When Xia Minmin learned that Chen Chunhua had prepared dinner, she was quite upset. She had never seen anything so bad; it was a complete waste of ingredients.

Xia Minmin, utterly devoid of any interest in life, lay sprawled on the bed, completely refusing to cooperate with her father in dressing her.

"Jianguo, take a men's wallet and a women's wallet out of your suitcase and give them to them when we eat."

"knew."

Just as Li Chunmei had guessed, the meal was a so-called reconciliation. The meal was somewhat unpleasant to eat, but regardless, the two brothers temporarily restored their diplomatic relations after the meal.

...

Chen Chunhua was almost exhausted from making dinner tonight. She didn't make stew; this was the first time she had ever cooked eight dishes at once.

“Jianshe, the wallets your brother and his friends gave you are really nice. Chunmei said they even have sheepskin ones.”

"Chunhua, you have to admit, this genuine leather wallet feels really comfortable to the touch."

“Jianshe, what do you think about us going out to work with Jianguo next year? My younger sister and our daughter are also in Shenzhen.”

"What about our son? He's only two years old!" Xia Jianshe said.

"Could you take care of my little sister? Don't worry, I'll pay her a salary!"

"Can you afford it? Jian Guo and his family give Xiao Mei 300 yuan a month, plus room and board and clothes. Even if you can afford the salary, we still have to rent a place to live outside. Add to that food and daily expenses, and even if both of us work, we still won't be able to save any money each month."

"Could we let Xiaobao stay at the dormitory with his uncle and aunt?"

"Don't get any wild ideas, okay? Putting aside whether Jianguo agrees or not, Chunmei definitely won't agree. Jianguo's attitude has finally started to soften, and now this meal is a waste of time."

"I'm doing this for the good of our family! Your younger brother and sister-in-law are all doing well, while we're still poor."

There was only silence in the room as Chen Chunhua waited.

...

That evening, many families in the village talked about going out to work.

“Son, why don’t you go to Shenzhen to work? There are many factories near where Jianguo runs his shop that are hiring, and quite a few people from the village have gone there.”

Who are they?

"Your friends will probably all go."

"Then I'll go too."

"Go find Jianguo tomorrow and ask him about it. It seems like you need to get some kind of certificate to go there."

"knew."