Yang's mother's attitude towards Qian Yan was unbelievable to Qian Yan. It was the first time she had encountered such an unreasonable mother-in-law, and she couldn't even explain herself.

She looked at Yang Qing pleadingly, and Yang Qing glanced at Qian Yan.

“My mom came all the way from the countryside to take care of you, so please be more understanding of her. As for these clothes, don’t touch them. Just clean out the sunflower seeds inside before washing them…”

"Mom, Yan'er is still young and there are some things she doesn't understand. Please be understanding. She's carrying my child!"

Yang Qing's words seemed to be speaking on behalf of Qian Yan, but they also gave Yang's mother power.

Qian Yan looked at Yang Qing, unsure how to explain, and Yang Qing wasn't in the mood to listen to her explanation.

He was treated coldly by the soldiers all day, and the huge contrast between his previous experience and his current situation made him very unhappy.

But he was always composed in front of Qian Yan.

So he ultimately resisted the urge to lose his temper in front of Qian Yan.

Yang's mother, however, seemed to have her son's support, and looked at Qian Yan with disdain.

"I don't care if you were a family's darling or a princess before. Now that you've married into the Yang family, you're a woman of the Yang family. You're born a member of the Yang family, and you'll die a member of the Yang family!"

"If you dare to disrespect me, I'll have my son kick you out of the house. Do you understand?"

"Also, don't think you're something special just because you're pregnant with my son's child. There's no such thing here! It's just having a baby, like everyone has had one before."

"Don't bother my son with this kind of thing!"

Every word Yang's mother said hurt Qian Yan, but what hurt Qian Yan the most was Yang Qing's attitude towards her.

He didn't even stand by her side or speak up for her.

He has changed.

"Aren't you going to sweep the floor?"

Yang's mother stood proudly with her hands on her hips and said to Qian Yan.

Qian Yan pursed her lips and obediently took the broom to sweep the floor.

It was clearly Yang's mother who did it, but she falsely accused her, and Yang Qing's indifference directly became the beginning of Qian Yan's nightmare.

The women in the village all had their own ways of dealing with their daughters-in-law, and Yang's mother decided to teach Qian Yan a lesson about rules.

Ever since meeting Yang Qing, Wu Shishi has felt refreshed and invigorated.

Xia Lan's family also settled down again in the capital.

Because Tuantuan and Yuanyuan became first-grade elementary school students.

Every day, they carry their little schoolbags and go to school hand in hand.

Goodbye, Dad and Mom!

"Goodbye, Mom and Dad."

Compared to Tuantuan's enthusiasm, Yuanyuan seemed a bit reserved.

However, after a period of adjustment, both children have successfully adapted to school life.

After they entered the campus, Xia Lan and Qin Yu went home. Xia Lan decided to go home and catch up on her sleep, while Qin Yu began looking for a shop.

That's right, Qin Yu decided to open a shop like Xia Lan.

It was Xia Lan who suggested this to him. Since he was going to sell his goods, why not open a shop as a contact point?

They are not selling small, individual items, but products that can be mass-produced.

There will definitely be someone who needs such a large quantity of goods.

Xia Lan's suggestion piqued Qin Yu's interest, so he decided to give it a try.

Just like Xia Lan said, even if the business doesn't run smoothly, the loss will only be the rent money, not anything else.

This amount of money is enough for Qin Yu to use for trial and error.

Qin Yu left the house, and Xia Lan was just about to go to sleep when she was woken up by Xiao Guoqiang's phone call.

"Hello?"

Looking at the annoying phone by the bedside, Xia Lan answered it with a frustrated expression.

"Lanlan?"

Xiao Guoqiang's voice rang out, and Xia Lan resignedly sat up.

"Grandpa, what's wrong?"

Xia Lan gave up on her dreams about Xiao Guoqiang. If he called her, it meant that her good days were over.

Sure enough, in his next sentence, Xiao Guoqiang proved Xia Lan's conjecture.

"Lanlan, it's time for you to report for duty."

"Grandpa... I'm going to report for duty tomorrow."

You can come today!

Xiao Guoqiang chuckled.

"ah?"

Xia Lan was still sleepy.

She was kissed by Qin Yu all night last night, and she finally had a chance to catch up on some sleep.

"The car is already waiting for you at your door."

Xiao Guoqiang's words left Xia Lan defeated and collapsed onto the bed.

"Wait five minutes."

Xia Lan slumped for three seconds, then sprang up from the bed, changed her clothes, and left the Qin family home.

"Comrade Xia Lan!"

A driver stood beside the car and opened the door for Xia Lan.

Xia Lan nodded to him and got into the car.

When they arrived at their destination, Xiao Guoqiang was already waiting for Xia Lan outside the door.

"Grandpa Xiao, why are you waiting for me here?"

Xia Lan was subconsciously calling Xiao Guoqiang "Grandpa" when she suddenly remembered that she was at work, so she immediately switched back to calling him "Grandpa Xiao".

"I just happened to come down for a stroll and that's how I saw you."

Xiao Guoqiang chuckled. How could he possibly say that he had come to wait for Xia Lan?

"You're here to report for duty? Perfect timing."

"I have something I'd like to ask for your opinion on."

Xiao Guoqiang waved to Xia Lan, and Xia Lan walked over to Xiao Guoqiang's side.

The two walked slowly toward the office.

"Girl, don't panic, I'll take care of everything! No matter how they target you, stay calm!"

As the two drew closer, Xiao Guoqiang spoke earnestly to Xia Lan.

"Grandpa, is something wrong?"

Xia Lan looked at Xiao Guoqiang and asked.

The fact that he suddenly called her over to report for duty suggests that something important must have happened, which is why he was in such a hurry.

"They've brought in a talented person; they want to get you out of your position!"

“I refused. They said they wanted to let you compete fairly.”

Xiao Guoqiang pursed his lips and whispered to Xia Lan.

Xia Lan understood what Xiao Guoqiang meant.

Those people still didn't want her to rise to power, so they found someone to trip her up, or rather, they deliberately wanted to test her.

"Okay, Grandpa!"

Xia Lan smiled slightly at Xiao Guoqiang.

"We're here! Hang in there, girl!"

Xiao Guoqiang, seeing that they were about to arrive at the office, immediately gave a reminder.

"Yes, sir!"

Xia Lan chuckled at Xiao Guoqiang before stepping into the office.

"Hello everyone! I'm Xia Lan, the newly appointed store manager. Please take care of me from now on."

Xia Lan walked confidently toward the only empty table.

In the office, several people were standing together, seemingly talking about something. When they saw Xia Lan appear, they were taken aback.

"Comrade Xia Lan, hello! I am the Minister of Administration, my surname is Wang."

A middle-aged man reached out his hand to Xia Lan, but only told her that his surname was Wang, without telling her his full name.

Xia Lan nodded at him, ignoring his outstretched hand.

"Hello, Comrade Wang, my surname is Xia."

In short, retaliate.

Minister Wang was stunned. He really couldn't say anything, since he was the one who started it that way.

Xia Lan slowly sat down in her seat.

On her first day reporting for duty, she knew nothing.

"Who is in charge of preparing the documents for me here? Could you please bring me the sales ledgers from the past two years?"