Sheng Xiping flicked his sleeves and went back to the west room, leaving Sheng Liancheng in the east room fuming.

The two little granddaughters in the west room were sleeping. Sheng Liancheng didn't dare to chase after his son to argue, so he could only sit on the kang (a heated brick bed) and be angry.

"Alright, Lao Sheng, things are already like this, there's no use getting angry with him now."

This wasn't his fault at all. Someone was jealous of our family and deliberately caused trouble. Otherwise, how could our little mountain village, far from the reach of the emperor, have been singled out for punishment by the provincial authorities?

The child lost his job; he must be feeling incredibly frustrated. And you're scolding him? Of course he's going to get angry!

Zhang Shuzhen sat next to Sheng Liancheng and gently comforted him.

"It's too late to say anything now. At least the eldest son's wife can keep her job, which is already a good thing."

The eldest son is quick-witted and capable; he's certainly able to support the whole family.

"Don't get involved. We'll help as much as we can, and if we can't, then they'll have to fend for themselves."

When the incident happened, Zhang Shuzhen was also upset. She had a good personality, unlike Sheng Liancheng who had a fiery temper, so she held back.

"Damn it, if I find out who stabbed me in the back, I'll beat the crap out of their balls."

What did the Sheng family do to offend him? Did they take his child down a dry well or something? Why are they doing this to him? Sheng Liancheng got even angrier when this was mentioned.

The Sheng family has had a smooth year in recent years. Four of their children were admitted to university, and with their daughter-in-law, they now have five university students.

Sheng Xiping is capable and good at making money. He has also promoted junior cadres. With Zhou Mingyuan supporting him, he has a bright future ahead of him.

Last year they had twins, which was the icing on the cake.

Sheng Liancheng hoped that his youngest son could study hard and get into a good university, which would bring glory to the Sheng family.

When he retires, he can help his elder brother's family take care of the children and the household. The whole family will prosper and thrive, which is better than anything else.

Who would have thought that some scoundrel would do such a despicable thing behind the scenes, and the boss's good job was gone just like that.

This was undoubtedly a huge blow to Sheng Liancheng, and he couldn't accept it in a short time.

"Forget it, there's no use in getting angry. Our in-laws asked around and found out it was an anonymous report," Zhang Shuzhen sighed.

"Anyway, they're from our forest farm, they can't run away."

"Just wait and see, the fox's tail will eventually be exposed. I'll wait and see his retribution," Sheng Liancheng said through gritted teeth.

In the east room, Zhang Shuzhen persuaded Sheng Liancheng, and he finally calmed down.

Meanwhile, in the west wing, Sheng Xiping was coaxing Zhou Qinglan.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw Zhou Qinglan sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed) crying.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you crying?" Sheng Xiping sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), reached out and hugged his wife, asking softly.

“It’s all my fault. If I hadn’t insisted on having the child, you wouldn’t have lost your job.” As soon as Zhou Qinglan spoke, tears fell again.

"You told me from the beginning not to take it, saying it would cause trouble, but I didn't listen and insisted on taking it."

This time, not only did it drag Dad down, it also cost you your job.

Her husband took on all the responsibility for her sake and saved her job, but he lost his own. How could Zhou Qinglan feel good about that?

As soon as the provincial investigation team came down, Zhou Qinglan regretted it. She shouldn't have been so willful and insisted on having a child.

Sheng Xiping could have had a better future, but he lost his job because of this incident. Zhou Qinglan was filled with regret.

"Look at you, what nonsense are you thinking? Even if this didn't happen, do you think I wouldn't want to quit my job?"

Let me tell you, I'm really fed up with this kind of work in the forest farm. It pays so little, and you're stuck doing nothing but being tied up like a dead body. It's really meaningless.

"It's good that I don't have this job. I can really go all out and do my best. Don't worry, even if your man doesn't have this job, he can still support you and the children."

Upon hearing this, Sheng Xiping smiled, tightened his grip on his wife, and gently comforted her.

"Besides, look how well-behaved and adorable these two girls are. If we had been so heartless as to abandon them back then, where would we have found such sweet and loving daughters in the future?"

I'm telling you, there's nothing to regret.

Now they look at me like I'm down and out, shameful because I'm unemployed. But in ten or eight years, who knows how many people will be unemployed?

Do you think the forestry bureau can stay prosperous forever? How many trees are left on the mountain for this kind of logging?

Sooner or later, when there are no more trees to cut down on the mountain, these forestry workers will all be out of work.

"I'm laying a solid foundation now; I wonder how many people will envy me in the future."

Sheng Xiping hugged his wife and talked on and on for a long time, finally managing to coax her to stop crying.

Just then, Xin Yue woke up and started crying. As soon as Xin Yue started crying, Xin Qi also pouted.

As soon as the two children made a sound, Zhou Qinglan didn't even have time to wipe away her tears and rushed to see the children.

Sheng Xiping quickly got up, took the baby bottle to make formula, and while he was doing so, Zhou Qinglan changed the babies' diapers.

Perfect timing! The couple each held one baby and fed them.

"So what are your plans now?" Zhou Qinglan asked Sheng Xiping while breastfeeding.

“I’m thinking we should bring Aunt Li over so she can help take care of you three.”

Sheng Xiping has been thinking about this a lot these past few days.

He lost his job, but he couldn't just sit at home and live off his savings; he had to go out and earn money.

Zhou Qinglan works at a high school, and her job is not easy. She simply cannot take care of her two children, so someone has to look after the children and cook for them.

Zhang Shuzhen is currently unavailable, and Wang Chunxiu hasn't retired yet, so she can't help either. The only option is to hire a caregiver.

The problem is finding the right person. If they live nearby, they might be too preoccupied with their own family and unable to take good care of the children.

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