The scorching sun was broiling the earth, and Qin Yang quickened his pace.
Before reaching the front gate, he saw Li Wei entering from outside, holding in his hand that letter of his.
“Got it back for you, told you there’s no need to come out. On such a hot day, why insist on running all this way? What’s the rush?”
Is this the same Mr. Qin that I know?
Think back to a year ago, a letter from home could sit on his desk for an entire day. He’d only open it after work, not wanting it to distract from his job.
And look at him now. Just a moment ago, he was still hunched over, drawing.
Qin Yang hummed indifferently, took the letter, and begun to read it as he walked.
Li Wei peeked over with curiosity, “Ah, I can tell right away it’s a letter from your sister-in-law. Such neat handwriting. What does it say? ’Dear…’”
Qin Yang shifted the letter aside and gave him a nudge with his foot, “Go stand over there.”
What ’dear’? So cheesy, his wife would never say that kind of low-class stuff.
Li Wei dodged his foot with a chuckle, “What are you rushing for? There’s nothing illegal about a married couple’s conversation. But speaking of which, you’re getting these letters pretty often now, at least two a month, right? You and your sister-in-law get along so well, so you plan on staying apart forever? When I applied last month for my family to come over, you didn’t want to apply with me. Your sister-in-law is so pretty, aren’t you worried leaving her at home?”
“She’s busy over there; it’s not convenient for her to come.”
Qin Yang also wanted his wife to come over. Before, not going home for a year didn’t bother him. Now, just two months away, and it feels like an eternity.
“Why don’t you consider transferring back then? Oh right, have you filled in the application for this year’s professional title evaluation?”
Qin Yang paused slightly, “Will higher rank really get me more opportunities?”
“Of course,” Li Wei’s eyes widened as he sized up Qin Yang, “You’re not telling me you don’t even know about this, are you?”
Qin Yang indeed hadn’t paid attention. To him, all jobs were the same; as long as he did his job well, the rank, even the salary, were irrelevant.
Of course, that was Qin Yang before marrying Lin Chuxia.
Since seeing Lin Chuxia’s achievements, Qin Yang has been working even harder over the past year.
Even though he knows he can never outearn his wife no matter how hard he works, she has said that what he does is meaningful too.
He wants to be the best in his field, and make his wife proud.
“Do you still have any of those forms left? Get me one.”
“Alright, I’ll take care of it now.”
After Li Wei left, Qin Yang looked down at the letter again.
It was his wife’s answer to all his doubts. Actually, he had figured it out by now; given another chance, he would still save the person.
Seeing Lin Chuxia’s prediction of his reaction, Qin Yang’s lips curved into a slight smile. His wife really understood him.
When he read that her placing the child with him might have been that woman’s scheme, he couldn’t help but twist his mouth again.
Thinking about everything that mother and son had done, his face darkened to the point it couldn’t get any darker.
It was as if he’d been leached upon, utterly disgusting.
Liu Xiaohua and her daughter were like this, and now this woman too harbored such intentions. What would his wife think of him?
Qin Yang was overwhelmed with mixed emotions. If it wasn’t for his wife’s subsequent assurance of her trust in him, he would have wished to book a train ticket home immediately to properly explain everything to her.
It seems that the good intentions my wife spoke of really shouldn’t be taken for granted.
“Very good, very good, Mr. Qin, the parasol tree in your Qin Family Village has indeed attracted a phoenix. Keep up the good work, and let the township know if there are any difficulties. I have high hopes for Qin Family Village.”
In the office, the simple and honest Village Chief Qin was bashfully praised by the township leader, Guo Zhenyi.
“It’s a fortunate thing for Qin Family Village. As for the chicken farm or the pig farm, it’s all thanks to Mr. Lin’s strong support, and with the continued support from our township leaders, I will definitely do my best.”
As a leader of Ancheng Town, Guo Zhenyi had long heard of Lin Chuxia’s reputation, and today was the first time he met her.
A young lady in her twenties, yet with an innate leadership presence, decisive in speech and action, her interactions with others were in no way inferior.
Standing next to the fifty-something years old Village Chief Qin, she seemed to be the one who had lived for over fifty years.
To put it without exaggeration, her demeanor even made him feel somewhat ashamed.
Truly, she had the makings of someone who accomplishes great things.
“I heard that Mr. Lin’s husband is Qin Yang from Qin Family Village?”
Lin Chuxia nodded, “Yes.”
Guo Zhenyi laughed and said, “I thought so. I still remember when Qin Yang went to university, he was the first prestigious university student from our town since the resumption of the college entrance exam, and even a top scorer, not bad.”
Lin Chuxia didn’t know much about the township chief, only that he had been in Ancheng Town for many years.
This meeting was just a casual chat. Whatever he said, Lin Chuxia would go along with it.
All in all, the meeting was pleasant for both parties.
After leaving the town government building, Lin Chuxia invited the village chief to have a meal together, and took the opportunity to discuss the pig farming business.
The village chief originally thought that having the pig farm next to the chicken farm would be neat and tidy to look at, but Lin Chuxia gave some suggestions.
The biggest fear in livestock and poultry farming is viral diseases; having two farms too close to each other poses too many risks.
The village chief had not considered this point, but found Lin Chuxia’s comment very reasonable and decided to rearrange the location of the pig farm upon returning.
Lin Chuxia suggested that he should apply for a technical expert in breeding from the town to help Qin Family Village set up the pig farm.
With what the township chief had just said, it was the perfect time for them to make such a request.
Qin Shusen slapped his thigh, “Isn’t it just that young people like you have sharper minds? Why didn’t I think of this? In fact, when we wanted to build the chicken farm, the township chief had mentioned this as well, but I thought since he was a leader, how could we bother him with our affairs? Now I think about it, I was really muddled.”
Just like when Lin Chuxia was handling factory matters in the village, he would be glad if she brought up all sorts of requests for the village to address.
“It’s too late today; I’ll go talk to the township chief tomorrow.”
After parting with the village chief, Lin Chuxia prepared to return to the factory with Su Wensong, but before they had gone far, they saw Houzi rushing over.
“Mr. Lin, factory manager, we’ve caught the person responsible for the seasoning packets. You guessed it right, manager. We’ve been watching that person these past few days, and today they finally made a move again. Our initial plan was to follow them and draw out their contact person, but the other side was too alert. They sensed something was wrong as soon as the two met and ran off immediately. Now we have only caught the one stealing.”
“Where is the person?”
“As per the factory manager’s instructions, security has already escorted them to the small courtyard.”
Lin Chuxia and Su Wensong immediately went to the small courtyard.
As the two entered the courtyard, they saw someone tied up in the middle, surrounded by people…