"Go and take a look." Jiang Ning nudged Lin Chen's chest.

Lin Chen reluctantly let go of her, got dressed, and opened the door to find Liu Fang sitting on the steps by the door, silently crying.

He hurried back into the house and whispered in Jiang Ning's ear:

"Go and see, Liu Fang is crying there. Could it be that Lin Tao did something to her?"

Last time Lin Tao ripped off Liu Fang's underwear, Jiang Ning punished him severely, and after that, she stopped harassing Liu Fang.

However, after Lin Chen beat him up last time, Gao Baoliang sentenced him to 20 days of detention for attempted robbery. Since he had to recover from his injuries before being detained, he is still in the police station and hasn't been released yet!

Jiang Ning said, "Lin Tao hasn't come out yet, so it shouldn't have anything to do with him."

Lin Chen looked worried: "Could it be because someone is jealous and retaliating against us for working for our family?"

Jiang Ning shifted her bottom off the bed: "Stop guessing, just ask."

She reached the door and was about to ask a question when Liu Fang saw her and burst into even louder sobs.

Wang Xiufen and Lin Qiao also quickly came out of the house and asked her with concern what was going on.

Liu Fang sobbed for a while before sniffling and saying:

“These days, Xiong Ge hasn’t been coming home to sleep for many nights. When I asked him, he said he was playing cards with his friends all night. As a result, I woke up early today and thought I had something to talk to him about, so I went to his friend’s house to find him.”

To his surprise, the card game at his friend's house had already ended, and when asked where he had gone, his friend stammered and gave no answer.

Do you think he's having an affair?

Wang Xiufen listened and told her not to overthink things:

"Maybe you went out and he went back, and you just missed each other? It's best not to overthink these things. Why don't you go back and ask him now?"

Jiang Ning also said, "As husband and wife, there should still be basic trust. Why don't you go home today and have a good talk with him?"

After hearing what they said, Liu Fang hesitated again. Was she really just being paranoid?

"Ningning, I don't want to go back. I want to keep working. The thought of going back and encountering all those unpleasant things makes me prefer to stay here!"

She wiped away her tears and threw herself into her work.

She's been helping sell books lately, and she keeps a record of every single one that's sold. She's truly dedicated to her work.

They may have been too busy with work and neglected their family, which led to problems in their marital relationship.

When she got off work, Jiang Ning suggested that she stay home for a few days and spend some quality time with Xiong Ge.

"Okay, Ningning, I'll listen to you."

Liu Fang gratefully agreed.

Jiang Ning then took over the job of selling books.

She didn't go through the complicated process of paying money and receiving goods at the same time. After all, she kept all the money in her own hands and knew exactly what she was doing.

After more than a month of operation, they have sold more than 100,000 books, with a profit margin of over 50%, which is more than 120,000 yuan.

This money, coming from various channels, flowed into Jiang Ning's hands like water.

She was extremely grateful that the initial promise to give the commune 1% as a management fee would have amounted to over a thousand yuan, and she had asked for a fixed price of five hundred yuan.

Five hundred yuan was a lot for the commune. After receiving the five hundred yuan, Yi Yong specifically praised Lin Chen at the commune members' meeting.

As for Lin Chen earning so much, he wasn't envious. People have the ability, so there's no use being envious. If you have the ability, you should do it yourself.

I heard that people who work for Lin Chen can earn at least 20 or 30 yuan a month, which is no worse than working in a factory.

However, seeing Lin Chen busy every day, running between his home and the printing factory, and his home becoming better and better, many people also had their eyes on him and came to his home looking for work.

That day, Yi Yong brought a young girl over, wanting Lin Chen to see if there was a suitable job for her.

Coincidentally, both Lin Chen and Jiang Ning went to the county town.

When Wang Xiufen saw Secretary Yi, she quickly put down her work and made him tea.

"Please have a seat. It's really unfortunate; they've gone to the printing factory. They said a big client is coming to inspect the place."

She poured the tea while explaining.

Yi Yong is the person who protects them at work, so they can't be careless.

"Lin Chen's mother, please sit down. They're not here, so let me talk to you first."

Yi Yong looked at Wang Xiufen with a smile.

The more he looked, the more puzzled he became. Wang Xiufen should be almost fifty years old, so how come her face was still so smooth and delicate? She looked more than ten years younger than she actually was, truly still charming.

Wang Xiufen sat down, a kind smile on her face:

"Tell me what you want, and I'll help take a look, but there's one thing I can't decide. Everything has to be decided by Lin Chen and his wife when they come back."

Yi Yong looked at her, a smile on his face, without saying a word.

The girl next to her spoke up quickly: "Aunt Wang, my name is Wang Qiuju. I learn things very quickly. Please let me stay."

At this moment, Yi Yong turned his head towards Wang Xiufen and whispered in her ear:

“Secretary Wang’s daughter couldn’t concentrate on her studies and was only interested in making money. There was no other way; her father asked for her help, so I had to take her on this trip.”

Wang Xiufen quickly sat up straight and moved a little further away from him. When he spoke, a breath of hot air went straight to her ear, making it strangely itchy.

"How about this, Qiuju stays and waits for a while, Secretary Yi, you go ahead and do your work."

Unable to bear Yi Yong's sudden, intense gaze, Wang Xiufen quickly sent him away.

Wang Qiuju was extremely excited and hurriedly asked what she could do.

Wang Xiufen thought that if she had a good foundation, it wouldn't be bad to take her on as an apprentice.

"Could you help me organize these wires?" Wang Xiufen wanted to test her hands-on skills.

Wang Qiuju took the slightly tangled silk threads and sat down to tidy them up.

Before half an hour had passed, she was getting impatient and muttered to herself:

"These lines are so difficult to handle, it's better to just cut them with scissors."

Seeing that she was making a mess of things, Wang Xiufen simply asked her to organize the fabric.

Simply fold the fabrics of the same color together; it shouldn't be difficult.

As a result, she was completely disorganized; not only did she fail to fold the cloth properly, but she also messed up the ones that were already folded...

......

Gao Xiaolan never expected that while she was following Song Jia, she would overhear a shocking piece of news.

The manager of the Shanghai bookstore she contacted was coming to inspect the printing factory that Lin Chen was cooperating with, and he was bringing a foreigner with him, so she needed to act as his translator.

In her eyes, the more forbidden something is, the more mysterious and sophisticated it is.

Song Jia is just an ordinary girl. Why does she have a better job than her, find a factory manager as her husband, and now have access to foreigners?

She was incredibly jealous, so she went to Xue Mei, hoping Xue Mei could find a way to stop it.

Upon hearing this, Xue Mei patted her shoulder affectionately.

"Xiao Lan, I remember you were a top student. Isn't translation your forte?"

Gao Xiaolan slapped her forehead, a look of smug satisfaction on her face. That's right, all she had to do was stall Song Jia, and then she could use her name to meet that foreigner.