Office supplies make quite a bit of money, right? Pencils and stationery cases for students, office documents for companies, that sort of thing. Everyone needs them.
Yin Peibaiâs saozi is a smart one.
When it comes to blind investment, Lin Wan thought she should give those two a proper lesson. In the end, they talked until past five in the afternoon.
When Lin Wan drove back, she stopped by the supply store and bought some gifts to put in the car.
These were for Shuhua tomorrow.
When Lin Wan got home, Mom had also just returned from the restaurant. These past two days, Mom had been going to the restaurant managed by Su Daimei, and she was very satisfied with her choice of manager.
"Xiao Wan, guess who I saw today?"
"Who?"
"The family that ran off with your dad back then."
Lin Wan frowned slightly and said, "They couldnât stay in Z City, so they came here?"
"What Z City? After they made that scene, your grandpa chased them off to the border region. I donât know how they ended up here."
"Mom, did they recognize you? Did you suffer any loss?"
"They didnât recognize me, but only one person came, and they werenât looking for me. It was Li Yongfangâs son coming to find Su Daimei."
"Ah, looking for Su Daimei? Whatâs their relationship?"
"I heard him say something about wanting to see his daughter."
Lin Wan immediately understood. Su Daimei had a woman with a daughter; Li Yongfangâs son must be looking to see Su Daimeiâs daughter.
"So, they got married?"
"What marriage? Daimei said they divorced a long time ago. Actually, it was that Li Dacheng had a mistress back then. When that mistress got pregnant, and it was a boy, Li Dacheng grew more and more displeased with Su Daimei, and he directly drove her out. Su Daimei, a woman, lived out in the elements for several months. Then the mistress gave the Li Family a big fat boy and clamored to marry Li Dacheng. The Li Family had no choice but to find Su Daimei to get a divorce.
Daimei said she had no family and took the child and ran here after the divorce. Later, she came to work here.
She only ran into Li Dacheng recently, and no one knows how he got here."
"What does Li Dacheng want to do?"
"He said he wants to remarry Daimei. Daimei doesnât agree, so he keeps blocking her at the store. I havenât let her come to work these days. Li Dacheng only knows where Su Daimei works, not where she lives."
"Hiding like this isnât going to work," Lin Wan realized that she didnât know any decent Lis, but of course, she couldnât let Brother Jianye or Brother Congnan hear that.
"Iâll discuss this with your dad when he gets back. Li Dacheng needs to be driven away quickly, or itâll affect our business."
"Mom, you shouldnât go tomorrow either. Iâm afraid he might recognize youâthose Li Family people are crazy."
"Mom knows what to do. I wonât go tomorrow. Letâs go see Shuhua."
"Alright."
In the evening, when Lin Guozhi returned, Liang Hongmei told him about this matter. Apparently, Lin Guozhi didnât expect those Li people to be in S City.
Lin Guozhi paused, thinking about his plans for the past few days, and then said, "Leave this to me. Iâll handle it. Since he hasnât recognized you, you can go as needed. If the manager doesnât want to be bothered, let her rest at home for a few days."
"Okay, I got it. Be careful yourself."
Lin Wan had a good sleep. It was so cold in the morning that she didnât want to get out of bed. She didnât get up until after ten. She skipped breakfast, waiting to have hot pot with Shuhua and Aunt Jin at noon.
Liang Hongmei knew sheâd sleep in, so she didnât wake her. Now that she saw her up, she quickly took out the steamed buns she had kept warm in the pot.
"Eat while walking. Letâs go over."
"Okay." Lin Wan took a bite, nodded, and accompanied Mom out the door. The two of them drove to South Street.
She knew Shuhua would definitely be at the store at this time.
Because for the past two months, sheâd been learning how to make birthday cakes. Sheâd just about mastered it, and now Shuhuaâs was the only place in S City that made birthday cakes.
"Aunt Liang said you were coming today. I made a small cake for you especiallyâgive it a try."
"Your belly is scary! At this point, you shouldnât do this yourself. Isnât there someone in the store?"
Yesterday, Lin Wan heard from her mom but had no concept. Seeing it today really shocked her.
"Iâm fine. It looks scary, but Iâm really healthy. I just have trouble sleeping at night. Iâm actually quite happy about thisâtwo at once, and our family is ecstatic."
Lin Wan wasnât too happy seeing Shuhuaâs belly. In this condition, will it be easy to give birth later? When Shi Lan was pregnant with twins, she wasnât as big as this.
"Alright, alright, have a rest. I worry just looking at you."
"Whenever I tell her that, she doesnât listen. Make her rest at home, and she canât sit still," Aunt Jin said, shaking her head as she held Hehe.
"I think itâs good for her to move around a bit, good for delivery," Liang Hongmei said, not agreeing with lying around at home right now.
"Yes, I also think so. Look at my big belly; if I donât move around, it definitely wonât be easy to give birth," Shuhua said, smiling as she cut the cake into pieces and shared it with everyone.
Hehe laughed happily at the sight of the cake. After Aunt Jin put on his apron, he dug in with a spoon, savoring every bite.
"Sister Jin, in just a few months, youâll have your hands full. Twins at onceâitâs not easy to manage."
"Mom, itâs not just two; thereâs also Hehe. He canât go to kindergarten yet."
But if we grit our teeth, we could send him to daycare.
"Yes, Iâve been worrying about that. What will we do? Three all at once! How will we manage?"
"Werenât you just excitedly happy? And now youâre starting to worry," Lin Wan teased with a smile.
"Iâm thinking of doing like Pei Baiâs family. Look, they hired a nanny for their two kids. Weâre not short of money; better to save ourselves some trouble," Aunt Jin reasonedâit was true that managing three kids was no small task for the two of them.
Plus, Shuhua is often needed at the store.
"Absolutely, a woman must take care of herself during confinement," Liang Hongmei nodded in agreement.
"Alright, Iâll go with godmomâs advice, and weâll hire a nanny," Shuhua and Aunt Jin had never argued because Aunt Jin was respected as an elder; what Aunt Jin and Uncle Jin said, Shuhua and Xiao Gu would heed.
"Thereâs no one at the store now, just your apprentice. Letâs go have hot pot and invite Uncle Jin," Lin Wan said, having only eaten a bun and feeling hungry already.
"Alright, letâs eat and chat," Aunt Jin said, getting up to call busy Uncle Jin.
Liang Hongmei went to the store first to have someone prepare the hot pot in a private room. All the side dishes were ones they loved to eat.
Even though Shuhua and Aunt Jin lived close to this place, they rarely came to eat because every time, Su Daimei would waive their bill, making them feel embarrassed to come.
But it wasnât Su Daimeiâs fault; it was Lin Wan who had instructed her to do so.