Married the Tough Guy After Transmigrating-Chapter 228 - 229 Empathy and Compassion
Chapter 228: Chapter 229: Empathy and Compassion
Chapter 228: Chapter 229: Empathy and Compassion
“Originally, I had planned to learn cooking from Xu Ying, but now the people of Xujia Village are so busy that their feet don’t even stop.”
“The sudden large order had everyone’s hands going weak.”
“Now everyone is bustling about nonstop.”
Mrs. Xu stood in the workshop, commanding everyone with great pride, and didn’t forget to influence everyone, “Look at how you’re washing the meat! Is it clean enough? This is going into our stomachs; what are we going to do if something goes wrong because it’s not clean? It was my daughter who thickened her skin to get you this job, what if you don’t do it well and the factory manager doesn’t need us anymore?”
Upon hearing this, everyone was immediately alarmed and worked even harder.
“Team leader’s wife, your daughter’s back, bringing back lots of stuff in big and small bags, and Construction is with her too,” said the speaker with envy.
How did Xu Ying suddenly become so accomplished, and Xu JianShe too? These two used to be the most problematic in the village, and whenever there was a comparison, they would be the first mentioned.
Now, when it’s time for a comparison, it’s still these two, but the picture has changed completely; it’s like heaven and earth.
“My daughter is back?” As soon as Mrs. Xu heard about her daughter, her expression changed instantly, and her face was filled with unstoppable joy.
She looked around at everyone busily working and eventually suppressed the desire to go back home.
She was now a small leader and couldn’t just do whatever she wanted anymore.
When Xu Ying got home, she didn’t rest either; after dividing up the things she brought, she started preparing for dinner.
In another hour, at exactly six o’clock, it would be the time for the villagers of Xujia Village to finish work.
But recently, busy with work, many people would stay to work overtime since there was overtime pay.
Who wouldn’t want to earn a little more money?
So while it was said the workshop closed at six, the actual closing time had been pushed to eight or nine.
Xu Ying’s return this time was for two reasons: one was to deal with the flood next year, and the second was about the work in the factory.
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The main issue was that the workshop was too small; everyone was working in tight quarters, and also some of the time planning wasn’t reasonable.
There were also issues related to the workers’ meals in the workshop that needed to be addressed.
Plus, the food area and the textile area needed to be separated.
Two large workshops couldn’t be run entirely in Xujia Village; otherwise, the commune might think that the Xu family wanted to monopolize everything.
“Little aunt, what’s for dinner tonight?” Shitou curiously asked while lying at the kitchen entrance.
Currently, the Xu family was all squeezed into a simple, temporarily constructed kitchen to cook, and for sleeping, they stayed in the workshop.
The original plan, as Grandpa Xu said, was to let the family stay in the Old Mansion, but Mr. Xu didn’t want to cause any hassle for his younger brother and his family, so they made do with what they had.
The day after the Xu house was burnt, Mr. Xu started looking for people to build a new house.
Usually, building a house might take half a month, but since Xu Ying had brought so much good to the village, when they hear that Mr. Xu’s family needed to build a house, everyone came over to help.
With so many people, the construction was fast-paced, and it looked like they would be done by New Year’s Eve.
Fortunately, the weather had been good these past days, all sunshine, which hadn’t delayed the progress at all.
Xu Ying was good at cooking, but the villagers hadn’t tasted her food; the meals at restaurants were too expensive, and the rural people might never go there in their lifetime.
Taking into account the people working on the house, Xu Ying directly steamed two large pots of buns and cooked a big pot of rice porridge. As for the vegetable dish, to make it convenient, she made a big mixed vegetable stew.
As soon as Xu Jingjing heard that Xu Ying had come back, she rushed to find her after getting off work.
“Yingying, I’ve missed you so much,” Xu Jingjing said, her face slightly flushed, looking like she had something embarrassing to say.
But Mrs. Xu couldn’t help herself; upon returning home and seeing Xu Jingjing, she said, “Jingjing, did you come to inquire about Secretary Yang’s matter?”
Upon hearing this, Xu Jingjing quickly glanced at Xu Ying and, with a shy demeanor, lowered her head and said, “Mhm.”
“Inquire about him for what?” Xu Ying was a bit clueless.
Looking somewhat disdainfully at her daughter, Mrs. Xu thought that although the girl was good at everything, she was a bit slow when it came to affairs of the heart. “What else could it be for, she wants to be in love!”
Xu Ying exclaimed in surprise, “Sis, seriously? You have a crush on Secretary Yang?
Don’t rush; I’ll give Mr. Niu a call tomorrow to ask about him.”
Her contact with Secretary Yang hadn’t been extensive, but overall, he seemed decent. However, it’s hard to discern someone’s character; work is work, and friendship is friendship—they might not necessarily be the same. Secretary Yang might treat work and friends differently.
But just looking at Secretary Yang’s qualifications, he and her cousin did seem quite compatible.
“How did you two meet?” Xu Ying was quite curious.
“That, that day at your house,” Xu Jingxiu’s face flushed.
Xu Ying was anxious as she watched, feeling she might have been too bold in her own interactions with Huo Chen.
Her cousin’s shyness was what a girl should exhibit, right?
But just thinking of her blushing in front of Huo Chen made her squirm—”Ew!” Way too cheesy.
Xu Ying shook her head, hurriedly clearing her thoughts, and looked at Xu Jingjing with full-blown curiosity.
Xu Jingjing had no choice but to give a detailed account of the events.
From how they met to Secretary Yang’s pursuit: watching movies, dining out, then buying her gifts, being generous, and finding common ground in conversation.
Xu Ying couldn’t help but share in Xu Jingjing’s happiness as she listened, reflecting on how everything in her life had changed.
“Little sis, you’re back! I missed you like crazy!” Second Brother Xu embraced her as soon as he returned, expressing his longing.
Xu Da looked at his little sister with deep concern, though he wasn’t good at showing his feelings, his heart filled with joy.
“Your third brother should be home by tomorrow. Oh my, the family is finally complete,” Mrs. Xu sighed. Thinking of Huo Chen, she looked puzzled, “How come we haven’t seen the Huo boy recently? Where did he run off to?”
As for Huo Chen, both Mrs. Xu and Mr. Xu were quite satisfied with him—he’d saved their daughter several times, which they saw as predestined fate, specially sent to shield their girl from harm.
And since he was good at hunting and could earn money, plus they lived in the same village, and their daughter was so capable, she would surely be able to keep the boy in line and not worry about her daughter being mistreated.
“He hasn’t come back yet?” Xu Ying asked.
Mrs. Xu shook her head, while Mr. Xu glanced sidelong at his daughter with a hint of suspicion.
Feeling a bit guilty under her father’s scrutinizing gaze, Xu Ying quickly called out to everyone busy working, “Xu Da, uncles, great-uncles, let’s eat.”
The men had all been waiting for Xu Ying’s cue, and upon hearing her finally speak, they were overjoyed and queued up eagerly.
“We’ve long heard that Yingying’s cooking is delicious, and it looks to be true. We haven’t even tasted the food yet, but the aroma has had us swallowing our saliva.”
“Exactly, I’ve been drooling over here. That smell would make anyone’s mouth water!”
Mrs. Xu grinned from ear to ear, her eyes crinkling with a smile, “You guys have no idea, my daughter’s cooking will definitely get you hooked.”
In her life, she had never tasted food this delicious.
“Hey, if we get addicted, we’ll end up loafing at your house every day.”
Hu Zi heard this and immediately objected, his round eyes bulging as he protested, “No way.”
The man who had spoken saw Hu Zi’s reaction and couldn’t help but laugh, stepping forward and curiously asking, “Why not? I’ll give you money.”
“Still no good; with so many people, you would wear my little aunt out,” he replied, prompting laughter from everyone. It was clear he was someone who cared deeply.
