Siheyuan: The road to counterattack for the little transparent

In the next few days, Yu Li and her mother-in-law were like tireless spinning tops, constantly busy in the kitchen.

The quality of the flower buns and red date cakes they made has always been stable. Word spread quickly and soon they attracted many people from other alleys.

Yan Bugui was very happy to see that his family's business was so prosperous. He took the initiative to ask to help collect the materials sent by everyone and be responsible for recording them.

After all, the three aunts are elderly people. As the orders increase, they start working before dawn every day and are busy all the time without stopping.

Her back and waist began to ache, and her hands became stiff from long hours of work.

She began to complain and said to Yan Bugui: "Old Yan, please calculate how many orders we have. Just make sure we have the right ones. If there are too many, I'm worried that I won't be able to finish them."

There was a hint of fatigue and anxiety in the third aunt's voice. She looked at the room full of materials and unfinished orders, and a feeling of powerlessness surged in her heart.

When Yan Bugui heard the third aunt's complaint, he stopped writing and frowned slightly. Looking at his wife's tired appearance, he felt a little bit reluctant.

He said, "I know you're working hard, but this business is so prosperous, we can't give up easily."

"I'll go count the orders first. If there are too many, let the children come out to help." After Yan Bugui said this, he stood up to sort out the orders.

After a while, Yan Bugui came back with a stack of orders. His face was a little serious, and he said:

"We still have quite a few orders. I made a preliminary estimate. At this rate, we will have to work until New Year's Eve to finish them."

"How can that be? Others want to celebrate the New Year, but we don't? Old Yan, you are such a fool. Why do you accept so many orders without thinking carefully?"

The third aunt was already resentful of working day and night, and when she heard that she would have to work for such a long time, she immediately became angry.

Her face was full of fatigue and dissatisfaction, and her voice became a little higher.

Seeing this, Yu Li quickly came over to comfort her: "Mom, New Year's Eve dinner is just a thing. What our family lacks most right now is not the New Year's Eve dinner, but money."

Yu Li's eyes were full of determination and longing for the future. She gently held the third aunt's hand and continued:

"Besides, we have already accepted the order. We have to make it for everyone, both for the money and reputation. Please work hard for a few days, Mom."

Yan Bugui nodded and said, "My daughter-in-law is right. Since we have accepted the order, we must be responsible to the end. If we work harder now, our life will be better in the future."

"Besides, this is a rare opportunity that we can't miss. After we're done with this, it won't be too late to have a good New Year."

The third aunt glared at Yan Bugui and said, "It's easy for you to say that. It turns out that you are not the one doing the work and you are not the one who is tired, right?"

Yan Bugui showed a trace of embarrassment when he was glared at by the third aunt.

He knew that what his wife said made sense. It was indeed Yu Li and she who were working hard during this period, and he was only responsible for collecting materials and recording orders, which was relatively easy.

I had to comfort her: "I know you're tired, but we're also working for this family now. I'll make it up to you after this busy period."

The third aunt snorted and said, "Compensation? What compensation can you give? You just say something nice."

The third aunt is still upset. She feels that Yan Bugui only makes empty promises every time and does not really understand her hard work.

Yu Li watched the quarrel between the third aunt and Yan Bugui, and helplessly tried to smooth things over by saying, "Mom and Dad, please stop quarreling."

"The most important thing for us now is to complete the order. We can worry about other things later. Mom, we can't stop any longer. If we stop, we won't be able to finish the work."

After hearing what her daughter-in-law said, the third aunt was still a little unhappy, but she didn't continue arguing.

She knew that now was not the time to quarrel, so she sighed and said:

"Old Yan, please call all the children out to help. I am old and weak and can't stand this kind of torture."

Yu Li was not happy that her mother-in-law asked the children to come out to help, but she would also feel tired when she thought that she and her mother-in-law would have to continue working until New Year's Eve.

At the same time, she was also worried that if her mother-in-law gave up, it would be difficult for her to complete the order on her own, so she had to keep quiet.

At this time, she only hoped that these brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law would be obedient and sensible and not cause trouble for them.

With the addition of a few more half-grown children, the kitchen suddenly became more lively.

The children were quite excited at first and were full of curiosity about making flower steamed buns and red date cakes.

However, it wasn't long before they started to get impatient, after all, they were not used to working for such long hours.

Yu Li watched the children's performance and felt worried. She gently reminded them:

"Brothers and sisters, we have to work hard. These orders are very important and are related to our family's income."

Although the children were somewhat reluctant, they knew the importance of the matter, so they forced themselves to cheer up and continue helping.

The three aunts were also constantly guiding the children, telling them how to knead the dough and cut it into slices.

The children learned fairly quickly, gradually mastered some skills, and became more proficient in their work.

However, Yu Li still has to do the process of making the flower buns, because no one in the family can make flowers and shapes as delicate as she does.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was New Year’s Eve the next day.

With the Yan family working day and night, the orders were completed ahead of schedule after the last basket of flower steamed buns came out of the pot.

The family looked at the neatly arranged flower buns and red date cakes, and their hearts were filled with a sense of accomplishment.

Except for Yan Bugui, everyone was exhausted that night. It was still Aunt Three who insisted on making some porridge for dinner.

After dinner, the whole family, despite being tired, sat at the table waiting for Yan Bugui to count the money he had earned in those days.

Everyone's heart is full of expectations. They want to know how much reward their efforts will get.

The room was filled with a tense atmosphere. Everyone looked at Yan Bugui quietly, waiting for him to announce the results.

After Yan Bugui counted the money several times, he adjusted the legs of his glasses and said with a smile, "Guess how much money our family made this time?"

"Dad, please stop keeping me in suspense and tell me now."

Yan Jiecheng looked at Yu Li yawning non-stop and her hands trembling slightly from overwork, and he felt a little distressed.

This remark immediately caused Yan Bugui to roll his eyes: "Our family only earned thirty yuan in total!"

"Wow, this is more than our dad's monthly salary, that's awesome!"

Yan Jiefang's words brought another eye roll from Yan Bugui, who seemed to be blaming him for his recklessness and ignorance.

Unexpectedly, what Yan Bugui said next made the whole family dumbfounded...