Tao Yue muttered, "I would like to, but we're not meant to be. But Grandma, what's the meaning behind your actions today? I don't quite understand."

Grandma never expected that Su Yan would be adopted as her goddaughter.

Of course, she was very happy. From now on, she and Su Yan would have an additional connection, and they wouldn't be separated after returning home this time.

Grandma Tao said, "Don't you like her a lot? Grandma likes that girl too. She's good at making medicinal cuisine. So why not accept her as family? From now on, we'll be one family."

Upon hearing this, Tao Yue's eyes widened in disbelief. "Grandma, you have ulterior motives towards my sister! You didn't make her your goddaughter out of love! How could you do this?"

Looking at her naive and innocent granddaughter, Grandma Tao didn't know whether to be happy or not. With a complicated expression, she said, "Silly girl, Xiao Su is smarter than you. She knows that my feelings for her are not simple, but she thinks it doesn't matter. After all, she will have the Tao family as her backing in the future. Why wouldn't she be happy to do so?"

Moreover, she receives the same treatment as you, and Grandma genuinely likes that girl. She's clever enough not to do anything foolish or bad; on the contrary, she's very shrewd and will definitely have a bright future. It would be a good thing to have her and Tao Jin support each other.”

Tao Yue's eyes lit up, and she asked with admiration, "Grandma, is my little sister really that amazing?"

"Grandma has lived almost her whole life, and she can't be wrong about people." Grandma Tao is very confident in her ability to judge people.

Tao Yue agreed, saying, "I know. My sister is very smart. She's so young, yet she can already make medicinal cuisine and earn money. Unlike me, I can't learn anything!"

Grandma Tao: ...You're actually proud of this??

...

When she got home, Su Yan told her about how Grandma Tao had recognized her as her goddaughter.

Grandma Li recovered quite well after the surgery, and she remained silent for a while after hearing this.

Li Juan said awkwardly, "Our family hasn't done anything wrong, has it? Why would Grandma Tao suddenly make such a decision?"

The Tao family is a wealthy family in the capital, how could they possibly be interested in Ayan? That's really strange.

It wasn't that she looked down on her daughter, but rather that she had a clear understanding of her family's situation.

Even if Grandma Tao likes Su Yan, it shouldn't be this bad, right?

Grandma Li glared at her, seeing right through her little scheme, and said irritably, "A person should know their own limitations. It's precisely because of Ayan's outstanding abilities that Miss Tao's grandmother admires her and has the idea of ​​adopting her as a goddaughter. And you, as her mother, look down on your daughter?"

Besides her bad temper, the daughter she gave birth to also had an inferiority complex that she, as her mother, really couldn't stand.

When Grandma Li spoke, Li Juan didn't dare to utter a word.

"I'm going to the store." With that, she disappeared faster than a rabbit.

Grandma Li was too lazy to scold her anymore, and only said to Su Yan: "Since it was the other party who proposed it, then you should seize the opportunity, take it one step at a time, and don't feel guilty."

Su Yan smiled and said, "Grandma, only you would say these things to me."

“We’re the only two sober people in the family. Your grandfather is weak, your mother doesn’t understand these complicated things, and the two little ones don’t understand anything. If I don’t tell you, wouldn’t you suffocate?” Grandma Li said.

Fortunately, Su Yan wasn't a fool, otherwise she would have been the one suffocating in this family.

Su Yan didn't dwell on the matter too much. The next morning, she packed her luggage and boarded a train to Guangzhou.

They were accompanied by Feng Caixia and Qiu Xiaorou, and Li Juan and Tang Li personally saw the three of them off to the car.

"Sir, Mom has packed some food in this bag. It's enough for you to eat until you get off the train in Guangzhou. Once you get there, remember to call back and let me know you're safe," Li Juan instructed.

Although her daughter had already traveled far from home once, she was still worried.

Su Yan took the package from her hand and replied, "Okay, Mom. You and Uncle Tang should go back quickly, the train is about to leave. Uncle Tang, please take good care of my family while I'm away."

Tang Li nodded, "Go ahead and don't worry."

Two minutes later, the doors closed and the train gradually disappeared into the distance.

Tang Li bought sleeper berths for the three of them, since it would take a day and a night to get there.

The three of them were seated together.

Su Yan and Feng Caixia were in the lower bunk, and Qiu Xiaorou was in the upper bunk above Su Yan.

They were lucky this time; when they found their beds, they were clean and tidy, and there weren't many people in their carriage.

Feng Caixia's upper bunkmate was a young man who was reading a book. He glanced at the three of them when he heard something, then looked away.

After putting their luggage away, the three of them started having breakfast.

They got up early to catch the train, so they didn't have time to eat breakfast.

Li Juan packed braised food, zongzi (sticky rice dumplings), steamed egg cake, soda, mineral water, and three boxed meals in disposable bowls into the package.

The three of them ate the zongzi first, then had lunch and dinner whatever they could find. Li Juan had packed a lot, enough to last two days.

Qiu Xiaorou ate with great relish, and didn't forget to praise, "Auntie's cooking is amazing!"

Under Su Yan's influence, Li Juan's cooking skills have indeed improved, even surpassing those of professional chefs.

After a brief chat, Su Yan and Feng Caixia started talking about work.

Su Yan took out her plan book and spread it out on the table.

"Let's go to Yuexiu District and Tianhe District first, as these two areas are relatively developed. If we can't find anything suitable here, we'll go to Haizhu District, Huangpu District, and Nansha District to take a look."

Feng Caixia nodded, then smiled and said, "You're quite something, girl. You've never been to Guangzhou, but you know that place very well."

Su Yan humbly accepted the praise and chuckled, "We're all just newspaper readers. When we get to Guangzhou, we might not even be able to find our way."

She frequently traveled to Guangzhou for business in her previous life and was quite familiar with the city, but she didn't know how different Guangzhou was in the 1980s from what it is today.

Qiu Xiaorou, who was busy eating, looked over when she heard this and said indistinctly, "It's not a big problem. I spent a year in Guangzhou and I know the place well. I'll lead the way."

Su Yan's eyes lit up, and she quickly said, "That's great! I was thinking of hiring a guide if I really couldn't find the way."

“No need.” Qiu Xiaorou shook her head and said, “Some places in Guangzhou are quite shady. Some people from other provinces go there for the first time and are ripped off until they’re left with only their underwear in less than a day.”

"Pfft..." Feng Caixia couldn't help but laugh out loud, "This is too exaggerated."

Seeing her disbelief, Qiu Xiaorou glared at her and said seriously, "It's true! You'll feel it as soon as you get off the bus, it's a complete mess!"

Su Yan thought for a moment and asked in a low voice, "I read in the newspaper that there are many thugs and human traffickers at the train station. Is that true?"

"Of course, especially for a pretty girl like you, you'll definitely be targeted as soon as you get off the bus, so I suggest you cover your head with a scarf when you walk."

Su Yan: "..." Is being beautiful a crime these days?