When Gu Shaoxuan returned home from the army, he saw his wife looking helpless, even though she was forcing a smile.
However, his preoccupied look was still easily noticeable, especially since Gu Shaoxuan studied reconnaissance at military academy, so he could still detect this change.
"Enruo, what's wrong? You seem to have something on your mind."
Gu Shaoxuan asked while eating.
Xia Enruo didn't want to distract him, and since Gu Shaoxuan didn't understand business matters, she wanted him to know that even working in the military couldn't be done with full concentration.
"No, I'm probably just a little tired from working at the store lately."
She tried her best to hide it.
"No, you can't fool me. Look me in the eyes."
Gu Shaoxuan gave the order.
Xia Enru stared wide-eyed.
“Something’s definitely wrong, honey. I can tell from the look in your eyes that you’re having a problem.”
"What was our agreement back then? We agreed to tell each other about anything that happened and share the burden."
Gu Shaoxuan put down his chopsticks, took Xia Enruo's hand, and pulled her into his arms.
"Tell me what happened? Have you forgotten that I'm your husband?"
He whispered words of comfort.
"It's all about getting the company license. Those incompetent people at the Industry and Commerce Bureau are just lazy and irresponsible. They know nothing when asked, and they even give bad advice."
I've been running around for three or four days now, and I haven't made any progress. Are we supposed to deliver something?
Xia Enruo's complaining tone revealed that she was truly aggrieved.
She started her company, and the local government should have given her strong support. It would definitely have provided more job opportunities for the city in the future. But she was unexpectedly met with difficulties.
Gu Shaoxuan learned the whole story. Although he didn't understand the ins and outs of business, he had seen through a lot about the political situation since he was young, thanks to his family's influence.
"Enruo, leave this to me. Don't worry about it. I'll figure out a way to solve it."
"Is it really possible? I was just thinking about whether I should ask Sister Meixia. She works at the police station and should know some people in the Industry and Commerce Bureau."
"No need to trouble outsiders. I'll call Dad this afternoon, explain the situation to him, and ask him to put in a good word for us."
Xia Enruo knew that her father-in-law worked in the provincial capital, but she had only met him once, so she didn't dare to ask him for help.
Since Gu Shaoxuan said so, let him give it a try.
It's much better than being like a headless fly, not knowing who to talk to.
Two days later, in the afternoon, Xia Enruo received a call from the Yongning Administration for Industry and Commerce at her shop; it was the director himself who made the call.
His attitude was completely different from usual; he was incredibly warm-hearted, not only asking about our well-being but also repeatedly apologizing for what happened a couple of days ago.
Upon hearing that Xia Enruo was the daughter-in-law of Gu Zhiyuan, the head of the Organization Department of the provincial capital, he immediately ordered someone to approve the materials and issue the certificate overnight. The next morning, he had his staff personally deliver the certificate to Xia Enruo's shop.
They also promised that if anything happens in the future, we can just go to the bureau headquarters to find them.
The saying "a higher rank can crush you" is indeed true.
After obtaining the business license and permit, Xia Enruo went to the sign-making shop and made two plaques, which she then hung on the two gateposts of her courtyard.
From a distance, the white sign with black lettering really does look like a company.
Residents living nearby would often glance at the two companies that had appeared, wondering when they had suddenly appeared.
Mao Xiangling's new semester at medical university began, and on the first day of school, news of Jiang Ting's death swept across the entire campus.
After all, she was running around the campus covered in feces and then attempted suicide by cutting her wrists in the washroom, causing quite a stir at the school.
His death has shocked his classmates even more, and there are all sorts of rumors circulating about him.
Some classmates said that Jiang Ting committed suicide by jumping into the lake, and an old man fishing found her on the ice. At that time, she had already frozen under the ice.
The old man who was fishing was so frightened that he had to be hospitalized.
Some classmates said that Jiang Ting committed suicide by jumping off a building. She chose a holiday when no one was around and jumped from the dormitory building.
Now, you can hear a woman crying in the hallway at midnight, which scares many female students so much that they dare not go to the bathroom at night, especially those who used to live on the same floor.
When we need to get up at night, the entire dormitory mobilizes together, carrying flashlights—it's quite a sight!
Some classmates said that Jiang Ting was mentally unstable. She ran away at night during the holiday and couldn't find her way home. She froze to death on the side of the road. When she was found, her body was stiff and her eyes were wide open. She died with her eyes open.
Mao Xiangling was saddened to learn of Jiang Ting's death. Although their relationship was not particularly close, they were classmates after all. She was a living, breathing person just a year ago, but now she has gone to another world. Life is truly unpredictable.
My former roommate refused to stay in the same dorm room anymore after Jiang Ting's death, as if she had done something wrong and was afraid Jiang Ting would come knocking on her door at night.
Left with no other option, the dormitory supervisor arranged for the other two people to live in the same dormitory as Mao Xiangling, and the three of them became roommates again.
Without Jiang Ting's daily attempts to sow discord, the relationship actually improved a lot compared to before, and the atmosphere in the dormitory became much more pleasant.
Ever since she learned that Mao Xiangling was dating Yuan Qiang, she became the envy of her classmates. After all, Yuan Qiang was handsome and a military officer. Who wouldn't envy such a husband?
But Mao Xiangling herself couldn't be happy.
During the Chinese New Year, Yuan Qiang visited his mother with gifts.
After asking a few questions, Mao Xiangling's mother, Wang Yaqin, learned that Yuan Qiang was the son of Yuan Zhijiang, the factory director of her workplace.
Yuan Zhijiang! Wang Yaqin thought to herself that this was truly an unresolved karmic entanglement. When she was young, she and Yuan Zhijiang were classmates, and they were in love and about to get engaged, but their relationship was forcibly broken up by his parents.
The reason is that Wang Yaqin's family is not well-off, and she has two older brothers. She and Yuan Zhijiang are not a good match, and the Yuan family cannot accept such a daughter-in-law.
The two had a long argument with their families, and Mao Xiangling's maternal grandfather died of a sudden heart attack because of this incident.
In the end, the two had to face reality and break up. Wang Yaqin never expected that Yuan Zhijiang would eventually become the director of Yongning Sugar Factory and her boss.
His son was dating his own daughter.
Her own father died because of the Yuan family's aggressive behavior; how could she possibly forget the hatred in her heart?
She absolutely refused to let the two of them be together, and in the end, she simply kicked Yuan Qiang out of the house, refusing to take even the things he had bought.
Mao Xiangling didn't understand why her mother had kicked her boyfriend out, which made her so disrespectful. The two of them had a huge fight at home.
Wang Yaqin made a harsh statement: if Mao Xiangling wanted to be with Yuan Qiang, she would have to sever her mother-daughter relationship with her and never see her again in this life.
Faced with the choice between her mother and her boyfriend, Mao Xiangling couldn't come up with a solution, no matter how hard she tried.
She couldn't concentrate on this matter at school, and she was in a cold war with Wang Yaqin, not having gone home for half a month.
Xia Enruo was in the shop and heard Mao Xiangling's words and almost cried. The two kids were so pitiful. She never expected that they would be so entangled by emotions.
Every family has its own troubles, and no one's life is always smooth sailing.
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