Chapter 586: Backing Down

"Should we take some of the clothes from home?"

After the women of the Li family left and Brother Li Shun and the others returned to the front courtyard, leaving only Li Li Xuewu and Seeing Sha Zhu chatting idly, Yu Li walked over.

Li Li Xuewu glanced at Yu Li; she hadn't dared approach him since he returned today, yet now she suddenly had the courage.

Yu Li also detected the teasing in Li Li Xuewu's gaze, shot him a glare, and chided, "Didn't Lao Lao Biaozi say he would help you move those gifts? If you need clothes, I'll pack them for you right away."

"Just pack a few pieces."

Li Li Xuewu nodded and said, "I'll need them for the business trip."

"Then pack one set for the trip and another set to take over there."

Yu Li glanced at Li Li Xuewu, turned, and headed out the door; Li Li Xuewu casually noticed she was heading toward the east courtyard.

Seeing Lao Lao Biaozi, Seeing Sha Zhu, and the others naturally paid no attention to Li Li Xuewu's side, nor did they wish to, each engaging in idle chatter.

Li Li Xuewu certainly didn't think Yu Li was calling him to the east courtyard; his Second Uncle lived in the rear courtyard, and as for his clothes, needless to say, she must have already packed them—she was going to distribute them.

Ji Wang Weidong spoke with conviction: "It's impossible; what kind have you seen? Even..."

Huang Xiahao thought for a moment and said, "You seem capable; you work quite efficiently, it's not..."

Throwing himself onto the bed, he shook his head blissfully; if one did not cherish such wonderful days, one would truly deserve to be struck by lightning.

Qin Qin Jingru turned her head with a smile and said, "It's about the matter of managing money; you could call it an unequal division of spoils, but it's merely an internal contradiction that will be resolved."

"Yes."

"Arrest them."

Li Li Xuewu took a sip of hot tea and, just as Xi Lin narrowed her eyes, said, "Our Jiaodaokou Waste Recycling Station is establishing a second branch; you will oversee it."

"I don't know; I haven't seen it."

"I have a brilliant bad idea."

"Ai ai, understood~"

Huang Xia did not answer; outside the handbag, there was the gift money Huang Xiahao had received and handed over to her, along with the gift ledger.

"Mm."

The two sometimes exchanged glances, sometimes leaned in to listen to each other's words, Chief Designer Li's face still flushed...

Ji Wang Weidong looked at the gun case held by Qin Qin Jingru's secretary; one glance told him this was the long fellow Qin Qin Jingru had mentioned.

Qin Qin Huairu's expression was somewhat serious; seeing the Li family members present, she did not say much.

Huang Xiahao hailed a taxi, leaned against the car door, and asked, "If you're busy, I'll go tomorrow to see off Seventh Uncle and Eighth Uncle."

As for the remaining Gu Ning, Qin Qin Jingru urged her to quickly tidy up the house or make arrangements over there.

Having long since grown closer to Ji Wang Weidong, Huang Xiahao led Zhou Wang Yamei, who was carrying the gun case, into the main office building.

Qin Qin Jingru scolded him with a laugh but paid no heed to the fact that Li Li Zhengfeng had detected Chen Jicheng's emotions.

Qin Qin Jingru tucked in her chin, wearing a dissatisfied expression, and said, "Just look at how you've ruined it; how can I show off to others now? I only let you look, I didn't let you touch!"

Ji Wang Weidong lifted his chin slightly, looking into Huang Xiahao's eyes, and said, "So what if I did? You brought it!"

After holding a major meeting with Lao Lao Biaozi and the others over tea, he headed to the front courtyard.

Among them was a large pile of names belonging to Misses, as well as some names that once were not, or currently are not, those of Misses.

"Is that so? What did it say?"

"Tomorrow, tomorrow morning."

Li Juan, who had been made very happy by her mother's words, was now being coaxed by Qin Qin Jingru and burst into laughter again.

Seeing Sha Qi frowned, unable to understand; every word in Huang Xiahao's long string of speech was clear, but put together, what did it mean?

"It's acceptable."

However, that side was established in the seventies; the foundation isn't particularly strong, but a relatively complete design system already exists.

Yet, a grand wedding has the solemnity of a grand wedding, while a small wedding has the warmth of a small wedding.

"That's exactly it!"

What strange whim has seized this person again?

No one knows how many enemies this person actually has; he doesn't even dare to sleep without his gun nearby.

After speaking, she scolded Qin Qin Jingru, saying, "With your attitude, how can you possibly manage a household carefully? From now on, don't clutch the money in your hand; hand over the accounts to Little Ning immediately!"

"Wait!"

"Hey~ where does the surname 'De' come from!"

It's too blinding to the eyes!

Qin Qin Jingru nodded, turned to Chen Jicheng, and whispered a reminder, "Memorize it, you know? Later, Mom will test you; if you can't recite it, you'll get a beating."

Actually, that guess of mine was somewhat far-fetched; after returning last night, Li Shun had handed both the account book and the gift money over to me.

"Chief Designer Ji Wang Weidong."

These people did not contribute gift money, yet they all presented congratulatory gifts.

Today, the Department Head nearly talked that old designer to death with anger.

Nowadays, Comrade Sha Sha Qizhi, who helps my family, is no less capable than that one, and sometimes even surpasses him.

Qin Qin Jingru's expression changed slightly; after hesitating for a few seconds, she answered, "It's the one you saw at the roast duck restaurant."

Huang Xiahao didn't wait for Qin Qin Jingru to finish speaking and hurriedly interrupted her; he wasn't a fool, how could he not know about Qin Qin Jingru's Little Fourth Sister?

Yesterday morning, Qin Qin Jingru drove the car back to Haiyuncang, and from now on, it would mostly be stored over at Haiyuncang.

After remaining silent for a moment, he asked, "Isn't there a Miss named Lin Lin Tingting?"

Having said that, he looked at Huang Xiahao and said, "I checked; your current driver isn't a man at all, but Yan Brother Jiecheng who lives opposite your home, right?"

The young designers playing basketball on the sports ground witnessed an unparalleled scene that nearly blinded them.

Qin Qin Jingru looked down on the brother who was undermining her, glared at Huang Xiahao, and continued to comfort Seeing Sha Qi, "How can we be scrap collectors? We are practitioners in the renewable resource utilization industry."

So in the Li family, the men managed the money, while the women only touched it.

Qin Qin Jingru glanced at your window; could it be that not a single pair of eyes was watching here yet?

Huang Xiahao lied smoothly, shrugging his hands and saying, "You're just taking it step by step now, seeing where the road leads; he left today, but he might have returned last month."

I was still denying Qin Qin Jingru's words, but when she stepped out of the laboratory and saw someone outside, she immediately signaled Huang Xiahao to place the gun case under the table and open it.

Qin Qin Jingru knew Seeing Sha Qi was getting a bit angry, so she didn't dare to tease further; she pointed at Lao Lao Biaozi opposite her and said, "Come with me and ask me."

Hiss~ If one were to force an explanation, that would be quite abnormal.

The old lady nodded, watching until the rear of the car had disappeared into the alley entrance, then sighed and let her sons persuade her to turn back.

"Heh! Is long actually long?"

It seemed she remembered that around the time she married into the family during her school days, Zhang Shi Jia had once told others that this daughter-in-law of hers could finish seven small steamed buns in one meal.

After staying with the Public Security Squad for a while longer, he arranged the work and then took Huang Xiahao to the Heavy Weapons Research Institute.

I didn't believe Chen Jicheng had fallen asleep, but I had no intention of breaking the silence to discuss trust or explanations; some things couldn't be spoken aloud, they required genuine action.

Huang Xiahao entered the room, drew the white gauze curtains on the west and north sides, and pulled the dark blue curtains halfway.

They could even talk a living person to death!

Both had kept their past feelings deeply hidden from each other; this was the first time one of them had brought up the past.

Waiting until Seventh Uncle wiped his tears and got out of the car, watching Li Li Zhengfeng drive out the main gate, one could still see Seventh Uncle turning his head to look back.

Qin Qin Jingru smiled wickedly and said, "If you don't agree directly, Huang Xiahao will rush to go himself."

Resting her elbow on the table, Qin Qin Jingru watched Ji Wang Weidong finish assembling the firearm and asked, "Old Uncle, since you gave him this gun, I won't ask for much, I just want..."

Qin Qin Jingru agreed with a smile, walking out of the room while chattering about how the old lady and Li Shu would be coming to stay tomorrow, asking Dilireya to help tidy up the first-floor bedroom near the entrance door.

Turning back, he shook hands with his younger brother Li Shun and his eighth brother Li Tong; this parting after the brothers' reunion brought tears to the eyes of all three siblings.

If the work wasn't done well, that would be one thing, but if the work was done and then they picked faults about the food, what would that make of us?

After speaking, she looked at the old lady and asked, "When my mother entered the household back then, did you give her any books like 'Little Secrets for Running a Household' or 'How to Be a Good Daughter-in-Law'?"

"You actually came!"

Over there, Huang Xiahao was driving, with Huang Xiahao's GAZ truck ahead, while Chen Jicheng suddenly spoke up.

"Oh, perhaps it's more convenient."

"What kind of military factory do you think this is? An ice drink factory! Opened just like that!"

He reached out and vaguely pointed at the sniper rifle in Huang Xiahao's hand, saying in a very nonchalant tone, "When you saw this gun, wasn't it already disassembled?"

In his heart, he thought that he needed to store more rice and flour at home later, just in case he went on a business trip or something and forgot to buy supplies, leaving himself starving.

Apart from being good-looking in the past, having a silver tongue, having a sturdy build, and having slightly more female friends in the past, what else was there!

What was good about the girls in this city? On the seventh day after marriage, they already dared to show a bad attitude.

Dilireya naturally knew that Huang Xiahao was not speaking the truth, but she still advised him as if it were true.

Li Li Zhengfeng sat aside with a look of schadenfreude, truly asking for a beating.

Huang Xiahao looked Qin Qin Jingru up and down before saying, "Hey, you people think showing off guns requires hiding from others? There are plenty, no one cares."

Too lazy to explain further, Qin Qin Jingru waved her hand and said, "We're coming back to stay tomorrow, picking up the old lady as well; you can find out yourself."

"Otherwise what?"

Could the Director not know that this Huang Xia does not bear the surname De?

Seeing Wu Ge wave his hand, Li Li Zhengfeng grinned just before leaving and said, "Submit sooner rather than later, otherwise you'll kneel on the washboard so long there won't be any clean clothes left to wash~"

Good heavens, "Qin Qin Jingru's Shoubashou Sect Teaching You How to Swindle People"!

"No."

Living in a villa yet starving, that would truly become a huge joke.

"Take a few thermos flasks to the opposite wing, take a few home, and give a few to Zhu Laoba and the others."

"You really are~"

"What am I going to do in Chen Jicheng?"

This is the first floor, after all; the window faces directly onto the playground.

Because the Heavy Industry location was within the city, Qin Qin Jingru delayed things a bit, so she asked Han Han Jiankun to drive faster, hoping to catch up with Seventh Uncle's family.

"Old Uncle, Old Uncle!"

Ji Wang Weidong shook the gun in his hand, looking at Qin Qin Jingru with confusion.

Isn't everyone present the same way!

Qin Qin Jingru walked into the room, nudged the Young Lady who was pouting, and teased, "What do you want for your wedding? I'll give it to you."

Qin Qin Jingru mysteriously leaned close to Ji Wang Weidong and said, "Old Uncle, find a place away from others, and I'll show you my gun."

Before Qin Qin Jingru could speak, Seventh Aunt spoke up about the Young Lady first.

His eyes rolled as he thought of that bottle of wine Chen Jicheng had mentioned on the road.

"Say it in advance?"

"Understood."

"Alright, I'm going to Huang Xia."

He glanced at the master bedroom where no one was present, and the bathroom where a splashing sound could be heard.

The old lady stood to the side, her mood indescribable.

Li Li Zhengfeng was simply not cooperating with Wu Ge; if Seeing Sha Qi really said he wasn't going, Wu Ge would absolutely throw him out.

Qin Qin Jingru stared dizzily at the pile of red thermos flasks on the cabinet; at this rate, when would they ever be used up?

Qin Qin Jingru generally understood that emotion of not wanting to separate after a family had spent a long time together.

In the meantime, Xilin also loaded Qin Qin Jingru's clothes into the car, explaining which ones were for daily wear and which were for business trips.

"You believe it!"

"Alright then~"

Gu Ning chided her son, saying, "The secret my grandmother taught has only one principle: diligence, thrift, and living in harmony."

Although Chen Jicheng would emerge at any moment and flipped through the pages somewhat slowly, he dared to be certain that there was absolutely no name of Lin Lin Tingting in the gift ledger he was reviewing.

It was only after dinner, when the number of people increased, that this became apparent.

"Go on! I knew you were just making trouble!"

Huang Xiahao looked at this kid with suspicion; why did he always feel that this sentence made him somewhat uncomfortable?

Huang Xiahao guessed, "Or perhaps they didn't know who sent it, so they just made a mark."

"Hehe, it's nothing, just on my way."

"And then, this gun was brought in from outside without going through the proper procedures."

"Who can prove that?"

On the day of the wedding, even my own clothes were kept by her.

Ji Wang Weidong watched the two rascals, Xiao Wang and Si Dan, acting shamelessly with him, displaying both a wicked smile and bad temper!

Zhou Wang Yamei: "|||".

He rarely used that particular Willis vehicle, unless Huang Xiahao asked him to ferry people or something similar.

Qin Qin Jingru entered the room and saw her Seventh Uncle sitting on the sofa watching TV, while Li Li Xuewu and Li Juan were busy helping out.

Qin Qin Jingru also followed to see the old lady out to the courtyard, but just as she stepped back through the screen door, she spotted Qin Qin Huairu leading some people walking in.

It seems to smell of conspiracy~

However, he could not write the true situation here into a future report; the future report should read:

And there is also the gift ledger you left over there, along with the small bag containing the gift money.

"Hahaha~"

(Head full of black lines)

"Just come when the time arrives; I don't need anything from you."

"Didn't I ask for your help?"

Watching Seeing Sha Qi's performance, Qin Qin Jingru teased with a laugh, then added, "The first branch is in Steel City; Shopkeeper Zhang is currently managing it, and Third Uncle is also there looking after things."

When collecting scrap, the GAZ-69 is useful, and it is also used for delivering small quantities of goods.

When Qin Qin Jingru turned around, she saw Huang Xia using his eyes to gesture toward the small table by the entrance of the large living room, where a phonograph sat.

Previously, Huang Xia had torn off a batch, but he hadn't expected that more were hidden inside the bedsheets and quilt covers!

"It's not like what you said!"

"That's hard to say."

Huang Xiahao turned to look at Zhou Wang Yamei, who innocently spread her hands, looking as if she knew nothing at all.

No need to ask; it was placed there just now when we came in; he knew it himself.

"Mm, I've already asked around and got the name sorted."

After seeing the GAZ vehicle off and closing the main gate, Diliya stood behind him and asked, "What's wrong?"

Seeing Lao Lao Biaozi also knew this woman was not to be trifled with, so he gave the answer straight out.

Qin Qin Jingru smiled and said, "How can one go back on an agreement that was already settled?"

"But you definitely haven't seen me!"

Yu Li left, while Xilin and Diliya cleaned up the kitchen and came out.

After Qin Qin Jingru signaled her father and the others to leave first, and once everyone was gone, she finally heard Qin Qin Huairu explain, "Yu Min has spoken; he bit out many people, claiming that the man your driver brought back was controlled by that Old Ma Zhu Laoba who was killed."

Qin Qin Jingru also noticed Chen Jicheng's awkwardness and did not let her mother scold her further, merely nodding repeatedly and saying, "I'll settle the accounts as soon as I get back."

Just moments ago, Huang Xiahao was calling him 'Old Uncle' with every breath, but now he flips his face and refuses to recognize him.

But I haven't had time to look at that gift ledger yet; it's just that bottle of wine...

Qin Qin Jingru urged, "Hurry up; I'm in a rush."

"Asking him to go over there isn't just about scrap recycling and reuse; he is mainly responsible for operations. There are people on the mountain supplying him, and in Steel City, there are people to receive the goods and people to deliver them."

Huang Xiahao tilted his head and said, "Let me tell you this first: I haven't touched this gun even once; there isn't even a single fingerprint on the gun body."

"Mom cleaned it up; she saw it, crumpled it, and threw it into the wastebasket."

"No way!"

"Go wash up; I'm finished."

Having said that, without waiting for Li Li Xuewu to ask again, the person had already headed toward the back.

Qin Qin Jingru is just an ordinary young woman, after all!

When it comes to managing a household, Qin Qin Jingru naturally cannot compare to her experienced mother, so she could only listen.

"Who in the family wants to split it? Aunt Xiao Ning and I can make do with just a little."

"Just went out of the city for a bit."

Although that was what he thought in his heart, he still tiptoed to turn off the corridor light, then walked to his bedroom door and turned off the living room light.

"No need; go to your work."

Even now, Huang Xiahao's meaningful words still made her worry.

Seventh Uncle patted Qin Qin Jingru on the shoulder and said, "Your Third Uncle will go see you off; perhaps we two will have many chances to meet in the future."

Huang Xiahao had already prepared the vehicle; all that remained was for people from the side-house to come and move things.

Ho! Playing the rogue, are we!

While driving back, he was still thinking: should he invite Master Dou to find two people to pave an area in the courtyard and build a garage?

"He actually agreed to that?"

Sha Sha Qizhi nodded, then asked, "For how long?"

Qin Qin Jingru gave a promise, walked forward to the side of the desk, pretended to look for something, and asked, "Where did you put your handbag? The gun is still outside."

"That's bad news."

Sha Sha Qizhi raised his eyebrows and said, "Why did you run so far for this? What's the matter? Is there enough junk to collect in Jingcheng, or are they making room for you?"

The old lady helplessly said, "What can you do when he's like this? A son is ruled by his mother."

How many styles can a festive red bedsheet have?

The night of early July was just warm enough; sleeping with the window open was the most comfortable thing imaginable.

Looking again at the poorly assembled gun in his hand, all calmness vanished from his face.

"How old are you?"

As for the rest, don't ask for details; asking would reveal not a single story but a monumental serial novel of over eight million words titled "Me and So-and-So."

Gu Ning tapped her son's hand and chided, "Do you think these come for free? One here, one there!"

Qin Qin Jingru went to lift the wrapped bedsheet again; this was also a gift, mostly red, with some pink ones as well.

While speaking, Qin Qin Jingru naturally put her arm around Ji Wang Weidong's shoulder, walking toward the laboratory window and explaining her brilliant idea.

Huang Xiahao upstairs looked down, recalling Huang Xia's expression just now, and couldn't help but curl his lips.

Sha Sha Qizhi might think of himself that way, but Huang Xiahao downstairs did not dare to think so.

"Hehe, what did you think it was?"

Huang Xiahao couldn't help but curl his lips, thinking, "That was close; I nearly fell for the trick."

Chief Designer Li was held in the embrace of a tall, petite woman, intimately discussing something.

Glancing at the master bedroom, he quietly indicated the prepared pajamas and the clothes to be worn tomorrow, then returned to his own room.

Qin Qin Jingru smiled as she got out of the car and patted the shoulder of Li Li Xueli, who had walked over to greet her.

To say Chen Jicheng was petty wasn't quite accurate; Qin Qin Jingru had already seen the gift ledger.

Qin Qin Jingru raised her eyebrows and, following Ji Wang Weidong who was already leading the way, emphasized a point.

"Aren't you just being shameless!"

This... this mother-in-law wants me to manage the household; how on earth can I manage it?

Sha Sha Qizhi said impatiently, "So all along when you said you'd arrange a job for me, this is what you arranged?"

Sha Sha Qizhi looked at Qin Qin Jingru suspiciously and asked, "Is there a curtain-room over there too?"

Zhou Wang Yamei, listening to the nonsense spoken by the two, only regretted following them in.

When Zhou Wang Yamei jumped out of the car, she was still thinking that her writing skills had truly improved.

"Hehe, adapting, a special kind of adapting."

Seventh Uncle nodded and said, "I am your Seventh Uncle; don't stand on ceremony or feel awkward. Since you have someone in Yu Li, it will be convenient for us to keep in touch from now on."

That's not right! There's a trick!

"Go back early and rest; be careful of danger on the road."

"What's wrong?"

No one can be the director of life; if you say you want to sleep with whoever you want, wouldn't everything be thrown into chaos?

Seventh Uncle also smiled and said, "I already told you, with a job there's no need to come back to see people off; it's not like we don't have a car."

When Zhou Wang Yamei accompanied Huang Xiahao out of the Heavy Industry Institute building, he couldn't help but give the department head a small thumbs-up.

Li Juan chided, "Can't you see how much stuff there is? Why didn't you come back to tidy up?"

"Is this Liu Yin's?"

Lao Lao Biaozi nodded and explained, "Usually, for external matters, there aren't many; you handle management and accounts, and I'll take care of the rest."

Qin Qin Jingru raised her eyebrows and introduced, "Dragunov sniper rifle; it should have been invented by a comrade named De; please take a look."

"What happened?"

This is even more satisfying than listening to storytelling; it's all performed by real people.

Over at the inverted courtyard houses, there are now three vehicles: one Willis given by the father-in-law, one GAZ-69 long-wheelbase version captured in Gangcheng, and one ZIL-130 large truck captured in Borderland.

I saw with my own eyes the department head flipping through Russian materials; he can also write excellent Russian.

"Which one?"

"Hehe, just a junk collector!"

"About the size and such."

"On the cabinet."

Before he could even turn around, Chen Jicheng's voice came from behind him.

That is looking from the outside in; but what if one stands where Zhou Wang Yamei is and looks toward the window?

At this moment, the lights in the study and the small living room were already off; the small living room was dark, but the moonlight shining through the study window still allowed Huang Xiahao to see the general outline.

As for the others, they are all family matters; the family has everything, even the clothes your mother bought are already hung up.

Li Li Zhengfeng now uses a large truck to deliver scrap to the head office, and also uses a truck to deliver large quantities of furniture.

Happiness is contagious; with Qin Qin Jingru's marriage, amidst the quietness, there was also a transmission of happiness.

"I don't even want to say it; we are all in Jingcheng; isn't it better to eat barbecue and play mahjong every day?"

Having spent so much time with Qin Qin Jingru, Zhou Wang Yamei felt that in this lifetime she had seen every stratagem one could possibly know.

"Who said they wanted your gun? What did I promise you? I don't have anything here to give you!"

If one didn't see the scene firsthand, anyone who came would think the wrong thing.

Nowadays, the ability to tell barefaced lies with eyes wide open is truly... tsk tsk tsk~

"..."

It's been seven days, and you still don't dare to suspect that was your own room.

When it comes to eloquence, the Director could talk a dead person back to life!

"To hell with him! You saw long ago that he was full of bad ideas!"

Qin Qin Jingru asked a question with feigned nervousness, looking just like an innocent passerby.

"Just like now?"

Beneath the small desk in the study sat a lamp with a green shade, a telephone, an ink bottle, a pen stand, and so on.

"You trust him~"

He also mentioned going to Steel City either Sunday evening or Monday daytime, telling you to make preparations.

Huang Xia stopped wiping her hair, glanced at the location of the gift ledger, and couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth.

Qin Qin Jingru smiled and said, "Tomorrow afternoon I'll come to send you off at the station."

Over there, Li Shu, seeing Grandma scolding Tell Baba, also let go of the toy in her hand, stood up, and as if mimicking the situation properly, shouted a sentence at Tell Baba as well.

How would Li Li Xuewu dare to chase him; he could only watch Huang Xiahao's back with a face full of question marks.

Qin Qin Jingru didn't disturb him either; she just waited until he had looked enough before saying, "Not to hide it from you, Old Uncle, this is truly a limited edition, absolutely unique in the country; its very first use was given to you..."

Fooling around with that old man like this, who knows what bad idea he's plotting again.

Putting down the gift ledger, she was just about to go out and look for it, but the step she had just taken involuntarily paused.

"Shh! It's truly a secret!"

Although the excuse was flimsy, Chen Jicheng didn't say he believed it, though of course, he didn't say he disbelieved it either.

Having spent so much time with Qin Qin Jingru, how could Li Li Xuewu fail to hear the abnormality in her words; he probed, "You haven't caused him any trouble, have you?"

"What's with that expression of yours?"

The old lady pressed her lips together, standing in place, her eyes full of regret and sorrow.

Qin Qin Jingru wasn't having a fit; she just hadn't thought to speak up.

"What's wrong?"

Because he wasn't relying on that thing to conduct that kind of business, yet Ji Wang Weidong's gaze could not deceive him.

The side house, or rather the recycling station, witnessed its first change.

If this were in the village, I'd still get beaten four times a day by the women!

Huang Xiahao explained word by word: "It belongs to the Confidentiality Department and the Investigation Department..."

"Yeah, what about it?"

Seeing that the loading of the vehicle was complete and Chen Jicheng had not yet boarded, Huang Xiahao bid farewell to Seventh Uncle and the others.

Touching it with his hand, it really was a good item.

Qin Qin Jingru muttered to herself in her heart as she got out of bed, lifted the quilt, and burrowed back in.

"Get lost!"

Very abnormal~

"I saw there was still a note when those few bed sheets were tied up."

Li Li Xuewu felt that since his Seventh Uncle had entrusted his sister to him, he had to take responsibility for her.

Seeing Sha Qi suddenly opened his narrowed eyes and asked in surprise, "There's a seventh branch? When did the first one appear? How come I don't know about it?"

How many styles of blankets could there be at that time?

Qin Qin Jingru pursed her lips, found Huang Xia, and took the gift ledger upstairs to place it on the study desk.

Chen Jicheng's gaze was also fixed ahead; although his mouth was speaking with Qin Qin Jingru, he was not looking at her.

Huang Xiahao waved his hand, beckoning Sha Qi to sit, while Wen San'er and Yu Shui, who were following behind him, remained standing.

"Scram!"

"I was just looking for you."

Actually, ever since Qin Qin Jingru mentioned the personnel adjustments at dinner, the atmosphere in that side house had begun to grow oppressive.

Huang Xiahao rushed back to send off Seventh Uncle not only out of friendship with Seventh Uncle but also due to some worry for the old lady.

And coincidentally, mistakes happened to occur at that very moment.

The moment she thought of marriage, and seeing Huang Xiahao and his sister-in-law appearing as a pair, Li Juan couldn't help but think of herself.

"Mm... long."

"Get lost, get lost, get lost; let go of me!"

"No."

Everyone laughed, yet Chen Jicheng couldn't help but punch Qin Qin Jingru lightly.

If you're sending it off, just send it; why write a note? Don't you recognize the gift ledger? Isn't this just adding insult to injury!

"Go on~ don't mess with your younger brother!"

Since Lao Lao Biaozi had no one at home, he had no intention of returning and planned to rest over there.

It was just that everyone had their own circles and kept talking, so that atmosphere wasn't so obvious.

"Still haven't finished packing?"

Ran Ran Qiuye, Wang Wang Yajuan, Lou Xiao'e, Xi Lin, Li Li Xuewu, He Yu Shui, Huang Xiahao, Zhang Zhang Songying...

Inside there were not only guns but also many important keys and notebooks.

Who doesn't have a few... a few dozen female friends!

Hurrying quickly, by the time they arrived at Qihe Academy, they happened to catch Seventh Uncle's family being seen off by the entire Li family.

Seeing Jicheng remain silent for so long, Qin Qin Jingru asked, "Why did they start asking about you?"

Jicheng, wearing a bathrobe, stood at the master bedroom door, drying his hair with a towel.

"Stop fussing."

Having said this, he looked at the secretary waiting aside and told Qin Qin Jingru, "Alright, you two can go; keep in touch by letter as before."

And the handbag I was looking for, which had never left my side, was right beside the phonograph.

Back then, when Li Shun, Li Gan, and the others got married, they all endured that same scolding from the old lady.

But that was not life; what life brings to a person is certainty.

Huang Xia glanced at Qin Qin Jingru once more, then turned and left, likely to pack clothes and luggage overnight.

Li Shun, seeing his mother was helpless, followed her down; those few days would require careful watching, surely needing to clear internal heat.

"You think the cold drink factory is harder to break, right~"

Without waiting for Qin Qin Jingru to nod, Qin Qin Huairu looked into Qin Qin Jingru's eyes and said, "Yu Min also said he..."

"Oh, I see."

Actually, you also know how to manage money; money coming in has no count, but money going out has a count.

Jicheng stood by the door watching me inspect the firearms, then walked into the bedroom, placed them on the nightstand, and only then took a bath towel into the bathroom.

Jicheng paused and said, "There's a bottle of wine among the wedding gifts; Mom doesn't know who sent it, I just took a look."

Forcing it now would break everything; wait until other families have weddings in the future to return the gift then.

Qin Qin Jingru's eyebrows moved slightly; with four hundred schemes calculating in her mind, she turned back and restored the gift ledger to exactly how it had been before she picked it up.

When Huang Xiahao finished washing and came out, Jicheng was already lying down.

Ji Wang Weidong, inspecting the firearm parts, explained through his teeth, "That indeed belongs to Liu Yin, but this Liu Yin isn't surnamed De; their surname is different from ours..."

Although knowing my wedding with my partner couldn't be like my younger brother's and Jicheng's, I lack Jicheng's family background, and my partner lacks my younger brother's power.

"You're still the chief designer, yet you haven't even seen it; how precious must that be?"

Ji Wang Weidong received a call from the gate guard and had already come downstairs to pick me up.

After everything was packed properly, Qin Qin Jingru saw Huang Xiahao off at the door, adding a word of caution.

Jicheng, meanwhile, took Qin Qin Jingru's two bags of clothes downstairs.

According to the information returned by his ears, that sound was still inside the bedroom.

"Hey! Busy every day; whether you come or not, I'm busy."

This must be intentional!

It counts as a private car, although registered under the name of the recycling station.

Li Tong stood beside his old mother and advised, "Seventh Brother has to go to work, has to work; you can't act like this."

"I knew you were a scrap collector."

Diliya glanced at Jicheng, then looked at Qin Qin Jingru; not daring to ask, she took Sha Sha Qizhi with her to help unload the vehicle.

The remaining few lads who were to follow Lao Lao Biaozi were either packing their luggage or settling matters with their brothers.

"Don't know."

"What kind of thing is this, making such a mystery of it?"

"How did you come here?"

Speaking thus, he bounced the firearm in his hand a couple of times, then placed it on the test bench to observe carefully.

Ji Wang Weidong nodded at Qin Qin Jingru, then reached out and patted the gun on the table, asking, "Tell me, what exactly do you want to do?"

Not to mention that, as far as I know, the Director also understands two other foreign languages.

"And then?"

Jicheng glanced once more at the pistol on the nightstand, then, while drying his hair, walked into the study.

Hearing Gu Ning's words, everyone couldn't help but glance at the old lady.

"Hey, that brain of mine."

Everything was on the large case table, except that gift ledger was missing.

Looking at the two-layered curtains, then at the solid wood large bed, then at the large dressing table, and the large wardrobe.

"Hey! I really haven't seen this before!"

That afternoon when Zhou Ba was around, Qin Qin Jingru did not go to the Rolling Steel Factory but went first to the Public Security Squad.

Qin Qin Jingru and Li Li Zhengfeng went back and forth several times, finally moving those properly packed wedding gifts into the warehouse.

Qin Qin Jingru's expression had unknowingly become serious at some point.

Huang Xiahao looked meaningfully at Li Li Xuewu's figure; perhaps their family's foundation wasn't built just by eating?

"Enough, enough, enough!"

Li Tong supported his old mother, coaxing her, "If Seventh Brother leaves and you act like this, how can he bear to return? When I leave, don't act like this, okay?"

Qin Qin Jingru raised her eyebrows and said, "I work at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative."

Having this is something; it counts as sharing in the joy. Although the journey is long, it is still a keepsake.

Huang Xiahao looked at the nagging designer, then at the Director playing dumb, feeling utterly tangled inside.

"Ya!"

Qin Qin Jingru teased, "If you go back to get married, I couldn't catch up even if I rushed to catch a flight~"

Jicheng saw it but only glanced twice, paying no attention whatsoever.

After speaking about her daughter, she explained to Huang Xiahao, "Mainly it's about gathering similar things together before putting them away; having them in a mess wastes time."

"You have no reason to manage the accounts anyway; why struggle over this? Hurry and hand over the authority."

At her advanced age, how many more times can she reunite with her sons?

Gu Ning was so angered by her son that she laughed; he was sowing discord right in front of his wife, and she couldn't help but scold Qin Qin Jingru.

Even though that was what was said, watching her younger brother's wedding, Li Juan still felt envy from the bottom of her heart.

Don't ask; Qin Qin Jingru didn't know which one was originally a Miss and which one was not, but she could guarantee that neither was one now.

"Hehehe~"

"It's nothing; it's quite bad."

Huang Xiahao stood up, walked out through the hollow moon gate separating the study from the living room, picked up his handbag, and pulled out the pistol inside.

Huang Xiahao was driving, waiting right at Bai Bai Xiyuan.

Huang Xia, however, felt somewhat embarrassed yet dared not explain to her mother-in-law while looking at her.

Today, Li Shun had specifically swapped shifts to stay home, worried about exactly this.

The messy wedding gifts Huang Xia mentioned were their doing; aside from enamelware, they had sent tea, rock sugar, canned goods, pastries, biscuits, and so on—a chaotic mix of suitable and unsuitable items.

They wouldn't even discuss serious matters seriously.

"Mm."

After speaking, he glanced at Ji Wang Weidong, who was dressed in work clothes, and asked, "Busy?"

Ji Wang Weidong, annoyed by Qin Qin Jingru's antics, waved his hand and said, "What limited edition? We had them before they were even issued; you just haven't seen them."

Turning back to glance at Huang Xia on the bed, Qin Qin Jingru rolled her eyes.

"Nothing."

"No! I didn't say anything!"

"How is it?"

They even know how to set an ambush! Good people!

"My old trade."

Qin Qin Jingru nodded and said, "We'll talk about it tomorrow."

"Thanks, Seventh Uncle."

"What?"

"You really are standing there speaking coolly without your waist hurting."

That place was still some distance from the city; if Ji Wang Weidong hadn't told him where it was, he truly wouldn't have known there was a research institute there.

"Why won't it work?"

"So you're collecting and selling scrap here, and when you get to Yu Li, you're still collecting and selling scrap?"

While saying this, he walked over to where the blankets were piled.

Through the kind and friendly communication between Deputy Director Li and Chief Engineer Li, and in the sincere negotiations where both sides took a step back, the Rolling Steel Factory and the Heavy Industry Institute reached an agreement...

Seeing Sha Qi glanced at Qin Qin Jingru, stood up with a somewhat puffed-up expression of anger, and then asked, "When are you leaving?"

Holding the ledger and yet claiming not to know who sent it?

Mm, that's the flavor~

After Qin Qin Jingru finished speaking, Dilaya had already escorted him into the small living room.

"What kind of talk is that!"

Li Li Xuewu paid no attention to Huang Xiahao's gaze and simply continued, "I wanted to ask you, how is Qin Jingru doing at your place? Is she adapting?"

However, there were some entries in the gift ledger that were blank, which might have caused Chen Jicheng to misunderstand.

Besides, I'm not short of a mouthful of food; as long as the family is taken care of, it doesn't matter how little I eat.

Hearing Qin Qin Jingru speak to this point, Huang Xiahao suddenly felt something was wrong.

Huang Xiahao looked at Seeing Lao Lao Biaozi and asked, "It's a small courtyard, right? With a few warehouses?"

For Seventh Uncle's family and Eighth Uncle's family, Huang Xia had wrapped a large red quilt cover, a large red bedsheet, and a large red blanket for each child.

Qin Qin Jingru was naturally being modest with Seventh Uncle, saying, "But I've already instructed the person in charge whom I'm accompanying; if you can't find me for anything, just come to you."

Seeing Sha Qi curled his lip, knowing this person had no serious business and was just making fun of his own gloom.

At home for a thousand days is good; going out brings many troubles.

Just as Qin Qin Jingru walked into the middle courtyard, she saw Huang Xiahao walking out from home, obviously having waited for quite some time.

Glancing at Huang Xia lying on her side on the bed, Qin Qin Jingru looked toward the study.

"He said the recycling station?"

Watching Lao Biao looked at the expressions in the eyes of Yu Shui and Wen San'er, then looked at Seeing Sha Qi who had just come out, and complained to Qin Qin Jingru, "If you had such plans, you should have said so earlier; we have absolutely no preparation."

Seeing Li Li Xuewu sitting over there, he hesitated for a moment before still coming over to that side.

Huang Xiahao did not feel discouraged that his words had been exposed or that his items were worthless.

When at home, he only earned money and didn't spend it; it was only for the wedding, to furnish the new room, that he bought some things.

Qin Qin Jingru put down the teacup in her hand and said, "Do you know what a promising industry you are in now? Do you know how important the post you hold is?"

Seventh Uncle came out to see us off and, taking advantage of everyone being busy, asked about the matter of Yu Li sending people.

The final chapter of Volume Two, "Chapter Five Hundred and Eighty-Two," has been updated; the content concerns the bridal chamber, so scroll back to find it. Additionally, please help by giving monthly tickets; Liu Lao Wu has already added updates for five consecutive days, and with strong monthly ticket support, the added updates will not stop.