Liu Xiaowei replied: "If the workers in the mine are rich, they will be given food stamps."
Dandan said: "Dad, I'm hungry again. Is there any food at the reception?"
Liu Xiaowei was also impatient: "There is nothing to eat right now. Eat more at your aunt's house tomorrow morning."
Dandan also asked: "Dad, what is that tall iron tower?"
Liu Xiaowei sighed: "The person who sent the telegram. There is a telephone in the mining area, use this to send the message."
Li Wenjun almost died laughing while listening.
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It happened to be Hu Chhuntao's afternoon shift at the guest house today. Hu Chuntao herself came from the countryside, but she still disliked Liu Tiezhu and the three of them so much that she secretly frowned and covered her nose.
Not to mention the smell of sweat and mud, the way he looked around and pointed was uncomfortable.
Even if they come from rural areas, there are not many such top-notch ones.
Liu Tiezhu raised his head: "Is there a toothbrush? Is there a towel? We didn't bring any."
Hu Chantao answered patiently: "Everyone who comes to stay in the guest house brings their own toothbrush and towel. The guest house does not provide these things. Only high-end hotels provide these things."
Li Wenjun didn't want to embarrass Hu Chuntao, so he hurriedly said: "I have new ones at home, I will send them over later."
Liu Xiaowei hurriedly asked: "How many toothbrushes and towels do you have at home?"
Li Wenjun: "Aren't there just three of you? One portion for each person is only three toothbrushes and three towels."
Liu Xiaowei: "Isn't there someone else at home? Take whatever you have. Let your uncle take it back." A towel costs 20 cents, and a toothbrush costs 10 cents. It’s a lot of face to take it home, and you can also take it to the supply and marketing cooperative to exchange for money.
Li Wenjun replied calmly: "Not much."
Liu Xiaowei: "No, hurry up and buy it and send it over. Why are you so petty? Your uncle and I are honored guests. It's our first time here. Why are you entertaining us like this?"
Dandan suddenly stretched out his head and asked: "Dad, what is a toothbrush?"
When Li Wenjun heard this, he thought, haha, they don't brush their teeth at all at home and insist on getting a toothbrush. They really want to take advantage of even this small advantage.
Hu Chuntao had never seen anything like this before and couldn't hold back her laughter.
Li Wenjun smiled helplessly at Hu Chuntao: "Comrade waiter, please give them a room with three beds."
Hu Chuntao nodded: "Okay. Fifty cents a night."
Li Wenjun: "Please send them up first. I'll wait for you to come down and pay the deposit."
Hu Chuntao took the key and said to Liu Tiezhu and others: "Come with me."
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After a while Hu Chuntao came down.
Li Wenjun smiled apologetically: "I'm sorry for causing you trouble. You can send a pot of hot water up later and ignore them."
He took out two dollars and put it on the table: "I'll pay for four nights first. When they leave, I'll refund more and make up for the less."
Hu Chuntao nodded: "Okay. Actually, I have towels and toothbrushes here, but you have to pay to buy them. No tickets are required, which is slightly more expensive than the supply and marketing cooperative. How about you buy three towels, three toothbrushes and one toothpaste from me? Save yourself the hassle of running around delivering it to them. I’ll tell them later that you brought it and put it on the counter.”
Li Wenjun nodded: "This is better, how much does it cost?"
Hu Chuntao: "A total of one dollar and five."
Li Wenjun took out another two yuan: "The remaining fifty cents will be added to the room fee, and we will settle the bill together then."
Hu Chuntao accepted the money, as if she still had something to say.
Li Wenjun asked: "Is there anything else?"
Hu Chuntao blushed: "It's nothing, I just want to thank Director Li for letting me go to the electronics factory."
Li Wenjun nodded: "It's okay, I still need you to be willing to work. It's the salary you earned through your own hard work, so you don't need to thank me." Although Hu Chuntao likes to take advantage of small things, she is still very diligent in her work. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have worked the morning shift at the electronics factory and the afternoon shift at the guest house.
The waiters in guest houses in this era had no other services except delivering hot water, and they did not provide meals. There are very few guests in the guest house in the mining area, so there is no one on duty at night.
The morning waiter shift starts at 7 am and ends at 12 noon. The afternoon shift runs from 2pm to 8pm.
The afternoon shift is harder, so the salary is higher.
Hu Chuntao added: "I apologized to Xiaolan. She didn't say anything. I don't know if she forgives me."
Li Wenjun was not interested in hearing this, so he nodded and left.
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When Li Wenjun returned home, he saw Liu Cuihong on their side: "Eh? Mom, why don't you go and have a rest. Is something wrong?"
Liu Cuihong sighed: "Oh, it's not your uncle's business. I know you don't like them, but after all, I am a blood relative, so there is nothing you can do about it. Just take care of it for my mother's sake."
Li Wenjun smiled: "Mom, don't worry. Aren't they my uncle and cousin too? I won't drive them away, and I will ask them to only say good things about us when they return to the village."
Liu Cuihong felt relieved: "Okay, as long as you say this."
Li Wenjun added: "Don't cook at noon from now on. Just go to the cafeteria and get some food. Gu Zhanyan and Diandian will eat here with me. Brother, let them do whatever they want."
Liu Cuihong also saw Liu Xiaowei's squinting look today, but it was hard to point it out, so she replied: "Okay, I know. You guys can take a lunch break."
Diandian had already changed into pajamas and was lying on the bed. She patted her apple and said, "Little apple, take a nap."
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Just as Li Wenjun and Gu Zhanyan fell asleep, there was a knock on the door.
Who is this? This is so annoying at noon.
Li Wenjun sighed and got up to open the door.
It turned out to be Liu Tiezhu and Liu Xiaowei.
Liu Xiaowei stood at the door and glanced inside.
Li Wenjun went out and closed the door: "Uncle, what's the matter?"
Liu Tiezhu: "Why are you so divided and you don't even let us go in and sit for a while?"
Li Wenjun: "Xiao Gu and the children are both sleeping. It's inconvenient. If you have anything to say, just say it here."
Liu Tiezhu could only say: "Didn't you promise to take your eldest cousin to the factory? Just go in the afternoon and you can get your salary today."
Li Wenjun nodded: "Okay. You go to my mother's place and wait. I'll change clothes and wash up."
Liu Xiaowei: "We'll wait here."
Li Wenjun's face darkened: "As I said just now, my wife and my children are still sleeping. Don't you understand human language?"
Liu Xiaowei did not expect Li Wenjun to say this directly, and said sarcastically: "Why are you so anxious?"
Li Wenjun replied calmly: "People still have to respect themselves."
Just now at the dinner table, Liu Xiaowei kept glaring at Gu Zhanyan, which already made Li Wenjun very unhappy. If it weren't for Liu Cuihong's face, he would have told Liu Xiaowei on the spot that he would not dare to look at women in the future.
Liu Xiaowei was ridiculed by Li Wenjun for not respecting himself, and his face turned red.
Liu Tiezhu had already learned how powerful Li Wenjun was, and pulled Liu Xiaowei: "Go over there. Li Wenjun is right, even though we are cousins, don't we have to avoid suspicion?"
Liu Xiaowei muttered angrily: "People in the city are really particular."
Li Wenjun thought for a while: No, on the one hand, we must find a way to make them leave willingly, and we must also teach Liu Xiaowei how to be a good person.
