Qiao Muting did not expect that Cheng Fang'an would accept Wen Nuan and Wen Quan so easily.
Although it was their first meeting, the two children's well-behaved and obedient nature completely won over Cheng Fang'an's heart.
Grandma couldn't stop smiling as she looked at the two fourth-generation babies.
Blood ties seem to be the key bond that holds a family together in this world.
In reality, blood ties can sometimes be the inheritance of love, and sometimes a mental shackle.
In the Qiao family, Cheng Fang'an endured loneliness and desolation year after year. Ever since their marriage, her husband, Qiao Zhengshan, had been stationed in various military garrisons, and the number of days he returned home could be counted on one hand.
If she hadn't desperately gotten him drunk and gotten Qiao Muting out of bed, she might have lived a lonely life.
She knew Qiao Zhengshan didn't love her even before they got married. She also knew that he had a childhood sweetheart, but they lost contact after he was sent to the countryside due to the changing times.
Only then did the Qiao and Cheng families arrange a marriage.
Qiao Zhengshan only reluctantly married her out of a sense of responsibility to his family.
However, if he didn't love her, he simply didn't love her. He would rather live in the military camp 360 days a year than come home to live the life of an ordinary married couple with her.
At first, she made a huge fuss. She took the infant Qiao Muting to the military camp several times.
It seemed to have no effect whatsoever, and instead made him stay away from home for even longer periods of time.
Later, when his son got a little older, he left Qiao Muting in the military camp and ruthlessly trained the young boy like a raw recruit.
That little one, there wasn't a single good spot on his body. One day he'd scrape his leg, the next he'd break his arm.
Even so, Qiao Zhengshan still looked down on his son, who was too handsome.
He said that being covered in wounds is a man's best appearance.
Cheng Fang'an was on the verge of a breakdown! She felt so sorry for her precious son.
She could tolerate a man not loving her, but she couldn't stand him abusing her son.
She couldn't reason with Qiao Zhengshan; the two seemed to be on completely different wavelengths.
Eventually, Cheng Fang'an had had enough of the drama and was exhausted from it all. Rather than struggling with this bland and unfulfilling marriage every day, she decided to focus her energy on raising her son.
She would rather her son learn medicine from his grandfather and uncle and become a refined and polite intellectual than have him follow in Qiao Zhengshan's footsteps and become a rough and unruly man who never stays at home.
Qiao Zhengshan didn't argue with her, as if practicing Qiao Muting's methods was just a part of his game with Cheng Fang'an.
In the end, she got her son, and he gained his freedom, but it's unclear who won and who lost.
For Cheng Fang'an, the only thing she can do now is to hope that Qiao Muting can "find a family" as soon as possible, have more grandchildren in the future, and make the family lively again.
So she went to great lengths to arrange blind dates for Qiao Muting, but unfortunately he wasn't satisfied with any of them, and in the end he even secretly transferred to Xinshi.
Cheng Fang'an broke down in tears the day she learned the truth.
She was terrified, and Qiao Muting, like Qiao Zhengshan, distanced himself from her.
After a painful decision, she made up her mind: as long as her son is happy, whatever he wants, she, as his mother, will only support and accept it!
Now, seeing Wen Nuan and Wen Quan, so sensible and endearing that it breaks her heart, her heart almost melts.
Rather than saying that Qiao Muting gave the two children a home, it would be more accurate to say that the two children revitalized the home.
Since returning from Gu Hanchuan's place, Grandma and Cheng Fang'an have been taking care of the two children every day.
I took them to the city to buy clothes, toys, and the latest stationery. Then I took the two children to the city's most famous state-run restaurant for a delicious meal.
Watching the two little ones eat with their mouths full of oil and smile at her, and hearing them call her "Grandma" repeatedly, Cheng Fang'an finally understood what "family bliss" meant.
Isn't the point of making money to enjoy this beautiful moment?
It turns out that in marriage, only by choosing to let go of the other person can you regain the ability to find happiness.
Now that we have grandchildren, it seems we're only missing one important person.
Cheng Fang'an dared not openly ask her son about his personal life anymore, but Qiao Muting seemed to be able to see the probing in his mother's eyes every second.
This time was different. Qiao Muting wasn't running away anymore; instead, he was secretly looking forward to it. He really needed to work harder, not only to fulfill his mother's wish as soon as possible, but also because...
Monday's work wasn't as easy as Qian Lai had imagined.
She originally thought that returning to work in the lab would be like returning to her alma mater, where everything would be simple and the operations would be exceptionally easy.
However, she may have been oversimplifying things.
In the morning, Xiao Han showed her around the experimental environment and then assigned her to the basic laboratory.
Her main task today is to provide some basic data following the steps of John's team's experiment.
In the primary laboratory, besides her, there were several other local lab technicians.
They had already heard from Xiao Fan, Leng Gaoyan's assistant, that a lab assistant with only a junior high school diploma would be arriving on Monday.
Everyone's curiosity had already been piqued.
Unexpectedly, upon meeting her, wow! Whose little girl is this? She is pretty and in junior high school, but she looks way too young!
Did you ever go into a laboratory during junior high school?
To obtain basic data, Qian Lai first needs a gene separator.
This machine remains a scarce resource in China today.
The research institute in the new city even has a brand new imported machine.
However, to use this machine, you need to apply to the lab supervisor.
The department head in charge of managing all the equipment in the laboratory is named Wang Caiyun. She is a strict person and her management of the equipment can be described as absolutely serious and meticulous.
Even if Leng Gaoyan came to borrow equipment, she wouldn't show any mercy.
Every step had to be carried out strictly in accordance with laboratory regulations. She would record and report even the slightest flaw.
All the new researchers who had just arrived were even a little afraid of her, and they spoke to her with utmost respect.
She had also heard about this lab assistant who had no diploma but an angelic face, and she looked down on him a thousand times, in addition to not understanding the leader's decision.
Research institutes are places of rigor and truth-seeking. How can they let someone who only graduated from junior high school come here? Isn't that just ridiculous?
Moreover, she manages valuable machinery and equipment.
Even a glass slide or an alcohol lamp was like her child, and no one was allowed to trifle with it.
Just then, a graceful young woman with bright, beautiful eyes appeared before him.
Wang Caiyun: Oh my, whose fairy is this? She's a perfect match for my good-for-nothing nephew.
"Hello, I would like to register and borrow the ultracentrifuge."
Wang Caiyun: Where did this greenhorn come from, coming up here and immediately targeting such an expensive machine?
"Which laboratory are you from? Did you receive any training from the research institute before you started working here?"
Do you know how expensive an ultracentrifuge is? Go, go, go, get your researcher to register.
If something goes wrong, you won't be able to take responsibility.
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