At noon, Xu Mumu and her coworkers in the office could leave work a bit early, so Xu Mumu went to enjoy the shoe factory’s cafeteria.
She went together with Chen ili, and the cafeteria still had a few people there, those who ca for an early lunch usually had so position.
Looking at the variety of dishes in the cafeteria, Xu Mumu was pleasantly surprised.
Xu Mumu had at coupons, so she got a serving of braised ribs and another of bamboo shoots stir-fried with at.
"Mumu, you really have money," Chen ili admired once more, looking at the dishes Xu Mumu got.
"It’s alright, not too expensive." Xu Mumu smiled and glanced at Chen ili’s dishes, which were two vegetarian ones.
"Doesn’t your family ask you to hand over your salary? My mother-in-law wants to hand over most of mine," Chen ili lanted her family situation, thankful she was staying in the dorm and not at ho, where she’d likely argue with her mother-in-law often.
"No, I keep my own money, and these at coupons were given to by my brother." Xu Mumu smiled, and she and Chen ili found a seat and started eating. Xu Mumu tasted the ribs and her eyes brightened—delicious! Not as good as Master Yang’s national restaurant, but still quite nice. The bamboo shoots with at were also good; the at was tender and flavorful.
"Your family treats you really well, do you have a brother?" Chen ili asked gossipily.
"Yes, my brother works in the transportation team." Xu Mumu said with pride, pleased that Xu Minghui managed to beco permanent within half a year through his efforts.
"The governnt transportation team?" Chen ili asked in surprise. Work in the transportation team was a good job, indicating that Xu Mumu’s family was well-off.
"Yes." Xu Mumu nodded, taking another rib; it was really tasty. She didn’t share her lunchbox contents with Chen ili; they weren’t that familiar, so it wasn’t necessary.
As they were talking, the bell indicating the end of the lunch break rang, and the cafeteria quickly filled with people, transforming from quiet to bustling. Chen ili stopped talking and started eating quickly.
While eating, Xu Mumu unexpectedly saw her third aunt Lin Juan holding a lunchbox, getting food in the cafeteria.
"Mumu, why are you eating here?" Lin Juan almost thought she was seeing things, but upon walking closer, she realized it really was Xu Mumu.
"Auntie, I forgot to tell you, I’m working at the shoe factory now." Xu Mumu looked up and saw Lin Juan approaching, her expression indifferent.
"You’re working here? How is that possible?" Lin Juan’s voice turned sharp.
"Xu Mumu, is that really your aunt? I didn’t expect your family to have relatives in the shoe factory," Chen ili was a bit surprised.
Yesterday, she heard Xu He say that Xu Mumu ca to the shoe factory again, thinking Xu Mumu was looking for Du Yu, but Du Yu had arranged a job for her. Lin Juan’s eyes flashed with complexity.
"Yes, my third uncle also works at the shoe factory." Xu Mumu smiled at Chen ili.
"Mumu, you ca to work at the shoe factory and didn’t tell us. Which departnt are you in?" Lin Juan said warmly, as if the earlier unpleasantness hadn’t happened.
"I’m with the won’s committee. Auntie, aren’t you taking the food back? Uncle and the others are probably waiting impatiently." Xu Mumu said blandly.
She didn’t really want to interact with the third branch of the family, especially this aunt, whom she disliked.
"Mumu, co visit us at ho when you have ti, I’ll head off now." Lin Juan smiled at Xu Mumu and Chen ili.
Xu Mumu didn’t reply and continued eating her al.
"Mumu, you don’t get along with your aunt and their family?" Chen ili was a bit of a gossip.
"Just alright, our family split up previously." Xu Mumu said calmly.
"I feel like I’ve seen your aunt sowhere, but where?" Chen ili was trying to recall.
"Really? My aunt used to work here, then sold her job." Xu Mumu chuckled.
"Oh, I rember now. Didn’t your aunt’s family try to buy a house last year and thought they’d gotten a good deal but were cheated?" Chen ili said excitedly.
"Yes, indeed. Is this whole thing known throughout the factory?" Xu Mumu raised an eyebrow slightly.
"Of course, those who were owed money caused a scene at the factory, and the managent had to resolve it. Also, last year your uncle’s family made quite a joke; your aunt has a brother who tried to take over his father’s job." Chen ili recalled previous events; Xu He’s family had caused quite a stir at the shoe factory, becoming rather well-known.
"Yes." Xu Mumu smiled lightly, Lin Juan was altogether thick-skinned.
"Xu Mumu, tell , what’s the story inside?" With gossip to discuss, Chen ili felt closer to Xu Mumu.
"There are so things I don’t know." Xu Mumu replied, "Chen, I’m going to wash my lunchbox. Do you want to join?"
"Yes, let’s go." Chen ili nodded, a bit disappointed not to gain any more information from Xu Mumu, but she thought there would be plenty of ti to learn more gradually.
After lunch, Xu Mumu returned to the office.
Others either went ho or slept in the dorm. Xu Mumu pulled her books out of her bag—for sothing to read when bored—these were practice questions she frequently made mistakes on.
Looking at these wrong questions, she didn’t feel bored, and when Chen ili and the others returned to work, Xu Mumu was still reading.
When the bell rang marking the start of work, Xu Mumu put her book away.
"Xu Mumu, what book were you just reading?" Chen ili asked curiously.
"My high school textbooks." Xu Mumu took out the ledgers, preparing to study them further.
"Aren’t you graduated? Why are you reading high school books?" Chen ili was sowhat speechless.
"I am graduated, but I find studying quite interesting," Xu Mumu laughed, not caring about what people thought.
In the afternoon, Qin Jie ca and assigned work to Xu Mumu, which was still to organize data. There was quite a lot, and part of it was distributed to others in the office to test their chart-making skills.
Faced with so much work, everyone wore a pained expression; even with Xu Mumu’s chart, organizing this chaotic data was still ti-consuming.
Xu Mumu didn’t mind; she noticed that Qin Jie seed intent on reorganizing the previous logs, as charts provided a more intuitive view and convenience for future reference without hassle.
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