The heavens set sail from the courtyard

After returning home, Na Zhuoyue threw himself on the sofa and exclaimed: "It's still so comfortable at home!"

Shen Lin spanked her daughter and said with a smile, "Are you uncomfortable at your grandparents' house?"

"Not really. Grandpa and grandma's house is nice, and grandma's cooking is delicious, but not as good as mom's."

"My dear daughter, I love you for what you have done." Shen Lin said with a smile, "Go wash your hands and have dinner."

"Okay." Zhuoyue got up happily and went to the bathroom to wash his hands.

Li Xiaoyue took out an account book and said to Shen Lin: "Sister Lin, this is the expense record of the first birthday party. Take a look."

"No need to look. I don't trust you! Just tell me how much you spent in total. I'll refund you if you spend more than that and make up for you if you spend less."

Shen Lin took out a big red envelope and stuffed it into Li Xiaoyue's hand.

"This is a little gift from your brother-in-law and me."

Li Xiaoyue said nervously: "Then Wei Ge has already paid the planning fee, I can't take this money."

Shen Lin said with a smile: "This year's birthday party and housewarming party went so well, all thanks to your hard work, you can keep this money!"

"Yes! Xiaoyue, you have worked hard these days. This is the reward you deserve." Wang Gang also advised.

"Okay then!" Li Xiaoyue accepted the red envelope embarrassedly.

Shen Lin happily asked Wang Gang and Li Xiaoyue to go to the kitchen to wash their hands and prepare for dinner.

She prepared a large table of dishes and was busy for half a day.

Wang Gang saw the braised food Shen Lin made and said with a smile: "Sister, you haven't made braised food for a long time. I miss it."

"I made some extra and packed it all up. Remember to take it with you and Xiaoyue when you leave later."

Shen Lin went into the kitchen to serve the meal, and the whole family sat together. Wang Gang ate without hesitation. After a long journey of seven and a half hours, he was indeed hungry.

Although Li Xiaoyue was also hungry, she ate in a polite manner and praised the braised food made by Shen Lin.

"Sister Lin, I think your braised pig's feet are better than those sold outside."

Shen Lin was also very happy to hear that her craftsmanship was recognized by others.

"Sister Lin, have you ever thought about opening a braised food shop of your own? The business will definitely be very good." Li Xiaoyue suggested.

"I've thought about it and mentioned it to your brother-in-law, but he disagreed." Shen Lin complained.

"why!"

"Your brother-in-law said that the current economic downturn is not a good time to start a business, and he told me to find a proper job." Shen Lin said distressedly:
"But I've been idle at home for five years and have long been out of touch with the workplace. It's not easy to find a job. I've submitted dozens of resumes but none of them have been answered."

Wang Gang said: "Sister, do you really want to go out to work?"

Shen Lin nodded and said, "Of course I do! Women should have their own careers. Even if they don't make much, they can't rely on their husbands for everything."

Li Xiaoyue agreed loudly: "Sister Lin is absolutely right. We women cannot rely on men for support, otherwise we will become useless."

Wang Gang knew that Na Jun had long felt that Li Xiaoyue's work was a waste of time. The salary she earned was not even enough to support herself, and she was always firing her boss.

Na Jun suggested more than once that Li Xiaoyue quit her job and stay at home to be a full-time housewife, but Li Xiaoyue refused every time.

The two had already had serious disagreements over work.

"Sister, do you want me to help you find a job?" Wang Gang said.

"Can you do it?" Shen Lin asked doubtfully.

"Don't forget, I work at the Financial Regulatory Bureau. I usually deal with listed companies, so it's easy to find you a grassroots job."

"Forget it. You just joined the Regulatory Bureau. It's not appropriate to use the backdoor. It won't affect your career. There's no rush for a job. I'll look for one myself!" Shen Lin finally refused.

Wang Gang respected his sister's choice and asked, "Where's your brother-in-law? He hasn't come back yet so late. Is he also working overtime?"

"Yes." Shen Lin frowned and said, "Boss Wang has become a monk. Now the company is taken over by his wife, Boss Qin. Everyone in the company is in a panic. Your brother-in-law is too embarrassed to come back because he sees that his boss hasn't left."

Wang Gang said, "Brother-in-law's company hasn't closed down yet?" Shen Lin said unhappily, "Why are you still hoping that your brother-in-law's company will close down? Do you want to see your brother-in-law lose his job?"

"How could I not hope for the best for my brother-in-law?" Wang Gang said, "I asked my brother-in-law to make preparations early. What are his plans?"

"What plans can we make? We'll just take it one step at a time." Shen Lin said, "Perhaps the company is really in crisis, and Mr. Wang will wake up and come back. Your brother-in-law said that Mr. Wang has always been kind to him. The company is in an extraordinary period right now, so it would not be good for him to leave."

Wang Gang smiled disapprovingly. If Mr. Wang really wanted the company to do well, he wouldn't have done this before the listing.

Unfortunately, Na Wei never believed what Wang Gang said. He thought that the company could still hold on, so he planned to just muddle through and wait until the company could no longer hold on.

Wang Gang had given all the advice he needed to give, and there was nothing he could do whether Wei listened or not. It didn't matter if Na Weizhen lost her job, at most Wang Gang would cover the cost. In any case, he would not let his sister and niece live a hard life.

After dinner, Wang Gang drove Li Xiaoyue home.

Mr. and Mrs. Shen brought a lot of local specialties to Li Xiaoyue, and Wang Gang helped Li Xiaoyue move them back home.

The house that Li Xiaoyue rented was not big. There were more than a dozen tenants around it. The environment was not very good. One house was next to another and the privacy was very poor.

When Wang Gang accompanied Li Xiaoyue home and met neighbors, Li Xiaoyue would greet them out of politeness.

The neighbors looked at Li Xiaoyue strangely when they saw her bringing a strange man home, but Li Xiaoyue was calm and didn't care at all.

After opening the door, Li Xiaoyue invited Wang Gang in, but Wang Gang chose to leave the door open to avoid any misunderstanding.

"Shen Lei, drink some water. I'm small and there's really no place to sit. Please bear with me." Li Xiaoyue handed Wang Gang a bottle of mineral water.

Wang Gang put the local specialties on the ground, glanced at Li Xiaoyue's house, and could only sigh that it was so small.

What Li Xiaoyue rented was more of a room than a house. After putting a bed in it, there was basically no free space. As for the living room or kitchen, there was none. There was only a palm-sized bathroom, which seemed very crowded.

If Wang Gang wanted to sit down, he could only sit on Li Xiaoyue's bed, which was obviously inappropriate.

"Xiaoyue, with your income level, you should be able to rent a bigger house!" Wang Gang asked.

“I live alone anyway, so I can just make do with it.” Li Xiaoyue said nonchalantly.

"Has Jun ever thought of helping you?"

"I can support myself, I don't need that kind of support." Li Xiaoyue said naturally.

Wang Gang raised his eyebrows, already sensing that something was wrong in the relationship between Li Xiaoyue and Na Jun.

But after all, it was someone else's business, so Wang Gang didn't want to interfere.

"It's okay, I'll leave first." Wang Gang said.

"Shen Lei." Li Xiaoyue called Wang Gang, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"What's wrong?" Wang Gang asked in surprise.

"Can you please do me a small favor?" Li Xiaoyue said shyly.

"Okay!" Wang Gang said generously.

"The faucet in the bathroom has been leaking, and I don't know how to fix it. Can you help me take a look?" Li Xiaoyue said embarrassedly:

"I asked Na Jun to come over, but he always worked overtime to keep me company."

Wang Gang went straight to the bathroom without saying anything, and found that the faucet was dripping and could not be closed tightly no matter how hard he tried.

"Do you have tools, wrenches or anything like that at home?"

"Yes, I'll give it to you." Li Xiaoyue was overjoyed and quickly took out a toolbox.

"Where is the sluice gate? Close the main valve first." Wang Gang said as he rolled up his sleeves.

"The water valve seems to be outside. I'll go turn it off." Li Xiaoyue volunteered to turn off the water valve and returned soon.

"Shen Lei, I have already turned off the water valve."

Wang Gang nodded and turned on the faucet with a wrench. The next moment, a stream of water gushed out, soaking Wang Gang and Li Xiaoyue like drowned rats! (End of this chapter)