EBE Chapter 389 The Surprise of Several Sisters-in-Law
Chapter 389 The Surprise of Several Sisters-in-Law
The news of Xiao Siyue's family's return quickly spread throughout Xiaojia Village, and everyone was talking about it.
"You mean Xiao Dayong's family is back?"
"Yes, but the whole family is back; they just arrived."
"Hey, it's been three years already. I thought they would never come back to Xiaojia Village."
"Why don't we come back? This is the Xiao family's ancestral land. How can we not come back?"
"Too."
The village chief's family. He has long since stepped down from his position as village chief, which is now held by his eldest son, while he himself has become the head of the Xiao family clan.
"You mean Dayong and the others are back?" The old village chief asked in surprise upon hearing his wife, Aunt Fang's, words.
"Yes, I just ran into them at the village entrance. It was a whole family," Aunt Fang replied with a smile.
As soon as Aunt Fang finished speaking, she saw the old village chief get up and put on his shoes: "Hey? What are you doing?"
As the old village chief put on his shoes, he said, "Dayong is back. I have to go see him. It's been so many years since I've seen him."
"You can sit quietly. They've been traveling for several days and must be exhausted. Let's go tomorrow," Aunt Fang quickly stopped them.
The old village chief thought about it and agreed, so he took off the shoe he was only wearing halfway.
The next morning, the Xiao family welcomed the old village chief and his family.
"Brother, I should have been the one to visit first, I didn't expect you to come so early." Old Master Xiao was a little embarrassed.
"Same here, same here, why be so polite with me?" The old village chief picked up the tea handed to him by a servant, took a sip, and shook his head.
"Brother, how have you been these past few years?"
"You're doing great, Dayong. You've gotten even younger in the years since I last saw you."
"Haha, maybe it's because I'm free from worries." Old Master Xiao laughed heartily. He was in great health now, and every morning he would practice the Tai Chi that Yue'er taught him to maintain his health. He felt much more relaxed.
"Are you coming back this year to celebrate the New Year before going back?"
"Yes, it's been three years since I've been back. I plan to go to the capital again in the spring this year." This was planned a long time ago; the main reason for coming back this time is to pay respects to our ancestors.
The old village chief was very happy to hear this; he had indeed missed them after not seeing them for several years.
The two brothers hadn't seen each other for many years, and once they started chatting, they couldn't stop, and before they knew it, it was lunchtime.
Grandpa Xiao also stayed behind, wanting to reunite with the long-lost village chief, and dined together at the Xiao family's house.
The village chief Xiao's family, especially those unfamiliar faces, had their own guesses.
Grandpa Xiao warmly introduced them to the old village chief: "Brother, these are all my granddaughters-in-law. In the past three years, except for the youngest, Si Ning and Si Yu, the rest have all gotten married and have children."
"Great, great, Dayong is so lucky." Xiao Dayong's granddaughters-in-law are clearly not ordinary people; they must come from prominent families.
Grandpa Xiao was delighted to hear this. His granddaughters-in-law were all well-educated and filial, which pleased him greatly.
After the meal, several more groups of people from the Xiao family arrived one after another, and Old Master Xiao warmly welcomed them all.
Xiao Siyue was listening to Xiao Ming report on the paper mill. In fact, Xiao Siyue had always been familiar with the workshops in Xiaojia Village.
Although she entrusted these matters to Liu Xiaoyu, she would still check on them periodically.
The workshop had long been on track, and Xiao Ming managed it very well. Although it wasn't as good as the business in the capital, it wasn't much worse.
Xiao Siyue looked Xiao Ming up and down. Xiao Ming had changed quite a bit. Because he was in charge of a workshop, he had gained more authority and was more composed than before.
"You've done a great job these past few years, thank you for your hard work." Although they were from the same clan, Xiao Siyue and Xiao Ming's relationship was that of employer and employee, superior and subordinate. Xiao Siyue didn't show any kinship and handled things strictly by business.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ming immediately smiled. These words were the best affirmation of his work over the past few years.
Three years ago, Xiao Siyue entrusted the workshop to me. It was because Xiao Siyue trusted me that I was able to live up to her trust. For the past three years, I have not slacked off for a moment and have managed the workshop diligently and hard. At the same time, I have not forgotten to learn, and I have had a very fulfilling life.
Xiao Siyue and Xiao Ming talked about the workshop for a while, and then Xiao Ming said goodbye and left.
Xiao Siyue also went to visit her sisters-in-law.
"Second sister-in-law, third sister-in-law, fourth sister-in-law, are you all settling in well?" Since they all came from good families and had been pampered since childhood, Xiao Siyue was a little worried that they might not be able to adapt well to the village.
"Yes, I've never been here before. It's completely different from what I've heard," Xi Ningzhi said with a smile. She had previously heard people say how poor and bad the countryside was, but she hadn't found any such thing since she arrived yesterday.
The villagers were very hospitable, the village was clean and tidy, the roads leading to the village were all cement roads, and every household had a house with blue bricks and tiles. You couldn't tell that the village was poor at all.
"Third Sister-in-law, do you think Xiao Family Village doesn't look poor at all?" Xiao Siyue knew the answer in her heart.
"Yes, I've heard before that people in the countryside live in thatched houses and are thin and pale. But today I met the villagers. Although they are not as lively as the people in the capital, everyone is enthusiastic and full of energy. Moreover, there are no thatched houses in our village. I have seen thatched houses in the suburbs of the capital before."
"Haha, sister-in-law, you don't know this, but many villages are indeed as poor as you said, and most people live in thatched houses."
"The reason why our Xiaojia Village is like this is because there are two workshops in Xiaojia Village. Everyone in the village can earn money in the workshops, and their family situation has improved. Also, this is our ancestral land, so after our family had some money, we renovated the village. The cement road outside was built by us."
"Our village even has workshops?" Second Sister-in-law Ji Yunxi was very surprised.
"Yes, our village has a paper mill and a soy sauce workshop."
"Yue'er, is this paper mill yours?" Ji Yunxi only gradually learned about the Xiao family's businesses from Xiao Sizhe after marrying into the Xiao family, and she was surprised to learn that the paper mill was Xiao Siyue's personal property.
“Yes, Second Sister-in-law, I built the paper mill.” Xiao Siyue nodded; there was nothing to hide.
"Yue'er, you're really amazing." Even though Ji Yunxi already knew, she couldn't help but admire her sister-in-law, who was several years younger than her.
"Yue'er, what's going on with that soy sauce workshop?" Because Xiao Siyue didn't participate in the soy sauce business and only received a share of the profits, her granddaughters-in-law didn't know about it.
"The soy sauce workshop belongs to the Sheng family, but since I provided the soy sauce recipe, I receive a share of the profits. When it was built, I discussed with Sheng Yashu about building one in Xiaojia Village as well, so that it could provide jobs for the people of Xiaojia Village."
Hearing this, the sisters-in-law were truly impressed by Xiao Siyue.