After work, Lin Chuxia had just arrived home when Mrs. Qin came out to greet her.
“Xiaxia, are you back home this late for dinner?”
She had stayed in the office a bit longer today, arranging for Jia Yuanliang’s apprenticeship and handling some other matters.
In addition to the Qin Family Village poultry farm, their own farm was also beginning to take shape.
Houzi mentioned that a poultry farm they had partnered with before also inquired about increasing supply. Even one farm had expanded this spring, doubling the number of chickens and asking if they could raise the contract amount.
Chuxia didn’t respond to this for the time being. Contracts are annual, and any changes should be discussed after they expire.
Smiling at Mrs. Qin’s concern, she said, “Mom, I’ve already eaten. Have you not eaten yet?”
She had told Mrs. Qin before not to wait for her if she was late.
Mrs. Qin nodded with a smile, “We have eaten. Yangyang sent you a letter today. I’ll get it for you.”
After saying that, she turned to get the letter, and Chuxia followed her into the house.
A thick envelope, how much had he written?
Seeing Mrs. Qin’s hesitant expression, “Is there something else, Mom?”
“It’s about your eldest brother’s wife, Lihua. I heard her partner resigned? Your sister-in-law came over today, complaining to me for quite a while. It seems Lihua was initially attracted to him working at the Bun Shop, thinking that working together would make life easier. Now that Cai Jun quit, Lihua doesn’t want to farm in the countryside. After a lot of back and forth, she wanted me to ask you if Cai Jun could continue working there. I’m not sure what the situation is. I told her to wait for you to come back and I’d ask you.”
This issue again.
Chuxia had already guessed what was on Lihua’s mind.
“Mom, if my sister-in-law comes to you again, you can say that Cai Jun resigned voluntarily, and the Bun Shop didn’t stop him from working. If he wants to come back, considering that he will soon be family, he can go directly to Factory Director Su to report for work.”
Whether Cai Jun can continue working is not really up to her. It’s fine to give a favor for free; Mother-in-law shouldn’t have to worry.
Maybe sister-in-law doesn’t see that offering this favor might not be a good thing.
Hearing her words, Mrs. Qin was reassured and moved.
Her daughter-in-law had always been considerate of the Qin family since marrying in, treating this place as her own home and them as her elders, always thinking for their benefit.
Whether it was Lihua starting work before or now, she, as a mother-in-law, had never been put in a difficult position in front of others.
“Mom knows. Hurry back to the room and see what Yangyang has written.”
Daughter-in-law is good to them; they should be even better to the daughter-in-law.
Chuxia returned to her room, placed her bag aside, and sat at the desk, turning on the lamp to read the letter.
Both the desk and the lamp were bought by Qin Yang during vacation, worrying that the light in the home office was bad for her eyes.
Chuxia started reading from the first page, where he asked about her recent circumstances, and as she read, her expression became more solemn.
She knew about the child mentioned in the letter; in her past life, he was brought back by Qin Yang, with all sorts of rumors following.
Even Lin Jiayi had suspected that he was Qin Yang’s illegitimate child.
An illegitimate child was out of the question, but she also knew the child had been raised by Lin Jiayi for many years, turning out selfish.
Later, the child’s mother came knocking, acting like she belonged.
Chuxia wasn’t very clear about the specifics but knew it had caused a lot of trouble for years. Jiayi had painstakingly raised the child, only to become estranged due to his biological mother.
What that woman’s relationship with Qin Yang was in the end, Chuxia had moved away and never inquired.
Now, holding the letter handwritten by Qin Yang, she understood the course of events.
After combining this with past events, it was clear that the mother and child were planning to rely on Qin Yang, sending the child to him first, then using the child to get closer to Yang.
Feeling relieved at the end of the letter,
Liu Xiaohua and her daughter’s issue had made her repeatedly remind Qin Yang not to be too kind-hearted, in fear of this very situation.
It seems it was somewhat effective.
Seeing repeatedly Qin Yang asking himself whether he was wrong, whether he saved the wrong person or did the wrong thing, Chuxia sighed and took out paper to reply to his letter.
She didn’t directly answer his question but instead asked, “Do you think you did wrong? If something like this happens again, will you save them or not?”
Chuxia believed that if faced with a similar situation again, Qin Yang would still go to the rescue without hesitation; his upright character wouldn’t allow him to ignore someone in danger.
“Qin Yang, you did nothing wrong in this matter. It’s the selfish and greedy people who are at fault. You don’t have to take on the mistakes of others.
Of course, it’s right to save people, but if it’s because of their greed and ulterior motives, helping them again would be superfluous kindness.
The child is hers; if the mother doesn’t work it out and raise her child, why should others bear the responsibility she should take?
When she uses moral shackles to bind you, what is she as a mother doing?
Even if the child can’t be supported, the government has corresponding measures to help. She doesn’t actively seek solutions and only thinks about relying on you; I don’t think she wants you to raise the child, but rather both mother and child?”
These last words, Chuxia made them clear to him.
Qin Yang was handsome and capable, and as a woman, she knew his charm.
They were living apart, and even if Chuxia trusted their relationship, she still had to be wary of those with ulterior motives.
In matters of the heart, Qin Yang was very straightforward. If she didn’t speak plainly, he might never understand.
In the end, Chuxia affirmed Qin Yang’s attitude this time and gave him lots of praise and comforting words.
She mentioned some family matters at the end of the letter.
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The next day was the scheduled contract signing with the village chief. Chuxia had already drafted the contract and went to the brigade office with Su Wensong.
The village chief, secretary, accountant, including the director of public security, and Qin Jiang were all at the brigade office. They warmly greeted Chuxia and Su Wensong upon their arrival.
The Qin Family Village poultry farm was built in the name of the collective, with village chief Qin Shusen acting as the factory director on behalf of the village, and Qin Jiang serving as the deputy director, managing all matters of the poultry farm.
The chief was more like a legal person.
The contract was essentially what had been discussed before, just more specific.
This contract was Xiyang’s security, and for the village chief, it was his reassurance. With the contract, the sales of the chicken from their farm were no longer a problem.
Regarding certain detailed demands, such as food hygiene requirements, they never thought to exploit any loopholes.
After all, they were in the food business. Providing sick or dead chickens was just immoral, wasn’t it?
As such, the village cadres reviewed the contract without objection, and it was signed right away.