I Became a Vicious Supporting Role in the '70s-Chapter 310: Investigating the Conversation

Shen Meng stayed home for two days, just eating and drinking with her kids, when suddenly on a whim, she took the kids to do some work on their private plot, since they were going to see Teacher Zheng for tutoring anyway, so she went alone to stroll around the Head Flower Factory.

After all, she is still the deputy director of the Head Flower Factory, and she needed to keep an eye on the business.

The Head Flower Factory has a big reputation now, and they managed to secure a spot in the new session of Hai City’s foreign trade exhibition. This time, in addition to the previous models, they also need to come up with ten new designs.

Li Qianqian is overwhelmed every day, discussing and designing tirelessly with her team day and night.

You could hear her desperate screams from far away.

When she came home for meals, Li Chuan and Qi Mingyue, seeing her, thought she had just climbed out of a trash heap, looking all messy.

"What have you been doing? Why do you smell so bad? How many days have you not rested?"

"Three days. I’ve only slept eight hours. Mom and Dad, I’m exhausted."

Qi Mingyue felt so pained seeing her daughter work so hard, she hurriedly prepared a bowl of chicken soup for her.

"Drink this quickly. Aunt Chang knew you were coming home to eat today and specially simmered it for you, even added some aged ginseng, which is especially good for the body."

"Yeah, yeah, I was just thinking of Aunt Chang’s soup, it’s really fragrant."

Hearing Li Qianqian say that, Aunt Chang brought out another bowl.

"If you like it, drink more. Drink this up, and I also stewed minced meat with red dates and eggs just for you. Your mom didn’t even get any; it’s especially nourishing. My sweet girl, you’re working too hard; isn’t it enough already?"

Aunt Chang, who had watched Li Qianqian grow up, felt deeply for her and was also very worried. After setting down the bowl, she quickly went to check on Bao Guo, the little guy hadn’t seen his mom for days, and coincidentally, he was sound asleep!

Qi Mingyue watched Li Qianqian eat as if she was fighting a battle, frowning deeply.

"Eat slowly, take your time, no one’s competing with you."

"No way, I need to go back to the factory after finishing this meal. The exhibition isn’t far away, we have to finalize the plans quickly, otherwise, if we can’t produce impressive results, all our efforts will be in vain."

"Work is important, but so is your child. How long has it been since you last held Bao Guo? The kid is almost forgetting what his mother looks like."

Li Qianqian paused in her eating, Hu Biao had also complained about this, but seeing her as busy as a dog, he didn’t say much more. They’re still young, now is the time to work hard, otherwise, what future can the child have?

"He’s still young, knows nothing. After he wakes up, I’ll play with him for a while. Once the exhibition is over, I’ll get some downtime. Then, I just need to oversee the factory production, I won’t be in charge of anything else. I’ll have a month off in the second half of the year, and then I can resume regular hours. Mom, for that vacation, I have to push myself!"

"I’ve never seen a factory director as busy as you."

"That’s true, who let my Head Flower Factory become Ning County’s leading enterprise? By the way, while dad is still able to, let’s get another plot approved. Our factory needs to expand."

Li Chuan had been silent the whole time, just listening to Li Qianqian speaking. He had already had a meeting with the people from the county yesterday, and thought to see Shen Meng’s attitude first. If it was still as firm as before, it wouldn’t be impossible to agree with her, but then the county would be somewhat passive when asking her to do things in the future.

He tentatively asked, "You’ve been so busy, what about Xiao Meng? Has she stayed at home these days and not gone to help you?"

Li Qianqian finished a bowl of minced meat and eggs, sprawling on the chair, feeling completely satiated and dizzy, thinking it would be blissful to take a nap right now.

"Sister Meng has been so busy. With four kids at home, aside from the second and the third son who have good grades, the eldest still needs tutoring. Ming Kai is already five and a half, and he’ll start school next year, he’s already learning vigorously. That child is quite naughty. Just yesterday, Sister Meng chased him from the east end of the village to the west end with a stick. I heard that the kid burnt his grandma’s walking stick as firewood."

"What’s the big deal, little boys are just a bit naughty. Shen Meng is overreacting. Just make another walking stick for the old lady. I heard that Lao Si from the Lu family is a carpenter, making a walking stick is easy for him."

Li Qianqian hesitated and said, "No, the main thing was, the old lady was using the toilet at the time, couldn’t find her walking stick, slipped, and fell right into the latrine. People smelled it from far away, it stunned everyone’s brains."

Qi Ming Yue hastily interrupted their conversation.

"Stop talking about it, we haven’t finished eating yet!"

"That’s why I say, Sister Meng has been working at the bus company for so long, she actually feels very guilty towards her children. These days, she’s been inventing ways to treat them well, telling others that she will be able to stay at home with the kids soon. The Head Flower Factory is not far either, commuting is convenient."

Hearing this, Li Chuan felt a jolt in his heart, what does this mean? Is Shen Meng really not going to the county anymore? What to do then? Shen Meng is really talented, it would be a waste if she really doesn’t go to the county.

What if the province worries that Ning County’s development will suffer after his departure, and they delay his transfer orders? Finally having the chance to climb up, no one wants to let it go, even Li Chuan, despite being a good leader, couldn’t avoid being worldly.

"Alright, alright, I am going to check on Bao Guo, and later I have to go to the Head Flower Factory. Sister Meng gave me some guidance, I got a new inspiration, I believe I will manage to draw a satisfying design today."

Aunt Chang was watching Bao Guo in the house. When Li Qianqian entered, his eyes suddenly widened and he woke up, staring at Li Qianqian for a moment.

Suddenly, he smiled.

"Mommy, momm-momy, momm-wah..."

Hearing this, Li Qianqian’s heart softened, and she leaned over to embrace him. The little guy then comfortably lay on her shoulder, murmuring continuously.

Seeing the mother and son so affectionate, Aunt Chang quietly walked out.

Looking at Qi Ming Yue, she frowned.

"Qianqian has dark circles under her eyes; this kid really exhausts herself. Ever since becoming the factory head, she hasn’t really rested properly. I hope everything goes smoothly later, and she can find time in the second half of the year to spend with Bao Guo."

"Exactly, I feel so heartbroken seeing that. Aunt Chang, come have dinner too, and let mother and son have their moment. Oh, I’ll go get some clothes for her quickly so she can wash up before going to the Head Flower Factory."

"I’ll go heat some water for Qianqian to wash up, poor thing. Isn’t a mother always trying desperately to give her child the best of everything?"

Hearing this, Li Chuan’s expression shifted, and he began to contemplate deeply.