When social terror becomes the favorite of the police

Chapter 272 It’s almost Chinese New Year
When the employees working in the workshop heard that the boss had arrived, they all greeted him.

Lin Xiaoyan greeted everyone one by one. When she saw Li Wen there, she thought that he must be on holiday.

However, his sister wasn't there. According to his brother, Li Jing transferred to another school and went back to school.

"I got back this morning, brother. Can you show me the attendance sheet? I'll count the number of people. I'm going to buy New Year's gifts with Sister Nan in a bit."

Lin Hao took the attendance sheet out of the drawer and handed it to Lin Xiaoyan.

Lin Xiaoyan glanced at the attendance sheet, counted the number of people, and then returned it.

"Brother, I'm leaving with Sister Nan. Come to my place for dinner tonight."

Lin Hao: "Okay, drive carefully."

After Lin Xiaoyan and Nanxi left, the store employees were extremely excited. They had just heard the boss say that he was going to buy New Year's benefits, and they wondered what he would buy!
Li Wen wore a bright smile. He often had a smile on his face these days, now that the family issues had been resolved.

Not only my sister's situation, but also all of the family's debts have been resolved.

"What should we buy?" Lin Xiaoyan and Nanxi looked around together.

Nancy followed Lin Xiaoyan, looking around at the crowd. It was almost Chinese New Year, and everywhere was packed with people.

She had to be extra vigilant and protect Xiaoyan.

"There are three female employees in the store, I'll buy them a set of skincare products..."

"For male employees, it seems there are also men's skincare products available..."

"In Henan province, New Year's gifts like oil, milk, and nut gift boxes are essential. We bought those for them too; they can eat them themselves or give them as gifts..."

Lin Xiaoyan would tell Nanxi whatever she saw, and Nanxi would just nod and say yes.

"What else should I buy? Something more practical..."

After shopping for half a day, Lin Xiaoyan finally bought all the New Year's gifts for her employees.

The two of them huffed and puffed as they carried their things to the car, and then went home.

Lin Xiaoyan sent a message to He Qi'an, asking him to come across the street for dinner after get off work that evening.

He Qi'an replied instantly, "Okay".

"Put the things in the car, and I'll drive over tomorrow."

After Lin Xiaoyan and Nanxi parked the car in the residential area, they said...

"By the way, should I mention it in the group chat beforehand and tell them to think about how to send the things home tomorrow...?"

She looked at the pile of gifts behind her; she knew she couldn't possibly carry them all.

Each person needs seven or eight gifts; it's not easy to carry them all.

Nancy glanced at it and suggested, "Let's not say anything. Give them a surprise tomorrow, and if we bring it home, they can figure it out themselves."

Lin Xiaoyan thought for a moment, "Okay, if not, we can call a courier to send it back to their home tomorrow."

"it is good"

In the evening, Lin Xiaoyan cooked a table full of dishes. With Nanxi there, she only cooked a little bit.

He Qi'an went straight to Lin Xiaoyan's house across the street as soon as he got off work.

"Do you need any help?"

He Qi'an changed into slippers, took off his coat, and went into the kitchen.

As soon as Nanxi saw He Qi'an arrive, she readily offered him her seat.

"You're off work so soon?"

Lin Xiaoyan looked at her boyfriend as he walked into the kitchen with surprise, "Isn't the office busy near the end of the year?"

He Qi'an rolled up Lin Xiaoyan's sleeves and said softly, "It's alright. We have to do year-end summaries, but I finished mine and left work on time. They're still working overtime."

Lin Xiaoyan exclaimed, "Wow, that's amazing!"

Hearing his girlfriend's praise, He Qi'an leaned in and couldn't resist giving her a kiss.

"Hey!" Lin Xiaoyan quickly looked towards the kitchen and breathed a sigh of relief when she realized that Sister Nan had left sometime earlier.

He Qi'an smiled broadly, "What's wrong? Isn't it normal for a boyfriend to kiss his girlfriend?" Lin Xiaoyan: "...Yeah, if you're so capable, try kissing my brother when he gets back later!"

He Qi'an: ...I wouldn't dare!

That evening, when Lin Hao arrived at his sister's house, he opened the door and saw He Qi'an there as well.

"Qi An, you're here too."

Upon hearing Lin Hao's words, He Qi'an felt something was off, though he wasn't sure if it was just his imagination...

"Yeah, bro."

After washing his hands, Lin Hao sat down and watched his sister serving dishes in the kitchen. He then glanced at He Qi'an.

He Qi'an immediately understood and quickly ran to the kitchen to bring out the dishes.

"I'll take it, I'll take it. You go sit down. You've made so many dishes tonight, thank you for your hard work." He Qi'an took the dishes from Lin Xiaoyan's hands and winked at his girlfriend.

Lin Xiaoyan raised an eyebrow, suppressing a laugh, "Okay, you can carry it. Bring out the chopsticks too later."

Lin Xiaoyan came out and sat down in the restaurant to wait for He Qi'an to bring out the dishes.

Lin Hao's complexion had improved somewhat.

"Yan Yan, when are you planning to go back?" Lin Hao asked, looking at his younger sister.

"Let's wait until the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, brother. We'll go together then and drive back," Lin Xiaoyan said.

"I'm going back too?"

Lin Hao was taken aback. "If we both go back, what will happen to the shop?"

Lin Hao had already told his wife that the shop would stay open during the Chinese New Year, but he figured they probably wouldn't be able to go home for the holiday.

Lin Xiaoyan: "It's okay. I'll ask the staff tomorrow to see who can work during the Chinese New Year. If they work during those days, their salary will be doubled."

Hearing this, Lin Hao laughed, "Then they'll definitely be scrambling to go to work."

I've heard them say these past few days that they don't want to celebrate the New Year, because they'll have to deal with all the questions from relatives.

Lin Xiaoyan nodded in agreement, "Indeed, celebrating the New Year is different now than when we were kids. Back then, we looked forward to wearing new clothes for the New Year, but now..."

It's really uncomfortable when relatives bombard you with questions as soon as you see them.

He Qi'an brought out the bowls and chopsticks and sat down.

"what's the topic?"

Lin Xiaoyan looked at He Qi'an and asked, "When do you guys get your holiday?"

He Qi'an: "No holiday. I just came back from Beijing."

"You're going to stay in Haishi?"

"Yes, we all have to work during the Chinese New Year holiday, on a shift system."

Lin Xiaoyan: "That's true, the police station can't be left unattended, especially during the Lunar New Year period, when there seem to be more thieves..."

He Qi'an nodded, "Yes, we've received several theft reports since the beginning of this month."

After finishing the phone call, Nancy came back.

"Sister Nan, come and eat."

Nancy sat down, and then everyone picked up their chopsticks and began to eat.

Seeing this scene warmed Nancy's heart; she had never received such treatment before.

"Brother, I've already bought all the employee benefits today. Tomorrow afternoon, I'll close the food delivery service early, leave work early, and then I'll go pick up the stuff and we'll have a meeting together."

Let me talk about the work schedule for the Chinese New Year. Today is already the 25th, tomorrow is the 26th, and the New Year is just around the corner.

Lin Hao nodded and said okay.

"We'll come to Haishi on the sixth day of the lunar new year. I was thinking of having Li Wen look after the shop."

Upon hearing Li Wen's name, Lin Hao nodded in agreement, "Okay, Li Wen may be young, but he's very capable. Whenever there's something going on at the shop and I'm busy, he always helps out..."

(End of this chapter)