Chapter 357: Old Lady Zhan's Trick
Compared to the Qian family’s messy living conditions, the Zhan family’s situation is even worse.
Originally, the food, clothing and other expenses of the Zhan family were supported by the living expenses given by Zhan Yinhua. Although their life was not as good as before, it was still acceptable.
Ever since Zhan Yinhua got into trouble, this family's life has become truly miserable.
Old lady Zhan is seventy years old. Usually when Zhan Tiehua goes out to work, it is impossible for her to just sit at home and do nothing.
There are so many children at home, and she has to help out no matter what.
Zhan Baoku was her only son. She had always held him in her hands for fear of dropping him, and held him in her mouth for fear of melting him since he was a child. Naturally, she couldn't bear to see him suffer, so she had never let Zhan Baoku go out to find a job.
As for the family's previous way of making money, although it did not involve much effort, the risk was too great and she would never let her youngest son take this risk.
Even if the family really couldn't make ends meet, it would be the old lady who would go out and find a solution. After all, she would be buried soon, so there was nothing to be afraid of.
But the son is still young, and he has a baby to feed. The mother is in prison, and it will take another seven or eight years for her to be released, and the child cannot be without a father again.
The family is going through a difficult time now, and old lady Zhan’s mind is starting to work again.
In the past, everything we did at home was life-threatening and too risky.
She couldn't help but think of the deal with Qian Jinling. They just helped to find two women who were willing to give birth to children for Qian Jinling's man, and they earned 10,000 yuan.
Can she continue to do this kind of business? After all, both parties to the transaction are willing, and she, as the middleman, does not have to take any risks and can make money.
With this idea in mind, Mrs. Zhan often wandered around the streets looking for target customers.
She also assigned a task to Zhan Tiehua and asked Zhan Tiehua to help keep an eye on it.
Zhan Tiehua already had a psychological trauma from what happened at home. Although she was barely able to do her job at work, she was always looked down upon.
Colleagues who used to have a good relationship with her basically stopped associating with her. Some even ridiculed her in front of her and even cursed at her.
If it weren't for the livelihood of her family, she would have quit long ago.
Now, no matter how Zhan Tiehua thought about the way her mother came up with to make money, she felt that it was like pimping.
She didn't dare to make another wrong step, fearing that she would suffer the same fate as her relatives. In order to avoid being nagged by the old lady, she agreed on the surface, but in fact she didn't take it seriously at all.
Over the past year, she and Qin Xingzhou have become almost strangers. Qin Xingzhou is now concentrating on running the delicatessen, and the business is pretty good. Zhan Tiehua went back humbly, wanting to reconcile with Qin Xingzhou, but she was humiliated by Qin Xingzhou.
And not long after, she found out that Qin Xingzhou had a new woman. She didn't know whether they were married or not, but the woman had already started helping Qin Xingzhou sell cooked food in the store, and their every move was very ambiguous.
She had to admit that the woman Qin Xingzhou had just found looked pretty and virtuous. Looking at her again, she didn't look that good to begin with. In the past, she could dress herself up like a decent person because her family had some money and she had a formal job.
After the tragedy at home, she no longer had the mood to dress up. In addition, she had to take care of the whole family, so she didn't dare to spend money lavishly as before. Her work was not going well, and she looked much older in a year.
Although Zhan Tiehua was unwilling to accept the fact that Qin Xingzhou had a new love, she became extremely inferior and dared not get close to Qin Xingzhou again.
One of the important reasons why she refused to cooperate with old lady Zhan in her pimping business was that she was afraid of being reported and being embarrassed in the news like her two sisters.
She can no longer hold her head up in front of Qin Xingzhou. If she is on the news again, it would be better for her to die.
Old Mrs. Zhan had no idea that her third daughter still cared so much about her ex-son-in-law's opinion and was only thinking about making some quick money.
She often urged Zhan Tiehua to pay more attention, but Zhan Tiehua always evaded the question.
Old lady Zhan kept nagging Zhan Tiehua, saying it was useless. Since she was not paying attention, she had to do it herself.
Unable to find a target customer for the time being, Mrs. Zhan actually set her sights on giving money to Qian Jinling and Xu Jinfeng.
She did what she said and found Qian Jinling's landline number. She hadn't contacted the Qian family for a long time, and Mrs. Zhan didn't know that Qian Jinling had divorced.
She thought that none of her own children could be relied upon, but the Qian family still had a rich daughter, Qian Jinling.
It just so happens that she has the handle in her hand, and she can make use of it.
On the one hand, he planned to ask Qian Jinling for some hush money. On the other hand, Qian Jinling and her husband were doing business and had extensive connections. They should know a lot of wealthy people, and who knows, they might be able to introduce some "clients" to him.
The old lady was a woman of action. She did what she said and picked up the phone and dialed Xu Jinfeng's home phone number.
The person who answered the phone was Xu Jinfeng's nanny. Now, Xu Jinfeng is usually not at home during the day, so there are only two nannies, plus Zhang Yan, who take care of the two children.
Zhang Yan's main task is to breastfeed the two little boys.
Winter came in a blink of an eye and the New Year was approaching. The two little boys were almost half a year old.
Zhang Yan has enough milk, so although the two children's appetites are gradually increasing, it is no problem for Zhang Yan to breastfeed the two children alone.
The job of a nanny is mainly to cook, clean the house and help take care of the children.
The phone rang, and a nanny answered the phone. Old Mrs. Zhan asked, "Is this Qian Jinling's home? I'm her relative, and I want to talk to her about something..."
The nanny hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Are you her relative? She's divorced and moved away, don't you know?"
Mrs. Zhan thought there was something wrong with her ears, and confirmed again: "You said~, Qian Jinling is divorced? What about her newborn baby?"
The nanny responded, "Oh, the child stayed. Why are you asking this? Who are you?"
Mrs. Zhan did not answer the nanny's question, but continued to ask: "What about the child's biological mother? Is she gone too?"
Although the nanny knew the inside story, she had signed a confidentiality agreement with Xu Jinfeng. If she told anyone about it, she would be fired but would also be held accountable by her boss.
She evaded the question ambiguously: "What's the meaning of mother or not mother? I don't know what you are talking about. If it's nothing important, I'll hang up..."
Before Mrs. Zhan could continue speaking, the phone was hung up with a click.