I spent the whole day at the hospital today and didn't get home until tonight.

Yu Li sent the little girl to her grandparents' house. The old couple liked her very much and wanted to help take care of her.

Yu Li didn't have a job either; her only task was to be a good wife and mother. Chen Gangqiang and Zhou Haiqin had no choice but to give up on that.

At the dinner table, Yu Li couldn't help but ask Chen Yan, "Are you really going to be with Shi Bowen?"

Chen Yan looked up blankly, as if her spell had been interrupted, and stared blankly for a second before saying, "Huh?"

Yu Li was exhausted by the way he was so focused on eating; it was all the fat man's fault!

The fat man, who had been pinched for no reason, rubbed his arm and protested: "What do you mean 'together'? How can we be together? He still hasn't paid back the money he owes my family! Now that his mother is gone, he'll be in debt again. He's living paycheck to paycheck, not even as well as Sha Zhu. Will my second sister starve if she lives with him?"

Yu Li got angry and slammed her chopsticks on the table: "Then let her marry Sha Zhu, the two of them are a perfect match!"

Seeing that the couple was about to start arguing, Chen Yan could only silently put down her bowl and weakly say, "Um, I'm still here."

Seeing her so gentle and frail, Yu Li's anger dissipated, and she couldn't help but stroke her head like she was petting a dog: "I really don't know if your life is good or bad."

Chen Yan suddenly became alert and dodged Yu Li's hand: "Ugh, do you think I'm Xu Jiang?"

After saying that, he glanced proudly at the fat man and said, "Of course I'm lucky!"

Yu Li, feeling exhausted, picked up a piece of meat for the fat man: "Stop making that sour face, I was wrong, okay? By the way, do you really want Shi Bowen to marry into our family?"

The fat man sighed, "That kid definitely won't do it! None of them can give me a moment's peace, sigh."

Chen Yan laughed heartlessly: "Who told you to take them under your wing back then? They've done so many things for you over the years, and helped you with so much... hehehe."

At this point, Chen Yan herself laughed.

Yu Li chimed in, "If I remember correctly, they're all older than you, you brat!"

The fat man waved his hand irritably, as if shooing away two flies: "Alright, alright, it's pointless to say anything now. Let's wait until after their funeral."

"..."

By the time everything settled down, it was already the end of 1976.

So many things happened this year, so many that it's like a tightly packed calendar, every page filled with troubles!

On December 30th, the public security authorities held a public trial at the Hongxing Factory Workers' Club.

Because the case involved employees of the Hongxing Factory, the factory leaders also attended the meeting.

The fat man was sitting in the front row and could clearly see that Director Liu had a dark face the whole time, and was exuding a kind of "depressed" aura.

The first person to be brought onto the stage was Yang Weimin; this guy had been operating behind the scenes all along. According to the police, during the interrogation, he pushed all the blame onto others, especially Jinmaohu, who wanted to pin eight out of ten things on him.

It's practically as if he's Golden Tiger's henchman, and that all of this was orchestrated by Golden Tiger...

Yang Weimin was ultimately sentenced to fifteen years, which is at least a fair outcome.

Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiefang were sentenced to five years in prison.

Liu Guangfu and Yan Jiekuang were sentenced to three years in prison.

Finally, Jia's only son, the "chosen one," and Qin Huairu's darling, Bang Geng, was sentenced to three years in prison for smuggling!

Although he couldn't find Qin Huairu, the fat man could easily imagine how interesting her expression must be right now.

All those involved in the case have received due punishment. In particular, the downfall of Yang Weimin's power has dealt a heavy blow to the young, impetuous, and restless guys at Hongxing Factory who wanted to make money quickly.

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The year 1977 has arrived.

For the fat man, several big things are waiting for him this year.

The first task is to arrange for the Thunder Tiger and the Dragon-Capturing Tiger.

Benleihu is easy to talk to; he was originally an employee of the Hongxing Factory.

Even after being discharged from the hospital, he continued to work as the fat man's subordinate.

There was no need for the workers' picket team to exist anymore, and the fat man took the initiative to ask Director Liu to resign from his position as team leader.

After learning from the police station about the role the fat man played in this special operation, Director Liu did not send him back to the workshop, but instead transferred him to the factory's security department.

Yang Damaizi, the former head of the security department and Yang Weimin's brother, has also stepped down. He was implicated in the smuggling case and is currently going through the legal process.

Factory Director Liu was worried that his own people, who had been parachuted in, wouldn't be able to keep things in order, so he hurriedly transferred the fat man over to "protect" him.

The fat man casually made a request and ended up getting the Thunder Tiger.

As for capturing the dragon and tiger, one of his legs was crippled.

Even if I recover to my best condition, I will still be "broken," meaning I will have to walk with only one leg from now on.

If the recovery is not good, then I'll probably have to use a wheelchair.

The factory allowed him to retire due to illness, providing him with a basic living allowance each month, which was more than enough.

Benleihu didn't go back to his own home either. He's currently living in the temporary building that Uncle San built, which makes him Fatty's neighbor.

Secondly, the college entrance examination was reinstated in October, at which time Chen Fang was only 33 years old, meeting the required age.

Fatty plans to give her another six months of intensive tutoring starting in the second half of this year, hoping that their Chen family can also produce a college student!

The guy Chen Fang dated before, relying on his family's influence and his good looks, was not lacking in female admirers. Not only did he have no ambition, but he also cheated on Chen Fang with other women.

The two were discussing marriage, but then something unexpected happened, so the marriage didn't happen.

This incident was a huge blow to her, and it took her almost a year to recover before she met her current husband through her parents' introduction.

My third sister's husband works for the railway bureau, specializing in routes from Beijing to Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, and other cities.

The two got married at the end of 1971, when Chen Fang was 27 years old.

Five years have passed in the blink of an eye, and they still haven't had a child, leaving their parents extremely anxious and helpless.

So the third thing is being pressured by my parents to have children...

Old Chen and Zhou Haiqin had four children in one go, but Fatty's generation only has two children now!

Perhaps due to the effects of time distortion, since Chen Mengqi was born in 1968, Fatty and Yu Li have tried for many years, but they still haven't been able to conceive a second child.

On New Year's Day, early in the morning, Director Wang—oh, now we should call him Chief Wang—came in his car to pick up Fatty.

When the big boss held a New Year's gathering at his home, in addition to asking Fatty to cook, he also specifically asked him to bring his daughter Chen Mengqi along.

The little girl's mother and aunt are now very popular with the leaders. They are not only busy helping the leaders move, but also taking care of the house design.

Some leaders don't need to move, but after visiting other leaders' homes, they find their own homes increasingly unpleasant to look at.

So they also approached Chen Yan and asked her to help redesign it...

This is not surprising; a professional organizer must first and foremost be a home designer. If she doesn't understand aesthetics and doesn't have a concept of three-dimensional space design, how can she provide a one-stop service?

If the arrangement looks messy and disharmonious, how can the leaders feel comfortable entrusting their homes to her?