A chaotic house, a perfect couple

When Cheng Jiajia went to work at the scrap yard in the afternoon, she was still extremely excited.

She tried hard to keep her expression straight and not giggle in front of Uncle Wang. She also tried to control herself from looking at the pile of wood too often.

After finally getting through the whole afternoon, it’s almost time to get off work.

I was originally worrying about how to avoid Uncle Wang and get a few wooden sticks, but Uncle Wang happened to have something to do at home, so he asked Cheng Jiajia to lock the door and left early.

This would be convenient for Cheng Jiajia.

Although Uncle Wang and Yu Junsheng had a good relationship, it was better for him to know as few people knew about this kind of bargain as possible. After all, money can move people's hearts, and no one knows what choices people will make under the temptation of huge benefits.

She doesn't want to gamble on human nature.

While no one was around, Cheng Jiajia carefully screened the pile of black wooden sticks again, and finally made sure that nothing had slipped through the net.

The remaining wooden strips are thinner and lighter than the ones at home, so they don’t look like they contain anything hidden.

Yesterday I saw Jiang Qiubai and her second brother also using these thicker wooden strips. I don’t know what the situation is like on her side, is it cement or gold?

Cheng Jiajia selected a few straight ones and put them into the prepared cloth bag, then took out five cents from her clothes pocket and stuffed it into the drawer of Uncle Wang's desk. Perfect!

Uncle Wang doesn't have the habit of settling accounts every day, so he should be able to get away with it.

Cheng Jiajia took her things, locked the door, and then took a detour to a supply and marketing cooperative farther away to buy a few pounds of grain.

It gets dark early in winter, and when Cheng Jiajia returned to the compound, it was already dark.

Liu Xiaohong in the front yard was eating at the door with a bowl in her hand. When she saw this, her eyes were glued to the bag in Cheng Jiajia's hand and she couldn't take her eyes off it.

She said affectionately, "Hey, Junsheng's wife, what are you holding in your hand? My family is having a hard time, give me some!"

It's bulging, and you can tell at a glance that there's something good in it.

Cheng Jiajia paused and replied naturally, "We've run out of mixed-grain noodles at home, so I bought a few pounds." Before anyone could say anything, she continued, "Aunt Liu, if you want some, go early tomorrow. The supply and marketing cooperative still has some."

If you want to have sex for free, there is no way!

Liu Xiaohong choked, she was indeed the wife of Yu Junsheng, that stingy man!

Liu Xiaohong curled her lips and said sarcastically, "Oh, it's different when you're working! You can buy whatever you want to eat. It's not like us at home where we're so tight on money and have to scrimp and save for everything."

Then, she lectured Cheng Jiajia in the tone of an elder, "I'm not saying anything, Junsheng's wife, but we women should be more virtuous, not be so greedy, and spend money frugally, not lavishly."

"Also, why did I see your Yu Junsheng cooking? How can we let men do this? They've been working hard all day, we should be considerate of them."

Tsk tsk, the sourness in these words is almost overflowing.

Cheng Jiajia paused, then replied with a smile, "Aunt Liu, you are eating. Is this made by Sister Dayan again?"

Seeing Liu Xiaohong's proud face, she added with envy, "If you ask me, no one in our compound is more blessed than you. You said you don't work, and you don't cook at home. Sister Dayan works all day and then comes home to cook, how hard it must be, but you just pretend not to see it. Although parents should be kinder and more considerate of their children, I don't think so. Look at how comfortable your life is! I'm so envious!"

Liu Xiaohong's face flushed red. "You little bitch, are you calling me a mean girl?"

With a "puff", Fu Jiaojiao, who was watching the show next door, couldn't help but burst out laughing.

She glanced at Liu Xiaohong, whose face flushed red. "Xiao Cheng, you're right. Parents should be more kind! Otherwise, you might suffer a backlash one day!"

Bao Dayan is not a good person, and Liu Xiaohong, who treats her daughter like a workhorse, is even less of a good person!

She hates this whole family, and when Liu Xiaohong gets humiliated, Fu Jiaojiao will naturally add insult to injury.

Liu Xiaohong was very upset by the two people's sarcastic remarks. She glared at them and said, "What do you know? Girls should be more diligent, otherwise they will be beaten by their mother-in-law when they get married."

"Oh, so that's how it is!" Cheng Jiajia nodded in understanding, but soon asked in confusion, "But didn't Sister Dayan marry a son-in-law at home? Aunt Liu, why did you hit Sister Dayan?"

She looked at Liu Xiaohong in disbelief, as if she was some terrible violent person.

Finally, with a sincere look on his face, he suggested, "Aunt Liu, as parents, it's better to be kinder!"

Liu Xiaohong: “…”

Liu Xiaohong secretly cursed the sharp-tongued little vixen in her heart!

To be honest, Liu Xiaohong actually had no hostility towards Cheng Jiajia. She was just an unfamiliar neighbor, and she looked down on him vaguely. How could she be hostile towards him?

But since she learned that Yu Junsheng had been admitted to the machinery factory and transferred the job at the scrap yard to Cheng Jiajia, her mentality changed completely.

Everyone knows how difficult it is to find a job nowadays. There is a good opportunity right in front of her, but her daughter Eryan doesn't even have the chance to take the job recruitment exam because she doesn't have a high school diploma.

This girl from the countryside doesn't even have a city hukou, but she can easily get a job at the scrap yard. Liu Xiaohong really wants to ask, why?

Liu Xiaohong was very unwilling, but she knew there was nothing she could do. After all, the job transfer was legal and compliant. It would be useless even if she reported it, not to mention that she didn't have the courage.

So when he saw Cheng Jiajia, he could only yell a few words to vent the anger in his heart.

Unfortunately, Cheng Jiajia was not a pushover and immediately choked her back.

Liu Xiaohong is the type of person who is both naive and playful. She takes the initiative to provoke Cheng Jiajia, but cannot win her, so she can only sulk in her heart.

……

Cheng Jiajia didn't care whether Liu Xiaohong was sulking or not. After she mocked Liu Xiaohong, she took her things and went back to the Second Hospital.

That's why she bought a few pounds of food to cover it up. It was dark, and ordinary people couldn't see what she was carrying, so they just thought it was food.

The door to the east wing is open.

As soon as Cheng Jiajia entered the room, she saw that Yu Junsheng was busy in the kitchen as Liu Xiaohong had said. She quickly put down her things and went into the kitchen.

Yu Junsheng heard the noise, turned around and said with a smile, "Wife, you're back? Why are you off work so late? There's not so much work at the scrap yard."

He always leaves early when he goes to work. Could it be that Old Man Wang is bullying his wife while he is away?

Cheng Jiajia had no idea that Yu Junsheng had imagined so much in just a few seconds.

She chuckled twice, tiptoed to close the door, and then pulled the man into the inner room with a mysterious look on her face, "Come here, come quickly, I want to show you something!"

Yu Junsheng was washing vegetables when he was suddenly pulled into the inner room by his wife. He looked very uncomfortable.

"...Wife, this isn't appropriate, is it? We haven't had dinner yet, and we'll be hungry." He said tentatively, "How about we wait until after dinner?"

Cheng Jiajia: “…”

Cheng Jiajia's mouth twitched, and she was speechless. "Put away the dirty crap in your head. I have something serious to tell you."

Yu Junsheng: “…”

Yu Junsheng tapped his toes on the ground and smiled awkwardly, realizing that he had been overthinking it.

But what's going on with my wife? She's being so mysterious!

Yu Junsheng was worried.

Until he saw his wife rummaging in the closet and took out a dozen gold bars wrapped in an old dress.

Yu Junsheng: “!!!”

Yu Junsheng's eyes widened. The impact was so great that he felt his heart stop for a moment.

The young man stared blankly for a long while before he spoke vaguely, "Wife, where did you get this?"

Thinking of Cheng Jiajia's great strength, Yu Junsheng's face suddenly changed.

Oh no, did they rob some wealthy man?

"Wife, which family are you from..."

Just when Yu Junsheng was wondering whether he should go to help clean up the mess in the evening, Cheng Jiajia raised her chin proudly and said, "We carved it out of the wood strips we got from the scrap yard yesterday."

“What…what?!”

Yu Junsheng looked at Cheng Jiajia in disbelief.

Cheng Jiajia chuckled and told him about Jiang Qiubai's visit to the scrap yard to look for something today and her suspicions.

"I was just trying it out, thinking, what if? I didn't expect it to actually happen!"

After hearing this, Yu Junsheng said seriously, "Wife, we need to find some similar wood to put back home. We also need to find a new place to hide these gold bars and wooden boxes. The wardrobe is too unsafe."

Since Jiang Qiubai knew about the gold bars, if she didn't find anything, she might become suspicious of their family. With the previous theft at Ren's house, who knew if she would go crazy?

These things need to be hidden somewhere more secure.

"And we can't reveal any clues in the next one or two years."

As I said, pretend to be poor.

Cheng Jiajia gave him an admiring look. He was indeed the man she liked. His mind was so quick!

"I just brought back a few similar wooden strips. You can use them to nail a shoe rack."

Yu Junsheng gave a thumbs up and said, "Wife, you are such a clever little girl!"

Cheng Jiajia chuckled, and the couple began to flatter each other.

"Have it!"

Yu Junsheng thought of something and took Cheng Jiajia to the utility room. He squatted on the ground and searched for a while. Suddenly, he picked up a screwdriver and started prying a piece of bluestone.

Seeing this, Cheng Jiajia hurried over to help. She was very strong, and soon the heavy bluestone slab was pried open, revealing the soil underneath.

"Let's bury the stuff in there, so no one can find it."

They did it right away. After dinner, they started digging a hole in the utility room that night.

Because the wooden box was not big, there was no need to dig a too big hole. Yu Junsheng and Cheng Jiajia took turns digging, and within two hours, the hole was dug.

Put the gold bars into a carved wooden box, wrap it with oil paper, put it into the pit and cover it with soil.

Cheng Jiajia stomped the soil firmly and then covered it with bluestone slabs again.

Yu Junsheng moved some of the miscellaneous items placed nearby.

Well, no one can tell that there is something hidden here!

"It's done! It's getting late, let's go take a shower and go to bed! I'll take the extra soil out and throw it away when I go to work tomorrow morning." Yu Junsheng patted the dust off his hands and said with a relaxed look.

"Hey, how was your report today? Did anyone give you any trouble?" Cheng Jiajia suddenly remembered and asked. She had been so traumatized today that she had forgotten about it.

The person he was talking about was Lin Zhengqiang, the director of the Finance Department who had asked his niece to replace Yu Junsheng's mother's position.

Before reporting for duty, Cheng Jiajia was deeply worried that Lin Zhengqiang would cause trouble for Yu Junsheng. After all, the person she had forced out had been admitted to the machinery factory. Wouldn't that be a slap in the face? If someone was cunning, they would definitely do something sneaky.

Yu Junsheng comforted her, "Don't worry, it's okay."

Compared to Cheng Jiajia's first day at work, which was like a roller coaster, Yu Junsheng's day at the machinery factory was very ordinary.

In the morning, I went to the factory with Wang Xiaowu and Zou Qingshu. I first reported to the Personnel Department, and then was led to the Technical Department by the staff of the Personnel Department. The journey was very smooth.

My colleagues in the technical department are all focused on their work and research, and none of them are particularly active.

Section Chief Liao also found a mentor for him and Wang Xiaowu, and they were both good people.

In short, Yu Junsheng stayed there for a day and felt pretty good.

"That person's hand can't even reach the technical department."

Section Chief Liao of the Technical Department is an upright and serious person. He has little contact with Lin Zhengqiang and will not help him to make things difficult for himself.

After listening to his analysis, Cheng Jiajia felt a little relieved.

After finishing the important matter, it was not late yet, so the two of them washed with the hot water they had boiled while cooking and went to bed.

Before falling asleep, Cheng Jiajia suddenly said, "I just wonder what's going on over there with Jiang Qiubai?"

"Don't think about it. No matter what happens, it has nothing to do with us." Yu Junsheng was a little sleepy and spoke in a vague voice.

"Actually, I hope she finds it. That way, at least she won't miss us."

"We are well prepared, so don't be afraid if she comes looking for us!"

……

At the same time, Jiang Qiubai, who was being missed by Cheng Jiajia, was curled up in the corner of the Jiang family's balcony, clutching a torn quilt and crying silently.

Unfortunately, she did not find the gold bars as Cheng Jiajia had expected.

In the afternoon, with the whole Jiang family witnessing, the second brother Jiang happily split the first wooden stick, but it turned out that what was inside was not the gold bar they expected, but cement!

He didn't believe it and continued to chop.

One, two, three, four...all made of cement!

It would be the same if Jiang Sandi and Jiang's father came instead.

There are eight wooden strips in total, all made of cement, all of it!!!

The Jiang family’s beautiful dream was shattered into pieces in less than a day.

All the money for marrying a wife and retirement money is gone!

The Jiang family wanted to curse. Who was so cruel as to pour cement into the wooden strips?!

Is he fucking crazy?

No matter how much Jiang Qiubai refused to believe it, she had to face the facts. Her dream failed again.

This made Jiang Qiubai a little doubtful. Was his intuition really correct?

No, no, no, her intuition must be correct. There was indeed something there last time, but it was dug away by someone in advance.

So, was the wood this time also taken away in advance? Or is it among the remaining wood at the scrap yard?

Yes, maybe my second brother was just unlucky and picked a few that didn’t have gold bars!

Jiang Qiubai didn't believe that there was no gold. She would go to the scrap yard again tomorrow to check. Maybe it was in the remaining wood?

Thinking of this, Jiang Qiubai regained his confidence.

The main reason was that after her parents heard the bad news that afternoon, their attitude towards her returned to its previous state and they even threatened to kick her out. It was only after she repeatedly promised to go to the scrap yard tomorrow that her parents reluctantly agreed to let her stay. If she really didn't find the gold, where could she go?

She doesn't dare to go back to her husband's family now. Her parents' family doesn't want her.

This dream must be accurate!

Jiang Qiubai's tears flowed again.

After a sleepless night, Jiang Qiubai ran to the scrap yard again at dawn the next day.

After waiting there for an hour or two, Uncle Wang finally came over, staggering and humming a song.

When Uncle Wang saw her, he was annoyed and shooed her away like a fly. "You again!"

He sneered, "Why are you here again? Have you run out of firewood?"

Jiang Qiubai's expression changed slightly. She was about to explain, "No, sir, I..."

Uncle Wang interrupted and waved his hand impatiently to send the man away.

"I don't have what you want here, get out of here!"

Jiang Qiubai was slammed outside the door before he even entered, and his nose was almost broken.