The courtyard: the atmosphere of human life

Zhong Yunxing smiled and had two dimples on his face, and he tapped Darong's forehead lightly.

"Are you going tomorrow?"

"Go, why not? I'll go to her and make her mad to death." Darong raised her chin and pushed the cart into the house.

The next morning, Darong went out to work on time again. The warm winter sun shone on her body, dispelling the chill of the early morning.

Darong was in a good mood today. Ever since she found out that she had made Director Lu very angry yesterday, she began to inexplicably look forward to today's meeting.

"Hey, Sister E'er, are you here to work again?" Goubangzi took two quick steps from behind and caught up with Darong who was pushing the cart.

"Ah, here it comes." Darong answered the dog clapper happily.

"What? You don't want to take care of your baby anymore? Are you here to earn this subsidy?"

His mouth was grinning from ear to ear, and he felt relieved when he thought about what Darong had said to Director Lu yesterday.

"What allowance?" Darong looked at Goubangzi in confusion.

"Don't you know? The factory is organizing a '100-day hard work' campaign, intensive production for 100 days, and every Sunday will give double the subsidy. Isn't today Sunday?"

Goubangzi didn't expect that Darong had no idea about the factory's production plan, and thought she came to work just for the Sunday subsidy.

"I don't know. Are they still working three shifts?"

"No more work. From today on, we will work in two shifts, day and night. We can have one day off on Sunday. Those who are willing to come will get double the subsidy. The night shift will also get an on-site bonus and meal supplement."

"What's the on-site bonus? What's the meal supplement?"

"We were given five yuan in cash, bread, eggs and ham on site, and a bowl of noodle soup with glutinous rice in the canteen."

After hearing what Goubangzi said, Darong immediately changed direction and pushed the car out of the factory.

"Eh? Where are you going, Sister Goose?"

"Go home and sleep, and come to work the night shift tonight!"

Goubangzi looked at Darong's elegant back as she pushed the cart, silently gave her a thumbs up and said, "Awesome!"

Darong did not go back to her parents' home today, but rode her bike directly back to Erdaohezi.

"Furong? Why are you back again?" Mother Zhong looked at Darong with a question mark on her face.

"Mom, the factory is having a big production promotion, working hard for 100 days, and changing to regular day and night shifts. Today is Sunday and the night shift will get extra pay, so I signed up for the Sunday night shift."

Darong briefly explained to Mother Zhong the information she had obtained from Goubangzi, then she packed her things, went into the west room and lay down peacefully to catch up on her sleep.

Darong slept until noon, and it was not until Xiaoping came in and called her to eat that she climbed out of bed with sleepy eyes.

"It's the end of the year already, why is the factory promoting production again?" While eating, Mother Zhong asked Darong about things in the factory intentionally or unintentionally.

"The Light Industry Bureau has received a large order, and textile factories in the southern suburbs are working overtime."

"Bring some food with you tonight so you don't go hungry at night."

Mother Zhong picked up some shredded radish for Darong. Ever since she found out that Darong could eat radish without vomiting, there have been various dishes cooked with radish on the family table.

"No need, mom. The factory provides a bowl of noodle soup and fruit soup, as well as eggs, bread and sausage. I won't starve."

"Wow, so good?" Xiaoping's eyes lit up when she heard the word bread and ham.

"Well, I'll bring it back to you tomorrow."

Darong just didn't say that she was really hurt by eating steamed old bread back then. Not to mention her, most of the four generations will probably never crave bread in their entire lives.

"Eat it when you get it. What did you bring her? You are eating for two people now. Take care of yourself first."

Ever since Zhong Yunxing acted so domineeringly to protect his wife that day, Zhong's mother has become somewhat attentive towards Darong.

In fact, the key to the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law really lies in the man in the middle. Whether he has the ability to handle conflicts and solve problems is the key to determining the direction of the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

When Zhong Yunxing came back, he saw Darong still sleeping in the west room. He blinked his eyes, wondering what the plot of today would be.

"Darong didn't go to work?" Seeing that Darong hadn't woken up yet, Zhong Yunxing came out of the room again and asked Zhong's mother.

"What's going on? He changed his shift. He came back not long after he left in the morning. He slept all day. He said he was going to work the night shift today."

Zhong Yunxing chuckled. With the way Darong slept, it would be good enough if she could last the day shift, let alone the night shift.

Zhong Yunxing did not go to wake up Darong, but stayed in the east room chatting with Xiaoping while watching TV.

It was not until Zhong Yunhong got home from get off work in the evening that Zhong Yunxing went to the west room to call Darong.

"You're back? What time is it?" Darong was half asleep and asked Zhong Yunxing in front of her.

"It's almost six o'clock, Erhong has already gotten home from get off work."

Darong rubbed her eyes and lay down for a while before climbing out of bed.

"I heard you're going to work the night shift?"

Zhong Yunxing looked at Darong, as if he was telling a joke, and he himself couldn't stop laughing.

"Yeah, yes, I'll go to work in a while." Darong was not fully awake yet, with her head resting on Zhong Yunxing's arm, and her eyes still seemed closed.

"Wife, what do you think about all day long? With your energy for sleeping, why do you still want to work the night shift?"

Zhong Yunxing stretched out his hand to straighten Darong's body, put his face directly close to Darong's face, and used his hands to pull up her upper and lower eyelids.

"It's annoying..." Darong pushed Zhong Yunxing's hand away.

"You don't know, on Sunday night shifts, they give me $5 in cash and food, so of course I have to go."

Darong twisted her neck, put on her clothes and got off the bed.

After Zhong Yunxing sent Darong to the factory gate, he stood there leaning on the bicycle and watching her.

Sometimes he admired Darong very much. She usually looked gentle and submissive, but underneath this appearance, she had a strong and stubborn heart.

It was not until Darong's figure completely turned into the factory that Zhong Yunxing turned his bike around and rode home.

Probably only Darong could do such a thing. When she appeared in the night shift workshop with a small bag on her back, everyone in the workshop fell silent.

The night shift allowance on Sunday was paid as soon as one entered the workshop. Accountant Chen, who was in charge of the payment, couldn't help but suck his teeth when he saw Darong standing in front of him.

But apart from the fact that Darong confronted Director Lu, everyone in the entire workshop knew clearly about this series of leave.

So when she suddenly came to work the night shift on Sunday, everyone was dumbfounded.

Accountant Chen looked at her and hesitated for a long time. If he didn't send it, he would have seen that she had started working. If he sent it, Director Lu would start work tomorrow, but how could he explain it to her?

Darong didn't say anything, just stood quietly in front of him waiting for him to give out money. The people in the queue behind her were watching this scene, but no one urged her.

In the end, Accountant Chen couldn't resist Darong's silent gaze, so he took out a five-dollar bill and asked Darong to sign in and take it away.