Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 925 Don't you read the news?

The fifth son's wife said, "That's really strange. It's the first time I've seen her like this, and she's already willing to let Xiao Hui hold her."

Chen Hui picked up Tingting, kissed her, and said, "No more peeing, okay? Uncle only brought one pair of pants. If you pee again, you'll be naked." The little girl didn't seem to understand, and chuckled a few times. Chen Hui said, "My child is a little smaller than yours. I guess she smells like a baby."

Xiao Wei asked Li's father, "Where does Uncle Li work?"

Huang Laowu took out cigarettes to offer, but Li Ma said, "Your child is still here, why are you smoking?"

Li's father refused Huang Laowu's cigarette, saying, "I work at the bus station, and her mother works at the park management office; we're just getting by. Together, we don't even earn as much as Xiao Liwen alone. She's so arrogant at home now."

Li Wen raised her little head and snorted. Her mother patted her on the head and said, "She just never grows up. She's so old but still acts like a child. You want her to go to Fengtian? Do you think she can handle it? It's not that we don't trust her, it's just that we're afraid she won't be able to do it."

Chen Hui said, "Li Wen has such a great personality. She's clever, hardworking, and quick-witted. It's mainly because you guys have protected her too much, always treating her like a child. Actually, Li Wen is quite capable."

Mr. Li looked at his daughter with a smile, his eyes shining with affection, and asked, "She said she would let her manage all the shops in Longcheng. I didn't believe it at first, but she really did. To be honest, at first her mother and I were secretly worried every day, afraid that she would make a mistake. But it's pretty good, quite unexpected, she really did it."

Mr. Li smiled broadly, even happier than if he had accomplished something himself: "We have no objection to her going to Fengtian. It's a serious matter. We can't stop our child from becoming successful. Ultimately, she needs to live her own life, and it's better for her to venture out early than to stay at home forever. What kind of work will she mainly do in Fengtian? Do you think she can handle it?"

Chen Hui said, "I'll still do this, managing the cake chain stores and some sales-related matters, but I'll be managing a bit more. Xiao Wei was worried that you wouldn't agree, so he never brought it up. I said I'd try talking to you, but I didn't expect you, Uncle Li, to be more open-minded than I thought."

Li's father smiled and said, "What parents do is all for the good of their children. How could we possibly stand in the way of our children's good development? As long as you can trust her, that's fine. This girl has a bit of a temper, and when she gets going, she doesn't care who you are. You have to be prepared."

Li Wen was a little embarrassed and glared at her father. Her mother asked, "Go and manage Fengtian? She's never left Longcheng before, will she be able to handle it?"

Chen Hui said, "We'll manage all of them, all the stores we've opened, spanning three provinces. We'll also open stores in Inner Mongolia and other parts of the country in the future."

Li Wen's eyes lit up: "Wow, really? Hahahaha!"

Huang Laowu said, "Aunt Li, I'll move over too. Our whole family will move there. Don't worry, Li Wen will live with us. You don't need to worry about her."

Aunt Li said, "There are a lot of big trucks in Fengtian City, so you have to be careful riding your bicycle. It's different from here. You have to be extra careful about everything. Don't act like you're at home, understand?"

Xiao Wei said, "There will be a company car there. As a subsidiary manager, you'll have housing and a car provided, so don't worry about your living conditions. If you go on business trips, security personnel will accompany you; they are all veterans who will serve as drivers and protect our safety in critical situations."

Mr. Li was stunned: "Your company offers such good benefits? What exactly do you do? It's just a food factory, surely it doesn't have that much?"

Huang Laowu said, "Brothers Group. They were on the news a few days ago, don't you guys watch the news?"

Xiao Wei said, "Our main business is restaurants and food. We've also done other things as needed. We now have eleven subsidiaries, including feed, restaurants, food, hotels, real estate, shopping malls, supermarkets, and so on."

So we were short-staffed. Li Wen came with us from the beginning; she was the manager of our first cake shop and our first city manager. Therefore, we felt she was the most suitable person to be the first subsidiary manager. We were worried you wouldn't trust her, but now we're relieved.”

Li's father said, "Oh, I remember. That was the opening of some store on Sanhao Street, right? Provincial leaders were there too. Who among you cut the ribbon?"

Li Wen said, "Dad, there were two people at the ribbon-cutting ceremony, and they both went up. It was Xiao Wei who spoke."

Back then, reading books, newspapers, and watching the news were daily necessities for all ordinary people. Books were considered art, newspapers were upright, and news told the truth; they were windows through which ordinary people learned about their daily lives and national events. Later, gradually fewer and fewer people read them.

Xiao Wei said, "That day was the opening of the supermarket. Maybe it was because it was new and we were the first in the province, so it was a bit lively. Actually, the store wasn't very big. We'll open a few real supermarkets in the future."

Women focus on things that are different from men. Looking at Xiaowei, Li's mother asked, "Did you build all those houses yourselves?"

Xiao Wei said, "Most of them are elevator buildings, and some of the pedestrian buildings were built by the construction committee. If Xiao Liwen goes there, she can choose for herself, whichever she likes. Right now, there are only pedestrian buildings next to the company; elevator buildings will have to wait. They are currently leveling the land, and construction will begin in the spring."

Mother Li then asked, "If Li Wen goes there, what will happen to her household registration? There are all these issues."

Li's father said, "What kind of relationship is there now? It's just the household registration book. Grain and oil have been deregulated. Are grain coupons and grain books still useful? Grain stations have all gone out of business. All those coupons and tickets are slowly disappearing. If you have money, you can buy whatever you want. Our country doesn't lack anything now, except for getting married."

Chen Hui said, "Now that there's a house there, you can transfer your household registration anytime. It's not as restricted as it used to be."

Li's mother said, "That's great! Li Wen can move there then. She's old enough to live separately anyway. She can find a partner in the provincial capital and never come back." Li Wen's little face immediately turned red, and she glared at her mother.

Chen Hui handed Huang Weiting to Huang Laowu's wife: "She's hungry. I think she is."

The fifth son's wife took it; she was indeed hungry.

Li's father said, "That's fine then. Let's all go back and let Xiaowei and Xiaochen get some rest too."

Xiao Wei and Chen Hui escorted the person to the elevator, and only returned to their room after watching the elevator doors close. Chen Hui lit a cigarette and said, "Damn, I missed my son."

(End of this chapter)