The Blessed Beauty Returns with a Dimension

As soon as she reached the doorstep, Jiang Xiaoxiao saw her grandma, grandpa, and uncle already at the door.

They heard the sound of the car in the yard; it was a sound too familiar, heard every day.

In this alley, only their house had a car parked outside.

So without guessing, they knew for sure it was Jiang Lei who brought the family back.

As soon as the two elderlies saw Jiang Xiaoxiao, they held onto their child firmly, looking her up and down, tears welling in their eyes.

"Grandma has missed you so much, dear. It's good you're back, really good. Finally, a family reunion this New Year. Look at you, how did you get so skinny? Come inside. Let your mom make you something nice to eat, and in these couple of days, we've got to fatten you up. How can our girl be so skinny?"

Grandma, tightly holding her little girl's hand, couldn't get enough of looking at her.

Jiang Xiaoxiao squeezed her grandma's hand, "Grandma, let's go inside. Don't worry, with you and Mom around, how could I get skinny? Besides, I'm not actually thin, I just eat and don't gain weight, honestly, I eat a lot.

You'll be shocked once you see my appetite at dinner."

The whole family went inside, and Jiang Xiaoxiao looked at her familiar home.

The feeling was truly comforting, this is home, after all.

"Mom, stop holding onto Xiaoxiao, let her wash up and rest for a bit. I'll quickly prepare a meal for them. Then, go to the bathhouse, take a bath, come back and change, have a good night's sleep. You can talk to her tomorrow, she won't be running away anyways."

Fan Xiuying and the others had taken a train ride.

The train journey took several days and nights, leaving everyone exhausted.

The child, even though young, was surely worn out; full of concern, Zhang Luo urged the kids to rest quickly.

Grandma nodded, "You're right, you're right, quickly go and cook for them, Jiang Lei, hurry and get your sister some water to wash her face with."

Jiang Lei agreed, "Xiaoxiao, see this? When you weren't home, I was the only treasure in this house. Grandma doted on me so much, but now, no sooner do they see you than I'm tossed aside.

See? I've become your long-term worker. Sigh, having a sister sure isn't easy. You took my affection, you took my place. Oh heavens, why did you create Jiang Lei only to make Jiang Xiaoxiao as well, is this not bullying?"

Jiang Xiaoxiao grinned smugly, "Brother, stop whining, I know you. Quickly, fetch water, I need to wash my face, come and take care of your little sister."

Jiang Lei sighed, yet his face beamed with a broad smile, unable to hide the affection he felt inside.

He went off to get his little sister some water.

Jiang Xiaoxiao and Song Moting washed their faces while Grandma and Grandpa had already pulled Song Moting over.

This was their grandson-in-law; they missed the wedding, and only heard about it later when the daughter and son-in-law visited the farm and surprisingly the granddaughter was already married.

They were so upset they didn't scold the daughter and son-in-law enough, and now they finally got to meet him in person.

Naturally, they bombarded him with questions, eager to dig deep into their grandson-in-law's background.

However, it was clear both elders were quite pleased with their grandson-in-law.

Fan Xiuying brought in a table full of dishes.

All were Jiang Xiaoxiao's favorites, braised pork, tomatoes with yam and spare ribs, and in such cold weather, finding tomatoes was certainly thanks to her uncle.

Fan Jianshe stood beside, just smiling without saying a word as he watched his niece.

Jiang Xiaoxiao also noticed her uncle had changed, now he had a strong aura.

Seeing him, it was clear he had been promoted and made a fortune.

"Uncle, should I call you Director Fan now, or something else?"

Jiang Xiaoxiao teased.

The last time she left, her uncle had already become a director, surely by now, he had gone another step further.

Fan Jianshe sighed, "Ah, don't even mention it. Your uncle here is about to be unemployed. I'm being suppressed from above, not allowed to make a mark, this director position has reached its end. They often find faults with me for trivial matters.

When things go well, they take the credit, but any mistake, and it's all my fault, life is hard, and lately, I've been thinking.

With things like this, it might be better to go back home and farm than to endure this."

Fan Jianshe was genuinely frustrated. Ever since offending higher-ups, he's had a tough time.

Jiang Xiaoxiao was surprised.

"The last time you brought back dry goods, including lumber, those should have earned you some appreciation from the higher-ups. Even your superior shouldn't be able to suppress you!"

"Don't even talk about it. We have no one up there, but they have a big shot backing them up. So they constantly find faults with me, and others can't speak up for me. Lately, life's been truly unpleasant.

Mainly it's the discontent in my heart, making me not want to work anymore."

Fan Jianshe was truly feeling stifled.

"Hey, Uncle, I've heard policies are coming soon, preparing for an open-door reform. Once it happens, businesses will indeed open up. If you aren't happy there, why not venture out on your own?

Though the policy isn't formally implemented yet, you could start under the collective's name. I've heard many people are contracting collective shops or parts of shops, paying the collective a certain amount yearly, and the rest is theirs to earn more or less on their own.

It's certainly better than having a boss who's always nitpicking. You might even make a big success on your own."

Jiang Xiaoxiao didn't expect her uncle to be so stifled.

Fan Jianshe was startled, Go out on my own?

He had said this out of anger before, but never really thought about leaving the iron rice bowl to venture out on his own.

However, the path his niece suggested was truly feasible. He had heard that many collective shops were contracted out to employees or salespeople, whoever was capable would do it.

After all, the collective only charged rent.

Once the money was paid up, whatever one could achieve relied on themselves.

He'd been a sales director for many years.

In this field, he had connections and networks. If he ventured out and contracted a business.

There would be no worry about procurement, the channels were certainly solid.

Yeah, why not go it alone?

He couldn't help but look at this girl, oh, this niece is impressive, a person with education immediately pinpointed the crux of the issue.

When speaking with his own parents, sister, and brother-in-law, it was always the same few words back and forth, urging him to endure, to let things pass.

"Take a step back and you'll have clear skies; keep your cool and the winds will calm down."

See how the niece solved the fundamental issue with just one sentence, this was getting to the point.