Mixed feelings of joy and worry

  Rushing to Du Juan's side, she said sweetly, "Auntie Juan, have you finished drinking the grape wine at your house? We still have some left at our place. Do you want to bring some back for my uncle to drink?"

  It just so happens that Yu Tong said this is exactly what the Dujuan couple loves, and since they've already finished drinking at home, she didn't have the nerve to come over and ask for some. This time Yu Tong spoke up, and she wasn't polite about it either.

  "Alright, thank you, Aunt Juan, we've had enough rain."

  Geng Mei couldn't help but chuckle as she patted her daughter's head, this little girl was quite spirited and even knew how to bribe people with wine.

  "Sister-in-law, you go inside and sit for a while. I'll go out to buy some wine for you. We'll brew more this year, so don't worry about having enough to drink."

  Geng Meile hurriedly went to fetch wine, and Yu Xi took the opportunity to ask if there were any other people attending this meeting.

  Azalea smiled at Yu Tong, "Little girl, let me tell you, our family is probably the only one in your neighborhood, and there may not be many in our group either. If your dad is lucky this time, he might even get to attend a commendation meeting at the provincial level! Don't you think that's a glorious thing?" As for whether this was a glorious thing or not, Yu Tong couldn't see it yet, but after positive publicity, there would definitely be negative effects too. She worried that after her dad became famous, people who borrowed money from them would be knocking on their door nonstop.

  However, when Bai Wengui returned and heard this news, he was absolutely delighted, thinking that it was a great honor.

  "Girl, how about it? Your dad is awesome this time, we're also going to participate in the Labor Model Conference, hehe, just thinking about it makes me happy."

  Yu Sai told him the news he had heard. "Dad, you're doing great this time, and who knows, you might even get to attend the division's commendation meeting. But are you prepared? Are you going to give a speech at the meeting? Shouldn't you be preparing a draft?"

  Although she was a bit worried about what would happen in the future, since her parents liked this honor so much, Yueting felt that she didn't need to worry so much either. As the saying goes, "when soldiers come, we'll draw our swords; when water comes, we'll build dams." We'll talk about it when the time comes.

  Bai Wenguang listened to his daughter's reminder and indeed felt that it was so.

  "Geng Mei, help me write a draft tonight. Your cultural level is higher than mine, we can't lose face when speaking on stage."

  Geng Mei rummaged through her closet to find clothes for Bai Wenli to wear to the commendation meeting.

  Watching the couple's excitement, Yuexi simply hid aside and began to tend to her vegetables.

  As she had expected, after Bai Wenli returned from the Labor Model Conference with a beaming smile, his reputation also spread outside.

  During this period, people who came to their home to borrow money were like a revolving lantern. Xiao Wenli borrowed small amounts of money, but he really didn't have large sums, even if he did, he couldn't take them out as they were all fixed deposits, and his daughter also strongly opposed his practice of scattering wealth.

  "Dad, lending money is that we should help if we can, but you also need to consider the situation. We should rescue those in urgent need, not those who are wasteful. The principles written in books, you should understand. Borrowing money is easy, but when you need money later and they don't give it to you, won't you be furious? And wouldn't that ruin our friendship?"

  "Our family situation is like this, and if you're embarrassed, you can just shift the blame to my mom too. Being afraid of your wife isn't anything to be ashamed of."

  Yu Tong's words today surprised Bai Wenli again, she didn't expect her daughter to speak so logically and clearly, this is not something a child can say, even adults may not be able to express themselves so coherently.

  Staring deeply at Yu Tong, "Girl, where did you learn all this from?"

  Yu Shuai took out the book from the kang and waved it at his father, "Dad, these are all written in books. Others say that there is a beauty like Jade in books, and a golden house in books. Look at me, I'm reading while looking up words in the dictionary, learning to recognize characters at the same time."

  This excuse is quite good, Bai Wenguang has also been busy recently and hasn't had time to read the book yet, so he's not even clear if the book actually says that.

  However, Yu Tong's ability to recognize characters had already exceeded the couple's imagination, and even Geng Mei was surprised. "Girl, could it be that you've finished reading this book?"

  Yu Xi smiled and nodded, "You've read it all, but whether you can remember every word is another matter. How about it, your daughter is clever, right?"

  Geng Mei looked at her own daughter with some disbelief and asked, "Lao Bai, could it be that we've given birth to a genius?"

  Bai Wen's father laughed and picked up his daughter, "You stop daydreaming, when has our daughter ever run wildly in the streets? Usually at home she's got nothing better to do than study with a dictionary. I'd rather believe that the child is the result of hard work and studying."

  However, girl, what you said makes sense to Dad, but there are some people we can't not socialize with. It's always good to know more people in this area. I'll follow your advice on the big things, and lend small amounts of money when necessary. Don't worry, I won't be so unprincipled as to give it all away. That's the hard-earned money of your father, after all.

  Bai Wengui no longer hides anything from his daughter. Now he can even treat her as an adult.

  Geng Mei turned over the quilt her husband had brought back this time.

  "Alas, just this one quilt has caused our family to borrow so much money, it's really not worth it."

  Geng Mei is kind-hearted, but when it comes to lending money, she also feels a pang of pain. The problem is that those borrowed funds may or may not be recovered, and that's still an unknown quantity.

  "Is Bai Wengong at home?"

  Seeing the instructor outside, the couple rushed out to greet him.

  Today, Hou De Kai brought good news again, this time Bai Wen Li will participate in the provincial model worker conference.

  This news was really a great joy for the couple.

  "Wen Li, this time our team only has three spots, you took one of them. Think about how glorious that is! Just stay home and prepare well, don't forget to give your speech when it's your turn on stage."

  "Speaking of which, Bai Wenli smiled somewhat awkwardly, "Coach, I'm just nervous, it won't happen next time."

  Bai Wengui arrived at the department after attending the meeting, originally planning to visit Bai Xinyi, but unexpectedly heard that his older sister had moved away, which made him feel somewhat suspicious.

  She was really worried, so she called Bai Wenyi directly. Fortunately, Bai Wenyi had been in contact with Bai Xinyi before, and only then did she understand that her sister had asked the man to transfer jobs.

  "Alas, she's really gone and didn't even say goodbye to me. I thought something had happened."

  Bai Wenyi chuckled on the other end of the phone.

  "Big brother, she's already so old, what could happen to her? I heard that our future brother-in-law is quite capable, this time he directly sent her to Urumqi, next time we have a chance we'll go visit her."

  The two brothers chatted on the phone for a while and learned about their sister's whereabouts, so Bai Wenli was no longer so worried.

  But they didn't know that at this moment, Bai Xinyi was having the hardest time.

  Qin Baichuan's wife no longer bothered to look for him, but Qin Baichuan and his wife were at odds with each other. One wanted a divorce, the other refused to divorce, and in the end, the woman hanged herself in desperation.

  For this matter, Bai Xinyi also felt quite guilty. She didn't want the woman's life, but I didn't kill Bo Ren, yet Bo Ren died for me. This feeling is not good to bear.

  Qin Baichuan is also at his wit's end, facing the accusations of the Yue family and the children who regard him as an enemy. For a moment, he was really exhausted.

  Bai Xinyi could do nothing at this time and could only avoid making trouble for him.

  Just as I was daydreaming, the office phone rang.

  "Xinyi, I still have some things to deal with at home and can't meet you for the time being. I've left the house and money to our son and daughter, don't argue about this, we'll work hard together in the future and our lives won't be bad. Take good care of yourself too, if anything happens, give me a call."

  Bai Xinyi heard Qin Baichuan's voice had become hoarse, and it was clear that his days were also not going well.

  "Uh-huh, you take good care of yourself too, and what about that child, is he/she yours or..."

  On the other end of the phone, Qin Baichuan sighed weakly and rubbed his forehead, "The kids have all grown up, they can take care of themselves, and don't need me, their father, to worry about them anymore...they've all been taken in by my father-in-law..."

  Qin Baichuan simply instructed over the phone, and to avoid arousing suspicion, Bai Xinyi didn't dare say much either. Fortunately, their factory was some distance from Urumqi, so Qin Baichuan's family matters hadn't spread there yet.

  Bai Xinyi was entangled in her heart for half a day. Although the situation is a bit difficult for the time being, she thinks that the future days are nothing compared to now.

  A better life is still waiting for her, she believes that it won't take long before Qin Baihe settles the family affairs and their good days will arrive soon.

  Time flies, and the fur collected by Bai Wenhui has also increased. When he had almost enough, he went to Urumqi for a trip, selling goods while also wanting to see how his sister was doing.

  Bai Wengli had just left when Bai Wenshun came looking for him. Geng Mei took one look at her younger brother-in-law's unhappy expression and thought he must have gotten into a fight with someone.

  "Fourth brother, what's wrong with you? You look so listless and dull!"

  Bai Wenxin weakly asked, "Sister-in-law, where's my brother? Is he at home?"

  Geng Mei smiled and said, "As it happens, your brother has gone to Urumqi to visit your elder sister and sell goods. What's the matter with you?"

  Bai Wenshen hesitated for half a day before saying in a low voice, "Sister, I've lost my girlfriend..."

  These words sounded like they were accompanied by sobbing in Geng Mei and Yu Xi's ears.

  Yu Xi could clearly see that this rarely seen younger uncle was very concerned about this girlfriend. For the sake of this woman, this guy actually ran out and got his girlfriend's name tattooed on his arm. She couldn't imagine what would happen to Bai Wenxin and this woman after they broke up - what would he do with this tattoo?

  Geng Mei was also startled. "Fourth brother, you and your wife talk slowly, what's going on? You two didn't have a good relationship?"

  Bai Wenxin's face turned gloomy. "Her mother said our family is poor, she said I don't have the heart to make progress, no decent job, and then her relatives introduced her to a small official, their conditions are all better than mine, comparing both sides, your uncle I'm at a disadvantage, having feelings doesn't work either, so we just ended up like this."