Chapter 57 You Can’t Let Your Brother Kiss You

Qin Xiao was fiddling with the fire. His cold and hard features were reflected in the flames, and his tough face was filled with warmth.

Jiang Tang sat beside him and whispered, "I'll go to the factory with you tomorrow to see if all the workers that Hotan recruits are from the county?"

"No, many of them are from the village, including workers who helped build the factory before, and their families. If they meet the requirements, they will be recruited."

We had considered the village before, but some people were unwilling to help. Now it’s the best deal. Those who were waiting to see a joke before will become a joke if they now want to join the factory.

They are not fools. They were not busy before, but now they cannot accept it if they are rushed.

Jiang Tang stood up, put the iron pot on the tripod, and said casually, "Is it still the same in the factory now? Are the workers' working hours and rest time arranged?"

Qin Xiao nodded, "It's the same as other state-owned factories in the county, with one day off a week and working hours from 8am to 5pm."

Jiang Tang frowned, "Workers' wages are also calculated based on hours?"

“That’s how it’s all calculated.”

Therefore, workers in general factories always have some opinions about how much they work. Regardless of how much they work, they get the same salary every day. The enthusiasm of many state-owned factories has been greatly reduced, and their efficiency is also poor.

The workers are all experienced and difficult to manage.

Jiang Tang frowned and looked at Qin Xiao, whispering, "Will paying wages according to working hours affect efficiency? Now that we are still a new factory, we should establish rules and regulations from the beginning. It will be easier to manage now. If we wait until everyone is an experienced person, we will not be able to manage them anymore."

"Even if we take tough measures, fire people, and make examples of them, it will inevitably provoke conflicts. It's better to make it right from the beginning."

Qin Xiao stared at the little girl and said calmly, "How to customize the rules and regulations."

They are now basically following the standards of general state-owned factories. Now the state-owned factories have also begun to find something wrong and the employees are not very motivated. But there is nothing they can do. Once the system is established, there will definitely be conflicts if it is changed.

What the girl said makes sense. They are still in the early stages of building the factory and everyone is still excited. It would be better to have good management now than later.

Jiang Tang coughed lightly, moved some things from the future over, and whispered, "I think we can try to calculate the wages by piecework."

Seeing the man's puzzled look, Jiang Tang whispered, "In a clothing factory, there must be people who work fast and people who work slow. If the fast people are paid the same as the slow people, they will slow down sooner or later. This will discourage their enthusiasm, just like the more work, the more money. We should pay by piecework, which can improve efficiency."

Qin Xiao stared at the little girl in front of him, "One piece of clothing is worth the price of one piece of clothing."

Jiang Tang said loudly, "There are two options. You can choose not to pay by piece and get a fixed salary, or you can choose the piece-rate method. As long as you buy one more piece of clothing, you can get a little more money. It depends on your choice."

Looking at Qin Xiao, "Besides, we work according to the order quantity. If we encounter a rush, we will inevitably need to work overtime. At this time, we must pay overtime wages. It is all for the purpose of improving efficiency."

What workers are most concerned about now is wages. As long as they can earn money and have benefits, that's good enough.

Jiang Tang blinked, "One day off a week. For a factory like ours that works based on orders, if we complete an order ahead of schedule, we reward our workers with an extra day off. As long as everyone can make money, this is a unique benefit for us. We don't have to worry about not being able to recruit workers, and we don't have to worry about not being able to improve efficiency."

Qin Xiao pondered for a moment, and felt that what the little girl said made sense, so he nodded in agreement.

"Make a plan and review the system first. I'll take you to the factory tomorrow to discuss it with Lei Zi and He Tian first, and then implement it in the factory."

Jiang Tang was stir-frying the food in the pot and nodded with a smile.

Qin Xiao stared at the little girl, and Chen said in a deep voice, "Jiang Tang, where did you know this?"

The little girl really knows a lot, much of which most people don’t know.

Jiang Tang felt empty for a moment. He avoided the man's gaze and stared at the spatula in his hand. "I've read a foreign book before, about politics and economics, and I glanced at the production data, so I know a little bit."

The man didn't ask any more questions, just responded in a mute voice.

After finishing his meal, Jiang Tang returned to his room, took out a pen and paper, sat cross-legged on the bed, and carefully wrote out the method for calculating wages using the piece-rate method.

When Qin Xiao entered the room, he saw the serious look on the little girl's face. He walked in silently, closed the door, sat down on the edge of the bed, and looked at the paper in the little girl's hand.

Sensing his presence, Jiang Tang looked back at him with a smile, lowered her brows, and moved the things in her hand towards the man, whispering, "I'll write down everything I can think of first, and then we'll go into details after we discuss it tomorrow."

Qin Xiao stared at the beautiful handwriting on the paper and said in a charming voice, "Hmm."

The couple wrote down everything that came to their mind that night and didn't go to sleep until late at night.

The next morning, Jiang Tang took the prepared things and went to the factory with Qin Xiao.

As soon as we entered the factory, Wang Qilei and Zhang Hetian also arrived.

Several people went to the office next to the factory together.

Jiang Tang didn't waste any more time and directly told them what he had discussed with Qin Xiao yesterday.

She handed the prepared items to Wang Qilei and Zhang Hetian, "Take a look at it and let's discuss it. If possible, we should implement it now while our factory is just starting to operate. If you have any different opinions, please speak up and discuss it together."

After hearing what Jiang Tang said, Wang Qilei almost immediately expressed his opinion, "Sister-in-law, I agree with your idea."

He touched his head and said loudly, "There are three of us brothers. Brother Xiao has always been the biggest buyer, and Brother Hetian has been the buyer. I am the seller, and I know how to calculate. Every time I sell more clothes, I get more money. I have no objection to this."

Jiang Tang smiled and said, "Well, you are in sales, so you must be able to feel these numbers very intuitively."

"Hey, sister-in-law, although I don't quite understand what you mean by sales, but generally speaking, I think the more clothes I sell, the more money I have in my pocket, so I will definitely try my best to sell more every day."

Zhang Hetian also spoke up, "This is a good idea. We have visited other factories before and learned about this. Some old hands in state-owned factories take leave every day, or just work in the factory to get paid. The factory director can't do anything about them. The salary is so low, and the end of the day is clear. They have no motivation at all. This is a new factory. We can't go back to the old ways. We must improve efficiency."

They both also agreed that more work means more pay.

Jiang Tang glanced at the man next to him with smiling eyes, and smiled, "Okay, then this issue has been tentatively decided. Let's write a system as comprehensive as possible and hold a meeting for the workers this afternoon. If everything goes well, we will implement it as soon as possible."

The three men had no objection.

The four of them discussed in the office for a whole morning before Jiang Tang came up with a table.

At noon, I went to eat before returning to the factory and called all the workers to gather in the factory area.

Looking at the dozens of workers standing below, Jiang Tang, Qin Xiao, and Wang Qilei walked up to them.

Jiang Tang was afraid that his voice was not loud enough, so he specially got a speaker.

She stood in front of a group of people, and inevitably saw a few familiar figures among them. They were all from Wuli Village, and many were from other villages and towns.

Wang Qilei first introduced Jiang Tang to everyone, then said that Jiang Tang had something to say before leaving.

Jiang Tang coughed lightly, then put the speaker to his lips and spoke directly without beating around the bush.

"I know that everyone comes to work in the factory for no other purpose than to earn money and to have a better life in the future."

Dozens of people just stared at her, wondering what she was going to say.

"I called everyone here today to improve some of the welfare and systems in our new factory."

After hearing the word "welfare", the quiet crowd finally became a little agitated.

Someone couldn't help but ask loudly, "What benefits?"

"Is this really welfare? It's not a conspiracy of the capitalists, right?"

These words were harsh, but everyone was afraid of being taken advantage of, so Jiang Tang didn't care.

She tilted her head to glance at the man next to her, her nervous heart slowly relaxed, and she whispered, "The factory now wants to discuss with everyone. There are two options for your salary in the future. One is a basic fixed salary like now, and the other is a non-fixed salary, where the more you work, the more you get paid. The salary is calculated by piecework, and you will get one more piece of clothing if you make one more piece."

"When we are rushing to fill orders, if we need to work overtime, we will also receive overtime pay. The formula for piece-rate wages will be posted in the factory, and everyone can calculate how much they should be paid."

No one in the factory had ever heard of this method of calculation. They looked at each other, but no one knew what to say.

Jiang Tang glanced at the master who came from Pengcheng to help, with a faint smile on his lips, "Master, how many years have you been doing this? Have you ever calculated how many pieces you can make every day?"

The master who came from Pengcheng stood in front and recalled, "I haven't calculated it specifically, but according to my level of proficiency, I'll assume 300 pieces a day."

Jiang Tang whispered, "Three hundred pieces are based on the fixed quantity of two hundred pieces, and the unit price of the other one hundred pieces is three cents each. I can earn three yuan more per day than the fixed salary."

"Two hundred pieces is the average amount that everyone buys. It's not a lot. You can calculate the amount yourself."

"And once our orders are completed, we get a day of paid leave as a benefit."

As soon as Jiang Tang finished speaking, the people below were all shocked and started discussing among themselves.

Jiang Tang said, "We have some old masters here who came directly from the state-owned factories. You are also familiar with the usual situation of the state-owned factories, so is there anyone who can tell us whether our rectification is good or bad?"

At this time, the old master who used to work in a state-owned factory raised his hand.

"I used to work in the factory. It's pretty much the same as what Comrade Jiang Tang said. In fact, if everyone can have a stable place to eat, they won't even consider moving. I just can't stand some of the old-timers in the factory who eat for free. Once their mentality changes, they don't want to settle for it. At this time, Comrade Zhang Hetian and others invited me to come, so I came directly."

"I fully support the current system. How much you can get is up to you. Comrade Jiang Tang and her colleagues have a conscience and have given a minimum wage. Those who cheat and play tricks will disagree. Who wouldn't want to work harder to get more money?"

He came from a state-owned factory, and usually everyone in the factory would ask him when they didn't know something. Now that he said this, everyone raised their hands and looked at Qin Xiao and Jiang Tang.

There were sounds coming one after another.

"We agree! The more you work, the more you get. No one is cheating or slacking off."

"This is good."

Seeing that everyone agreed, Jiang Tang breathed a sigh of relief. She glanced at Qin Xiao beside her and stepped aside to Qin Xiao's side.

Then Qin Xiao began to talk about the time and precautions for the implementation of the system.

Jiang Tang and the others were listening nearby.

After the show was over, Jiang Tang and the others were about to leave, with thunderous applause behind them.

Everyone is very satisfied.

Jiang Tang raised her lips slightly, tilted her head to look at the man beside her, and gave the man a thumbs up with smiling eyes.

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Since the system in the factory was gradually rectified that day, Jiang Tang has not visited for several days.

She looked at the man who had returned home and whispered, "How is the implementation going?"

The man's brows were relaxed, and he tilted his head to look at the girl, whispering, "Well, since the implementation of the system, efficiency has increased significantly, and many workers from other factories have asked their friends about joining our factory."

Those people who work honestly in the factory on weekdays but get the same salary as those who cheat and cheat feel unbalanced.

A smile appeared on Jiang Tang's lips.

"Then is it possible that we can complete this order ahead of schedule?"

Staring at the little girl's smiling face, Qin Xiao nodded.

This is all thanks to the little girl in front of me.

"The efficiency of the factory has improved, and we can deliver orders earlier."

He stared at the girl in front of him and whispered, "Once we get the full payment, we will go to the city to look for a house."

"So soon?"

Jiang Tang was still a little confused. Could they go and see the house now?

Is this not a dream? Am I really going to leave here, leave this village and stay far away from the Jiang family?

Qin Xiao nodded, "Yeah."

"You can build your own house or buy it directly. Come and see it when the time comes."

Jiang Tang blinked. Can he still build a house by himself?

But think about it, in later generations capital basically takes the lion's share, so it is difficult to build a house by yourself even in a county town.

You can only build your own house on your own residential land in the village.

However, Jiang Tang took one look at the house, let out a sigh, and thought, forget it, it would be better to move out.

Moreover, the factory is located in the city, so it is more convenient for them to go up there.

There is plenty of space at home to serve as her makeshift workshop.

If it is inconvenient in the future, it can be completely contracted to Aunt Guimei and Juaner, and she can get a commission.

Jiang Tang didn't expect that before she had time to avoid the Jiang family, He Sufen came to her door on her own.

When Jiang Tang opened the gate and saw He Sufen with a friendly face at the door, he thought he was seeing things.

She frowned, looked at the person in front of her, and asked in a cold voice, "What's the matter?"

He Sufen looked at Jiang Tang with a smile that was unfamiliar to her. "My dear, I came to see you."

She was holding an old hen in her hand, and she handed it over to Jiang Tang with trembling hands. She looked very reluctant to give it away, but she also tried to pretend to be magnanimous.

Jiang Tang hugged her chest and didn't take it. Instead, she just looked at her and said, "Tell me, what do you want to talk to me about?"

He Sufen said attentively, "My dear, I heard that Qin Xiao's factory has been built and has already started construction, right?"

Jiang Tang just glanced at her and spoke to her.

He Sufen rubbed her hands. "It's like this. Your brother hasn't found a job yet. Jiang Cui, that ungrateful woman, is unreliable. She has been married to the city for so many days, but she has been enjoying her own good life without considering her brother at all. Hu Zi still doesn't have a job."

I originally thought that Jiang Cui would be able to find a decent job after marrying into the city, but I didn't know that after so many years, she is totally unreliable.

Qin Xiao, a peasant from the countryside, actually built a factory in the city. I heard from others that the salary and benefits are better than those in other factories.

He Sufen felt so painful that she carried the old hen to find Jiang Tang.

Jiang Tang said slowly, "So Jiang Cui hasn't found a job for your precious son yet?"

After thinking about it, Jiang Tang finally understood, "Jiang Cui probably won't go home, after all, her younger brother has revealed that she is pregnant before marriage."

No wonder He Sufen came to her.

I'm not afraid of her laughing at me.

He Sufen felt a little resentful in her heart. Hu Zi was clearly telling the truth, but Cuicui was too disobedient.

She is still unwilling to find a job for Hu Zi, so now she can only come to Jiang Tang for help.

How could Jiang Tang help her? Looking at the chicken in He Sufen's hand, Jiang Tang said slowly, "You should just take the chicken in your hand and give it to your precious son to feed his brain. I don't need it anymore."

Jiang Tang closed the door with his backhand.

He Sufen was begging her loudly at the door, but Jiang Tang clapped her hands and didn't want to pay any attention to her, letting He Sufen cry and shout at the door.

When the factory received the first batch of orders, Qin Xiao, after receiving the full payment, first notified everyone in the factory to take a day off.

On this day, all the employees in the factory went home in high spirits. Many people from the city saw this, and even those who worked in the factory were envious.

The sound spread wider and wider, and everyone knew that Qin Xiao and his factory were making money.

They had originally decided to gather at a state-owned hotel to celebrate, but Jiang Tang remembered that the last time they went to the state-owned hotel, they all drank alcohol and ended up staying in the hotel. Even though they had a car at home, they couldn't go home, so he decided to let them gather at home to celebrate.

In the afternoon, a group of people came to Jiang Tang's house and helped.

Jiang Tang asked Qin Xiao to go to the city to buy some beef and pork. They wanted to drink, so he asked me, Qin Xiao, to buy the wine myself.

They were busy in the kitchen.

Wang Qilei helped with a smile on his face, "Sister-in-law, this time I am so grateful for the method you suggested, it's really great."

He tilted his head and looked at Jiang Tang. "Since we implemented piecework, the efficiency of the factory has been very high, and everyone can calculate their own wages. I have never heard anyone smile."

"We finished the project ahead of schedule this time, and it really gave everyone a day off. You didn't even see the envious looks from people in other factories."

Jiang Tang smiled and shook her head. She could imagine it without even seeing it.

"This order has been completed smoothly. I estimate that your task next time will be even heavier. After we build our reputation, the clothes in our factory will definitely be able to circulate on the market and then go nationwide."

Wang Qilei touched his head and said, "Hehe, as long as I can make money, I can handle any task."

Now that the weather is getting colder, Jiang Tang plans to have hot pot today. He moves the fire outwards so that everyone can sit around in a circle.

She only needs to make a fragrant hot pot base.

Just wait for them to prepare all the side dishes so Qin Xiao can come back and eat.

After Qin Xiao came back, Jiang Tang prepared the meat.

A group of people gathered in a circle and raised their glasses.

"This order delivery went smoothly. We will get better and better in the future."

Wang Qilei held the wine glass and looked at Jiang Tang, "Sister-in-law, thank you so much."

If it weren't for Jiang Tang, the three brothers might still be doing hard labor now. Who would have known that they would have changed so much in just a few months.

Jiang Tang shook his head. "These are all your own efforts. They have nothing to do with me."

She didn't think that success would not come without her three brothers, it was just a matter of time.

Wang Qilei also spoke up, "Sister-in-law, I used to follow Brother Xiao's buttocks. I never hesitated to do anything Brother Xiao asked me to do. Now, you should do the same."

In just a few months, they have become what they are now, all thanks to the support of their sister-in-law.

Seeing that Wen Juan was about to speak, Jiang Tang quickly snatched the wine glass from the man's hand and raised a glass, "Okay, I have received your thanks, so don't repeat them."

Jiang Tang drank it, and several others also drank a glass.

Jiang Tang blinked his tongue, spicing it up, and returned the wine glass to Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao stared at the empty cup in his hand, then tilted his head to look at the little girl's red face, with a slight smile on his lips.

He poured himself a new glass of wine and took a sip.

After dinner, it was already very late, so a few people gathered together and went home.

Qin Xiao went forward to close the gate, and when he returned to the kitchen, he saw the little girl staring blankly at the fire.

He walked over, reached out and slowly touched the little girl's flushed face, and stroked and pinched Jiang Tang's chin with his fingers.

"Brother, do you want a kiss?"

Qin Chuyang sat on a small stool in the corner, holding up his little face and looking at his brother.

Qin Xiao's hand, which was stroking Jiang Tang's face, was slightly stunned. He turned around and saw his brother staring at him with his chin in his hand.

The man took a deep breath.

Qin Chuyang frowned and looked at his brother, "Brother, I won't grow taller, you can't kiss me."

"I didn’t."

Qin Xiao loosened his grip on Jiang Tang's hand and slowly let go.

Staring at Qin Chuyang, "Qin Chuyang, wash your face and feet, and go to bed."

Qin Chuyang shook his head and stared at Jiang Tang, whose eyelids were drooping. "No, brother, my sister-in-law is drunk, I have to take care of her."

Qin Xiao's face turned dark, "Qin Chuyang, she is my wife, I will take care of her."

"But she is still my sister-in-law." Qin Chuyang pouted. When he was uncomfortable or scared, his sister-in-law would take care of him.

Qin Xiao compromised as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on him.

Looking at the little girl who was half asleep on the back of the chair, he bent down, picked her up and walked into the bedroom.

Qin Chuyang followed behind him happily.

Qin Xiao paused, "Qin Chuyang, go get some water."

"Oh." The boy walked out with his short legs.

Qin Xiao lowered his eyes and stared at the obedient girl. He clenched his hands and couldn't help but pinch the little girl's pink face.

Wait for Qin Chuyang to come back and quickly let go of his hand.

Then he wiped Jiang Tang's face bit by bit.

Then he put on her slippers and covered her with the quilt.

Seeing that his sister-in-law finally fell asleep, Qin Chuyang breathed a sigh of relief and walked out of the room with a serious face.

The next day, Qin Xiao did not return to the factory.

When Jiang Tang woke up, he saw the little girl rubbing her temples and said in a deep voice,

"Eat, and then go to the city."

Jiang Tang held his forehead and sat next to Qin Xiao. He took the bowl from the man and whispered, "What are you going to do in the city?"

The man tilted his head and stared at the dazed look on the little girl's face. "Let's go look at the house."

Jiang Tang's head suddenly felt better after a while. She looked at the man next to her with wide eyes, "Are you going today?"

"Um."

Jiang Tang quickly finished his meal, returned to his room to change his clothes, took Qin Chuyang with him, and the family of three went straight to the city.

Qin Xiao took his uncle and sister-in-law directly to the new city area. Someone had already arranged to take them to look at houses.

"We want a house with a yard, preferably a building, not a bungalow."

The new architectural trend in the 1980s was bungalows, but Jiang Tang didn't want a bungalow. She wanted a building or a small villa.

After listening to their needs, the seller took them to visit several houses in a row.

Jiang Tang didn't make a decision right away. After buying these houses, they all needed to be renovated. It would be nice if he could move in before the Chinese New Year this year.

She picked and chose, but she wasn't in a hurry.

The family of three looked at a few houses before they stopped looking and prepared to go home.

Jiang Tang noticed a sneaky figure behind them. She tilted her head to look at Qin Xiao, who was concentrating.

Leading Jiang Tang and Qin Chuyang to the corner, after a while, when the others caught up, Qin Xiao directly grabbed the wrist of the person and broke it.

There was a sound like slaughtering pigs.

"Ah!!! Just let go, you bastard. I'm your father!"

As soon as he said this, Qin Xiao exerted force with his legs, causing the man to kneel on the ground with a bang.

Jiang Tang couldn't help swallowing his saliva when he heard the solid sound, feeling pain.

The man was screaming in pain and couldn't speak.

Qin Xiao then let go of his wrist and watched the man crawling on the ground in a twisted state.

He looked at the strange man coldly and said, "Tell me, what do you want to do by following us?"

The man shivered with pain, his body shaking all the time. When he heard Qin Xiao's words, he trembled a little, and then he spoke tremblingly, "I am your stepfather."

As soon as he said this, Jiang Tang immediately looked at the man next to him, and sure enough, Qin Xiao's face became even colder.

The person who came was the man that Qin Xiao’s mother later married.

Why did he follow them?

The man's voice trembled, "Qin Xiao, if you don't recognize me as your stepfather, you must at least recognize your mother."

"Your mother is still living a hard life, and now you are taking your wife to eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks without thinking about her at all. This is not appropriate."

Jiang Tang stared at the man lying on the ground. "Are you Li Shunqin's current man? I heard from you that she is not having a good life now?"

The man looked at Jiang Tang's delicate and weak appearance and thought she was easy to talk to, so he quickly said, "That's right, she's pregnant, and we haven't had a good day."

Jiang Tang clapped her hands, "But I remember Li Shunqin said that you beat her every day when you were at home, and she was afraid of you, so she came to my man to ask for money."

"I didn't hit her. That bitch just talked nonsense."

Jiang Tang sighed, "Then why are you looking for us now? Do you want us to give you money so you can live a good life?"

Seeing that Jiang Tang seemed to be a little soft-hearted, Qin Xiao beside her didn't say a word and let Jiang Tang talk, guessing that this woman had the final say.

He quickly said, "No, I was just wondering if your factory is short of people and if I could work there for a few days."

At this point he couldn't help but say, "Of course, if you can give me some money for food, that's fine."

Jiang Tang frowned and spoke with some embarrassment, "Don't you know that Li Shunqin and we don't have a good relationship at all?"

"If you were not Li Shunqin's husband, but just a stranger, we would give you some money and let you work in the factory, which would be fine. But you are Li Shunqin's husband, we can't help you."

"Why! Isn't Qin Xiao her son?" the man yelled in pain.

Jiang Tang tilted her head and looked at him, "Don't you know? Li Shunqin ran away with all the money in the family. She took away the life-saving money of my husband's father. How can we still recognize his mother?"

The man didn't expect this and immediately said, "That bitch did it herself. I don't know anything. Please help me. If you can give me money, I will divorce that woman immediately."

"Isn't she pregnant with your child?"

The man didn't care about these things at all. "Who knows that the bastard was born from her and that bastard? I have long suspected that it is not mine. I don't want that restless woman."

He looked at Jiang Tang and said, "If I divorce her, can you give me money and let me work in the factory?"

Jiang Tang was amazed at how this scumbag man could speak so many dirty words.

She exhaled lightly, led Qin Chuyang out of the yard, glanced at the man before leaving, and said softly, "Don't kill him."

After hearing the man's response, he took Qin Chuyang out of the alley.

Standing at the entrance of the alley, Jiang Tang shrugged as he heard the screams of ghosts and wolves howling from inside.

After a while, the man came out of the yard.

The family returned home together.

Jiang Tang frowned as she looked at the broken skin on the man's hand and whispered, "He fought back?"

Qin Xiao stared at the wound on his finger that was the same size as the nail crack, then stared at the little girl's wrinkled eyebrows, and was silent.

He said in a deep voice, "No, I got it accidentally when I was beating someone up."

Jiang Tang frowned, "Why are you so careless? Wait for me for a moment."

She stood up, took out some iodine from the cupboard, and sat in front of the man.

He took Qin Xiao's hand that was hanging by his side and applied medicine to him bit by bit.

He whispered, "Qin Xiao, you are so stupid. No matter how you hit someone, you can always hurt them."

Qin Xiao's throat rolled and he responded in a low voice.

Jiang Tang was amused, "I told you you were stupid and you responded, stupid."

The man stopped talking.

Jiang Tang slowly applied the medicine to him, "Qin Xiao, the man she married is not that good."

It's not just good, it's terrible.

She looked up at the expressionless man and whispered, "Wasn't your father mean to her before?"

Otherwise, if he was good to her, something must have happened that made her choose such a scumbag as her husband when she got married for the second time.

Qin Xiao twitched the corners of his lips. "In my family, my grandfather and my father all have jobs. When I was young, when my grandmother was still alive, she didn't even have to cook. Later, my grandmother and grandfather passed away, and I also had a job, so she never suffered."

I really don’t know what she was thinking when she chose a man like this for her second marriage.

"What if she comes looking for me again in the future?"

Qin Xiao is his biological son after all, I don’t know if he will be soft-hearted. Li Shunqin has lived a bad life and married bad men.

He stared at Jiang Tang, "Don't worry about her."

Jiang Tang bit her lip and whispered, "You said it. I won't feel sympathy for her just because she is your biological mother."

Qin Xiao felt the itchiness on the small wound on his hand after applying the medicine all the way to his heart. He said hoarsely, "Well, it doesn't have to be because of me."

Jiang Tang let go of the man's hand and put the medicine back into the cabinet.

Afterwards, Qin Xiao and Jiang Tang went to look at houses again and finally decided on the one they wanted to buy.

Work in the factory gradually resumed.

Qin Xiao was busy with things in the factory, while Jiang Tang was busy renovating and decorating the house in the city, trying to move in before the New Year.

The man came back with another piece of news.

"Going to the capital again?"

Jiang Tang looked at the man in front of him and spoke calmly.

Qin Xiao nodded, "Yeah."

Jiang Tang frowned, "When will you be back?"

"As soon as possible."

Jiang Tang raised her eyes, met the man's gaze, and whispered, "Can you come back before the house is renovated?"

Staring at the expectation in the little girl's eyes, the man responded unconsciously.

Jiang Tang relaxed his expression and stared at the man in front of him, "That's good. When you come back, we can move to the city."

"good."

Jiang Tang tilted his head and looked at the boy sitting on the pony next to him, and whispered, "Chuyang, brother is going to the capital. If you want anything, let brother bring it to you."

The young man raised his little face. Since his brother and sister-in-law left home last time, he immediately looked at Jiang Tang and spoke cautiously, "Sister-in-law, do you want to go with brother too?"

Jiang Tang tilted his head to glance at the man next to him, then smiled and shook his head, "Sister-in-law won't go, your brother will go by himself."

The kid was delighted when he saw it secretly.

He looked at Qin Xiao and smiled, "Brother, remember to bring me toys when you come back."

It’s good that the sister-in-law doesn’t go with my brother. He can just spend the week with her.

Qin Xiao took a deep breath and nodded solemnly.

After Jiang Tang came out of the shower, Qin Xiao wanted to take his brother to take a shower. Qin Chuyang made a big cross with his hand, "Brother, you go take a shower by yourself. I can take a shower by myself."

Wait until Qin Xiao leaves.

Qin Chuyang pounced on Jiang Tang and looked up at him.

Jiang Tang was sitting, so the boy gestured with his little hands, then shook his head seriously and looked at Jiang Tang.

"Sister-in-law, let me tell you a secret."

Jiang Tang lowered his head and looked at the mysterious little guy. He couldn't help but lower his voice. "What does Chuyang want to say to sister-in-law?"

Qin Chuyang coughed lightly and said, "Sister-in-law, you can't let your brother kiss you."

The boy's words were innocent and naive. Jiang Tang's face quickly became hot and her whole face turned red in an instant, spreading to her neck and even her ears.

Jiang Tang felt like she was steaming. She stared at the ignorant but serious boy and whispered, "Chu Yang, why do you say that?"

Qin Chuyang wrinkled his nose and looked at his sister-in-law, "Anyway, sister-in-law has to listen to me. Chuyang is doing this for your own good."

That day, my brother wanted to kiss my sister-in-law, but he refused to admit it.

Fortunately, he has always been by his sister-in-law's side.

Qin Chuyang raised his little face and looked at his sister-in-law. If his brother didn't kiss her, his sister-in-law would have grown taller.

Seeing the boy's expression like a mystery teller, Jiang Tang touched his face.

She coughed lightly, "Your brother won't kiss me."

The man had nothing to do, well, why did he kiss her.

Qin Chuyang grabbed Jiang Tang's legs, "No, brother is bad, he will kiss you."

Then the elder brother is the most powerful person in their family, and he is the bad guy.

Jiang Tang was embarrassed by the little guy, but he had no way to say anything, so he could only coax him, "Brother, have you never kissed me? Don't worry, Chuyang."

"I saw it all. If Chu Yang hadn't seen it, I would have kissed you."

The kid's words were innocent, Jiang Tang's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at the little boy, "When did our Chu Yang see it?"

Qin Chuyang put his hands behind his back and said, "It was that day, sister-in-law, you were dizzy, and I saw my brother wanted to kiss me, so I stopped him."

The young man looked at Jiang Tang with a smug look on his face, wanting her compliment.

"He still refuses to admit it, but Chu Yang is not stupid, he has seen it all."

My brother is pouting. He used to pout when he kissed his sister-in-law.

Jiang Tang was speechless. Was the young man talking about the time when she was drunk before?

Qin Xiao...

Jiang Tang's face felt a little hot.

At this time, the man came back after taking a shower, and saw the two people, one big and one small, in the bedroom looking up at him.

Qin Xiao's tall figure was slightly stunned, and then he looked at Qin Chuyang, "Qin Chuyang, go wash yourself."

Qin Chuyang stuck out his tongue at him, then desperately winked at Jiang Tang and ran away on his short legs.

Jiang Tang stared at the man in front of him, looking at his expressionless face.

Jiang Tang couldn't believe it.

Well, maybe the kid must have seen it wrong, or he was dreaming.

As she thought about this, her eyes unconsciously began to stare at the tall man in front of her, and her gaze unconsciously moved slowly to the man's thin lips.

After reacting, Jiang Tang couldn't help but pat his head.

She must be crazy!

Qin Xiao frowned, staring at the little girl hitting him in the face, and said in a deep voice, "Jiang Tang."

Jiang Tang's body froze, and he tilted his head to look at Qin Xiao, "What's wrong?"

Staring at the girl's startled expression, Qin Xiao said in silence, "It's okay."

Jiang Tang let out a sigh and waited until the kid took a bath and went to sleep before returning to the room.

Lying in bed, she couldn't help but let her wild thoughts run wild. She thought she was secretly staring at the man beside her.

Recalling how this man usually treats me.

Then it was like a bucket of cold water poured over me from head to toe. It was impossible.

Close your eyes and go to sleep.

Jiang Tang let out a long breath. It was clearly a non-existent thing, but now she was mad at herself.

Qin Xiao stared at the inexplicably angry look of the little girl and said in a deep voice, "I... will try to come back as soon as possible."

Jiang Tang tilted his head to look at him and responded expressionlessly, "Oh."

The little girl's attitude suddenly became cold. Qin Xiao frowned and turned on the light before getting into bed.

Jiang Tang turned over and lay on her side. Qin Xiao also turned to face her and stared at her back. She was obviously fine before, what happened now?

The man let out a low sigh and said, "This time you're going to the capital, be careful and come back as soon as possible."