat were all hers.

Thinking about it, after enjoying the delicious food and drinks, the health of the elderly couple had actually improved!

Seeing Jiang Liping suddenly become diligent, Jiang Liyun was speechless.

This older sister of hers made her quite helpless. Despite Jiang Liping being lazy, greedy, and fond of taking advantage, she hadn’t really done anything bad.

After discussing with Sun Jinshan and learning that the food factory agreed to freeze their chicken meat in the cold storage, Jiang Liyun was in a good mood.

That night, Jiang Liyun had Sun Jinshan ride a tricycle to deliver the chicken meat to the food factory.

Sun Jinshan said, “No, I can’t do this. I’m the boss!” Sun Jinshan found someone from the village, gave him a yuan, and had him ride the tricycle to deliver the chicken meat to the food factory.

As for himself, he rode his bicycle alongside.

Jiang Liyun: “GiGiven Sun Jinshan’s character, even if he earned money, he could easily spend it. It would be quite challenging for him to become truly prosperous.

This day, Jiang Liyun was quite busy, while Feng Yi was relaxed.

Because Jiang Liyun hired people, he no longer had to make fried dumplings in the morning. He just needed to be in charge of stuffing and receiving payment from customers, which was much easier than making fried dumplings!

In addition, as the butcher would deliver pork in the afternoon, chopping meat became Gu Dafa’s task, so he didn’t have to do it.

There were indeed various tasks in the shop, but with the help of Feng Qiufeng and Gu Lanlan, Gu Dafa felt even more relaxed.

With the ease of his work, Feng Yi had time to read.

He started with the Chinese textbook, intending to memorise all the characters.

So, this afternoon, while Gu Dafa chopped meat, the carpenter made the counter, and Feng Qiufeng painted, Feng Yi sat on a stool knitting a sweater.

On the table in front of him was an open book, and he silently recited the passages.

Gu Dafa noticed, and even the sound of chopping meat became softer, not wanting to disturb Feng Yi.

Feng Qiufeng looked at Feng Yi with sparkling eyes, occasionally pouring him a cup of hot water.

Her children were no longer little, and now she just hoped her children could be as diligent as Feng Yi!

Well, as long as they were eager to learn, knitting sweaters wouldn’t be necessary.