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Chapter 127: Chapter 127-128 _1
Having eaten her fill, Hu’s Clan insisted on washing the dishes.
The midday heat was unbearable, and the slightest movement would cover one in sweat; aside from taking a nap, there was nothing else suitable to be done.
Qiao Duo’er first prepared a basin of warm water for Tan Zhenghong, then fetched him clean clothes before she too wiped her body behind the curtains; otherwise, with the smell of sweat all over her, she wouldn’t be able to sleep at all.
Since it was always Tan Zhenghong who finished washing up first, Qiao Duo’er didn’t think twice before lifting the curtain and stepping out.
By the time Qiao Duo’er awoke, Hu’s Clan had come with her two daughters. There was still pickling vegetables and soy products to do in the afternoon, but with everyone working together, it didn’t take long to finish.
Glancing at the sun, there was still half an hour left to rest before heading to town.
Yet, Li Clan next door was miserable; being pregnant, she was naturally prone to feeling hot, and yet she was stuck doing all the work on her own.
The damned Tan Zhongzhong was too lazy to even keep his eyes open and had shirked the work of stewing meat entirely onto her.
Carrying a grandchild for the Old Tan Family, shouldn’t she be cherished and held in the palm of someone’s hand?
Instead, her belly had swelled up, yet she was treated no better than grass; ignored by her mother-in-law, unloved by her own mother, and her husband was useless.
"Elder sister-in-law, come help me stoke the fire for a while, my body is terribly tired."
Li Clan called out to Hu’s Clan, who was about to head back.
Hu’s Clan pursed her lips, but still made her way towards Li Clan, thinking that being pregnant did indeed make things difficult.
To Hu’s Clan’s actions, Qiao Duo’er could only curse inwardly, "Bun."
Before Hu’s Clan was halfway there, Qiao Duo’er called out, "Elder sister-in-law, come over here, the work isn’t done properly."
Hu’s Clan’s heart skipped a beat, and she hurried back.
Li Clan snorted lightly, "Qiao Duo’er, what do you mean by that?"
"Elder sister-in-law works for me. If the work isn’t done well, shouldn’t I have her redo it? Or how about this: you offer a wage, and elder sister-in-law can help you with your work," Qiao Duo’er said, raising her eyebrows.
"Hmph, do you think I’d believe you’d be willing to pay even a copper coin for wages?" Li Clan was disdainful of the idea.
"Not much, just twenty-five Wen a day right now."
Li Clan’s face twisted. She only earned twenty to thirty Wen a day, so a day’s wage would be twenty to thirty Wen? Was she a fool?
Seeing Li Clan looking reluctant, Qiao Duo’er spoke up, "If you’ve got nothing to say, I’ll have elder sister-in-law get back to work then."
Li Clan gritted her teeth and had no choice but to continue stoking the fire.
The spices were stolen from the Fourth Boss’s room, and the fact that she had barely said a word showed she was feeling guilty; otherwise, she’d definitely have argued with Qiao Duo’er.
With trepidation, Hu’s Clan asked, "What hasn’t been done right? I’ll redo it immediately." 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝒐𝒎
Qiao Duo’er looked helplessly as there was of course nothing that hadn’t been done well; she was simply bluffing Li Clan.
Once Hu’s Clan understood, she finally breathed a sigh of relief and rested for a while in Fourth Boss’s room before going back to her own.
