“Leave this to us. Big Brother, go back to your room, wash up, and try on your new clothes. If they don’t fit, we can exchange them tomorrow,” Di Kun said.
“Mm!” Su Yi happily agreed.
He took his snacks, new clothes, and new shoes and left.
Di Kun turned to Su Yue.
“You should go wash up too and rest early. Leave this to me.”
Su Yue glanced at him.
Then she took out the equipment and tools she had bought earlier from her space storage.
“It’s still early. I’ll help you. Let’s stop at ten o’clock.”
Di Kun frowned.
“Nine o’clock. You go rest. I’ll keep working.”
“And the hiring matter will be handled by me.”
Su Yue looked at him for a moment.
After a brief hesitation, she nodded.
“We have to go to the hospital tomorrow for my prenatal checkup, so we need to leave early. Don’t stay up too late either.”
Warmth spread in Di Kun’s chest.
“Don’t worry.”
Being cared for by his wife felt really good.
The two of them quickly got to work.
The household robot stood nearby peeling oranges while Di Kun and Su Yue worked together—one filling juice cups, the other sealing them.
Their speed was extremely fast.
When one barrel of juice was finished, Di Kun immediately prepared more oranges and started on the next batch.
After another large batch of juice was made, they continued packing it into cups.
About half an hour later, Su Yi returned.
He had changed into his new clothes and shoes and looked very proud of himself.
Seeing him so happy made Su Yue feel better as well.
“You don’t need to help here anymore. If you come over, you might get your new clothes dirty.”
“Go back to your room, watch TV for a while, and sleep early. Tomorrow morning, Di Kun and I will go to the hospital for my prenatal checkup, so the juice-making will depend on you.”
Su Yue actually had thought about letting her brother go to Infinite Plaza to help sell juice with Zhan Feng.
But he probably wouldn’t be able to handle it alone.
So it was better for him to stay home.
“Going to see the baby? I want to go too!”
Su Yi’s eyes lit up.
“The hospital will be crowded. It’s inconvenient to have too many people with us. Having Di Kun with me is enough,” Su Yue said.
In truth, she also wanted her brother to go.
But she had already agreed with Di Kun.
Seeing the disappointment in his eyes, she added, “Hospitals aren’t fun anyway.”
“If you want to see the baby, you don’t have to go to the hospital. Once we save enough money for a medical pod, we’ll buy one and keep it at home. Then you can see the baby every day.”
Su Yi’s eyes lit up again.
“Okay! Then I’ll make more juice! If you and brother-in-law sell more juice, we can save enough for a medical pod!”
He immediately walked over.
He wasn’t going back to watch TV anymore—he was going to help make juice.
Su Yue and Di Kun exchanged a look and smiled.
Since he wanted to help, they let him stay.
So another worker joined the sunroom.
At nine o’clock, Di Kun insisted that Su Yue stop working and go upstairs to rest.
This time, she didn’t refuse.
She stored the finished juice into her space and cleaned up the trash before heading to the first floor.
But she still wasn’t resting. Instead, she made some late-night snacks and brought them down to the sunroom for the two men.
Although they had already eaten plenty at dinner, they still happily finished everything she brought.
Back in her room, Su Yue took a shower and washed her hair.
Her hair was short, so it dried quickly.
She lay on the soft bed, completely relaxed, and soon fell asleep.
In the basement sunroom, after she left, Di Kun and Su Yi continued working until ten o’clock before stopping.
After returning upstairs, Di Kun glanced at Su Yue’s room before going to his own.
While washing up, he called Tao Fu and arranged the matters regarding hiring workers before finally sleeping.
The next morning, Su Yue did not wake up at her usual time.
Instead, she slept until a little past eight.
The bed was simply too comfortable.
After washing up, she went out but neither of the men were upstairs.
She went down to the basement.
As expected, both of them were already working in the sunroom.
After greeting them, she went back upstairs to prepare breakfast.
Breakfast was noodles again.
Su Yue felt that when she had time later, she should prepare dumplings, rice balls, buns, and steamed bread in advance and store them. That way, meals would be more varied.
During breakfast, both men ate as enthusiastically as always.
“I’ve already hired people to sell the juice. They’ll report to Infinite Plaza later today.”
“After breakfast, we can go there together, then head to the hospital,” Di Kun said.
Su Yue looked surprised.
“So fast?”
“One of the customers who bought our juice introduced them,” Di Kun explained.
“One is a retired frontline soldier, and the other is a military family member. Both are local residents.”
“I set their salary at 4,000 Star Coins per month, plus a 1,000 performance bonus.”
“They’ll rotate shifts and get four days off per month in total.”
Su Yue nodded.
“Let’s go meet them first.”
After breakfast, the three of them set off.
When they arrived at Infinite Plaza, the rented spot had already been transformed overnight into a food cart.
Above it hung a sign:
“Yue Yue Mecha Natural Juice.”
Two small display screens were installed outside.
One listed juice types and prices.
The other introduced the mech and advertised that customers who bought juice could take photos with it.
Both screens were editable.
Inside the cart was a spacious preparation area with a counter.
Outside was a large open space reserved for the mech display.
At that moment, the two hired workers were already waiting.
Both were men.
One was about fifty years old, missing one eye and wearing an eyepatch.
The other was eighteen, thin, and looked undernourished.
Su Yue glanced at Di Kun before stepping forward to ask about their situation.
Both men were nervous but answered honestly.
The older man was Kang Heping, fifty-one years old. Five years ago, he was injured and forced to retire from the front lines. Later, his family faced multiple illnesses and injuries, and his compensation quickly ran out. He couldn’t even afford an artificial eye.
The younger man was Wang Xiaohu, eighteen years old. His older brother died in battle three years ago, leaving him with younger siblings to support.
“Miss Su, don’t worry. We will definitely do our jobs well!”
“Even if the pay is lower, it’s fine!” Kang Heping said quickly, afraid of being rejected.
After losing his eye and suffering old injuries, finding stable work had become extremely difficult.
Jobs outside the city were dangerous, and he simply couldn’t compete with younger people.
When the recruitment office suddenly contacted him yesterday and told him about a job with excellent pay and benefits, he immediately came to try his luck.
A job with a monthly salary and bonuses like this was already a rare opportunity.
Even healthy workers would fight for it let alone someone in his condition.