"Still asleep? Wake up! I specially got you some braised pork and white rice from work. Get up and eat." Mo Qian rubbed her eyes, got dressed, and washed up.

"The braised pork was delicious today."

After graduating, Su Er was assigned to work in the capital. The year he first came to school, he exchanged the small yellow croakers he had for money and bought several courtyard houses in the capital.

Back then, houses were cheap, only around 40,000 or 50,000 yuan a unit. Now, houses have increased in value dozens or even hundreds of times. You had to act fast, even if it meant losing money!

As the other branches of the business expanded and diversified their pastry business, they became the leading pastry companies in the country, and they also had a lot of money.

They all own houses in the capital, and the female protagonist has even acquired seven or eight courtyard houses, as well as more than a dozen other apartments and shops.

When she first came to the capital to study, Mo Qian took Su Er to visit the original owner's home. Although the original owner had been sent to the countryside at that time, it was because the original owner was too unruly and troublesome. Later, the original owner's parents also wrote letters and sent money and tickets one after another, which showed that they loved their daughter.

"Qianqian, this is the dowry your grandmother gave me. Now that you're married, I'm giving it to you." The original owner's mother said, placing a small box in my hand.

"What's this?" Mo Qian asked, opening the box. Inside was a bracelet exactly like the one she had always worn in her past life. Mo Qian's eyes widened involuntarily.

Mo Qian's mind flashed back to the scene. When she saw the original owner's mother take out the white magnolia bracelet, a family heirloom from her previous life, she sensed that the bracelet's origins were extraordinary. "I'm here because I was saved by the bracelet," she thought.

Sure enough, just like the heroines in the novels I read in my previous life, after the blood oath was performed, the bracelet disappeared and was replaced by a magnolia flower pattern on my hand.

In the blink of an eye, the place changed. There was land, a spiritual spring that could strengthen the body, and a thatched hut... The hut was shrouded in a mist 20 meters away, making it impossible to pass.

Over the next few decades, Mo Qian traveled all over the world, collecting local specialties in each place she visited, including food, clothing, and household items, and putting them all into her space. Over the decades, her space became completely full.

"Old woman, have you ever regretted marrying me in this life? After all, when I was young, I was just a country bumpkin," Su Er said weakly, lying on the hospital bed.

"I don't regret it, I'm very happy." Mo Qian looked at Su Er's full head of white hair. Even with the spiritual spring, it couldn't stop the body from aging naturally, from birth to old age, sickness and death.

Upon hearing Mo Qian's words, Su Er seemed to experience a sudden burst of vitality, as if she were experiencing a final burst of energy before death.

"You have no children in this life, can you blame me?"

"I don't blame you. If the price of having a child is that you leave me, I'd rather not have one. In the next life, and the life after that, I'll still go find you."

Su Er looked at Mo Qian with longing and said, as if the image of the first time she met Mo Qian was still vivid in her mind's eye: wearing a white shirt, with a fair complexion and dimples when she smiled...

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【Extra】

I am Su Xiaoyue. In my previous life, I was an ordinary office worker who died from overwork and was reborn into this world, living in Su Laidi's body. Having taken over her body, I must bear the consequences.

When I first transmigrated, I remembered how the original owner's mother was crying her eyes out by my bedside. I secretly made up my mind to take good care of the original owner's family.

Initially, based on the original owner's memories, her entire family was bullied, often going hungry and cold. She harbored resentment towards the entire Su family, especially towards her second uncle, second aunt, and the Su family matriarch.

A conflict erupted during a fight over steamed egg custard. At that time, I was determined to separate from the family and move out. With my pastry-making skills, I wouldn't starve.

In this era, opportunities abound. As long as one isn't lazy, and with the opening up of business opportunities in a few years, one can be among the first to reap the rewards and provide a better life for the original owner's parents.

On that very day, it felt like the world had changed. It turned out that it wasn't our family who had been bullying the three of us sisters.

It turns out we could be just like our other brothers and sisters, with enough to eat and warm clothes, able to go out and play, and not have to do housework all the time... The physical and emotional pain all stemmed from the original owner's mother.

I suddenly remembered that when the original owner collapsed on the roadside due to stomach pain from hunger, her aunt, who was passing by, gave her some cornbread that she had saved for when she was hungry, even though her tone wasn't very nice.

During the Lunar New Year, when the old lady of the Su family distributed candy to the children, the original owner of this body was also able to get a few to try...

The once gentle mother seemed to have changed completely. "Girl, don't be so greedy. Save the food and clothes for your uncle's children. They'll be able to support you when they grow up."

"Girls shouldn't be too lazy. They should learn to do more housework so they can find a good husband in the future."

"Why should girls go to school? They'll all get married eventually anyway."

...

Fortunately, he saw through the original owner's mother's true colors early on, and the original owner's father was also unreliable. He vowed never to separate the family again, and instead cultivated a good relationship with the old lady of the Su family, using his pastry recipes to lead the whole family to wealth.

The company has now entered the Fortune Global 500 and has been ranked first on the list of China's richest women for five consecutive years.

With the old lady keeping me in check, the original owner's parents didn't dare to cause trouble for me. They fed and cared for me well, after all, they were the original owner's parents.

My two younger sisters also went on to university and now have happy families and comfortable lives. Thinking about it, I have no regrets.

"President Su, the afternoon meeting and dinner have been postponed to Friday. The white jade Guanyin statue you photographed last week is on the table for you." Just then, Assistant Wang Ming pushed the door open and came in.

"Take the Guanyin statue and drive me to the Su family. Today is the old lady's 80th birthday, so I can't be late. I guess the family members have all come over."

These past few years, everyone in the family has been busy, constantly traveling, so it's rare for us to all get together like this. I remember last year when the whole family sat around chatting and laughing, it was so lively and cheerful...

A gentle breeze and bright sunshine filled the air.