Qian Gui nodded in agreement. He said, "Okay, then let's do it this way. Guoqing, take them to the administration office to arrange their dormitories, and give them a set of work clothes. Let them get familiar with our environment first. As for the training, we'll talk to them about it in detail after they've become more familiar with the situation in a few days." Li Guoqing immediately replied, "Okay!" Then, he left the office with the Xie brothers.
Xie Jian felt a little heavy-hearted. His younger brother had already been assigned to a specific department, but he himself hadn't received any definite news yet. He stared at the open door, a sense of loss welling up inside him.
At this moment, Qian Duoduo spoke up, "These two were introduced by Uncle Li. I've looked into them before, and they seem to be honest people. My dad also has a good impression of them. We haven't been too busy lately, so I'll trouble you to put in a little more effort and mentor Xie Jun. He's quick-witted, no less so than Guoqing, but he comes from a poor family and didn't have much schooling."
Qian Gui said with a smile, "You never cared about these things before, what's wrong this time?"
Qian Duoduo replied with a smile, "Maybe I felt sorry for him. When I went there and saw his family's situation, I thought of my family's situation more than ten years ago. We couldn't even afford to eat. If my older brothers hadn't gone to the army, we wouldn't have the life we have now. So I felt quite sad."
Hearing this, Qian Gui also fell silent. It wasn't just his second uncle's family that was in this situation; every household in the entire Beian Village was in a similar predicament. If it weren't for Duo Duo's suggestion that his second uncle open that tofu shop, Beian Village might still be struggling to make ends meet. How could it have become such a coveted place in the surrounding area, with girls from other villages wanting to marry into the village and girls from the village not wanting to marry out at all?
After leaving Qian Gui's office, Qian Duoduo went straight to Qian Mao's office next door. Upon opening the door, she saw Qian Mao and Zhang Muyao engrossed in playing chess.
Qian Duoduo leaned closer curiously and teased, "Wow, you two are really living a leisurely life! Don't you have anything to do?"
Qian Mao replied without looking up, "That's right. There's not much to do, so I'm helping my wife develop some hobbies. That way, when I meet my father-in-law, he'll be pleasantly surprised."
Hearing this, Zhang Muyao simply smiled, not taking it seriously. After all, Qian Mao always racked his brains when playing chess with her father, and even when he finally won, it was only by a narrow margin. He did this simply to save face for his father-in-law, a painstaking act that was truly amusing. Whenever she thought of her father's gritting teeth after playing chess with Qian Mao, Zhang Muyao couldn't help but chuckle.
Qian Duoduo swaggered over to Qian Mao's desk, plopped down, pulled a thick stack of documents from his bag, slammed them onto the desk, and said, "What's the point of you two studying chess scores? Why don't you study mine? Maybe it can even improve your IQ."
Qian Mao walked unhurriedly to Qian Duoduo's side, first gently tapping Qian Duoduo on the head, then casually leaning against the desk, picking up the documents on it, flipping through a few pages, a hint of surprise and joy flashing in his eyes.
The documents were divided into ten parts, and he picked one out to read carefully. As he read, his eyes shone brighter, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face. Suddenly, he looked up, his gaze falling on Qian Duoduo, who was grinning and winking at Zhang Muyao. A slight, indulgent smile appeared on his lips. He reached out again and gently patted Qian Duoduo's head, softly scolding, "Don't bully my wife!"
Qian Duoduo pouted and looked at Zhang Muyao with a wronged expression, complaining in a coquettish tone, "Third sister-in-law, Third brother always bullies me."
Zhang Muyao chimed in loudly, "Qian Rao, how could you treat Duoduo like this? Look, you've slapped our Duoduo's forehead all red! How are we going to get out of this office later?" As she spoke, she quickly walked to Qian Duoduo's side, gently rubbing the spot where she had been slapped, and even blowing on it lightly. She then sighed with feigned concern, "Oh dear, this swelling probably won't go down anytime soon. I really don't know what to do."
Qian Duoduo snorted in dissatisfaction and muttered, "Third Sister-in-law, if you could tone down that obvious schadenfreude in your eyes, maybe I could barely believe you."
Zhang Muyao couldn't help but burst into laughter, and even reached out to pinch Qian Duoduo's face: "Oh my, your third brother said it's really funny to tease you. I didn't believe it before, but now I do. And let me tell you, your little face is really smooth. Lu Yuan is a lucky guy."
Upon hearing this, Qian Mao raised an eyebrow and looked at Qian Duoduo, saying, "You two haven't been in contact yet?"
Qian Duoduo shook his head and said, "No, he went into the lab this time. He was supposed to register during the National Day holiday but he couldn't get out. Uncle Lu said that the security level of the lab he's in has been raised again, and he might not be able to get out before the end of the year."
Qian Mao closed the file in his hand, looked at his younger sister, and the heartache in his eyes was almost tangible: "Duoduo, are you still going to wait?"
Qian Duoduo was taken aback, but then she understood the heartache in her brother's words. She smiled and said, "This is great. We have a foundation of love between us. If we get married, when he doesn't have any experimental projects, we can live like a married couple. When he's in the lab, I can go and show my own ambitions. Neither of us will hold the other back. Isn't that great?"
Hearing Qian Duoduo's words, Zhang Muyao hugged Qian Duoduo's shoulders with heartache: "This will make things very hard for you."
Qian Duoduo laughed: "What hardship could I possibly have? With you guys helping me at the real estate company, and Abiao being quite capable on his own at the clothing company, he's handled things very well in Guangzhou and Tuocheng over the past six months. So I can focus on my studies, find a piece of land I like, and become my own farm owner. Isn't that great?" The point is, this world isn't just about love. Sometimes, women should be themselves, instead of being dragged down by family and children to the point of losing themselves.
When Qian Mao saw that Qian Duoduo didn't seem as upset as they had imagined, he just felt that his younger sister had such a strong heart that she could hide anything and didn't care about anything. Her big heart made it hard for them to feel sorry for her. Oh well, let her do whatever she wants. She's his sister, what else can he do? He can only spoil her.
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