Yufeng's Thoughts
The rectification campaign in the county had not yet begun, but the loan they applied for was approved, a full 200,000 yuan, with a term of three years.
With the help of Director Wang, they were able to enroll in the agricultural support project and successfully benefit from the government's 55% interest subsidy policy.
The whole family was delighted.
Both mother and son were not stupid people and they had to do many favors. Director Wang became more and more kind to them and even took the initiative to point out many tips.
The new factory had to go through some approvals before it was built. With his guidance and help, Qin Wenli didn't have to look at anyone's face or get angry. He couldn't help but sigh when he got home:
“Politics is really a circle!”
With the funds and approvals in place, the construction of the new factory started in full swing amid the sound of firecrackers. Qin Wenzhen led a group of workers and worked in full swing.
On the other side of Shangguan Town, a huge uproar broke out.
Summer evenings come late. After dinner that day, the sun that had been raging in the sky all day had not yet completely lost its dazzling brilliance. A faint vermilion color appeared in the west, making the continuous mountains look particularly soft.
And this is just the beginning of the village's bustling nightlife.
"Have you heard that the Qin family has set up a factory?"
"I heard about it a long time ago. I was thinking of going there in the fall to see if I could get a job, but I didn't expect that they had built the factory in another village."
Many people who had this in mind sighed together.
There were also some malicious speculations. A fat-faced woman whispered:
"We can't even build a factory in such a big village. Is she building a palace? I think she is just guarding against us. This is what the old saying goes, when you have money, you lose your favors!"
The few people who were with her nodded in agreement and chattered in low voices.
Why didn't they dare to speak loudly? Secretary Gou had arrested a few people, and the Qin family really didn't want to take those people in. No matter what the others thought in their hearts, they restrained their words a lot.
Qin Shengtian hummed a tuneless song and squeezed into the place where the old men gathered as usual.
Under the big locust tree in front of the village gate, several old men saw Qin Shengtian walking with his hands behind his back and said in a weird tone:
"Hey, isn't this Director Qin?"
"Old Li, what nonsense are you talking about? This is obviously Director Qin's father!"
"You don't understand, this is Director Hu's husband!"
The people in the village are worried that you are not living well, and they are also worried that you are living too well. Especially this Qin Shengtian who is famous for his cowardice. His wife is powerful and his son is promising, but he is still lucky. It's really disgusting!
The group waited for Qin Shengtian's reaction, but Qin Shengtian just glanced at them:
"What's wrong? Are you so humbled? Now go home and let your wife and kids work hard, and you can become the emperor too!"
An old man said to him: "You have to rely on your own abilities. It's so pathetic to rely on your wife and children!"
Qin Shengtian was not angry, and asked instead: "Then why don't you find a factory manager? Don't you want to be one?"
The old man's dark face suddenly became darker.
The other old men laughed.
Qin Shengtian suddenly felt proud. He loved seeing these people's jealous and twisted faces. It was so satisfying.
…
Hu Yuxiang was also unable to sit still.
On this day of the Shangguan Market, Hu Yufeng was stopped as soon as she arrived at the door of the shop.
"Big sister!" Hu Yuxiang's voice was full of surprise, "I ran into you just after arriving at the market, what a coincidence!"
Hu Yufeng chuckled: "Blocking the door so early in the morning, how could it be a coincidence?"
Hu Yufeng was stunned, and said with her neck stiff, "Blocking the door, what do you mean by that? Do you think I am blocking the door of your shop on purpose to wait for you to come? You are going too far. This street is not owned by your family. Am I standing here to block your door?"
Looking at the angry Hu Yuxiang, Hu Yufeng raised her eyebrows and said, "Since I've gone too far, you'd better not acknowledge me as your elder sister. Anyway, you don't respect me much on weekdays. From now on, we can go our separate ways and just pretend that we don't know each other."
After Hu Yufeng finished her words, she saw Hu Yuxiang standing there stiffly with her eyes wide open.
It looked just like the old hen that had its neck strangled by Qin Shengtian during the Chinese New Year.
Well, I haven’t killed a chicken for a long time, I want to eat it!
Too lazy to waste time talking to Hu Yuxiang, Hu Yufeng turned around and went into the shop.
However, Hu Yuxiang took two quick steps and grabbed the back of Hu Yufeng's clothes.
"Hey, what are you doing? I'm not better than you. I'm almost sixty years old. You will be responsible if you pull me down!" Hu Yufeng turned around and said sternly.
Hu Yuxiang let go angrily after hearing that.
"Sister, why are you so angry? I just said a few extra words out of anger. Please don't hold it against me. We are sisters after all. Our parents are gone, and the four of us are the closest relatives in the world. Even if our bones are broken, we are still connected. Why make a fuss like this and let others laugh at us?"
"Dabao came to see me during the Chinese New Year and advised us to get to know each other more. Look at you, people say you don't recognize your own sister even though you have money!"
As Hu Yuxiang spoke, she glanced at her elder sister's expression, thinking that she should be allowed in for Dabao's sake.
But Hu Yufeng stared at her and asked, "Oh, the closest person, then why don't you go see your eldest brother? He is your only relative from your mother's side!"
Hu Yuxiang's face suddenly turned ugly.
Hu Yufeng gave her a mocking look. "Humph, that sounds nice. Compared to having multiple sisters playing tricks on me, I would rather outsiders watch the joke and laugh as much as they want. It doesn't cost any money anyway."
"Hu Yufeng you! You...I..." Hu Yuxiang opened her mouth in shock. She kept saying "you you and I" for a long time but couldn't say a single useful word.
"It's a big deal to have a couple of stinky bucks, but you don't have any human feelings. I wonder who will pay attention to you in the future!" He said angrily for a long while, turned around and left angrily.
Hu Yufeng smoothed her clothes and turned to walk in.
…
While Yang Xiu was frying fried dough twists, she saw her mother-in-law lying on the counter in a daze.
Yufeng is worried.
As the family business grew, she felt more and more panicked.
This panic started from the day I confronted Director Zhou.
In the past, she was in charge of two businesses at home, and had Wen Li and Yang Xiu, two worry-free people under her, so she thought she was very powerful.
But that day, Wen Li was able to handle Zhou Tianpeng's contempt with ease, and his words were so many that she felt both relieved and envious when she heard them.
She is like this even when facing Zhou Tianpeng, can she really manage a food factory?
For the first time, she began to doubt her abilities and level.
Oh, if only running a factory was as easy as scolding Yuxiang.
For two consecutive market days, Yang Xiu noticed that her mother-in-law looked worried. Lying side by side on the kang with Qin Wenli at night, she thought of this and mentioned it to Qin Wenli.
Qin Wenli didn't take it seriously. "Maybe it's because of the hot weather. Old people lose their appetite when the weather is hot, and they feel very tired."
Thinking of this, he gave Hu Yufeng a suggestion when he returned home: "Mom, it's very hot this year. If you don't feel well, why don't you just rest at home?"
Hu Yufeng, who was full of thoughts, felt that Qin Wenli was now capable of standing on his own.
She knew in her heart that Wenli didn't mean that, but she couldn't help but let her imagination run wild.
His expression didn't change at the moment, but the more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt.
The old lady in the family is in charge of making fire, and Qin Shengtian's mind is full of how to make the old man in the village angry. Hu Yufeng has no appetite for tea or food? That must mean he is full!
Huizi was smart and noticed something, so she called Yang Xiu behind Hu Yufeng's back.
Yang Xiu did not dare to take it lightly. She gave a few instructions to her two children, closed the shop door, weighed a few pounds of fruit, and went home in Yang Jian's car.
…
"Mom, I'm back." Yang Xiu hurried to greet her mother-in-law when she saw her.
I looked my mother-in-law over and found that she had indeed lost weight.
Hu Yufeng forced a smile and said, "There's a market tomorrow. Why are you back?"
He looked behind him and saw that she was alone. He couldn't help but frowned: "Where are your two kids?"
Yang Xiu held her mother-in-law's arm and walked inside: "Her father will come back to see her in the evening. I heard that you were not feeling well, so I was anxious and wanted to come back to see you."
"Mom, what's wrong with you? You've lost so much weight in just a few days?" Yang Xiu asked with concern.
Hu Yufeng felt relieved when she heard this, and patted her daughter-in-law's hand and said, "It's okay, maybe it's because of the hot weather that you can't eat."
Yang Xiu didn't believe it. Something was wrong during the first two days he came to the shop. She asked Huizi, and found that he was also in a daze at home, which was obviously a mental illness.
After putting the things down, Yang Xiu saw Liang Xiaoning coming over to cook, so she greeted her and said to her mother-in-law:
"Mom, don't you like the sour noodle soup I make? I'll make you a bowl."
Seeing that she had come back from a long distance and followed her around, Hu Yufeng nodded as if she would wait until she ate if she said she didn't want to.
As expected, Yang Xiu showed a happy expression and rushed into the kitchen.
On the dinner table in the afternoon were handmade noodles rolled by Liang Xiaoning and sour soup prepared by Yang Xiu.
The sour and spicy taste was indeed appetizing, and Hu Yufeng ate two small bowls of it.
Yang Xiu did not leave after dinner. When she saw the sun was setting, she pulled out two lounge chairs and placed them in front of the main room door. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law strolled around and chatted.
"Mom, I met Xueqin and her husband today, so I came to the shop to buy some fried dough twists..."
"Secretary Gou's mistress came to the shop and asked in a roundabout way..."
Gossip is indeed the thing that can make people let down their guard. Hu Yufeng was listening to it half-heartedly at first, but gradually she became itchy. With her cooperation, Yang Xiu became more and more excited.
Finally, I finished talking about all the gossip I had collected this year. Seeing that my mother-in-law was smiling, I said carefully:
"Mom, we are a family, don't keep anything to yourself. I heard that if you keep too many things on your mind, you will get sick easily... Bah, bah, I don't want you to get sick. It's better for our family to be healthy than anything else."
She thought that if there was anything that was not good to say to Wenli, she could tell her, but then she thought that Wenli was still her adopted son after all, and she was just an outsider.
Alas, if only Xiaoqin had a better temper, then her mother-in-law would have something to complain about.
Hu Yufeng was stunned: "It's nothing serious..."
She didn't know how to start. She had always been the one who had the final say at home. Suddenly she had to admit that she was incompetent due to skill panic, which made it difficult for her to start talking.
Thinking of this made me feel a little irritated, so I just closed my mouth and looked at the stars.
His eyes were fixed on the sky, but his mind was a mess.
Yang Xiu observed the man's expression and stopped talking when he saw the situation, but just lowered his movements.
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