Bonnie and her friends had a great New Year in the family compound, unaware that she had become famous again on the island!
Lin Zhiqiang found a job at a large state-run restaurant in the city, and this news caused a stir on the island once again, refreshing everyone's understanding of Lin Baoni's name.
That's a state-owned hotel! How did Lin Baoni manage to do that? What's her in-laws' background? How are they so powerful? They never imagined it was Baoni's own connections.
"Look at this, you still say you're not biased, but you've found a job for your uncle, but what have you, his own brother, gotten? Why don't you say you'd find him a job in the city so we could get a salary?"
Sister-in-law Lin was muttering to herself in the house, just like Sister Lin Xiang.
"What's wrong with you lately? I've never seen you have so many complaints before. Why are you so dissatisfied now? When you married me, I was just an islander, earning work points. You said you didn't care. What's wrong? Do you regret it now?"
Brother Lin was also fed up with the nagging. He couldn't stand having his promotion opportunity taken away, so he impulsively returned to the island and accepted his fate. However, his wife's nagging and the thought of his two younger brothers' promising futures made him resentful.
But thinking about it, Bonnie didn't owe them anything. Her two younger brothers were lucky to be able to join the army. He had figured it all out. But Song Xiaolan had been acting strangely lately, always dissatisfied.
“I have no regrets. I just thought that if you could have worker status and a stable income, we would be better off. My family would also value us more, and I would be able to support them.”
Song Xiaolan recalled how her parents had treated her kindly when she brought millet home last time, praising her for her competence, good marriage, and how they would rely on her for the future. This was the first time in so many years that her parents had praised her so highly and valued her so much.
"You took things back to your parents' house again. Where's the money?"
Lin Yu knew Song's parents all too well; they used their daughter's things to support their son and grandson, employing all sorts of psychological tactics.
“No, what money would I get? How much money do we have? You only earn enough to eat and drink in a year, and you don’t get much at the end of the year. My salary is even less. In all these years, our family has only earned about a hundred yuan.”
“Song Xiaolan, don’t you know what your parents are like? They gave your job to your younger brother unconditionally, and they still give you plenty of gifts on holidays every year. What, you’ve forgotten the pain once the wound has healed? You’ve forgotten everything that happened before. You’re given a smile and you’ve forgotten everything.”
Lin Yu was going crazy. Song Xiaolan was really something; she had gotten stuck with her vampire parents again.
"Lin Yu, how can you talk like that? Those are my parents. You can't look down on them. Looking down on them is looking down on me, isn't it? I married into this island all alone. You can't treat me like this."
"If you feel wronged by marrying me and can't bring any benefits to your family, then let's part amicably. We can get a divorce, and you can find someone who is capable of supporting your family."
Lin Yu was tired. He was resentful that they had been separated by their parents, looked down upon by his younger sister, and were the subject of much gossip on the island. He had had enough.
"Lin Yu, are you serious? Just because I care about my family, you want to divorce me? Your sister always supports her family, and your brother-in-law doesn't seem to want a divorce."
Song Xiaolan couldn't understand why Bao Ni could bring so many things back to her parents' home, but she couldn't.
“What Bonnie took was earned by herself, not yours, right? Last time, the millet was a gift from Bonnie to Grandpa and Grandma. We shamelessly took it. Don’t you feel embarrassed?”
"If you keep going back to your parents' home so frequently and taking things from there, then you should just go back to your parents' home."
After Lin Yu finished speaking, she went into the house, took out the money in the house, and counted it. She found that several tens of yuan were indeed missing.
"Song Xiaolan, you're really something. You have two sons at home, and instead of thinking about them, you're still thinking about supporting your own family, your younger brother, and your nephew."
After Lin Yu finished speaking, she took the money and left. She couldn't let her keep the money; otherwise, it would all be taken back to her parents' home, which would be like throwing a meat bun to a dog—gone and never to be returned.
Song Xiaolan wiped away her tears in the room, feeling wronged. All she wanted was to go back to her parents' home and show off, to make them look at her with new eyes, to let them know that she, Song Xiaolan, was well-off and that they could envy her. Why couldn't she?
Heartbroken, Song Xiaolan packed some clothes and returned to her parents' home a few days after the New Year. She wouldn't come back unless Lin Yu begged her.
Bonnie was unaware of these events; she had just received news that Bai Chaoyang and the others were being transferred back to Beijing.
"Is Zhao Yuan's family matter over and everything's alright?"
"I didn't inquire about the specifics, but it seems that Zhao Yuan's father made a contribution to the research, and the whole family was fine. That's why the Bai family transferred Bai Chaoyang back, and he happened to have a good position."
Gu Ye had heard it from his brother: after the New Year, the situation in the capital had changed again; some people rose to power, while others fell from grace. The emperor's throne rotates; who knows whose turn it will be tomorrow?
"How's it going, brother? You just got promoted, will it affect your career?"
“My brother is fine. He doesn’t take sides. He’s always been a close associate of the top leader and doesn’t form cliques. Besides, he’s been in that position for so many years, he knows what he’s doing. He won’t compete with these people for profit, so no one will risk their life to get rid of him; it’s not worth it.”
Bonnie thought about it and agreed. Gu Dage was different from Gu Ye. He was always smiling, but he was very thoughtful, quick-witted, and rarely offended anyone. Even though he hated Gu's father, he could maintain a calm facade while secretly keeping him under control.
"By the way, Lin Bo will be transferred back in a few days and will be on the island."
"Lin Bo, why so suddenly?"
"It wasn't entirely unexpected. He performed well this time and made a contribution, so he can be promoted. There just happened to be a position on the island: company commander of the second battalion of the first regiment."
Gu Ye was surprised by Lin Bo's performance and significant improvement. In particular, Lin Bo's personal abilities were quite good, and he had a high success rate in completing tasks independently.
“My mother should be happy now. She was worried about Lin Bo finding a partner. Now that they live closer, she can arrange blind dates for him. She’ll feel sorry for him a hundred times over.”
"That's not necessarily true. Maybe he has a girlfriend."
"What, do you have inside information?"
Bonnie looked at her suspiciously; Gu Ye must know something.
"I really didn't know. There were quite a few medical staff transferred from them in this transfer. Maybe there will be some unexpected surprises."
Bonnie thought about it and agreed. The hospital would be taking on more patients this year, and there would be a lot of medical staff coming. Maybe there really was some good news.
These transfers won't affect Bonnie much. She'll be busy soon. She needs to plant crops on the wasteland, prepare the kelp farming materials in advance, and start harvesting small kelp seedlings in May. There's a lot to do.
A few days later, she received another telegram: her second sister-in-law had given birth to a big, healthy boy. When will the Lin family's genes change? They're so good at having sons! Her eldest brother's generation didn't have a single girl.
It was only then that Bonnie learned that her sister-in-law had run away from home and gone back to her parents' house. Bonnie didn't say anything; it had nothing to do with her.
Their team is about to start training again. This time, they will not only train their physical strength, but also their swimming and diving skills. They will mainly be working at sea in the future, so they won't have time to care about their older brother's family affairs.
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