1970s: My childhood sweetheart ran away, and I turned around and married the wildest chief.

Qiao Wanqing smiled and said, "It's just that I feel a connection with Grandma, and I was thinking of visiting her sometime, chatting with her, and learning from her!"

old lady:"……"

The old lady took the fan back from her hand, got up and left.

"You deal with her yourself, Grandma is just waiting to see what happens."

Qiao Wanqing: "..."

Could you be any more blunt?

However, after the old lady's reminder, Qiao Wanqing finally understood who that person was.

The Bai family is still jumping around. They started the group buy years ago, why didn't anyone join immediately?

Qiao Wanqing did not go home, but went directly to her uncle's house, thinking that her aunt, who lived in the capital, would definitely know more about the place.

Unexpectedly, Aunt was busy arguing with Qiao Wanyan!

At this moment, the living room of the Qiao family was littered with broken porcelain shards. Qiao Wanyan was crying with tears streaming down her face, her eyes filled with resentment as she looked at her aunt.

"You just can't stand to see me doing well, you look down on Zhang Yu's background. My family has everything, why can't I marry the person I love?"

"You're the one who despises the poor and looks down on others, and you still think you're right? If my dad finds out, he definitely won't let you treat me like this."

The aunt was so angry that her chest heaved, her hand trembling as she pointed at her rebellious daughter, unable to speak.

Qiao Wanqing was somewhat surprised to hear these words as soon as she entered the courtyard. A whole summer vacation had passed, and her aunt still hadn't broken up her cousin and Zhang Yu.

Their fighting ability is lacking! But it sounds like their relationship has gotten even better!

Qiao Wanqing stopped in her tracks, thinking that it was better not to go in. She didn't want to get involved in the problems between the mother and daughter at all. What she said last time was already the limit.

Qiao Wanyan hasn't separated from Zhang Yu even at this point. Either her aunt isn't doing her job properly, or Qiao Wanyan really can't live without Zhang Yu, and no one can change that.

Even now, my aunt still hasn't told my uncle?

She turned around and simply walked back.

She hadn't gone far when Qiao Wanyan rushed out of the house and ran away crying.

Qiao Wanqing watched from afar and raised an eyebrow.

When she got home, she didn't rush to look for anyone. Instead, she asked around the neighborhood about the Bai family, thinking she would go to her aunt's house in a couple of days. But before she could even go to her aunt's house, the textile factory came knocking on her door.

When Qiao Wanqing received the call from her mother-in-law, she was a little surprised. So fast? It seems she's in a hurry to sell!

"Mom, let me think about it. I don't know much about the textile factory. I'll ask around to find out more. Don't give the neighborhood committee an answer yet. I'll call you tonight."

After hanging up with Miao Cuiying, Qiao Wanqing called Beichuan City. Her mother worked in a textile factory and had collaborated with her when she came to Beijing on a business trip before, so she knew a bit about textile factories in Beijing. She asked about the situation first.

Xu Hui from Beichuan City was overjoyed to receive a call from her daughter.

"What a coincidence! I just had something to tell you, and then you called." Xu Hui's voice was filled with joy.

Qiao Wanqing noticed, "What's wrong? You sound happy! What good thing happened?"

Xu Hui smiled and said, "Of course I'm happy. Your older brother has found a girlfriend. She's a student at Beichuan University and will be graduating soon. Her hometown is Beijing, and her grandparents are in Beijing, but her parents work in Beichuan. She lives with her parents in Beichuan and is twenty-four years old."

Qiao Wanqing: "..."

Her brother's efficiency is really impressive!

With a clear goal in mind, he actually found one.

"Mom, have you met the girl? What did you think? What's her family like? By the way, now that you're dating, is your older brother coming to Beijing for the New Year?"

Xu Hui replied, "I've met her. She's a very pretty young girl, quite clever, and has good grades. She's exactly the kind of girl your older brother wants. Your dad and I have already met her parents. They both work in government departments here and are nice people. She has a younger brother and sister who should be in high school. I think her older brother and sister are already married and doing quite well."

"Your brother should have annual leave this year, but it's uncertain whether he'll go to Beijing or stay in Beichuan. If all goes well, your brother will probably get married at the end of the year."

Xu Hui's voice was filled with joy, showing that she was very satisfied with her future daughter-in-law.

Qiao Wanqing was also happy; her brother was finally getting married, which was a cause for celebration.

"Mom, since you've decided to get married, you need to be careful. Your brother's job can't have any problems in the future. Once you get married, it's for life. There are still a few months until the New Year. Make sure you find out more about him. Also, that Yao Yulan from last time, I always felt something was off about her. I don't want her to cause any problems later."

Xu Hui chuckled and said nonchalantly, "Alright, I know. Just take care of yourself. You don't need to worry about your brother."

"He's a grown man, older than you. He can take care of himself all along. This is his own marriage, a very important matter for him. Your brother isn't stupid; does he not know how important marriage is to him?"

"Don't worry, he's a former soldier himself. If he can't even figure out his target's background, he might as well quit!"

Qiao Wanqing: "..."

Well, her worries were unnecessary.

The Qiao family members are all very opinionated, each with their own ideas, so no one needs to take over their responsibilities.

"Then I'm relieved. I'll wait to eat the wedding candy."

Xu Hui hummed in agreement. "I've looked into it carefully. The girl is fine; your brother likes her, and they get along well. The wedding shouldn't be far off. What about you? Why did you call me?"

Qiao Wanqing told me about the textile factory building, "That place is right next to and behind my yard. If I buy it, we can demolish and rebuild it together with my yard, but the price is too high. Also, I don't know anything about textile factories, so I don't know if there will be any problems. I thought I'd ask you about it."

Xu Hui raised an eyebrow. "This is it?"

Qiao Wanqing: "...?"

Xu Hui wasn't worried at all that the textile factory would dare to deceive her daughter. As long as the Qiao family's identity was revealed, no one would be foolish enough to deceive Qiao Wanqing for such a small benefit. She guessed that her daughter just wanted to keep a low profile and didn't want to make a fuss.

"I know quite a few people at the Beijing Textile Factory. You wait here, I'm going to Beijing tomorrow anyway, and I'll talk to them for you in person. This is a piece of cake."

Qiao Wanqing chuckled, "Okay! I'll pick you up at the train station!"

The next day at noon, Qiao Wanqing picked up his mother from the train station and brought her back. They had lunch at the family compound. Xu Hui was very excited to see Qiao Wanqing's new house in Beijing.

"This house is really nice. I thought that since you came to the capital and Xiao Lu is so young, his salary would drop. I didn't expect it to be raised so much. My daughter is so lucky. She probably won't have to worry about the future."

Qiao Wanqing took her mother upstairs to take a shower. They had been on the train and sweated a lot, so they felt like they smelled bad.

As they walked, he said, "I guess only our family thinks Lu Mingzhou has a bright future. I feel that my uncle and grandfather don't think so. They probably think that your son-in-law has no background and it will be difficult for him to move up in the future. At the last family gathering, they didn't pay any attention to us at all. Oh right, I was also ostracized by the people my grandfather brought back. They think I have no future. The whole family is siding with my second cousin."

Xu Hui was taken aback, quite surprised.

"Seriously? Lu's already at this level, and your uncle and grandfather don't think he'll amount to anything?"

Qiao Wanqing shrugged. "That's my feeling. I didn't really pay much attention to the last dinner party."

Xu Hui thought for a moment, then smiled sarcastically, "Don't worry about them. Your grandpa and his family are inherently arrogant and their minds are full of cliques and connections. They don't believe that someone like Xiao Lu, born into such circumstances, can have a bright future based on his abilities. I guess they probably think that even if Xiao Lu works his way up to retirement and does well, he might not be able to catch up with your uncle, so they don't need to curry favor with him."

"Having a position without power won't necessarily bring much to the Qiao family even after retirement, so they don't really care about it. Also, don't forget that Xiao Lu is the Qiao family's son-in-law. The Qiao family won't invest resources in their son-in-law. Once a man gets ahead, the first thing he does is change wives."

Qiao Wanqing agreed with this point.

Putting aside everything else, her uncle is truly shrewd; otherwise, he wouldn't have reached his current position.

Although he doesn't seem to pay much attention to her usually, if Lu Mingzhou dares to treat her too badly, her uncle will protect her even for the sake of the Qiao family's reputation.

Don't think he'll groom the Qiao family's son-in-law. He'd rather use those resources to groom his own son and nephew. He has his eldest cousin Qiao Yuanzhong, his elder brother Qiao Yuanhe, and if all else fails, there's Qiao Yuanbo!

Qiao Wanqing thought about it, wondering if Lu Mingzhou understood what was going on, and what he might be thinking...

Thinking of this, Qiao Wanqing suddenly paused. Something was wrong. Logically speaking, if her uncle really thought that way, he shouldn't have made it so obvious.

What was the reason for your visit to the Qiao family last time?

Was it made for those illegitimate children to see?

After Xu Hui finished showering, Qiao Wanqing approached her with a smile and asked, "Mom, what kind of person do you think my uncle is?"

While drying her hair, Xu Hui replied, "Smart, protective of her own, and sometimes quite calculating."

"Then why do you think Grandpa brought his illegitimate sons and daughters back last time?"

Xu Hui laughed, "What else could they be doing? They probably saw that your grandfather invested and made money, so they couldn't sit still anymore. After all, the Qiao family doesn't have much money left. If they don't manage things well, they'll be left behind by the Xu family."

Just as Qiao Wanqing guessed, her uncle and grandfather definitely wanted those people to come back and start businesses.

As for whether they want to use them, unite them, or use them as scapegoats, that's uncertain!

Qiao Wanqing figured this out and grinned. Born into a large family, she had indeed put in a lot of effort to please her elders when she was young, but the benefits were truly numerous!

Look, she's grown up now. She hardly has to worry about anything. Everyone in the family is a wolf in sheep's clothing, and they're doing very well. She doesn't need to worry about anything at all!

No wonder those people from well-off families in their past lives, even though they didn't seem to have any great abilities, all lived such good lives!

With parents like these, how could they not have a good life?

She's the daughter of the Qiao family, so she probably doesn't have to do anything. Her parents can take care of everything and just wait to get a share of the profits.

After drying her hair, Xu Hui had lunch at her daughter's place. After putting the child to sleep, Qiao Wanqing took her to check out the shop.

Seeing that her daughter had bought such a large house, Xu Hui was very happy. "It's good to have money to buy some property. You can rebuild this place, so why don't you build that one in Beichuan too?"

Qiao Wanqing replied without hesitation, "If it can be rebuilt, of course it should be rebuilt. The location is excellent, and we won't lose money in the future."

The house with a courtyard in the building on Central Street in Beichuan is now being run by Lu Mingzhou's comrade-in-arms. Qiao Wanqing has hardly managed it except for collecting rent.

Xu Hui nodded. "I'll go back and ask around. If it can be rebuilt, I'll let you know."

"Um!"

At the shop, Miao Cuiying and the others were probably taking a nap, so Qiao Wanqing didn't disturb them and first showed her mother around.

After looking at it, Xu Hui nodded repeatedly. "The location is good, you won't lose money if you buy it, but these people are really troublesome. The textile factory should solve this problem itself. You don't need to get involved. Just let them move out, and then you can pay them. But whatever you do, don't pay them first. Otherwise, if these people don't move out and the building collapses and injures someone, they will definitely come after you."

Qiao Wanqing understood the reasoning behind this. "Don't worry, I know that. I didn't agree to give them resettlement fees either. The textile factory should be doing quite well. It shouldn't be unable to resettle these thirty-odd households. I suspect that the person in charge, Zhang Guoqing, wanted to make money, so I didn't agree."

"They asked for 20,000 for these houses alone, but I offered 15,000 and told them to move out right now."

After looking around, Xu Hui had a better understanding of the situation. She said to Qiao Wanqing, "Zhang Guoqing, the director of the logistics department, is indeed a bit... Let's go home. Tomorrow I'll go to the textile factory to help you negotiate. A resettlement fee is out of the question, but the relationships within the textile factory are quite complicated. Mom will play it by ear. If all else fails, it's worth spending more money to buy this location."

With her mother's words, Qiao Wanqing felt relieved. The shop was closed, and since Xu Hui wasn't actually familiar with Miao Cuiying, she simply didn't knock on the door, and the mother and daughter went back inside.

Looking at the babies in her home, Xu Hui couldn't stop adoring them. "Oh my, I've waited so many years! Your brother is finally getting married. After he gets married, there will be a baby soon, and then... oh dear..."

Xu Hui slapped her thigh, suddenly realizing, "Your brother and sister-in-law both have to work. Who will take care of the baby after it's born?"

Qiao Wanqing: "..."

No, Mom, you're only thinking about this now?

Xu Hui only just remembered.

Lately, she's been preoccupied with the factory her husband runs in the south. Her son has found a girlfriend, so she hasn't had to worry about it at all. She's taken care of her daughter and son on her own; she's used to letting them grow up on their own and doesn't have the self-awareness that other grandmothers have.

She's only in her early fifties, and she still wants to give it her all!

I never even considered going home to take care of the children.

Her daughter had five children and never asked her to help with any of them. Her daughter-in-law's children... she never thought about it!