A torrential downpour lasted all night.

Scattered, yellowing leaves are everywhere in Haibi Village.

On the muddy dirt road, tire tracks were filled with mud and water.

People walking on the street were very careful, afraid of stepping into the water.

Uncle Chen carried the little dumpling on the dirt road, his eyes crinkling with wrinkles.

He wanted to take the little dumpling to the big banyan tree at the village entrance for a chat.

The little one woke up early and kept crying; he only stopped when I took him out of the room.

"Chen Liu, is that Fatty's daughter you're holding?" An old man came over and took a look, quite intrigued, and wanted to reach out and pinch her cheeks.

Uncle Chen changed direction, preventing him from pinching her, saying, "Old Li, don't scratch my granddaughter's face."

He pulled up a chair at the convenience store and sat down, his wrinkles at the corners of his eyes deepening.

The little dumpling got tired from looking around and is now sleeping soundly.

"Tsk, Chen Liu has always doted on his daughter, and now that he has a granddaughter, he's afraid of dropping her."

A large crowd had gathered in front of the convenience store, most of whom were around the same age as Uncle Chen.

Old Li snorted coldly, pulled up a chair and sat down next to Uncle Chen. "I just want to take a look. You can't just not let me see, can you?"

Uncle Chen opened the small blanket, let him take a look, and then covered him up again.

Old Man Li, "..."

"Have you heard? Former factory manager Wang from the electronics factory has gone missing, and they still haven't found him."

"Really? I think I saw him go to the port that day and board a cruise ship."

"Really? He's not running away, is he?"

"..."

Uncle Chen didn't interrupt, but the more he listened, the more his eyebrows furrowed.

He hadn't heard his daughter mention this, but these people were making it sound so convincing that it was probably true.

After listening for a while, Uncle Chen made an excuse that it was time for his granddaughter to drink milk and left the convenience store.

The news circulating in the village is a mix of truth and falsehood, and occasionally there are even unexpected surprises.

Uncle Chen rarely comes here to sit for a while, but I didn't expect to actually hear some useful information.

He walked home quickly, not caring whether he would step into a puddle.

I was wearing rain boots when I came out, so I wasn't worried about stepping on them; they would be cleaned up with a quick rinse of water.

"Fatty,"

He returned to the doorway and called out to the main room.

Since Fatty went back to work, she gets up on time every day and occasionally helps cook breakfast.

Because of this, Aunt Chen dared not mention her daughter anymore.

"Dad, where did you take Little Dumpling so early in the morning?" The chubby girl got up and quickly reached out to hug her daughter.

Uncle Chen patted her hand, "I've had enough hugging, you go stand over there."

Seeing him like this, Cao De touched the tip of his nose, and he also wanted to step forward and take over.

After his father-in-law said that, he dared not do it anymore.

"Then why did you call me?" The chubby girl twitched her lips, lifted her daughter's blanket, and saw that she was sleeping soundly. She smiled.

Uncle Chen whispered what he had overheard at the convenience store and gave instructions.

"I heard they left on a cruise ship, so they probably really escaped. Have Ah Yan check carefully to see if anything important is missing."

The chubby girl didn't care. "Ayan has already made preparations for this, so don't worry about it."

She has to go with Ah Yan to receive senior executives from the S Group today, so she can't be late.

Uncle Chen breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

Only then did he notice his daughter's attire: a formal suit paired with flesh-colored stockings.

"Do you have something important to do today?" he couldn't help but ask.

The chubby girl was already engrossed in eating breakfast and didn't have time to reply to him.

"Today she's going with Ayan to receive high-ranking officials from abroad." Cao De's eyes darkened. He had almost locked her up at home and wouldn't let her out after she changed into this formal suit.

The chubby girl waved her hand, wolfed down her breakfast, and hurriedly tossed out a sentence.

"Don't wait for me for dinner tonight."

Aunt Chen came out of the kitchen and saw her daughter's back. She shook her head and smiled.

After his daughter returned to work, she didn't look like she had ever given birth. Cao De kept a close eye on her, as if he was afraid his wife would be kidnapped.

At this moment, Cao De stared at the doorway, like a stone gazing at its wife...

…

Village entrance.

The chubby girl just got her driver's license and has driven a few times, but she is still very nervous every time she sits in the driver's seat.

Lin Ziyan fastened the passenger seatbelt, turned her head and saw her friend taking deep breaths next to her, her eyes crinkling with a smile.

"Let's get going, we need to pick someone up from the airport."

"The car we arranged in advance has already left and should arrive at the airport half an hour earlier than us," Lin Ziyan said, and the car slowly drove away.

The chubby girl stepped on the gas pedal and only truly relaxed after shifting gears.

Her foot was tense on the accelerator, but it went numb after a short while.

Lin Ziyan said, "Try to relax. You should be at the airport within two hours."

The chubby girl nodded, and only after driving onto the newly built highway did she get a feel for the car.

When they arrived at the airport, the plane carrying the S Group executives had already landed and was waiting for their luggage.

Lin Ziyan and Sister Fang stood at the arrival gate, chatting quietly.

"They're coming a bit too frequently. Will they break the contract now?" Sister Fang asked with concern.

"No, they would have reservations about losing too much money that way," Lin Ziyan said calmly.

She glanced at her watch, her brows furrowed.

They should be out of their luggage by now. Could they have run into some trouble?

Fangjie stood for a while, then her calf cramped up, and the pain made her face turn pale.

She kept her lips tightly pressed together and didn't say a word, her forehead covered in a fine layer of sweat.

The chubby girl glanced at her calves and quickly stepped forward, saying, "Sister Fang, why don't you go sit in the car first? I'll give you a massage."

Lin Ziyan noticed that Fang Jie's expression was off. "We might have been stood up. Let's go back to the car."

Fang Jie, "..."

She looked towards the exit, but no one came out.

…

When the three of them rushed back to the factory gate, they saw Li Chengbing standing anxiously at the gate waiting for them.

Two cars were parked at the entrance.

"President Lin, President Mu, you're finally back. The senior management of S Group have been nitpicking everywhere. One minute they're saying our sewage discharge is substandard, the next they're saying our fire safety is a problem. They're even finding fault with our handwashing sinks..." Li Chengbing was full of resentment and briefly described the places where those people came to find fault.

Lin Ziyan and Sister Fang exchanged a glance, their eyes understanding each other.

They're here to cause trouble, and they might nitpick their production output later.

The chubby girl took a calcium tablet out of her bag and gave it to Fang Jie, saying, "Take it quickly, or your calf will cramp up again."

Fang Jie nodded and praised, "I need to find a secretary as soon as possible."

The chubby girl just smiled and followed behind Lin Ziyan with her back straight.

Li Chengbing led them to the office and continued, "After they finished touring the workshop, they held a meeting in the office and are waiting for you to come back."

Lin Ziyan walked straight to the office, a glint of shrewdness flashing in her eyes.

They didn't even clamor to go to the branch factory?

Either they didn't know there was a branch factory, or they knew all along that the branch factory had developed something new.

The latter is more likely.

Lin Ziyan pushed open the door and entered. She saw Han Renji talking to someone next to him with his head down, and a glint flashed in her eyes.

Unexpectedly, the eldest princess of the S Group also came.

She had seen photos of the people in the newspaper before, but the people she saw now were much younger than those in the newspaper.

The eldest princess of the S Group is elegant, dignified, and possesses exceptional temperament and a powerful aura.

And of course, she has a very aloof and cold appearance...