When Cheng Tianyuan came back in a hurry, it was already evening.
He secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Xue Ling sitting in a wheelchair safe and sound.
Xue Ling understood that he was still worried about exposing him, so he smiled and asked: "Are you done? Is there anything to eat? I'm already hungry!"
Cheng Tianyuan chuckled: "Wait a moment, I'll go out and buy it immediately."
After saying that, he hurried out again.
Mother Xue couldn't figure out what was going on, "Why didn't you buy it before you came in? Just on your way!"
Xue Ling pursed her lips and smiled, explaining: "He came back anxiously just now and forgot."
After a while, Cheng Tianyuan came in carrying dinner.
Halfway through the meal, Xue’s father came with a bag of fruit in his hand.
Mother Xue asked: "Old Xue, have you eaten?"
"Eat." Xue's father explained: "I ate it in the factory. Dinner was a little earlier than usual today. We just finished shipping the goods and work stopped at around four o'clock, so the canteen opened early."
Mother Xue asked in confusion: "Have all the orders been completed? When was it completed?"
"Didn't you say everything? It's four o'clock in the afternoon." Xue's father said: "The last order has been finished. I asked Secretary Chen to inform him that work will be stopped for two months. If the winter replacement order comes, I will notify everyone to rush the work."
Mother Xue nodded, not knowing what to say.
Cheng Tianyuan asked: "Dad, as for Ah Heng... there is no need to stop work, right?"
"No need for the time being." Xue's father replied: "It can last for another month at most. At this time of the year, there is no supply, so we have to stop work. It's just that the peak period at the beginning of the year and the middle of the year is missing, and the profit time is too short."
Cheng Tianyuan comforted him: "Don't tighten it, just relax for a year or two. You can't keep tightening it too tight, it will be too tiring."
"Yes." Dad Xue chuckled and said, "That's how I comfort myself. It's not just that I'm tired lately, but my heart is even more tired. Let's take this opportunity to rest for a while. I can also spare some time to help you take care of your children."
However, Xue’s mother was still unwilling to accept it and whispered: “Old Xue, should we do the same as others and reduce the price?”
"No." Xue Ling glanced at his mother and said, "We would rather stop work than do something that would harm the reputation of the factory. Now our profit is very small. The main reason is in cost and fabrics.
.You get what you pay for, this sentence has always been true. If we cut prices, we will either be indebted to ourselves for working in vain, or we will use low-quality and cheap fabrics, both of which we cannot afford. Workers will work in vain
, we ourselves are losing money, how long can such a business last? We are deceiving ourselves. If we use cheap fabrics with poor quality, it will ruin the good quality reputation of our factory over the years. If you stop work again, you will only leave a reputation behind.
What’s good about it?”
Mother Xue said nothing.
Dad Xue smiled and whispered: "What my daughter said is what I think. We have to understand this. Letting go of some things means letting yourself go. We are all so old, it's time to take a back seat, don't always be stubborn
Hold on. If you can’t hold on and fall down, you will be laughed at!”
Cheng Tianyuan also felt that his daughter-in-law's analysis made sense, and sighed softly: "Don't worry. There is no way out, but there is always a bright future. Life is like this, there will always be opportunities."
Dad Xue laughed and praised: "It's better for you young people to have a good attitude!"
Xue Ling put down the bowl and chopsticks and said, "Don't worry, I told you that I will help you support the factory."
"Okay, okay." Mother Xue said with a smile: "Take care of yourself! For us, the child in your belly is the most important."
"There's no rush." Father Xue squinted his eyes and said lazily, "Even if the factory no longer operates, your parents don't have to worry about going hungry in this life."
There is no doubt about this, but the family's business cannot end here.
Xue Ling planned to discuss it with Xue Heng quietly and not talk too much to the old man for the time being.
After a while, Cheng Tianfang and Xue Heng came, still bringing a lot of bread.
Cheng Tianfang smiled and explained: "There happened to be some pastries today, so I took a few pieces. Sister-in-law, remember to have some supper tonight."
"Okay!" Xue Ling couldn't help but ask: "Why didn't dad and the two children come over this afternoon? Today is not the weekend?"
Cheng Tianfang smiled bitterly: "Little Yangyang fell down this afternoon and broke his knee. Dad didn't let him run around and said he would bring them over tomorrow when the wound scabs."
"It's not serious, is it?" Xue Ling couldn't help but feel distressed.
Xue Heng shook his head: "It's just a small wound, it won't be serious. My father-in-law is cautious and doesn't dare to take him out randomly to avoid wound infection, so that's why he didn't come over."
Cheng Tianyuan is the father, and fathers have always been hard-core.
"It's normal for boys to stumble. If you stumble a few times, it won't hurt anymore! Don't feel too sorry for your children, lest you spoil them."
Cheng Tianfang whispered: "Dad is also careful in sailing the boat of ten thousand years. Old people help to take care of the children, but they still have psychological pressure. They are afraid that if they can't take care of the children well, they will be disliked by you and complained by you."
"No." Xue Ling chuckled and said, "I think my parents take care of them much better than me!"
Cheng Tianfang laughed after hearing this.
Cheng Tianyuan secretly glared at his sister, but seeing that there were so many people, he didn't speak again.
Xue Heng was sitting aside and saw this, and secretly shrank his head. His wife spoke so freely, and was disliked by her uncle again.
Mother Xue wiped her hands and came over.
"Um...A Heng, why didn't your father come over today? Does he need to be on duty today?"
Xue Heng was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "I don't know! I haven't seen them go back for several days. After a while, A Fang and I went to their dormitory to have a look and take a look at them. They have fewer evening shifts now, and most of them are
Day shift.”
"As I get older, I can't stay up late." Dad Xue sighed and shook his head: "As I get older, I occasionally feel sleepy just after the sun goes down. I sleep like a dead pig for a few hours, and then I suddenly wake up. When I wake up, I can't sleep again.
I have to work until dawn. At your parents' age, if you stay up all night and can't sleep during the day, your spirits will definitely be bad. You can't always work the night shift, your body won't be able to bear it!"
"Yes." Xue Heng nodded: "That's what I told them. Fortunately, the hospital always has young doctors to replace them. Young people work more nights, so we can take care of the elderly and doctors with families."
Xue's father stretched and said, "Go and find him. If Zhilan is in the dormitory, ask him to come over and play two games of chess with me and drink tea. It's only after six o'clock anyway, and it's still early."
Xue Heng stood up and said, "I'll just go find him. Ah Fang, you stay and chat with your uncle and aunt."
"Hey!" Cheng Tianfang stopped him with a smile and whispered: "Bring some small pineapple buns to your parents so they can make breakfast tomorrow morning."
Xue Heng took it with a smile, turned around and went downstairs.
Everyone was chatting and waiting, but unexpectedly, someone came back alone.
He frowned and explained: "Both of them were not here. I heard from the people in the dormitory next door that they had a quarrel in the morning, and they said it was very violent. I went to the orthopedics and surgery department to find them, and the people in the office said they were not on duty.
None of them are here."
Dad Xue said "Ah?" and asked: "Will you go back to Ronghua Mall then? We are an old couple, what is there to quarrel about?"
Mother Xue on the side rolled her eyes and muttered to herself: "When people are old, their hearts are not old..."