Chapter 169 It's Not Easy to Be an Inspector

The current state of their office is exactly what Hu Meili dreams of doing. A cup of tea and a newspaper are all she needs to get through the day.

Lin Xiangnan had good sleep quality and sufficient sleep time, so he didn't want to sleep at all. He could only turn over the newspaper in his hand and continue reading the news.

On a very small page, Lin Xiangnan saw that a certain city had achieved remarkable results in family planning, and the fertility rate dropped by several percentage points last year.

"There seems to be a lot of news about family planning recently." Lin Xiangnan joked to his colleagues in the office: "If you want to have children, you better hurry up, otherwise there will be unexpected changes later."

"I've noticed something. Before the first month of the lunar year was over, the Women's Federation came to promote the event twice."

"You newly married comrades should hurry up. I have three children and I don't plan to have any more."

Sun Yi peeled off the newspaper covering his face and chimed in, "That slogan is not bad. Having many children will tire parents, and they will suffer all their lives. I have many brothers and sisters, and my dad died of exhaustion at the age of 50. Two children is just right for my family, and I can't handle more."

China's current economic capacity cannot support such a large population, and there are still many people who do not have enough food.

Even if they cannot afford to raise one, given the general environment, only daughters are still very rare. Unless the parents are in poor health, most couples will have two or three children.

Sun Yi felt that his family only had two children, which was already considered too few. He asked Lin Xiangnan, "Why are you concerned about this? Are you planning to have another one?"

Lin Xiangnan shook his head, "No more. I already have a son and a daughter, that's enough."

The family planning policy has been in place for many years, but it is only being gradually tightened now.

Lin Xiangnan could see the tricks from the newspapers and publicity, and people who had been paying attention to this aspect would not ignore it.

Less than a month after arriving at the family compound, Hu Meili received a letter of denunciation from Lin Xiangxi.

"Director Zhou invited your eldest brother to his house for dinner! What does Director Zhou mean by this?" Hu Meili nervously went to Lin Xiangnan to discuss.

"It's probably because he's visiting his son-in-law." Lin Xiangnan said calmly, "It's not just ordinary concern for employees. You've been in the factory for so many years, and you've never been to the director's house for dinner."

Hu Meili started to feel sorry for Lin Xiangdong in advance, "There must be something fishy going on with the son-in-law. Director Zhou must have called Xiaodong home to deal with him."

Their family was just an ordinary working class family. But Director Zhou was an old revolutionary with many brothers and friends, and he held a high position. If he wanted to marry off his daughter, he had many choices, so how could he possibly choose Lin Xiangdong?

In Hu Meili's eyes, Zhou Kangmei was only one-sided and would definitely not pass the test of Director Zhou. Now he was causing Lin Xiangdong to suffer the consequences.

"Mom, why are you worrying so much? Didn't I tell you in my letter? Big brother is behaving just like usual."

"Your little brother is a fool. How can he understand anyone's expression?"

"Then let me explore again and report back."

Apart from having a meal at Director Zhou's house, Lin Xiangdong's life trajectory has not changed at all.

After Lin Xiangxi received the task, he observed for a long time but found nothing, so he just went straight to the point.

"Brother, you don't want me to gossip to mom, do you~"

Lin Xiangdong rubbed his brows helplessly, "I told you about this the day I came back. I really am not hiding anything from you anymore."

"Impossible. Absolutely impossible. Something must have happened." Lin Xiangxi said, "If something happens to you and I don't know anything about it, my mom will kill me when she gets home."

Lin Xiangdong had no choice but to say, "Since I didn't mean that, there's no need to tell others about some things, so as not to affect the girl's reputation."

Since he didn't say anything, Lin Xiangxi had no choice but to keep a closer eye on him during the holidays.

Then, Lin Xiangxi saw the scene where Lin Xiangdong was forced into a corner by Zhou Kangmei.

"How dare you, bitch, bully my brother!" Lin Xiangxi rolled up his sleeves and rushed forward without saying a word.

Zhou Kangmei looked at Lin Xiangxi in shock.

It turns out that not only Lin Xiangdong is unromantic, but both brothers are unromantic.

Lin Xiangdong quickly stepped forward and held Lin Xiangxi back, "Don't worry, little brother. She didn't bully me. We are discussing something."

"You can't give in to her just because she's the factory director's daughter." Lin Xiangxi half believed and half doubted, bluffing, "What's wrong with the factory director's daughter? We, the working class, are the ones who are in charge. We are not afraid of any factory director."

"Is this your attitude towards your future sister-in-law?" Zhou Kangmei asked.

"What?" Lin Xiangxi widened his eyes and turned to look at his eldest brother.

If there was no clue, Zhou Kangmei wouldn't dare to speak carelessly.

Lin Xiangdong's ears turned red, but his expression remained serious. "Comrade Zhou, please be careful with your words. I haven't written a letter to ask my mother for her opinion yet, so I can't make a final decision on this matter."

"Then I'll wait for your news." Zhou Kangmei smiled sweetly at him.

After saying that, Zhou Kangmei left, leaving Lin Xiangxi alone in embarrassment.

When Lin Xiangdong and Lin Xiangxi were walking home, Lin Xiangxi had a sullen face the whole time. "What a shame! How shameful!"

"It's not shameful, it's not shameful. I was so touched when you rushed up to protect me. My little brother has grown up..." Lin Xiangdong hurriedly comforted him.

But his words were of no use, and Lin Xiangxi was still full of resentment.

"Brother, you have thick eyebrows and big eyes, and I thought you would rather die than surrender. Who knew that you would be corrupted by the sugar-coated bullets! I really misjudged you!"

Lin Xiangdong couldn't help but explain for himself, "Because Comrade Zhou is a very good person."

"Anyway, the most important thing is that you like it. If you are happy, Mom will be happy too." Lin Xiangxi crossed his arms, "If you have a partner, I won't have to do intelligence work anymore."

"Mom may not be happy." When he said this, Lin Xiangdong's expression became melancholy.

"Why?" Lin Xiangxi was puzzled.

"Comrade Zhou is an only child. The Zhou family means that one of Comrade Zhou's future children must take the surname Zhou."

By this calculation, Zhou Kangmei will have to give birth to at least two children.

This is why Director Zhou is so anxious. Seeing that the birth policy is getting tighter and tighter, Director Zhou is also quite panicked.

It just so happened that Zhou Kangmei had fallen in love with Lin Xiangdong, and he hadn't been able to win him over for such a long time, so he went straight to Lin Xiangdong to express his feelings and forced him to get married.

Lin Xiangxi carefully looked at Lin Xiangdong's face and asked, "Does this count as marrying into the wife's family? Do you agree? Will mom object?"

Nowadays, things like living off a woman and marrying into her wife's family have a bad reputation. Those who have a little bit of financial resources and can afford to marry a wife will not think of marrying into their wife's family.

"Only one child has the surname Zhou, so it doesn't count as marrying into the family. But mom...may object." Lin Xiangdong put his arm around his younger brother's shoulders, "So I hope you can say more good things for me in your letter."

Lin Xiangxi wanted to cry but had no tears. "Can Mom be coaxed by just a few nice words? Then Mom will regard me as your accomplice and scold me together with you."

He said that the job of an eyeliner is not easy.