"Havenât been back for such a long time, really missed you all. Sigh, it was going so well here, yet I went to another city."
"Marrying a soldier is always like this. Wherever they are, thatâs where we are."
"Yeah, Ning Jiang had an opportunity to transfer this year, but he turned it down, mainly thinking about me over here.
After all, I just set up a new business here. If there really was a transfer, it would be quite difficult to manage."
"By the way, Xiao Lan, howâs your brother and sister-in-law doing?" Yin Peibai asked with a smile.
"Hmph, how else could they be, ever since coming here, they watch everything closely. I donât like dealing with the two of them."
"Ning Jiangâs brother and sister-in-law came?" Lin Wan had heard Shi Lan talk about Ning Jiangâs brother before.
She had heard her talk about her sister-in-lawâs matters.
"Itâs very annoying on my end too. My mother-in-law said she and my father-in-law are here helping us take care of the kids. Now she runs such a big factory. Instead of hiring outsiders, she thought it would be better to let her own people work. So she brought his brother and wife over," Shi Lan sighed. "Living together with such a big family bound to cause friction. My sister-in-law is tight-fisted, probably feeling unbalanced seeing our family being successful, she speaks cynically every day. This whole time sheâs constantly whining about being poor to my mother-in-law, wanting a share, hoping to take half of the workshop."
"Giving them a higher salary for the sake of family sentiment, but sheâs really gone too far," some people donât know when to be satisfied, no matter how much theyâre given. "Did your mother-in-law agree?"
"Even if she agreed, it wouldnât make a difference; I wonât agree anyway."
"Every family has its challenges. Alright, letâs not talk about the unpleasant stuff. Today, since Xiao Wan rarely comes back, letâs enjoy a happy meal first." Yin Peibai had quite a distaste for mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationships.
Because her own mother-in-law wasnât any good.
"Right, letâs eat quickly. Sister-in-law Zhang has been preparing the dishes for a long time, letâs not waste them."
"Xiao Wan, how long do you plan to stay this time?" Su Ling asked.
"Weâll see. I thought of leaving after the factory is set up anyway, as Xingxing is on summer vacation now. Itâd be best if I stay until all the houses are rented out."
"That sounds good."
During the meal, a few people talked about the events theyâve encountered recently, mostly joyful things.
For instance, Shi Lanâs business has now expanded to neighboring cities. Their clothing factory is in high demand across several cities now.
Yin Peibai is now a group leader at her unit; thereâs a high chance of promotion in the future.
They also moved to a two-bedroom apartment allocated by Zhang Hanfuâs workplace, which even has heating in the winter. Now that their two children are over two years old, theyâll be able to go to school in six months. The tough times are considered over.
While they were halfway through the meal, Sister-in-law Zhang and Sister-in-law Liu entered.
"I saw you when you came in, but I was too busy to talk to you back then," Sister-in-law Zhang smiled at Lin Wan, then looked at Little Star, who had grown so tall, with two cute pigtails, looking very adorable.
"Little Star hasnât been seen for two years, sheâs grown a lot!"
"Indeed, sheâll be attending kindergarten soon, and Pidan is on vacation too, right?"
"Yes, he is. His dad took him to the base for military training with the other kids in the compound."
"Training at such a young age?"
"Yes, as mothers, we feel bad, but the men say boys should start training young. We couldnât stop them," Sister-in-law Liu and Sister-in-law Zhang sat down and shared some stories about the base, laughing.
"By the way, Xiao Wan, that boy Yang Wei also got transferred to Z City last month," said Sister-in-law Liu.
"Last month? I wasnât aware of this."
"He probably just got there and hasnât had time to contact you."
"Speaking of, it was a coincidence this time. Originally, Ning Jiang was supposed to transfer, but Ning Jiang couldnât bear to leave us, not sure how it ended up with Yang Wei," said Sister-in-law Zhang.
"Yang Wei applied for it himself. Ah, you both werenât in the unit, you wouldnât know. Now, that Sun Yu keeps coming to the Aston unit, looking for Yang Wei. He probably got fed up with being blocked by Sun Yu, which is why he applied to transfer," Sister-in-law Zhang said as she ate and shared some gossip with them.
"Whatâs the situation? Werenât they divorced?" Su Ling knew a bit about this Sun Yu. She had heard Lin Wan talk about her.
"Yes, theyâre divorced. Right after the divorce, she married a leader from her school. It didnât go well in the end, and they divorced within a year. Since the divorce, she couldnât stay at that school anymore, and eventually got reassigned by the education bureau to teach fourth-grade language at our military districtâs elementary school."