A domineering country girl flirts with her son, and Commander Huo can't resist.

Huo Chen frowned. "Mommy, Xiaoxiao's mommy and daddy haven't been found yet?"

Joanne nodded. "It hasn't been found yet."

"Mom, we...we don't want to leave Xiaoxiao behind," Huo Chen pleaded with Qiao An, a rare occurrence for him.

"Mom said today is a family meeting, and the topic of this meeting is..."

"Mom has decided to submit a report to adopt Xiaoxiao, and I would like to ask for your opinions."

Raise your hand if you agree.

Huo Fang was the first to raise her hand.

"Mom, what does adoption mean?"

Huo Chen and Huo Ning didn't disagree; they just didn't understand.

"Ah Chen, Ah Ning, adoption means that Xiao Xiao and we are now family."

Huo Fang explained to her younger siblings, "She is my sister, and she is yours too..."

At this point, Huo Fang hesitated for a moment.

Because Wen Xiaoxiao only said she was four years old, but she didn't know if she was four years old or her age according to the Chinese system, or what year she was born.

But they look about the same age as Huo Chen and Huo Ning.

"She's also your younger sister." Qiao An secretly set an age for Wen Xiaoxiao.

"Then I agree."

"I agree!"

Huo Chen and Huo Ning raised their hands high.

Sitting to the side, Wen Xiaoxiao blinked her eyes.

"Xiaoxiao, what about you? Would you like to come with us?"

Qiao An took Wen Xiaoxiao's hand and asked softly.

"I..." Wen Xiaoxiao's little brain was working at a rapid pace.

Even if her grandparents actually showed up, she didn't want to go home with them.

Her grandparents didn't like her; they only liked her brother.

He also constantly beat and scolded her.

She likes her aunt, and also likes Huo Chen, Huo Ning, and Sister Fangfang.

"I want to be with my aunt, and I want to be with my older brothers and sisters."

Wen Xiaoxiao's voice was soft and warm to the ear.

Joan hugged her. "Okay, then come with Auntie."

She's not overflowing with saintly compassion.

If Wen Xiaoxiao were a mischievous child like Fan Tao.

No matter how pitiful her background was, she couldn't bring herself to sympathize with her.

But Wen Xiaoxiao is a good child.

She is sensible, well-behaved, and beautiful.

Who wouldn't like it?

Wen Xiaoxiao's parents and grandparents didn't want her, but Qiao An did.

Anyway, the family is rich, has plenty of food and drink, so how could they not support a child?

"Great! Our first family meeting has come to a successful conclusion!" Joanne clapped.

The children joined in.

The next morning, Qiao An rushed to the police station.

She still needs Jiang Yushun to help her with the adoption procedures.

Upon hearing that Qiao An wanted to adopt Wen Xiaoxiao...

Jiang Yushun stared at her with his mouth agape in disbelief.

These days, everyone's afraid of having another mouth to feed at home.

Qiao An, on the other hand, not only adopted her own niece, but also...

Now they want to adopt Wen Xiaoxiao.

"I know your family is wealthy and has made a lot of money, but this is a child, not some kitten or puppy. You need to think this through."

"Besides, what's your husband's opinion? What if he disagrees?"

Jiang Yushun always thought of Qiao An's best interests, genuinely worried that she would be burdened with too much responsibility.

Qiao An wasn't worried about this. After three months of getting to know Huo Jiyun, she understood his character.

He is upright, kind, and patient with children. If he knew Wen Xiaoxiao's situation, he would definitely have agreed.

"He won't have any objections," Joanne replied confidently.

Seeing that he couldn't persuade him, Jiang Yushun stopped trying.

With his intervention, Wen Xiaoxiao's adoption procedures were completed in just three days.

From now on, Qiao An and Huo Jiyun will be her adoptive parents.

In the past few days, Qiao An spent a lot of money to have Mo Yuxuan buy machinery and equipment for making freeze-dried vegetables, spending tens of thousands of yuan.

Whenever she had free time, she would retreat into her space and frantically wash, chop, and freeze-dry vegetables.

I wish I had three heads and six arms.

She was busy like this until June, when Qiao An's belly started to swell, and her pregnancy became obvious.

Everyone knows she's pregnant.

Qiao An also wrote to Huo Jiyun about Wen Xiaoxiao's matter.

Just as she expected, Huo Jiyun readily agreed.

The Northwest Army's certificate of enlistment has been sent to Qiao An.

With this certificate, Qiao An arrived at the provincial capital's railway station and completed the cargo consignment procedures.

They were speechless with shock when they learned that there was a brand-new Jeep in the luggage that Joan had entrusted to them.

I've seen plenty of military dependents.

The items being transported were mostly pots, pans, tables, chairs, and benches.

This is the first time I've ever seen someone transporting a car.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a family member of a regimental-level cadre.

When did the families of regimental-level cadres become so powerful?

The staff, unaware of Qiao An's background, dared not slack off and quickly processed the shipping permit.

Everything is ready.

Qiao An hosted a dinner for the police officers.

Later, he treated Zhao Zhengang, Yu Linzhou, and Aunt Liu to a meal at the machine tool factory canteen.

Qiao An's special worker certificate has already been registered with the machine tool factory, so Zhao Zhengang is not worried that Qiao An will not come back in the future.

Aunt Liu and the others really didn't want Qiao An to leave.

On the one hand, we were also afraid that if she left, the two food stalls in the cafeteria would have to close.

They finally found such a good job and wanted to continue working there.

"Aunt Liu, the freeze-dried vegetables I kept should be enough for you for about half a year. If it's not enough, don't hesitate to send me a telegram and I'll have someone deliver the ingredients to you."

Aunt Liu and the others didn't quite understand. Since Qiao An had the resources of a farm, why didn't they just have them deliver fresh vegetables?

Why use freeze-dried vegetables at all?

Qiao An didn't say anything, and they didn't ask any more questions. They just focused on doing their jobs well.

"Qiao An, if our machine tool factory ever has any difficulties in the future, you can't just leave without helping us." Zhao Zhengang had drunk a few more glasses, and his face was a little red.

"I've already applied for the special laboratory. With you here, we'll make everything from guide rail installers to CNC machine tools. Let's see what Wei Xiangjun has to say then."

Yu Linzhou winked at Qiao An and whispered, "He's had too much to drink."

Qiao An nodded knowingly.

"Chief Engineer Zhao, if you encounter any problems, just write to me. I will definitely help our machine tool factory. In the future, our machine tool factory will surely become the number one in Xia Kingdom!"

"That's right! Xia Kingdom is number one! Breaking out of Asia and going global!"

Zhao Zhengang raised his glass excitedly.

The cafeteria was noisy.

After becoming pregnant, Qiao An slept a lot, and since it was getting late, everyone left on their own.

In the last few days, Qiao An asked Feng Sanqiang to buy her several large items on the black market.

One sewing machine and two bicycles.

She doesn't know how to use a sewing machine; this was bought for Huo Fang.

She discovered that Huo Fang really enjoyed cutting out little trinkets and sewing strange little things.

On the day of the move, the three Feng brothers, along with their underlings from Dongjiawan, arrived at the machine tool factory.

Since she was accompanying the army, Qiao An couldn't put everything into her spatial storage.

Many items need to be properly documented.

For example, the newly bought sewing machine, bicycle, and electric fan she bought herself.

"Big sister, business has been booming lately. I'll wire you the profits every week from now on."

Recently, Feng Sanqiang has been taking Dabao and Xiaolei to the provincial capital every day to sell goods.

Although the electronic watch and radio cost over a hundred yuan, they were expensive, but because they didn't require industrial coupons, many people were eager to buy them.

Those dried goods were things that northerners had never seen before, and everyone wanted to try something new, so they were very popular.

"Okay, remember to deduct your own tips."

Joanne believed in them, but as people earn more money, their hearts change.

So, we still need to give them a good talking-to.

This is the management experience that Qiao An accumulated in her previous life.