Chapter 412: The 90s Contrast System (15)

Xie Yang held back a laugh and did not expose her.

According to the memories left by the original owner, the three Yang sisters were one lazier than the next.

As long as it meant doing less work, their mouths could run faster than a train.

Not to mention how the dishes Yang Taohua cooked tasted, she was actually quite nimble when working, and her hands and feet were not a bit slower than the original owner's.

Xie Yang believed what she said—she worked on an assembly line at a garment factory; it wasn't that she couldn't keep up with the original owner, it was purely because she was lazy.

As long as the boss didn't say anything, she never took the initiative to work overtime.

Unlike the original owner, who would work whenever there was work, regardless of whether the boss said anything! It was piecework anyway, so doing more didn't mean losing out.

"It's not losing out, but it's tiring!"

Yang Taohua finished chopping the ribs and blanched them, planning to braise them with dried green beans in a while, and took the opportunity to chat with Xie Yang:

"Look at you, you see work and just keep doing it, not knowing how to slack off, and now you've run your body into the ground, right? Let me tell you, there is no such thing as plowed-out land in this world, only oxen worked to death. In the future, learn from me, slack off at the right time, and in short, be better to yourself."

Seeing Xie Yang nod in agreement, Yang Taohua felt she had found a soulmate and complained even more enthusiastically:

"I think Zhu Meijiao is very good at slacking off. She doesn't actually have that much homework; she just uses it to avoid work. It's the same attitude my second sister used to have. When my second sister was in school, whenever my mom asked her to do something, she would either say her stomach hurt and run to the latrine, or make excuses that she had too much homework to finish. Pfft! She was actually hiding in her room secretly reading romance novels!"

"..."

"Speaking of romance novels, I remember I hid a few at my grandparents' old house. I don't know if they're still there, or if my second uncle and the others used them as kindling? Oh no, I have to go check in a while. I spent several yuan buying them from a comic book stall back then."

Yang Taohua was incredibly annoyed, regretting that she hadn't taken those romance novels with her when she went south to work. She could have used them as entertainment after work in Shencheng, but left here, there was no guarantee they hadn't already become a pile of ash in the stove.

Yang Taohua decided to go to her grandparents' old house after lunch and asked Xie Yang if she wanted to go together.

Her grandparents' old house was not far away, right under Xiao Chai Shan at the west entrance of the village.

Xie Yang had nothing better to do, so after eating and drinking her fill, she cleaned up the scene.

The dried blue fish was a bit salty, and more than half was left over, so she put it into the pot and back into Yang Taohua's basket.

Some of the braised ribs with beans and boiled pork liver were also left over, so they were also packed into Yang Taohua's basket.

Then, with her hands in her pockets, she leisurely followed Yang Taohua for a stroll.

"My grandparents are living in town with my youngest uncle now. My youngest uncle hasn't married yet and opened a repair stall in town. When he's busy, he can't even find time to eat, so my grandparents feel bad for him and moved over to cook for him. Who told him to be their child born in their old age?"

The two chatted as they walked.

Ever since Xie Yang encouraged her to go to Shencheng to sell sesame cakes, Yang Taohua had treated Xie Yang like a good sister with whom she could talk about anything.

"I heard my mom muttering yesterday that my grandparents seem to want to swap the foundation of the old house and move to the entrance of the village road. Although there aren't many households there, it's convenient to go to town. They want to build a new house and leave a room for my youngest uncle as a wedding room in the future. Once my youngest uncle gets married, it will be convenient for the two old folks to travel back and forth to town.

But my grandparents' old house, strictly speaking, has a share belonging to my family. My dad is the eldest son, and he didn't take a penny from the family when the family was divided back then. My grandfather made the decision at the time that of the three old rooms, two would be for my dad in the future, and the remaining one would be divided between my two uncles. If this is swapped, and they still leave a wedding room for my youngest uncle, will it be clear in the future?"

As Yang Taohua rambled on with her complaints, the memories of the past life left by the original owner surfaced in Xie Yang's mind—

This area of He Wan Village would also face a wave of demolition in two years. However, unlike Zhou Family Village, where the entire village was collectively relocated due to the construction of an industrial park, He Wan Village only had partial homesteads relocated and swapped for the construction of an expressway.

The foot of Xiao Chai Shan happened to fall within the relocation scope.

Xie Yang tactfully reminded Yang Taohua:

"When I was having a physical exam at the county hospital, I don't know which patient's family member I heard mention that it seems our He Wan Village will be relocated before long. You should have your dad persuade your grandparents not to move the old house's homestead for the time being. If possible, try to plant more fruit trees in front of and behind the house. If it really gets relocated, these can all count as money."

"Really?"

Yang Taohua had heard of demolition, back in the first half of the year, when a little sister in the same workshop got over a million because her family's home was relocated. She stopped working, resigned, and went home to collect the money.

If He Wan Village was also relocated...

Ahhh!

She didn't even dare to think about it!

Seeing her holding her face in excitement, Xie Yang hurriedly poured cold water on her to cool her down:

"I only heard it through the grapevine. Before the official document comes down, we should still wait and see and not spread the word. Besides, even if there is relocation, it doesn't mean every household is eligible; perhaps only a small portion of families will benefit."

"That's true."

Yang Taohua calmed down and thought carefully:

"Regardless, having this rumor is enough for my dad to persuade my grandparents not to be in a hurry to swap the old house's homestead."

But after calming down for a while, she started getting excited again:

"Oh, Xie Yang, you say if my family is really relocated, about how much money can we get? If I ask my mom for some capital to sell sesame cakes, I won't get scolded, right?"

Xie Yang: "..."

If it really gets demolished, is that all the ambition you have as a second-generation demolition beneficiary?

Like her, she just planned to lie flat, rot, and enjoy the rest of her life.

Main System: 【...】

Its host was really getting lazier and lazier.

Because of this topic, Yang Taohua treated her to dinner that day as well.

In addition to heating up the leftovers from lunch, Yang Taohua also found an unopened bag of Fuqiang flour in her grandparents' old house.

It just so happened that her basket was fully stocked with oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar, so she simply started a fire in the old house's kitchen and cooked a pot of freshly rolled hand-pulled noodles.

She plucked a few green onions that hadn't withered from the messy onion pot in the corner, cut them into bits and sprinkled them on the noodles, then drizzled hot oil over them. With a "sizzle" sound, the fragrance of the onions overflowed.

Although it was just a bowl of ordinary scallion oil noodles, it was salty and delicious, and the noodles were chewy.

Xie Yang finished it with gusto and still felt like she wanted more.

She encouraged Yang Taohua: "Believe me, you will definitely succeed in your path of catering entrepreneurship!"

Yang Taohua giggled: "I think so too."

When she returned to the Zhu Family, it was already dusk.

Zhou Ru was busy with dinner in the kitchen, and Zhu Weiguo was chopping wood in the courtyard.

Seeing her leave early in the morning and only returning at this hour, Zhou Ru's expression was extremely ugly:

"Your younger sister is returning to school this afternoon, yet you haven't even come back to see her off."

Xie Yang raised an eyebrow upon hearing this; her relationship with Zhu Meijiao was already so poor, yet Zhou Ru actually wanted her to see the other girl off?

Should she go to her funeral instead?

Xie Yang ignored her, picked up a kettle of hot water from the kitchen, and went off to wash up on her own.

Zhou Ru's temper flared up instantly; she chased after her to the backyard, and for fear of the man hearing, she had to lower her voice, making it sound as if it were being squeezed through her teeth:

"Can you be more sensible! It's not like you don't know how difficult things are for me in this family..."

"I don't see how things are difficult for you anywhere. Aren't you living quite well, being a loving mother and a filial daughter with Zhu Meijiao, and even using the wages I earned to renovate her bathroom? By the way, when do you plan to pay me back that seven thousand? I'm waiting to use it for medical treatment!"

"..."