Xiao's father agreed with this point. Putting aside everything else, without Gu An'an, the garment factory wouldn't be the size it is today.
As the scale grew, it wasn't just him, the factory manager, who benefited; from the government to the factory workers, everyone reaped tangible benefits from this.
"Our Ah Heng has such good taste."
He used to be proud of his son's career, but now he feels that the best thing his son did was to find Gu An'an as his wife. He married a virtuous woman, and Gu An'an can benefit the Xiao family for generations. This is something he never thought he would do before.
"That's right."
Knowing that Gu An'an had returned, not only Zhou Yue and her husband came to visit, but also Xu Zhi and his wife, the commune secretary with Qin Rui, and even the directors of the food factory and the textile factory came together.
Seeing that he adored both children, especially the commune secretary who was thinking about his grandson, he even considered arranging a marriage between them, but Xiao Yuheng, a doting father to his daughter, politely declined.
His daughter is only three months old!
"Wife, shall we raise our daughter for the rest of our lives?"
Things that I would normally think about for ten or twenty years are now causing me worry prematurely because of what happened today.
"You may want to raise her, but our daughter doesn't necessarily need you to."
Xiao Yuheng let Xiao Yun'an play with the stubble on his chin, and the little girl giggled at the sight.
"How could that be! My daughter is the most obedient; she would never hurt her father's feelings, right, she's my daughter?"
Xiao Yun'an was so engrossed in the strange feel of the stubble that he had no interest in his father's inexplicable emotions. He gave a perfunctory "ah ah" in response and then started giggling again.
Xiao Qi'an, who was standing to the side, was a little tagalong. Seeing that his sister was having a lot of fun, he opened his eyes and wanted his dad to hold him and play with him too, forgetting even about drinking his milk.
Gu An'an patted the chubby boy's bottom and handed him to Xiao Yuheng, saying, "Don't come looking for me if you get hungry later."
As the year draws to a close, things are getting busier and busier outside. Xiao's mother and Xiao Yuheng are busy preparing food for the New Year, while Gu An'an is responsible for translation and looking after the children.
Anyway, the two children were very obedient. As long as Gu An'an was busy with important matters, the two of them would lie on the bed and play by themselves. In fact, most of the time, Xiao Yun'an would play with Xiao Qi'an, sometimes punching him and sometimes kicking him. If Xiao Qi'an dared to resist, she would threaten him with her eyes.
Fortunately, she was very careful with her strength, and apart from being a little embarrassed by the beating, she didn't cause any harm to Xiao Qi'an at all. Otherwise, Gu An'an would definitely have dealt with her.
"Wife, it's stopped snowing. Shall we go back to the village?"
Gu An'an nodded, "Go."
Gu An'an wanted to go back the day she returned, but the snow had been quite heavy these past two days. It would be fine if it were just the two of them, but with two children, everyone was still worried.
After closing the translated document, Gu An'an locked it in a drawer, which was actually a way of putting it into her spatial storage. Then she started changing her clothes, saying, "Make sure they're dressed properly."
These two are incredibly resilient; they haven't even caught a cold in three months. Gu An'an feels much more at ease taking them out, but it's still important to keep them warm.
Apart from Xiao's father, who was still at work, the three adults and two children returned to the village together. When the car arrived in the village, there were not many people on the road, but when their car stopped, the villagers who were busy in several houses nearby noticed the commotion.
"Oh my! Isn't that Gu Zhiqing?"
"Yes, yes, yes! Aren't those Ayu and Xiaoheng over there? They've brought the child back. Let's go out and take a look."
As everyone was getting excited, the village chief heard the commotion and ran out, saying, "Da Bao, Er Bao, give your great-uncle a hug."
Gu An'an handed Xiao Erbao to the other party and then went into the village committee.
She definitely didn't come back to the village for fun. She had been away from the village for the year while she was with the army, but the village still paid her a monthly salary. Although she refused many times, the village leaders said it was a decision made unanimously by the whole village and told her not to feel guilty.
She saved that money in a separate passbook, hoping to use it where it was needed when the opportunity arose.
Since the village hasn't forgotten her, Gu An'an will certainly not let them down. The first thing she will do upon returning to the village is to check on its current situation so that she can offer some suggestions to help the village develop better.
Before she could even get down to business, a group of people rushed into the village committee office.
"Sister Gu, you're finally back!"
The fastest runners are a group of little kids, and they all look taller and stronger than they did a year ago.
"Yes, I'm back."
Then he took out a bag of candy from the package Xiao Yuheng was carrying and gave each of them a small handful, making the group of children very happy.
"Even my mom wouldn't buy me White Rabbit milk candy!"
"Sister Gu is so kind! I like you so much."
They happily peeled off the outer packaging and tasted one, carefully putting the rest into their pockets.
"Sister Gu, can we see our younger brother and sister?"
"Yes, we want to see our younger brother and sister. Dandan said they are even cuter than in the photos."
They call themselves "older sister," and their children "younger brother" and "younger sister." Gu An'an thought the generational order was really messed up, but she didn't correct them. Anyway, these little brats probably wouldn't listen.
"It's with Uncle Village Chief. Go see for yourselves."
Just as she finished dealing with the group of children, the village aunties and grandmas surrounded her again, showering her with compliments, praising her to the skies. Fortunately, Gu An'an had a thick skin, otherwise she really wouldn't have been able to handle it.
Everyone chatted for a while before the Party Secretary sent them back to work, giving Gu An'an time to get down to business.
After learning about the village's recent developments, Gu An'an was quite satisfied with the situation. The village was progressing steadily, but it still lacked people, especially innovative talents.
Take hair accessories for example. She wasn't in the village that year, and the village chief and others thought about how hard she was working during her pregnancy and childbirth, so they didn't bother her with things like hair accessories. As a result, there were very few innovative designs, which led to the hair accessory orders not being as popular as they were at the beginning.
"That's normal. The hair accessory business is all about novelty and looks. If we don't release new styles, the market will definitely become saturated. Besides, hair accessories don't require much technical skill, so it's easy for others to imitate them, and the competition will definitely be fierce."
"Then what should we do?"
Those who have a voice in the village are all here now. Although they are all quite old, they are sitting upright and listening patiently, just like primary school students.
(Gu Family Academy is now open! Take notes!)
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