Chapter 3939【VIP】
Time flew by as little Youyou started to babble. Just as Fang Zhiwen had complained, their adorable little princess had grown up to be a female general. Every day, she would hold the wooden sword made by her grandfather and sing and dance with her friends downstairs. A group of little followers under her command would run to the door and run back like the wind.
When Xu Shanshan came home from get off work, she saw her daughter practicing martial arts, her head covered in sweat, her hair stuck to her scalp and slightly curled. Her skin was like her mother's, becoming whiter with the sun. Her rosy face was streaked with sweat marks and some dust, making it look white and black.
When Youyou saw her mother, she threw herself into her arms, wrapping her arms tightly around her neck. Then, with her lips pouting, she kissed her all over, refusing to get off. She let her mother carry her all the way home. Xu Shanshan doted on her, too, holding her little girl's little bottom as they walked home.
It happened that Fang Zhiwen was at home today. When he opened the door, he saw his daughter proudly raising her head towards him. He deliberately pretended to want to compete for Shanshan, which made her scream in anxiety.
Even if it was a joke, Xu Shanshan would always protect her daughter. Zhao Xiaohe saw it from the sofa and was no longer surprised.
Her daughter Shanshan is a good mother.
Unlike myself, I only realized this today.
"Mom" Xu Shanshan changed into slippers and called Zhao Xiaohe softly.
The relationship between mother and daughter has improved a lot in recent years. Although they are not as close as ever, they get along normally and care about each other.
When she first arrived in Linshi, she earned money cooking for her son-in-law. Two years ago, when various policies were relaxed, she quit her son-in-law's job and found work caring for an elderly woman. With food and lodging provided by the family and a salary, her life gradually became more comfortable.
The old lady of the host family was an educated person with a kind personality. She also taught her many truths. In the past few years, Zhao Xiaohe even learned a few words. Apart from other things, she could recognize various road signs.
Zhao Xiaohe would occasionally dream about life in the brigade, and she would break out in a cold sweat and couldn't fall asleep again after waking up.
But today she came to see her third daughter, not for her own affairs, as everything was fine now and she didn't need the children to worry about her. She came for her eldest daughter.
"What? Eldest sister is pregnant? And she's still giving birth?" Although Xu Shanshan hadn't been home for years, the sisters wrote to each other almost every month. In the past two years, the eldest and second sisters had earned quite a bit of money selling melons and various fungi, a feat they were unique in the village.
Last time, my eldest sister said that Hongxia had excellent grades in elementary school and was the top student in her grade.
How come I’m pregnant again this time?
"Yes, your eldest sister and brother-in-law both wanted to keep the child. But the team was checking very strictly, so they wanted to hide in Linshi."
Xu Shanshan was still thinking about this matter. She frowned and said, "Big sister didn't tell me directly, is she afraid that I would object? Also, if she comes to Lin City, what will Hongxia do? Even if the child is born, how will she register it? What if it's another daughter? Should I continue to hide and give birth until I have a son?"
Zhao Xiaohe didn't know the details either. Her eldest daughter only said that she was going to Linshi and had already bought the train tickets.
Nowadays, you don’t need any proof documents to travel between different places. As long as you have money, you can go anywhere.
If her daughter wants to come, she certainly can't stop her.
But now that she is working in someone else's house, she still has to trouble her third daughter to look after her from time to time.
Xu Daya arrived soon, accompanied by her husband, Qiang Zhijie. A few years ago, they had a quarrel, but now that the elder sister was pregnant, it seemed that the elder brother-in-law was willing to behave like a normal person again.
According to Zhiwen, the eldest sister did not have a second child in her previous life.
I think it’s because I became successful late in life and was unable to help my family in the early days.
Xu Daya smiled ingratiatingly at her sisters, then stuffed a snakeskin bag of peanuts into their hands and said, "These are grown at home. I brought them here for you to try."
"Where's Hongxia?"
"She's at home, with her grandmother. Your brother-in-law will be back in a couple of days."
Xu Meili frowned and said nothing. Xu Ruyi scratched her head and said, "Okay, sister, let's go back first. There are too many people at the train station. It's too crowded."
Zhao Xiaohe took the lead and went to her own rental house with her eldest daughter and son-in-law. The house was small, and Fang Zhiwen and Qiang Zhijie couldn't squeeze in, so they talked under a tree outside.
Qiang Zhijie had another child and looked younger. He said, "Brother-in-law, since you're already self-employed and aren't afraid of being fired, why not have a son? In recent years, many people in our village have had sons outside."
Fang Zhiwen deliberately said in a sarcastic tone: "I'm not one of those old feudalists who must give birth to a son to survive. My family has so little money, how can I give birth to a son to inherit the throne?" Shanshan was so upset by the affairs of her eldest sister's family that she couldn't sleep at night. Fang Zhiwen was unhappy and expressed it directly.
Qiang Zhijie took a puff of cigarette and stopped talking. He felt unhappy and confused.
Does this mean that if a family doesn't have a throne, then they can't have sons? Wouldn't that mean the male line would be extinct?
Is my daughter good? No matter how good she is, she is still someone else's.
inside the house
Xu Meili and Xu Shanshan remained silent. Xu Ruyi looked around and finally buried her head in her peanuts. Xu Daya, on the other hand, said gently and tolerantly, "What's wrong? Are you mad at me? I know you care about Hongxia. How can I treat her badly? Isn't she also my flesh and blood?"
"Sister, after this baby is born, will you have another one?"
Isn't it just a coincidence that she's pregnant? Since she's pregnant and there's a way to have the baby, then of course I'll keep the baby if I can."
At this point, even if they were her own sisters, they couldn't say anything. Xu Shanshan knew clearly that her sister and brother-in-law had made up their minds. They came to ask for help, not to be lectured. If she forced her sister to have an abortion, she was afraid that even good sisters would become enemies.
Everyone has their own aspirations.
After figuring it out, Xu Shanshan said, "Since Big Sister has made up her mind, we won't say much. Sister, you can stay here with peace of mind. If there is anything you need help with, just tell us directly."
Xu Daya sighed quietly, then smiled and said: "That's good. It's just that I'm here, and I can also give
Xu Meili smiled faintly and said, "It's just a small room like this, so just mess around. Since you're here, take care of your health."
Xu Daya smiled gently, not taking her sisters' estrangement to heart. When she decided to keep this child, Erya had already scolded her.
But Zhijie was right. His sisters had suffered through hardships and only wanted Hongxia to be happy. But things were different now. Their family conditions had improved, and raising two more children wouldn't affect Hongxia's quality of life.
Moreover, a man will only take responsibility when he has a son.
Just like her father, who used to be such a lazy guy, running away to avoid work during the busy farming season. Now that he has a son, he seems happy to see him working so hard. Now, without her stepmother nagging him, her father knows to go to her uncle's house to get things.
The same goes for her son Zhijie. In the past, he loved to give all the delicious food at home to his second son Guodong, and he was also very generous in giving him New Year's money.
But ever since they decided to have another child, the second child's family rarely gets any advantage.
For all these reasons, Xu Daya still felt that having another child was the right decision. After all, her family wasn't alone; many people were hiding behind the idea of having sons. Some even gave birth to daughters and didn't want them, giving them away or selling them, then having more.
Compared with them, Xu Daya felt that she was pretty good.
After that day, Xu Daya settled down in Lin City. It was indeed just a place to live. There was no one at home to take care of her. Of course, she didn't need any care.
When she was pregnant with Hongxia, she was still working in the fields and had only been in confinement for three days.
Although they had no one to look after them, they were well fed. Xu Meili was generous with her earnings, and the family always had a good meal. Zhao Xiaohe would come back to visit whenever she had time, and she even gave Xu Daya money twice, but Xu Daya refused. But she felt bored with nothing, so she worked for her younger sister, Xu Meili, sewing zippers and buttons.
Now Xu Meili has a regular stall outside and has regular customers. Although she is young, she is efficient and eloquent. Most importantly, she has a good aesthetic sense. She can make ordinary clothes look fashionable in an instant.
This time, Xu Meili bought a batch of dresses, which she accessorized with pearl waist chains and various hats. Sometimes, even though the dresses didn't sell very well, she still received a large batch of accessories.
Xu Ruyi was also busy, and Youyou was older and didn't need her to be with him all the time. Since last year, she had stopped working at her third brother-in-law's house to earn money and instead set up a stall to sell food.
So the three sisters lived together in a rental house, but they were all busy with their own things and sometimes they couldn't even have dinner together.
Meanwhile, Xu Shanshan officially left the Rainbow TV Factory. Qin Sisi, now deputy director of the workshop, was particularly puzzled. She advised, "Although the iron rice bowl hasn't been as secure as it used to be these past two years, and many factories outside have closed down, laying off workers or having their salaries suspended, none of this has anything to do with our factory. We're on a roll, and we're even planning to acquire land in another province to build a branch. Why are you leaving?"
Xu Shanshan smiled but didn't answer. Instead, she asked, "I heard that Deputy Director Chang is being transferred to a branch factory as director. Are you and your wife going?"
"My husband's going to stay for a few years, so I won't be going anymore. I have to take care of the kids. Oh, Shanshan, if you really want to leave, who will you give your job to?"
"I've transferred it to my second sister-in-law. Sisi, my sister-in-law is a good person, honest and hardworking. Please help take care of her later."
Qin Sisi said with a smile: "With your eunuch in awe, who would dare to bully her?"
“It’s always good to have more friends.”
Qin Sisi readily agreed and made an appointment to have dinner when she was free, and then she was called by her subordinates to go to work.
Xu Shanshan took one last look at the Rainbow TV Factory before returning home with a resolute stride. After leaving her job, she didn't immediately start earning money. Instead, she took her daughter, Youyou, on a trip to nearby provinces. It wasn't until the end of the year that she and her teacher, Zhan Hong, established a trading company.
Professor Zhan Hong has long since retired, and rather than being rehired, she started a business with Xu Shanshan. Because she had connections both inside and outside the company, the two of them immediately established a foreign trade company.
As for Fang Zhiwen, he is now the director of an electrical appliance company. After graduation, Yang Jian did not choose to follow the public path, but started a business with Fang Zhiwen early on. He is now the general manager of the factory's technical department and owns 10% of the original shares.
That day, Yang Jianle rushed into the factory and said with a smile, "Director, I've brought someone back for you. You'll definitely be happy."
"who?"
"Guo Zhan!"
"Him? Coming here to play?"
"No, Director, Guo Zhan has agreed to join us."
Yang Jian was genuinely happy. Their new home appliance business had been hitting a wall, unable to meet Fang Zhiwen's project goals. Who was Guo Zhan? He was the top-ranked professor in his department. With two top professors at home as his backers, it was a steal.
Fang Zhiwen was also a little surprised. After all, this person had actually rejected him back then.
The meeting was quite polite. Fang Zhiwen knew Guo Zhan's abilities and offered him good conditions. However, he was curious and asked, "You're doing well in Shanghai, why are you willing to come to my small town and settle for me?"
"I don't want to live in a different place. My wife is assigned to your city's tax bureau."
Upon hearing that Guo Zhan was getting married, Fang Zhiwen completely relaxed. He then said with a smile, "You're quite low-key. You didn't even invite us to the wedding banquet?"
"We've got the marriage certificate, but we haven't had the wedding yet. Don't worry, I'll definitely ask you to contribute money later."
"Okay, I'll definitely give you a big red envelope. Guo Zhan, welcome aboard. Let's go to the cafeteria to eat first."
After returning home, Fang Zhiwen told Xu Shanshan about Guo Zhan's joining. Xu Shanshan was happy for Fang Zhiwen and then said, "Our foreign trade company's first business deal has been completed."
"So fast? Auntie Zhan Hong's connections?"
"No, Sister Liu Ruo helped me. I didn't expect she had relatives in Hong Kong. One of her relatives owns a factory, so she bought some goods through our foreign trade company. Anyway, it's a good start."
According to Fang Zhiwen, Xu Shanshan made her fortune in the catering business in her previous life, then acquired land to open a factory for food processing, and gradually expanded into other industries.
In this life, Xu Shanshan has no financial pressure and almost no pressure from her parents' home, so she has more choices.
Another year later, the San San brand rice cookers produced by Fang Zhiwen Factory were sold all over the country, and its employee benefits and factory tax payments were among the best in the local area.
Xu Shanshan's import and export trading company was quite low-key. Following Aunt Zhanhong's suggestion, they stockpiled a batch of raw materials. Fang Zhiwen, upon learning of this, remarked, "As expected of Aunt Zhanhong, these materials will fetch several times the value when the major infrastructure construction begins."
"Hey, this is the order, purchased from your factory."
Fang Zhiwen saw this and happily hugged his wife and rocked her, saying, "As expected, my dear wife, you've helped me again. I was just thinking of expanding the factory by purchasing lots, and now that you have this order, it's just right."
"Yes, I only knew the general direction after listening to you talk about future development. Aunt Zhanhong is really amazing. Although I don't know the future, her predictions are pretty close. Infrastructure, technology, culture and education, they are all mentioned."
As the couple was talking, Second Aunt came running to the door, crying. She wanted nothing more than to hope that Fang Zhiwen would go and persuade Fang Yuan.
After returning to the city, Fang Yuan took the college entrance exam twice, but failed both times. He spent several years in a daze, relying entirely on his second sister-in-law Zhu Zhu for support. Recently, he has become more clear-headed and said he also wants to be self-employed, and then he directly snatched away Zhu Zhu's business.
Zhu Zhu worked alongside Meng Yao in the jewelry business for several years, saving some money. Later, when everything was liberalized, she began making and selling dolls. First, she made bears and bunnies. Recently, she partnered with a ceramics factory to make dolls like those seen on TV. These dolls, dressed in princess-style dresses and sporting long braids, are incredibly popular with children.
Even Youyou, the tomboy, loves her so much that she has seven or eight dolls at home.
Since Fang Yuan wanted it, Zhu Zhu gave the business to her, and then she asked Xu Shanshan to go to work in the TV factory.
Everything is fine, why is Second Aunt crying?
Sun Yuemei couldn't help crying. She looked down on Zhu Zhu in her early years, but after her son and daughter-in-law moved out and Zhu Zhu made money with her own ability, she began to admire her a little.
Later, when Fang Yuan wanted business, Zhu Zhu gave it to him without saying a word. Sun Yuemei was even more satisfied and felt that Zhu Zhu was capable and family-oriented, and was a virtuous person.
"Fang Yuan is such a bastard. He handed over Zhu Zhu's business that she had owned for so many years to someone else." Sun Yuemei cried sincerely. If she hadn't been unable to find her son, she really wanted to chop him with a knife.
"Give it to someone? Give it to whom? Could it be Liu Qingqing?" Xu Shanshan asked with a frown.
"Who else could it be but her? Ever since the cotton mill closed down, Liu Qingqing's husband's family has been having a rough time. Since she's having a hard time, she came here to cause trouble for your second brother, using sweet words to take away his business. I was saying that your second brother was so lazy. He was writing novels at home, so why did he want to start a business? It turns out that it was that bitch who instigated him. Zhiwen, you two brothers have a good relationship, so you should help your aunt persuade him."
In his previous life, Fang Zhiwen had to clean up his second brother's butt. The more he cleaned, the more shit leaked out, and it never ended. In this life, he really didn't want to get involved, so he politely said, "Auntie, you, as a mother, can't control it, how can I persuade you?"
"Besides, isn't my eldest brother back? He's my real brother. Why don't you ask him?"
"Yes, your eldest brother will come to your house after work."
Fang Zhiwen was speechless. He had never thought that his second aunt would still stay at his house in this life. To be honest, he and his second aunt had had a few conflicts, but his second aunt was so flexible that she only wanted to stay at his house. She really had no temper at all.
Seeing that Fang Zhiwen was unwilling to help, Sun Yuemei pulled Xu Shanshan's arm and cried. She didn't mention Fang Yuan, but talked about how pitiful her daughter-in-law Zhu Zhu was and how sensible Qiqi was.
Xu Shanshan had a good relationship with Zhu Zhu, and she felt sorry for her. She had not agreed with Zhu Zhu giving up her career in the first place, but she refused to listen.
Zhu Zhu thought her concessions and consideration would win the men back, but in fact, it only emboldened their arrogance.
And Qiqi is indeed a sensible and filial child. Every time I go to her house as a guest, Qiqi helps her mother with handicrafts. Not only is she capable, but her academic performance is also good. However, she is too quiet.
I heard from Youyou that Qiqi doesn’t have any friends at school and always keeps to herself.
"Shanshan, Second Aunt isn't asking you to help Fang Yuan. I'm just saying that we can't let Zhu Zhu's hard work go to waste. Now your eldest brother has sent people to look for Fang Yuan. When they find him, you can all help scold him."
Sun Yuemei really didn't understand what was so good about Liu Qingqing. She wasn't exactly stunningly beautiful, and her abilities weren't top-notch. Her kindness was unheard of.
How could Fang Yuan be controlled by such a person for half his life?
The wall clock struck six, and Fang Zheng dragged his second brother by the ear into his second uncle's house. His wife, Zhang Meng, followed behind, a look of disdain on her face.
As soon as Zimo came in, he gathered with his sister Youyou and whispered, "Second uncle wants a divorce."
Zimo's voice was quiet, but everyone in the room heard it. Fang Jinghe slapped his son in the face and cursed, "If you dare to divorce me, I'll break your legs."
Meanwhile, the other half
Zhu Zhu was still unaware of Fang Yuan's mischief. She was helping her daughter Qi Qi with her homework. Then there was a knock on the door. She thought it was Fang Yuan coming back, but when she opened the door, it turned out to be Liu Qingqing.
"Comrade Liu, why are you here?"
Liu Qingqing was somewhat disgusted with the word "comrade". What era was it now? Still talking about comrades all the time? It was so old-fashioned.
"Some things are better said face to face. Comrade Zhu Zhu, I know you can't accept it right away, but after all these years, you should know who Fang Yuan truly loves."
Qiqi threw the pen away and cursed, "Shameless."
Liu Qingqing said angrily: "Zhu Zhu, is this how you educate your children? No wonder you are not liked."
Zhu Zhu loves her daughter the most and can't stand hearing anyone say anything bad about Qiqi. She immediately retorted, "Then what did your mother teach you? Going to other people's homes and asking about love or not? What? Did your mother teach you to be a mistress and destroy other people's families?"
Liu Qingqing was furious. She hadn't expected Zhu Zhu to have such a temper. According to Fang Yuan, shouldn't this person be so calm and at peace with her? She hadn't expected her to be so sarcastic in her words.
For some reason, Liu Qingqing suddenly thought of the time when she went to the countryside to work in the fields.
Although Zhu Zhu was a village girl, her father was the village chief and a man who valued girls as his life. When she first saw Zhu Zhu, she was actually amazed.
It’s not that she is so beautiful, but her smile is so clear.
It seems to be able to penetrate people's hearts.
Looking at her, it seems that everything in the world is beautiful.
Carefree, sweet and comfortable.
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