Sister-in-law Xiao Si is still a child at heart; with Qi Si's comforting words, her mood improved considerably.

"Xiaoyu, don't just focus on eating the crabs, leave some for Fourth Sister-in-law." A Lei suddenly snatched the crab from Qin Xiaoyu's hand.

Qin Xiaoyu is always protective of her food, so she instinctively tried to snatch it. The two of them glared at each other and competed for a bit, which amused everyone around them, and the atmosphere at the table gradually became lively.

"Actually, it's only when something happens at home that we see how united we are. Although Wenwen's wedding was disrupted, it's not entirely a bad thing." Commander Zhou raised his glass, and everyone present responded by raising their glasses as well.

Wishing Wenwen and Fusheng happiness!

The next day, Qin Xiaoyu and A Lei took Tang Wenwen and the others to the train station early in the morning. Qi Si was worried, so he drove a car with his sister-in-law behind them.

After watching the four of them board the train, Qi Si put his arm around Xiao Si's wife and walked out from the platform.

"Fourth Sister-in-law, don't cry. My fourth brother is just short of picking you up and kissing you in front of everyone." Qin Xiaoyu knew that her fourth sister-in-law was sad, so she said what she wanted to hear. Sure enough, her fourth sister-in-law stopped crying and started to smile.

"Come on, let's buy you some jewelry." Qi Si had already made preparations, and Xiao Si's wife happily got into the car.

"You're going to the garment factory? I need to take care of something," A Lei said, reaching for his car door.

"Okay." Qin Xiaoyu was a little disappointed. After two days of commotion, she had been quite frightened, and A Lei hadn't comforted her at all, probably busy with something else.

Hanhan said he's going to order cat food from overseas for his cake; that's really spoiling him to the extreme.

As soon as Qin Xiaoyu entered the corridor of the garment factory, she heard an argument coming from the office. The voices sounded familiar, and her heart sank.

Xiaoyu's stepmother was arguing with Factory Director Xie when she saw Qin Xiaoyu enter. Her face turned ashen; she had come to interrogate her. Qin Xiaoye stood to the side, pale-faced, and looked helplessly at Qin Xiaoyu.

"Aunt Xie, you've gone to so much trouble. This is my family matter." Qin Xiaoyu gave her a wink.

Factory Director Xie had heard about her family's affairs and knew some of them. He was so angry today that he had a big argument. Now that Qin Xiaoyu was here, he couldn't say anything too harsh in front of her, so he had no choice but to close the door and leave.

"What are you doing here to cause trouble again?" Qin Xiaoyu said rudely.

"You put your sister in the workshop to wind thread? You really did that!" Little Fish's stepmother said, pointing at Qin Little Fish's nose.

Qin Xiaoyu's face flushed red instantly. She recalled those humiliating years, the memory of being slapped directly across the face.

She gritted her teeth, raised her head, and squinted her eyes.

"Speak!"

"How I arrange things for Qin Xiaoye is between the two of us. She agreed to it. You can ask her if you don't believe me."

"Yes, I promised. Please, just leave it at that." Qin Xiaoye pleaded.

"You're my daughter, why don't you want me to take care of you? I just stand by and watch others bully you?"

"I'm not just anyone. If you insist on calling me someone else, then I am. Now leave my office immediately, or I'll call the police." Qin Xiaoyu was prepared to fight back.

"Fine, fine, neither of you gives me any peace of mind. Just wait, I'm going to report you to the Second Light Industry Bureau!" Seeing that Qin Xiaoyu seemed to be serious, Xiaoyu's stepmother could only huff and puff as she walked out.

"You didn't tell him about going to the Shanghai counter, did you?"

"No."

"That's good. I'll help you conceal your whereabouts. It's better this way. Otherwise, no matter where you are, he'll keep haunting you like a leech, and you won't be able to escape," Qin Xiaoyu said sympathetically.

"I understand, I'm going to get to work. The master will tell me later." Qin Xiaoye lowered her head and walked out of the office.

"Xiaoyu, I received a call this morning from the Second Light Industry Bureau office. They said some document we submitted was not up to standard and we need to resubmit it, otherwise we'll miss the approval deadline. Can you take a look?" Director Xie came over quickly after hearing no response.

"Sigh, there will be more substandard things in the future. This is just the beginning. Tell everyone below to be more careful. Prepare more copies of the reports from now on, and be extra cautious."

Qin Xiaoyu gave a wry smile. Having offended Director Feng, she would never lack trouble from now on, with a different pair every day.

In the late afternoon, she received a call from Tang Wenwen. The family had arrived in the provincial capital, bought plane tickets to Shanghai, and would be leaving soon.

Qin Xiaoyu was also worried that Jing Tian would chase them to the provincial capital. Although Tang Wenwen and her family consisted of three people, they would inevitably suffer if they brought a child along. Getting to Shanghai was the most important thing. Director Feng didn't yet have the ability to extend his influence there, and A Lei's network of influence would protect them.

Yesterday's events happened suddenly. When Qin Xiaoyu couldn't sleep last night, she replayed the movie in her mind several times and found A Lei to be incredibly handsome.

Without him, I don't know what would have happened. This man is reliable, but I can't figure out his ways yet, so I don't dare to give him my heart easily.

This was a period of testing the waters for the two of them, a time that was both sweet and bittersweet, and they put in extra effort.

When I got back in the evening, it was almost dark. The lights in Building 4 were on, and the dining table was set, but no one was sitting at it. Everyone was gathered around the sofa, looking at something.

"Xiaoyu, look! Your brother is amazing!" Sister-in-law Qin Xiaoyu said with a beaming smile as she pulled her over.

My cousin was sitting on the sofa, fiddling with the camera on the coffee table. It was a bit rough around the edges, but it was quite functional.

"Once these are all installed, our buildings will be safe!" Commander Zhou inspected them carefully and kept praising them.

"Alright, bro, your efforts weren't in vain. This thing can be mass-produced now." Qin Xiaoyu had already figured it out. Her cousin wasn't interested in doing business; he still wanted to run a factory. Now that he had his own product, he had taken the first step.

Fourth Sister-in-law's injuries weren't serious, and she would be discharged from the hospital soon. Out of gratitude, Grandma Hanhan saw her daughter off and then rushed to the hospital to offer her comfort and care.

It turns out that Fourth Sister-in-law's mother didn't have much status in this big family, and the children didn't like her much. This was because she wasn't very educated, and she spoke without thinking, a bit recklessly.

This time was different; without Qin Xiaoyu's prompting, her family members had already taken action on their own.

Fourth Sister-in-law was picked up by Qi Si himself in his car, and a welcome feast had been prepared at home. As soon as she entered, her younger sister greeted her, took her hand, and ushered her inside.

"Grandma, please sit down." You should know that my little sister is a cold and aloof princess. She doesn't give face to anyone except Zhou Xing's mother.

Fourth Sister-in-law was utterly flattered.

"Here you go. Your daughter said you injured your arm and needed something to ward off bad luck, so she picked this out for you." Qi Si handed over a jewelry box.

Fourth Sister-in-law's hand was still wrapped in bandages and she couldn't exert any strength, so Qi Si simply took it, unwrapped it, and placed it on her hand.

"My goodness! My goodness! Such a big gold bracelet? Is it real gold?" Fourth Sister-in-law picked up the gold bracelet as if to bite it, but then hesitated, making everyone laugh.

"Really, don't worry, it's 9999 pure gold!" Sister-in-law Xiao Si's eyes narrowed into slits with joy.

"Mom, you've suffered so much," Qi Si suddenly stammered, his face flushed red.