"Big brother..."
Qin Boyan was getting a little anxious, fearing that his elder brother would give up on the matter of Song Lan, his sister-in-law.
"Have you thought it through? Are you sure you don't want to change jobs?"
Qin Yanzheng's handsome face was expressionless as he asked Song Lan in a deep voice.
"There's nothing to think about. The moment I walked into the security office, I had no intention of leaving casually."
Song Lan gave her own answer.
Qin Yanzheng finally compromised: "Okay, I respect your wishes, but you also have to do what you said and ensure your own safety!" It wasn't that he wanted to compromise, but he realized that he couldn't change Song Lan's decision. Since that was the case, he could only respect her decision. Otherwise, things would inevitably get unpleasant between the two of them.
Both of them were clearly concerned about each other, and the other didn't want to cause trouble for the other. They were both doing it for the other's own good, so why did they have to argue over their differing opinions?
"Brother, won't you and sister-in-law consider my opinion?"
Qin Boyan retorted, "I'm only doing this for my sister-in-law's own good; I don't want her to stay in the security department any longer."
Your opinion is not important.
Song Lan smiled and gave the other person a reply.
"Second brother, your sister-in-law is right. Your opinion is not important at all. What we can do now is support your sister-in-law's work." Didn't the foolish younger brother realize that his opinion as the eldest brother was equally unimportant in front of his own wife?
"And what's my opinion?"
Qin Yaxin had been eavesdropping outside the door at some point, and her voice suddenly rang out, immediately earning her a big eye roll from Qin Boyan: "Your opinion is even less important!"
"Why is my opinion less important? If I hadn't noticed that my sister-in-law didn't smell of disinfectant when she came home from get off work, you and my brother would still not know that she wasn't working at the hospital."
Qin Boyan rolled his eyes at Qin Yaxin again and said, "Even though we know now, nothing has changed."
Upon hearing this, Qin Yaxin was speechless!
"Alright, if you two don't want to rest, then go to school!"
Song Lan said, "Going to school early, sitting in the classroom to study, or doing the homework assigned by the teacher at noon is more nutritious than you arguing at home."
"I'm going back to my room to lie down for half an hour."
Qin Boyan got up and quickly retreated.
"I'm a little sleepy, so I'll take a nap in my room."
Qin Yaxin followed and left.
"Actually... I know what you're really thinking,"
As the footsteps outside faded into the distance, Qin Yanzheng said, "At the same time, I also know that you suspect that someone is deliberately making things difficult for you at work, but since you have no evidence, you can only choose to endure it."
Otherwise, my family might not have anything to live on, especially given my current situation... I'm sorry, it's my brother and I who have dragged you down!"
“We are husband and wife, and I am naturally a part of this family. You don’t need to mention the word ‘burden’ in front of me.”
Song Lan remained calm and said, "Qin Yanzheng, overthinking is never good for a normal person, and you are injured, so you shouldn't think too much. Now lie down and rest."
I'll massage the meridians in your injured leg. When I get home from work this afternoon, I'll first prepare a medicinal bath for you, and then I'll give you acupuncture.
The leg bone is fine; the injury is to the nerves. The damaged nerves will gradually repair themselves through soaking in herbal medicine and acupuncture until they are fully recovered.
"good."
Qin Yanzheng responded, deeply moved.
"Then you rest for a while, I'm going to talk to Comrade Wu about something."
Looking at the man's handsome face, Song Lan couldn't help but sigh that he was really good-looking. If he were in her world, he would definitely be a noble young master that only a high-class family could raise. Even though he was blind now, it did not diminish his perfect features at all, nor did it affect his cool and unique temperament.
Perhaps it was because Song Lan's gaze was too focused that Qin Yanzheng could not ignore it. His ears began to turn red, and he said, "I'm going to listen to the radio for a while. You go do your thing and don't worry about me."
"I'll turn on the radio for you right away."
Coming to her senses, Song Lan smiled, not noticing the man's reddened ears.
An excerpt from the storytelling performance "Tracks in the Snowy Forest" played on the radio. Qin Yanzheng listened quietly, trying his best to appear natural so that Song Lan wouldn't notice his discomfort.
"Okay, you listen here. Lie down if you get sleepy."
With a smile playing on her lips, Song Lan left her words and stepped out of the room.
"Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu have gone to rest."
The two little ones were no longer in the courtyard. Wu Dong was sitting on a bamboo chair under the eaves reading a book. Song Lan walked over and said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Wu Dong nodded, closed the book in his hand, and looked up at Song Lan: "Is there something you want to tell me?"
"I want to ask you for a favor."
She had to work during the week, and while picking up and dropping off the two little ones wasn't a problem, it was quite inconvenient to go shopping for the daily groceries. Therefore, Song Lan thought of entrusting this task to Wu Dong.
The factory has dedicated supply points for grains, oils, meats, vegetables, and other daily necessities.
Employees' families could go shopping with just their grain ration book and various coupons.
However, due to the large number of factory workers and their families, it is generally difficult to buy things at the supply point, or to buy everything, because everyone has to "grab" them. In fact, many family members are already queuing outside the supply point before it even opens in the early morning.
Once the gates open, those at the front of the line will naturally have no trouble buying what they need, while those at the back will either not be able to buy anything or not be able to buy everything they need.
Therefore, many employees' families have to go to state-owned sales departments such as the town's supply and marketing cooperative to buy scarce items such as meat, fish, and eggs.
Without a doubt, it is quite difficult for Song Lan to purchase ingredients during the week.
"You said that as long as I can do it, I will never refuse."
Wu Dong responded.
Song Lan smiled and said, "It's like this, I..." She didn't hesitate at all as she explained her inconvenience and the task she wanted to ask Wu Dong to do. Upon hearing this, Wu Dong thought for a moment and said, "If Comrade Song trusts me, I certainly don't mind helping you with this."
"What do you mean, 'How could I possibly be worried'?" Shaking her head slightly, Song Lan's eyes were sincere and full of gratitude: "Your agreement is a help to me and to this family. Thank you, Comrade Wu!"
Wu Dong: "You're welcome. I will keep a detailed record of what I buy each day."
"No need for that trouble."
She believed in his character.
“Even close brothers keep clear accounts, and since I’m here to buy groceries for this family, I naturally have to keep a clear record of every expense.”
Since it involved money and tickets, he didn't want to end up not being able to stay in this house anymore; otherwise, his mission would probably be considered a failure.
After all, he was assigned to take care of Comrade Qin Yanzheng, but before Comrade Qin Yanzheng could recover, he had to leave for other reasons. This not only betrayed the trust the leaders placed in him, but was also a disgrace to him!
"Alright, since Comrade Wu wants to do it this way, then I respect your decision."
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