Chapter 172: Expensive is Valuable

Chapter 172: Expensive is Valuable

Chapter 172: Expensive is Valuable

A group of engineering bosses came to the hospital with their families to visit.

The men didn't go in, but just sat in the living room for a while.

The women went in to take a look and left a red envelope.

He sat there for less than ten minutes and then left.

Jiang Ning sent the person away before going into the house to take a look.

Feng Xue held a stack of red envelopes in both hands and looked at him, asking him what to do.

The red envelope is too thick to be held in one hand.

Jiang Ning took it and took a look, and saw that it was all red envelopes with 10,000 yuan in them.

No wonder you have to hold seven or eight red envelopes with both hands.

It's a bit thick indeed.

Jiang Ning put it down casually and said, "Sister, keep it!"

Feng Yu asked: "Didn't you tell them not to come? Why are there so many people here?"

Jiang Ning said: "I did say that, but they insisted on coming, and I can't just kick them out."

Feng Yu’s helplessness is truly a happy trouble.

The meal at the uncle's table lasted until four in the afternoon. Zhang Yulong's mother-in-law, mother-in-law and several relatives were so drunk that their faces were red and their necks were thick. They could hardly walk steadily. After finally sending them away, Jiang's father and mother hurriedly took the older granddaughter to the hospital to see the younger granddaughter.

The other relatives were busy for a few days and finally things calmed down.

Everyone goes back to their homes.

After Deng Xiaoyun returned home with her parents, she immediately announced: "Dad, Mom, I want to go to America."

Deng Qiang was stunned: "Why are you going to America?"

Deng Xiaoyun said: "My hometown is too competitive. I want to work in America."

Zhang Yufang asked: "Do you know which way the door of America opens?"

Deng Xiaoyun said dissatisfiedly: "Don't look down on me, I have learned to speak English."

Deng Qiang asked: "What kind of work do you want to do in America?"

Deng Xiaoyun said, "I'm going to raise cattle for Jiang Ning's ranch."

Deng Qiang was surprised: "You can raise cattle? Jiang Ning would let you go?"

Deng Xiaoyun said confidently: "If you don't know how, you can learn. I have already told him and he agreed to it."

Deng Qiang and Zhang Yufang looked at each other, both a little overjoyed.

This news is explosive.

Zhang Yufang said, "You are a college student, but you are raising cattle for others. You might as well not go to college."

Deng Xiaoyun retorted: "Mom, what do you mean by age? You still have old ideas. Society is so competitive now. PhDs are all working as deliverymen. What's wrong with me raising cows? People do everything. As long as I can make money, that's fine."

Deng Qiang asked: "How much salary can Jiang Ning give you?"

Deng Xiaoyun said, "I didn't ask. Meijian earns in U.S. dollars. Even if he gives me 3,000 yuan a month, it would be more than 20,000 yuan in my hometown. At least 230,000 yuan a year, not much more than what you two earn."

Deng Qiang didn't believe it: "Is there such a good thing?"

Deng Xiaoyun said, "So you have the old idea. The Americans spend US dollars, and one US dollar is equivalent to seven dollars in our country. Washing dishes in America can make three to four thousand dollars a month. As long as you go abroad, you can earn more by doing anything than back home!"

Zhang Yufang said, "It's not that easy to make money out there. You don't know anyone here. If you go out there alone, what if something happens? I think you should not go. When you get home, I'll ask Jiang Ning for you. You can also work on the farm, and you can make four to five thousand yuan a month. At the end of the year, you can get a full year's salary, which is higher than the salary of working in a company."

Deng Xiaoyun said angrily, "I won't do that. As soon as I come back, everyone I see either tells me to find a partner to marry or to lose weight. I'm getting fed up. I want to go to America. If you don't let me go, I won't work and will sleep and let you support me."

Deng Qiang was so angry: "You are already 27 years old, why are you still like a baby? Look at Jiang Ning, who is one year younger than you and doesn't need your aunt and uncle to worry about anything. How dare you let your mother and I raise you?"

Deng Xiaoyun had a more convincing reason than him: "Don't always compare me with Jiang Ning. There are only a few monsters like Jiang Ning. Why don't you compare me with Brother Gang? I'm always better than him. Anyway, I'm going to America, even if you don't agree."

Deng Qiang was so angry that his liver hurt, but he couldn't scold her.

Zhang Yufang didn't nag her. She took out her phone and said, "I'll ask Jiang Ning."

The call was made and the call was connected quickly.

Jiang Ning was still in the hospital: "Aunt."

Zhang Yufang asked: "Jiang Ning, Xiaoyun said she wanted to go to America, and you promised her, is that true?"

Jiang Ning said: "It depends on you. Just let her go. If you don't let her go, forget it."

Zhang Yufang asked: "Is it safe over there? I watched a lot of short videos saying that there are shootings in America every day."

Jiang Ning said, "Just take a look at those things. America doesn't ban guns, and ordinary people can legally carry guns. The public security is indeed not as good as my hometown, but it's not as terrible as the rumors. The situation is different, so the problem is not too big."

Zhang Yufang asked: "What did you ask Xiaoyun to do?"

Jiang Ning said: "Let her do whatever she wants. It's up to her!"

Zhang Yufang asked a few more questions before hanging up the phone.

Jiang Ning put away his phone before going in to see his daughter.

The little guy woke up again, because he was hungry.

Feng Xue filled the milk powder bag and Jiang Ma held the baby and fed him.

Little Tingting jumped up and down, wanting to see her sister.

The girl is three years old and will go to kindergarten next fall.

While feeding her granddaughter, Zhang Yulan asked Jiang Ning, "What did your aunt call about?"

Jiang Ning said: "Sister Xiaoyun wants to go to America."

Zhang Yulan was surprised: "Why did Deng Xiaoyun go to America?"

Jiang Ning said: "What else can you do? Come to work at my ranch!"

Zhang Yulan had no good words for him: "You are already 27 years old, and you haven't found a partner to marry yet. Instead, you are running away. Don't you know that your parents are worried about you and can't sleep every day? You are so careless."

Jiang Ning said: "Young people have their own ideas. You can't use your old ideas to demand young people."

Zhang Yulan didn't hesitate to educate her son, "What nonsense are you talking about? Times have changed, but can young people ignore their parents and abandon them to go out and have a good time? Your parents have paid so much to raise you, and they don't ask for anything in return. Is there anything wrong with just letting you get married as soon as possible? You keep saying that young people have their own ideas. If you don't live a good life, who else will worry about you except your parents? If you really want to be that capable, then don't eat or drink from your parents, and don't let your parents buy you a car or a house. You have studied for more than ten years, but all your efforts have gone to waste."

Jiang Ning saw that things were not going well and that his mother was about to get angry, so he surrendered immediately: "Mom is right, but don't be angry at me. It was Sister Xiaoyun who wanted to go to America. If you are angry, call her and scold her, don't be angry at me."

Zhang Yulan said angrily, "If I'm not angry at you, who else can I be angry at? They are not my children, how can I scold them? I just think your aunt and younger aunt have a hard time. None of Chen Gang, Chen Yan, and Deng Xiaoyun are worry-free. I don't understand what kind of nonsense people are studying now. Parents have put all their efforts into their children, but in the end, they don't get a good result. They are unhappy about it after a few words. They always blame their parents for their old thoughts. They are all ungrateful people."

Jiang Ning was helpless, not knowing why his mother was so angry.

I can only coax.

Father Jiang is very wise and never says a word at times like this.

Avoid bringing disaster to yourself.

Zhang Yulan was in a bad mood. After feeding the child, she and Father Jiang took their eldest granddaughter away.

Jiang Ning held her daughter in his arms and patted her while saying, "Is mom in menopause? She is so angry at me for no reason. I feel like I am taking the blame for Deng Xiaoyun. This is bullshit."

Feng Yu was in much better spirits than yesterday and said, "You can't say that. What mom said makes sense. Parents give everything to their children and don't ask for anything in return. But many young people nowadays never consider their parents' feelings and always say that their parents are old-fashioned. This is a substitution of concepts. Don't you think this is a very selfish behavior?"

Jiang Ning: "..."

Feng Yu continued, "People's hearts are mutual. If you treat me well, I will treat you well. This is the basic moral principle of being a human being. In this world, who loves us more than our parents? Parents devote all their efforts to their children, but their children do not consider their parents' feelings at all. Isn't this selfish? Although the times are different and young people have their own ideas, this is not an excuse for young people to only care about their own happiness and ignore their parents' sorrows. Let's not talk about the distant past, just talk about the eldest aunt and the younger aunt. Parents gave their children the greatest tolerance, but have your cousins ​​ever understood the hardships of their parents?"

Jiang Ning nodded: "You are right, my wife is the most educated."

Feng Yu turned over and said, "This has nothing to do with culture or not, but with people's moral bottom line. Illiteracy is just a lack of knowledge, not a lack of morality. Academic knowledge is not equal to culture, let alone morality."

Jiang Ning didn't want to discuss this. He felt that he would have to wait until he was 50 or 60 to think about these things. It was a bit early to think about this issue now, so he changed the subject and patted his daughter, saying, "Baby is so good. She won't cry or make a fuss when she's full."

Feng Xue used sign language, which was a bit complicated.

Jiang Ning didn't understand.

Feng Yu translated for him: "Sister means that as long as the child is not feeling unwell, he will be very well behaved. If he cries, there must be something wrong. He may be hungry, have diarrhea, or be in pain."

Jiang Ning nodded and said, "Baby is asleep."

Feng Xue pointed at the stroller and asked him to put the child down.

Jiang Ning put the child in the stroller and covered him with a blanket.

Children change a lot, every day they are different.

Mr. and Mrs. Jiang come over every day, once in the morning and once in the afternoon.

Even if there is nothing to do, he will bring his eldest granddaughter over to take a look.

Watching the little guy's wrinkled face grow up day by day, his eyes getting bigger, and his skin becoming smoother, Jiang Ning had an indescribable feeling. The growth of life has never been so concrete in his eyes.

On the fourth day, the doctor removed Feng Yu's catheter after examination.

I was discharged from the hospital on the fifth day and went home to recuperate after giving birth.

Feng Yu was able to get out of bed and walk on the third day. When she was discharged from the hospital, she was wearing three layers of clothes inside and outside, which was more bloated than a bear. She wrapped her head tightly, not wanting the wind to blow, especially since it was winter and the mother was too fragile.

Don't let the wind blow.

Jiang Ning doesn't understand these things, so he just acts as a tool.

Just follow his mother's orders.

The Chinese medicine hospital is large, and it takes more than a hundred meters to walk from the special ward building to the parking lot.

Mother Jiang didn't let Feng Yu walk and asked Jiang Ning to carry her to the car.

Jiang Ning carried Feng Yu downstairs.

Feng Yu was also very obedient and knew that her mother-in-law was doing this for her own good.

Very well-behaved.

Feng Xue held the child while Jiang's father, Jiang's mother and relatives loaded things into the car.

I brought a lot of things from home when I was hospitalized.

The Coaster had been running all the time and the air inside the car was very warm.

Only when they reached the car did Jiang Ning put Feng Yu on the ground.

Let her get in the car by herself.

After settling down in the villa, the hired caregiver also arrived.

There are five people in total, a nutritionist, a nanny, a nurse, a live-in doctor, and an aunt who helps out with cooking. Feng Xue's job has been taken away by others, and Jiang Ning has nothing to do. He just comes back to see his daughter every day during mealtime.

There are two bedrooms on the first floor, which cannot accommodate everyone.

Feng Xue moved to the third floor and slept with Feng Yu at night.

Help look after the children.

The nurse, live-in doctor and babysitter sleep on the second floor.

Feng Yu disliked Jiang Ning and didn't let him sleep in the same room, fearing that his cell phone would ring in the middle of the night and wake up his daughter, or that he would roll over and crush his daughter. Jiang Ning had no choice but to sleep alone in the next bedroom, and would hear the little girl crying five or six times every night.

Although he hired a caregiver, Feng Yu was still worried about leaving his child in the care of others.

At most, you can ask a nurse to help look after the child during the day.

You have to bring your own to sleep at night.

In fact, the child is very well behaved and goes to sleep after eating.

At most, he will be cleaned and his diaper will be changed after he pees or poops, but he is not awake much.

The nurse is also free and wants to knit.

This money is too easy to earn, seven or eight people take care of a little kid. How much can there be?

On the first day of the 39th day of the winter, there was another heavy snowfall.

The weather is getting colder.

Jiang Ning did not go out and stayed at home.

Around ten o'clock, the little guy woke up and wanted to eat.

Feng Yu's milk supply was a little insufficient. She only started producing milk on the third day. The little one had to drink milk and powdered milk at the same time, otherwise she would cry if she was not full. On the first day, her crying was as weak as a newborn lamb.

Now the crying is so loud.

If she cries in the middle of the night, everyone upstairs and downstairs will be woken up.

After the nurse finished feeding, Jiang Ning held the baby.

The little one has double eyelids like her mother. Her eyes are getting bigger and bigger, rounder like black beans. There is light in her eyes, as if she is observing him. As she watches, she opens her little mouth and actually smiles.

"Quick, bring me the phone..."

Jiang Ning shouted quickly, leaving everyone puzzled.

Feng Xue used sign language...

Jiang Ning said, "He was laughing just now, hurry up and take a picture with your phone."

Feng Xue quickly took the phone and prepared to take pictures.

The little guy has stopped smiling.

"Smile, baby!"

Jiang Ning rubbed his cheek: "Smile for Daddy again."

But the little guy didn't give face.

Just don't laugh.

The nurse said: "Even if a baby laughs during the confinement period, it is unconscious. Such a young baby has no ability to express emotions. It will take until three months for her to have some initial ability to express emotions. She will only laugh if you tease her."

Jiang Ning nodded and held the child for a while.

Someone else came to the house, so I went to the first floor.

It was my uncle's family who came, Zhang Yulong and Yao Lili also came.

My aunt made tea for me and we sat and chatted for a while.

Aunt Wang Xia and Yao Lili went upstairs to look after the children.

Jiang Ning asked Zhang Yulong: "What is your experience of getting married?"

Zhang Yulong thought for a long time and said, "I don't have any experience."

Jiang Ning said, "Living alone, one person can feed the whole family. Living together as a married couple is definitely different. How could you not experience this?"

Zhang Yulong laughed dryly: "I haven't thought about these yet."

Zhang Yuedong was helpless: "This spoon doesn't know anything."

Jiang Ning asked, "Is uncle okay?"

Zhang Yuedong said, "It's nothing serious. It's just that it's not a long-term solution for Yao Lili to be idle all the time. Look, where can we find people on the farm? Give her a job to do, otherwise there will be problems over time."

Jiang Ning asked, "Are you in a hurry? If you are, go to work tomorrow. If you are not in a hurry, come after the New Year."

Zhang Yuedong said: "There's no rush, just wait until the New Year is over."

……

The next day, the snow stopped.

A group of Feng Yu's relatives from her mother's side came to visit her during her confinement, and Xu Wenjing also came.

This girl hasn't resigned yet and is currently on rotation leave at home.

I plan to go solo after the Chinese New Year and get a few months salary for free.

The little guy woke up and had his feed.

Relatives took turns holding the baby.

Xu Wenjing took the child from her mother and held her clumsily. It was so strange. When she saw the little one quarreling, she was startled: "Ah, why is she quarreling? The little one is so cute!"

Jiang Ning came to the rescue: "Ai Keai, you should hurry up and have a baby too."

Xu Wenjing choked for a long time, and couldn't think of how to respond.

The relatives came in the morning and left in the afternoon.

The little guy received a bunch of red envelopes again.

Jiang Ning, Feng Yu and Feng Xue closed the door and opened the red envelopes and counted the money.

They are all two hundred yuan.

Feng Xue took out a notebook and wrote it down. It was a gift and he would have to return it later.

Two days later, Deng Xiaoyun came to see her mother.

I had lunch and took the opportunity to ask Jiang Ning: "Boss, my parents agree. When will you take me to America?"

Jiang Ning was suspicious: "Is it true? Can your aunt and uncle let you go without worry?"

Deng Xiaoyun said, "Of course it's true. What can they do if they are worried? The society is so competitive now. Can they just watch me earn so little money that I can't even support myself until I'm 30? I must get out."

Jiang Ning said: "I'll ask my aunt first."

Deng Xiaoyun urged him: "Go and ask quickly."

Jiang Ning went to ask his aunt.

Zhang Yufang said: "We can't control her. If we don't let her go out, she will stay at home and rely on her parents. If she wants to go, let her go. She is old, so you have to help me persuade her to find a partner and get married quickly, otherwise she will have to find a second marriage when she is 30."

Jiang Ning felt that the task was too difficult and did not dare to agree to it.

Persuading Deng Xiaoyun to get married is much more difficult than lighting firecrackers in a white house.

It was simply not a task he could accomplish.

I definitely didn’t have time to go to America before the New Year.

My daughter was born and the Chinese New Year is coming soon.

There is no time to run outside.

On the day of Little New Year, the hotel held an annual meeting while there was little business.

Jiang Ning and Lao Yang also went to sit there.

The hotel staff were very happy and energetic. The talented female staff even rehearsed several programs, singing and dancing and it was so lively. It was probably because they were motivated at work and had hope in life.

The hotel's business conditions have been improving this year.

Especially in the fourth quarter, the catering industry experienced a big boom.

The average wage in hotels has even exceeded that on farms.

In December, the cleaning lady received a total of 5,000 yuan in salary plus performance bonus.

In addition to giving out a year-end bonus of 20,000 yuan, Boss Jiang also paid out of his own pocket a bonus of 10,000 yuan per person.

It's natural for everyone to be happy, and of course we should celebrate.

As the show was almost coming to an end, the host came on stage and insisted that Boss Jiang say a few words.

Jiang Ning couldn't refuse, so he went on stage, took the microphone and asked: "Do you know what I hate the most?"

Everyone looked at each other and said in unison: "I don't know."

Jiang Ning revealed the answer: "What I hate most is sitting down and listening to the leaders speak."

The audience burst into laughter.

Jiang Ning said: "If I have that time, I might as well play a few rounds of mahjong or have a drink with friends. So, I really don't want to talk about it if you ask me to. I'm afraid that if I talk too much nonsense, people will not say anything but think about me in their hearts. So I won't talk nonsense. I will use a few words to summarize this year and look forward to next year. For this year, I want to say that everyone has done a good job; as for next year, I want to say that everyone should continue to work hard, make more money and pay more wages, and live a good life every day, that's it!"

Everybody clapped very hard.

This boss is really great, he is clean and efficient and doesn't talk nonsense.

Unlike some guys who talk endlessly.

Jiang Ning returned to the table, sat next to Lao Yang and asked him, "When are you leaving?"

The old man said, "Let's go there on the 27th or 28th of the twelfth lunar month. I don't want to go too early."

Jiang Ning didn't know what to say, so he asked, "I'm going to Australia after the Spring Festival. I've completed the farm procedures there, and I'm going to take over. Do you want to go with me?"

The old man didn't want to go: "What's good about being outside? I can't get used to the food or the living conditions. I won't go."

Jiang Ning shook his head: "People should actively adapt to different environments. You are only 58, not even 60. Many retired people in their 60s are learning English and going out to enjoy life!"

The old man told the truth: "I want to go and take a look, but if I go out in the dark, I will only cause trouble for others."

Jiang Ning said: "Then go, follow me to see what the outside world looks like."

The old man neither refused nor agreed.

Obviously still hesitating.

During the Chinese New Year and the Minor New Year, relatives start to treat guests.

This year is different from last year, a lot of things happened.

My eldest cousin Zhou Aiguo lost his job and became a flexible worker.

I don’t know where my second cousin is.

Anyway, no matter who invites them, they won’t see them, not even my second aunt’s family.

On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, Jiang's father invited relatives to a dinner at the New Town Hotel. He drove over specially to invite my second aunt's family, but they didn't come. It was said that my second aunt was very thin and mentally a little abnormal, and she would get nervous at the slightest provocation.

It was my second cousin's wife who came with her son Guo Xianglin, but she was completely different from before.

I became very unconfident and even spoke cautiously.

On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, the farm began to slaughter cattle and sheep in preparation for the New Year.

In fact, when the twelfth lunar month comes, there is basically nothing going on on the farm.

In the second half of the month, people take turns taking holidays to prepare for the New Year.

Buy some melon seeds, candies, etc. You don't need to buy rice, flour, grain and oil, as the farm will provide them for you. You don't need to buy oil from outside, as Jiang Ning has already ordered that ten cows and hundreds of pigs and sheep will be slaughtered during the New Year to give everyone New Year's goods.

So the ranch was particularly lively early that morning.

The workers who had nothing to do came over and busied themselves catching cows, sheep and pigs.

There are dozens more cows, bought in the second half of the year.

They are all beef cattle.

There are several hundred more sheep, but they were not bought.

We have bought thousands of sheep over and over again, and this year we have produced several hundred sheep of our own.

Even if Jiang Ning slaughtered a sheep a day, he would not be able to eat all of it.

One hundred sheep will be slaughtered today, in addition to distributing New Year's goods to employees.

Part of it needs to be sold, and part of the pigs and cows also need to be sold. The local specialties of the farm are now quite famous, and many people make reservations during the holidays. Boss Lu keeps a close eye on them, so no one dares to take them for free, and everyone has to pay for them.

It’s not enough to be cheap, it has to be expensive to be valuable.

(End of this chapter)