Rebirth and Raising a Baby

Lin Ling followed the lobby brother back to the rented room and looked at it. The spacious house has not changed much after the occupants lived there.

The layout of three bedrooms and one living room, the master bedroom is occupied by the lobby brother and his wife, and there are two remaining rooms, each with two bunk beds, which can sleep eight shop assistants, and can be doubled if squeezed.

"Chu Yi squeezed with them before?"

Lin Ling looked at the 1.2-meter bunk bed and made some guesses.

The hall brother nodded: "Yeah, at the beginning I made do with staying for two days, but later I found it too troublesome to find a house, and I needed to make a bed, so I still slept here."

After all, there are ready-made water heaters and stoves here, and you can also rub the unsold lo mei in the store from time to time.

If it is left now, it is really impossible to realize.

But in the early days of the shop, the business was still unstable, so there would be some left over from time to time. After he knew what Chu Yi and the others were planning, he took advantage of the trend to make more.

"not bad!"

Lin Ling nodded. In this case, she didn't feel sorry for Chu Yi anymore.

It's difficult for the lobby brother, he has to manage the store to solicit business, and at the same time let Chu Yi and the others eat and drink.

"Did you trouble you a lot during that time?" Lin Ling was a little embarrassed, because men are rough in things.If it wasn't for the good relationship between her and the eldest brother, what would people think.

The lobby brother smiled: "Not at all. When they are here, they occasionally help out in the store. When they are free, they help me distribute leaflets. They also contribute the most during the opening days."

"That's good."

Lin Ling nodded, it seems that Chu Yi is still sensible.

The lady in the lobby came out with the cut fruits.

"It's rare for you brothers and sisters to meet each other. You keep talking about these things. I don't know what to say."

Lin Ling was amused, "Hahaha, we are familiar with each other, so let's stop talking about those polite words."

"Big brother, you should train your sister-in-law well. In the future, the two of you will be able to return to the village separately and work for each other."

Lin Ling hinted that she didn't want to bring the big brother out, but the big sister-in-law couldn't keep up, which caused problems between their husband and wife.

"No way, your sister-in-law is no worse than me!"

The lobby brother ate sliced ​​oranges, his teeth stiffened by the cold: "She wakes up earlier than me every day, and takes people to clean the pork. In the eyes of those employees, I'm not working hard enough. "

"Early in the morning?" Lin Ling's face turned serious, "Isn't the water very cold?"

"Sister-in-law, you can't wash pork in cold water, cold water in winter is very harmful."

"Even if it's one more step, boil some hot water and adjust the temperature before cleaning. I'd rather be troublesome."

The lobby brother responded in a serious manner: "Isn't it, this stupid woman, I didn't know it at first, but then I scolded her severely."

"I thought it wouldn't be so troublesome. The hot water would cost gas, and I used to wash vegetables in cold water in the same way in the village." As she spoke, the wife in the hall lowered her head a little shyly.

Lin Ling let out a long sigh.

"Let's not talk about the daily life. The village has well water, which is warm in winter."

"Let's open a store, you use cold water yourself, what about the employees?"

"Even if you don't care about your body, you can't harm those young people, can you? They are all relatives in the same village."

Seeing that the sister-in-law didn't care, Lin Ling persuaded her from a different angle.

Liu Yan tried to struggle, but was overwhelmed by the big brother's words.

"Don't think about washing with cold water secretly. You, a store manager's daughter-in-law, use cold water, so how dare you let the employees use warm water?"

Lin Ling was taken aback, afraid that she would be disobedient, and persuaded her a few more words, "Sister-in-law in the lobby, you don't have to save me so much, it's just a matter of boiling two pots of hot water in the morning, and it doesn't cost much. They all make money. The body is the capital of the revolution!"

After doing the math, I found that heating hot water every day would cost me dozens of gas dollars a month, and the store could easily earn it back, so the lobby wife didn't object.

Lin Ling's heart was put back in her stomach again.

Grinning her teeth, Lin Ling finished eating the cold orange, and Lin Ling had another meal.

The home-cooked dishes made by the sister-in-law in the lobby, roast a piece of meat, cook a braised prawn in oil, stir-fry two vegetables, and cook a soup, which is also very rich.

Lin Ling specifically asked the staff how to eat, only to know that the young people are new to the provincial capital, so they usually cook something by themselves, or eat it in the store, or try other stores.

After understanding, Lin Ling couldn't say anything.

Young people, just like that, are curious about everything.

Maybe after eating for a period of time, you will get bored with outside food and would rather do it yourself.

Most people who wander abroad have such an experience.

In the end, what makes them nostalgic is the taste of their hometown, which is the taste of memory, engraved in their souls.

Lin Ling originally planned to stay in a hotel, but when the conversation broke out, the lobby brother immediately became unhappy, and looked very unhappy with a stern face.

The sister-in-law in the lobby even pulled her, saying that she wanted to talk to her in bed at night.

The lobby brother even said that he can go and squeeze with the employees in the store.

"OK then."

"I'm staying just one night."

"I have other things to do this afternoon."

Her trip to the provincial capital was not just for home appliances.

"Whatever you want, the store is busy recently, I don't have much time to greet you, in the evening you take your sister-in-law out to go shopping and buy some clothes or something."

"Tsk tsk, brother hall has also learned to care about people?" Lin Ling joked with a smile.

Lin Junkai didn't show any shyness, and said very honestly: "I was thinking that the Chinese New Year is coming soon, so let her buy some clothes for the children and the elderly at home."

The ambiguous atmosphere suddenly disappeared.

Instead, Liu Yan covered her mouth and smiled.

When I was about to go downstairs, I met a beautiful sister who came down from the elevator in the elevator.

"Hello host!"

"Good afternoon, pretty lady!"

"Hey, Xiao Lin, I haven't seen you for a long time." Sister Liang greeted with a smile, but she didn't know which Xiao Lin she was talking to.

"I just arrived in the provincial capital today, and I was talking about you just now." Lin Ling also responded with a smile.

"What did you say about me?" Sister Liang raised her eyebrows slightly.

Brother in the hall: "You said you are generous, and you borrowed a lot of furniture from us."

After that, there was chatter and chatter until the elevator opened.

The seventh floor is here.

Miss Liang left in a good mood.

It is estimated that another tenant has something to ask her to deal with.

Even though Sister Liang is a charterer, she is actually busy. With so many tenants, there will always be problems that need to be solved by her.

in the elevator.

Lin Ling looked at the lobby brother with a different look.

After coming to the provincial capital for a while, the eldest brother became able to talk.

Look at what I said to Sister Liang just now, there is no silence at all, warm and distanced.

"Is she easy to get along with?"

Lin Ling asked casually.

The lobby brother nodded: "There are not many things. We usually say hello when we meet. We issue water and electricity bills at the beginning of each month, and then we pay the rent. There is no intersection."

That's quite reassuring.

Lin Ling nodded in satisfaction.

The lobby brother went back to the store and continued to work.

Lin Ling went in another direction, waited for a while, and got on the bus.

Another purpose of her trip is to deal with Cheng Xiao.

At first Cheng Xiao was reluctant to talk about the situation at home, but when he became familiar with Dabao and Erbao and let go of past worries, he was even more reluctant to talk about it.

Lin Ling saw that she seemed to have forgotten about it, but she didn't show it on the surface, but she was anxious in her heart.

The child is still young, so it doesn't matter if she is on winter vacation now, but she still has to go to school in the future, Lin Ling can't let her go.

So this trip is here to work on this matter.

The first destination is the newsstand.

A small pavilion, but the variety is very complete.

There are a lot of newspapers and magazines, and some soft drinks, mineral water, biscuits and bread are also sold.

"Boss, I heard that a factory caught fire a while ago, and it was a female worker who sacrificed herself to save her fellow workers. Do you have a newspaper reporting this?"

Lin Ling didn't look for it by himself, and handed the boss two dollars directly.

The owner of the newsstand buys newspapers and magazines every day. He can be said to be the most well-informed person in the city. Even if he doesn't read it himself, he will hear a word or two when the guests discuss it.

"There is such a thing."

"Wait for me to find it."

The boss agreed quickly, and began to rummage through old newspapers.

"Boss, why do you keep so many newspapers?"

Lin Ling was a little curious.

It's okay to sell new newspapers, why are you still receiving old newspapers?

Of course, she didn't know much about how these newspapers were not sold.
"Here," the boss pouted his chin at her, "Didn't you just come here?"

Lin Ling laughed loudly: "Boss, you are so humorous."

"This is my habit. I keep every newspaper in my collection. If I keep it in the future, it might become a treasure."

"It's true, it's not expensive anyway."

Lin Ling nodded slowly. Newspapers may not look expensive, but they can reflect people's livelihood issues, and they are records of the times. They will definitely be valuable in the future.

"Hey, that's it."

The boss threw out several newspapers and did not forget to mark the pile of old newspapers.

Lin Ling flipped through the pages, and they were all headlines.

It seemed that it was indeed quite a sensation.

It's a pity that people are gone.

Otherwise, even if they are seriously injured, all parties will raise funds to save people, and maybe they will survive.

It's just that living like that might be tiring.

But Cheng Xiao wouldn't lose his mother, even marry his father again, and lose his family.

I don't know if the female worker thought of this when saving people. Probably not.

"Hongluo Garment Factory"

Lin Ling borrowed a piece of paper to write down the address of the factory.

I also wondered in my heart, why did the garment factory catch fire?
The degree to which people can be burned to death must be a fire that started in a short period of time. Since some people were rescued, but more than one, it means that several people present at that time could not stop the fire?

Does the factory meet fire protection standards?

I don't know if the truth of the incident has been found out.
Lin Ling diverged his thoughts for a while, and didn't pursue too much.

Her goal was Cheng Xiao. Now that she knew the address, she would go over there and ask for her home address, and she would be able to find the place soon.

Hongluo Garment Factory is in another district.

Lin Ling had no choice but to board the bus again and head over there.

After bumping for an hour and a half, we finally arrived at the place.

Lin Ling's face was not very good-looking.

No matter how good the road section is, dangling in such a bus, the bus stops and drives, and people dangle along with it, it feels very bad.

And there are many people around, exuding all kinds of smells, including the smell of young ladies' perfume, the smell of men smoking, and the cry of children. It can be said to be a headache.

After getting out of the car, Lin Ling took a deep breath.

I thought to myself, it’s no wonder I don’t like taking the bus, it’s really torture.

Follow the address and ask all the way to Hongluo Garment Factory.

The half-burnt factory that was published in the newspaper has been restored to its original state.

When it was time to get off work, the workers came in and out, all with numb expressions on their faces, and they couldn't tell that the fire had happened before.

Lin Ling hesitated whether to ask a worker or the factory.
This matter was handled so quickly, but no one paid attention to Cheng Xiao's disappearance. She didn't trust people in the factory.

Just at this time, a group of female workers came out laughing and laughing.

One of the thin female workers waved with the others and walked in the other direction.

Lin Ling fixed her gaze, so she decided it was her!

Quickly speed up the pace to catch up.

"Beauty, wait!"

As soon as this sentence was said, several people around looked over.

Even the target person in front is the same.

Under the gaze of multiple eyes, Lin Ling chased after the target and stood side by side with her.

The target subconsciously found a corner to speak.

Those people were still staring at her just now, I'm really embarrassed, I will definitely be teased by them when I go to work tomorrow.Fortunately, it was a woman who was looking for her. If it was a man, she would not be able to wash it off.

"I have something to ask you."

"what's up?"

The female worker was joyful and fluttering at the beginning, but then she became vigilant.

In her opinion, Lin Ling is the real beauty, with long flowing hair, a beautiful face, and even more decent clothes. Such a person calls her a garment factory worker a beauty?
It's almost like a mockery.

"What's your name?"

"Xiujuan."

The female worker thought to herself, she doesn't even know my name, so the sound of "beauty" should be polite, right?Maybe she didn't see my face clearly just now.

Thinking about it this way made me feel a lot calmer.

"Sister Xiujuan, I came to you because I wanted to inquire about something."

"Tell me," Xiujuan hesitated for a while, but still agreed: "But I may not be able to help you, after all, I am just a female worker."

"fine."

Lin Ling smiled, it would be nice to have this attitude.

"I'm a relative of Cheng Xiao's family. I heard about her family, so I want to ask you for her home address and to say hello."

"Cheng Xiao."

Xiujuan thought for a while, the name was a little familiar, and then she remembered that this was the daughter left by the comrades in the factory.

"That's all you ask?"

Lin Ling nodded vigorously.

"Okay, but I don't remember the address, but I still remember the route. Shall I take you there now?"

"Okay! Then I will trouble you!" Lin Ling climbed up the pole without knowing what it means to be embarrassed.

"Are you familiar with Cheng Xiao's mother?"

Lin Ling thought about it, and they all went to Cheng Xiao's house, so they must have a good relationship.

Xiujuan shook her head and said, "We don't know each other well. After the fire broke out, the workers in the factory organized us to go to her house to give condolences, so I still remember the route."

"So that's the case!" Lin Ling nodded slowly.

Xiujuan sighed, "I even donated ten yuan." Her tone was distressed.

Lin Ling kept silent.

What's the use of donating money when people are gone.

With this in mind, it's better to take care of Cheng Xiao more, so that no one will know that he has been lost for a month.