When Xiaohua returned in the evening, He Yan was still there, and Kang An had already been coaxed to sleep by He Yan.

Xiao Hua thought that his care for Kang An during this period had satisfied her and reduced her burden. Since he didn't leave early, she wouldn't give him a hard time anymore.

This can be considered a qualitative leap in their relationship.

Did my cousin come to see you today?

He Yan asked cautiously, afraid that she might become unhappy and launch into another barrage of accusations and interrogations.

"Mmm," Xiaohua replied calmly.

"You're not angry, are you?"

He Yan saw that she seemed alright and wasn't angry about it.

Xiaohua looked at him with a strange expression: "Why would I be angry?"

Hearing her say that, He Yan immediately smiled and thought that she seemed less resistant to her family and would gradually accept him and his family.

Lu Zhan was right. As long as he silently supports her and does everything she wants to do, she will eventually fall in love with him.

His happiness only lasted for a few seconds.

Xiao Hua then added, "He Yu came to me to discuss a business partnership, not to persuade me to settle down with you, so why should I be angry?"

After hearing this, He Yan just wanted to pinch his philtrum to tell himself that it was okay, that he had been through countless battles and that this little setback would not cause him any harm.

"It's good that you're not angry. My sister is fair and impartial; she won't say anything good about me in front of you."

He Yan didn't want He Yu to speak well of him in front of Xiao Hua, as that would only make Xiao Hua more disgusted.

"Your cousin is a good person, far superior to He Ya. They're both surnamed He, but one is a decent person and the other is not.

Xiao Hua wasn't actually that magnanimous. She thought about how she had taken her newborn child and traveled for more than ten hours on a slow train from the Northwest to the sea to seek refuge with the He family. But Su Qin and He Ya, as women, showed no mercy to their fellow human beings and treated her and Kang An so cruelly, even though Kang An was related to them by blood.

That alone is enough to make Xiaohua hate them for life!

Xiao Hua mentioned He Yan's older sister in very hurtful terms, and He Yan didn't dare to say a word.

Because what she said was the absolute truth.

Xiao Hua went into the room, glanced at Kang An, and kissed her on the cheek. When she came out, she saw He Yan still sitting on her sofa. She pointed to the clock on the wall and said, "Big brother, it's already 9:30. Aren't you going to leave? What, do you want to stay overnight?"

He Yan looked at Xiao Hua expectantly: "Can I stay overnight? Can I?"

"No!" Xiaohua's refusal was crisp and decisive.

"I want to discuss something with you!"

Xiaohua frowned, a typical "don't talk about it, I don't want to hear about your business."

So He Yan quickly added, "It's about Kang An."

Xiao Hua had no interest in listening to Kang An if he wasn't mentioned.

"What does this have to do with Kang An?"

As Xiaohua asked the question, she walked to the bathroom to brush her teeth and wash her face.

He Yan leaned against the door, watching Xiao Hua squeeze toothpaste and brush her teeth. They looked like an ordinary couple, with the husband leisurely watching his wife wash up and the two chatting about the trivial things that happened that day.

Ordinary, simple, and happy!

He Yan thought that if this was what married life was like, then it would be very happy!

“I’ll be going back to my unit soon, and you’re so busy. I’m worried that if we parents neglect to spend time with Kang’an, she might feel lost and it could affect her healthy development. So I’d like to transfer out of my unit.”

I studied military technology, and luckily there's a branch campus of the National University of Defense Technology in Haishi. I'll be working at the research institute here, which will allow me to take care of and spend time with Kang'an. What do you think of this arrangement?

This is indeed the best thing for Kang An. If He Yan decides to do this, Xiao Hua will be happy to see it happen. Of course, she is happy that it is good for her daughter.

But she still said, "This is your own business. You can decide for yourself. You don't need to ask me."

"I still need to tell you that in case you disagree, I will fully respect your opinion!"

He Yan believed that since they were husband and wife, they should discuss everything together, especially something as big as a job transfer. As a husband, he should discuss it with his wife.

"Why I disagree is your business. It doesn't affect my interests. Besides, you don't need to discuss it with me, and you don't need to respect my opinion. It doesn't have to be like this between us! But it's good that you're like this. I'm happy to see things that are good for Kang An."

Although Xiaohua's words made He Yan feel disappointed and sad, he had become immune to them and wouldn't feel disappointed or sad for long.

He was still muttering to himself, "If you agree, then I'll submit the application to the higher-ups."

Xiao Hua ignored him and closed the bathroom door; she was going to take a shower. He Yan tactfully left as well.

Xiao Hua had thought carefully about He Yu's desire to join as a partner, and He Yu's joining would indeed grant her access to certain resources.

However, she felt that He Yu seemed to be a very opinionated person with his own ideas. Such a person was certainly good, but ultimately, two tigers cannot share one mountain.

She needs someone to help her with things, but not someone to tell her what to do.

In other words, she is the core figure of a large company in the future, and everyone else will have to revolve around her. If He Yu joins, she is afraid that she will become a supporting role.

This is not what she wanted to see.

Xiaohua had never started a business before, and every step she took was not an impulsive or rash decision. She had carefully considered and weighed the pros and cons.

Ru Jiali's joining is entirely to fulfill a dream she had in her previous life and to repay a debt of gratitude from her past life.

Moreover, Ru Jiali is much younger than me and has not yet entered society. At least for the next five or six years, she will still rely on her own opinions and ideas.

But with He Yu's arrival, everything changed.

Xiaohua was afraid that her thinking was too narrow and not broad enough, so she still wanted to ask Zhou Musheng for his opinion. After all, he had been through it all, and he was a successful one at that, so his opinion was more important.

She went to Zhou Musheng's company to find him and waited for him in the lobby on the first floor of the company building.

When Zhou Musheng arrived, he saw Xiaohua sitting on the sofa, leisurely drinking coffee and reading a magazine.

In the early 1990s, various magazines emerged, especially women's fashion magazines, which were published in a vivid and engaging manner. This shows that there were still quite a few people willing to read these magazines and learn about dressing and styling from them. Where there is demand, there is a market.

This also illustrates that even in impoverished times, there are always some people who live comfortably.

The so-called poverty is simply poverty as a whole; the poor are the majority, and the rich are a minority. Looking at the world, wealth has always been concentrated in the hands of a small number of people.

Xiaohua was filled with confidence in her entrepreneurial endeavors.

Zhou Musheng reached out and patted Xiaohua on the shoulder: "Do you girls really like these fashion magazines? I've been standing next to you for a long time and you didn't even notice."