The Spring Festival Gala ended with laughter and joy.

As soon as the snow melted, Qiao Yu learned that Zhang Zhou and Jian Xinyu could rest for two or three years, but Zhou Siwen had to leave after the New Year.

She couldn't help but nag like an old mother: "You have to eat well and sleep well. Your body is the capital of the revolution. Don't treat yourself badly, understand?"

Zhou Siwen nodded repeatedly.

"Your family has your brother giving birth to a child, so you and I don't have to worry about it. Just follow your feelings and get your career done first before talking about getting married and having children." He seemed to have thought of something, and even though he was unhappy, he gave Zhou Siwen an example: "The structure of gay men and lesbians is different. Look at your uncle, he has children at an old age. Lesbians are different. If they miss the golden period to give birth to a child, they will suffer...

No matter how old you are, you can have children, build your career first, and then consider marriage...

Mom won’t rush you.”

Zhou Siwen nodded, "Mom..."

"Hmm? What do you want to say to Mom? Mom is listening, go ahead."

Zhou Siwen's nose was sour, and after a long while, he said, "Thank you, Mom."

"This child." Qiao Yu turned around and joked with Lao Zhou about the child, "Look, saying thank you to your own mother is so strange."

Zhou Siwen took off his glasses and wiped his tears with his sleeve.

Qiao Yu: "Why are you still crying... Don't be like your fifth brother and cry. Men don't cry easily. He is crying for his career, it's meaningless if you do this."

"Mom, thank you and Dad."

"Okay, that's all you say. You won't say anything else?"

"I spoke to my third brother on the phone."

"Oh, I know about this. Didn't I call it with my cell phone?"

Zhou Siwen: "The woman who is related to us by blood, come find him."

Qiao Yu fell silent.

"If Dad hadn't adopted us, and if you hadn't been so understanding, my third brother and I wouldn't know what our future would be like. Even if we were living well, we wouldn't have a solution if that woman came looking for us again.

It is this family that changed us two brothers.

Mom, I will cherish this family love. "

Qiao Yu rubbed his head and said, "Good boy, when you get married, just take care of your own little family. We adopted you, not asking for anything in return."

"Then there's no family."

"Look at you, you're talking like a child again!"

Zhou Siwen said confidently: "In the countryside, people say that raising children is a way to prepare for old age. Marriage is for having children, and having children is for preparing for old age. I don't need that. The country will take care of me in my old age!"

Qiao Yu didn't care and just said, "You are still young now, and you have a different idea every day. When you meet a lesbian you like, don't be so naive! Happiness is in your own hands. Besides, your mother doesn't object to you getting married.

Look at your eldest sister-in-law, she is so reasonable; your third sister-in-law can make clothes, and she sends me her own designs every year. In the military compound, no one can be prettier than me! You are giving me face! And your fourth sister-in-law...your father and I cannot go into business, it is easy to be criticized, and your second uncle is an old man who lets himself go. It is all thanks to your fourth sister-in-law who helps to control the family's financial power.

You all have great potential, why don't you get married?"

Zhou Siwen nodded, "I understand."

"What do you understand?"

Zhou Siwen's eyes were firm: "If I were to marry, I would marry someone who would be helpful to you, Mom."

"..." Damn it, this child hasn't been weaned yet!

Oh my god!

This child won’t become a mama’s boy!

Oh my god!

She actually raised a mama's boy!

…

Watching Zhou Siwen leave, Qiao Yu felt worried for the first time in his life.

"Old Zhou."

"Um?"

"Who do you think will be so unlucky to marry the second son?"

"... Second one is not bad, right?"

"He's not bad, but he's a mama's boy. Just imagine, who wouldn't be annoyed if they heard their husband constantly nagging about 'my mom'?"

Old Zhou smiled and said, "It's okay, you are a sensible mother-in-law."

Qiao Yu was originally worried about the child, but when he heard Lao Zhou praising him, he straightened his chest and said proudly, "That's right. If I hadn't been sensible, how could all our children be happy?"

As he was talking, Qiao Yu pointed at Lao Zhou again and said, "You should be thankful. You should marry a virtuous woman. I am that virtuous woman. Otherwise, your family would not be so peaceful."

"Xiaoyu is right."

Qiao Yu sighed, "After all these years, your mouth still hasn't improved. You can't even praise others."

Lao Zhou pondered for a moment and said, "It is my blessing to marry you."

"What else?"

Old Zhou was sweating profusely. After a long pause, he finally managed to utter, "The peace at home is all thanks to you."

"Ha." Qiao Yu snorted arrogantly, "You're still quoting me. You have no creativity!"

Lao Zhou: ...

My wife is so difficult to please.

How to praise someone?

Looking for words, waiting online. It's urgent.

…

In 1993, food and oil coupons were abolished, state-owned enterprises were laid off, and the Internet era began.

In Hongqi Village, many people gathered around the village chief's house, demanding to hear his opinion.

The village chief smoked his cigarette with a sad face and avoided these people.

"Village chief, you can't just ignore us!"

"Yeah, we're used to working, and now you tell us to find a job on our own! How can we stand this?"

His son was angry and asked, "Why can't I find a job?"

"I'm already that old! How can I find one? No one wants me with my old arms and legs!"

"Didn't I tell you that I would give you compensation for your work? I'm not sure if my father would just take it from you!"

"Of course we believe in the village chief's character, but I would rather not go to work to get compensation! That's a one-time payment, and it's not as comfortable as working and getting a salary!"

The village chief shook his cigarette again, listened to the factory workers talking for a long time, and then sighed.

The factory fired Zhou Jun, a technician who could not get the job, and forced Zhou Ermei to resign, and then let the relatives of the previous county magistrate take over. In recent years, the performance has been getting worse and worse, and the wages of factory employees have been reduced again and again.

The educated youth were smart enough to realize that going into business was a way out, so they sold their jobs at low prices and left the urban villages.

Only the older group of villagers were left to guard the factory.

However, when the former county director was caught for corruption, the factory director was replaced again. The new director's purpose was not to maintain everyone's interests, but to evaluate the value of the factory.

Facts proved that there was no need to continue.

The county magistrate's relative was short-sighted. While working at the factory, he only cared about his own interests. He sold the formula at a high price and lowered the price of raw materials within the factory, hoping to achieve a double-win situation.

What happened in the end?

Of course it was screwed.

For job reasons and long-term considerations, as well as the long-term instructions of the village chief and Zhou Ermei, the recipe was kept secret and a confidentiality agreement was signed.

The second factory manager broke the formula rules.

How could others not be jealous of the business of Hongqi Snacks Factory? In addition, with the opening up of individual businesses, they rushed to imitate and produce counterfeit products in an attempt to replace the genuine Hongqi snacks.

If the raw materials were the same, they would not be easily replaced. However, the second factory manager thought that the raw materials could be replaced, so he ignored the advice and lowered the price. This made it cheaper for imitation products that wanted to surpass the original products.

In just a few years, the factory was shut down.

The Hongqi Snack Factory was obviously thriving at the time, and the village was designated as part of the city's jurisdiction. However, as soon as Zhou Ermei left, the second factory manager committed suicide, and not only did the factory decline, the village also failed to develop and became a village in the city.