Chapter 409 Sharing Happiness

After everyone left, Hu Meili looked up to the sky and sighed.

"What kind of fate is this for me? Why are all three of my children so stupid?"

She was used to a hard life and was reluctant to waste a penny, but as a result, she raised three extravagant children.

Lin Xiangdong is no longer teaching part-time at the training school. He is only responsible for producing teaching materials and various test papers, and takes the dividend money, but not the tuition fee. Because Ye Tingxue is pregnant, he is too busy to take care of the family.

Seeing his look, Hu Meili did the math on his financial situation.

"How much does it cost to hire a nanny to help at home? How much can you earn by taking classes? You can't figure out which one is more cost-effective. I'll help you find the nanny and pay for it! I'm busy with the shop and don't have time to take care of my daughter-in-law during her confinement. I can only give her money as a token of my appreciation."

She took care of Lin Xiangnan's children, and treated the other two sons equally. If they couldn't help, she would pay for them, so as to avoid being gossiped by her in-laws.

But Lin Xiangdong was not persuaded.

"I need to hire a nanny, and I also need to take leave. Tingxue is busy at work, so I have to pay more attention to the house. Mom, you just need to help me find someone, and I'll pay you. I have money."

Anyway, earning money from part-time work is not as important as my own wife and children.

To be honest, after decorating his house and equipping it with furniture and appliances, Lin Xiangdong really couldn't find any place to spend money.

Unlike Lin Xiangnan, he didn't have any hobbies that cost a lot of money. His biggest hobby was reading, and buying books and newspapers didn't cost much. Ye Tingxue was the same. She worked in the hospital every day and had no interest in buying clothes or jewelry.

Lin Xiangdong kept all the dividends from the training school in the bank. He discussed with Ye Tingxue about the remaining money and used it to help some students from poor families and some young patients from rural areas who could not afford medical expenses.

After trying to persuade her eldest son several times and finding that he could not be persuaded, Hu Meili gave up.

As a result, the youngest son did the same thing. He regarded money as dirt and instead of making money in his hometown, he ran to the capital to live a carefree life.

There's no need to try. The youngest son is definitely someone who can't be persuaded.

Thinking about her three children at home, Hu Meili was so angry that she laughed.

"I'm the only reliable person in this family! No one else can be trusted!"

Lin Xiangxi smiled playfully in front of Hu Meili mainly because he was afraid that she would worry. But when it came to Lin Xiangnan, he told the truth.

"The main problem is the raw materials. The production can't be increased. When the hype has passed, I will go back and find a new way."

Lin Xiangxi explained: "A leader at the steel mill was shot. In the past two months, I guess no one dared to commit crimes and sell materials."

If you want to produce small accessories such as nails, screws, and gears, the raw materials must be in place.

Previously, Lin Xiangxi bought it from a relative of a steel plant leader. He knew the source, but pretended not to know and just followed the normal buying and selling procedures.

So Lin Xiangxi was a serious businessman and was not affected, but the leaders of the steel plant were shot.

Under the current circumstances, it is impossible to get raw materials without taking crooked paths, because it is still a planned economy. Raw materials come out of the mines, are smelted in the factory, and then distributed to other units. It is all planned, and there is no share for their private enterprises.

Lin Xiangxi complained: "Although the equipment in our small workshop is second-hand and discarded abroad, it is relatively better than the equipment of several other parts factories in the city, and the service and after-sales attitude are also good. Our workshop has actually taken away a lot of business. The goods from the parts factories are piled up in the warehouse and can't be sold... But they can't sell them, and they don't think of any way to solve the problem. They just wait, waiting for the money from the higher-ups to pay wages... It's a waste of resources, they might as well give us the raw materials..."

"These factories have been well managed by the higher-ups for decades. They can't be changed in a short period of time."

Lin Xiangnan has had quite a lot of contact with factories of this type and said, "In fact, the factory director and the deputy director are also trying to find ways to work hard."

"Work hard? Where's the hard work? The factory's sales have collapsed. Even in my hometown, the workers in the small canning and clothing workshops in the towns work harder than the managers of the big factories."

"They work really hard, you just don't see it."

Under Lin Xiangxi's inquiring gaze, Lin Xiangnan coughed lightly and said, "They are trying hard to persuade the leaders above them to allocate more money."

I tried hard, but the direction of my efforts was wrong.

This is what leaders of all factories did in the past, so they are used to it.

Lin Xiangxi gave a thumbs up, speechless and convinced.

"Very good. We find our own equipment, raw materials, and sales channels. The first week our small workshop opened, I took my two brothers and went to ask people one by one. The soles of our shoes were worn out. These factories are better. When there is a problem, they go to the leaders."

"Because some things can be solved with just one word from the leader." Lin Xiangnan said slowly: "Before, there was a factory that could hardly pay wages. The higher-ups approved their application to introduce a color TV production line. Once the color TVs came out, business was booming again."

Lin Xiangxi covered his chest and said, "Jealousy makes my heart deformed."

"Come on, stop being jealous. There are only a few lucky people."

The local finances don't have much money, and can't save a few of the most vulnerable. Most of the remaining units will have to find their own way out in the end.

Lin Xiangxi: "I'm still jealous."

"It's just a small setback in your career. Put away your jealous face and be more positive and optimistic. Don't lead Dabao and Xiaobao astray."

Hearing this, Lin Xiangxi immediately showed his eight teeth, "Hehe~"

“That’s the right expression.”

Lin Xiangxi went out with a smile on his face to take Dabao and Xiaobao for a walk. When he went out, his smile was a little stiff, but when he came back, his smile was particularly sincere.

"I said that children have the power to heal people's hearts." Lin Xiangnan said proudly.

Lin Xiangxi did not refute and agreed with a smile, "Yeah, right, right."

When Lin Xiangnan returned to his room, he found two jars on the dressing table. One jar was filled with summer cicadas buzzing and making a noise, and the other jar was filled with beetles crawling around and engaging in a big fight...

"No wonder my expression was weird just now. You're so old, and you still scare me with this. How childish." Lin Xiangnan was speechless. He picked up the jar and went out to throw it away.

"Don't throw it away." Gu Zhenhua explained: "This was put in by Dabao and Xiaobao just now. They said it was a surprise for you."

"surprise?"

"You said not to spoil the children's fun. I'll happily catch it for you. But if you wanted to throw it away, they probably won't be angry tomorrow..." Gu Zhenhua's voice became smaller and smaller.

"Well, you did the right thing, but happiness must be shared. I will go and share my happiness with their uncle now."