Not knowing how to refute, Chen's mother rolled her eyes in a panic and said, "That's Chen Yong's business. I don't know much about it. You...you should ask him!" After saying that, she pushed through the crowd and left in a hurry.

Tang Xiaoxiao shouted loudly behind her, "Auntie, you'd better remind Brother Chen Yong when you get back! It's not appropriate for a young lady like me to go door-to-door. I might have to ask a few brothers for help!"

Chen's mother visibly staggered for a moment, then walked away without looking back.

Tang Xiaoxiao shrugged. Facing her father's disapproving look, she smiled innocently and whispered, "I'm just annoyed by her. How she talked about my sister back then, and now she still has the nerve to come over. She's so shameless, she needs to be taught a lesson."

Tang's father shook his head and said, "Just ignore them. The biggest lesson we can teach them is to live well ourselves."

"Okay, I know." Tang Xiaoxiao stuck out her tongue, hugged her father's arm, and turned to the people around her, saying, "Fellow villagers, this weekend is my dad's sixtieth birthday. Our family has booked several tables at Wangji Restaurant. We hope you will all come and join us! But please don't give any gifts, just come and have a good time!"

The onlookers readily agreed, and Tang Xiaoxiao then took her father's arm and went home.

Upon entering the house, Tang's mother had already prepared dinner. The father and daughter washed their hands and sat down at the table. Tang's father couldn't help but say to Tang's mother, "Your daughter really stole the show today."

Tang's mother was unaware that the father and daughter had bought a car, let alone what had just happened. Upon hearing Tang's father's words, she asked what had happened, and Tang's father then described the process of Tang Xiaoxiao arguing with Chen's mother.

Upon hearing this, Tang's mother's eyes reddened, and she cursed angrily, "The Chen family is a bunch of scoundrels! My poor Xinxin..."

Tang Xiaoxiao hugged her mother and patted her back, saying gently, "Mom, don't be sad. My sister is doing very well now, and Xuanxuan is very cute. And there's me. I'll make sure you have an even better life in the future. Look, I just got Dad a new car today! Tomorrow, Dad will take you on a trip, let's have some romance and enjoy life!"

Tang's mother was amused, then quickly grasped the key point: "You changed cars? You bought your dad a new car?"

"Yeah, my dad's old car has been going on for years. If we can afford it, we should replace it!" Tang Xiaoxiao said nonchalantly, looking down at her food.

Tang's mother angrily slapped Tang's father's arm: "You old man, the child is ignorant, but you are too. A car is just a car that can be driven, why replace it? It's such a waste of money!"

Mr. Tang wasn't angry at being hit. He said smugly, "My daughter gave this to me out of filial piety. Why can't I change it? I'll give that old car to Yuanshan to drive tomorrow. Anyway, it's not worth much money when I sell it."

Tang's mother wasn't truly angry, but she was used to being frugal, and the fact that the father and daughter hadn't consulted her about such a big purchase as a car made her feel a little uncomfortable. However, it was only a minor issue. The Tang family tradition had always been that the man was the breadwinner and the woman stayed home; she rarely interfered in her husband's affairs. Seeing her husband's arrangement, she thought for a moment and said nothing. She wasn't stingy; she was frugal with herself but generous when necessary. She had seen how Tang Yuanshan had treated their family over the years. She hadn't stopped her husband from paying off Tang Yuanshan's gambling debts back then, so naturally she wouldn't stop him from helping him now. Besides, Tang Yuanshan was indeed struggling, and thinking of his four daughters, she felt a pang of sympathy. Kind people can't bear to see anyone around them suffer.

The Tang family held a high position in town, partly due to the large Tang clan, the father's good job, and extensive connections, but primarily because the couple were kind and forgiving. They were kind but not saintly; they were cold to those who didn't know what was going on, but never stingy with help for those who deserved it, lending a hand whenever they were able. Therefore, they had an excellent reputation in the area.

Tang's father will be celebrating his sixtieth birthday in three days, and Tang Xiaoxiao had suggested hosting a party a long time ago. The elderly couple didn't refuse, only warning her not to accept gifts to avoid gossip. Tang Xiaoxiao naturally agreed without hesitation.

She personally planned the menu for the banquet, and instead of going to any famous restaurants, she chose Wangji Restaurant near her home. Their chef was skilled, and the restaurant was clean. People in the small town often held their housewarming parties, graduation parties, and other celebrations there.

Tang Xiaoxiao booked the highest-standard banquet and paid for it, but asked them to use the vegetables she provided. Although the owner of Wang's restaurant didn't quite understand, the rules of restaurants in small towns are not so rigid. Since they had paid for the banquet in full, he had no objection to them providing the extra ingredients.

Tang Xiaoxiao naturally wanted to use vegetables produced in her own greenhouse.

Her dozen or so greenhouses have already yielded a harvest, and she can now find channels to sell them.

These days, whenever she has free time, she goes into her space to work, and has already harvested several batches of various vegetables and fruits. The space has a preservation function, and the harvested fruits are all piled in a designated area, neither rotting nor spoiling. She even built a small chicken coop with a fence and raised more than a dozen chickens, occasionally catching one to give her family a treat. As for why she doesn't raise more, firstly, because she has no experience in raising livestock and is still figuring things out, and secondly, because she's afraid that raising too many would be difficult to control, and if they escaped and damaged the medicinal herbs in the soil, it would be a big problem.

Ever since the space began producing produce, Tang Xiaoxiao's family has been eating food from the space. She tells her parents that it's grown in her own greenhouse and tastes better than what's sold outside. Every time, she goes to her greenhouse, picks a bunch of fruits and vegetables, and then secretly swaps them with the ones from the space. Her parents never suspect anything. In fact, the fruits and vegetables grown in Tang Xiaoxiao's greenhouse do taste much better than what's sold outside, since they're grown with soil from the space. But the ones grown directly in the space are simply more delicious and nutritious.

Tang Xiaoxiao was hosting a dinner party on her father's birthday to promote her family's products. She believed that once people tasted the products from her family's greenhouses, they would be able to tell the difference without her saying a word.