Qin Xiaoyu noticed that there were many problems between Deng Jianyan and the two children, and wanted to talk to him, so she followed him out of the house.
From afar, they saw Sister-in-law Deng jogging over, her face full of anger, clutching several report cards tightly in her hand, waving them frantically.
"She went to a parent-teacher conference," Deng Jianyan explained softly.
"You two, get back to your homes! You've really gone too far! Skipping class! Fighting! If you don't want to stay in the city, get back to the farm!" Without asking any questions, Sister-in-law Deng raised her hand and slapped Lisheng several times, seemingly not even noticing the injuries on his face.
Lisheng timidly backed away, hiding behind Xiaojin. Xiaojin clenched her fists. Aunt Deng walked up to her and raised her hand, but Xiaojin didn't even blink. Aunt Deng was still intimidated and didn't dare to lower her hand. Instead, she turned around, grabbed Lisheng's ear, and dragged him home.
"Go back." Deng Jianyan smiled bitterly and said to Qin Xiaoyu, "I know what you want to say. It's not that I don't want to get involved, but if I do, our family will never have a peaceful day."
Qin Xiaoyu understood everything. The family's conflict wasn't actually with the children; they were just the scapegoats. Sister-in-law Deng wasn't well-educated and had married a wonderful husband; she was constantly worried about being abandoned.
When it comes to disciplining her children, she takes a one-size-fits-all approach, only targeting her own children. If Deng Jianyan dares to argue with her about this matter, it would be the greatest insult to her, likely leading to a huge argument before things calm down. For many years, Deng Jianyan has been used to swallowing her anger and letting her children suffer.
Qin Xiaoyu watched helplessly as poor little Lisheng was dragged away, with Xiao Jin following behind nonchalantly. Deng Jianyan's back was much more hunched, as if he had aged many years in an instant.
The kind of person a mother is in a family is truly important, but this is something Qin Xiaoyu is powerless to change. She hopes that working at the garment factory will help Sister-in-law Deng regain some confidence; this is the only way to save the family.
Xie Lanhua always readily agreed to Qin Xiaoyu's decisions, so she didn't care where the counter was located, as long as the deal was done.
Tang Wenwen couldn't sit still any longer and came to their door.
"Sister-in-law, I'm going to the provincial capital. I'll be in charge of the counter."
"How did you know I wanted you to go?" Qin Xiaoyu chuckled.
"Really? My dear sister-in-law!" Tang Wenwen was so happy that she hugged Qin Xiaoyu and kissed her twice on the cheek.
"Ouch, how cheesy!" Qin Xiaoyu pushed her away and vigorously wiped her face.
"Little Fish, I've come to see you." Laughter came from the doorway, and Director Feng walked in with two other people.
"Aunt Feng." Qin Xiaoyu called out, then realized it wasn't appropriate, stuck out her tongue, and changed her address to "Director Feng."
"That's just how Director Qin is. He's cheerful and gets along well with the female workers." Director Feng turned to the two people beside him and said, then introduced them: "This is Minister Hong from the Publicity Department, and this is Director Liu from the Organization Department. We're here on a mission."
"Please have a seat." Qin Xiaoyu understood Director Feng's good intentions; he wanted to promote her company.
She was busy moving chairs when she noticed Tang Wenwen standing there motionless. Suddenly, she realized, how could she have forgotten? This was Jingtian's mother and Xiaozichen's grandmother.
Tang Wenwen finally came to her senses and walked out with her head down. Director Feng looked at her and thought she looked familiar, but couldn't remember who she was. He asked Qin Xiaoyu, "This is... She looks familiar."
"My sister-in-law is now working in the factory doing sales."
"She's a real talent. She managed to get rid of all the stockpiled products from Little Sun. If it weren't for Factory Director Qin having a better way to make money, I would have been thinking of producing those junk again, since there would be someone to sell them anyway." Xie Lanhua's words made everyone laugh.
"I feel like I've seen this somewhere else before." Director Feng's brows were still furrowed, and Qin Xiaoyu quickly changed the subject.
"What aspects would you like to know, Director Hong? Let me introduce them to you." Qin Xiaoyu glanced at Director Hong, who had a similar build to Director Feng and had both tried to dress up, but his attire was not flattering.
She suddenly realized.
A while ago, she sent Director Feng a trench coat, saying it was a sample for her to try on. Now that she's brought two women with her today, she's starting to understand.
"I heard from Lao Feng that you are a strong woman who solved the wage problem for struggling enterprises, so he wanted to set an example for us. I came to see you today. If it's feasible, I will have my people come to interview you another day and contact the TV station to do some publicity."
"Thank you so much." This is free advertising; only a fool wouldn't take it.
"Our organization department mainly focuses on Party conduct and hopes to revitalize the work of the Party organization at Riyue Garment. Director Qin, are you a Party member?"
"Not yet, but I've submitted an application." Qin Xiaoyu glanced at Xie Lanhua and knew exactly how to answer.
"That's good. We'll process it as soon as possible."
"How about the three of you take a tour of the workshop?" Qin Xiaoyu led them around, and their eyes lit up, especially when they arrived at the technical room, showing their true female nature.
Finally, Qin Xiaoyu packed a sample garment for each person, stuffed it into their hands, and saw them out the door.
"Sister-in-law, I want to go to the provincial capital as soon as possible. I don't want to stay here for another day." Tang Wenwen then came out.
“Okay, we definitely need to get started on that side soon, the peak season for clothing sales is just around the corner.” Qin Xiaoyu nodded.
Qin Xiaoyu was still not giving up on the Deng family's affairs and wanted to talk to Deng's sister-in-law. At noon, she went into the cafeteria, glanced at where Deng's sister-in-law was sitting, and sat down not far away.
"Let me see!"
"show me!"
"Wow, what a handsome man!"
"I'm just a bit prone to attracting romantic attention."
"What do you mean? What kind of romantic entanglement is this!" Sister-in-law Deng exclaimed anxiously. In her hand was a black and white wedding photo, which was meant for the female comrades to see. It seemed that this was the only photo of the two of them together, which was quite heartbreaking.
"Look at those eyes, they're so captivating! How many young girls would be charmed by them!" A female worker laughed loudly, and those around her understood and laughed along.
Where does he work now?
"At the Traditional Chinese Medicine Pharmacy of the Military Region Hospital." Sister-in-law Deng was already somewhat devastated, and her tone was weak.
"Oh, a hospital? That's something else. Those nurses, they'll fawn over any decent doctor they see. You'd better watch out, or they might end up with a few mistresses for you." The female worker didn't hold back.
"He dares! I'll chop him up!" Sister-in-law Deng's knuckles turned white as she gripped the photo, and the photo was deformed from her grip.
"What are you talking about? It's so lively. Make way for me." Qin Xiaoyu couldn't stand it anymore. These people really love to watch the drama unfold. They just said whatever came to mind, but Sister-in-law Deng was already suspicious. She took every word seriously, confirming Deng's guilt of being silent. The Deng family was probably in for a major crisis.
If it were just the two of them fighting, that would be one thing, but the child is the one who suffers, and she can't just ignore him.
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