"My stepmother said she'd poison the food and kill us all," Lin Xiaoxiao complained indignantly.
Qin Jinye glanced at Yao Huixian with a headache, "She's just talking nonsense, don't take it to heart."
Feeling guilty, Yao Huixian went into the kitchen.
Qin Jinye looked at Qin Yushen and sized up his eldest son. His posture was as upright and resilient as a pine tree, and a sense of pride welled up in his heart.
She offered her son a few words of concern, saying, "No matter how busy you are in the army, you must take care of your health. You seem to have lost some weight."
Lin Xiaoxiao glanced at her husband. He definitely hadn't lost weight; on the contrary, he was even stronger due to the high-intensity training.
"You should worry about yourself more." Faced with his father's concern, Qin Yushen was unmoved, his eyes filled with endless indifference and estrangement.
Although Qin Jinye had grown accustomed to his eldest son's aloofness and coldness, he still felt uneasy every time he faced him.
"Never mind." He sighed. The neglect of the past twenty years couldn't be made up for in a short time.
“You two don’t have much money. If you have any difficulties, you must tell your father. I may not have other abilities, but I can still make sure my son and grandson live a good life.”
Qin Yu gave him a deep look. "Don't be so self-satisfied."
Lin Xiaoxiao suppressed a laugh, "Dad, you should keep that money to pave the way for your second son. My husband Qin Yushen and I both have a fixed salary every month, and we're living well enough."
Qin Huaiyi is 23 years old and still unemployed. Qin Huaijun has to spend money on all kinds of social obligations at work.
There are still many things that Qin Jinye needs to worry about.
In terms of income, Qin Jinye might not even earn as much as she and Qin Yushen.
Her current salary is calculated based on a Level 3 agent, which is 320 yuan per month. The bonus for the mission in the United States was 2,600 yuan, and the bonus for the mission with the secretariat was 500 yuan. In addition, she was awarded a first-class merit for bringing back so many classified documents from the United States, even though there was no bonus.
Qin Yushen's current military rank is colonel with two bars and three stars. He receives a monthly allowance of 180 yuan and additional bonuses for carrying out missions.
All in all, even without any missions, the two of them would earn a combined salary of 500 yuan.
At that time, when the average wage was around 30 or 40 yuan, it was considered a mid-level wage.
"You also have a salary? Which company?" This was the first time Qin Jinye had ever heard that Lin Xiaoxiao had a job.
Lin Xiaoxiao gave him a meaningful look, and said mysteriously, "Dad, it's not that I don't want to tell you, it's that I can't, you understand?"
Qin Jinye was terrified.
There are very few organizations in the entire city of Beijing that cannot be named.
Several names flashed through my mind, leaving a few traces.
"I understand, Dad knows what I'm doing," Qin Jinye said seriously.
The eldest son is a promising man, but I never expected that his wife would be so capable as well, managing to infiltrate a classified unit – that's something not everyone can do.
Qin Huaijun, who was listening intently nearby, also picked up on some clues.
He glanced at Qin Yushen with a complicated expression.
How come he's so lucky?
No matter how much they disciplined him when he was a child, they couldn't kill him. After growing up, he joined the army alone and made a name for himself. The wife his mother arranged for him to get rid of him was also quite remarkable.
Thinking about Lin Xiaoxiao's good relationship with the Chu family, and then thinking about his own difficult situation in the Ministry of Commerce, where he was caught in a dilemma.
If Lin Xiaoxiao were his wife, wouldn't he be able to thrive in the Ministry of Commerce and rise rapidly through the ranks?
Qin Huaijun glanced at Lin Xiaoxiao. She was beautiful and capable. Although she was a bit flamboyant, her flaws did not detract from her overall charm. She was exactly the kind of person he had imagined.
As he looked and thought, his eyes involuntarily wandered, his gaze moving from her face down to her chest, and suddenly he realized that his sister-in-law had such a great figure...
"Dad," Qin Yushen suddenly called out to Qin Jinye.
"Hey." Qin Jinye, who hadn't heard "Dad" in a long time, responded excitedly.
Qin Yushen's lips curled up slightly. Those who didn't know him would think he was smiling, but those who did knew that someone was about to be in trouble.
The next second, he walked up to Qin Huaijun and put his strong arm around Qin Huaijun's shoulder. "I want to catch up with my 'brother' properly. You don't mind, do you?"
“…No.” Qin Jinye blinked as he looked at his second son, who was being restrained by his eldest son.
I have a feeling that the second son is going to be in trouble, but the eldest son has already called him "Dad". If I stand up for the second son now, wouldn't that be pushing the eldest son away?
So, under Qin Huaijun's hopeful gaze, he nodded.
Qin Yushen led Qin Huaijun outside. It was snowing heavily outside, and Qin Huaijun, who was dressed in thin clothes, shivered.
Qin Jinye stared expectantly at the doorway, "When did Huaijun offend his brother again?"
Lin Xiaoxiao stroked her chin. "Do you need a reason to punish someone?"
"Don't you need it?" Qin Jinye glanced at her. She seemed like a nice woman, so why was she so stubborn?
"Of course not," Lin Xiaoxiao said with a half-smile. "You can bully people without any reason, and you've been bullying them since they were little."
"You don't need a reason to bully others, and you shouldn't ask why you're getting punished."
"The right thing to do is to accept it obediently."
Qin Jinye: "......"
They dared not speak, for fear that if they did, they would be dragged out and repeatedly whipped.
"I need to talk to you about something. Let's go to the study," Qin Jinye changed the subject.
Lin Xiaoxiao stood up. "Qin Yushen was right after all. Dad, you really are always so eager to help others. There's no smoke without fire."
I never call them unless there's something wrong; if I do, it's definitely because something's up.
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