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

Chapter 489

The car couldn't get through, so Chen Haoran had to stop. He rolled down the window and popped his head out to ask what was going on."I heard it's the boss's relative who came to discuss something with him, but the boss isn't here right now. They asked him to wait, but he wasn't happy about it, so a fight broke out."

"The boss's relative?" Chen Haoran turned his head to look at Si Nian. "A relative of yours?"

Si Nian frowned. Her family didn't have any relatives in the city. Zhou Yueshen had always been a bit of a lone wolf; he had friends and brothers, but very few relatives ever came knocking.

Where did this relative come from?

"Let's get out and take a look," Si Nian said.

She took the children's hands and got out of the car. Chen Haoran found a place to park and then squeezed his way into the crowd.

They saw Si's Father, dressed in a formal suit and looking thoroughly displeased, shouting, "How many times do I have to tell you? I already said I'm the adoptive father of your boss's wife! Why can't you understand plain human speech? Even if he isn't here, you should let me go into his office to sit and wait. What kind of logic is it to block someone outside!"

The two burly security guards looked very troubled by his words. "Our boss said that non-company personnel are not allowed to enter."

Their factory had only been open for a short time, and many people had their eyes on it.

A few days ago, someone had even tried to sneak in and steal materials.

How could they dare let a stranger in?

More importantly, their boss hadn't mentioned that his father-in-law was coming today.

If he had, they naturally wouldn't have stopped him.

As luck would have it, the boss had gone out.

There were already a lot of people around, and now they were all gathering to watch the commotion.

Seeing that these people were impervious to both coaxing and threats, Si's Father felt he had completely lost face and was furious.

He pointed at the two guards and spat, "You... just you wait! Offend me, and you can forget about keeping your jobs."

Just as he laid down this harsh threat, he turned around and met Si Nian's half-smiling face.

Si's Father was startled at first, but once he reacted, his face instantly filled with pleasant surprise. "Nian Nian, you're here too! Perfect timing. Hurry up and tell these two—aren't I your adoptive father!"

"Mama, who ith he?" Little Four, with a milk candy stuffed in his cheek, tilted his head up and asked Si Nian in confusion.

When the two guards at the gate saw Little Four, their expressions instantly changed.

They might not recognize others, but Little Four used to be brought to the factory every day by their boss.

They heard he was his youngest son.

Everyone was very familiar with him.

Now hearing him call her Mama, wasn't this bright and beautiful woman standing before them their boss's wife?

The man next to her also seemed to know her.

The two guards suddenly felt a wave of panic.

A boss's wife who could make the boss bring their son to work every day was no ordinary person in their eyes.

Everyone was whispering privately about whether the boss was afraid of his wife.

Otherwise, for a grown man to take care of a child all day, even bringing him to gatherings, it was just too pitiful.

For a moment, the two large men were at a loss for what to do.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Si Nian put on a confused expression. "Yeah, who is he? I don't know him."

The smile on Si's Father's face instantly froze. "Wh-what did you say? Nian Nian, I'm your father! Have you forgotten?"

Si Nian immediately replied, "My dad is at home. Don't go around falsely claiming relatives. How could I have two fathers? Do you think I'm a gullible three-year-old?"

After Si Nian finished speaking, she looked down and asked the children, "Do you have a grandpa like this?"

The children exchanged glances, shook their heads, and said in unison, "No."

Someone in the surrounding crowd burst out laughing.

Si's Father flushed a deep red, pointing a trembling finger at Si Nian. "Y-you won't even acknowledge your adoptive father? You are simply rebellious and unfilial!"

"I don't know what you're talking about, old comrade. Do you need me to take you to the hospital for a check-up?"

Seeing the increasingly bizarre looks the people around him were giving him, Si's Father's expression turned ugly.

"You... you just wait! You unfilial daughter! I'm going to report you." Humiliated and enraged, he flung his hand and stormed off.

"So he wasn't your father after all. That really scared me, thank goodness."

"Ma'am, are you here to see the boss?" The two guards stepped forward.

Si Nian said, "No, I just came to take a look. Don't mind me, just go about your business. But remember, if anyone comes trying to falsely claim to be a relative next time, just throw them out directly. No need to be polite to them."

Si Nian didn't even know where Si's Father got the audacity to try and claim ties with her.

Back when Zhang Cuimei and Lin Sisi went to prison, she guessed this old geezer had definitely played a part in pulling the strings. But those two were indeed foolish, getting caught with both witnesses and material evidence. Si's Father, on the other hand, got off easy and shook them both off.

Si Nian actually didn't want to meddle in the Si family's affairs. Anyway, Zhang Cuimei and Lin Sisi were both in prison. If Si's Father cared about his reputation at all, he should just live a good life with his so-called adopted son, instead of choosing to provoke the Zhou family again.

Coming to their door time and time again—did he really think she was a soft persimmon easy to squish, believing that because they raised the original owner of her body for eighteen years, he could use it to blackmail her forever?

Unfortunately for him, she wasn't the original owner, and she didn't care about his moral kidnapping in the slightest.

In the past, she had at least left them a bit of face.

But now, Si Nian couldn't even be bothered to humor them.

Ever since the Si family made a move against her parents, she had decided that she would never be polite to them again.

The factory buildings Zhou Yueshen rented this time were all four stories high. Inside each floor were assembly line-style workstations. Some people were still undergoing training, while others had already started working.

The first floor was for warehouse assembly and packaging, where some people were boxing things up inside.

Si Nian just stood outside the window looking in, without entering.

The children similarly clung to the window to peek inside.

After looking, they went up to the second floor. The second and third floors were for parts and the assembly line, and there was an elevator to send the finished products directly to the first floor for packaging.

The fourth floor housed the offices for administrative staff and the technical personnel responsible for product quality inspections. Zhou Yueshen's office was also here.

Si Nian didn't go in either; she didn't know anyone there anyway.

The group went downstairs and walked towards the back, where there were surprisingly staff dormitories. The first floor was the cafeteria.

There was an empty room to the side that hadn't been utilized yet. The area by the door was very spacious, with nothing in it.

Si Nian looked around and felt it was quite a waste.

A large factory, besides having a cafeteria, definitely needed some other entertainment facilities.

Only then could they retain their employees.

After surveying the environment, Si Nian planned to make a proposal to Zhou Yueshen.

It was just about noon, and they could already smell the delicious aroma of the chef cooking.

Si Nian led the children inside. She was just about to ask how to purchase meals here when she saw Yu Dong in the back kitchen, dictating orders like a general.

It turned out that because his family ran a restaurant, he had been called over by Zhou Yueshen to help manage the kitchen's menu.

Of course, he only wrote the menus, trying his best to make the cafeteria food tasty and ensuring it didn't repeat every day.

Long time no see, Yu Dong had matured quite a bit.

He had to be at least twenty-six or twenty-seven by now.

She wondered how things were developing between him and Fu Qianqian.

Si Nian was just about to greet him when Chen Haoran approached, drawn by the smell. "Brother, when is food being served?"

Chen Haoran went to his dad's company and hardly did any work, but he certainly freeloaded a lot of meals.

Now, as soon as he arrived at the cafeteria and smelled the aroma, he instantly felt hungry.

So, with his natural familiarity, he immediately stepped forward.

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Before he could finish speaking, a crisp voice rang out, "Uncle Yu! It's me!"

Only then did Yu Dong notice a few children clinging to the side.

He could only see the Second Child, who had grown quite a bit taller, the Eldest Child with his usual calm expression, and Yaoyao, who was sporting two little pigtails and a pair of beautiful, curious large eyes. His eyes widened: "Xiaodong, Xiaohan, Yaoyao?"

"You've all grown so big?"

"Oh my, Xiaohan, your hairstyle is really... trendy!"

Yu Dong walked out, looking at the kids who were almost up to his shoulders now, feeling overjoyed.

Putting an arm around each of them, he said, "Good heavens, what brings you here all of a sudden? Did your dad bring you?"

"No, Mom brought us."

Yu Dong then finally noticed Si Nian standing in the back. He exclaimed, "Sister-in-law!"

Si Nian nodded, "Long time no see."

"Yeah, ever since you went to Beijing, we've rarely seen each other. Sigh... and who might this be?"

Yu Dong led them to sit at a table, poured them some water, and only then noticed Chen Haoran standing to the side.

He had thought he was just a newly hired worker.

He didn't expect him to be with Si Nian's family.

"This is Chen Haoran, the son of a friend of mine."

"Right, Brother Haoran, this is my Uncle Yu."

"Brother Haoran?" Yu Dong chuckled. "Are you in the same generation as Xiaohan?"

Wouldn't that mean he'd have to call him 'Uncle' too?

Chen Haoran immediately glared at the Second Child, feeling like he had lost entirely too much face. "You talk too much."

Just because his generational seniority was lower than their mother's, he had already been made fun of many times.

Now another guy in his twenties popped out with a higher seniority than him.

Wouldn't it be a total joke if he had to call him 'Uncle' too?

"Don't mind him," Si Nian said. "We originally just wanted to come see how much lunch costs here, but I didn't expect you to be here. In that case, we might as well eat before leaving. It's been a long time since I had your cooking; let me see if your culinary skills have improved."

At the mention of this, Yu Dong became confident. His hard work over the past few years, researching all kinds of delicacies every day just to please Fu Qianqian, and occasionally even going out for advanced culinary training—those tens of thousands of yuan in tuition fees were not spent in vain.

Being able to work in their boss's factory meant that the meals they got to eat in the future would all be of five-star quality.

As he spoke, he couldn't help but brag a little, "As the saying goes, to keep a person, you have to keep their stomach. If the food is good, they'll never want to leave our factory."

He had also made significant contributions to his boss's factory.

"Oh." Si Nian gave him a look. "Then did you manage to keep Fu Qianqian?"

Yu Dong: "..."

Seeing his expression, Si Nian knew the two of them hadn't worked out yet. No wonder they weren't the male and female leads; if the main characters acted like this, they would have been scolded to death by readers long ago.

At a glance, it was obvious they were only cut out to be supporting characters.

"Sister-in-law, I feel like I still have to rely on you. Now that you're back, do you have time to help me set up a date?"

Because Fu Qianqian had become a television host and had strict requirements for appearing on camera, she was now basically unwilling to come eat at his place.

If one were to talk about the specific reason, it wasn't because she hated him.

She was just afraid that once she started eating, she wouldn't be able to stop.

Even when Yu Dong went to look for her, she would hide.

Yu Dong suspected that she had a boyfriend and was tired of him, so she didn't want to talk to him anymore.

He had originally prepared to confess his feelings, but Fu Qianqian's sudden change in attitude made him instantly lose his courage.

Si Nian was silent for a moment.

Then she patted his shoulder in silent comfort.

Yu Dong: "..."

Everyone ate in the cafeteria, and just as they finished and were getting ready to leave, the clock struck twelve.

The workers all came running over, their footsteps thudding heavily, to line up for food.

Just as Si Nian walked out, two women came running toward her.

The other party quickly made eye contact with her, then lowered her head and ran into the cafeteria.

Si Nian, however, stopped in her tracks and looked closely.

But in that brief moment, a large crowd of workers squeezed in like a horde of starving ghosts.

She couldn't get a clear look, so she had no choice but to grab the children and hurry out first.

On the way back, Si Nian fell into deep thought.

If she wasn't mistaken just now, was that girl... Liu Dongdong?