C17 Tan Jun's Mother

"Oh, Miss Su is really amazing." Old Mu blurted out, as if he had just awoken from his stupor.

"Hur hur, normal." Su Jin said a few words in a perfunctory manner and then carefully checked the details of the machine again.

"This, this machine is for my own use?" The disciple surnamed Tan walked over during a break and asked.

Su Jin raised her head and looked at this handsome young man. She already knew this young man's' big name '. She couldn't help but sigh at his handsomeness, as he was worthy of her name.

"Ah, this, I'm going to hire someone to operate it." "No," she said.

"I already have one at home, I'm too busy." She tilted her head back.

Tan Jun's eyes lit up when he heard this. It was as if some hope had been ignited. However, when he looked at Su Jin's calm face, he couldn't find the right words to say.

Su Jin didn't care. If there was anything he would say himself, she wouldn't worry about it.

In the next few hours, Su Jin discovered that Tan Jun was trying to curry favor with her. However, the request in her heart was stuck in her throat and she couldn't say it out loud no matter what. Seeing that Su Jin was about to leave, she hurriedly said, "About that, Su Mei —"

"Yes, is something the matter?" Su Jin stopped and turned around.

"I, I was wondering if you could hire my mother if you wanted to hire someone to operate the machine?" Tan Jun finally voiced his request.

Su Jin carefully sized up this nervous young man. Tan Jun felt embarrassed from her gaze, so she explained that it was because Autumn Winter had come, and her mother even helped people wash their clothes too hard. He wanted to help her mother change to a better job, so it didn't matter if the salary was lower.

Su Jin then said, "Since there are people I know, I can save the trouble of finding them. I just don't know when they will come back to work?"

"You can come at any time." Tan Jun replied.

"Tomorrow then." Su Jin also wanted to increase her production to meet Dai Zi Shi's needs and household expenses.

Tan Jun agreed, working even harder. Su Jin came home late at night to listen to her mother talk about Tan Jun's performance, then smiled and said, "That was when I agreed to her mother's job."

"So that's how it is." Mother was enlightened.

Then, she started talking about Tan Jun's mother. "It wasn't easy for her either. The handsome boy went when he was five years old, but he grew up by himself relying on the starched and washed clothes of others. It was much harder than me."

"Then let her come to our house. It'll be better if she comes."

Su Jin had agreed to meet Tan Jun's mother the next day. She was an honest looking woman, and there was a shrewd look in the corner of her eyes. Su Jin had agreed with her that they would have to weave under fifteen pieces of cloth a month, and that each piece would be worth ten pieces of cloth, and thirty pieces of cloth would be worth seventeen pieces of gold, and thirty pieces of cloth would be worth twenty-two pieces of gold.

After Tan Jun's mother thanked him, Su Jin brought back the cotton thread and let her mother take her to familiarize herself with the operation. She then went to check on the condition of the house.

The house was even more dilapidated as expected, because two of the workers had an urgent matter to attend to and the duration had to be extended to a month. Su Jin also agreed.

After a few more days, the weather had become even colder. Su Jin bought another twenty yuan of charcoal to keep the temperature of the room at a suitable temperature. In such a pleasant environment, the weaving speed was also very fast. Tan Jun's mother only needed four hours to familiarize herself with the weaving technique. That very day, she began weaving the cloth. With one more person, the efficiency would double. The upgraded loom would be controlled by mother and Tan Jun's mother. They could get four pieces of plain cloth in a day, and Tan Jun's mother could sometimes work so hard to get three in a day.

Su Jin currently had nineteen pieces of cloth. She gave back fifteen to the cloth shop, and the other four she discussed with the shopkeeper to temporarily exchange for money to supplement her family.

Counting the time they had spent in this foreign world, it had already been two months, from August to November. Winter came earlier this year, and one could see how cold it would be afterwards.

"I'm back." Su Jin walked to the door. Tan Jun, who was working, warmly greeted her and walked over to help her take off the basket.

Su Jin looked at Tan Jun's back and unconsciously frowned.

It was unknown if it was just her misconception, but it seemed like Tan Jun had always been trying to talk to her recently, and his attitude had changed a lot.

It was probably because his mother was working in his house. She soon forgot about it and went back to the house to settle her accounts.

There were about ten days left until the end of the month, and the family still owed ten pieces of cloth to the cloth shop. At the end of the month, there were about ten pieces of cloth that were still owed to the cloth shop, and the family still owed forty-five pieces of cloth to the cloth shop.

This year is finally going to be a good year, Su Jin thought.

"Little Jin." The room door was pushed open, and Tan Jun's voice drifted in along with the wind and snow.

Su Jin felt goosebumps all over her body. Some might think that Tan Jun was very close to her due to the way they addressed her, but in reality, the two of them only had a relationship of hiring. He didn't know that he had called her that on that day.

She turned around and saw that Tan Jun was holding a bowl of steaming hot tea in his hands. He passed it to her and said, "Seeing that you haven't been to your room for a long time, I brought you a bowl of water."

"Thank you." Looking at Tan Jun's smiling face, Su Jin felt a wave of discomfort, but she couldn't say what it was. She wanted to refuse, but she couldn't find a reason.

As if he was very satisfied, his gaze moved to the table. Seeing Su Jin write down the accounts and the following modifications, he reached out his hand to pick it up, "It looks very interesting. What is this, Little Jin, can you tell me a little about it?"

"Pah!" Su Jin's hands were quick. She immediately put down the bowl and buckled up the paper.

Tan Jun suddenly stopped, and the atmosphere seemed to freeze.

Su Jin retracted her hand and embarrassedly said, "This is nothing interesting."

"Oh, if that's the case, then I'll be going out first. If you need anything, just call me." Tan Jun replied dryly and quickly left.

The air in the room started to flow again, but Su Jin suddenly thought of something that made her feel uncomfortable. Unfortunately, she had already left.

Forget it, I'll tell him not to casually come into my room next time. Su Jin thought, yes, the thing that made her uncomfortable was that Tan Jun came straight in without her permission. This made her feel like she had been violated. Even at home, her family wouldn't casually come into her room.

Moreover, his actions were too weird. Su Jin didn't know what he was trying to do by acting so intimate, was he trying to raise his mother's salary?

Wait and see, she decided.

After finishing all the trivial matters, Su Jin initially wanted to give herself a break the next day. However, as if the heavens didn't want her to stop, servants with the Dai Family logo appeared outside the door the next day.

"Miss Su, my Young Master has invited Miss Su to the estate to discuss something."