Chapter 136
136 Chapter 135, Where’s Yuanyuan?
His parents were much darker and thinner than he remembered them to be. He heard that they had been living in the fields these days. It was fine if it was autumn now, but how cold would it be in winter?
Besides, the fields were remote. If someone really had evil intentions, what could the two of them, old people, do?
“Rural people, don’t they all earn money from hard work? We have no culture and no skills. How can we earn money if we don’t work hard?” Liu Guihua didn’t mind.
“Besides, we can earn money if we work harder. How many people can’t earn money even if they work to death?”
In the past, it was easier to grow wheat, corn, and potatoes than it was now! But they couldn’t earn money!
What kind of life did their family live at that time?
Now that they had a way to earn money, how could they be afraid of hardship?
Li Yong immediately said, “That’s why I said that if I quit my job and came back to help my parents farm, they would suffer less!”
Other than Li Xu, everyone else just thought that Li Yong was joking. But now that he mentioned this again, they realized that he seemed to be serious.
“Aren’t your job good?” Asked Li Zhiming.
Li Yong sighed, “What do you mean good? I was afraid that you would be worried, so I didn’t tell you. Our restaurant has been out of business for a long time. Now that the financial crisis has affected so much, the restaurant’s business has plummeted. The boss has already fired a few people, it’s my turn next.”
He paused for a moment, he then said, “Besides, I’m young now and not afraid of hardship. As long as I can earn money, I’ll do anything! When I work in the restaurant, I get up early and work until dark. I’m dirty all day and can only earn 300 Yuan a month. Our restaurant is private and different from my brother-in-law’s unit. We don’t have any welfare benefits that can earn up to 4,000 Yuan a year.”
On this point, Zhang Kun agreed, “In our line of work, it’s not easy either. We’re fine, as the employees eat a little. Their restaurant is open for business. When the guests stay, they have to wait until a few hours!”
“Besides, our restaurant isn’t stable at all. It’s just a matter of time before we lose our jobs. Instead of wasting my time in the restaurant, I might as well go home and help!”
Li Zhiming and Liu Guihua were both moved by his words.
“If you come back, we’ll turn these two acres of land into a greenhouse. We can do it with three people!”
Li Yong looked at Li Zhiming and asked, “So, you agree to my resignation?”
Li Zhiming sighed, “You’ve already said that what else can we do? If you really want to resign, then resign!”
Li Yong thought that it would take a lot of persuasions to get his parents to agree, but he didn’t expect that a few words would be enough.
He immediately said, “Then it’s settled, I’ll resign when I go back tomorrow!”
Li Zhiming nodded casually and took Li Lei’s hand to the field.
He casually pulled an eggplant down, broke off a piece, and handed it to Li Lei, “Have a taste, the eggplant your parents planted is especially delicious.”
Li Lei took a bite and his eyes lit up, “It’s indeed delicious. Furthermore, it’s huge. Perhaps it can be sold for a good price!”
Hearing the conversation between the father and son, Ji Yuanyuan and Li Xu looked at each other and smiled in tacit understanding.
Of course, the quality was good. After all, this eggplant’s seed was produced by the s.p.a.ce.
Ji Zi’ang was shocked when he saw his uncle gnawing on the eggplant, “Can eggplants be eaten raw?”
He immediately ran up to him, “I want to eat it too! I want to eat it too!”
Li Zhiming had no choice but to break a piece of eggplant and pa.s.s it to him, “What’s so good about eggplants? If you want to eat them, go pick a cuc.u.mber and eat it!”
Ji Zi’ang hugged the eggplant and gnawed on it happily. Not only did he gnaw on the eggplant himself, he even had to ask Ji Yuanyuan and Ji Zixuan to go as well.
“Eggplants can really be eaten raw. Big Brother, Yuanyuan, come and have a taste!”
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The children could not stay in the field for long. Li Xu quickly brought the children home.
A few men stayed in the field to work.
The other acre of tomatoes was still growing. They needed to be watered, fertilized, caught bugs and weeded.
When they got home, Li Xu was in the kitchen washing the dishes. The three children were playing outside.
The children were always naive. A small bug could make them play for half a day.
Of course, Ji Yuanyuan was not one of them.
After all, she was already an adult.
She sat at the side and watched Ji Zixuan and Ji Zi’ang play as she thought about something.
It was noon, there was no one on the street, so she yawned out of boredom.
She was about to raise her hand to rub her eyes when a hand suddenly reached out in front of her and covered her mouth. The other hand grabbed her arms tightly.
The person grabbed her with his arms and quickly walked away.
Ji Zixuan and Ji Zi’ang were still in the same spot and did not notice what was happening.
Ji Yuanyuan found it difficult to breathe. She closed her eyes, held her breath, and planned to enter the s.p.a.ce.
However, a moment later, she opened her eyes and realized that she was still under the person’s arms.
As expected, it still did not work!
In her previous life, when she was chained up, she had tried, but no matter how she tried, she couldn’t enter the s.p.a.ce. She could only take out some things from inside.
At first, she didn’t know what was going on, but later, she gradually figured it out.
Once her hands and feet were trapped, she couldn’t enter the s.p.a.ce.
Although she didn’t know what the principle was, now it seemed that this guess was correct.
Perhaps this was a self-protection mechanism of s.p.a.ce!
She suddenly remembered that time when she went out alone, Li Xu had slapped her.
Now that she thought about it, that slap was not unjustified!
She was still too arrogant. Although she had been reborn and had s.p.a.ce. But when she encountered such a situation, she still could not avoid it.
The painful memories of her past life flooded her mind. Ji Yuanyuan’s breathing began to quicken.
However, her mouth and nose were tightly covered, and soon, she began to lack oxygen.
Gradually, she lost consciousness.
Ji Zixuan turned around and did not see Ji Yuanyuan.
He was stunned for a moment before he frowned and stood up. He ignored Ji Zi’ang’s shouts and entered the house.
Ji Yuanyuan was nowhere to be seen in the courtyard, the room, and the kitchen.
“What are you looking for?” Li Xu could not help but ask as she watched him walk around,
Ji Zixuan panicked, “Mom, where’s Yuanyuan? Why is she missing?”
With a bang, the bowl in Li Xu’s hand fell to the ground, “What did you say? Hasn’t Yuanyuan been playing with you guys outside?”
Ji Zixuan’s eyes reddened and his hands started shaking, “I’ve been watching her, but I only turned around and said a few words to Zi’ang. When I turned around, she… she wasn’t there anymore!”
Seeing her son like this, Li Xu knew that her son could not be blamed for this.
She recalled how her daughter had gone out to buy vegetables by herself, she quickly asked, “Did you go to the small store or the field by yourself? You and Zi’ang wait at home. Don’t go anywhere, I’ll go out and take a look.”