The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 826 - 795: Study, Year-End Bonus

Chapter 826: Chapter 795: Study, Year-End Bonus

Mi Wei’s words left He Tiantian and Wang Bin dumbstruck.

"Ah, why would your mother-in-law stir things up like this!" Wang Bin, being a man, didn’t understand these matters.

Mi Wei sneered, "It’s like the snipe and the clam fight, and the fisherman gains, she wants both of us to curry favor with her. Now, neither of us speaks to our mother-in-law. I must hurry and buy a house, or else if my elder sister-in-law buys one and moves out first, I’ll have to face the Old Pious Woman forever."

"Hehe, then you need to act quickly," said Wang Bin.

He Tiantian smiled and didn’t say anything.

Mi Wei turned to He Tiantian and asked, "How is your mother-in-law? Seeing you always so happy, it seems like you have no worries at all!"

Worries?

Not at all?

That was impossible.

But those matters didn’t seem significant in the eyes of He Tiantian!

"Hehe, my mother-in-law is pretty good," He Tiantian said, "Our families are neighbors, and my mother-in-law watched me grow up. We know each other very well, and there aren’t those mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conflicts."

Hearing this, Mi Wei said enviously, "Teacher He, you’re truly blessed."

"Hehe, life is what you make of it. With care, you can always make your days good," He Tiantian said. She too had many troubles, but no matter how troublesome, they couldn’t justify lashing out at others.

Especially not the elders.

"That’s true," Mi Wei said, "Teacher He, you have the best temperament around here."

"Hehe, you flatter me, you haven’t seen me when I’m in a bad mood," He Tiantian laughed. "When I get angry, even I’m scared of myself!"

"Haha, Teacher He, you’re really funny," Wang Bin said. "But you’re right, Teacher He, life is what we make of it. From now on, I’ll also be more conscientious at home, so my wife doesn’t have to suffer."

On hearing this, Mi Wei envied him immensely, bitterly laughing, "Ah, I’m going back to being a henpecked wife."

"Come on, you’re too smart to be bullied," He Tiantian said. "Some things, if you think about them differently or try another approach, can be smoothly resolved. There’s no need to make a scene, after all, we’re family."

"Hopefully so," Mi Wei said.

He Tiantian also finished packing her things, locked the cabinet, and said, "Alright, I’m off for the holiday too, happy Spring Festival, see you next year."

When He Tiantian left, Wang Bin turned to Mi Wei and said, "You’re still young. In future, talk more with Teacher He and try to stay away from Teacher Wu."

"I can see that, they’re not of the same caliber," Mi Wei said. "Teacher He has an air of composed grandeur about her. Cool and composed, but she always gets things done well, organizing her life skillfully."

"Exactly, out of all our department’s teachers this year, only Teacher He really stands out, so insightful and full of potential," Wang Bin said, sighing. Such a great woman, and she’s already married.

If it had been some years earlier, he would have pursued her no matter what.

"Mmm, thanks for the advice, Brother Wang," Mi Wei gratefully said. Wang Bin was in his thirties and had been working in the school for several years. Mi Wei had just been assigned there this year, having transferred from another school, and wasn’t very familiar with Nan City University.

Teacher Chen had arranged for Wang Bin to help Mi Wei get acquainted, allowing him to settle in quickly, so Mi Wei had always been grateful and respectful toward Wang Bin.

Wang Bin was the last to leave, locking the door as he left the school.

School was out for the holiday.

He Tiantian had gotten off early for her holiday break and was preparing some holiday goods at home, but she didn’t dare prepare too much, as she was going to Yanjing for the New Year.

The house in Yanjing had its mortgage completely paid off.

Originally, He Tiantian planned to go there personally, but Accountant Liang said, as an accountant, she could go and pay off the mortgage for her.

But there were no plans to live there yet, so the yard wasn’t renovated; they only hired people to clean it up.

He Tiantian counted the days on her fingers, and it was already the twenty-second of the twelfth lunar month, but Huo Yingjie hadn’t come back yet.

He Tiantian wanted Huo Yingjie to come back, but she was also worried that he might overwork himself in his rush to finish work.

It was a real dilemma.

One day, she received a letter informing her that Huo Yingjie would definitely return home before the Chinese New Year.

He Tiantian smiled and carefully put away the letter.

She managed the house and shop as thoroughly as possible and planned to give everyone a bigger year-end bonus this year, as they had made quite a bit of money.

After all, she couldn’t be the only one getting rich while others just watched.

He Tiantian had previously hinted around and discovered that they all wanted to buy clothes with the money they received.

Thinking of this, He Tiantian took their measurements and bought high-quality wool fabric, then found a skilled tailor to make the clothes based on one of her woolen coats.

For the Chinese New Year, they would wear bright red, although it was just one color, the style was absolutely great.

The men’s coats were black cashmere wool, very high quality and warm.

After work on the twenty-fourth of the twelfth lunar month, the tailor shop sent the clothes over in person, covered on the outside with a plastic bag, and the inside supported by a frame, giving them a very structured look.

"This year for the New Year, in addition to the bonus, there’s also a coat for each of you, all made of woolen fabric; the women’s coats are red, and the men’s are black," He Tiantian said. "Come and get your clothes."

Qin Suyue, always fond of looking nice, hurried over when she heard there were attractive clothes and said, "Leader, you’re really great, I was just worrying about not being able to buy clothes!"

"Hehe, okay. You’re tall, so this one is yours," He Tiantian said. "If you’re not satisfied, you can go to Ruihefeng Tailor Shop to have it altered yourself."

"Um, thank you, leader. The color is really beautiful. Red is perfect for the dull winter. It makes Sanfeng Bridge vibrant," Qin Suyue took the coat and couldn’t wait to go to the changing room to try it on.

Seeing this, the others also took their coats to try on.

The male employees were more reserved, taking their coats and planning to try them on at home.

The craftsmanship of Ruihefeng was truly excellent; as long as the measurements were correct, the clothes fit perfectly, enhancing the figure and looking particularly attractive.

"Leader, these clothes are really beautiful," Qin Suyue smiled. "And they are warm too; I love them."

"Keep up the good work, and if you perform well, next summer I’ll buy you beautiful skirts from Xiangjiang," He Tiantian smiled, pleased that everyone liked them.

"Thank you, leader." Everyone expressed their gratitude.

Accountant Liang and Sun Shihao’s wife were older, so their coats were purple and specially tailored to fit their body shapes.

Everyone was delighted and began looking forward to the year-end bonuses.

He Tiantian spoke with Accountant Liang about the amount for the year-end bonuses, then stopped coming to the shop.

"Oh, I don’t know when Yingjie might come back." Jiang Lifang said softly. Although she had received a letter earlier stating that her son would return before Chinese New Year, it hadn’t specified the exact day.

"Mom, don’t worry, as long as he comes back before New Year, that’s good enough," He Tiantian said, her own longing for Huo Yingjie growing inside her. However, in front of her in-laws, she had to hide her feelings and instead comfort her mother-in-law.