Chapter 257

Chapter 257

Even He Huihui can serve tea and water at her mother's workplace now; why can't I?

Thinking of this, He Wei stopped fussing: "Mom, about Ji Feng and me... I can talk about it later. What's important now is work, even if that big brother of mine is your son.

But why should his wife also be under your control?

As your daughter, am I not closer to you than an outsider?"

"You talking to me won't help. If you have the ability, talk to your father. Otherwise, show some effort, don't act crazy all day. Be good for a few days, and when things settle down, I'll arrange a job for you.

If you don't listen, once you take your sister-in-law's job, your father will definitely kick you out.

Be a bit more obedient recently. When the time comes, we can cover it up with a few words and an apology."

Qi Yingying had her plans well laid out.

He Wei nodded upon hearing this.

She changed from her previous madness, looking worriedly at her mother's forehead: "Mom, is your head okay? I was just too upset earlier. It took me so much effort to get Ji Feng to be with me again...

Mom, you don't know, he's now paying attention to He Huihui.

You know, no matter how bad he is, isn't he still better than those people with poor family backgrounds?

And I like him.

If such a person were to be taken away by He Huihui..."

He Wei was heartbroken.

Qi Yingying understood a bit more: "You mean Ji Feng has something going on with your third uncle's daughter?"

"She always acts gentle and generous in front of Ji Feng, so he treats her nicely too. Mom, I can't lose to her." He Wei was unwilling.

This was the person she liked the most among those she had met.

Qi Yingying didn't think much about it, but the thought of the He Youde family being so disgusting, grabbing everything, made her feel sick.

Now they were even trying to snatch the man He Wei liked.

Even if she didn't think highly of Ji Feng, he wasn't someone He Huihui deserved.

The mother and daughter were having a heartfelt conversation.

Meanwhile, the entire Wang family was still staying at the guesthouse.

They no longer had the same confidence as before.

Everyone was anxious.

Especially Wang Laosan and Wang Laosi.

They asked every day, ten times over, when the job situation would be confirmed.

Wang Shoucheng was getting annoyed by their questions.

He wasn't very sure either, what if the other side suddenly changed their mind?

Also... the eldest brother already knew the truth, they couldn't go back to the village anymore.

The more Wang Shoucheng thought about it, the more troubled he felt.

"Father, do you think they won't really regret it? If we had known, we could have asked for three jobs, or even two," Wang Laosan frowned, thinking of his wife waiting for him at home, which made him even more anxious.

Beside him, Wang Laosi shared similar thoughts.

"Yeah, Father, it's been two days, why are they taking so long? Isn't getting us jobs in our county just a matter of them saying a word? Father, we've been staying at the guesthouse, spending money, and I'm scared.

How much is this costing us?"

Wang Laosi felt heartache just thinking about it.

Listening to his sons' unambitious words, Wang Shoucheng glared at them: "Go to sleep if you have nothing better to do, don't bother me here."

"Father, this is a big deal, how can I sleep?" Wang Laosan replied helplessly.

"Then go call Old Fifth and his family, and your second brother. I have something important to say," Wang Shoucheng felt uneasy, mainly because if they couldn't stay in the village, moving to the county would require money to buy a house.

Old Fifth's house wasn't big enough either.

But buying a house required money, and after the family's funds were swindled away, he hadn't been wealthy since.

Such a large deficit, the family didn't even know about it yet.

What to do...

The two quickly called the others over.

Compared to the others, Zhou Jiaojiao was much calmer.

She believed in her luck, and she and Old Fifth already had jobs. This trip was to find jobs for the others, whether it succeeded or not wasn't that important.

What troubled her more was that Wang Qinghe and Bai Xiuxiu would soon be city dwellers.

And seeing the house where the He family lived, they seemed to be quite influential people.

Why should they have it!

Why should Bai Xiuxiu get to live in such a nice house? I’m going to be treated like a beggar and sent away?

Where is such a good thing to be found?

“Dad, what do you need us for?” Wang Qingqi had just been sleeping and was still a bit dazed from being called over.

Wang Shoucheng looked at his youngest son, speechless.

In this room, only he could still sleep soundly.

“You all know now how we got our jobs. The events back then weren’t exactly honorable, so I won’t go into details. But regardless, the benefits are here.

Your mother and I did it for your sake.

Now that things have turned out this way, it’s probably not going to be easy for us to stay in the village anymore.

I think it would be best if we all moved to the county town.

But buying a house in the county will cost money, and we don’t have much.

Do any of you have any good ideas?”

Wang Shoucheng said this to everyone, but his eyes were fixed on Old Fifth’s wife.

This daughter-in-law was the luckiest person in the family. If anyone could come up with the money, it would be her.

Zhou Jiaojiao didn’t want anything to do with this mess; she wished she could stay as far away from the Wangs as possible.

But then again…

Thinking about how she might still need this family in the future, Zhou Jiaojiao gritted her teeth.

“Dad, I think we should all chip in and buy a house together. There are so many of us, surely we can manage?” Zhou Jiaojiao said casually, just to placate him.

But her words hit the nail on the head for Wang Shoucheng: “That’s true, but Jiaojiao, we can only afford to buy one house. With so many people, it might be inconvenient, so I think…

I think it would be better if you and Old Fifth move into your house, and I’ll move in with your second brother.

The third and fourth brothers’ families can stay in the new house we plan to buy.

We don’t need to buy a very big one.

What do you think?”

Wang Shoucheng asked her with a smile.

Zhou Jiaojiao almost jumped up: “How can that be? Your second sister-in-law has two children, it will be too crowded.”

“What’s wrong with that? It’s better than going back to the village and being laughed at. Everyone in the village will know we didn’t do well. Old Fifth’s wife, you have to see the bigger picture.

At least don’t be like your eldest sister-in-law.”

Wang Shoucheng mentioned Bai Xiuxiu again.

As soon as Bai Xiuxiu was mentioned, Zhou Jiaojiao’s competitive spirit flared up: “Alright.”

Meanwhile, the family in the provincial city’s guesthouse was pondering their future.

The sky grew darker.

In the county town.

When Bai Xiuxiu and Wang Qinghe returned home in the evening, they found Yu Cheng waiting for them by the front door, holding a bicycle.

Seeing Yu Cheng, neither of them was surprised.

They had just been talking about how Yu Cheng would likely come looking for them anxiously in the next few days. After all, their herbal medicine trade was quite profitable.