klisemfg Chapter 320 is just to find someone to pick the fruit?
Chapter 320 is just to find someone to pick the fruit?
"You're really something! At such a young age, you've managed to build a business for your younger siblings, without any help from your parents or grandparents. You've really had a tough time."
As Arong spoke, she took Xu Yiyi's hands and sighed with emotion.
Xu Yi smiled but didn't say anything; she didn't understand Aunt Rong's intentions.
"She'll be fourteen in a few months. A young lady has to get married eventually. She should take advantage of her young age to pick a good one, otherwise, when she's old and worn out, others will be the ones choosing her..."
Xu Yiyi still had a smile on her lips, but silently withdrew her hand.
"Thank you for your concern, Auntie. We're doing fine now, so there's no rush."
Arong suddenly raised her voice, looking at Xu Yiyi as if she were ignorant.
"That's a good saying. It's better to get married sooner rather than later. If you don't want to get married so quickly, you can settle down first. A girl will eventually have to get married. My nephew is twenty this year. He works as a salt worker in the prefectural city. He's a very honest and kind person..."
Before she finished speaking, the smile on Xu Yiyi's lips vanished instantly.
Arong didn't notice and continued, "I've already told his family about your situation. They said they don't mind that you have several younger siblings. When you two get married, he can take care of the restaurant, and you can have time to take care of your younger siblings and have a few more babies. Wouldn't that be a wonderful life?"
At this point, Arong covered her mouth and burst into laughter.
It took a while before they noticed that Xu Yiyi's face was terribly gloomy.
"So all I've been doing for the past few months, getting up early and working late, risking my life to catch fish at sea, cooking in the sweltering heat, and getting sick several times from exhaustion, practically dragging my younger siblings out of the mud, is just to find someone to pick the fruit?"
Ah Rong didn't dare to laugh after hearing this, and remained stunned for a long time.
"How could you think like that? Once this young lady gets married, she'll have someone to rely on for the rest of her life. Entrusting this restaurant to you is the perfect way to do it."
Xu Yiyi sneered.
"I rely on myself, never on anyone else."
She stood up and opened the door.
"Now that the restaurant is making money, why is everyone suddenly becoming a kind person who wants to patronize me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the courtyard turned to look at him.
Amin sat under the eaves, watching Xu Yiyi's gloomy face and his mother standing behind her with a fawning smile. He knew that his mother must have said something unpleasant.
"What happened?"
Xu Anyang suddenly stood up; this was the first time he had ever seen Yi Yi so angry with someone.
"Hey! I was just trying to be nice and introduce Yi-yi to a potential partner. If she's not interested, fine, but why is she getting angry?"
Ah Rong looked all wronged, as if it were Xu Yiyi's fault.
Upon hearing this, Xu Anyang rolled his eyes.
This Ah Rong is usually the quietest, but she has the highest status among the aunties.
It's because she takes advantage of her close relationship with the children and puts on airs when Xu Yiyi doesn't know.
"It's understandable that my sister is angry. What kind of good people can you introduce? They're all just scraping by in the fields."
Her family owned a lot of land.
"I'll say it again, none of you can interfere in my sister Yi's marriage. If you have any ideas, go back and discuss it with my great-grandparents..."
Xu Anyang snorted coldly, wondering if she dared to do it.
Taking advantage of his age to deceive a thirteen-year-old girl, he's really heartless.
Xu Yiyi turned around and glanced at her: "Sihai, calculate how much Aunt Rong's wages are and settle the wages for these half a month."
Sihai nodded and ran ahead to settle the accounts.
Arong panicked immediately.
"Yi-yi, what are you doing? I just said a few extra words..."
Ah Rong tugged at her sleeve to plead for mercy, but Xu Yiyi shook her off.
“Auntie, it’s beneath you to work for me. You’d be perfect as a matchmaker.”
Xu Yi smiled and spoke without holding back.
"It's good that you're not working here. I don't like having an 'elder' bossing me around, and you don't need to be angry because I'm not as disobedient as Brother Ming. It's better for everyone."
Amin stood aside and never spoke up for his mother.
Before long, Sihai came over with the money.
They even thoughtfully put it in a purse and handed it over.
"Auntie, you've only earned half of this month, so it should be 250 coins. I added some money for you, making it a total of 300 coins."
Si Hai handed over the purse, but A Rong refused to accept it.
If I don't work here, where else can I find such a good job?
The wages are not low, and two meals a day are provided, and the food is decent.
They also provide two sets of clothes to change into each season; you can't find such a good job anywhere else in the entire Ping'an Town.
"Yiyi, Auntie apologizes to you. You don't want to get married, and Auntie will never say that again. Please forgive Auntie."
Xu Yiyi looked at her, took a step back, and didn't let her hold her hand.
“Auntie, I’m not turning you down because you introduced me to a potential partner. You’re a good person, but you’re not suitable for me.”
Seeing this, Sihai forced the purse into Arong's hand, and Aming simply took the person away.
Hearing Arong's howls, the other three aunties in the courtyard looked at each other in bewilderment.
"I knew this day would come."
Aunt Zhao, who was always talking, spoke first.
“Arong is hardworking and efficient, but she just can’t get her mindset right. She always tries to control Yiyi. Yiyi wouldn’t mind at other times, but in a restaurant, Arong’s behavior is inappropriate.”
Aunt Zhang nodded in agreement.
"It's because she's gone that we'll be even more tired today."
Aunt Li sighed, while Aunt Zhao pursed her lips.
"Just you wait and see, Yi Yi will definitely go and buy people."
Aunt Zhang immediately fell silent.
"Do you think Yi Yi might eventually fire even the rest of us? After all, the people bought by the brokerage firm have all signed contracts and are extremely loyal."
Aunt Zhang thought that it would be more useful than the other aunties in her clan.
Relationships based solely on mutual benefit are the easiest to control.
As Aunt Zhao listened to her speak, she poured the prepared tofu fish into a large wooden tub to wash it.
"Would you be like Ah Rong?"
Aunt Zhao asked a question in return, and Aunt Zhang shook her head.
"That solves it. If you just do your job diligently, why would I want to fire you?"
After saying that, Aunt Zhao scooped up the tofu fish and drained it.
I'm not worried at all.
Upon hearing this, everyone felt immediately at ease.
As soon as A-Yue returned from the dock, she couldn't help but start gossiping, and went straight up to Xu Anyang to whisper among herself.
"What happened to Aunt Rong? I just saw her at the dock. She was pointing at Ah Ming's nose and yelling at him. She ignored me when I greeted her."
Xu Anyang carried firewood, glanced sideways at the direction of the main room, and grinned, revealing a tiger tooth.
He recounted everything that had just happened in detail.
"So, we should have dismissed her. When I was still naive, she even looked down on me a few times."
A-Yue nodded in agreement, and the two continued talking in hushed tones.
The howling wind had subsided, and soon the thick clouds parted, letting in the golden sunlight.
The storm subsided, and Xu Yiyi immediately picked up Wu Yuan and pulled Si Hai to the brokerage.
At that time, Wei An and Xie Yushu's small boat had already seen the outline of Wanghai Island.