Dreaming of Lion Rock: Recipe in Hand

Chapter 343 Hexagram 8

Chunni thought of running a nursery, and the nursery started in just one week.

On the first day of school, the entrance of Shichun was bustling with activity.

There were people who came simply to watch the fun, parents who brought their children, worried grandparents, and crying little kids. The small square before the spring was extremely noisy.

Chunni suddenly felt a little regretful! It won’t be like this every day in the future!

There is definitely no medicine for regret.

Chunni perked up and greeted every little kid, including the youngest Wen Lei and Sun Dandan from Sun Damei's family.

Wen Lei was held by Li Shuhua, followed by her mother and eldest son. Not far away, the old lady of the Wen family came with her son and daughter-in-law. She felt very stealthy and wanted to go forward but didn't dare.

Sun Damei's husband Zhang Huai also came. It was the first time Chunni saw him. He was not like other villagers who were thin but capable with dark skin. Instead, he looked like a white, thin and weak scholar.

Chunni didn't expect that Sun Damei actually liked this type.

Zhang Huai didn't expect to see Chunni again, and hurried forward to greet her: "Director Yang, I'm Zhang Huai, Damei's man. I was shocked when we first met. I didn't expect that the director of such a large factory is so young and kind-hearted. He even opened a nursery so that my daughter can go to school..."

Then there is endless flattery.

Chunni glanced at Sun Damei, who smiled awkwardly.

"Okay, go in now. There are two childcare teachers in the small class, just leave the baby with them. Go find Li Shuhua and ask her to help you with the entry procedures."

Sun Damei smiled, carried her daughter over the threshold and walked in.

Zhang Huai was about to follow, but Er Laizi stopped him.

"This is a restricted factory area, no entry for outsiders!"

"Director Yang, I'm Damei's man. I'm bringing something in for Dandan."

"Just give the things to me. I'll help you take them in." Chunni stretched out her hand.

Factory rules cannot be broken just for one person.

Zhang Huai was embarrassed. The bag containing clothes and diapers was carried by Sun Damei, and he had nothing else in his hands.

"Tell me, are you going to cause trouble in the factory? Tell me the truth, or I'll use this killing stick on you to intimidate you." Er Laizi threw his stick up, looking so nonchalant that others would think he was a bully who bullied decent women and men!

Zhang Huai laughed awkwardly, "Ha, ha, how could that be? I'm a good person! If you don't believe me, ask Director Yang."

Chunni did not notice Zhang Huai's look of seeking help, as she was receiving her cousin Wang Lamei.

"Why doesn't Pingping come?" she asked.

"That kid doesn't want to play with a bunch of brats. Hehe, it's better if he doesn't come. If he comes, he will upset your nursery reservation."

"An'an."

"Auntie."

An An is already five years old. He is not as naughty as his brother. He is a quiet and handsome boy.

"Mom, go back and see my brother. Don't worry about me. I'm familiar with this factory and I won't be unaccustomed to it." He waved to Wang Lamei and ran towards his new world.

Wang Lamei didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and felt mixed emotions.

"This kid, why can't you bear to leave me at all!"

Chunni was also troubled when she thought of Chuchu and Cici who were clamoring to go to school at home.

Wang Lamei's attention was quickly drawn to Zhang Huai, who was arguing with Er Laizi. She gently pulled Chunni's sleeve and asked, "What's going on? That Zhang Da Wa has also come to work at Shichun?"

Chunni looked in the direction where her finger pointed and saw that this big boy was actually Sun Damei's man Zhang Huai!

"Why, do you know him?"

"Why, you don't know him?"

The two sisters-in-law spoke at the same time.

"Hey, go ahead." Chunni knew that Wang Lamei was the core figure in the Lion Mountain gossip circle, and there was no gossip in Lion Mountain that she didn't know.

Well, there are few TV programs and no other entertainment options, so gossip is just a spice to spice up the dull life!

"He! He married a mountain girl desperately!"

Chunni nodded.

"I heard that the two met at a market in the village. I don't know what he likes about the girl and why he wants to marry her. Zhang's parents don't like girls from the mountains, saying that her family is too poor. The betrothal gifts they gave will be wasted. In the mountains, there is no such thing as not valuing boys over girls. The betrothal gifts will definitely be left for the girl's three bachelor brothers to marry wives."

Chunni hadn't heard about Sun Damei yet! Anyway, the babies that were supposed to be delivered had all arrived, so she stopped standing at the door and walked towards her office with Wang Lamei.

"They look down on people through the cracks in the door! The little gift they offered was 20 yuan, two pieces of coarse cloth, and two boxes of snacks, and they took it all back intact. Although they are poor, they have ambitions."

Chunni poured a glass of water for Wang Lamei and nodded when she heard this. Aunt Sun Damei and her family really did her a good job!

"When the betrothal gift arrived at her husband's house, the Zhang family looked at her with a higher regard. But guess what?"

"how?"

"My mother didn't take the 20 yuan. In the end, she was coaxed into it by her mother-in-law. She said that the family farmed and could only make ends meet, so it was not easy to save some money. She also said that she was afraid that my eldest sister was young and ignorant and would lose the money. The honest eldest sister returned the money to her husband's family. The Zhang family married the daughter-in-law without spending a penny. They really made a good calculation."

Chunni couldn't help but click her tongue twice.

"I heard that Zhang Huai wrote an article a few years ago and sent it to a newspaper, and received a fee. Because of this fee, he considered himself a scholar and didn't want to work in the fields anymore. He stayed in his room every day writing articles."

No wonder Zhang Huai doesn’t look like a farmer, it turns out there is a reason.

"Not long after my eldest sister got married, the Zhang family split up."

"What about the betrothal gift?"

"It must be her mother-in-law who is helping to keep it!"

"Most likely Zhang Huai's brothers also looked down on him for being lazy and gluttonous. When they saw that he had married a woman, they immediately dumped him on their eldest sister! What a brilliant way of passing the buck!"

"That's not true."

"My eldest sister is very hardworking. Later, she joined Shichun and her life has become better and better."

"The whole family depends on her. Later, the eldest sister got pregnant with her second child and returned to her parents' house. Zhang Huai sent his eldest son to be raised by his parents!"

"There's nothing new about this story." Chunni didn't want to listen to it anymore. This kind of feeling is like drinking water, and only the person who drinks it knows whether it's hot or cold. What if this Sun Damei really likes Zhang Huai's style!

"Hehe, do you think that's the end?" Wang Lamei crossed her legs, whetting his appetite.

"What happened next? I heard from my eldest sister that one or two months before she went back to her parents' home, her husband sent her food, but he stopped sending her food after that. He even only visited her twice."

"Humph. Big sister is still too kind. She doesn't think people are that bad! She doesn't know, there are so many bitches like this!" Wang Lamei felt that she had said too much and her mouth was dry. She took two gulps of water before continuing: "Zhang Huai is very good at coaxing people, not just big sister. You may not know that Zhang Huai's house happens to be next door to my mother's house. My eldest sister-in-law, that is, my younger sister-in-law..."

"Wait, you heard this from Sister Chun Xing!"

"Yes."

Chunni, why didn't Sister Chunxing tell her about this?

As if she had seen through Chunni's thoughts, Wang Lamei rolled her eyes at her and said sarcastically, "Do you think everyone is like you, spinning like a top without a break? Think about it. It's been a long time since we sat and chatted like this!"

"Oh, it seems to be true." Chunni was embarrassed, "I misunderstood. Go on with your story."

Wang Lamei rolled her eyes at her again before continuing, "Men's words can deceive people. If Zhang Huai could deceive my eldest sister, he could definitely deceive others. Guess who these others are?"

"How should I know? Is it someone I know?" Chunni began to search through her memories.

"His cousin, of course you don't recognize her!"

Chunni...she felt that Wang Lamei was becoming more and more that thing, but she didn't know how to describe it.

"Oh. His cousin, older than him, should be married."

"Hehe, you don't know, a girl who is three years older than him is a treasure. Maybe he likes girls who are older than him."

Although the country had repeatedly warned that collateral relatives within three generations could not marry, in the vast rural areas of China, marriages between cousins ​​were common.

"How can they still be together after getting married?" Chunni asked when she didn't understand.

Wang Lamei chuckled, and the contempt in her expression made Chunni feel like an idiot.

"What's going on? Tell me."

"Ahem." Wang Lamei whetted people's appetite before continuing, "A month after my eldest sister went up the mountain, Zhang Huai's cousin came to the Zhang family. She was pregnant with her third child and also came to hide from the limelight."

Chunni felt like her three views were about to explode!

As expected, Wang Lamei continued, "Hehe, Zhang Huai's house is the only one in the Zhang family that has an extra room, so he could only arrange for his cousin who is three months pregnant to stay at his house! Well, didn't she think a lot about it when she was pregnant? That cousin is not a quiet one either, and Zhang Huai is handsome and elegant, and his wife is not here. The two of them just did what they like!"

Chunni stared at Wang Lamei in amazement. As expected, married women are really good at telling jokes. Really, really...

"Bang!" Chunni's office door was pushed open violently!

Chunni looked up and saw that the people coming were Li Shuhua and Sun Damei.