Oh my... Si Nian was truly stunned by this old woman.
Fifty yuan a month?
This salary was as high as what she earned as a radio announcer.
This man was so extravagant!
No wonder Aunt Liu didn't want to leave. If it were her, she wouldn't either.
Her shrill voice scared Yaoyao into crying loudly. For a moment, the noise made Zhou Yueshen's ears ache. He frowned unhappily, and his voice carried an imposing authority without raising his voice: "Aunt Liu, I've said it. It's no longer necessary. If you keep this up, don't blame me for being rude."
Si Nian went over and picked up the frightened Yaoyao, keeping her far away from Aunt Liu.
People like this who were so persistent and hard to get rid of were the scariest.
"Yaoyao, be good. Don't be afraid," she patted the child's back to comfort her. Sure enough, as soon as Yaoyao felt the familiar person, she felt at ease and tightly hugged Si Nian's neck, looking fearfully at Aunt Liu who was throwing a tantrum.
Zhou Yuedong and Zhou Yuehan also had disgusted expressions on their faces.
"Eldest and second sons, please say something for grandma. Grandma took care of you for so long. Even if there's no merit, there's at least hard work. Don't you want to eat meat every day?"
Seeing that her efforts with Zhou Yueshen were in vain, Aunt Liu then turned her attention to Zhou Yuedong and Zhou Yuehan.
Zhou Yuehan swallowed nervously and said awkwardly, "Grandma Liu, no thanks. I won't eat your food. Of course, I don't mean that your cooking is bad."
Aunt Liu was speechless.
Zhou Yuedong didn't say a word.
"Aunt Liu, I don't want to repeat the same thing for the third time," Zhou Yueshen was already annoyed. "These days when Si Nian came, you ran back without even saying hello. I paid you to work, but you should know how you've done. I didn't hold you accountable because we're from the same village. If we really get into it, you should even return some of the money. If you don't want things to get ugly, please leave."
Aunt Liu was at a loss for words. Asking her to return the money was like taking her life.
She was completely panicked. Afraid that her embezzlement of money before would be discovered if she kept pestering, she left awkwardly.
Finally, the house became quiet.
Zhou Yueshen looked at Si Nian and saw that she was also looking at him. He said, "Sorry, I didn't keep her. It's not that I want to dump all the work on you. I'll try my best to help you in the future. If you find it troublesome, you don't have to deliver meals to me on purpose. Just take good care of Yaoyao."
He was worried that Si Nian would think that as soon as she came back, he fired Aunt Liu just to treat her as a nanny.
Although Zhou Yueshen hoped that someone would sincerely take care of the children, he didn't want to wrong this young girl either.
"I'll give you two hundred yuan as living expenses every month from now on. After covering the children's expenses, you can spend the rest as you like. If you need anything else, just tell me."
Si Nian was shocked.
Two... two hundred...
Was this man so extravagant?
Two hundred yuan was equivalent to three or four thousand yuan or even more in the future. Even in the future, few men would give a woman a few thousand yuan as pocket money every month.
Wow! How much money did he earn?
Si Nian felt that she had struck it rich.
"Um, isn't that too much... Then I won't stand on ceremony."
Seeing her polite words but bright eyes, a faint smile flashed across Zhou Yueshen's eyes.
"Don't worry. I've saved a lot of money. It's enough for your expenses. As long as you live a good life."
Zhou Yueshen's parents passed away early, so he only had to worry about himself. He joined the army at a young age and served on the border for eight years. He was an officer when he retired. If he hadn't retired, he would be a regimental commander by now.
However, due to some accidents, he had to leave. Over the years, he had been saving his money and didn't spend much. His retirement pay was still there. After coming back, he founded a farm, which he bought at a low price from some people before and didn't cost much.
These days, as long as you were bold and didn't cross the line, you could basically succeed.
It was just that you couldn't do things on a large scale, so Zhou Yueshen only operated in the village.
But in fact, his reputation had already spread. He supplied a large area of the fresh meat market.
Naturally, his income was quite a lot.
He just needed to wait for full liberalization.
However, although he had earned so much money, he had no time to spend it, and he couldn't even take good care of the children.
Sometimes, Zhou Yueshen also doubted himself.
But today, when he saw the second son carrying a new schoolbag, excited and introducing the things Si Nian bought to him, he suddenly found the meaning of making money.
It turned out that it wasn't meaningless. He just used it in the wrong way before.
"Don't worry! These days, there's nothing that can't be solved with money!" Si Nian said with a smile.
That's right. Eighty percent of the hardships in life were because of money.
As long as the money problem was solved, what other difficulties were there?
After Aunt Liu was driven away, Si Nian also breathed a sigh of relief. She always felt that as long as Aunt Liu didn't leave, she was like a time bomb. It was good that she left now.
She went into the kitchen and checked the pork rib soup. It still needed to simmer on low heat for half an hour. The ribs had to be tender and soft to taste good, otherwise, the children couldn't bite them.
Si Nian added a piece of firewood to the fire and then walked to the side to wash the side dishes. There wasn't much in the house. All the things were bought by her, including some potatoes, tomatoes, and Chinese cabbages.
While she was busy, she felt someone walking into the kitchen behind her. When she looked back, she saw it was Zhou Yueshen.
The kitchen was quite spacious, but his tall and slender figure made it seem as if a mountain had entered. Suddenly, the whole kitchen felt a bit cramped.
"Do you need any help?"
Looking at her bent back as she was busy, she was different from other village women. Even when cooking, she looked beautiful and well - organized, not at all in a mess.
Her slender back was illuminated by the setting sun. Her waist was so slender that it seemed it would break with a little force.
A girl like her was born to enjoy life.
"Sure. Help me clean the kitchen. It's all wet and slippery after I washed the ribs just now." Si Nian wasn't polite. She liked cooking, but she hated the mess after cooking. It was annoying to clean up.
But it was different if someone helped.
Zhou Yueshen nodded slightly and picked up the broom to start cleaning.
The kitchen was filled with the fragrant steam. The empty house was filled with the smell of cooking.
This house was built only two or three years ago, and it had always been empty and uncomfortable to live in.
Zhou Yueshen always felt that something was missing.
But now, he knew what it was.
Si Nian was cutting vegetables peacefully, but soon she felt the man's gaze on her.
She suddenly felt a bit uncomfortable. What was this man staring at her for?
Although she admitted that she was really good - looking, being stared at like this made her blush even though she had a thick skin.
Maybe in this era, Zhou Yueshen's tall and strong appearance wasn't very popular.
But in the future, such a tough man would be hard to come by.
She used to see those who butchered pigs. They were all pot - bellied and smoking uncles.
