"Let’s go return the car together."

Wei Kaiyun shook his head, "I’m not going. Let Guodong go with you, he can drive too."

"You really don’t want to go out once you’re home?"

"Yeah, I’m just staying at home."

Just then, they heard a knock on the door.

Guodong ran over to open it. "Xiang Dong?"

"Yeah, I came by to see Wei and Teacher Jiang after hearing they returned."

Xiang Dong followed behind Guodong, noticing three kids playing with water in a big tub in the yard.

"Xiang Dong’s here? Find yourself a stool." Jiang Xinyu greeted him with a smile.

"Teacher Jiang."

"Hmm, not bad, you’ve grown quite a bit taller."

Knowing Xiang Dong had likely come to discuss something with Wei Kaiyun, Jiang Xinyu chose not to listen in, and she picked up Tingting, wrapping her in a pre-prepared cloth, and the mother-daughter duo went inside.

"Master Wei."

"How is it? What are your thoughts after these few months in the Capital?"

Xiang Dong felt quite aggrieved, as he was mostly confined to the factory, unable to go out despite not having work to do there.

Previously, Wei Kaiyun often let Chaoyang and them go out, so he felt frustrated being suddenly restricted.

"Master Wei, I only went out once."

Wei Kaiyun looked at the young man’s aggrieved expression, "Oh, what did you want to do outside? Don’t you know what you’re supposed to do there?"

Xiang Dong was caught off guard by the question. Yes, what was he supposed to do there? The person in charge was Han Xiangjun, who had his team, so while Xiang Dong was technically Wei Kaiyun’s subordinate, they had no use for him there. Moreover, he was unfamiliar with the place, so what could he do?

"Master Wei, I understand now."

"Alright, as long as you understand. Xiang Dong, you were quite irresponsible in your actions. You felt there was no opportunity for development there, so you abruptly left.

But have you thought about the fact that you were representing the village when you went there? Saying you’d come back is something we wouldn’t refuse, but have you thought about whether this is how you’d handle things in the future?"

Xiang Dong lowered his head in shame, overwhelmed by his urge to return.

At the same time, he felt a bit resentful towards Wei Kaiyun. Why did Wei Kaiyun convey his message without speaking to him about it? Why wait until after the fact?

Wei Kaiyun, having interacted with various people since his teenage years, could easily see through people like Xiang Dong and understand their thoughts.

"Alright, just remember not to make the same mistake in the future.

Young people shouldn’t fear making mistakes, as long as they learn from them."

"Master Wei, I’m unhappy at the pesticide factory. I dislike being restricted like that."

"Xiang Dong, you still don’t get it. It’s a path you chose for yourself, whether it’s smooth sailing or rough and bumpy, you have to continue the journey.

Besides, I believe your family discussed this issue, weighing the pros and cons, so you should understand. Xiang Dong, there’s nothing in this world that perfectly meets your expectations."

Xiang Dong felt resigned, watching the Red Army go out every now and then with envy. The opportunities that were once his now had nothing to do with him, leaving him only with envy for the future.

In fact, during his visit, he was contemplating leaving the pesticide factory if Wei Kaiyun asked him to go. He would have given up the official worker position there.

But Wei Kaiyun didn’t mention it, showing no intention of persuading him to stay.

Xiang Dong felt very uncomfortable, and stood up with a low mood, "Master Wei, I’ll head back first."

"Go ahead, no matter what you do, do it well, and live up to your efforts."

At this moment, the water in Shi Xian’s tub was almost gone, "Son, shall we go inside?"

"Dad." Shi Xian called out to Wei Kaiyun but shook his head, clearly expressing refusal.

Unable to do anything, Wei Kaiyun had to add more water, pouring it into the tub to sit beside him. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Ah Bao had been picked up by Old Yang, but seeing Shi Xian still sitting in the tub, he fussed about wanting to go back in. And Old Yang indulged his son’s whim.

In other matters, they were quite principled, but when it came to their kids, there was no principle at all.

"Have you decided on Chaoyang?"

"Yeah, it’s him. Even though he’s not perfect, he understands things and knows his place."

"Haha, Old Han is like that too, didn’t give Xiang Dong much of a chance?"

"Han Xiangjun has a knack for assessing people. Chaoyang will learn a lot when he’s there."

"With his sense of justice?" Old Yang smiled, shaking his head.

At that moment, there was another knock at the front door. Once again, Guodong ran out to open it, while Feifei and the other three came out too.

Shi Xian’s excitement increased upon seeing Feifei, energetically splashing water with his hands.

Feifei crouched beside her brother, pointing at his chubby flesh with her finger, "Shi Xian, don’t eat anymore, you’re so chubby."

Shi Xian, who now understood everything, turned away, indicating his dislike of her comment.

Wei Kaiyun sat on one side, watching the interaction between his daughter and son, his face full of smiles.

Guodong opened the door, seeing Tao Chunhe and his younger siblings outside. "Tao?"

"Guodong, we came to see Mr. Wei and talk to him about something."

"Come in."

Wei Kaiyun and Old Yang heard the commotion and both looked towards the gate.

They immediately saw an outstanding trio, one man and two women. Clearly, they weren’t ordinary people.

The trio entered the yard and saw two men staring at them. Wang Menglin felt moved in her heart. She had previously been attracted to Lv Guodong because he was so handsome, but compared to Wei Kaiyun, he was merely a figure with no real charm—this is what a truly charismatic man should be like.

Guodong led them to Wei Kaiyun, "Uncle Wei, these are the new educated youth in the village: Tao Chunhe and his sisters."

Tao Yanzhen felt bitter when hearing herself being referred to as just Tao Chunhe’s sister by Lv Guodong.

"Hello, Mr. Wei. I’m Tao Chunhe, this is my sister Tao Yanzhen, and this is my cousin Wang Menglin."

Feifei raised her head suddenly at the introduction, looking at Tao Chunhe standing there.

Their eyes met. Tao Chunhe felt he’d never seen someone so exquisite before.

The two girls’ eyes brightened as well, marveling at the pretty little girl and the bathing little boy.

Jianbin disliked people staring at Feifei, so he stepped in between them.

"Shi Xian, let’s go inside. Look at your wrinkled little feet, don’t they look like chicken feet?"

Shi Xian raised his little feet, and indeed, they did. The child was frightened, tearfully looking at his sister.

Jiang Feifei chuckled, poking her brother’s chubby flesh.

"Going inside?"