Kyoto courtyard house.
"Yanzi, Xiaoxiao has sent a telegram." Su Qiang closed the courtyard gate and waved the paper in his hand.
"A telegram?" Huang Feiyan came out of the house, quite surprised.
Telegrams are not cheap these days, and people generally don't send them unless it's urgent.
Huang Feiyan hurriedly asked, "Quick, look! What did they say?"
Su Qiang readily agreed and immediately opened the letter, where two lines of text came into view.
I found my maternal relatives who will be back soon to deliver two sets of goods. The address is No. XX, XX Street, XX District, Shanghai.
Su Qiang and Huang Feiyan looked at each other in bewilderment.
"What do you mean?" Su Qiang asked.
Huang Feiyan said, "I know the rest. I guess Xiaoxiao found a distributor in Shanghai and asked me to send two sets of goods there. What does 'found a maternal family' mean? Isn't Xiaoxiao's maternal family the Qin family?"
Su Qiang frowned slightly, then suddenly thought of something, and said with a mix of excitement and trepidation, "It might be that we've found my mother's relatives."
Huang Feiyan suddenly realized, "That's right, I don't think I've ever heard of Xiaoxiao going to her maternal grandmother's house."
“It’s very likely.” Huang Feiyan looked at Su Qiang excitedly and said, “Qiangzi, it must be that Xiaoxiao has found your grandparents.”
With Huang Feiyan's affirmation, Su Qiang became even more excited. The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed, and he became somewhat lost in thought.
Seeing him like this, Huang Feiyan took his hand and comforted him, "Don't panic, Xiaoxiao said she'll be back soon, you'll know then."
Su Qiang hugged Huang Feiyan tightly, buried his head in the crook of her neck, and said in a muffled voice, "I'm fine, I just don't know what to do for a moment, I'll be fine after a while."
"Yes, I'm here for you." Huang Feiyan hugged him and patted his back. "I'll face this with you. We can make some preparations at home these next few days. For example, we can clean out a few rooms so that people will have a place to stay when they come. We can also store some food and good wine to entertain them..."
"Yes, yes, you're so thoughtful." Su Qiang immediately agreed, then said affectionately, "Yanzi, it's my blessing to marry you."
"Silly boy, it's my blessing to marry you." Huang Feiyan felt sweeter than if she had drunk honey water.
"The Lunar New Year is just around the corner. I wonder if they will come back before or after the New Year?"
"We're prepared, whether it's before or after the New Year."
"Um."
The two cuddled and snuggled together for a while, but Huang Feiyan took the initiative to push Su Qiang away, as she still had to send a package to Su Xiao.
Su Qiang watched his wife walk away gracefully and sighed silently. His wife was so busy making money, he had to work even harder too.
Huang Feiyan left home and went straight to the factory. Yes, they now had a factory, a poorly performing and bankrupt garment factory that Su Xiao had acquired.
"Director Huang, you've arrived."
Upon seeing Huang Feiyan arrive, a middle-aged man hurriedly stepped forward to greet her.
"Okay, Director Sun, arrange for two shipments to be sent to this address as soon as possible." Huang Feiyan didn't waste any words and handed half of the slip of paper in her hand to Director Sun, asking him to make the arrangements.
"Okay, I'll arrange it right away." Director Sun immediately accepted it respectfully, without looking down on Huang Feiyan or being outwardly compliant but inwardly disobedient, just because Huang Feiyan was young and a woman.
This factory was acquired by Su Xiao just before she left Kyoto for Shanghai. She had already written down her plans before leaving, and Huang Feiyan was in charge of implementing them after she left.
So far, Huang Feiyan seems to be doing quite well.
After Director Sun left, Huang Feiyan went to inspect the workshop.
When Su Xiao took over the factory, it hadn't paid wages for three months, and some of the employees with connections had already transferred elsewhere and left.
When Su Xiao took over, he gave those who stayed two options: leave with a compensation payment, or continue working in the factory, but no longer as job security, but as contract workers.
As a result, most of them chose to stay.
Yes, the compensation may seem like a lot, but it's a one-time payment and doesn't offer the security of a stable job. For most people these days, job security is still what they need.
Huang Feiyan didn't hire any more people. There were actually too many idle people in the factory before; some people occupied positions but didn't do any work, such as some of the office staff. Those who didn't choose to leave were all assigned to the front line.
Huang Feiyan watched the busy workers, walked around for a moment, and then left. She still had to go to the new store to oversee the renovation.
Five days later, in Shanghai, I finally received several large packages from Kyoto.
Wang Li and Wu Laidi also embarked on their path of self-employment.
After settling things here, Su Xiao began preparing to return home.
Since she came to Shanghai, she naturally wanted to bring back some local specialties. These past few days, she's been shopping non-stop.
I went to the foreign exchange shop several times, picked out a bunch of gifts, and have already sent several packages back home.
Su Xiao carried her things back to the hotel and saw Shang Ziming sitting in the lobby.
Shang Ziming saw her too and immediately got up to greet her. It seemed he had been waiting for her here on purpose.
"You're back. Let me get them." Shang Ziming took the things from Su Xiao's hands. Su Xiao didn't stand on ceremony; her arms were indeed a little sore from carrying them. She just smiled sweetly and thanked him, "Thank you, Brother Mu."
"Is there anything else you want to buy? We're leaving first thing tomorrow morning." Shang Ziming didn't say much about her extravagant shopping spree. Instead, he asked her if she needed anything, implying that he would buy it for her if she told him.
Su Xiao shook her head, "No, I've already bought everything I needed. Oh dear, I'm tired these past few days. I'll rest well today and go home tomorrow. But if I don't leave until tomorrow, I'm afraid I won't make it in time for the New Year's Eve dinner."
The two had arrived at the door. Shang Ziming gestured for her to open the door, and Su Xiao quickly took out the key from her bag.
"If we can make it, we won't take the train; we'll drive back. We won't rest along the way, and we'll be home by tomorrow night."
Shang Ziming's agreement made Su Xiao both happy and anxious.
"Driving is tiring, especially long-distance driving."
"Don't worry, Jiulang and Haozi are here."
"Oh." Su Xiao was relieved.
Shang Ziming put his things down, sat down, clasped his hands on his raised knees, and looked at her.
Su Xiao's heart skipped a beat. She felt like a student being punished by the teacher and was inexplicably flustered.
"Aren't you leaving? I... I need to rest." With the keen senses of a small animal, she noticed the insecurity.
Shang Ziming raised an eyebrow, looking hurt, and said, "You want to kick me out?"
Seeing his expression, Su Xiao didn't relax at all and smiled, "How can you say 'rush'? It's 'please'."
Shang Ziming laughed, "Alright, I'm leaving."
Shang Ziming stood up, and Su Xiao quickly offered him her seat, but it was too late.
With a startled cry, Su Xiao was picked up by Shang Ziming and sat back on the sofa.
"What are you doing? Put me down!" Su Xiao frantically patted his shoulder, genuinely surprised that he would do something like that. She was startled.
At this moment, Shang Ziming was sitting on the sofa, and Su Xiao was straddling his lap.
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