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Chapter 182: Chapter 184 Did You Say Something Wrong?_1
"Ten Wen it is, then. She’s just a girl; she won’t be able to do much work anyway," Jiang’s Clan said, frowning.
Actually, she still felt like it was a loss, but when Qiao Duo’er said she’d immediately find someone else if she disagreed, Jiang’s Clan didn’t dare say anything more. After all, missing this opportunity would mean an even greater loss.
Qiao Duo’er ignored Jiang’s Clan and turned to Chao Lian, "Are you willing to do it?"
Without hesitation, Chao Lian agreed; she just didn’t want to stay at home.
At home, her stepmother was harsh, and her father, oblivious; all she ever got was mistreatment.
"Aren’t you going back to work? You think you’re some town lady, always waiting for others to wait on you!"
Qiao Duo’er said indifferently, "Chao Lian will stay and work today. If you’d like to help, I don’t mind, but this is all the pay you’ll get." 𝖓𝔬𝔳𝔭𝔲𝔟.𝖈𝖔𝔪
"If you work well, that’s great, but if you mess things up, don’t bother coming back,"
Jiang’s Clan glanced at Chao Lian, then quickly went out.
Chao Lian bit her lip, her face turning red with embarrassment.
She was already a grown girl; why should she be scolded in front of others?
"Don’t mind her, come inside with me."
Qiao Duo’er didn’t want to bother with Jiang’s Clan, and cared even less for her words.
Chao Lian noticed that Qiao Duo’er wasn’t mocking her at all, and she finally relaxed a bit.
Qiao Duo’er also called for Hu’s Clan; she planned to hold a small meeting.
"From now on, you two will take over the work with the braised meat, including selling it," Qiao Duo’er said straightforwardly.
Hu’s Clan quickly waved her hands, "Sister, I... I’m afraid I won’t do it well."
"I haven’t said I’m not going to manage anything. There won’t be any problems, and Erhu will also be helping. Big sister—no, from now on I should call you Sister Lan, and you shouldn’t call me sister-in-law; just use my name."
Hu’s Clan felt a tinge of sadness; she was no longer part of the Tan Family.
But perhaps it was for the best; she shouldn’t harbor any expectations anymore.
"Okay, I’ll listen to you."
"I’ll discuss the salary with you now. Sister Lan, Forty Wen a day; Chao Lian, Twenty Wen a day. It will be paid at the end of the month, and if we earn more, there will be a bonus."
Lin Qiaolian was stunned, "Sister, did... did you misspeak?"
Wasn’t it agreed to be Ten Wen?
"A girl needs to have some money for herself, to have some backbone in her own home and in her in-laws’ home," Qiao Duo’er said slowly.
The most important thing was that she couldn’t stand Jiang’s Clan’s entitled attitude.
Whether it’s a birth mother or a stepmother, one should never be without a conscience.
Unbidden, Qiao Duo’er thought of her own biological mother; how heartless must a mother be to sell her own daughter?
Sigh, she just hoped she would never have any dealings with that family again in this lifetime.
Now, Chao Lian’s eyes reddened even more; besides her mother, no one had ever considered her welfare like this.
"Thank you, sister, but this is... too much..."
Hu’s Clan also nodded her head. Even the men going out to work only made Twenty to Thirty Wen a day; how could she accept Forty Wen?
"There are no ’buts.’ In the future, we’ll earn money together," Qiao Duo’er said confidently.
Only then did Hu’s Clan and Chao Lian nod. They would definitely work hard to deserve the wages that Qiao Duo’er was offering.
When they had gone, Qiao Duo’er touched her forehead; it seemed she was feverish again, so annoying!
She admitted that she might have been a bit too active recently, but did it have to be this troublesome?
When Tan Zhenghong entered the room, he caught Qiao Duo’er in the midst of sighing.
"What’s got you down?" he asked.
Qiao Duo’er pouted, "It’s this wretched body; there’s never anything good about it."
Her period hadn’t come for almost two months now, and on top of that, she was constantly plagued with headaches and fever. The very thought made her head ache even more.
