Chapter 25 Chapter 25 Fu Mingjun was really sent...

Fu Mingjun was indeed sent to work in a neighboring city, and he left in a hurry.

Lin Wan only heard Aunt Wang talk about this when she returned home from get off work the next day.

"Mr. Fu arranged for Young Master Mingjun to leave immediately. He said they needed a trusted confidant to oversee the project next door, and they were worried about anyone else." Aunt Wang was busy tending to the winter bamboo shoots she'd bought at a street stall that afternoon. Suddenly, she spoke vividly to Lin Wan, "Grandpa and Madam were really reluctant to let go. It's unheard of for someone to pack up that same day. But your sister-in-law is quite strange. Sometimes she's reluctant, and sometimes she looks quite happy."

Lin Wan: “…”

Lin Wan could guess what Zhang Meiying was thinking. Naturally, she was reluctant to let her son go out for a while, but when she thought about Fu Mingjun being like a time bomb at home, it was natural for Zhang Meiying to feel a little relieved from the bottom of her heart.

Aunt Wang cleaned the winter bamboo shoots and made plans to stir-fry them for Lin Wan tomorrow. "Young Master Mingjun left at around 3:00 PM, personally supervised by Mr. Fu. He packed his luggage and got on the bus."

Seeing that Lin Wan didn't react much, Aunt Wang also breathed a sigh of relief. It's good that she's gone. The Fu family will definitely be at peace!

Lin Wan thought about how Fu Xiuhuai proposed to send his nephew away last night, but she never expected that this man would be so agile. At this moment, Fu Mingjun was already on the highway.

That evening, Zhang Meiying worried about her son: "I don't know if Mingjun can eat well and dress warmly when he goes to another place."

Fu Xiutong couldn't stand his wife doting on their child, so he immediately said with a stern face, "Xiu Huai is doing this for Mingjun's own good. Besides, he's going to be a supervisor, and he hasn't even been allowed to work on the construction site. Your worry is completely unnecessary."

"It's as if I don't know that you are the only one who can do it." Zhang Meiying muttered a few words, somewhat dissatisfied.

Thinking about the deep relationship between his wife and son, and the fact that this is his first formal job after graduation, and he is working in another city, it is natural for his wife to be worried.

Especially on weekdays when Mingjun was sick or had something wrong, his wife would always worry and couldn't eat. Fu Xiutong softened his tone again: "Meiying, don't spoil him too much. Mingjun is already a big man in his twenties. Don't lose your appetite. You still have to eat..."

Before Fu Xiutong could finish his words, he turned around and saw that his wife Zhang Meiying had already finished a bowl of rice and was adding a second bowl with a big appetite.

Fu Xiutong: "..."

Zhang Meiying nodded in agreement, and reluctantly but relaxedly added another bowl of rice.

Ever since her son came back a while ago and almost caused trouble at home, Zhang Meiying has been worried every day and has lost her appetite. Now she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Lin Wan secretly glanced at Fu Xiuhuai. Despite the trouble this man had caused, he was quite calm. He even seemed to be kindly comforting her, "Brother, sister-in-law, don't worry. Mingjun won't starve or freeze over there. I will arrange for someone to take care of him."

Fu Xiutong waved his hand: "Young man, you should exercise more. Don't give him special treatment."

After dinner, Lin Wan returned to the bedroom and couldn't help but wonder, "Are you really going to give Fu Mingjun special care?"

After all, what this person says and what he does are exactly the same.

Fu Xiuhuai said confidently: "Of course, after all, I am his uncle."

Lin Wan's eyes rolled, clearly unconvinced, causing Fu Xiuhuai to chuckle, "Do you think I'm two-faced?"

Fu Xiuhuai's bluntness made Lin Wan feel a little embarrassed. She was not used to speaking ill of others in person. "No."

"I think so in my heart..." Fu Xiuhuai pointed out directly, "You can say it out loud, it doesn't matter. After all, sometimes you can't get a wife if you don't act ruthless."

Lin Wan: “…”

Seeing the man so confident, Lin Wan couldn't help but murmur softly, "How terrifying."

For some reason, when Fu Xiuhuai heard me scold him, he chuckled twice, looking quite relieved: "Not bad, you can scold people now. It would be great if you can do this at any time. Don't get angry."

Lin Wan didn't want to bother with him anymore.

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On Sunday, while she could still bear the weight of her belly, Lin Wan went shopping with her neighbor He Yanni.

He Yanni was thoughtful and drove to pick Lin Wan up and dropped her off without letting her get tired at all.

When Santana passed by a construction site, He Yanni reminded him: "Look, this is the building your man built."

Lin Wan turned her head to look. The foundation of the building, which had just been started, could not yet be seen as the outline of a high-rise building. However, from a distance, one could already get a glimpse of the massive scale of the project, which seemed to have some shadow of the future tallest building in Jiangcheng.

"Come and take a look when the time comes. It must be very grand." Lin Wan had seen the skyscrapers in the capital on TV. They were towering into the sky, like sharp blades splitting the sky, and were magnificent.

He Yanni drove around the street, looking forward to it cheerfully: "When the time comes, we'll come, and you have to spend all of Boss Fu's money on him."

Lin Wan smiled and thought to herself that she couldn't spend that much money.

He Yanni parked the car in the alley behind the Pearl Department Store and thoughtfully helped Lin Wan to the mall, which made Lin Wan feel uncomfortable: "Sister Yanni, it's not that serious. I can walk by myself."

"No, I'm nervous even when I'm with a pregnant woman." He Yanni was very firm. "I'm holding you mainly to reassure myself."

Lin Wan: QAQ

Two people were shopping in the mall, and neither of them was saving money.

He Yanni has always had a strong desire for shopping and has never been stingy with her spending, but this time Lin Wan bought a lot of baby products.

With more than two months until the birth, Lin Wan automatically had the idea of buying some new clothes. Even though the Fu family had already made a lot of preparations for this, she couldn't help herself.

He Yanni noticed that all Lin Wan bought were baby products, so she dragged her to the women's clothing section. "You haven't gained much weight at all. Look at your thin arms and legs. Winter clothes can cover them up. Just buy a size up and it will be enough."

Lin Wan looked at the newly released windbreakers and overcoats, many of which were from Hong Kong and foreign countries. She couldn't help but feel tempted and tried a few of them as well.

Exquisitely made clothes are indeed different, especially the well-defined lines, which make even a big belly not look too bloated.

"Look how beautiful she is!" He Yanni was amazed. Others gain a lot of weight when they are pregnant, and may even become bloated. But Lin Wan was different. She used to be too thin, but now she has become plumper, and with her increasingly good complexion, she looks like a white and rosy peach.

Lin Wan had more and more shopping bags in her hands. She also picked out a pair of comfortable flat boots. Just as she was about to leave, He Yanni pulled her to the men's clothing area.

Sun Hongbo was a rough man, so naturally he wasn't very good at buying clothes. He Yanni was in charge of the family's clothing. She lavishly picked out several pieces that would look good. Finally, she asked Lin Wan, "Pick out a few pieces for your boss, Mr. Fu, too."

Lin Wan hadn't really thought about this question. Buying clothes for Fu Xiuhuai? Looking at the dark-colored men's clothing area, Lin Wan seemed to be thinking.

"Let's each pick a few." He Yanni pointed at the discount information above and was surprised. "Buy three and there's a discount!"

Lin Wan: “…”

......

As lunchtime approached, the two left the mall with bags full of shopping. They first put all the shopping bags in the back seat of He Yanni's car, and then had lunch near Mingzhu Department Store.

Lin Wan was used to eating home-cooked meals, so today she was interested in a mushroom soup pot she saw on the street. It was early winter and the weather was cold, so drinking the mushroom soup made her feel warm.

He Yanni was quite satisfied with her shopping success today. As she spoke, she thought of the sexy pajamas she had given Lin Wan last time. "I forgot to ask you, how are those pajamas? Aren't they very pretty and sexy? Do you like them?"

Lin Wan almost lost her grip on her chopsticks, surprised that He Yanni would mention pajamas like that in such public. She was truly impressed: "Not bad."

Of course, she couldn't tell him that the clothes were hidden at the bottom of the closet.

"Does your boss Fu like it?" He Yanni was carefree and not at all restrained, which frightened Lin Wan so much that she started coughing while eating.

"Cough cough..." Lin Wan used the coughing as an excuse to cover up the question and did not answer it.

Fu Xiuhuai would never see those pajamas.

He Yanni asked casually, not digging deep into the matter. However, she couldn't help but joked in the end, "It's good that you've recovered a little. Look at your small body before. Your boss Fu is a strong man, so he must be very powerful. How can you withstand such a torment..."

"Cough cough!" Lin Wan almost choked. How could she know how powerful Fu Xiuhuai was!

Seeing that she could no longer listen to the open-minded married woman He Yanni, Lin Wan hurriedly changed the subject, but at the end of the meal, a big secret was revealed.

After finishing the mushroom soup pot, He Yanni went to the front desk to pay. When Lin Wan was slowly getting up with her bag, she saw two familiar figures appear at the door of the restaurant - Director Feng and Feng Yan.

The aunt and niece had just had an argument in the office a few days ago, and Director Feng was furious, her voice rising in anger and carrying across the ears of everyone in the office. For the next few days, no one saw Feng Yan coming to work again, only hearing that she had taken a leave of absence.

When they met again at this moment, Lin Wan saw that the two of them had walked into the restaurant one after the other and were about to sit down to eat when they started arguing.

"Comrade Feng Yan, your parents don't agree with you going to Country M, and I'm worried too. How can you be so willful?" Feng Tianjiao originally wanted to persuade her niece today by asking her to come out for dinner, but she didn't expect that the aunt and niece, who had always had a close relationship, were no longer on the same page before they even had dinner.

Feng Yan seemed to be determined: "Aunt, I can make my own decisions. I've already told you that you can easily make money in Country M. You and my parents are just hesitant and overthinking. Why can't you just trust me? When I make money and come back, I will definitely treat you well!"

The two of them expressed their opinions in loud voices. Lin Wan listened and was secretly shocked. Feng Yan actually really wanted to go to Country M to pan for gold.

However, her family obviously disagreed, so the situation came to a stalemate.

"Wanwan, let's go." He Yanni specially treated Lin Wan to dinner today so that she wouldn't have to compete with her for the bill. Lin Wan also thought it was not a good look to argue with her and planned to treat them back next time.

"Yeah." When Lin Wan and He Yanni walked out, they looked back at the dining table in the corner. Director Feng and Feng Yan heard Wanwan and looked over. Lin Wan could only nod and greet them from a distance, feeling a little awkward for a moment.

After leaving the restaurant, Lin Wan mentioned what had just happened to He Yanni, which actually provoked He Yanni to open up: "A lot of people go abroad. I have a relative in the capital. Last year, he sold his courtyard house and moved to Country M with his family. He said he wanted to make a lot of money, but I don't know if he can really do it. But anyway, I'm not going. I can't adapt to living elsewhere."

Lin Wan chuckled, thought for a moment and agreed: "That's me too. I'm always worried about not being able to get used to the food in other places. I just love the food in Jiangcheng."

He Yanni seemed to have met a kindred spirit and hurriedly shook hands with Lin Wan: "Great minds think alike!"

The Santana braked and stopped at the villa area. He Yanni was considerate and helped Lin Wan carry all the shopping bags to the door. She didn't let go until she saw Fu Xiuhuai: "Boss Fu, I brought your wife back intact, not a single hair was missing."

Fu Xiuhuai knew that Sun Hongbo's wife was always outgoing, so he didn't care: "Thank you very much."

"No, no." He Yanni handed the item over, not forgetting to keep Lin Wan in suspense, "Your wife bought you some clothes, come and see if you like them."

As soon as He Yanni left, Fu Xiuhuai helped carry the things upstairs. Apparently, he remembered something and joked, "Your beautiful clothes in one hand, and baby clothes in the other. Let me choose?"

Lin Wan: “…”

Thinking of her awkward response last time, Lin Wan gave the man in front of her a guilty glance, but this time was different: "There's a bag on your left hand side with two men's suits in it. I wonder if they'll fit."

After she finished speaking, Lin Wan added, "Sister Yanni wanted to buy clothes for Brother Sun, and she insisted that I pick out two pieces to make up the discounted amount."

"Well, Mrs. Sun is really forcing people to do things against their will."

When Fu Xiuhuai's words fell into Lin Wan's ears, she felt that his voice was less serious than usual, and even a little joyful?

That night, two new men's suits were hanging on the clothesline in the Fu family's yard. The next morning, Fu Xiuhuai went to the company wearing a brand new gray suit and black shirt.

Fu Xiuhuai had to leave early for work today, so he arranged for taxi driver Li Mei to pick Lin Wan up.

Before leaving, Aunt Wang was clearing away Lin Wan's breakfast utensils, and she told him with a beaming smile, "Madam, Mr. Fu got up early to see if his new clothes were dry, and he put them on eagerly before leaving."

Lin Wan didn't expect that this man would be so eager to wear new clothes. Had she never bought him clothes before?

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Today, the garment factory held its year-end commendation meeting for advanced workers. Many workers went to the auditorium to watch the ceremony, which was interspersed with several choruses and poetry recitations.

Lin Wan and fourteen other workers in the factory went on stage to receive the certificate and bonus envelope personally awarded by the factory director.

The certificate with a yellow background and red edges looked festive and golden, and no one couldn't like it. Lin Wan also took a look at the prize money in the envelope, which was three ten-yuan bills, and was equally heavy.

It was an honor for someone in the department to be recognized as an advanced worker. Feng Tianjiao also changed her annoyed look caused by being tortured by her stubborn niece in recent days, and forced a smile to praise Lin Wan in front of outsiders.

As the crowd of spectators dispersed, a group of people filed out with the main group, and naturally they congratulated and praised each other.

At this moment, Lin Guofu and Chen Qiuhong, who hadn't bothered Lin Wan for a while, came over with beaming smiles on their faces: "Wanwan, you're worthy of being from our Lin family. You've got a lot of potential!"

"It really makes us proud! This child is like us..."

Lin Wan couldn't help feeling annoyed when she heard this. Lin Guofu and Chen Qiuhong really wanted to take advantage of the names of "Second Uncle" and "Second Aunt" and accepted the congratulations of other workers without saying anything specific.

The two of them acted so seriously that someone who didn't know would even think they were Lin Wan's parents, coming out to enjoy this glorious moment together.

Lin Wan always used to think that family disgrace should not be made public, especially when it was her own scar, which she would not easily reveal. However, at this moment, Fu Xiuhuai's words from last night inexplicably echoed in her ears: It's okay to curse people, don't get angry.

He immediately said, "Really? But I haven't seen you two return to the Lin family for many years. I'm afraid you don't even recognize the door back home. I can't be so close to you."

With just one sentence, he instantly severed his relationship with Lin Guofu and Chen Qiuhong, who were flaunting themselves everywhere, leaving the nearby employees looking at each other in bewilderment.

Originally, everyone heard Lin Guofu and his wife bragging everywhere that they had a niece who was a college student and was very close to them, like their own daughter. Everyone really thought they had a very close relationship. Now, after hearing Lin Wan mention it, it was clear that the couple had rarely returned to their hometown and were not familiar with Lin Wan's family at all.

Wow, that's really shameless.

"Lin Wan, why do you say that?" Lin Guofu and Chen Qiuhong's faces turned red and blue. They wanted to argue loudly, but they were afraid of exposing the family's dirty laundry, so they could only wink at Lin Wan in anger.

Lin Wan pretended not to see it and pulled Qin Fang away, leaving everyone else to daydream, wondering how they were making up hundreds of stories about Lin Guofu and his wife in their minds.

After returning to the office, Lin Wan carefully placed the certificate into the large bag she had brought with her, and put the envelope inside. She curled the corners of her lips in a good mood.

Lin Wan's good mood was not affected by Lin Guofu and his wife. She was happy that she was right to confront them face to face. It was really good to be able to scold people.

However, after a moment, Lin Wan reflected while turning her pen. Her performance just now was not very good. Forget it, she would be more experienced next time.

After receiving the commendation, Lin Wan invited her second sister to dinner that night and they talked about their recent work.

Lin Hong is now obsessed with making money. Especially after receiving a letter from her ex-boyfriend boasting about his marriage, she works even harder. Now she turns to Lin Wan mysteriously, "Wan Wan, since I'm not in a relationship or married right now, why don't I go out and earn some money for a few years?"

Lin Wan had a vague premonition in her heart: "Where can I make money?"

"Country M!"

These two simple words made Lin Wan's eyelids jump. Why was it Country M again?

"Second sister, why did you suddenly think of this?"

"I saw a flyer on the street a while ago. There were a lot of people studying English out there. They said that if you sign up for the TOEFL and take the TOEFL, you can go to Country M. You can make a lot of money there and earn as much as you earn here in a year."

After careful inquiry, Lin Wan found out that it was still the New West, which was promoted by the same training class as Feng Yan.

"Second sister, do you know how far Country M is? Are you willing to leave us and go there by yourself?" Lin Wan's first reaction was naturally unwillingness, but her worry outweighed everything else. She never believed in free lunch in her life. "Country M is so easy to make money, but it should be for its own people. How can anyone go there and make money? Don't be fooled."

"Oh, I was just saying that." Lin Hong had been obsessed with making money these past few months. She used to earn 60 or 70 yuan a month, barely enough to support herself and save a little, but not much. Now it was different. With a salary closer to 200 yuan and room and board at the factory, she could save as much each month as she had in the past seven or eight months.

People are like this. Once they can earn more money and save more money, they will become even more obsessed and wish to double their money.

"You know, my English is not that good, how can I pass the TOEFL?"

Lin Wan seemed quite regretful after hearing this: "Don't be so foolish! If you go so far, you might get sold out. There's no one to help you."

Lin Wan finally understood Director Feng's feelings and felt uneasy.

When Lin Hong heard her sister comparing herself to her niece, she laughed and scolded her for taking advantage of her: "You still want to be my aunt~"

The two sisters ate and drank until after eight o'clock in the evening, and then left. Lin Wan persuaded her second sister a few more words before leaving, and then took a taxi back to Cuihu Villa. When she got home, Fu Xiuhuai had not returned yet.

There are many things to do when building a building. One has to deal with various safety inspections and various plannings. Fu Xiuhuai was so busy that he didn't get home until 9:30 in the evening. There were some dust marks on his black suit.

"What's wrong with you?" Lin Wan had never seen Fu Xiuhuai so untidy.

You know, this guy is always meticulous and is definitely a model big boss. Compared with many bosses who have a nouveau riche temperament, he is really much more outstanding.

"During a safety inspection at the construction site, I gave it a hands-on test."

Lin Wan was surprised. She followed Fu Xiuhuai with her pregnant belly bulging out. "You're mixing cement and building the wall yourself?"

Fu Xiuhuai took off his suit and prepared to wash it later. He couldn't help laughing: "I did everything when I was young."

"Then you are quite capable." Lin Wan walked back to the closet and prepared to continue organizing clothes.

The clothes in several wardrobes are mixed from four seasons. I bought some new clothes a while ago, plus the baby clothes that my mother-in-law Jiang Yueying sewed herself. The wardrobes need to be thoroughly reorganized for the change of seasons.

Seeing Lin Wan busy with her bulging belly, Fu Xiuhuai tried to dissuade her: "Wait until I finish my shower and come out to clean up, you take a rest."

Since someone was cleaning up, Lin Wan thought about it and decided to stop so as not to tire herself out.

Turning around, Lin Wan went downstairs to drink Tremella soup.

Aunt Wang would prepare some drinks every night, mainly to satisfy the cravings of Lin Wan, a pregnant woman who ate small meals frequently.

Sitting at the dining table, Lin Wan sipped the warm and refreshing Tremella soup and chatted with Aunt Wang.

Aunt Wang's husband died early, and she raised her children alone. Now her children have started their own families and she has a good job, so she has nothing to be dissatisfied with.

"If you ask me, this is how life is. It was so hard before, but now it's all about happiness." Some people in my hometown village heard that Aunt Wang went to the city to work as a nanny and wait on people, and they thought it was embarrassing. But Aunt Wang went back and showed off her status, and then no one gossiped. "I bought a lot of candy, biscuits, and new clothes in the city. I brought them back in big and small bags. When others saw me, they thought I had made a fortune and spent money so lavishly, so they stopped talking nonsense."

Lin Wan was delighted when she heard this: "Aunt Wang, this is a good trick of yours. Money that is in your own hands is the most real."

The two people's hometowns are very close to each other and they used to be in the same commune. Lin Wan only found out about this later.

"Of course not." Aunt Wang was a chatterbox who loved to chat with everyone. "It's all thanks to your husband who thinks highly of me and is willing to pay me to hire him. Mr. Fu is a very generous man. Everyone in our village has heard of him. When they knew I was a nanny for Mr. Fu Xiuhuai, the big boss, they were envious."

Lin Wan murmured to herself, "He's really quite famous."

"Yes, a few years ago, Mr. Fu also funded the construction of rural roads. Our village is now prosperous, and your village is also prosperous."

Lin Wan was surprised: "Was that road in Linjia Village built with the help of Fu Xiuhuai?"

The road from Linjia Village to the town is very difficult to travel. During the winter vacation of her sophomore year, when she returned to her hometown, she found that the bumpy mountain road had been repaired a lot. She was also impressed by the good county government. Later, when she returned home, she heard that it was funded by a big boss.

Aunt Wang nodded: "Of course not. I heard that Mr. Fu has been to your village before. This is fate."

"When have you been to our village?"

"It seems like it was many years ago. The last time I heard the old lady talking about it, I estimated it was about ten years ago."

Lin Wan was completely shocked. Fu Xiuhuai had actually been to Linjia Village more than ten years ago? The memory of Fu Mingjun appearing in Linjia Village eleven years ago came to her mind. Lin Wan couldn't help but wonder, was Fu Xiuhuai there at that time?

Eleven years ago, Lin Wan and Fu Mingjun met for the first time in Linjia Village, but this was not confirmed until Lin Wan met him again after she went to college.

After chatting with Aunt Wang for a while, seeing that it was getting dark, Lin Wan slowly went upstairs, thinking that by now, Fu Xiuhuai must have finished taking a bath and had almost tidied up the wardrobe.

There are a lot of clothes for different seasons in the closet. Put away the spring and summer clothes and hang out all the winter clothes, especially the thick clothes that are stored deep in the closet...

Deep in the closet... Lin Wan suddenly thought of something, and a look of panic appeared in her eyes. Her originally heavy footsteps became lighter, and she went upstairs in a hurry.

A faint yellow light shone from the half-open door, and Lin Wan pushed it open and walked in: "I'll clean the closet myself, don't move..."

The box of sexy pajamas that He Yanni had given him appeared in Fu Xiuhuai's hand, with the lid already opened. The man stared at the box and turned to look at Lin Wan.

Fu Xiuhuai's calm eyes gleamed with a glimmer, which made Lin Wan's cheeks hot. Especially when the man's hot and magnetic voice hit her ears, it seemed to carry a faint smile: "Last time you said you bought clothes? You have good taste."

Lin Wan:!!!