"Xiao Nuan, that's for you to eat. Look at you, you've lost weight from being so busy lately." Zhang Yulan said with some concern. "You always take on so much work. Next time, don't be so capable. We always have to ask you for everything."

“Mom, I’ve just gotten stronger, I haven’t lost weight.” Su Xiaonuan raised her arm. “Everything is difficult at the beginning. Once the winery is up and running smoothly, there won’t be so many problems. The two investors entrusted this to me, so I have to see it through to the end. This is also my previous promise to let them earn a fixed monthly salary without having to go to the mine to dig coal. I have to keep my word and not break my promise to everyone.”

A poached egg left Su Xiaonuan with mixed feelings. Unfortunately, she didn't have any special abilities, so her earning speed was still a bit slow. Her life had improved a lot, but she still had to keep working hard to truly achieve a comfortable life.

“Oh right, I forgot to mention the important thing.” Moxi suddenly remembered something. “The proprietress told me that the person who ordered straw hats last time said they wanted to order five hundred straw hats. The deposit is with the proprietress, and they were supposed to come back to pick up the goods in a week. She told me to go and collect the money, but then I ran into a jerk and forgot about it.”

"Five hundred?" Zhang Yulan stopped clearing the dishes. "So many?"

"Mom, have you forgotten what my sister-in-law said? There might be five thousand more next time. Didn't I tell you that those straw hats sell really well? People can make half the money just by reselling them."

"Mersh, go and call a few skilled craftsmen to our house tomorrow. We can't be careless with more orders; quality is very important. This time it's five hundred, but next time it could be a thousand."

We have new orders, so we're going to be even busier from now on.

As soon as Moxi got up in the morning, he went to inform Aunt Hua and asked her to organize people to process the straw hats.

Aunt Hua works in a whirlwind fashion. She organized the staff early in the morning, with those who weren't good at handicrafts going to collect materials first. The materials couldn't be too dry or too wet. Although it didn't require any special skills, it was still time-consuming, and the materials had to be carefully selected.

After breakfast, Aunt Hua led about ten people into the Xiao family compound.

Xiao Nuan asked Aunt Hua to teach them the remaining materials first.

Aunt Hua, who was like an instructor, gave pointers here and there. When she was almost done, she wanted them to start working quickly, so she ran out to urge the villagers who were collecting materials.

At the village entrance, a luxury car was seen driving by.

After the car came to a stop, Li Chunxiang and Lan Yin got out, followed by a middle-aged man.

The man shook out a string of firecrackers and lit them.

The crackling sound of firecrackers attracted the villagers out.

Seeing the growing crowd, Li Chunxiang announced loudly, "Folks, my daughter Yinzi is getting married! She's back today to give out wedding candy. We're planning to book twenty tables for the banquet in town, and you can all bring your families to attend."

"Is it really necessary to announce a marriage to the whole world like this?"

"We're too busy to go to the banquet."

When they saw the middle-aged man affectionately linking arms with Lan Yin, the crowd erupted in uproar.

"Look, the marriage partner isn't Jiang Yi."

"My goodness, did she find a father figure?"

...

Seeing the situation getting out of control, Li Chunxiang quickly said to Xie Zhi, "Quickly give them red envelopes."

Upon hearing that there would be red envelopes, everyone quieted down.

Lan Yin and her daughter were extremely pleased with themselves; money was still the most effective thing.

Xie Zhi handed a bag to Li Chunxiang. "Mom, go and distribute them!"

Seeing everyone looking at her, Li Chunxiang perked up again and held up the bag in her hand. "See this? It's full of red envelopes. Everyone who sees it gets one. Each red envelope contains 1.8 yuan. I wish you all prosperity! There are several hundred people in our village. After you get yours, you can tell everyone to come and get their red envelopes. The red envelopes will be distributed together with wedding candy. To avoid duplicates, please sign your name in the notebook when you receive yours. Those who sign can also attend a free banquet in town."

The crowd became restless.

This is indeed very tempting, with candy, red envelopes, and a free banquet.

Aunt Hua, however, spoiled the mood with a remark: "He who eats another's food is bound to him; he who takes another's money is bound to him. Fellow villagers, don't let profit blind you, and don't let it cloud your judgment. Who are the truly kind people who are working for our benefit? Don't you have eyes?"

The people who ran out of the Xiao family compound also cheered for Aunt Hua.

However, Wang Xiaobao's family members still obsequiously stepped forward to accept the red envelopes and wedding candies, and signed their names in a small book.

Some people are getting restless.

"Fellow villagers, have some backbone!" Aunt Hua vowed to avenge Moxi. "This heartless mother and daughter have repeatedly harmed people in my name. Last night, they deliberately damaged Moxi's bicycle and scattered the compensation money on the ground. When Moxi went to pick it up, all ten of her fingers were swollen from being stepped on by this mother and daughter. Everyone has seen how good the Xiao family was to them in the past. We cannot accept charity from such people."

"Xie Zhi, don't listen to this old hag's nonsense." Li Chunxiang didn't expect things to turn out this way. She thought money could make the devil turn the millstone, but it didn't work. She looked at the middle-aged man in front of her cautiously. "She can't stand to see us doing well. She has three sons who always bully my daughter and me."

"Baby, is this how it is?" Xie Zhi stared at Lan Yin, whose face had turned pale.

"Mmm." Lan Yin didn't say anything, but just bit her lip and nodded, her eyes filled with tears.

Seeing her aggrieved look, Xie Zhi felt heartbroken and immediately declared, "Don't worry, this time, I will definitely seek justice for you. I'll call the town leaders over and see if they dare to be so arrogant again."

Xiao Nuan felt that the village was developing and she couldn't let that man use his connections to suppress the villagers. She walked to the village chief, tugged at his clothes, and whispered, "Go and smooth things over for Aunt Hua. Don't let things get ugly. We can discuss this further. Giving out red envelopes, wedding candy, and having a banquet are all good things. Let everyone receive the benefits first."

"Do you have a plan?"

Xiao Nuan whispered, "After receiving the red envelopes and wedding candies and signing our names, we won't go to the banquet after those twenty tables are set up."

"What a great idea!" the village chief thought to himself with delight.

Just as Xie Zhi was about to stand up for his beloved wife, the village chief stepped forward and said, "Fellow villagers, Lan Yin and her daughter are also our villagers. It's a joyous occasion for them, so let's all show our support. Go and call your family members to come and sign for red envelopes and wedding candies, and let him give the newlyweds his blessings."

As soon as the village chief said this, everyone rushed forward. Signing their names would get them a housewarming gift and wedding candy, which was such a great deal. They quickly ran home to call their families to come out and receive the benefits.

Everyone in the village except Aunt Hua's family and Xiao Nuan's family went up to receive the gifts. Hao's family didn't plan to receive them; it was Xiao Nuan who asked them to.

In other words, only Aunt Hua's and Xiao Nuan's families in the whole village did not receive it.

“Very good,” Lan Yin said softly. “Honey, there are only two families left to take, and these two families are sworn enemies of our mother and daughter. You decide how to deal with them.”

"Don't worry, honey, we'll deal with them after the banquet." Xie Zhi made a money-counting gesture, implying that money makes things easier.