Siheyuan: Steel Mill Driver

Li Feng looked at Yu Li with a surprised look on his face and said, "No way? Knowing a name makes you a friend? Then I also know the name of our factory director, so are we friends too? But why doesn't he even pay any attention to me?"

"Also, I'm not looking down on you. You have to take care of your mother even if you're fine. Isn't the money you earn enough to support the family? How long do you plan to pay me back in full?"

"I……."

"Can't you answer that?"

"Forget it. I just happen to be looking for someone to do some work today. Why don't you see if you can do the house cleaning work? You can exchange your labor for money. Do you think it's okay?"

"Hey, can I see what this job is?"

"No problem, come on, I'll take you to see it."

"this…."

Li Feng looked at her uncomfortable expression as she hesitated to speak and asked, "Is there anything else?"

"I borrowed this car for quite some time. I want to return it. Also, I have to tell my mom."

"Let's go, it's not a big deal."

Li Feng stopped in an alley not far from Yu Li's house. After watching Yu Li go home, he thought to himself: Ding Fengqin has no interest in me, and there is no hope for that girl Yang Yuzhu. Why not take Yu Li back?

He thought about it and decided that Yu Li was indeed okay and her appearance suited his taste. Why not try dating her first? It wouldn't hurt anyway.

At this time, Yu Li came out and said, "Let's go, I'll see what kind of work there is."

"Okay, get in the car, I'll take you there."

Yu Li did not shy away, and Li Feng did not do anything bad with his bike. They soon arrived at the house he rented, opened the door, went in and said:

"My family is cleaning up the house. This is the house I just rented and I'm going to live in temporarily. It looks like it's been empty for a long time. It's a bit difficult to clean up for the first time. I can charge you more. See if you can clean it up."

Yu Li knew what was going on when she saw it and said, "You didn't lie to me. You really want to clean up the house! No problem. I can do this job. Tell me how much money you can give me?"

"I am a bad guy in your eyes, right?"

"No, that's not what I meant."

"Whatever you want to think. It's very dusty here, but there's nothing to wash."

"Besides, the house and yard are quite empty. The first time is considered as land reclamation. I'll give you 5 cents for the house and yard, and 2 cents each time after that. What do you think?"

"Isn't this a little bit missing?"

"Is it too little? It only takes a little time the first time. It will take less than an hour to clean up each time. You can leave after cleaning up. It won't interfere with your other tasks. Isn't 2 cents too little?"

"2 cents an hour, based on eight hours of work a day, that's 1 yuan, or 6 yuan a month. Is that too little?"

Yu Li…….

"You think it's a lot, but you can't calculate it that way! You don't clean up here every day, do you? In other words, it takes me several days to earn these two cents from you."

Li Feng was interested in her, so he said, "I like to be clean. If you have time, you can come and clean up for me every day."

"That's 6 dollars a month, more money than making matchboxes! Think about it yourself."

"If you want to make more money, it's easy. If you wash my clothes, I can pay you. What do you think? If your cooking is delicious, I can add a little more."

"Okay, you clean up first, I'll go out and buy some daily necessities."

After watching him leave, Yu Li said, "This guy really trusts me and is not afraid of losing things!"

"If you follow his calculation, then 2 cents is indeed a lot, but I always feel like something is wrong."

If I could find some similar work, plus the money from pasting matchboxes, I would earn no less than an apprentice in a month!

Yu Li stopped thinking about it and started to work immediately. After a while, she had tidied up the room where Li Feng kept his things.

She saw a row of bags against the wall in the room and became curious. She went forward to take a look and was stunned to see what was in the bags: monkey heads, hazel mushrooms, fungus, melon seeds, walnuts, peanuts, pine nuts, hazelnuts, schisandra chinensis, wolfberries, etc.

She looked at the sacks and felt that something was unreal. She went forward to pick one up and tried it out. It turned out that the sacks were full of solid matter, not empty at the bottom as she had imagined.

"Oh my god, how much did all this cost? And why did he buy all this, and so much of it?"

After a while, she sighed and went back to work.

When Yu Li was halfway through packing, Li Feng came back with a bunch of things. When she saw them, she hurried over to take them.

Li Feng asked, "Yu Li, is the room cleaned up?"

"Well, it's packed."

"Okay, take it inside then."

After putting down his things, Li Feng placed the food he bought on the table and said, "Come, help me wash these dishes."

Yu Li didn't show any reluctance. She put the washed dishes away and prepared to continue working.

Li Feng said, "Take a break. Listen to your stomach. It's empty! Come and have a bite together. Don't worry, I won't deduct your salary."

When Yu Li heard this, she humphed, "It would be a waste if you don't eat it," and came over to help Li Feng put the food on the plate.

"Wow, why does it smell so good? So many delicious foods!"

"It's OK. I heard that the duck at Bianyifang is better than that at Quanjude. I'd like to try it too."

"I bought these two at a state-owned restaurant. There were only these two meat dishes, and I bought one of each."

"Li Feng, this is too extravagant, isn't it? Braised pork and braised carp!"

"It's okay. By the way, please help me cut the sausage, otherwise it will go bad!"

Li Feng watched her working and thought: It’s really good, she works very efficiently!

Yu Liche asked, "Is there anything else to do?"

Li Feng handed her a bottle of soda and said, "Nothing else, eat it, I'm hungry!"

After eating for a while, Yu Li asked, "Do you usually eat like this? Isn't it too extravagant?"

"No, how could I eat like that? If I kept eating like that, the people in the hospital would have reported me long ago!"

After eating for a while, Li Feng saw that Yu Li was silent, so he asked, "What's wrong with you? Is the food not to your liking?"

Yu Li came back to her senses and said, "No, no, this is better than what I eat during the Chinese New Year. How can it not suit my taste?"

"Then what are you doing?"

"I, I'm fine, just eat, don't worry about me, I'll be fine in a minute."

Yu Li thought to herself: How can I say that I am eating well here while my mother is eating coarse food at home? How can I eat this?

Li Feng nodded and ignored her. He knew that Yu Li had something on her mind. If he controlled everything, then what was the difference between him and a bootlicker.