In the reborn era, the lucky bag is enjoying the show in the factory area.

Xi Beizhan's house isn't ready yet, so the sewing machine, bicycle, and radio are temporarily stored at Guan's house. Luo Yu's house is too small to fit them all, so they have to be moved to Guan's house.

Fortunately, the bicycle can be left in the yard, the radio doesn't take up much space and can be placed anywhere, and a sewing machine can be tucked inside the house.

After finishing up here, the people Xi Beizhan had found to clean the house arrived. Aunt Xi then boiled water and prepared tea for everyone. Busy with these tasks, the day passed by just like that.

The houses in this area were newly built, only about ten years ago. Most of the roof tiles were good, and the broken ones were just replaced. The ash from the heated brick bed was removed, the floor was leveled, and a layer of whitewash was applied to the walls. That was basically it.

This job can be done in two days. After thinking about it, Aunt Xi asked someone to build another coal shed in the yard, just like the one at the Guan family's house, next to the window of the west-facing room.

Luo Yu doesn't care about these things; as long as there's a place to stay, she's fine with it and isn't picky.

When Luo Yu leisurely strolled to the office, Director Xu and the others hadn't arrived yet, presumably they had gone to buy grain.

There weren't many people in the office building today, just a handful. Luo Yu had nothing to do, so she took out some yarn to knit a sweater for Xi Beizhan.

The yarn used for knitting Xi Beizhan was brown. The yarn balls were already pre-spun by the system, so there was no need to knit them again.

Luo Yu wanted to knit a diamond-patterned sweater for Xi Beizhan; it would look good with a little pattern.

The morning flew by. Luo Yu hadn't brought lunch, so she went to the mine's canteen with Xi Beizhan. They ate stewed cabbage and potatoes, with absolutely no meat in it.

When Luo Yu returned to the office in the afternoon, Director Xu and several older women had already returned.

"Didn't Xiao Luo go to the grain station to buy grain today?"

"Yes, we went. Brother Guan went to queue up in the middle of the night, and we went early this morning. Bei Zhan was first in line, and I was third."

Aunt Liu smiled and poured herself a glass of water. "They were quite far ahead in line. I was almost at work when I got there, but I had no choice. My kids still have to go to school, so I couldn't just ignore them."

"Old Liu, shouldn't your kid be on holiday?"

"It'll be soon. The exam is in a couple of days, and then we'll have a two-month break. It's so chaotic!"

After Aunt Liu finished speaking, she looked at Xi Beizhan and asked, "Captain Xi, were you on duty yesterday? Didn't you go home to rest today?"

Xi Beizhan glanced at Luo Yu, "I'll stay with Luo Yu. I was afraid you wouldn't have time to come today, and she'd be scared to be alone."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Liu and the others exchanged glances and chuckled to themselves.

Luo Yu lowered her head somewhat embarrassedly and secretly glared at Xi Beizhan.

Xi Beizhan smiled gently at Luo Yu, stood up, and said, "Since all the aunties are here, I'll go out first and come back to pick up Luo Yu later."

Luo Yu nodded to Xi Beizhan, "You go back first. You get off work early today, so come over early."

Xi Beizhan agreed and got up to leave the Women's Federation office.

"Did you guys know that Mingzhu's mom got scratched again yesterday?"

Luo Yu had just seen Xi Beizhan off when she heard some shocking news. She quickly sat up straight and listened attentively to the chatter of the older women.

"I know, I found out when I got off work last night. It was my cousin's mother-in-law's nephew's wife who told me."

I heard the beating was really bad this time; they've even disfigured him.

“I also heard that more than one person took the taxi; it seems that two women came to her together.”

"I don't know that, but my house is close to hers. When I went to the bathroom in the middle of the night, I saw a figure climbing over the wall of her house."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Aunt Zhao in shock.

"Really? How is that possible?"

Aunt Zhao took a sip of hot water. "You all know what kind of person I am. Would I say something that's not true? Of course, I saw it with my own eyes."

I had just finished using the toilet and was standing up to pull up my pants when I saw a figure quickly climb over the wall and into her house.

You all know her house, right? The front door faces the outer wall of the restroom. You can see her front door from the women's restroom side; otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to see it so clearly.

The group exchanged glances and then lowered their heads, remaining silent.

This matter cannot be spread out casually; it must be kept under wraps in the Women's Federation office. Otherwise, if anything happens, they won't be able to escape.

"Director Xu, what did our unit give out for the Spring Festival last year? I'd like to think about what else we could get."

Luo Yu looked at Director Xu with a smile, her eyes filled with sincerity.

Luo Yu cleverly steered the conversation away from Mingzhu's mother's matter and started a new topic, which immediately enlivened the office.

"I received a pound of cured pork last year and I still haven't finished it. I really can't bear to eat it. I heard it was made by a fellow villager and it smells so good. I ate it once the year before last and I still crave it now."

"You've kept it until now? You really know how to save money. Don't keep it this year. Cured meat doesn't taste good if it's kept for too long. Aren't we issuing pork this year? Make more. If you can't, ask your fellow villagers to help you get some."

"The neighborhood gave out apples yesterday, should we get some for Chinese New Year too?"

"I heard that the apple harvest was very bumper this year, so it should be about the same."

After chatting for a while, everyone dispersed at three o'clock in the afternoon. Xi Beizhan came to pick up Luo Yu, and the two slowly walked home.

The two did not return to the Guan family home; instead, they went to the house where Xi Beizhan was currently living.

When I went inside, Aunt Xi was still there.

"You're back? The roof tiles have all been replaced, and the yard has been leveled. Tomorrow we'll clean the kang (heated brick bed) and repaint the walls, and that should be about it."

Xi Beizhan's house doesn't have a gatekeeper; it's just two rooms facing each other. Xi Beizhan is currently living in the room on the east side, which will also be his marital home.

Xi Beizhan led Luo Yu around the room, and Luo Yu nodded in satisfaction, "Luckily, Second Aunt was there to look after things. It's really well done. Thank you for your hard work, Second Aunt."

Aunt Xi laughed when she heard this, "What's so hard about it? I don't have to do any work, I just need to keep an eye on things."

Luo Yu hugged Aunt Xi's arm and said sincerely, "Aunt, please don't say that. If it weren't for you, Bei Zhan and I wouldn't know what to do."

We both have to work and are busy all the time, so we don't have time to take care of these things. You'll have to keep an eye on things here.

Putting everything else aside, this stove has to be kept burning all day long, right? Water has to be prepared, right? Isn't that work?

There was nowhere to sit or stand, and it was freezing cold in the dead of winter. It was only because of my second aunt that she didn't bother; anyone else wouldn't have bothered.

She did the work, but it was unpleasant to be criticized after doing it. However, Luo Yu not only didn't complain, but also praised Aunt Xi to the skies, full of sincere gratitude. Anyone would be happy in that situation.

Aunt Xi smiled and patted Luo Yu's hand, "My little Luo speaks so well. Auntie loves listening to you. What's wrong with doing a little work? We're all family, no need for thanks, it's all what I should do."

Seeing that Luo Yu had made Xi Ergu so happy with just a few words, Xi Beizhan felt both admiration and delight.

The fact that the two most important women in his life get along well is the greatest blessing for him.

If these two women don't get along and are always glaring at each other, he'll be in a difficult position in the middle.