Song Tingzhi and his friends had not been home for more than ten days, and many people in the village were curious about where they had gone.

Now that they saw them coming back, some people came forward to ask Xu Sanniang, but Xu Sanniang interrupted them and did not answer their questions directly.

Seeing that he didn't get the answer he wanted, the visitor felt it was boring and left.

Xu Sanniang affectionately took the children home. The food was already prepared and all that was left was to cook.

"You've all lost weight!" Xu Sanniang looked at Jiang Cheng and Song Qian and said distressedly, "And you too. I see you've gained a lot of weight. You can tell you've been eating a lot!"

Xu Sanniang glanced at the slightly fat Song Tingzhi with a look of disgust on her face.

"Mom, I fed him! I'm not losing weight!" Jiang Cheng saw Xu Sanniang pointing the gun at Song Tingzhi and quickly shielded him. "I cook too much every day, and I don't want to waste the leftovers, so I give them to Tingzhi! That's why he got fat!"

"Then why didn't I see you getting fat!" After hearing what Jiang Cheng said, Xu Sanniang let Song Tingzhi go and continued to ask him about his well-being.

While chatting with Xu Sanniang, Jiang Cheng winked at Song Tingzhi, asking him to stay away.

The three mothers chatted for a long time before Xu Sanniang remembered to cook.

Jiang Cheng and Song Qian also followed to help!

"Come, come, come and eat!" Xu Sanniang brought the last dish to the table and called the children to eat.

Xu Sanniang was in a good mood today, so she cooked a large table of dishes. She gave one chopstick to this person and another to that person, and everyone was clearly arranged!

After finishing the meal, Jiang Cheng felt like he couldn’t stand up!

"Mom, how are your tofu sales?" Jiang Cheng was beside Xu Sanniang, helping her clean up.

"It's okay. I don't make it every day! I just go out for a walk when I have nothing to do. I borrowed a cow from the village entrance. I pay ten cents each time and it's good for half a day!" Xu Sanniang shared with Jiang Cheng, "After half a day, I've sold most of the tofu!"

"By the way, how is your shop?" Xu Sanniang asked when she remembered.

"Not bad. I can make a net profit of two to three hundred coins every day, which saves me from running around!" Jiang Cheng thought about the store's income and felt it was quite considerable.

"That's not bad! Our family is getting better and better!" Xu Sanniang is very satisfied with her current life.

I can earn some money to support the family, my son has married and bought a shop in town, and all he needs is a baby. My daughter is now well-groomed and well-married, and she won't have trouble finding a husband! As for my youngest son, he's also a good-looking boy, but he's still young and you can't tell yet! We'll talk about it later!

"It will get better and better!" Jiang Cheng said with a smile.

"It's strange to say, I've been to Lihua Village several times, but why haven't I seen Zhang Ermei?" Xu Sanniang remembered that when she went to Lihua Village, she didn't see Zhang Ermei but saw Niu Er. She greeted him but he ignored her.

"I've been there before, but I didn't see her. I think Lihua Village is quite strange. It's quite wealthy, but it seems that people don't like to have people from other villages go there!" Jiang Cheng was reminded of his previous experience of going to Lihua Village when she said that.

The two looked at each other. Xu Sanniang thought about how the villagers always said that there was something wrong with Lihua Village. The rumors stopped after they knew that Lihua Village had married people from outside.

Seeing Jiang Cheng like this, Xu Sanniang changed the subject and stopped discussing Zhang Ermei with him.

The two packed up their things and went into the house to talk to Song Tingzhi and the others.

Jiang Cheng went to find He Xiaomi in the afternoon and chatted with her for a while. Then he put away the wood carving that He Xiaomi wanted to keep and agreed on the price with her.

"We agreed that you must take one, did you hear me?" He Xiaomi reminded.

"Got it!" Jiang Cheng put away all the wood carvings and put them in a wooden basket, then took out the snacks he had brought for He Xiaomi.

"This was made by my neighbor. His family makes snacks. I brought some for you to try!" Jiang Cheng handed the snacks made by Fang Xi to He Xiaomi.

"Really good!" He Xiaomi picked up a piece and tasted it. It was soft but not greasy! Delicious!

Eat a piece of He Xiaomi and leave some for your parents?

"As long as it's delicious, I'll bring you some next time I come back!" Jiang Cheng said, "I just met a new guy. I think you two will get along well. I'll introduce him to you someday!"

Jiang Cheng believes that Fang Xi and He Xiaomi are the same type of people and will definitely get along well.

"Really? I must go and meet him if I have the chance!" He Xiaomi has been isolated by other children in the village since she was a child because of her father's affairs, and she doesn't have many friends!

Jiang Cheng promised He Xiaomi that he would take him to the shop to meet him if he had the chance.

Jiang Cheng and his friends stayed at home for three days, and then planned to go back to town with Song Qian.

Jiang Cheng and his friends left after staying for three days. Many people saw this, so someone came to ask Xu Sanniang again!

"Zhi'a and Chengcheng from our family bought a shop in the town, and they went to the town to do business!" Xu Sanniang did not hide it this time and said it openly.

She didn't tell anyone at first because the shop hadn't been confirmed yet, and then she thought that she had just settled in the town and it wouldn't be convenient to show off everywhere. Now that Jiang Cheng and the others are familiar with life in the town, Xu Sanniang feels that now is the perfect time to tell anyone!

Besides, if we keep it secret any longer, the villagers might start to make up stories and spread strange rumors, which would be more trouble than it’s worth!

"Ah? Going to town?" The people listening nearby were a little bit incredulous!

"Yes, they bought it a while ago. The young couple finally saved some money and wanted to go to the town to try their luck. I couldn't interfere, so they just went there!" Xu Sanniang said modestly.

"Oh, so that's how it is!" No matter what others thought in their hearts after hearing this, they kept praising Song Tingzhi for his promising future!

After Xu Sanniang exchanged pleasantries with them for a while, she left early on the pretext of having something to do at home, leaving a group of people whispering to each other.

Xu Sanniang knew that the whole village would know about it soon after she told it, so she was mentally prepared. Therefore, when someone came up to talk to her after she went out, she could handle it well!

Song Tingzhi did not mention buying a shop in the village in advance. Before leaving, Song Qiangnan went to find Lu Xiaoxiao and talked to her about some things before leaving.

No one knows what was said, but Lu Xiaoxiao would occasionally stare blankly at home.

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Many readers feel it’s a pity for Lu Xiaoxiao and Song Qiangnan, so I’m thinking whether I should try to make their ending a little better. Now I have some ideas, but the plot may be very late. If you have any ideas, please tell me!

Regarding the development of the plot, if you have any ideas, please share them and I will consider adding them to the story!

This is my first time writing and I have no experience. I will improve with you all!! Love you all