Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

Zhang Xiuhua walked along the construction fence and finally reached the gate.

She went up to ask the gatekeeper, but he knew nothing about anything and just asked them to wait at the door.

"They will be off work in two hours. You guys just stand at the door and wait. You can't come in here. If something happens, who will be held responsible?"

Zhang Xiuhua had no choice but to stand outside and wait.

When you get tired of standing, just sit on the stone steps.

Youcai looked at the many people coming and going on the tall building, and wanted to identify with his naked eyes which ones were the masters, but unfortunately they were too far away and he couldn't tell them apart at all.

They waited for two hours before the workers finished their work.

They all came out in a swarm, each wearing a helmet and looking dusty and dirty. Zhang Xiuhua was dazzled by the sight and motioned the children to look carefully, "Don't miss it."

The children didn't even dare to blink, they just stared at the person who came.

I don't know how many people passed by, but someone finally saw it and shouted at it, "Li Jiandang!"

The sound had an immediate effect. The man who had been walking with his head down finally moved. The people nearby looked around and saw Zhang Xiuhua and others. They pushed him, and Li Jianguo came over with his co-workers.

Li Jiandang patted Youcai on the back and said, "You think you can call me Li Jiandang? You have no respect for your parents!"

Youcai scratched his head and laughed.

Other people in the village also came over. Li Jiandang asked them to help him get some food, and then he came over.

"Why are you here?" Li Jiandang asked Zhang Xiuhua.

"Youcai just finished the college entrance examination, so I brought him here to travel. Let's have some fun and see a little bit." Zhang Xiuhua greeted him, "Are you doing well?"

"Yeah, it's pretty good. People from our village are staying at this construction site."

"Weren't you in the factory last year? Why are you at the construction site this year?" Zhang Xiuhua felt a little uncomfortable seeing him get so tanned. Without education, he can only do hard labor, and he ages faster than others.

Li Jiandang explained, "The factory pays a fixed salary. I work as a laborer here and earn 30 yuan more per month than there."

"You have to be careful, some contractors will deduct wages." Zhang Xiuhua had seen many migrant workers have difficulty in getting their wages in her previous life. It would be frustrating to work hard for a year and still not earn any money.

Li Jiandang was slightly startled, then he smiled and said, "No! This contractor is very influential."

Zhang Xiuhua thought about it and it made sense. At that time, those who had the money to build projects were all well-funded and not short of money. Later, the quality of the contractors varied.

They chatted for a while, and then Zhang Xiuhua took the children and left.

Li Jiandang still needs to eat.

After seeing Li Jiandang, the children remained silent all the way, looking as if they were worried. They were not as excited as before while sitting on the bus and looked at everything with curiosity.

Zhang Xiuhua guessed that they were irritated.

When Li Jiandang and his party returned to the village, the whole village was jubilant, as if they were welcoming a great hero. But when they arrived in Pengcheng and saw his dusty appearance, they realized that he was just an ordinary worker in Pengcheng.

Yaoyao was the first to speak, "I almost didn't recognize the old man. He was so dirty."

She didn't dislike Li Jiandang's dirtiness, but she felt sorry for him working in such a place and getting himself so dirty. But everyone in this world wants to maintain their dignity. Who likes to be dirty if they can work respectably?

Zhang Xiuhua sighed, "There are only two ways to make money in this world: brainpower and physical labor. If you don't use your brains, you have to sell your physical labor. That's why we support you to study."

Jilin was puzzled, "Now that you have money, why don't you go to school?"

Before Zhang Xiuhua could answer, Jidong answered first, "If he studies, what will happen to the children at home? Adults need to earn money to support the family, and children need to study."

Zhang Xiuhua nodded, "Yes! You see, I usually read Russian when you are not at home. I squeeze out my time. If it is autumn harvest, I don't even have time to read. We should study when we should study, and make money when we should make money. We can't miss the most important stage."

It was getting dark and the street lights were on. Jilin and Zhuzhu had never seen this before and looked out the window in surprise.

Getting off the bus, the neon lights on both sides of the street were flashing brightly. They were like a group of country bumpkins entering the city, staring blankly with their eyes wide open.

"What a nice view!"

Zhang Xiuhua looked at these simple neon lights. There were only one or two of them, and they were not particularly beautiful. But the children had never seen them, so they looked at them in wonder.

Zhang Xiuhua said to the child, "The shops on both sides are privately owned. In order to make more money, they open their shops at night. It's hard to make money."

The children stayed there for a while.

Zhang Xiuhua was afraid that they would continue to look at it, so she pointed to a store not far away and said, "Let's go eat! I'm hungry."

The children then reluctantly looked away.

They walked into a barbecue restaurant. This restaurant was really busy and packed with people. They were all workers getting off work.

Zhang Xiuhua found a table and discussed with Youcai, "You will be going to college soon. When the capital opens up, I think you can start with a barbecue restaurant. This kind of restaurant is easy to open, and it doesn't have to prepare so many dishes like a restaurant."

Youcai nodded in agreement. Barbecue restaurants only have two ways of cooking: grilling and mixing cold dishes. Unlike restaurants, they have to fry, grill, steam, boil, etc., which is very troublesome.

The store brought out a few cold dishes, which were exactly what they ordered.

There are cold-mixed edamame, smashed cucumber, braised peanuts and cold-mixed black fungus.

The food in this restaurant is strong in flavor, with chili added to every dish, unlike the light local dishes in Pengcheng. Upon asking, I found out that the owner is from Sichuan.

Fortunately, in order to cater to the tastes of the people here, not much chili is used, so the children can still accept it.

"This is delicious." The children finished several plates of cold dishes in the blink of an eye. It seemed that they were really hungry.

Wait for the boss to bring the grilled dishes to the table, and everyone takes a skewer of their favorite.

I just stood by and watched the boss grilling. To be honest, the operation is very simple, most of the seasonings can be seen, and if there is anything special, it is a secret sauce.

He picked up a skewer and quickly guessed how the sauce was made.

His tongue has always been very sensitive. He reproduced the dry pot base that Zhang Xiuhua had made before.

Jidong saw Youcai eating the food but staring at the boss, so he discussed with him to open a barbecue restaurant together.

"I'll find someone to manage it, and you'll be in charge of coming up with new dishes. It will definitely work!"

Youcai nodded and turned to look at Zhang Xiuhua, "Aunt Zhang, will you give me the start-up capital?"

"Sure." Zhang Xiuhua really wanted Youcai to try his luck. The child was still young, and when he returned to his hometown, she would have to find a way to arrange a job for him in a state-owned restaurant. However, state-owned restaurants had no future in the future, so it would be better for him to start his own business.

Youcai nodded quickly, "Okay, I'll give you some shares later."

"This barbecue uses too many spices. If you want to open a store, it may not be easy in the north. The capital is better."

"It's okay. Our small shop can help you equip everything. You just need to run your barbecue stall." Jidong asked him to focus on the store and not worry about the ingredients.

Yaoyao listened to their decision to open a shop in just a few words and asked Brother Youcai, "The results haven't come out yet. How do you know you can definitely get into Capital University of Culinary Arts?"

"If you can't get into university, you can still go to a technical college." Youcai said as a matter of course, "Anyway, I won't repeat my studies."

Yaoyao shook her head and said, "Fortunately, chefs don't look at academic qualifications. Otherwise, it would be hard for you to find a job in the future."

Youcai remembered what Zhang Xiuhua had said before, "Aunt Zhang, when are we going to the five-star hotel for dinner?"

"Tomorrow. You all need to put on your most beautiful clothes. We need to dress in a more formal way when we go to such a high-end place."

The children all stared at her, wishing they could go back, change their clothes and leave right away.