"I already said that's enough. It's the New Year, if you keep kowtowing, I'll have to give you New Year's money, won't I?" Qi Si went over and kicked each of them, and only then did the boys smile and leave happily.

"Come inside and warm up, don't stand here like that." Qi Si felt a little bad seeing the soldiers standing so straight, so he took out a cigarette and offered it to them.

"Thank you. But please, have a cigarette." The soldier didn't even look at him, staring straight ahead, and refused outright.

"A true hero has no weak soldiers under his command. My lord is truly outstanding." Qi Si chuckled and turned to go back into the house.

Qin Xiaoyu arranged everything and went to the garment factory, which was already in normal production. She had a lot to do that day and didn't go there often. She first went to Director Xie's office for a quick look around.

"Little Fish, I heard something happened at the villa yesterday?" Director Xie rushed to greet her as she entered the house.

"There is something I need to talk about." Qin Xiaoyu was reluctant to discuss it, not wanting to air her dirty laundry in public.

"I heard that some gangsters broke into a private house, and the police and the military had to suppress them. It's quite a story, and it terrified me. Is it true?" Director Xie observed the situation closely.

"It's true. I even took action." Qin Xiaoyu saw that Director Xie was speaking with great conviction, and knew that once this news spread, it would be impossible to stop it. There were hundreds of people at the scene last night, and it was impossible to keep quiet. It was better to set the record straight.

"You did it? My God! My God! Are you alright?" Director Xie almost revered this petite woman like a goddess. She was decisive, quick-witted, and now she could even fight. She was truly both intelligent and capable.

"No, there are so many men in the house, how could they hurt me?" Qin Xiaoyu said, but she was still a little more careful when she sat down. Deng Jianyan said that she had twisted her waist and would need to rest for a few days.

Qin Xiaoyu never expected that the news would spread far more widely than she had imagined. At lunchtime, as soon as she sat down at a table in the cafeteria, female workers kept coming over to greet her.

At first, she thought it was because of the Chinese New Year, and people missed her since they didn't see each other often. But then she realized it didn't seem to fit the script.

"Director Qin, if anyone dares to bully you in the future, we'll all stand up for you together," a female worker said as she came over, biting into a steamed bun.

"Yes, let's all go together. I heard that all the kitchen staff from Qi Si went, but not a single person from our garment factory showed up. It's embarrassing!" another female worker shouted.

"What's so embarrassing about it? We don't know, but if we did, we'd tear them to shreds!" A chubby female worker said with quite a bit of confidence, which made everyone burst into laughter.

"It's alright now, thank you for your concern, sisters." Qin Xiaoyu was so moved that she couldn't sit still and stood up to bow to everyone.

"Director Qin, you are our god of wealth. If anyone dares to touch our god of wealth, wouldn't we fight to the death? You're the one who led us to a better life. We're not stupid!" The female worker spoke the truth. Only then did Qin Xiaoyu realize that so many people were protecting her. Thinking about it, she felt quite happy.

After lunch, she made an exception and chatted in the cafeteria for half a day before returning to her office. There were some small cloth bags hanging on the doorknob; opening them revealed peanuts, candy, and a few dried longan.

Upon opening the door, I saw some items on the floor, all slipped in through the crack in the door. There were amulets, rheumatism ointment, and a red envelope. When I opened it, I found brand new ten-yuan bills inside.

Needless to say, the gifts were given by the female factory workers.

Ten yuan was nothing to Qin Xiaoyu, but it was a considerable sum for them. Qin Xiaoyu carefully put the ten yuan into a hidden compartment in her wallet as a souvenir.

Someone knocked on the door, a knocking sound, and the voice sounded weak.

It was Qin Xiaoye who came in, still with her eyes darting around. I'd just caught a glimpse of her in the cafeteria, but hadn't greeted her.

Apart from Director Xie, no one knew they were sisters; they all called her "Little Ye" and really thought she was surnamed Ye.

"Are you alright?" Qin Xiaoye asked hesitantly.

"I suffered some minor injuries, my arms and legs hurt, I strained them." In front of Qin Xiaoye, Qin Xiaoyu didn't need to put on a show; she had seen Qin Xiaoye at her most disheveled.

"This is tiger bone oil, the best kind. Just have someone rub it on for you once and it'll be fine." Qin Xiaoye placed a black glass bottle on the table.

"You stole it?" Qin Xiaoyu chuckled. This thing was her father's treasure, and its origin was, in his words, legendary.

Sometimes it was given to him by his old classmate who was a pilot, sometimes he got it from a strange person he met at a temple. In any case, it was a great bragging tool he used during every holiday. But its effects were also surprisingly good.

Qin Xiaoyu watched as Qin Xiaoye's sprained foot, which was swollen like a small steamed bun, healed completely after just one massage.

"So he won't brag anymore, it's annoying to hear him." Qin Xiaoye rolled her eyes, and the two sisters looked at each other and laughed.

When Qin Xiaoyu returned home, the guards had already left, at Commander Zhou's insistence. He had retired and didn't want to cause trouble for the military. Besides, he had moved out of the military compound himself, so the military couldn't be held responsible for security.

Although his subordinates were always uneasy, he had to consider their feelings and couldn't give them any leverage.

The guards were gone, but the number of people at the entrance had actually increased instead of decreased. These were Xiao Dong's people, as well as the chefs and waiters who had come spontaneously.

"Damn it, we can't even have a proper New Year." Qi Si had just come back inside after walking around the house. He had gone out to offer cigarettes to his brothers, but seeing them freezing, he couldn't bear to see them suffer and refused to come inside.

"It'll be fine in a couple of days. Anyway, Fourth Brother has money, he'll give me a big red envelope." A Lei said without turning his head as he sat on the sofa eating cake.

"Hey kid, you seem to have a problem with me. What, should I shoot you?" Qi Si swaggered over, looking like he didn't care about anyone.

He was shot by A Lei last time, and although he didn't say anything, he was incredibly humiliated and lost face.

Now that fortunes have turned, can't he not show off a little?

"Alright, you older brother, really," Sister-in-law Xiao playfully nudged him with her elbow.

"Oh, you said you could take care of me, and you really did?" Qi Si was in a rare good mood, so he stretched his head into Xiao Si's wife's arms and gave Xiao Zhengxin a few kisses on the face with a grin.

"Don't kiss my cheek, you'll drool!" Zhou Xing's mother scolded.

"Mom, you're being unfair. I won't say anything more." Qi Si sighed.

"What's wrong with me?" Zhou Xing's mother was taken aback by his words.

"You only know how to side with your son-in-law and put your godson down," Qi Si said aggrievedly.

"Is it wrong for me to side with my son-in-law? You're just being biased." Zhou Xing's mother pretended to hit him, but he hid behind his fourth sister-in-law, turning this way and that. Xiao Zheng thought they were just teasing him and kept giggling.

"Where's Xiaoyu? Xiaoyu, look who's here!" Deng Jianyan brought in four people from outside: two adults and two children.

"I'm here, who is it?" Qin Xiaoyu was sneaking a bite in the kitchen, her hands covered in jam, sucking her fingers as she walked out.

The visitor was positioned against the light, so she couldn't really see him clearly.