vrcanaries Chapter 278: Busy supporting the family in the foreign land
Chapter 278: Busy supporting the family in the foreign land
Wei Miao didn't like drinking tea and didn't know what kind of tea this was. She didn't even know where this tea came from.
As the most educated person in the family, she didn't know, and neither did anyone else in the family.
Rather than drinking dull tea, the family prefers mung bean soup in the summer and brown sugar ginger in the winter.
Seeing that Uncle Cai was concentrating on drinking tea, Wei Miao turned his head to look at the main hall, where Uncle Xu and Little Jiangsu were helping Wei Ada arrange a statue of the old birthday star, red candles and a series of other things.
"Ada, half a month ago, Miss Bai hired me to be her driver, with a good salary."
General Wei A put his things in place, dusted off his hands, and was just about to nod with satisfaction when he heard his eldest brother-in-law tell him this somewhat surprising news.
"Brother, when did you learn to drive?"
Uncle Xu grinned and said, "Miss Bai arranged for someone to teach me."
Wei Ada had heard from Xu Ayu that Miss Bai was very kind to his eldest brother's family, but he did not expect so many things to happen in such a short time.
"That's a good thing. You sent this month's rickshaw share two days ago." Wei Ada complained about Uncle Xu's simplicity.
Uncle Xu arranged the red candles and said with a slightly embarrassed tone:
"I'm afraid I won't be able to learn how to drive a car. If I can't be Ms. Bai's driver, I'll have a way out if I keep the rickshaw."
Wei Ada nodded, thinking that his elder brother was steady, and asked:
"Is it confirmed now?"
Uncle Xu had a bright smile on his face. He knew that people were different, but he never knew that the gap between them could be so big.
He pulled a rickshaw, and because the rickshaw belonged to his sister's family, the share of money was much lower than that of other families.
But by driving from morning to night, he only earned two silver dollars more than others a month, which was enough to make other drivers envious.
He was also very content. After all, when they were on the Suzhou River, they had no idea where to start. They saved a little money throughout the year, but if they got sick, they would lose everything.
But when he drove for Miss Bai, he didn't have to get up early and go to bed late, nor did he have to waste his energy. One month's salary was equivalent to what he earned from pulling a rickshaw for three months.
When the sun rose, Wang Sanqiang in plain clothes and Xiao Nanjing in uniform arrived.
Wei Miao imitated the way Lu Pingsheng greeted Wang Sanqiang in the past and bowed:
"Brother Wang, your presence here makes my humble abode shine with glory."
After Wei Miao finished speaking, he gave Xiao Nanjing a look that said 'you're here'.
The young patrolman raised his eyebrows and smiled back at her, showing perfect understanding.
Wang Sanqiang looked at the calm appearance of the young man in front of him with his hair and face in a neat shape, and thought of his eldest son who was still quarreling with him at home. He was envious of Wei Ada who greeted him in a somewhat reserved manner.
Wei Miao welcomed Wang Sanqiang into the house. Uncle Cai also came back to his senses from the Pu'er golden melon. He raised his eyes and saw the person and recognized Wang Sanqiang.
Wei Miao briefly introduced himself. Wang Sanqiang was such a smooth person that he soon had a lively conversation with Uncle Cai.
Outside the door, Wei Ran and a few others looked at the little Nanjing in uniform with envy in their eyes.
"Brother Nanjing, you look so handsome in this." Wei Ran raised his hand and touched little Nanjing's clothes.
People hate black dogs and privilege in their bones, but it’s different when the person is someone they know.
Little Nanjing was pulled aside by a few little kids and asked a lot of strange questions.
Wei Miao sent the boys away and saw that he had changed into a new uniform. "Got promoted?"
Little Nanjing grinned, revealing a row of neat teeth, and said:
"Mr. George went to the police station to commend me in person to thank me for protecting him from danger. Inspector Wang promoted me to first-class patrol officer and I follow him on a daily basis."
Wei Miao nodded and said, "Mr. George is really a man who knows how to repay his gratitude."
After saying this, the two smiled at each other, as if they were back in the old days when they occasionally played pranks on others in the alley.
"You go play with them first. I'll go talk to mom." Wei Miao pointed at Wei Ran and the others who were standing nearby, eyeing them eagerly.
When Wei Miao pushed the door open, Aunt A Xiu was talking loudly about the employer met by the servant who worked with her.
"The wife is a widow, very pretty and soft-spoken. After her husband died, she relied on her husband's brothers for support. She lived a decent life. She bought kerosene drills whenever she was asked to, and she had more than ten bottles of perfume worth dozens of dollars."
The group of women seemed to be listening to a fairy tale. Someone raised her eyebrows and asked:
"How can we help?"
As a woman, how could Aunt Xiu not know what they were thinking? She said with a bit of gossip:
"Don't get the wrong idea. It's just normal assistance. There's nothing like that."
"A man provides free support to a beautiful widow?" Some people did not believe it.
"That's right. The family I work for is next door to this widow. I've seen this man twice. Although he's tall and strong, he looks gentle and doesn't look like a bad guy."
Aunt A Xiu also sighed. The aunt who worked with her as a maid said that this man only came to give money every time, sat for a minute or two and then left.
One or two minutes is not enough time to take off clothes.
"Maybe this man saved his life."
This caused a group of curious people to be amazed. They didn't expect that there would be such a particular person.
Seeing that everyone was attracted by her gossip, Aunt Xiu prepared to use her big move.
"However, recently, that man has rarely appeared. A new man has come every night, but he only goes in for a few minutes and then leaves."
Someone was about to sigh, but when he saw Wei Miao coming in, he immediately stopped the topic and turned back to the child.
Wei Miao, in particular, was highly praised.
Wei Miao really couldn't stand the enthusiasm of the mothers-in-law and was ready to escape from this place of trouble.
When she was leaving, Grandma Cui reminded her with a smile:
"Ah Miao, let's go to church together the day after tomorrow."
"got it."
Wei Miao said this, quickly closed the door, patted his chest, turned around and prepared to escape from the place of trouble, but bumped into someone.
"Escape?"
Lu Pingsheng turned slightly to the side and watched Wei Miao stagger, then reached out to grab her.
Wei Miao stood firm, looked up at Lu Pingsheng wearing sunglasses, rubbed his nose and said:
"Brother Lu, are you going to be a movie star?"
Lu Pingsheng put his hands in his pockets and just as he made a handsome gesture, he heard a mocking voice coming from outside the door.
"With someone like him, he's barely qualified to play a lackey."
Lu Pingsheng turned his head helplessly and saw Wu Ziyang and Li Xiaoya standing together.
"Little Brother Wu, Miss Li." While Wei Miao was calling people, he glanced at Wang Sanqiang who was sitting in the living room and chatting with Uncle Cai.
Li Xiaoya had a faint smile on her face, and because she had put on makeup, she looked pretty good.
"A Miao, why do you still call me Miss Li?" Li Xiaoya complained gently, with the cuteness and innocence of a little girl.
Wei Miao didn't expect her to say this, and immediately followed suit:
"Sister Xiaoya."
Li Xiaoya's eyes were curved and she was smiling very happily. Wu Ziyang next to her also looked at her with tenderness in his eyes.
Lu Pingsheng and Wei Miao did not look at each other, but they both unconsciously supported the backs of their hands. The raised goose bumps told them that the familiar feeling had returned.