Qin Han scooped up his son and perched him on his shoulder, "Silly boy, it’s too late to draw now."
Zhuangzhuang looked as if the sky had fallen, "Ah, what should I do? I want to be in it too."
"We’ll take a new one during the New Year," this ti it would be a real family portrait.
Qin Yang had also brought back his cara this ti.
"That’s settled then. Auntie, I’ll sit here next to Ningning," Zhuangzhuang reiterated, still not reassured.
Lin Chuxia ruffled his little head, "No problem, I’ll take a photo of you and Ningning then; from now on, we’ll take one every year and watch Little Zhuangzhuang and Little Ningning grow up bit by bit."
Ningning, blinking her big eyes, asked softly, "Then will I beco beautiful? As pretty as auntie."
"Definitely, you’ll be even prettier than auntie."
Zhuangzhuang boasted, "I will definitely be more handso than uncle, and more successful too."
His uncle was successful and praised by the entire village.
Qin Han carried his son off to bed, "Let’s hurry up and sleep then; dreams have everything."
It’s quite late already, his younger brother’s family had co from far away and should rest early; there’d be plenty of ti to talk later.
Lin Chuxia and Qin Yang’s room had already been ward by the stove; they also went back to their room.
In the new front yard, the main house had been built with 4 rooms, with Mr. Qin and Mrs. Qin occupying two of them.
After Qin Juan got divorced, Mr. Qin and Mrs. Qin cleared out a room next to theirs specifically for their daughter and granddaughter to stay. The room was now ward up and cosy.
But Qin Juan didn’t want to sleep there and clung to Mrs. Qin’s arm, "Let’s sleep with mom and dad tonight, I don’t mind sleeping at the foot of the bed."
Mrs. Qin laughed, "The older you get, the more you go back to being a child. This is only because your brothers have left. What would your sisters-in-law and younger siblings think if they saw this? No need to sleep at the foot; I’ll give you the place at the head of the bed."
Although Mrs. Qin said this, she also looked forward to sleeping with her daughter. She swiftly made the bed and even gave the warm spot at the head of the bed to her daughter.
Ever since her daughter got married, she hadn’t stayed over at her parents’ ho. Especially after moving to the city, they’d hardly see each other twice a year.
Now mother and daughter could finally chat next to each other to their hearts’ content.
anwhile, Lin Chuxia and Qin Yang returned to their room. Qin Yang was preparing washbasin with water for her feet while asking, "Is it cold at ho? I’ll fill a hot water bottle for you in a bit."
"It’s okay," Lin Chuxia liked the atmosphere of the Qin Family, so warm that she didn’t feel cold at all.
"Tomorrow I have to take care of the company matters. Do you want to co with ?"
It was the end of the year, and she, the company’s CEO, had to pay a visit and express appreciation for her staff.
It was mainly about two bun shops, the Xiyang Food Factory, and the person in charge of the chicken farm. Everyone would sit together and have fun, and she had so things to arrange.
The calls had already co in before, and today Qin Han told her that everyone was notified.
"I won’t go; I’ll stay at ho with dad and get ready for the New Year."
Lin Chuxia nodded, "That’s fine." Qin Yang wasn’t fond of socializing, "Hey, co here too, let’s wash together."
......
The dinner was still arranged at the Bun Shop managed by Qin Han.
There were quite a few people who ca today, the managers of the two bun shops: Qin Han and his wife, Sun Lanlan; the factory manager Su Wensong, deputy factory manager Qin Wu and his wife, workshop director Pang Yongli and his wife, the heads of the sales and procurent departnts Sun Bingnan, Hou Xiaobao, the chicken farm manager Sun Bingwen and Sun Bingshan, the two brothers, and moreover, Jia Liang had also returned from the city.
It’s called a dinner party, but it’s more like a mini annual eting.
Lin Chuxia, as the general manager of Xiyang Food Company, first summarized this year’s operations of the various divisions and departnts, especially ntioning the Xiyang Food Factory and Qin’s Restaurant in the city.
In addition, she also affird the two chicken farms in Daqing Mountain Village.
Sun Bingwen and Sun Bingshan had not expected that they would be invited to such an event.
When Sun Bingnan notified them, both brothers were utterly dumbfounded, and on the way there, they repeatedly asked Sun Bingnan if they had done sothing wrong and if the boss was going to take away their managent rights.
Sun Bingnan reassured them the whole way there, but still couldn’t make the brothers feel at ease.
Once they arrived at the restaurant, seeing everyone in the room, besides their younger brother and sister-in-law, dressed to the nines.
Especially the brother-in-law, wearing a suit and leather shoes, moving with the air of a big shot.
The two brothers ca wearing their best clothes, only to find they still fell short compared to everyone else.
They even felt out of place among the people here.
Just as they were feeling ashad, they heard Lin Chuxia ntion the chicken farms in Daqing Mountain Village.
"Big brother, second brother, next year’s chicken farms are expected to expand further, so we will be relying on you two."
Sun Bingwen and Sun Bingshan imdiately stood up, their movents nearly in sync.
"Don’t worry, we’ll definitely take good care of it."
Sun Lanlan covered her mouth and snickered on the side, pulling at her eldest brother’s sleeve, "Big brother, why are you two so nervous? Xiaxia won’t eat you up."
Speaking of which, aside from the Qin Family, there were quite a few people from the Sun Family in the room.
If it really ca down to a fight, it was still uncertain who would win.
Seeing what Sun Lanlan was getting at, Sun Bingwen, annoyed, pulled his sleeve away and whispered sternly, "You better behave yourself, don’t act recklessly just because you’re close to the boss, we should be grateful for how he treats our family. Isn’t there a saying? ’Do not grow arrogant on account of favor.’"
Sun Lanlan held her belly, shaking with laughter, "Wow, big brother, getting cultured, are we? ’Growing arrogant on account of favor,’ look at you."
Sun Bingshan ground his teeth in annoyance, just about to teach his clueless sister a lesson when he caught his brother-in-law’s sowhat unsatisfied gaze fixed on her.
The look gave him goosebumps.
He quickly leaned away to the side, better to avoid trouble if he could.
What if he upset his sister and the brother-in-law made things difficult for him later?
Their chicken farms still needed to send chickens to the Xiyang Food Factory.
After the simple opening remarks, Lin Chuxia handed out a big red envelope to everyone present.
The festival was already a joyful and lively occasion, and Lin Chuxia didn’t want to make the atmosphere too formal.
Su Wensong had invited two chefs to take care of the cooking, so by the ti their eting finished, the dishes were served on the table.
While eating and drinking, the noise and excitent picked up again.
Lin Chuxia sat next to Sun Lanlan, who was now over 8 months pregnant, looking like she was carrying a ball.
Lin Chuxia knew that she was still working at the Bun Shop, and even though Su Wensong couldn’t persuade her to stop, he directly ordered her.
After the Spring Festival, she must stay at ho and rest until the birth, and the affairs of the Bun Shop would be handed over to soone else temporarily.
Lin Chuxia poked her belly with a bit of annoyance, "Don’t say you’re worried about not getting the authority back once you hand it over, the temporary manager will be chosen by you. Once you’re ready after having the baby and have ti to spare, you can decide when you want to go back to work, and the position of the store manager will still be yours."
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