He glanced at the Huang family members around him and guessed what was going on. There was also a blond-haired brat next to him, staring intently in the direction his daughter had left.
Chen Lao Er's face turned ashen. He was a man; how could he not understand what that kid meant? This was truly outrageous!
He rolled up his sleeves, ready to go and fight, wanting to beat that brat to a pulp. But Uncle Chen, who had rushed over, stopped him, saying, "Second brother, you're drunk."
"Brother, I'm not drunk. These Huang family members dare to make dirty jokes about my daughter. I'll beat their heads off!" Chen Lao Er felt this was an opportunity to prove himself. If he performed well, Xiao Wu might give him some money to spend.
It's a pity, his older brother stopped him, which infuriated him.
"Second daughter-in-law, why don't you help your husband home?" At this moment, Grandpa Chen also stepped forward, asking Li Yumei, who had just come out of the kitchen, to take Chen Lao Er away, and then apologize to the Huang family with a smile.
The Huang family's aunt and uncle knew that making a scene at this point would not bring them any good, so they awkwardly sat back down in their original seats.
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Chen Xihua and her three companions, who had walked quickly to the intersection of the North New District Road, all looked rather unwell. They were now slowly heading home.
That Huang Tianming from earlier looked vaguely familiar; his surname is Huang!
Is it related to that Brother Huang? But that night, she didn't get a clear look at Brother Huang's face. Could it be because his hair looked a bit like his?
Actually, Chen Xihua didn't know that she had guessed correctly. Huang Tianming and the petty thug Brother Huang were cousins, and their grandfathers were brothers. Furthermore, his eldest cousin's wife, Li Xiaoling, and Brother Huang were also cousins.
The next evening, the eldest sister, Chen Chunhua, returned home from Beijing.
"Big sister is back." Chen Xihua and her siblings were all very happy to see Chen Chunhua.
Chen Xiaoliu was the most obvious, following Chen Chunhua around all night, going in and out of the room and dining room, asking all sorts of questions, "Big sister, is Beijing far? Big sister, did you miss me at school? Big sister..."
After everyone had washed up, the Chen sisters returned to their room. Chen Meihua and Chen Xiuhua began to ask their eldest sister about her life at university over the past six months.
"Big sister, did anything happen to you on the train this time?" Chen Xihua asked casually after her sisters had finished asking.
"Nothing happened when I came back, so..." Chen Chunhua first recounted the journey home, saying that nothing happened on the train.
But thinking about what happened when she went to Beijing a few months ago, she paused, unsure of how to begin.
"Big sister, what happened when you went to Beijing?" Fourth sister Chen Xiuhua was the first to notice, as she noticed that her eldest sister's expression was a bit strange.
Chen Xihua also sensed it; she noticed that her eldest sister seemed a little shy.
"Big sister, who did you run into? What happened?" Chen Xihua asked with certainty.
"There was a soldier who helped me out," Chen Chunhua said softly after thinking for a moment.
"Big sister, what's the matter?" Chen Xiaoliu asked anxiously.
"Is it a classic hero saving a damsel in distress?" Third Sister Chen Meihua immediately thought of it, since that's how it's often portrayed in TV dramas.
"No, no, it's just that when I got off the train, a man snatched my bag and ran away, but Comrade Shen chased after him, caught it, and got it back," Chen Chunhua explained immediately.
"Big sister, did you run into her again later?" Chen Xihua felt that her older sister shouldn't be the kind of person who gets love-struck easily, and wouldn't have such an expression after only meeting her once. But at this moment, she also felt that her older sister was showing signs of being in love.
"He happens to be the instructor who arranged the military training at our school, and he's the one who taught my class." Chen Chunhua noticed that her younger sisters and brothers were looking at her with curiosity, so she gave a brief explanation, but that was all she said.
There were other things that Chen Chunhua did not mention.
Comrade Shen's real name is Shen Changxing. He is from Beijing. On the train, the two of them were in the same workshop. He was returning to Beijing from the naval forces in Guangdong Province and was assigned to be a freshman military training instructor at the Humanities University, which was also a kind of rest and annual leave.
Later, she ran into Comrade Shen several times on campus alone. After the military training ended, Comrade Shen solemnly asked her if she could write to him. She was a little at a loss and ran away without answering.
"Big sister, you're in college now, you can date and have a boyfriend. If you meet someone suitable, you can bring him back, or tell us about him." Chen Xihua saw her older sister's expression and vaguely guessed what was going on.
"Xiao Wu, what are you saying?" Chen Chunhua blushed instantly upon hearing her younger sister Xiao Wu's words.
"Big sister, I'm serious, we can talk, but we need to get to know each other better." Chen Xihua didn't discuss the topic any further, especially since there was still little Liu around.
My older sister is already in university and can definitely date, but it's up to her. However, the older women in the residential area sometimes ask if I want them to introduce her to someone, which can be quite annoying at times.
Chen Xihua then recalled that in her previous life, she had never experienced the sweet romance of college, because she had a childhood sweetheart. The two had known each other since childhood, were engaged early on, and grew up together, bickering and teasing each other. Now that she had suddenly died and transmigrated, she wondered if that arrogant brat would be sad.
Three days later, the second sister, Chen Jinhua, also came home for the holiday. The Chen sisters then began to prepare for the New Year by cleaning and buying New Year's goods.
At the year-end summary meeting of Fanghua Apparel Company this year, Chen Xihua went directly with her eldest sister. She held a meeting with Sister Xiaolan and Sister Wang Ying to summarize the year, and all the accounts and such were handed over to her eldest sister to look at. Chen Xihua only glanced at them.
Starting from January 1996, Fanghua Workshop in Zhangjia Village made a profit of over 700,000 yuan that year, while the No. 2 Garment Factory in the provincial capital and Fanghua Store made a total profit of over 4.2 million yuan.
Li Shisheng was also there this time; Chen Xihua had asked him to come back. She planned to have him find a place to build a factory in Gaoyang County, as they were planning to open a garment factory there.
Chen Xihua already had a general understanding of the geographical location of Gaoyang County, which is located in the westernmost part of the southern province, while the provincial capital, Yun City, is located in the easternmost part.
However, Gaoyang County is not far from the provincial capital of Hunan Province, which is adjacent to the west. Therefore, it is convenient to build a garment factory in Gaoyang County, and the clothes can be directly delivered to the provincial capital of Hunan Province for sale.
Chen Xihua had initially been interested in the vacant lot outside the western suburbs of the county, but it was a bit too close to the textile factory, so she would have to look in other districts to see if there was a more suitable place.
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