With a car leading the way, they quickly returned to the compound. After the group went inside, they saw Lin Damei tidying up the house. Zhu Jiabao disapproved, saying, "Damei, didn't I tell you I was home today and would tidy up by myself? Why did you come over? You have plenty of things to do at home too."
He's doing work for two different companies, and Xiaoxiao isn't helping him at all. He's so old, doesn't he know how to take care of his health?
Lin Damei didn't care: "What could possibly happen to me? Xiaoxiao isn't coming back today, and the housework will be finished in no time. We have guests today, so I'll tidy up for you and see if I've forgotten anything. You're a grown man, not that meticulous. You're really biting the hand that feeds you."
After saying that, he greeted Fu Minghao and his wife, who also greeted him. Then he left without looking back, as if he had only said goodbye.
Lin Wu, standing to the side, said with some dissatisfaction, "This is all my job."
Zhu Jiabao: ...Are you all addicted to doing chores? Whoever comes over always cleans the house first. How could his house be this dirty?
Fu Minghao asked casually, "Who is that? They seem to know you quite well."
Zhu Jiabao got angry just thinking about it: "Lin Damei from the Ming family next door, Yumin went south and there was no one to look after the child, so she asked her to help look after Fanfan. She said it was my wife who said that she didn't trust me to take care of the child and wouldn't let me play with Fanfan, afraid that I would make the child cry. She only has boys in her own family, but she is fond of other people's daughters. What a problem."
If I'm worried, I'm worried. Every time I see him, I want to roll my eyes. Is he really that annoying?
This put Fu Minghao at ease. Perhaps it was his living environment that made him prone to overthinking. He was being narrow-minded. Da Mei didn't seem like the type to be bothered by details. Perhaps their relationship was more genuine.
Lin Damei was beaming with pride as she left the house. Instead of going home, she went straight to her old friend's house to deliver some firsthand information. Fanfan's maternal grandparents looked like they came from a prominent family; they were dressed so beautifully that ordinary people couldn't afford such clothes. The two of them were also very young. If Lao Zhu hadn't told her beforehand, she would have thought they were ten years younger than her!
Fu Minghao and his wife went back to the guest room to pack. They would stay for a few more days until the Chinese New Year.
Zhu Jiabao said to Lin Wu, "It will get colder in the future. Your Aunt Yumin won't be home, and there will only be the three of us old folks here. Tan Meizi doesn't seem like she can do any work. You can stay here and have someone to look after you. Anyway, there are plenty of rooms in the house."
Lin Wu thought about it and thought it was feasible. He was there specifically to take care of Uncle Zhu and his wife, and he couldn't let Aunt Mei always take over their work.
So, urged by Zhu Jiabao, he went home to pack his things. Zhu Jiabao said to Fanfan, "Fanfan, Grandpa is counting on you. You must keep Grandpa and Grandma happy."
Zhu Fanfan rolled her eyes at her grandfather: "Didn't I coax him enough today?"
She's almost a year and a half old now, so it's not unusual for her to speak fluently. But her grandfather tells her to talk less, lest she make unreasonable demands that others might agree to on a whim. He also says that her tone of voice has the power to bewitch people.
It's infuriating! She's from Jiangnan, so her accent is natural. It's not like she's deliberately being coquettish, and she can't control it. Besides, she's still a child; cuteness isn't something you're born with! Once she learns to change her voice, she'll be using Zhang Fei's voice every day, driving him crazy.
After a quick tidy-up, Fu Minghao and his wife went downstairs. As soon as they got downstairs, they saw Fanfan glaring angrily at Zhu Jiabao, and they understood why Yumin was worried about letting him take care of the child.
Zhu Fanfan looked at her grandfather with her arms outstretched in a wronged manner. Fu Minghao's heart softened completely, and he immediately picked her up. He almost dropped her because she was a little heavy.
Zhu Jiabao hurriedly said, "Put him down, Fanfan is too heavy now, he's like a big meatball." Don't hurt your old back, your wife went to help, there's no doctor at home, it would be troublesome if he got injured.
Zhu Fanfan glared angrily at her grandfather. If you can't speak properly, then don't speak at all. Who's fat? This is a blessing! A blessing! When she goes out, everyone praises her for looking like a New Year's picture doll. She looks so festive, and they wish they could put her on the table as a New Year's picture.
Fu Minghao chuckled, "Brother, this is a blessing for a girl. Who would describe her as a 'meatball'?" And a large meatball at that.
Zhu Fanfan nodded. See? See? She's on the same wavelength as her maternal grandfather, but she clashes with her paternal grandfather. Not a single word she says is pleasing to the ear.
Zhu Jiabao asked, "You didn't explain clearly over the phone. Your factory is busiest during the Chinese New Year. Why would you want to come to Beijing?"
Fu Minghao sighed: "It's a long story, there's been a big fight at home."
After Yumin left, Fu Jing's house became quiet. When the time came, she gave birth to a boy. Now she was very proud of herself. She walked like a rooster with her head held high. She came to the house with a haughty attitude and asked him to promote Xue Fu to deputy director.
She then proudly told him that Xue Fu had completely broken off with the outsiders, and her mother-in-law respected her. She had turned her life around and even said in front of Fu Ya that having a son allowed her to walk with her back straight. No wonder Fu Ya still missed her son even after so many years since the only male in the family had died.
Fu Ya was so angry that she cried. He kicked Fu Jing out, forbade her from coming again, and even said that if she came again, he would fire Xue Fu. Only then did she stop making a scene.
Her matter had just ended when Fu Wen got into trouble for her by embezzling public funds. Although the factory belonged to his family, he wouldn't let it go easily since the accounts didn't match. So he warned her to return the embezzled money or he would fire her. With jobs so hard to find these days, he wanted to see where she could go and whether other factories would let her off easily if she falsified accounts.
Unexpectedly, Fu Wan and Fu Xian came to mediate, and Fu Xian even wanted to use her own savings to make up the difference, thus ending the matter.
This is a matter of principle. If Fu Jing isn't punished properly this time, he'll dare to do it again next time. He has to address the root cause. In the end, Fu Jing reluctantly returned the money, but he kept giving him the cold shoulder.
The factory was the result of generations of hard work by the Fu family. How could they possibly break the rules for Fu Jing? Later, he asked her and found out that the money was given to her by Fu Xian. She actually had the nerve to accept it. If Fu Xian hadn't pressed her several times about not returning the money, she really would have considered keeping it for herself.
He was so angry about all the troubles his family had caused that he wanted to go into hiding. Otherwise, he probably would have actually published a statement kicking all his daughters out of the house.
He has no son, and if he falls out with his daughters, some distant relatives will start to have ideas. His son was only a few days old when someone offered to adopt one of his boys to carry on the family line. He refused. Those people tried to use underhanded tactics, but he dealt with them all and they became much more well-behaved. If it weren't for his restraint, they would have caused trouble long ago.
The grandfather and grandson exchanged a glance, both seeing the same question in each other's eyes: Grandpa (Brother Fu) values the factory so much, would he agree to a public-private partnership?
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