Chapter 757: Dragging Work, Ranked First in Causing Trouble

The section chief gave her a cold "Hmph": "Besides her own duties, she occasionally goes to help at the factory office. Though sometimes they give some symbolic compensation, most of the time it's volunteer work. Why don't you ask why she should do free labor?"

"It's not like we forced her to go."

"Wan Xiaohui, it's almost time to get off work. I just want to ask: have you finished your tasks for today?"

A look of embarrassment flashed across Wan Xiaohui's face: "Almost."

The section chief wouldn't let her off the hook: "Then can you give it to me five minutes before getting off work?"

Wan Xiaohui couldn't help but frown: "Section Chief, isn't this due to you at the end of the month? Aren't you deliberately making things difficult for me?"

The section chief laughed at this moment: "Not working hard, just causing trouble day after day. You should learn from Comrade Liu Chuxue. Even though she leaves early, her work never suffers. Besides, haven't you left early before?"

Having her past exposed directly, Wan Xiaohui's face turned like a color palette.

Seeing her fall silent, the section chief turned and went back to his own office.

She hated people who dragged their work and ranked first in causing trouble the most.

As soon as Liu Chuxue returned to the village, the Xiao family received the news.

The Xiao elder had everyone busy; he wished he could rush to Changping right now.

Upon receiving the news, Xiao Nianchun returned home with her seven-year-old daughter: "Mom, Dad, did you really find my second brother?"

The Xiao elder's face was full of excitement: "Of course it's true, and it has already been confirmed. Tomorrow, your mother and I, along with your eldest brother and sister-in-law, and Wan Xia and her husband, will go together to recognize our kin."

Xiao Nianchun glanced at her own mother: "How about I go too? After all, this is a major family matter. If I, as the younger sister, don't attend such an important moment, what if my second brother doesn't get close to me later?"

Miao Yiqiu raised her hand and poked her own daughter's forehead: "Don't go with your big belly. We'll have to take care of you then. Your second brother won't hold it against you."

Hearing this, the Xiao elder made the final decision: "Your mother is right. You'd better not go. If something goes wrong, it won't be good. Stay home and wait peacefully. It's not too late for you to come meet them once your second brother's family arrives in the city. I will explain the situation to your second brother."

Xiao Nianchun looked at her own protruding belly: "Alright, but you must tell my second brother."

The little girl beside her looked up and said: "Mom, when did you get a second brother?"

Miao Yiqiu pulled her granddaughter over: "Your mom always had a second brother; we just didn't live together. We, Yilin, will be able to meet Second Uncle in a few days."

The little one looked up: "So I'll have two uncles from now on?"

Miao Yiqiu pinched her granddaughter's small nose: "Yes, we, Yilin, will have two uncles from now on, and also three older female cousins. When you meet them, you must be polite and remember to address them. Do you understand?"

At this moment, the Xiao elder thought of something: "By the way, Nianchun, the in-laws of your second brother's eldest daughter are distant relatives of your family, sharing a common ancestor five generations back, just like your Qiu Jinzhou."

"Really? What a coincidence?"

"Indeed. However, her in-laws' great-great-grandfather's generation moved to the village where they live now. But I heard that when there are weddings or funerals in the village, they do go back. It's possible your Jinzhou might know them."

Having said this, Miao Yiqiu added a question: "When will your mother-in-law come over from the village?"

Xiao Nianchun shook her head: "I don't know. They only said she would come to take care of me during my confinement, but didn't say if she would come early."

After thinking for a moment, she spoke again: "Mom, actually, she doesn't necessarily have to come. I'm quite annoyed with her."