CHAPTER 546: CHAPTER 541: BARGAINING (SECOND UPDATE)

"You..." As soon as Zhou Yunmei heard it, she was so angry that she reached out to hit Luo Cuilan.

Luo Cuilan grabbed her and spoke very directly, "Mom, don’t be so angry. You guys are indeed shameful, or else my elder brother and his wife along with Hong Lan wouldn’t be so angry that they stop associating with you."

When Zhou Yunmei heard this, she became unhappy and responded irritably, "Do you think you’re any better? Does Fang Pingying like to socialize with you?"

"At least she’s better than you all, no matter how much she dislikes me. She found me a job that I’ve done honestly and didn’t cause them any trouble," Luo Cuilan said, glancing at Xu He who was standing by and tutted a few times, "It’s not like you guys, ai..."

Seeing this, Xu He became so angry that she wanted to make a scene, "You..."

She was pulled back by Zhou Yunmei. Impatiently, Zhou Yunmei asked Luo Cuilan, "Just tell me, what on earth did you come here for today?"

Luo Cuilan then remembered the reason for her visit, immediately put away the mean look she had before, and pulled Zhou Yunmei into the room. After avoiding Xu He, she said with a smile, "Mom, I have something to discuss with you."

"Speak."

Luo Cuilan looked at her son sleeping in her arms and then spoke, "I want to go to the city to work, can you help me take care of Da Wei?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yunmei immediately rolled her eyes, "Don’t even think about it, leaving Da Wei with me."

Luo Cuilan also made a face at Zhou Yunmei, as if she knew Zhou Yunmei would react this way.

Seeing that Luo Cuilan still had this attitude even when asking for a favor, Zhou Yunmei got tired of arguing, turned around to leave, but Luo Cuilan pulled her back, stretching out the words as she called her, "Mom, I’ll pay you every month for taking care of him."

Zhou Yunmei stopped in her tracks and turned to look at Luo Cuilan, "How much?"

Luo Cuilan sat her down and countered, "How much do you want?"

Zhou Yunmei thought for a moment, then raised three fingers at Luo Cuilan, "At least 30 dollars, any less and don’t expect me to agree."

Luo Cuilan knew Zhou Yunmei’s character, she would definitely ask for a high price.

She rolled her eyes and started to haggle, "15 dollars, any more and I will find someone else."

dollars?

Zhou Yunmei did a quick calculation, besides buying food for the child, she wouldn’t earn much, and with so much work to do, she said indifferently, "Then go find someone else."

Seeing this, Luo Cuilan knew the amount was too little, so she increased her offer, "How about this, Mom, I’ll give you 20 dollars a month to take care of Da Wei."

As Zhou Yunmei was about to speak, Luo Cuilan immediately said, "Mom, think about it. Da Wei is still young and doesn’t eat much. This 20 dollars a month is pretty much what you’d earn purely. That’s over 200 dollars in a year. Save up for two years and that’s a significant amount of money."

"Alright then." Although it wasn’t the amount Zhou Yunmei had in mind, Luo Cuilan made a good point. Earning a little is better than nothing. She nodded her head, pretending to agree reluctantly and in a spirit of familial love, "Fine, I’ll take care of him for you, after all you’re my own daughter, and Da Wei is my own grandson. Your mother-in-law isn’t related by blood and probably won’t bother with your affairs anyway."

Luo Cuilan saw Zhou Yunmei agreed and was immediately happy to go back and move her stuff, "Alright, I’ll move Da Wei’s stuff over to your place now. In about ten days, I’ll head to the city."

"Are you still going to that place your eldest brother got for you last year?" Zhou Yunmei called out to Luo Cuilan, sounding a bit puzzled, "Wasn’t your spot taken over by your sister-in-law? Can you still get in?"

Speaking of her sister-in-law, Luo Cuilan clenched her teeth.

Originally, she planned to take care of her child until he was at least one year old before going out to work. But when Zhang Jianguo called her the other time, she could clearly hear her sister-in-law speaking on the other end, and she was speaking in such a coquettish tone, God knows what they were up to.

In fact, when she was home, she had already heard some rumors that there was something fishy going on between Zhang Jianguo and Zhang Xuehua.

She always thought Zhang Xuehua had a bewitching air about her, speaking harshly to others like some shrew, but her tone was quite different when she spoke with Zhang Jianguo. However, since she had no concrete evidence, she didn’t dare to speak out.

After all, if she were to speak out, it would be airing the family’s dirty laundry.

Even though Zhang Xuehua and Zhang Jianguo are not blood-related, they grew up together like siblings. If there actually was something between them, other people would see it as a preposterous matter.

She thought about it and decided she couldn’t just let those two be together. She had to go there and keep an eye on things, so despite her child not yet being half a year old, she was planning to go out to work.

But in front of Zhou Yunmei, she couldn’t speak of her concerns, so she said, "It’s fine. I made a call to Jianguo’s place yesterday, and he said the factory is hiring these days. He has already spoken to someone to reserve a spot for me."

"Okay." Zhou Yunmei agreed after hearing this but then thought for a moment and said, "In a few days, I’ll have your father go to your house to move Da Wei’s things. I’m busy these next few days."

Upon hearing this, Luo Cuilan’s eyes briefly brightened and she asked Zhou Yunmei, "What’s up?"

"I..." Zhou Yunmei began to say but then changed her tone, "Isn’t your sister getting engaged? I need to make some arrangements for her too."

Luo Cuilan looked at Fang Pingying and gave a faint smile, "Sure."

Having made arrangements with Zhou Yunmei, Luo Cuilan was ready to take her son back home to pack their belongings. But as she passed by the yard, Xu He, who was leaning on the lounge chair, said with a bit of provocation, "Every time you visit your maternal home, you talk in whispers, as if anyone is eager to eavesdrop on your conversations."

Luo Cuilan stopped in her tracks, turned towards Xu He and retorted with sarcasm, "Aren’t you the same every time you go back to your mother’s house, always sneaking around?"

"I..."

Before Xu He could finish speaking, Luo Cuilan cut her off with narrowed eyes and a complex expression, warning her, "I can’t be bothered to argue with you, but Xu He, I advise you to stop doing those conscienceless deeds, or sooner or later you’ll get what’s coming to you from the heavens."

Xu He didn’t understand what Luo Cuilan meant, but she couldn’t stand being maligned by Luo Cuilan. She stood up with a bang, pointed at Luo Cuilan and said, "What conscienceless things have I done?"

But Luo Cuilan was somewhat odd today, she didn’t continue to argue with Xu He. She just looked at her with a dark smile and then went back home holding her son.

Xu He felt puzzled; Luo Cuilan was not someone to seek peace. Every time she came over, she would start an argument over nothing, but today she let it go so easily.

Moreover, Luo Cuilan was acting quite strangely today, saying things that were incomprehensible.

Xu He was baffled for a long time and couldn’t figure out what was going on. When Zhou Yunmei came out, Xu He immediately went up to her and asked, "Mom, what did Luo Cuilan talk to you about just now?"