Reborn in the 1980s: Recapture My Devoted Husband-Chapter 721 - 694: Shen Jie’s Boyfriend
"I don’t know what you guys like to eat, so I just bought some random stuff. How about we have a barbecue in the yard? I bought chicken wings, lamb, and beef," Lin Wan suggested, seeing that the kitchen hadn’t yet prepared the dishes. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
"Sure, do you have the gear?" Tao Jia asked curiously.
"Yes, I really like these things, so my husband specially got me a set," Lin Wan said with a smile, bending down to find the equipment from under the cupboard.
"Your husband is so good to you," Tao Jia couldn’t help but feel envious whenever she heard about the bits of love between couples.
"He is quite nice," Lin Wan praised Han Yi generously, then turned to Tao Jia with a smile and said, "My Brother Junzi is also very kind-hearted."
As soon as Lin Wan finished speaking, she clearly saw the blush on Tao Jia’s face, but within the blush was a trace of loneliness, which Lin Wan also noticed, and she couldn’t quite understand what was going on between the two of them.
Feeling a bit cautious, Lin Wan decided not to tease her anymore, fortunately, Tao Jia took the items and went out to find Mei Lang Jun to start the fire.
Once Lin Wan had prepared all the ingredients and marinated the meat and vegetables, the three of them brought out the fan and sat in the yard, skewering the kebabs.
While skewering, grilling, and drinking chilled beer, they were having a great time eating.
Lin Wan noticed that Brother Junzi treated Tao Jia quite differently, clearly liking her, but Tao Jia seemed to avoid him now and then. Lin Wan began to understand a bit and silently cheered for Brother Junzi in her heart.
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Brother Junzi left the next day, and Lin Wan received a call from Han Yi saying that Little Star had already been at school for three or four days. Initially, she cried for a while on the first two days. Han Yi was worried sick.
He ended up staying at the school to observe for half a day before going home. This went on for two days, but fortunately, Little Star only cried a little when she was dropped off in the mornings, and now the family was relieved.
In the past few days, she stopped crying, thanks to the particularly good little backpack Liang Hongmei made her. A doll was attached to the backpack, and all the kids in the yard were fond of it. As soon as she arrived at school, they gathered around her, wanting to play with her doll.
Little Star made many friends, and now she clamored to go to school as soon as she woke up.
With the child at ease, Han Yi had to report to the department. This time, he would probably be busy for several months, and it’s uncertain when they could meet.
However, Lin Wan didn’t have time to be melancholy, because she had a lot of factory matters to deal with.
Most of the staff was in place, and there were around thirty people in the workshop. She insisted that the workers had to be skilled, and she had strict requirements in this regard.
Her foreman Li Dapao introduced a few former experienced technicians from the old factory to her. They had taken early retirement to give their positions to their children for family reasons.
Although they were all in their forties now, still young actually. Lin Wan was glad to have them at her factory. But Lin Wan made it clear to them that this was not a traditional salary-only job; the base pay was low, but there were commissions, calculated by the piece. The more you work, the more you earn. Lin Wan guaranteed that with commissions added each month, they could at least earn over thirty bucks.
They didn’t quite understand what this commission was, always feeling that such a low wage underestimated them, but even with opinions, they kept them to themselves. After all, earning some money wasn’t easy, and it’s good to be able to share the load at home.
The people who knew Lin Wan before were aware of what commissions meant, and their lure. Li Changjiang’s little sister who had been taking their assignments at home was making more than being a formal worker. Sometimes when there was a lot of work on Lin Wan’s side, they could earn one hundred or two hundred a month.
This time, seeing Lin Wan open a factory, they were willing to join in, looking forward to making big money with Lin Wan.
Everything was ready, except for the cafeteria, which hadn’t been officially started yet, though some staff had already moved in. Meals were a problem.
Su Ling and Yin Peibai introduced a few people, who, upon hearing about the monthly hundred bucks rent and meals per person not exceeding 8 cents a day, were surprised. Besides, they were told they had to pay an extra two hundred bucks meal ticket each month, and with the factory having only a little over fifty people now, it seemed unprofitable.
Lin Wan originally planned to put out advertisements.
"Sister Xiao Jia, it’s raining today, are you still going out?"
"I have to go to the military division to discuss something with the leaders."
Lin Wan looked at the sky; the rain wasn’t heavy. With Liu Baicheng stationed at the factory’s office, it was okay not to go. Taking this opportunity, she could go to H City to visit Grandma.
In summer, Grandma was taken away by her second uncle. Before Han Yi left, he only called her second uncle.
"Sister Xiao Jia, let me give you a ride; I happen to be going to H City and passing by the military division."
"Really?"
"Yes, wait a moment," Lin Wan said, and went inside to pack the clothes she made for Grandma. The newly launched clothes this year, with one prepared for Shen Jie, hearing that the girl was in love. Probably not far from getting married.
"Xiao Wan, didn’t expect you to drive around all day as a woman. I heard from Junzi, not only did you open a restaurant but also a garment factory?" Tao Jia was increasingly admiring Xiao Wan during the recent days’ interactions.
"It’s all because of poverty. Our family really had no money before, and apart from having good cooking skills, I couldn’t do anything else. So, we thought of opening a restaurant here and earned some living expenses. Making clothes is just a hobby." Lin Wan said, turning to look at Tao Jia, who was dressed in military attire every day, and smiled, "Sister Xiao Jia, you have a good figure and nice skin, why always wear military uniforms? Women shouldn’t wear the same thing every day; it’s easy for men to get eye fatigue," Lin Wan said, then looked at Tao Jia again and added, "When we go home tonight, I’ll let you try some of the clothes from our factory. You should dress up nicely at home so that men will like it."
Tao Jia was taken aback, glancing at her military uniform, and said, "After graduating from high school, I was specially admitted by the country to the aerospace military school, and from then on I have never taken off my uniform. It’s been so many years, and I really don’t know how to dress up. Actually, I envy you guys. But I don’t know what fits me; my mom bought me a lot, but I always feel more comfortable in my uniform."
"It’ll be fine over time; most people don’t really know how to dress up properly, mainly they don’t know how to match clothes. It’s okay, Sister Xiao Jia has money; if you want to buy clothes in the future, just buy from us. Our factory designs clothes, and when selling them, we also provide matching outfits. Just buy the matched ones; saves you the trouble of matching yourself, perfect for people like you."
"That’s great; I’ll go with your brand from now on."
They teased each other all the way to the military division. Lin Wan dropped Tao Jia at the gate and drove straight to her second uncle’s house.
When she arrived at her second uncle’s place, Lin Wan cursed herself for having come at a bad time, not expecting Xiao Jie to bring her boyfriend to meet the parents today.
It was Lin Wan’s first time meeting Shen Jie’s boyfriend, a gentle-looking man. After asking, she found out he was a TV series editor who had edited several dramas himself.
A talented man, talented men are always particularly adored by women, though Lin Wan herself didn’t have a good feeling about gentle-looking men, perhaps due to Li Liang.
"Saozi, what do you think?" After dinner, Shen Jie seized the moment while Lin Wan was giving her the clothes in the bedroom and asked.
"It’s okay, as long as you think he’s good," Lin Wan, seeing him for the first time, really couldn’t evaluate, "Is his family from H City?"
"No, from G City. Recently, a TV drama is being filmed here, and he’s following along. Their crew is seeking promotions from us."
"So you two met like this, one thing led to another?"
Watching Shen Jie nod shyly made Lin Wan feel embarrassed; such an old-fashioned plot actually happened before her.
"Initially, I didn’t notice, but later I found he especially liked visiting our newspaper office, even when there was nothing going on. He always came at mealtimes and invited me to dinner every time. Eventually, I realized he was interested, and I do admire his talent. Sometimes he can eloquently analyze our country’s history, very thoroughly. It’s as if there’s nothing he doesn’t know."
"So, later, you got attracted and fell in love?"
Again, Shen Jie shyly nodded.
Seeing Shen Jie’s face full of joyful affection, Lin Wan sighed inwardly, oh, women in love!
It seemed her second aunt was satisfied, while her second uncle sat through the meal with a cold face.
It’s the typical father-in-law evaluating son-in-law: none ever looks pleasing.
