Chapter 80: Competing for Favor

Hongji had just started listening about earning money, and a joyful smile appeared on his face. His eyes looked at Mrs. Li and the three children as he spoke, "The children already work so hard at home, what will happen to the three children and the younger kids if I am not there?"

"Housekeeper, look at our family situation, I'm afraid I can't handle the job you've given me. If I follow you to the factory, the pay is a bit more, but there's no one to look after the kids at home."

"This... your situation is indeed special!" The housekeeper listened to Hongji's words and also felt the concerns he voiced.

"We have us at home," Hongji's father said while exhaling smoke from his bamboo pipe.

"It still won't do. There are fields at home, mainly Mrs. Li has gone to be a wet nurse, and I am accustomed to caring for the children. I am not comfortable leaving them; it's about to get cold, what if they freeze outside?"