Xue Ling accompanied the old man and took him to the temple to burn incense and admire the moon on the mountain. He did not go down the mountain until after eight o'clock.
Xiao Ranran was already sleepy, but Xue's mother and father-in-law were still very excited and chatting happily.
Xue Ling asked: "Mom, do you want to go back with us?"
"No." Xue's mother explained: "There are still a lot of things to be busy with in the factory. This place is not far from the main factory. You can take me back first, and then you can go home and rest."
"Hey!" Xue Ling responded.
Mother Xue smiled and said, "Mu Hai and A Ying haven't been to the factory yet, right? Take this opportunity to go over and have a look."
"It's not very convenient at night." Cheng Muhai smiled and said, "When we are free one day, we will go there together. It's getting late, and you're very busy right now, so you'd better go back and rest first."
"Yes, yes!" Liu Ying looked distressedly at Xiao Ranran who was yawning and rubbing her eyes, and said warmly: "Ranran is sleepy too, so we have to take him back to sleep first."
"Okay!" Xue's mother is also a cheerful person, and said: "There is still a chance after all."
So Xue Ling first drove his mother back to the main factory, watched her walk through the gate, then turned the steering wheel to go around and drive towards the city center.
Cheng Muhai looked out the window and couldn't help but praise: "The factory is so big! Look, you can't even see the outer wall at a glance!"
Liu Ying clicked her tongue several times and muttered: "It's really big! Look! There is a very tall building in the distance - it must be six or seven floors, right?"
Xue Ling was the most familiar with it and explained: "Mom, those are workers' dormitories. Both buildings have eight floors."
"The place is big, really big." Liu Ying agreed.
Xiao Ranran yawned again and muttered: "Mom, I'm sleepy. I still want to sleep."
Xue Ling explained while driving: "Mom, go back quickly. You drink some water and then lean against grandma and squint for a while."
Children have no more control than adults. If they want to sleep, let them sleep.
Liu Ying opened the water bottle and whispered: "Here, take a few sips. The water was still hot when it was brought out, but it has cooled down now."
"It doesn't matter." Xue Ling said: "As long as you don't keep it for too long, it will be fine if you drink it. Shanyue and Sister Chen don't drink warm water, they all drink cold water. Just get used to it, it won't be a problem."
Xiao Ranran followed everyone for a long walk and was thirsty for a long time. She drank more than half the bottle in one go.
"It's cool, so good! I like it!"
Liu Ying smiled lovingly and said: "Look, after drinking a little cold drink, I feel energetic!"
Xiao Ranran was indeed not that sleepy anymore. She crawled by the window and saw the street lights passing by outside the window. She couldn't stop watching them excitedly.
"By the way, how are Mr. and Mrs. Shanyue doing now?" Cheng Muhai asked with a smile, "I haven't heard from them for a long time? Are they all okay?"
Xue Ling explained: "They later went back to their hometown to set up a paper mill. I also talked to them on the phone before and after the New Year, saying that they would go north to buy machines after the New Year. Then in March, Sister Chen called me and said
Their factory finally started construction. I congratulated them and wished them a prosperous business. It seemed to be mid-May - yes, it was just after the Dragon Boat Festival. Shanyue called once to chat and said that the factory was starting up. The couple would work every day.
They are all very busy, so I can only take Xiaoshan Yu with me to live with him in the factory, otherwise I won’t be able to take care of him at all.”
"Running a factory?" Liu Ying asked doubtfully, "That should make a lot of money, right?"
"Everything is difficult at the beginning." Xue Ling explained: "They have been in sales before and have never managed a factory. In fact, it is a bit hard. Managing a factory requires experienced people to take control, otherwise it will not be so easy to make money.
.At first, Shanyue said the workers alone were a headache."
Cheng Muhai asked: "What? Are the workers disobedient? If you give people money, they will work for them. Isn't that the case all the time?"
"Dad, it's not that simple!" Xue Ling chuckled and explained: "The weather over there in the South Island is hot, and it basically only feels like summer and a little bit of autumn all year round. Shanyue said that the workers there are very lazy.
, I asked them to work for eight hours, but they still refused. The wages should be high and the workload should not be too heavy. Instead, the workers had a lot of demands, which made them very worried."
"That's strange." Cheng Muhai asked, "Don't they want to make money?"
"I want to, but I don't want to work too hard." Xue Ling explained: "I heard from Shan Yue. I don't know the details, but he complained a lot and said that he regretted investing in setting up a factory. I advised him not to be too anxious.
Everything is difficult at the beginning, so you have to take your time. When everything stabilizes, orders and manufacturers are stable, income will be stable, and then you won’t be too busy."
"It sounds quite difficult." Liu Ying whispered: "The two of them are not young anymore. They have to find a place to settle down. Don't make noises all day long, living in the east and the west. Once their income is stable, they can live there.
The place is stable and good for the children. Now that you have children, you have to take care of them, right?"
"That's right." Xue Ling said: "The children will go to school next, and they also need a stable environment."
Cheng Muhai chuckled and said, "We haven't seen each other for almost a year. I miss them so much."
Liu Ying explained: "Afang, that girl, went to South Island during the Chinese New Year. Unfortunately, she didn't dare to leave the big team, so she couldn't meet them. Now they have to run the factory and take care of the children, so they probably won't come in the short term.
It’s Rongcheng.”
"It doesn't matter." Xue Ling, however, took a very open mind and explained: "There is no banquet in the world that must come to an end. As long as we are destined, we will meet. If we are free this winter, we might as well take a boat to the South Island."
"That's not possible." Liu Ying said with a smile: "Little Yangyang is still too young, so it is inconvenient to carry him out to play far away."
"Just talking." Xue Ling shook his head helplessly: "When these little guys grow up, we will not dare to travel far away."
Cheng Muhai laughed and said: "It will be quick, don't worry. I always remember that A Yuan was only a little older and told me that he was going out to play in the mud. In the blink of an eye, his son was so old! Life is really going.
soon."
"I feel like this now." Liu Ying said angrily: "Back then, life was too poor and difficult, and I always felt that life was going too slowly."
"I'm different from you." Cheng Muhai said, "I think life is fast."
The old couple couldn't talk about the same thing, so they stopped talking.
The street lights were not bright at night, so Xue Ling did not dare to drive fast. It was already half past nine when she got home.
Xue Zhilan had already taken his two sons back to his apartment, leaving only Xue's father and Cheng Tianyuan watching TV.
Liu Ying took Xiao Ranran to the bathroom, and then they all went back to their room to sleep.
After Cheng Muhai took a shower, he ran to watch TV again.
Cheng Tianyuan couldn't argue with them and felt tired, so he poured a glass of hot water and went back to the room.
Xue Ling has already taken a bath and is teasing little Yangyang.
Cheng Tianyuanhu asked: "When did this kid wake up? Didn't he sleep very deeply earlier? I thought he was going to sleep until tomorrow!"
"I just woke up." Xue Ling chuckled and explained, "I guess she woke me up."