Grandma Xiaoyu was relieved; the family was finally reunited. However, she still looked at Qin Xiaoyu with evasive eyes, feeling guilty.

It wasn't until after dinner, when Qin Xiaoyu saw them off, that she grabbed Qin Xiaoyu and whispered, "Xiaoyu, don't blame Grandma. I get angry thinking about your mother all these years, and you look like that scoundrel, so I took it all out on you. Don't take it to heart."

"It's okay, as long as you and my mom are doing well." At this point, Qin Xiaoyu had long since let go of her grudges. No matter what, as long as the family is doing well, that's all that matters. Who would bring up old grievances for no reason?

Forgiveness is possible, but it requires sufficient confidence and happiness.

All of these were given to her by A Lei.

Little Fish's mother left her hometown and was gone for many years. Last time she came back, she didn't want to see anyone, but this time it's different.

My son, daughter, and husband are all presentable. My maternal grandmother was overjoyed and couldn't wait to tell everyone that her daughter had come home.

The Fu family had a large business and many things to do. At that time, communication was not so advanced, so they could not stay for long. Even though they were reluctant to leave, they only stayed for three days before returning home.

Previously, A Lei had bought the water source land and planned to build a house so that he and Qin Xiaoyu could move out and live there.

They don't plan to live there long-term. The extra houses are just empty and no one takes care of them. They'll stay there occasionally. The original Building No. 1 is big enough.

It was A Lei who came up with the idea of ​​building a library, which would be open to the whole city free of charge, with the aim of improving the overall quality of the population. Reading more books is never a bad thing.

In particular, with the gap between the North and the South widening and the North's backwardness already beginning to show, if we do not strive to catch up now, we will eventually be left behind by the times.

A Lei has been preparing for this for a while, purchasing many books, which have been gradually shipped back. The house is now fully renovated and ready to open to the public.

Qin Xiaoyu was with her mother a few days ago and didn't have time to come over. Now that she has time, she and A Lei came over to see what was going on.

The house was designed by someone hired by A Lei. It features Gothic spires and a Western style. The red brick exterior is both rustic and elegant. The interior decoration is very avant-garde, with each of the three floors having its own function and making efficient use of space.

"What kind of management model should we use?" Qin Xiaoyu asked Lei for his opinion. This was his hard work, and she wanted to make it look good.

So far, my cousin-in-law has been bringing in people from Hengchang to handle the renovations and maintenance, but this can't go on in the long run. Maybe they should bring in people from the garment factory, occupy their employee quotas, and pay them through that factory.

But to be honest, the female workers in the garment factory have limited education, so managing the library is a bit of a stretch.

"I've thought about it too, but I haven't found a suitable solution yet." A Lei and Qin Xiaoyu must have thought of the same thing, and the two of them discussed it for a long time without reaching a conclusion.

They climbed the steps to the third floor, where a platform had been built. For safety, a high wall had been erected around it. Are planned to build an open-air observation deck on top and move his astronomical telescope there.

Since Hanhan left, he hasn't said anything, but he's been feeling sad. It's painful to see the things that the father and son used to play with right next to him.

A car pulled up downstairs, and Qin Xiaoyu stood on tiptoe to take a look. "It's Tang Long and the others. Auntie's here too!"

Qin Xiaoyu abandoned A Lei and ran downstairs. Xiao Li, who was already showing signs of pregnancy, walked slowly and lagged behind. Qin Xiaoyu first grabbed Xiao Li's mother's hand and affectionately called her "Auntie."

They've been out for the past few days, so this is the first time I've seen them.

“Little Fish, I’ve been looking for you. Let me manage this library; I won’t take your salary. Consider it a good deed.” Little Li’s mother said first.

"Really? That's wonderful!" Qin Xiaoyu had heard from her cousin-in-law that Xiaoli's mother often came to help, but she didn't expect her to want to take over the management. This couldn't be better. Xiaoli's mother was a teacher, so this was a perfect fit for her.

“And me, I love kids the most, I’ll come over to help every day from now on. And this one, look at his beer belly, all he does at home is mess with his junk! You can come over and give a history lecture sometime.” Xiaoli dragged Tang Long over.

"I'll do whatever you say." Tang Long's personality had become increasingly gentle. Qin Xiaoyu had estimated that Tang Long was probably a hidden tycoon; all their relatives combined didn't have as much wealth as he did alone.

With the booming art market, Tang Long's assets will double.

"The three of you aren't enough. Shall I find some more female workers?"

With these three people in front of her as her leaders, Qin Xiaoyu felt more confident.

"Don't touch your female workers. It wasn't easy for you to train them. If they come over, they won't be a good fit, and it will be a waste of their expertise. I have an idea: recruit volunteers from the community. Anyway, it's a public welfare project, and it's not a paid service."

Xiaoli's mother had already thought this through for Qin Xiaoyu. "Here's what I'm thinking: people who are willing to do charity work without taking money can't be bad people, and that might be more in line with your original intention. We're not short of money, we're short of people."

"Auntie, you're so thoughtful. We'll listen to you. Just let me know if you need any support!"

"Auntie, I'd like to set up a foundation with funds specifically for purchasing books, repairing and adding items to the library. I'd like to entrust it to you to manage." A Lei, seeing that their plan was sound, took the opportunity to relieve their worries.

"I still have some things in my car, Uncle Lei, help me carry them." Tang Long led A Lei out, and in a short while, the two of them carried in two large boxes.

Qin Xiaoyu took it out and exclaimed, "Wow, this is quite high-quality!" It was a gift from Tang Long to decorate the library, containing porcelain vases, rubbings of stone tablets, and calligraphy and paintings.

In his eyes, these were all worthless, but each one of them was quite valuable.

The recruitment of volunteers went surprisingly smoothly, with many people signing up quickly, mostly college students. This truly fulfilled A Lei's original intention.

On the day the library officially opened to the public, although it was a public service project, Qin Xiaoyu did not take it lightly and specially invited some people to cut the ribbon and make a big splash.

Public welfare undertakings cannot be accomplished by an individual alone; they require the support of all sectors of society.

She has the ability to take her children out for an education, but many other families do not.

Like Sister-in-law Ge, whose two sons stayed behind, the children who stayed behind gradually fell behind the outside world, and it was difficult for them to turn their lives around. So she had to work hard to fill this gap.

Xiaoli's mother is really capable; she quickly set up the library perfectly, holding regular study classes and book lectures.

"This house investment was worthwhile." A Lei was very satisfied with his investment project. It didn't make money, but what project is bigger than nurturing people?

Qin Xiaoyu glanced at the list of volunteers, and one name caught her attention. Could it be someone with the same name?

When she saw the real person, she was almost speechless with shock.

Surprisingly, one of the volunteers was a professor.

Instinctively, Qin Xiaoyu felt that he wouldn't be so kind as to help. Judging from his cautious manner, he didn't seem to have any premeditation.