"Sister Hualan, tell me about your Battalion Commander Ye. He loves you dearly. You've been married for so long, and when you don't want children, he tells everyone that he doesn't want children and wants to enjoy life as a couple." Shen Qiaoyue finally understood this couple; their relationship was like that of newlyweds every day. "Battalion Commander Ye is so hardworking and selfless; you are the happiest one!"

"No, it's not that I don't want to have children, it's just that I can't have them right now," Ye Hualan explained shyly. "If the baby is born now, there will be no one to take care of it. I don't have time, and neither does he. I'm so busy with work right now. If I have a baby, I'll definitely have to give up my job, and I won't do that!"

In these times, life is difficult and the situation is turbulent. She can't guarantee that her child will have a good life after birth.

Shen Qiaoyue could also understand Ye Hualan's thoughts.

The standard of living is indeed not very good now.

"As you know, we live in the city. It's closer to Hong Kong and Macau, and the economy is better, but it's also a hotbed of conflict! In the countryside, it would be safer, but there would be food shortages and ridiculously low wages. We're really lucky to be able to eat what we want every day here!"

Ye Hualan has worked hard for most of her life to finally get this deputy section chief position. She is already thirty years old, so she definitely has to work hard.

Shen Qiaoyue said, "That's true, everyone has a hard time these days."

“Many places have stopped work now!” Ye Hualan sighed. “We don’t know if we can withstand the pressure and keep going. I’m already prepared to stop work!”

Shen Qiaoyue paused, realizing she had forgotten about the matter.

At that time, things were very chaotic outside. Many people were out of work, factories were shut down, and schools were closed.

Shen Qiaoyue smiled and said, "It's alright, let's take it one day at a time. There's no use in worrying."

Ye Hualan ate as she spoke.

"That's true, we'll just have to live one day at a time," Ye Hualan thought, deciding that she had to keep going no matter what.

"Good morning!" Jiang Jinyao came in from outside, smiling broadly, carrying wedding candies in her hand.

"Yaoyao, from now on you'll be part of our family compound. Congratulations!" This was the first time Ye Hualan had seen Jiang Jinyao after her marriage.

Jiang Jinyao immediately took out wedding candies from her pocket. They were all wrapped in a small red bag in advance and handed them to Ye Hualan, saying, "Sister Hualan, my relationship with An Lude is inseparable from your matchmaking with Qiaoyue, so the wedding candies I'm giving you are the most exquisite."

Ye Hualan looked at the wedding candy, which was quite unique, and said, "Thank you."

"And there's one for Qiaoyue too." Jiang Jinyao handed it to Shen Qiaoyue.

"Thanks."

Shen Qiaoyue looked at the wedding candy and could see through the bag that there were several kinds of wedding candy.

"You spent a lot of money on your wedding?" Shen Qiaoyue asked Jiang Jinyao curiously.

"Yes, this bag of wedding candy you're carrying must have cost a few dollars, right?" It's such a big bag, it doesn't look cheap at all, this candy is quite expensive.

Jiang Jinyao is not short of money.

He said with a smile, "Anlude gives me all his wages, and this candy was bought with the money he gave me."

"Yo!"

Ye Hualan and Shen Qiaoyue exchanged a glance simultaneously.

They're showing off their love here.

"I'm staying in the family compound today. I moved some daily necessities over, otherwise it's too far to walk back and forth to the city." Jiang Jinyao looked at Shen Qiaoyue and Ye Hualan and said, "From now on, we'll have company on our way to and from get off work!"

"Qiaoyue has a man picking her up and dropping her off," Ye Hualan said, pouring cold water on the idea.

Shen Qiaoyue said, "Sister Hualan has one too."

Jiang Jinyao pouted and said speechlessly, "I have my own bicycle, I can ride it."

"Our Yao Yao is the best," Shen Qiaoyue replied perfunctorily.

This earned him a disdainful look from Jiang Jinyao.

Ye Hualan, holding the food, said, "I'm not talking to you anymore, I need to go back and prepare for work."

"OK."

As soon as Ye Hualan left, Jiang Jinyao smelled the dumplings; they smelled so good.

He stared at Shen Qiaoyue with a calculating smile.

"Open your mouth."

Helpless, Shen Qiaoyue scooped up a dumpling and held it to her lips.

"Thank you, my dear sister." Jiang Jinyao was very satisfied after eating the dumplings.

After eating the dumplings, Jiang Jinyao returned to her seat and got busy.

Soon, people started arriving for work one after another.

Xia Xiaoli was waiting on the first floor when Bai Jinghao arrived on her bicycle.

"Xiaoli, you're here so early." Bai Jinghao greeted Xia Xiaoli warmly after parking her bicycle.

Xia Xiaoli wore a skirt today; it was her first day at work, and she wanted to make a good impression.

I still feel very scared in this new environment.

"No, I just arrived. I walk slowly, so I left a little earlier," Xia Xiaoli said.

"It's okay. Once I've mastered the skills of riding a bicycle and am proficient, I'll take you home." Bai Jinghao awkwardly scratched her head and said, "I just learned yesterday, so I'm not very good at it yet. Once I've mastered it and am sure I can carry people, I'll ride with you to and from get off work."

"Hello!" While the two were chatting, a boy and a girl appeared in front of them and greeted them warmly.

Xia Xiaoli and Bai Jing responded politely.

Hello.

Hello.

Xia Xiaoli looked at this warm and sweet girl; she was really beautiful.

The boys around her are all so cheerful and outgoing; it seems like she's the only one who lacks confidence.

"Hello, my name is Wang Tiantian, and this is my classmate Su Zhiyang." Wang Tiantian introduced herself to Xia Xiaoli and the others.

"My name is Bai Jinghao."

"My name is Xia Xiaoli."

"It's a pleasure to meet you all. We'll be colleagues from now on," Wang Tiantian said, trying to shake hands and make peace.

Bai Jinghao extended her hand first, saying, "Please take good care of me."

When it was Xia Xiaoli's turn, Bai Jing glanced at her.

"Please take good care of me." Xia Xiaoli lowered her head and cautiously reached out her hand in response.

When Wang Tiantian saw that Xia Xiaoli had difficulty walking, she could easily tell from Xia Xiaoli's behavior that Xia Xiaoli was very self-conscious.

Su Zhiyang took out two storybooks from the bag and said to Xia Xiaoli and Bai Jinghao, "This is to mark our formal introduction. This is a picture book that we can use for work. I'm giving it to you as a gift."

Bai Jinghao was the first to take it, and generously replied, "Thank you, Comrade Su."

"Thank you," Xia Xiaoli replied.

Sketchbooks are very important for artists.

"Go and complete the onboarding procedures first. Someone will come and take you to your workplace in a bit." The clerk came over and told the group to complete the procedures first.

After writing some contracts, he sat down on the bench by the door.

After waiting for a while, Jiang Jinyao came down to lead the group. Looking at the four of them, they were handsome men and beautiful women!

"Come with me," Jiang Jinyao said calmly.

When I saw these four people, I was incredibly excited.

From now on, the office won't be so quiet that it's just the two of them.