Comfortable life in Siheyuan

Yu Li had a depressed look on her face. She sat on the edge of the bed like a sculpture, her eyes as sharp as arrows, staring at Yan Jiecheng without saying a word.

Yan Jiecheng felt frightened by this gaze.

"Wife, don't stare at me like that. My love for you is evident to all, and I only want to treat you well. But my ability is limited now. Once I become a regular employee and get an apartment, we will leave here and live our own lives." Yan Jiecheng put his hands on Yu Li's shoulders, speaking sincerely and making a solemn promise.

"How many of what you said are true? Then how am I going to live the next few years? Am I going to live by counting pickles every day?" Yu Li asked quietly with a blank expression and empty eyes, as if she had lost hope in life.

"Of course not. It's not like this every day in our family. We also have a good meal occasionally." Yan Jiecheng patted his chest and said confidently.

"I hope so! It depends on your family's situation! I'd better go out and look for ways to find a job tomorrow!" Yu Li said weakly.

"By the way, our factory is going to build a new branch this year, I think it's a leather factory, and we're going to recruit people this year. I'll go ask about the situation when I get to work." Yan Jiecheng suddenly slapped his head and said excitedly.

"Where should it be built? Are you sure you can find someone who can have the say?" Yu Li asked Yan Jiecheng weakly, like a deflated ball.

Yan Jiecheng responded confidently and cheerfully: "Don't worry! I will go to Liu Qingshan in the backyard to inquire about the situation. He is the deputy director of the technical department of our factory. He must know more and more comprehensively than us!"

"Okay, then it's all up to you! I'm really too tired and sleepy, so I'll take a nap first." Yu Li said as she turned around, walked straight to the bed and lay down, then turned her back to Yan Jiecheng. For some reason, tears involuntarily fell from the corners of her eyes.

Seeing this, Yan Jiecheng felt helpless, but he couldn't say anything more. He walked out of the room silently and sat down on a chair in the living room, staring at the room where his parents were with a hint of resentment and dissatisfaction in his eyes.

In the afternoon, Yan Jiecheng saw that it was almost time, so he got up and walked to the backyard. When he reached the door, he started shouting, "Is Qingshan home? This is Jiecheng!"

Liu Qingshan had just finished warming up the goat milk for Xixi when he heard shouting outside the door.

"Here, here." Liu Qingshan handed the things in his hand to Feng Yu, turned around and walked out.

"Qingshan, I want to ask you about some work matters! I don't know if it's inconvenient for you." Yan Jiecheng felt a little embarrassed for a moment.

"Don't hesitate, just say what you want to say!" Liu Qingshan said with a smile.

"I want to ask about that newly built leather factory when it will start recruiting. I want to see if my wife has a chance." Yan Jiecheng scratched his head awkwardly.

"I'm not sure about the exact time, but we should wait until the factory building is almost built before we can recruit people. At present, there is no document available." Liu Qingshan said seriously.

"Brother Qingshan, do you have a say in the factory? My wife Yu Li just had a quarrel with me about work!" Yan Jiecheng said helplessly, as if he had made up his mind to put aside all his worries. After all, at this moment, face is nothing, it is not as important as his wife!

Seeing this, Liu Qingshan raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a smile: "What's the matter? Do you want me to help your wife find a job?"

Yan Jiecheng nodded and explained with a wry smile: "That's right, you know about our little troubles. Everyone in the yard knows about it. When Yu Li was eating today, her face was very ugly."

Liu Qingshan was very smart, so he naturally saw the clues, but he still followed his words and joked: "Oh, why is your father still so stingy with your wife?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Jiecheng could only sigh helplessly: "Alas! My dad, I'm afraid he won't be able to change in this lifetime, and I don't expect him to change. If I get a permanent job and a house in the future, we'll live our own lives and enjoy our lives!" His words revealed some expectations and helplessness about future life.

After hearing this, Liu Qingshan patted Yan Jiecheng on the shoulder and comforted him: "It's really not easy for you. But this matter can't be rushed, we have to wait until the time is right. Right now the recruitment has not been finalized, don't worry!"

"Thank you, Brother Qingshan, thank you so much. If you have any news, please inform me as soon as possible." Yan Jiecheng said sincerely.

"Okay, no problem." Liu Qingshan assured.

The two chatted for a while and then left. After returning to the house, Feng Yu asked curiously, "Qingshan, what did Yan Jiecheng want to talk to you about?"

Liu Qingshan answered simply and clearly: "It's about work. His wife wants to find a job, so she came to ask me if the new factory has any plans to recruit workers."

Hearing this, Feng Yu couldn't help but feel puzzled and murmured to herself: "This bride has just got married, why is she in such a hurry to find a job? What is going on?" She really couldn't figure out the reason and felt that this style of behavior was quite strange.

Seeing this, Liu Qingshan smiled and explained, "Maybe he wants to have some money on hand. He can't just follow the uncle and aunt around every day. If he does that, he can only barely make ends meet."

Feng Yu nodded in agreement and sighed, "That's true. Their family is famous for being stingy. It's really not easy for this bride."

"That's right. This family is just like the reincarnation of abacus beads, and they are very good at calculating. The new daughter-in-law will probably have some time to adapt." Liu Qingshan echoed, expressing his opinion on Yan Jiecheng's family.

At this time, Feng Yu looked Liu Qingshan up and down with a suspicious look and asked, "Are you going to help with this?"

Liu Qingshan scratched his head, smiled helplessly and said: "We'll see when the time comes. If it is really unavoidable, I'll help them to connect and build a bridge. But I absolutely don't want to have any financial dealings with his family. They are too calculating!" After saying that, he curled his lips.

"Of course not. It's unprecedented and unparalleled to be so frugal when getting married!" Feng Yu exclaimed.

In the front yard, Yan Jiecheng rushed back home excitedly as if he was on a hot wheel, and couldn't wait to share this with Yu Li.

"Wife, I just went to see Qingshan. He told me that the recruitment has not started yet, so we should be patient and will not officially start recruiting until the factory building is almost completed." Yan Jiecheng said incessantly.

"Okay, you pay more attention, and I will go back and look around. See if I can find a suitable one." Yu Li didn't put all her hopes on Yan Jiecheng. After all, this family was not very reliable.