People in the alley: A woman dressed as a man shouldn't be foolishly filial, Zhuang Chaoying

Chapter 464 Preferred Labor Force

It was one o'clock in the afternoon at the end of June.

In the front yard of Song Lin's house, under the shade of a tree, they had just seen off the group of children who had eaten lunch at the after-school care center.

Zhuang Chaoying sat in a chair, holding the adorable little Yuyao in her arms.

The little guy was curiously looking around at everything, his eyes blinking.

Huang Ling, Song Ying, and Huang's parents sat together, cooking a cooling and refreshing mung bean soup.

The pot on the stove was steaming.

"Sister Ling, it's great that Dongzhe, Xiaoting, and Pengfei are back. Now we finally have free labor."

"In the morning, someone helps us buy groceries, and after breakfast, someone washes the dishes. We can also watch the kids do their homework. The two of us don't have much to do except cook! It's great."

As she spoke, she happily accepted the mung bean soup that Sister Ling had served her, blew on it gently, and slowly began to eat.

Huang Ling smiled and ladled out two more bowls of mung bean soup. "Mom and Dad, have some mung bean soup to cool down."

"Song Ying, Pengfei just asked me about that," Huang Ling said, putting down her spoon.

"The elementary school students will be on summer vacation soon, and our after-school care center has only been open for a little over a week before it has to close again. Xiaoting suggested that we could start a tutoring class. They'll be staying home during the holidays anyway, so I think that's a good idea."

"Sister Ling, you still have to say Xiaoting is smart. Tutoring class, why didn't I think of that?"

Song Ying slapped her thigh excitedly and said, "Let's not go out to play, let's just run a tutoring class at home. They are all top students from prestigious universities, tutoring elementary school students is a piece of cake for them. Let's do it this way. Sister Ling, when are Tu Nan and Wan Shu coming back?"

Huang Ling sipped her mung bean soup and answered slowly, "They said they'd be back today."

Zhuang Chaoying looked up at Xiao Yuyao, who was sitting obediently in her arms. "Ah Ling, I'll cool off here for a bit."

The little guy seemed to understand and giggled.

The changes in Mr. and Mrs. Huang during this period have been absolutely earth-shattering.

They are in excellent physical condition, and their work ethic is on a completely different level compared to before.

I used to have frequent arm and leg pains and couldn't sleep well at night, but now my arms and legs don't hurt anymore, I can sleep for eight hours every night, and my whole demeanor has been completely renewed.

From a distance, the elderly couple, who were in their late sixties or early sixties, looked like they were in their fifties, radiant with health and vitality.

Mr. Huang placed the mung bean soup he was holding on the bamboo table. "Ah Ling, Xiao Song, if you want to go out and play, then go out."

"Your Aunt Huang and I are here at home. We're both in good health and can help out. Anyway, we're just old folks with nothing to do, so we're just sitting around at home doing nothing."

Huang Ling has also noticed the changes in her parents recently. Could it be that the detox medicine Chao Ying gave her is really working?

But it's not a miracle drug, which is a bit unbelievable.

As Huang Ling thought to herself, she walked over to Chao Ying and gently picked up Xiao Yu Yao from his arms. "Chao Ying, go drink your mung bean soup, it's getting cold."

Zhuang Chaoying stood up and picked up the mung bean soup. "Mom and Dad, if your health allows, please help out. It's good to have something to do."

Mr. Huang nodded. "My son-in-law understands us best. It's settled then."

At this moment, in the backyard, Pengfei and Lin Dongzhe were rolling up their sleeves and carefully washing the dishes.

The water was washing over the dishes.

Xiaoting was picking vegetables by the basket next to her, removing the yellowed leaves.

Pengfei was entrusted by his uncle to keep a close eye on the two people to prevent them from doing anything sneaky when no one was watching the backyard.

After washing the dishes, Pengfei deliberately flicked the water off his hands in that direction.

"Lin Dongzhe, are you doing this on purpose because you think I'm all alone? Do you two think I don't exist?"

Seeing this, Lin Dongzhe smiled and wiped the water off his face with his arm. "Pengfei, no, it's not like that. Xiaoting and I are enough here. You go and rest, brother-in-law, I'm begging you."

He now desperately hopes that Pengfei will let them go and stop "monitoring" them.

Xiaoting chimed in, "Pengfei, you go and rest. Dongzhe and I are fine."

Xiang Pengfei raised an eyebrow as he watched the two of them singing in unison.

"You can, but I can't. I was entrusted by my uncle to keep an eye on you two little devils. I'll stay right next to you. You can pretend I don't exist, really, don't worry about my feelings."

He crossed his arms, looking stern and impartial.

Xiaoting secretly pursed her lips, thinking to herself: Pengfei has really become just like Dad. Since he came back last week, he has been watching the two of them all the time. He's like a huge 100,000-volt light bulb that they can't get rid of.

Even when watching TV in the room, he insisted on sitting between the two of them.

As she was thinking, she secretly glanced at Lin Dongzhe, just as he turned around and their eyes met.

Lin Dongzhe seemed to understand her meaning instantly and nodded slightly.

Oh dear, when he was in school he wanted to go home, but now that he's on vacation, all he wants is to go back to school.

Meanwhile, the parents were chatting enthusiastically in the front yard, discussing all the details of setting up a tutoring class.

Meanwhile, in the backyard, one of them kept a close eye on the other two, while the other two tried to escape the "surveillance," creating a tense and intense atmosphere while they worked.

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In the afternoon, under the bright sunshine, Tu Nan and Wan Shu arrived in Suzhou.

As soon as they got home, the two put down their bags, tidied up a bit, and went straight to their parents' house.

Just as Tu Nan reached the door, about to knock, he called out, "Mom and Dad! Open the door!"

Just then, Xiaoting's voice came from across the street. "Brother, sister-in-law, we're all across the street."

He and Wanshu turned and walked into the small courtyard across the street.

Xiaoting, Dongzhe, and Pengfei sat in the shade of the courtyard. "Brother and sister-in-law!"

Through the screen door, Tu Nan and the others saw many children sitting inside, eating their meals. "Wow! Quite a few children eating."

Pengfei took the fan from Lin Dongzhe's hand. "My aunt and Aunt Song are excellent cooks. Word of mouth spreads far and wide. A good reputation among the people is worse than any award."

Tu Nan reached out and smacked him on the head. "You're such a chatterbox!"

A little boy held up a bowl and said loudly, "Aunt Song, I want some more rice."

Song Ying quickly went over, a kind smile on her face, and added some rice to the child's bowl. "Eat more, you'll have the energy to study when you're full."

"Thank you, Aunt Song."

"Okay, who else wants it?" Song Ying looked around and asked the other children.

It turned out that as soon as Xiaoting got home, she called them to tell them that she had set up a small after-school care center at home, and that there were quite a few children there.

Seeing her mother and Aunt Song looking so happy, Tu Nan couldn't help but say, "Mom, Aunt Song, Wan Shu and I are hungry too."

Upon hearing this, Song Ying immediately called to the children sitting in the yard. "Dongzhe, go get two bowls for your brother Tunan and sister-in-law."

Among the children eating in the living room was a particularly bold little boy. He blinked his bright eyes and looked curiously at Tu Nan and Wan Shu, asking, "You must be Aunt Huang's son and daughter-in-law."