Mixed in 1980

Chapter 464: Unable to Escape
The scholarships are decreasing year by year.

Especially after 2012, the poverty alleviation campaign was fully launched, and the number of people living in poverty has decreased year by year.

The accounts we received this year are quite unusual. To be precise, the problem arose last year, with an increase in the number of applications and a significant increase in the number of people who passed the review.

"Is the problem with the internal staff, or with the grassroots volunteers?" Ye Wan frowned as she flipped through the accounts.

Guan Xiaoyu tapped the table lightly: "Take a closer look at the data. The increase is concentrated in three regions. If things go wrong, the entire system might be in trouble."

"Aunt, how do we investigate?" Ye Wan asked.

Guan Xiaoyu is in charge of review and supervision, and if problems arise, he will definitely be held responsible: "With such a large increase, the possibility of collusion between insiders and outsiders is even greater."

"Let's investigate the entire system together!"

"Don't be afraid of the trouble. Get all the data from these three places, call on staff from other regions, and review them one by one."

"If the actual situation is not met, all student grants will be cancelled. Those that were taken last semester will be recovered in full, and all relevant personnel will be expelled."

"Then you can come?" Ye Wan asked.

Guan Xiaoyu rolled her eyes at her: "Alright, don't give me face. If something goes wrong on my end, I'll definitely take responsibility."

The matter was settled.

Ye Wan didn't dwell on it too much. When problems arise, you should solve them; there's no need to let emotions get in the way. When she got home, she already had a smile on her face.

There are a bunch of kids in the family.

She had a son and a daughter, and Ye Ling also had a son. They were planning to have a second child.

Then there's Gao Lu, whose first child was a girl, and now she's pregnant again. She's put aside her work at the game company and is currently resting at home during her pregnancy.

Looking at the group of little babies, Ye Wan felt comfortable. It was nice to have a lively and bustling atmosphere, just like when she was a child, with many brothers and sisters, and the atmosphere was especially good.

My younger brother is doing well now.

With the support of her husband and herself, she started a short video platform in 14, and the number of users has reached a considerable scale.

When Douyin was launched last year, he acquired his younger brother's company, which not only earned him his first pot of gold, but also allowed him to break into the upper echelons of Douyin and gain a foothold.

After playing with the children for a while, Ye Wan turned and went to the east wing to tell her mother-in-law about the accounts, but Xu Jinqiu didn't seem to care.

"A large forest has all kinds of birds."

"It's perfectly normal for this to happen. Similar things happened in the early days of the foundation. We just need to find out the problem and solve it."

"Don't talk to me about these things anymore. I've already retired, and I don't want to get involved anymore."

Upon hearing this, Ye Wan was both amused and exasperated.

My mother-in-law is a good mother-in-law, but she is also completely hands-off. She only goes to the foundation to oversee things when I give birth and during my postpartum period, and ignores everything else.

Xu Jinqiu took this for granted.

Each generation should do its own thing. Now that I've decided to retire, I don't want to be involved anymore. From now on, I'll just live however I feel comfortable.

A comfortable life is essential to staying young.

After the Spring Festival, I was already fifty-five years old. Even with the best skincare and anti-aging treatments, faint crow's feet appeared at the corners of my eyes.

I was quite startled when the crow's feet first appeared.

For a long time, I was somewhat panicked, feeling like I had suddenly stepped up in age and was now a grandmother of several children.

"How many grandmothers look better than you? Please, if you go out now, people will compliment you on how young you look, okay?"

"Don't worry, it's still very pretty."

"At most, she's a young married woman!"

Chen Fan teased her quite a bit, and gradually, Xu Jinqiu's mindset returned to normal. Compared to her peers, she was indeed very young.

Even when making facial expressions, the crow's feet wrinkles are not obvious.

When she looked in the mirror again, she pulled Chen Fan over and compared them carefully: "Not bad, you're in better shape than me. It shouldn't be a problem for me to outlast you."

It almost made Chen Fan leave in anger.

After seeing her daughter-in-law off, Xu Jinqiu brewed a pot of spring health tea and called Zeng Ali and Zhao Yuanyuan over to drink it together: "How did the second son and the fifth son start fighting?"

“You know Xiao Wu’s personality, don’t you?” Zeng Ali took a sip of tea and put down the cup: “He acts on impulse and deserves to be punished. And Lao Si, he deserves to be punished too.”

Xu Jinqiu asked curiously, "What happened to the fourth brother?"

Zeng Ali pouted and said disdainfully, "What else could it be? She's just lazy. A few days ago, the second son asked her what she wanted to do, and she said she wanted to open a shop."

"We've started looking for a storefront these past two days."

"She wants to open a jade shop in Panjiayuan. I think she's just bored. You've spoiled her." As he spoke, he pointed at Zhao Yuanyuan.

Zhao Yuanyuan was embarrassed and dared not speak.

Actually, she quite agreed. The family wasn't short of money, and the fourth child was pampered by his older siblings. He didn't need to work hard; he just needed to find something productive to do so he wouldn't be bored.

But these are things you can only think, not say.

If I say it out loud, the eldest sister will definitely fly into a rage. With so many businesses in the family, the fourth brother, who has a PhD in economics, should at least share some of the burden.

It's fine to take over any company.

Chen Yanyin didn't think that way. She was determined to be a useless person and refused to do anything that required much effort or thought. She even dragged Zhou Jingshu along when she was looking for a store.

Zhou Jingshu did all the work.

Zhou Jingshu was already used to this. Once she was targeted by her fourth sister, she had to be prepared to be coaxed into doing chores, with no possibility of refusing.

After several busy days, I finally bought the shop.

The store isn't big, just over 100 square meters: "Sister, what's the name of the store? How should it be decorated? I'll find a construction team to come over later."

"Old Chen's Stone Shop!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jingshu's lips twitched. It was a rustic name, the kind that made you not want to go in at first glance. Fourth Sister never intended to do business properly.

Sure enough, Fourth Sister said again: "Hang another couplet at the door. The first line is: There are many pits in the rocks, we'll pit as many as we can. The second line is: We're lazy and have little stock, we'll keep operating as long as we can."

Zhou Jingshu smiled wryly: "Sister, are you really serious about opening a shop? If Second Brother finds out, he'll beat you up."

"He wouldn't dare!" Chen Yanyin sneered.

Meeting Zhou Jingshu's disdainful gaze, he said sullenly, "Opening a shop is just for fun, I don't expect to make money from it, Second Brother can understand."

Seeing that Zhou Jingshu still wanted to persuade her, he immediately changed the subject and talked about the store's decoration style, summarizing it in one sentence: style, whatever!
"There's no rush to renovate, we can take our time. We still have several months before graduation, so we can finish the renovation in June or July," Chen Yanyin added.

Zhou Jingshu had no choice but to agree.

Decorating a shop isn't difficult; you can just find a design company and outsource everything. However, the acceptance process in the agreement is very strict.

If you don't follow the standards, don't expect to receive the final payment, and they also set high penalties for breach of contract. Of course, the design company's quote is also higher.

By the time the design drawings were completed, it was already April.

Chen Yanyin went to Furongli to look at the renderings: "The general layout is fine, but the counter needs to be changed. We don't need so many shelves, and we don't have that much stock."

"How should we change it?" Zhou Jingshu asked.

Chen Yanyin pondered for a moment: "No need for major changes. Just reduce the number of grids and increase the display space for individual items. That's the approach."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yanche complained, "Is that a tea room for business meetings? I suggest turning it into a chess and card room or an e-sports arena, so you can play a couple of games when you have nothing to do."

"you shut up!"

Chen Laosi narrowed his eyes and stared at his younger brother: "Second brother told you to find a partner, have you found one yet? Or should I find one for you?"

Chen Yanche immediately stood up, poured a cup of tea and placed it in front of his fourth sister, then stood behind her and massaged her shoulders: "Sister, you only have one brother, right?"

Chen Yanyin nodded comfortably: "As for me, I can only scare you a little. Chen Lao Er is different; he really knows how to make arrangements."

"Twenty-five is not young anymore."

“When I was 25, my family started pressuring me, and you will too. You can’t escape this hurdle. Hurry up and find someone suitable.”

"You really let your second brother arrange things, tsk tsk..."

"Guess where he'll find someone? Someone with an official background or a business background? No matter what he looks for, it will have an element of arranged marriage."

(End of this chapter)