"A garment factory?" Ji Xiao was clearly surprised. Xia Liang nodded, "Yes, I plan to buy an abandoned or closed factory to make a garment factory. You can invest if you want." Ji Xiao smiled and refused, "I'll pass, sister-in-law. I know nothing about clothing. Investing would just be taking advantage of you." Xia Liang smiled and said, "I can manage the production and sales of the garment factory, and you can manage the transportation and management! A factory can't be run by just one person." Actually, the main reason she wanted to win over Ji Xiao was his extensive network. Like that TV set dealer, he bought them all in one go. If she and her brother went, they didn't know how long they would have to work. Sales meant money. In short, getting Ji Xiao to invest was definitely a win-win situation. Seeing that Ji Xiao was still a little hesitant, Xia Liang continued, "Besides, Xiao Die wants to be a self-employed individual, right? You can produce the clothes and let Xiao Die open a shop. Otherwise, going to Yangcheng every time is too risky and time-consuming." Hearing his sister's name, Ji Xiao also thought of her long-held dream of becoming a self-employed individual, so he nodded in agreement: "Okay, but I'll take a smaller share, sister-in-law. I can't take advantage of you for nothing." Seeing that he had agreed, Xia Liang said in a good mood, "We'll talk about that later. Go and find out if there are any suitable factory buildings." Ji Xiao responded and went out to look for factory buildings.
The next day at noon, Xia Liang was serving customers in the shop when two young couples entered. They looked different from the others, clearly trained. One of the women stepped forward and said, "Hello, are you Xia Liang?" Remembering the phone call Gu Yanxiao had given her the day before, Xia Liang knew who they were. She nodded, "Yes, I am Xia Liang." The woman who spoke first said, "My name is Chen Yanling, and these are my junior brothers and sisters." She introduced the other three—Zhou Xiong, Tian Longhui, and junior sister Duan Wenchun—to Xia Liang. After they greeted her, Xia Liang offered them seats. After tea was served, Xia Liang finally spoke: "You should know what my job entails. I need to travel around a lot. I had a little accident in Guangzhou before, but fortunately I wasn't hurt. My husband, who is also your senior brother's comrade-in-arms, heard that you are very skilled, so he wanted to ask you to come and help me." The group had already been repeatedly instructed by their senior brother before they came, so they had no reason to refuse. In the end, Xia Liang offered them a monthly salary of one hundred yuan, with the possibility of increasing it later. The group was very happy. Nowadays, most workers only earn a few dozen yuan a month. If they could get one hundred yuan a month, they could send it back to their master, and their junior brothers and sisters would be able to eat their fill.
After spending a few days with them and witnessing their skills, Xia Liang felt reassured. She missed her daughter and wanted to bring them to Beijing, but her in-laws were at work and couldn't take them. The two girls were still young and obviously couldn't travel by themselves. Now she could ask them to make the trip for her. Finally, Xia Liang asked Chen Yanling and Tian Longhui to go to her hometown to pick up the children. She then called her mother-in-law. As soon as the call connected, her mother-in-law's voice came through: "Ah Liang, how have you been lately?" Xia Liang smiled and said, "Mom, how did you know it was me?" Han Yulan laughed: "I know your maternal and paternal grandmother's phone numbers, and this number is in our alley. How could I not know?" Hearing her mother-in-law's laughter, Xia Liang blushed. She had been foolish. After clearing her throat twice, Xia Liang said directly, "Mom, I want to bring Yunxi and Yuanzhi back to stay for a while. I miss them." Han Yulan immediately said excitedly, "Go pick them up right away!" "That little devil is driving me crazy! She got into a fight again the other day, and even though I'm so old, I had to go and apologize to her. I just can't control her. This little troublemaker is really a handful." Xia Liang knew her youngest daughter had gotten into trouble again. After comforting her mother-in-law, Xia Liang told her about Chen Yanling and Tian Longhui picking up the children. She also mentioned that they were her husband's comrades-in-arms and that Gu Yanxiao had asked them to come and protect him while he was traveling all over the country. She hadn't dared to tell her mother-in-law about her time at the sheep farm, but Han Yulan wasn't one to stay indoors all the time. She knew what was going on, but since her daughter-in-law didn't say anything, she didn't ask any further. As they were about to hang up, Han Yulan said, "Then you can take them back for a while and then bring them back! Otherwise, I won't be able to see them until almost the New Year." Xia Liang smiled and said, "Okay, I'll bring them back for a while and then send them back." Her mother-in-law complained about how troublesome it was, but whenever there was a holiday, she was the first to urge the two little ones to go back. She had just finished complaining and was already talking about going back next time.
Listening to his wife and daughter-in-law chatting, Gu Weiguo couldn't help but ask with concern, "What's wrong? What happened to Xia Liang?" Han Yulan replied, "She didn't say, but I guess something happened. She seemed normal to me, so I guess it's not a big problem. Since she doesn't want to talk about it, I won't ask anymore. She's afraid we'll worry, and I don't want to cause her any trouble. Sigh! My two granddaughters are going back to Beijing." Gu Weiguo laughed, "Didn't you always complain that Yuanzhi caused you trouble? Why are you reluctant to let her go?" Han Yulan seemed drained of energy, leaning weakly against the sofa, and said, "Trouble is trouble, but what child doesn't cause trouble? Isn't this normal? Besides, I'd rather they be mischievous and bully others than be bullied by others." Gu Weiguo: "..." So she said both the good and bad things!
Even though Han Yulan was reluctant, she still started packing her granddaughters' luggage. This time, the elderly couple had taken their two granddaughters on a shopping spree, buying them lots of clothes. They had plenty of food, clothing, and other necessities; their son and daughter-in-law were also financially capable, so they didn't need to worry. She and Lao Gu had so many travel vouchers they had saved that they couldn't spend them all, and their granddaughters had already used up most of them during their visit. Just as she was packing their granddaughters' clothes, she heard them return from outside. She hurried out and said, "My dear granddaughters, you're back?" Seeing their two faces covered in sweat, she knew they had been out playing again. Wu Ma handed them a hot towel to wipe their sweat, and Han Yulan said as she did so, "Your mother just called me and said she wants to take you back to Beijing for a while. Do you want to go?" She added slyly, "Will you have any friends to play with in Beijing?" Hearing that their mother missed them, the two little ones couldn't help but miss their mother too, and nodded, "We miss Mom too!" "We're going to the capital to find Mom." Han Yulan looked heartbroken. "Won't you miss Grandma?" Yuanzhi, still young, answered directly, "No." Actually, Li Kai would miss her, just not right now, but Han Yulan didn't care. She pretended to cry and said, "Old Gu, look at your little granddaughter, she has no conscience at all!" Gu Weiguo laughed heartily. Little Yunxi was a bit older and knew that saying this would hurt her grandmother, so he said, "We'll miss your grandma, and we'll miss grandpa too. We'll miss him when we get to the capital, and we'll miss him now." He managed to coax the old couple into a smile.
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