Lu Shaoqing nodded with a grin, "That's right. Society is developing like a rocket these days. We can't keep up with our energy. We have to be fully focused, otherwise time will just 'whoosh' away without us even realizing it."

Lu Shaoqing asked Chan curiously, "Are you still working at that factory? Or have you already resigned?"

Wen Chan said with little interest, "It's still the same job. I think this job is pretty good. Why would I quit? I'm going to work here until I retire."

Seeing Wen Chan's serious expression, Lu Shaoqing burst into laughter, "Haha, Wen Chan, you're so sentimental. Whether it's relationships or work, you either don't do it at all, or you do it for a lifetime."

The two chatted back and forth about the past, rambling on about all sorts of things. Lu Shaoqing's wife, who was waiting impatiently, couldn't help but call out.

Seeing that his wife looked a little upset, Lu Shaoqing, afraid that she would make a scene, said somewhat apologetically, "Wen Chan, I'm sorry, we've kept you from eating. Please continue, we'll go now."

As he was leaving, Lu Shaoqing seemed to suddenly remember something and cautiously asked, "Wen Chan, have you registered for WeChat? How about we add each other on WeChat?"

Whether or not we stay in touch is secondary; the main thing is that by adding him as a contact, we can at least know that he once had this person.

Hey, believe it or not, this Wenchan actually registered. She only noticed it because Huang Xianhai's company wanted to develop in this direction.

After Huang Xianhai downloaded WeChat, he also registered one for her, saying he wanted to try out the chat software to see if it was easy to use.

After Wen Chan and Lu Shaoqing added each other on WeChat, they went about their own business.

Wen Chan looked at the long queue at the counter, nodded to Lu Shaoqing, and waved to them, "See you next time."

After Wenxuan and his sister finished eating, Wenchan left with the two children without saying goodbye.

Seeing this, Lu Shaoqing's wife, who was standing ahead, casually remarked to Lu Shaoqing, "You two aren't close, are you? They left without even saying goodbye."

Lu Shaoqing watched his wife walk away, ignoring her words. Even if they lived in the same city, they wouldn't have a chance to meet unless they deliberately tried to.

That's all for now. May everyone be well.

……

More than ten days had passed by the time Huang Xianhai returned home!

As soon as he got home, he couldn't wait to be affectionate with his wife before telling her about going back to his hometown.

Huang Xianhai put his arm around Wen Chan and said, "Originally, I could have returned to my hometown in two days at most. But the people there just wouldn't let me leave!"

Huang Xianhai said this with great grievance. As soon as his aunt saw him come home, she clung to him like glue, insisting that he arrange a job for her son.

Listen to how they say that, so confidently, as if they're some kind of amazing person.

At this moment, Huang Xianhai and his wife are happily recalling what his aunt had said and her tone back then.

He imitated his aunt's manner, speaking in a strange, high-pitched voice: "Dahai, you're a college student. If you put your heart into finding a job for your cousin, it'll be a piece of cake."

"Don't think that just because you've become successful, you don't need us relatives anymore. No matter what, your roots are here, your ancestral graves are here, and you'll still have to rely on us in the future!"

At this point, Huang Xianhai's aunt became increasingly proud, feeling more and more certain that what she said was absolutely right.

Then, she earnestly said to Huang Xianhai, "Dahai, you are still young, so you don't understand the benefits of relatives helping each other. More people mean more help, and everyone has difficult times..."

From the moment she entered the door, Aunt Huang Xianhai kept talking non-stop.

Huang Xianhai didn't sit and listen to her chatter; he remained silent and focused on his work.

But in his heart he was thinking that when he needed help from relatives, he didn’t feel the benefits of having relatives; now that he doesn’t need relatives anymore, there’s even less need to experience the benefits of having relatives.

These relatives haven't helped him at all; instead, they've made him realize the downsides of having relatives.

Huang Xianhai's aunt was oblivious to her nephew's change in mindset and continued to nag him with her grand pronouncements.

"When you grow up a bit and understand more about human relationships, you'll realize that cats have their ways, and mice have theirs. Although we may not have any great abilities, we do have our own wisdom for living..."

Finally, she said she was tired and wanted to stay for a free meal, so she confidently asked Huang Xianhai to buy a chicken to treat her, an elder.

Huang Xianhai gave his aunt a disapproving look, then rudely chased her away.

After telling his aunt's story, Huang Xianhai started talking to his wife about his uncle.

Wen Chan nestled in her husband's arms, listening intently.

Although Wen Chan had a hard life before, she didn't have any relatives, and she didn't have any contact with any other relatives.

The only relatives related to her ex-husband were his parents, but her ex-mother-in-law's family was indifferent and ignored her ex-husband, and they always stood on the moral high ground when doing immoral things.

What she didn't know was that, besides her former mother-in-law's family treating their son and grandson like royalty, she also had so many other bizarre relatives.

Huang Xianhai's aunt had just left, and Huang Xianhai hadn't even had a chance to catch his breath.

Uncle Huang arrived shortly after, and upon entering, he first exchanged pleasantries with Huang Xianhai. Once the atmosphere was right, he began to complain to Huang Xianhai:

“I was thinking, since you’ve finally come back, and your brother is such a good-for-nothing at home, why don’t you take him out to make a name for himself and let him have a chance to succeed?”

Seeing that his nephew remained unmoved, Uncle Huang sighed to Huang Xianhai, "Hey~ Our Huang family only has one college graduate like you. If you can't even help with this little thing, then what's the point of being a college graduate?"

He complained about his suffering, but he put on quite a show of it.

However, Huang Xianhai didn't tolerate them and retorted directly: "Did you raise me to be a college student? Why should I arrange jobs for your kids? Do I owe you anything? I haven't eaten a single bite of your food or drunk a single drop of your water, so don't try to act tough with me!"

Looking at his uncle Huang, whose face was ashen, Huang Xianhai continued, "I worked so hard to get into university, not so that I could be exploited by you bunch of awful relatives! You can't even find a job yourself, yet you expect me to be your free labor? How can you say that? I'm embarrassed to even hear it! You're all so old, can't you have any shame?"

“Back when I was just a child and couldn’t support myself, didn’t you push me around like that, afraid I’d get involved with your family? And you even said you couldn’t support me?”

"What? You know I'm successful now, so you're trying to climb back up to me? But since you've shamelessly climbed up to me, why should I accept it?"

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