Chapter 240 Unexpected Gains
"Why do you say that suddenly?"
Xia Mi thought about having her aunt and uncle return to Suzhou, knowing that it would be a pity for talented people like them to stay on Zhuifeng Island.
"When I went there just now, I ran into my aunt packing her luggage, as well as Yaya's luggage. There were quite a lot of things."
When Xia Jing opened the door, he noticed the luggage piled at the door.
It doesn't seem like it happened in one or two days.
Xia Mi felt something was wrong. "I'll go ask tomorrow. If my aunt wanted to leave, she wouldn't have told me..."
Huo Jingchen thought so too, so he didn't ask in a hurry at that time.
"Well, if you want to leave, don't worry about things on the island." Huo Jingchen will make arrangements for him.
Xia Mi pushed the cold milk tea aside and said, "It's cold now. Want to try a sip?"
Huo Jingchen couldn't help but frown, but soon relaxed his brows. His stomach churned, and he felt a fishy taste in his mouth. He subconsciously developed an aversion to dairy products.
Under Xia Mi's expectant gaze, he picked up the bowl and took a sip.
The first thing you taste is a rich milky aroma, and the imagined fishy smell is replaced by the aroma of black tea. It is slightly sweet and tastes just right.
The aroma of black tea is very strong, mixed with the aroma of milk.
"Is this made of milk?" Huo Jingchen was surprised, looking at the brown liquid in the bowl.
Xia Mi nodded. "Yes, this thing is called milk tea. It's often drunk in XZ and Inner Mongolia. In the morning, the herders will eat it with milk skin as breakfast."
"In the future, there will be many ways to make milk tea, with all kinds of variations." Xia Mi said, using a spoon to put the candied beans into his bowl. "It's a pity there's no straw. Using a spoon will work just as well."
She didn't put too much sugar just now because she was worried that the candied beans would be too choking.
"sister in law."
Shi Daqiang's voice rang out, followed by Li Jiajia's voice.
Xia Mi and Huo Jingchen looked at each other, and both of them were a little slow in their movements, surprised that the two people appeared at the same time.
"Xia Mi, how do you make this? It tastes so good. Please teach me!" Li Jiajia had obviously tasted it before and rushed in with an excited look on her face.
Huo Jingchen glanced at the man and said, "Even if I teach you, you might not be able to do it. Why don't you let Shi Daqiang come and learn? At least he won't burn the pot through."
When her dark history was brought up, Li Jiajia became like a cat whose tail was stepped on, and her fur stood on end.
"Huo Jingchen, is it fun to expose other people's shortcomings? What's wrong with me not being able to cook? It doesn't mean I will never be able to cook. Besides, not being able to cook is not something to be ashamed of. Will I be sentenced for not being able to cook?"
Three burning gazes were all directed at Huo Jingchen.
Huo Jingchen met Xia Mi's scrutinizing gaze, shrugged and explained, "He won't be sentenced, but he will be remembered."
Li Jiajia rolled her eyes and pulled Xia Mi and Huo Jingchen to keep their distance.
When Li Jiajia heard that fresh milk was needed, she backed out immediately. It wasn't that she didn't have confidence in her cooking skills, but she was mainly worried that the dish would be ruined, as the cost was almost one dollar.
What's the difference between this and her performing a money-tearing show? Her mother will definitely not let her go.
"If you like it, I'll ask the guys at the grocery store to order some for me, and you can just pick it up there later."
Shi Daqiang was being attentive.
Li Jiajia refused, "Forget it, I like to drink milk tea, not fresh milk."
After hearing this, Shi Daqiang did not make any more promises. It was not difficult to order milk, but it would be troublesome to make milk tea.
"How about this, I'll bring milk next time, Xia Mi, you make it for me, and I'll pay for the milk and tea. I have my dad's treasured tea collection at home, so you can see how much you want and I'll bring some."
This unique taste and flavor was her first time tasting it, and she fell in love with it at the first sip.
Before Xia Mi could open her mouth to refuse, the man next to her spoke first.
"You let a pregnant woman with a big belly do the work for you. As long as you have a clear conscience and can drink it, I have no objection."
Li Jiajia: “…”
Shi Daqiang had nothing to say.
"Okay, then I won't drink." He said soft words but said them hard, referring to Li Jiajia now.
Xia Mi explained, "I've resigned now and will be moving to the city soon. I probably won't be on the island often in the future. This is very simple to make and doesn't require much skill. I'll teach you when I have fresh milk."
"Go live in the city, why?"
Li Jiajia expressed her incomprehension and was curious about what on earth could have caused Xia Mi to resign and go to the city instead of staying at home.
"Why do little kids ask so many questions?"
Li Jiajia curled her lips, speechless at Huo Jingchen's attitude. "I really feel sorry for Xia Mi. She married an old man like this, who's the same generation as my parents, and he's so senior when he talks."
The object of silence has changed.
Xia Mi pursed her lips and forced a smile, "No, there are many typhoons in the summer, and I'm already in my last trimester. It's more convenient to stay in the city. I'll come back when I'm about to give birth."
Xia Mi still understood the principle of borrowing death rather than life.
In the late stages of pregnancy, she didn't want to work so hard.
After listening to Xia Mi's explanation, Li Jiajia agreed, "That's right. My mother was injured last year, and now her shoulder hurts from time to time. Besides, if you go to the city, you will have Aunt Jiang to accompany you."
Jiang Shengmei is also in the city.
If Li Jiajia hadn't mentioned it, Xia Mi would have almost forgotten that Jiang Shengmei was also in the city. I heard that it was an allocated house, not a family compound.
Li Jiajia saw that milk tea was not going to work and knew that Xia Mi and the others had not had dinner yet, so she didn't stay any longer.
After dinner, it was dark outside and a cool breeze blew.
Xia Mi shrank back, and her clothes were pulled up from behind. "It's windy, let's go inside. I have something to tell you about the convoy."
Originally, Xia Mi wanted to come out and play with Black Panther for a while.
Seeing that the team's situation was making progress, he abandoned Black Panther without saying a word and followed Huo Jingchen into the house.
After entering the house, Huo Jingchen locked the door.
"Some time ago, a man retired from a state-owned factory. He was around 30 or 40 years old and a veteran in the factory. Do you think he's old enough to be considered?"
It's possible at this age, but Xia Mi is confused. Isn't this the age when one should be working hard for his career? Why would he suddenly be laid off?
"Why did you suddenly get laid off and give jobs to your children?"
This is the only explanation that makes sense, otherwise how could he be laid off in the prime of his life?
Huo Jingchen denied it seriously, "No, I asked someone to investigate, and it seems he was fired for making some mistakes at work."
Being fired is even more unacceptable.
But what she lacks most now is people, and Xia Mi is very conflicted.
"Generally, employees who make serious mistakes will be criticized, and some will even have their cases published in the newspaper. But this person didn't. At first, I thought it was a minor mistake, and a minor one wouldn't lead to dismissal."
"Then I found out something strange. This person had been doing well before, but he was fired a week after your store was robbed."
Xia Mi frowned and her expression suddenly became serious, fearing that she would miss any important information.
"In state-owned factories, employees are generally fired only if they make serious mistakes. Any mistakes at work will be criticized at most, but those who don't cause heavy losses to the factory will not be fired. As I said just now, serious mistakes will be spread and published in the newspapers.
I asked people to inquire, and other people were also puzzled by this person's resignation. This proves that the state-owned factory did not want to make this mistake public, and he did not dare to speak out.
Xia Mi asked, "Which state-owned factory are you talking about?"
"The TV factory."
Xia Mi's eyes suddenly widened, and the bad idea that had come to her mind last time came to her mind again.
"Can you help me get the vehicle's registration form? I remember that trucks from factories like this usually have a registration form when they deliver goods. Or can you help me find out if any trucks left the TV factory on the night that Shen Zhihui's store was robbed?"
Huo Jingchen knew what Xia Mi was suspicious of, so when he became suspicious, he asked someone to investigate.
"I have arranged for someone to inquire about it. This matter may not be so easy to find out. It will take some time. Except for Shen Zhihui, no one else should disclose it."
"Well, I don't have time to go to the city recently. Gao Zhilei also said today that he wants to resign, and there is a meeting tomorrow to assign new work content."
Huo Jingchen asked, "Why does he want to resign too?"
"Go join the army."
Huo Jingchen's eyes flashed slightly, but he was not surprised. He quickly digested the news and became worried about Xia Mi.
"When will he leave?"
Speaking of this, Xia Mi felt a little depressed. This afternoon, everyone learned that he was going to join the army and congratulated him, completely unaware that she was also going.
As soon as she left, everyone who had finally had a break from work had to return to their previous workload.
One person serves as two teachers.
"You resigned today and left tomorrow. How cool." Xia Mi didn't realize that there was anger and helplessness in her tone.
Seeing Xia Mi's emotions, Huo Jing comforted her, "Then why didn't you follow his example? If you left, Principal Wang wouldn't dare to come to me."
"Then I'm not so anxious as to worry that if I say I'm leaving, it will cause trouble for everyone."
Xia Mi fell into Huo Jingchen's arms, her tone full of worry, "Do you think they will blame me?"
"No." Huo Jingchen noticed the change in Xia Mi. Before she became pregnant, she rarely cared about what others thought of her.
After becoming pregnant, she became much more sensitive than before, which was very obvious in her handling of interpersonal relationships.
"Don't overthink it. Everyone can see your dedication to the school. And the way you behave, everyone knows you're not someone who acts without considering the consequences."
Xia Mi rested her head on Huo Jincheng's legs and felt that what he said made sense.
"You're right. Besides, I have a mouth too, so if I have to blame anyone, I should blame Gao Zhilei."
After thinking through this problem, Xia Mi no longer cared so much about Gao Zhilei's resignation.
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The next morning, when I opened my eyes, the curtains could no longer block out the sun outside. There was a bright light, and I could tell how good the weather was today even through the curtains.
Xia Mi got up and remembered what they said last night. She threw back the quilt and got out of bed, ready to pack up and go find Xia Jing to ask about the situation.
She packed up and went out, but after taking a few steps, she was still in the yard, and the sun above her head reminded her to wear a hat.
Xia Mi returned to the house and went out wearing a hat.
Just as Huo Jingchen said, Xia Jing packed a lot of luggage. Today was the day she was supposed to go to work, but she didn't go.
Xia Jing opened the door and saw that it was Xia Mi. She was surprised and said, "Xiao Mi, why are you here? Come in and sit down."
"The sun is so strong, you must be hot after walking here. Come sit down and drink some water, and relax."
After Xia Jing poured the water, she placed the cup next to Xia Mi.
After walking for a while, Xia Mi was indeed a little hot and thirsty. After drinking two sips of water, her eyes fell on her luggage.
"Aunt, are you going back to Suzhou?"
Xia Mi didn't beat around the bush and asked directly about Xia Jing's arrangements.
Xia Jing was stunned, not understanding why Xia Mi suddenly asked this. After following Xia Mi's gaze, she realized it was a misunderstanding.
"No, it's your uncle who's going to take Yaya back for a while. His mother slipped while getting up at night and broke her right calf and forearm. She needs someone to take care of her."
Xia Mi was a little confused as to why he had to run so far back to serve someone.
Xia Jing knew what Xia Mi was wondering about, so she spoke up to explain, "Before, the old couple always said that your uncle was not at home, and our family had never provided for them in their old age, so they said that the money was not sincere."
"So this time your uncle is going to go back and take care of him for a while, and use this opportunity to shut them up."
"Another thing is that Yaya will be going to school in two years. I should go back now to learn about the school policy and household registration so that I won't be too late later."
Xia Mi nodded, "When Yaya starts elementary school, will you go back to Suzhou?"
"Yes." Xia Jing answered decisively, "Xiao Mi, Auntie doesn't want to hide anything from you, so tell me what I have to say."
"I really like Wind Chasing Island. The working environment is better than before, and the people are nice too. But all good things must come to an end. Even if your uncle and I are willing to stay here forever, Yaya's studies won't work."
"I understand. I'm not here to keep you here today. I just want to see if there's anything Jingchen and I can do to help you if you really want to leave."
When Xia Mi first chose to bring people to the island for resettlement, she only wanted it to be a transition and never thought that they would stay on the island for the rest of their lives.
No one, including her, will stay on this island forever.
This trip to Qingcheng for development is her first step.
In addition, my uncle is a top student at Tsinghua University, and my aunt is a returned overseas student. How could such an excellent couple allow their children to spend their entire lives on an island?
"It's not surprising that you can understand me, but you are a little weird. You were a little spoiled when you were little. I never thought you would become like this when you grow up."
Xia Jing suddenly pulled Xia Mi and started reminiscing about the past.
Xia Mi sat on the chair, listening to Xia Jing talk about the past. She could only smile awkwardly or drink water. She felt a little guilty, afraid that Xia Jing would also become suspicious.
Whenever she encountered something that was too different, Xia Mi would pretend to be melancholy and say, "People grow up eventually, and they can't be childish forever."
This sentence cannot be used all the time, otherwise Xia Mi will blame the mistakes on Xia Jinkuo and others, forcing people to grow up and become sensible.
Xia Jing didn't suspect anything. Those years were too dark for her, and her mood had changed a lot.
Besides, she had a child who had not yet grown up, so although there would be an impact, she did not expect it to be so great.
"Last Chinese New Year, when your uncle and I went back home, we ran into your sister-in-law. She didn't even ask about you. She's really so heartless. After all, she's raised you for twenty years, yet she's so calm."
Xia Jing expressed her incomprehension and felt that her eldest brother's family was particularly cruel.
Only Xia Mi knew how unforgivable the things the original owner had done before were.
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