From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!-Chapter 970 - 966: Have You Ever Thought About Us? (Second Update)
Da Wu’s wife heated some hot water, most of it was used to wipe her husband’s body and soak his feet.
The rest was used for her own and Daya’s foot baths.
On the kang bed, perhaps due to the cold wind on the way home, Sun Dawu felt a bit sober, and his consciousness gradually returned.
Seeing his wife busying around for him, he couldn’t help but say.
"Little Bamboo, stop fussing, let’s... let’s rest early!" Sun Dawu said.
"No, I need to wipe your body, and also wash Daya’s feet. The child can’t stay next door tonight, she’ll have to squeeze in with us in our room."
Da Wu’s wife didn’t even realize that she had a slight tone of complaint when she said this.
Sun Dawu didn’t notice either, and instead started reasoning with his wife: "Little Bamboo, I said earlier, that room, the owner mentioned, is to be kept for their own use.
Back then, I told you, don’t let Daya move in there, we should just set up another kang in our room to make a partition. Anyway, the room is big enough, Daya wouldn’t be wronged, but you refused to listen."
When Mu Shuangshuang asked Sun Dawu to move into the courtyard, she had stated her requirements.
She is someone who dislikes trouble, as can be seen from her words and deeds.
Da Wu’s wife felt a bit displeased.
"Then why didn’t you say anything when I moved Daya’s things and ours into the room?"
"Little Bamboo, it was my fault, my fault!" Sun Dawu quickly admitted his mistake.
This was the usual state of affairs for the Sun family.
Sun Dawu spent five years in the military camp. When he left, his son was only two years old and his daughter five. They couldn’t survive on the little consolation money from the court.
His wife single-handedly raised the two children, and it was indeed not easy.
So Sun Dawu was willing to listen to his wife.
Once Sun Dawu admitted his mistake, his wife regained her smile.
"Da Wu, should we... should we go back to Shigou Town? We’ve been here for so long, the restaurant hasn’t opened yet, and we can only sell one or two baked pancakes a day.
During tonight’s dinner, we barely managed to sell five, but then... Shuangshuang and Fengzi only paid ten wén, selling our baked pancakes for two wén each.
How long has it been since we sold baked pancakes for two wén each? Why are they like this? Are they undermining us, or are they jealous of our baked pancakes making money?"
Da Wu’s wife aired all her thoughts and opinions in one breath.
Sun Dawu was a bit confused, not quite understanding his wife’s point.
It wasn’t until his wife narrated the events of the day that Sun Dawu understood.
He paused for a moment before saying, "Little Bamboo, our coming to Qingshan Town relied on Fengzi and Miss Shuangshuang. Without them, I wouldn’t be a head chef now.
Think about it, before in our Shigou Town restaurant, I didn’t even have the qualification to handle the cooking, and now, I can manage such a big restaurant.
The kitchen listens to me; I decide what dishes to make and how to make them!"
Sun Dawu loved cooking and always remembered the opportunities Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng gave him.
He also knew how hard it was to become a head chef.
"But... Father Xiao Zhu, in Shigou Town, we could earn 300 wén a day, and at the end of a month, at least six taels of silver.
But now, we can’t make any money. If the baked pancake business fails, what will Xiao Zhu do? What about Daya?"
"Have you thought about the kids? We can only earn two taels of silver a month at the restaurant, which is not enough for their future."
Da Wu’s wife was a little agitated.
Sun Dawu also found himself in a dilemma.
"But there’s nothing I can do, two taels of silver is quite a lot, even Steward Yu earns this much, and he’s a steward," Sun Dawu said.
"Who says there’s no way, we can discuss it with Miss Shuangshuang and Fengzi.
Either Miss Shuangshuang helps us once more, making our baked pancakes popular again.
Tonight’s matter, they bear some responsibility too.
Or they raise our long-term worker’s salary, in Shigou Town we earned six taels of silver, here it should be at least four taels."
Da Wu’s wife couldn’t imagine how they would support the family if they only relied on her husband’s two taels of silver in the future.
"Little Bamboo, I can’t bring myself to say that, no one would hire a chef for four taels of silver," Sun Dawu said.
"Then let’s return to Shigou Town, make more baked pancakes, three hundred a day, and we could earn one tael and five maces of silver a day," Da Wu’s wife said.
"No, I’ve already promised Fengzi and Shuangshuang that we won’t leave, and Xiao Zhu is studying here, we can’t go back again."
The two of them were at a stalemate, refusing to rest.
Da Wu’s wife continued to instill her thoughts into Sun Dawu, hoping Sun Dawu would fight for more benefits for the Sun family.
At first, Sun Dawu argued with reason, but after several rounds of persuasion, he gradually found himself at a disadvantage.
All he could say was that they would discuss it with Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng the next day.
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Meanwhile, Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng hadn’t rested either; in a strange environment and not yet having freshened up, falling asleep immediately would be a miracle.
Looking at the pile of things in the corner that didn’t belong to her, Mu Shuangshuang felt quite distressed as well.
This Da Wu’s wife was becoming more and more over the top.
I don’t know... what she might do next if things continue like this.
"Shuangshuang, I’ll go boil some hot water. You can wash up and go to bed. I’ll... I’ll just stay at the inn for the night, the two of us... the two of us..."
Lu Yuanfeng’s face was as red as a monkey’s butt.
Mu Shuangshuang knew he had misunderstood.
Originally pondering over Da Wu’s wife’s matter, Mu Shuangshuang burst into laughter.
"What are you thinking? We’re not married, I wouldn’t let you sleep on the kang bed with me!" Mu Shuangshuang deliberately teased Lu Yuanfeng.
Sure enough, as soon as she said that, Lu Yuanfeng’s face turned so red that it could almost bleed.
Though the two were engaged, in the eyes of others, they were practically like husband and wife.
But both of them were quite naive, with the closest contact being a kiss, and nothing else.
Especially not sharing a kang bed.
"Then I... I’ll go find an inn in town, you... you sleep early,"
Lu Yuanfeng ran off, as if a fierce tiger was chasing him.
Mu Shuangshuang quickly stopped him: "You fool, did you forget? I asked you to make an extra bed last time to put in the utility room. Just move it in and set it up!"
Only then did Lu Yuanfeng turn around, not daring to even look at Mu Shuangshuang.
"I’ll go get it!"
Mu Shuangshuang had seriously considered this; the courtyard only had two rooms, not enough to accommodate their third branch family and Lu Yuanfeng.
If guests came, there would be even more problems.
Mu Shuangshuang had Lu Yuanfeng help her make two wooden beds long ago.
A few planks put together, and a small bed could be set up.
After preparing everything, it was already late at night.
Mu Shuangshuang, after washing up, soaked her feet in hot water.
By the time Lu Yuanfeng came back in, she was already feeling a bit sleepy...
