When we got off work in the afternoon, except for Qiu Yuling, several brothers and sisters came over with big and small bags.
They arrived a little earlier than their cousin. Qiu Yuling was busy with work at the factory. When she came back after finishing her work, the yard was already filled with laughter and joy.
Seeing Qiu Yuling come in, several people stood up unconsciously, "Director, oh, my cousin is back."
Qiu Yuling pretended not to hear what was happening in front of her and enthusiastically called out to her brothers and sisters.
She also found that her cousins were not as comfortable with her as they were when she was a child.
My cousins also talked about this privately, and it’s not their fault. My cousin is the factory director, and even before she became the director, she was always a cadre.
Not to mention them, even those old workers in their forties and fifties still call him section chief, deputy factory director, and factory director.
In addition, she has a high prestige in the factory and is very popular. The people around her have nothing but admiration and respect for this young factory director, which makes them gradually become restrained.
But Li Yingfen's youngest son, a child of three or four years old, didn't understand much. When he saw his aunt who always gave him candy, he rushed over with his arms spread out, "Aunt, you're back. It's been a long time since you came to see me. I came to see you."
Qiu Yuling caught the little guy and took out two large White Rabbit cookies from her pocket. "Has Xiaoxiu grown taller again? You can tell at a glance that he's a good baby who eats well!"
Qiu Yuling smiled and joked, "As soon as I came in, you all stopped talking. Is there anything I can't listen to?"
As she spoke, she complained to her grandma in a mischievous way, saying that her brothers and sisters had grown up and no longer wanted to play with her.
Li Yingjun was the first to recover. He smiled and said to his grandmother, "Grandma, don't listen to your cousin. We all work for her, so how could we not take her with us? I'm afraid if I say something wrong, she'll become the factory manager again, and then we won't be able to eat in peace."
Grandma took the great-grandson aside and patted her eldest grandson. "Yuling is younger than you guys, don't tease her. You are all brothers and sisters, and you asked the little sister to take care of her. I'm sorry, but I'm using this to talk about something..."
Li Yingjun shrank his neck. He was already a father, but his grandmother still treated him like a child. "Okay, okay, I was wrong, grandma~"
The atmosphere is back.
Everyone was busy working together to prepare a big pot of臊子面. They squatted on the doorstep with their bowls in hand, and Qiu Yuling was among them.
For a moment, she recalled the first time she followed Mr. Qiu and the others to the team to work together. In the blink of an eye, everything had changed and they had all become adults.
In addition, she has been studying and working outside, and has never experienced such a grand occasion again. Today is a rare and lively day.
After finishing their meal, the brothers and sisters chatted until it was getting dark, then they all got up to go home.
"There's enough space here. Why don't you stay here and go directly to work tomorrow." Qiu Yuling stood up to persuade him.
In the end, none of the cousins agreed. "It's not far. Go back. We are very relieved that you are here with us. If you don't go back, we can come over anytime after get off work if we want to..."
Grandma also advised Qiu Yuling, "It's okay, let your brothers and sisters go back separately, so that they don't have to go out from your place tomorrow and run into those nosy people who see them and go to the factory to make nonsense."
"Yeah, that's right. I won't keep you for just a few steps." Li Yingfen could hardly hold her son.
Her brother took it from his arms, "I'll hold Xiao Xiu, Grandma, I'll take them back, you and cousin, lock the door from the inside."
When they came, except for Li Yingtao who was pregnant, the rest all rode bicycles. Now when they left, they were all riding bicycles.
Qiu Yuling stopped Li Yingfen and said, "Sister Fen, hold Xiaoxiu and sit behind my cousin. Leave the bike here. I'll ride it over to you tomorrow morning. Don't wake Xiaoxiu up."
Li Yingfen agreed, "Okay then, if you don't want to ride, I can come over after get off work tomorrow."
Li Yingtao held her belly and sat in the back seat of her brother's car, and the group disappeared into the night.
Grandma locked the door and called out to Qiu Yuling, who was going to get water for washing her feet. "I'm sorry, my child, I'm sorry for dragging such a large family out. I hope it doesn't cause any trouble for you."
Qiu Yuling smiled and leaned over, "That's not the case, Grandma, you taught the children very well, and the uncles taught the cousins very well too, I just gave them a fair chance.
Or they themselves are doing well!
Moreover, my cousins in the factory are not like other families who want to announce to everyone that they are related to which leaders. They are all very low-key and do their own work seriously.
If I do this, it won’t be difficult at all…”
The old lady knew that her granddaughter only said nice things. She could tell the difference between her ten fingers and the size of a stick. Every family had at least one or two sticks. She was kind-hearted and not only made herself successful, but also helped all her brothers and sisters escape the fate of digging in the dirt for food.
"Grandma knows how difficult it is for my children, that's all that matters. From now on, everyone will have their own destiny. You don't need to plan for any of them. Just take care of yourself.
You have been able to worry about things since you were a child, and now you are in charge of such a large factory with more than a thousand people. You should take more care of yourself.
Grandma wants you to find someone, someone who can cherish you.
My brothers have grown up and have wives. Your parents can’t take care of them all, leaving me, Lingling, alone. Grandma is worried...”
Qiu Yuling's nose felt sore, and she quietly wiped her tears on her grandmother's shoulder. She said "hmm" in a muffled voice and said no more.
For a moment, the room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, which made her breathing even heavier.
It was unknown how long the old lady had been supporting her granddaughter. Qiu Yuling stood up embarrassedly and said, "I'll get you some water so you can soak your feet and sleep."
After saying that, he didn't dare to stay any longer and quickly took the wooden basin and went back to the kitchen.
Li Xingyao came again the next day. Not only did he come, he also brought a bucket of coal.
Since Qiu Yuling was not at the factory, he took it upon himself to work with the tractor driver to unload the coal from the truck bed. After the driver left, he carried the coal in bags to the back of the firewood pile.
He also carefully covered it with sacks and straw, "This way we don't have to worry even if it snows."
Grandma held a clean white towel and refused to let him go no matter what. "Xiao Li, come in. It's almost dinner time. Eat something before you leave."
She also has to take a good look at her granddaughter. When it comes to people, one can't just look at the pretty colors, one has to look at the details too. The more one looks at them, the better one can understand them.
Li Xingyao took the towel, wiped it carefully, and rubbed the towel in the basin for a long time, "Grandma, this towel is ruined. I can't rub out its original color anymore."
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