After returning home, Na Zhuozhuo went directly to the sofa and exclaimed: "It's still comfortable at home!"
Shen Lin spanked her daughter and said with a smile, "Are you feeling uncomfortable at grandpa and grandma's house?"
"No, my grandpa and grandma's house is very nice, and the food cooked by grandma is also delicious, but it's just not as good as mom's."
"My good daughter, I love you so much." Shen Lin said with a smile, "Go wash your hands and eat."
"Okay." Na Zhuo Zhuo got up happily and went to the bathroom to wash his hands.
Li Xiaoyue took out a ledger and said to Shen Lin: "Sister Lin, this is the expense record of the first-year banquet. Take a look."
"Don't look at it, I still can't trust you! You can tell me how much I spent in total, and I will refund you any extra."
Shen Lin said, taking out a big red envelope and stuffing it into Li Xiaoyue's hand.
"This is something your brother-in-law and I want to do."
Li Xiaoyue said nervously: "The planning fee has already been paid by Viagra. I can't ask for this money."
Shen Lin said with a smile: "This first-year banquet and housewarming banquet went so well, it's all thanks to your busy schedule, so you can keep the money!"
"Yes! Xiaoyue, you have worked hard these days, and this is the reward you deserve." Wang Gang also advised.
"Okay then!" Li Xiaoyue accepted the red envelope sheepishly.
Shen Lin happily asked Wang Gang and Li Xiaoyue to go to the kitchen to wash their hands and prepare for dinner.
She prepared a large table of dishes and worked for a long time.
Wang Gang saw the braised food made by Shen Lin and said with a smile: "Sister, you haven't made braised food for a long time. I thought it was strange."
"I made some more and packed them all. Remember to take them with you when you and Xiaoyue leave."
Shen Lin went into the kitchen to serve food, and the whole family sat together. Wang Gang ate without ceremony. After seven and a half hours of long distance, he was indeed hungry.
Although Li Xiaoyue was also hungry, she ate quite gracefully and praised the braised food made by Shen Lin.
"Sister Lin, I think your braised pig's feet are more delicious than those sold outside."
Shen Lin was also very happy to hear that her craftsmanship was recognized.
"Sister Lin, haven't you ever thought about opening a braised meat shop yourself? The business must be very good." Li Xiaoyue suggested.
"I have thought about it before and mentioned it to your brother-in-law, but he disagreed." Shen Lin complained.
"Why!"
"Your brother-in-law said that the current economic downturn is not a good time to start a business. He told me to find a serious job with peace of mind." Shen Lin said distressedly:
"But I have been idle at home for five years and have long been out of touch with the workplace. It is not easy to find a job. I submitted dozens of resumes but nothing came to mind."
Wang Gang said: "Sister, do you really want to go out to work?"
Shen Lin nodded and said, "Of course I want to! A woman should still have her own career. Even if she doesn't make much, she can't rely solely on her husband."
Li Xiaoyue loudly agreed: "Sister Lin is absolutely right. We women cannot be supported by men, otherwise we will become useless."
Wang Gang knew that Na Juan had long thought that Li Xiaoyue was a waste of time at work. He could not even support himself with the little salary he earned, and he fired his boss all day long.
Na Juan suggested more than once that Li Xiaoyue resign and stay at home and become a full-time housewife, but Li Xiaoyue refused every time.
The two also had serious differences due to work matters.
"Sister, do you want me to help you find a job?" Wang Gang said.
"Are you okay?" Shen Lin asked suspiciously.
"Don't forget, I work at the Financial Supervision Bureau, and I usually come into contact with listed companies. It's easy to find a grassroots job for you."
"Forget it. You have just joined the Supervision Bureau. It is not appropriate to go through the back door. Don't affect your career. The work is not urgent. I will take my time to find it myself!" Shen Lin finally refused.
Wang Gang respected his sister's choice and asked instead: "Where is my brother-in-law? He hasn't come back so late and is he working overtime?"
"Yes." Shen Lin said with a frown: "Mr. Wang has become a monk, and now his wife, Mr. Qin, has taken over the company. Everyone in the company is panicking. Your brother-in-law sees that the leader has not left, so he is too embarrassed to come back."
Wang Gang said: "Brother-in-law's company hasn't collapsed yet?"
Shen Lin said angrily: "Why are you still looking forward to the bankruptcy of your brother-in-law's company? Do you want to see your brother-in-law lose his job?"
"How could I not wish my brother-in-law well?" Wang Gang said, "I asked my brother-in-law to prepare early, what are his plans."
"If you have any plans, just take it one step at a time." Shen Lin said: "Maybe the company really encounters a crisis, and Mr. Wang can wake up and come back. Your brother-in-law said that Mr. Wang has always been kind to him. The company is now in an extraordinary period. It would not be good for him to leave."
Wang Gang smiled disapprovingly. If Wang really wanted the company to be good, he would not have done this before going public.
Unfortunately, Na Wei never believed Wang Gang's words and believed that the company could still sustain it, so he planned to hang around until it really couldn't survive in the future.
Wang Gang had advised him all he needed to do, and there was nothing he could do whether or not he listened. It didn't matter much if Wei Zhen lost his job. The worst thing he could do was Wang Gang, who would not let his sister and niece live a hard life.
After dinner, Wang Gang drove Li Xiaoyue home.
Father Shen and Mother Shen brought a lot of local specialties to Li Xiaoyue, and Wang Gang helped Li Xiaoyue move home.
The house Li Xiaoyue rents is not big, and there are more than a dozen tenants around it. The environment is not very good, one house is next to another, and the privacy is very poor.
When Wang Gang accompanied Li Xiaoyue home and met a neighbor, Li Xiaoyue would also say hello out of politeness.
The neighbors looked a little weird when they saw Li Xiaoyue bringing a strange man home, but Li Xiaoyue was calm and didn't care at all.
Opening the door, Li Xiaoyue invited Wang Gang to enter the room. Wang Gang chose to leave the door open to avoid misunderstanding.
"Shen Lei, drink some water. I'm young and I really don't have a place to sit. Please bear with me." Li Xiaoyue handed Wang Gang a bottle of mineral water.
Wang Gang put the souvenirs on the ground and glanced at Li Xiaoyue's home. He could only sigh that it was really small.
What Li Xiaoyue rents is more of a room than a house. After putting a bed, there is basically not much free space. As for the living room and kitchen, there is only a palm-sized bathroom, which is very crowded.
If Wang Gang wanted to sit down, he could only sit on Li Xiaoyue's bed, which was obviously inappropriate.
"Xiaoyue, with your income level, you should be able to rent a larger house!" Wang Gang asked.
"Anyway, I live alone, so I can deal with him casually." Li Xiaoyue said nonchalantly.
"Then Juan never thought of helping you?"
"I can support myself, I don't need that kind of support." Li Xiaoyue said naturally.
Wang Gang raised his eyebrows, already feeling that there was something wrong with Li Xiaoyue and Na Juan's relationship.
But after all, it was someone else’s business, and Wang Gang couldn’t care less about it.
"It's okay, I'll leave first," Wang Gang said.
"Shen Lei." Li Xiaoyue stopped Wang Gang, looking like he was hesitating to speak.
"What's wrong?" Wang Gang asked in surprise.
"Can I ask you a little favor?" Li Xiaoyue said coquettishly.
"Okay!" Wang Gang said generously.
"The faucet in the bathroom has been leaking, and I don't know how to fix it. Can you help me take a look?" Li Xiaoyue said embarrassedly:
?"I asked Na Juan to come over and do it, but he always worked overtime to deal with me."
Wang Gang didn't waste any time and walked directly to the bathroom. Sure enough, he found that the faucet was dripping and could not be closed tightly no matter how hard he turned it off.
"Do you have any tools, wrenches or anything like that at home?"
"Yes, I'll give it to you." Li Xiaoyue was overjoyed and quickly brought a toolbox.
"Where is the water gate? Turn off the main valve first." Wang Gang rolled up his sleeves and said.
"The water valve seems to be outside. I'll turn it off." Li Xiaoyue volunteered to turn off the water valve and returned soon.
"Shen Lei, I have turned off the water valve."
Wang Gang nodded and turned on the faucet with a wrench. The next moment, a jet of water spurted out, drenching Wang Gang and Li Xiaoyue like drowned rats!