We are all reborn, who will be your control group?

Xie Mingxia knew what his father-in-law was thinking, and he didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Don't worry, my salary will definitely be enough to support Qinqin, and our meals are subsidized."

"Subsidy?" Father Wen looked Jie Mingxia up and down with distrust. "Qin girl, you are a college student and you have subsidies, but didn't you say that you asked your old boss to find you a temporary job? Temporary workers in the capital are all subsidized."

Xie Mingxia knew that she couldn't hide everything from her father-in-law, so she could only tell him some of the things she could.

"I was called back. Qinqin is no longer just a college student. She has received special state subsidies for her special contributions."

Father Wen narrowed his eyes and said, "The previous letter said that the important project has produced results ahead of schedule?"

Wen Qin and Jie Mingxia were both stunned for a moment, then nodded at the same time: "Yes."

Such a uniform response made my father suspicious: "So, is your accident related to that project?"

Wen Qin grabbed Jie Mingxia who was about to speak, and took a large piece of fat and lean pork belly from the lunch box and put it into Wen's father's bowl.

"The project has already achieved significant results. Mingxia and I have both been commended. My car accident was purely accidental. The person who hit me was driving while fatigued and was sentenced for endangering public safety."

Wen Qin was talking complete nonsense at this time. He had no such crime at all. He just wanted to comfort his old father.

Xie Mingxia also stood up and took out a bottle of Erguotou from the cabinet: "Dad, come and try this wine from Didu."

Old Man Wen looked at his daughter, then at his son-in-law, lowered his head to look at the pork belly in the bowl, looked up at the Erguotou in his son-in-law's hand, and did not speak for a long time.

The other three people at the table stared at him without blinking, waiting for his reply.

Finally, Father Wen sighed deeply, raised his chopsticks, picked up the piece of pork belly, and took a big bite.

The cooking skills of the chefs at the Imperial Hotel were naturally excellent. Even though Mr. Wen was not paying attention to the food at all, he couldn't help but say that it was delicious.

The originally tense atmosphere at the dinner table finally changed because of this sentence, and it became a lot more relaxed in an instant. Wen Qin kept winking at Jie Mingxia, and Jie Mingxia understood and picked up a small chicken leg for Father Wen.

Father Wen glared at him and said, "Why don't you give it to your wife and ask her to nourish herself properly instead of being so attentive to an old man like me?"

Wen Qin quickly took another piece of eggplant with his chopsticks and said, "Dad, why don't you know what's good for you? Your son-in-law is giving you this as a gift. Just accept it with a smile. Don't push it away like this."

The family’s first family meal in the imperial capital slowly ended in this pleasant atmosphere.

Old Man Wen began to show Wen Qin the various local rituals he had brought with him.

Although the father and son set out for Beijing in a hurry, they had actually already packed the things they were going to bring with them.

In Father Wen's dream, he had no idea how many times he had come to the capital with these things, so when he took them out of the bag one by one, he was very skilled.

"This is a winter coat made by your Aunt Zhang. I wanted to give it to you during the Chinese New Year last year, but you didn't come back."

"This bag is full of all kinds of jewelry, and they all seem to be made of cloth. Guiqiu brought them to you. She said she didn't know whether these items were popular in the capital, but Jiangcheng was especially popular with girls."

"This piece of cloth was produced by your eldest brother's family since they started planting mulberry trees. I didn't even ask Aunt Zhang to embroider it. Your eldest sister-in-law said that she didn't give you anything when you went to school. This cloth is a token of her love."

Wen Qin looked at the lake green satin in front of her and was also a little surprised. This sister-in-law whom she had never met seemed to be not only skillful but also kind-hearted. Judging from her deeds, they were now separated by thousands of miles and no longer lived together. They had never been in love again. It was simply for the sake of her eldest brother. Wen Qin was grateful for this favor.

"Your eldest sister said that all her dividends are saved there for you. If you need anything, just give her a call and she will transfer the money to you right away." What Wen Jie asked her father to bring over was only a thin piece of paper with a series of numbers written on it, confirming that it was a phone number.

"My eldest sister's house has a telephone installed?" Wen Qin said in surprise.

"Your eldest sister's breakfast shop is doing really well. She used her skill in making pancakes to invest in the business and opened branches in several neighboring counties. She doesn't have to worry about anything and just gets dividends at the end of the year."

Wen Qin was shocked when she heard this. Isn't this the so-called chain franchise store in the future? What if you teach your skills to others and they don't want to use your name to do business?

Wenqin couldn't help but tell my father about her worries.

Father Wen was a little confused, but Wen Jiang finally explained: "These stores will have to pay three years of fees directly after they come in. After three years, they will get a refund or make up for the shortfall. Whether they continue to use the Wen family's brand will be decided when the time comes."

Wen Qin understood that making egg pancakes was not a particularly secret skill after all. To be able to guarantee three years of profit, her elder sister was simply a genius.

"I heard that it was all my brother-in-law's idea. I don't know what he was thinking. It was all weird stuff. I heard my brother-in-law said that he even wanted to leave the textile factory and start his own business. But the Zhang family disagreed. So he put all his thoughts on the Wen family breakfast shop."

Wen Qin stuck out her tongue. Would the future textile tycoon become the omelet king later on?

But it should be his turn to be the king. Who knows, Wen Jie may become the Queen of Egg Pancakes in the future, and then her brother-in-law will be the good wife.

They chatted about everyone's situation except for themselves. Old Man Wen didn't say a word.

Wen Qin was getting a little anxious, and asked urgently, "Dad, how have you been these past two years?"

"What can I say? That's it." Old Man Wen picked up the teacup on the table and took a big sip, looking guilty and unwilling to talk. In the end, Wen Jiang couldn't stand it anymore.

"My father and I were out taking orders everywhere. We did it secretly at first, for fear of being discovered. Then an official came from the county and said he was a secretary."

Wen Qin and Jie Mingxia looked at each other and said in unison: "Secretary Lian?"

"Yes, I think that's his name. Anyway, he was a high-ranking official. The village head stood next to him and didn't dare to say a word. He looked so young. His accent sounded like someone from the imperial capital." Father Wen recalled, "He said that the county was going to set up a construction station and wanted to give us some basic engineering work. From then on, we were no longer afraid of people asking us."

Father Wen was very embarrassed: "I heard that our group of old brothers was the first construction team to be affiliated with the county construction station."

After hearing this, Wen Qin finally felt relieved.

During those years when I knew nothing, the lives of these couples who stayed in their hometown were getting better and better.