Switched Marriage: The Coddled Little Wife-Chapter 325: Qin Wen is Fired from the Hardware Company

Chapter 325: Chapter 325: Qin Wen is Fired from the Hardware Company

"Buy it for me, will you," Lin Chu said without hesitation. "If you think that area is too remote, when we come across another one, you could also buy a house there, and we can be neighbors, right?"

Su Wensong was stunned.

Is Mr. Lin serious?

But looking at Chuxia’s expression, she seemed quite serious indeed.

In the end, he nodded, "Alright, I’ll buy if suitable ones come up. It would be great to be neighbors with Mr. Lin."

He believed Lanlan would agree, too.

But since Mr. Lin is going to live in the city for now, I suppose the day we truly become neighbors would have to wait until Mr. Lin’s husband is transferred again.

Su Wensong stopped pondering further. After all, the house was cheap, and they had some spare cash on hand at the moment. If buying was what it took, then buy he would.

After arranging everything, Chuxia also picked up a welfare package for the staff and headed home.

Not far from the Old Food Factory, someone rushed over.

"Chuxia, are you satisfied now? Qin Wen has been fired by the Hardware Company, and now your family’s Qin Yang is the only one among his brothers who has a permanent job. You’ve gotten what you wanted, you must be feeling pretty smug now, right?"

Chuxia looked at Ma Suyun in front of her, who had become considerably more haggard in just a few days.

She knew that Uncle Qin had intended to find someone to help mediate, but it never reached her and Qin Yang, as Mr. and Mrs. Qin had declined it.

Previously, Qin Wen, out of jealousy toward Qin Yang, hadn’t stopped making petty moves. Mr. and Mrs. Qin had turned a blind eye for the sake of family unity.

Their patience nearly reached its limit with the incident involving the breeding pig in the village pig farm. This time, they just couldn’t tolerate it anymore.

Qin Yang was protecting his wife, and they, as the elders, definitely wouldn’t undermine them.

Looking at Ma Suyun’s frantic state, Chuxia scoffed, "Ma Suyun, are you still not recognizing your own issues by now? From the start, I had never thought about competing with you. What Qin Yang and Qin Wen are like doesn’t need comparison. As for the permanent job you mentioned, do you think I care? I have so many employees under me, and you can ask around, how many of them care for your so-called permanent job? It’s you who are self-righteous, always provoking us first—from Qin Lihua to the pig farm, to the Old Food Factory incidents, and the gossiping. Have you forgotten everything you’ve done? Or do you think others should just accommodate and forgive you? Why? Because your Qin Wen had a permanent job? Ridiculous."

What Ma Suyun couldn’t stand more than yelling at Chuxia was Chuxia’s disdain.

That disdainful tone made the string Ma Suyun had been holding on to these days completely snap.

She let out a loud cry and sat on the ground, bursting into tears.

All their pride, her husband’s permanent job, gone, all gone.

She thought that since Qin Wen was the youngest in the family and had always been favored by Old Sir He and his two brothers since childhood, even if things got out of hand, they wouldn’t blame them.

She thought that no matter what, Qin Yang, the taciturn one, wouldn’t make a fuss, and Chuxia, as the new bride, couldn’t do anything to them.

It turned out that it was only what they believed.

...

On Mid-Autumn Festival, Chuxia bought mooncakes, and Mrs. Qin made candied cakes.

They slaughtered a chicken, bought meat, and it was as lively as if it were New Year’s.

This was Chuxia’s second Mid-Autumn Festival with the Qin Family, and it was clearly different from the last one.

Not only because Qin Yang was also present this year, truly making it a festival of reunion, but the Qin Family’s days were also obviously different.

Leaving aside Chuxia, even Qin Han and Zhang Guilan felt that life was more promising.

They had already saved a considerable sum, and their younger siblings had even promised them a share of the Bun Shop’s profits. As long as they worked hard, owning several large tiled houses next year wouldn’t be an issue.

Thinking of this, they thought of Qin Wen. Trying to sow discord among the brothers?

Leave alone the house and shares their younger siblings had given them, what they received was not any less than factory directors and deputy directors.

Even without those benefits, the couple’s wages and bonuses were far higher than those of regular workers with an "iron rice bowl."

Qin Han and Zhang Gui Lan were well aware of their own capabilities; even if the siblings really handed over the food factory to them, they wouldn’t be able to manage it.

A bun shop was just right for the two of them; her man was more than up to the task, and his confidence had grown.

Whether with the other Qin brothers or standing next to Su Wensong, they didn’t feel at all inferior.

Being factory manager would be too much for him, with neither high nor low status, and besides not being able to handle the trouble that came with it, with her man’s competitive and stubborn nature, who knew how stressed he might become.

That’s why the siblings understood them; this arrangement was the best.

At the dinner table, Mr. Qin took out the liquor bought by his younger son and personally poured a cup for Old Master He.

As the two elders clinked glasses, Lin Chuxia no longer intervened.

Throughout the past year, whenever she visited her master, she had also secretly added some spiritual spring water into his water jar. The elders were in great health, with one outdoing the other, so having a little alcohol when happy was perfectly fine.

Qin Han and Qin Yang, the two brothers, also took up their cups, while Lin Chuxia, Zhang Gui Lan, and Mrs. Qin, the women, poured themselves some champagne.

The family, happy and harmonious, clinked their glasses and were just about to start eating when Zhang Gui Lan suddenly left the table.

Seeing her covering her mouth, looking sick, Qin Han hurried after her.

But at the doorway, Zhang Gui Lan took a couple of deep breaths and turned back into the room, causing Qin Han to become very worried.

"What’s wrong with you? Are you sick?"

Zhang Gui Lan gave him a look and walked past him back to the table.

Mrs. Qin was overjoyed, calling out to her eldest son, "Why are you standing there dumbstruck? Move the fish from in front of your wife, she’s pregnant and can’t stand the smell of fish."

That was how it was when she was pregnant with Zhuangzhuang; Mrs. Qin still remembered that.

Qin Han snapped out of it, his eyes wide with anticipation, "Really?" His face was full of surprise.

Even though it was their second, Zhang Gui Lan was still shy in front of so many people.

She glared at him and, with blushing cheeks, said, "Mom has spoken, don’t you believe her?"

Qin Han chuckled, "I believe, I believe it all."

Lin Chuxia replaced her champagne with plain water, "Sister-in-law, you really shouldn’t indulge."

The champagne did contain alcohol after all.

Zhang Gui Lan didn’t mind at all, "I’m not that delicate, this tastes good."

But she still appreciated her sister-in-law’s kindness.

Qin Yang raised his glass, "Congratulations to my brother and sister-in-law."

Qin Han grinned foolishly, "Thank you, thank you. Second brother, you’re going to have to work harder."

Lin Chuxia: "..."

Mrs. Qin scolded him with laughter, "Have you gone silly with happiness, talking nonsense?"

Qin Han scratched the back of his head, just giggling non-stop.

...

After a lively and united Mid-Autumn Festival, Old Sir He also left.

Lin Chuxia personally saw the old man onto the train. To be honest, she was a bit concerned about the elder travelling alone.

Old Master He, however, was very open-minded. He said he hadn’t been out for many years, but luckily he had become more enlightened. While he could still move around, he wanted to travel, otherwise life was too dull when you could see the end of it.