The Beautiful Stepmother from the Eighties: Marrying a Factory Director to Raise Kids

Chapter 490

She had already found it strange. The fact that Zhou Yueshen opened a factory was only known to their family and a few of his brothers.Zhou Yueshen definitely wasn't the type to go around broadcasting that he had started a company.

Their family wasn't in the countryside anymore, and they didn't know many people here. Their relationship with the Si family was already as incompatible as fire and water, making it even more impossible for them to be the ones to tell him.

The people in the factory basically didn't know the Si family.

So even though a factory had opened here, probably very few people knew whose company it actually was.

Yet Si's Father was able to come straight over.

She certainly didn't think Si's Father was someone with nothing better to do than snoop around to see what Zhou Yueshen was up to.

Now Liu Dongdong had appeared in Zhou Yueshen's factory, and it looked like she was an employee.

Then it was very obvious.

It was just that Si Nian didn't quite understand why Liu Dongdong would think of coming to work at Zhou Yueshen's factory.

Didn't she feel awkward?

She used to be on Lin Sisi's side. Even though she was just putting on an act with Lin Sisi, they had still met before.

To show up here now as if it were the most natural thing in the world truly made her a piece of work.

Even if she wasn't embarrassed, Si Nian felt embarrassed for her.

Si Nian thought carefully about Liu Dongdong's fate in the novel.

In the end, she failed to destroy the marriage of the male and female leads, was suppressed to the point where she couldn't survive in the city, and eventually left.

Because her character was written off, it was unclear what she actually went on to do.

So Si Nian didn't know what happened to this person later on either.

But no matter what, she wouldn't just let someone as scheming as Liu Dongdong stay in Zhou Yueshen's factory.

Who knew what this woman was plotting next?

Lin's mother came back very early today and bought a lot of groceries, saying she wanted to make dumplings for them.

Her sister-in-law was watching the shop alone.

Her oldest brother and sister-in-law had moved out a long time ago. They didn't live here with her parents, saying they felt bad staying for so long, so they moved out a couple of years ago after her brother's leg recovered.

The two of them rented a place right above the shop, which was very convenient for business.

Her two younger brothers stayed in the dormitories at school.

Although Si Nian felt it didn't matter, the Lin family was worried that outsiders would gossip and say awful things like the wife's whole family was taking over the daughter and son-in-law's home.

So the sons only came over to visit occasionally during holidays.

Sometimes they would also have them go back to their hometown.

Now that it was summer vacation, the two younger brothers had already returned to their hometown to look after the house.

As Lin's mother made dumplings and saw Si Nian coming over to help, she mentioned, "If I had known you were coming back so soon, I would have told your brothers to wait a bit before going back. They've been asking when you would return for a long time."

Si Nian thought about how, even though they could call, her brothers were still used to writing her letters frequently. She missed them a bit too.

"I also want to go back to our hometown for a visit. It's been a long time since I went back. I don't even know if the house is still livable."

Thinking back to when she first transmigrated and went straight to the Zhou family, she hadn't expected time to pass so quickly. In the blink of an eye, several years had already gone by.

After moving to the city, she rarely went back.

Now that she had time, she naturally had to go back and take a look, as well as thank Aunt Zhang for helping her look after the house.

However, she still needed to talk to Zhou Yueshen about this.

Lin's mother said, "You should go back and take a look. It just so happens your dad also misses our hometown every day, and I was thinking about whether we should go back during this time. Since you mentioned it, we can all go together."

Si Nian nodded, then heard her add, "But your brother and sister-in-law probably won't be able to go. Someone has to keep an eye on the shop. We can't just leave your sister-in-law here alone, and if we close the shop, she definitely wouldn't be able to bear it."

Si Nian said, "It's fine. My sister-in-law and the others live right here; they can go home whenever they want. It's not like she has to accompany me just because we're going."

Lin's mother smiled in agreement and added, "Your oldest brother and sister-in-law have saved up quite a bit of money over these years. Renting a house is always inconvenient. I think it would be better for them to buy a house; it will be more convenient when they have children in the future."

"You mentioned it to me before, but the family didn't have much money, and buying a house is no small matter, so I never brought it up. A while ago, I mentioned it to your sister-in-law and the others, and they also thought it was feasible."

"Your dad and I also have some savings on hand. We can't afford to buy a house, but building a two-story house back in our hometown is doable. We can't have you going back to our hometown without even a place to sleep."

Si Nian nodded. "Alright. Since you'll definitely want to retire in our hometown in the future anyway, let's build it there. It's quiet for retirement."

Lin's mother smiled happily.

When Zhou Yueshen returned that night, he smelled of alcohol. Si Nian knew he must have been out socializing.

"You're not asleep yet?" Zhou Yueshen paused in surprise when he saw her.

Si Nian nodded. "I have something to tell you."

She stood up and said, "You probably didn't eat much. I'll go boil a bowl of dumplings for you. Mom and I made them this afternoon."

How could Zhou Yueshen let her cook for him? He followed her. "I'll do it."

"Yu Dong said you went to the factory during the day? Why didn't you tell me?" he turned his head to ask Si Nian while boiling water.

Si Nian took a bowl and prepared the soup base for him.

Hearing this, she nodded. "I originally wanted to go for a tour, but I didn't expect you to be out. We just walked around on our own, grabbed a free meal at the cafeteria, and left."

Zhou Yueshen chuckled. "Did Xiao Ze show you the way?"

Si Nian replied, "Yeah. Don't underestimate Little Four just because he's small; his memory is actually very good."

Zhou Yueshen nodded slightly. "That must have been hard on him."

"Today, Si's Father went to your factory and caused a scene." Si Nian frowned as she brought this up. "Did anyone tell you?"

Zhou Yueshen frowned. "The security guard mentioned it briefly. He said it was someone falsely claiming to be a relative, and he was driven away."

Si Nian immediately smiled. "Isn't it exactly falsely claiming to be a relative? Even though he raised me for eighteen years, whatever I owed the Si family has long been repaid. After doing such terrible things to my parents before, a normal person wouldn't have the nerve to show up in front of us again. He sure is shameless."

Zhou Yueshen remained silent for a moment.

"But how did he know I opened this factory?"

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Si Nian hadn't expected him to hit the nail on the head so quickly. She sneered, "I was eating in your cafeteria today, and guess who I saw? Liu Dongdong. You remember her, right? The woman who testified for Lin Sisi when she stole money. She is actually working at your factory."

She had a look of utter disbelief. Had Liu Dongdong been secretly keeping an eye on them all along?

Otherwise, how could she have already become an employee before Zhou Yueshen had even publicized the company?

Zhou Yueshen narrowed his eyes slightly. "I contacted Village Chief Huo before and mentioned that if anyone from the village wanted to find work in the city, they could come and try. The villagers probably spread the word."

Although Zhou Yueshen disliked some people in the village, he still wanted to help drive the development of his hometown.

While many people went to work at his breeding farm, most were men. After all, working on a breeding farm required older people who could endure hardship.

But for manufacturing these electrical appliances, the requirements weren't as high. As long as a person was a bit quick-witted, they could do it. This could also provide jobs and accommodation for many housewives who otherwise couldn't work. It would improve their family conditions while allowing him to recruit workers, making it a win-win situation.

Zhou Yueshen was well aware that this would also easily attract slackers and opportunists.