Xu Minghan looked up and saw that the person standing in the middle of the room was none other than his younger sister, Xu Mingwan!

It's been so long since I've seen my little sister laugh so easily and freely; my eyes involuntarily welled up with tears.

Zhang Xuemei looked at her husband, understanding his feelings. Afraid that Xiaowan might overthink things, she quickly interjected, "Xiaowan arrived a long time ago. I estimated the time and stood at the door waiting. We just had a quick lunch. You'd better cook some good dishes for dinner."

Xu Minghan smiled and said, "Sure, I'll go buy groceries in a bit. Xiaowan, what would you like to eat? I'll go buy it for you."

Xu Minghan felt indebted to his youngest sister. During his most difficult time, she was the one who helped him the most, lending him all the money she had saved from working to pay off her debts. It took him many years to be able to repay her. Thinking about it, he felt he owed her a lot.

Xu Mingwan had no idea what her third brother was thinking, but she wasn't unreasonable. She knew that her third brother and sister-in-law were short of money and would definitely have to be careful with their spending.

So he smiled and said, "I don't really want anything to eat, so you can buy whatever you want, Third Brother!"

Xu Minghan understood her meaning perfectly well, and patted his chest generously, "No need to save money for your brother. I'm earning money now, and I can afford to buy myself some food."

Looking at her third brother's serious expression, Xu Mingwan thought for a moment and said, "I wonder if they have any here. I've heard that roast duck is quite delicious. If they do, could we buy some?"

Xu Mingwan had been craving roast duck for a long time. She used to hear people at the factory say how delicious it was, and the way they described the taste made her crave it.

One day during my break, I was shopping with Xu Xiaoxi when we happened to pass by a roast duck shop. Just the smell made my mouth water.

They mustered up their courage and went up to ask the owner how much the roast duck cost. When they found out it was about twenty yuan a duck, they immediately returned it.

Although they can earn about a hundred yuan a month working in the factory, those who are quick and efficient can earn more.

But they still couldn't bear to spend more than twenty yuan to eat roast duck.

Xu Minghan waved his hand and said, "What's so difficult about that? I'll buy it for you tonight. If you want anything else to eat, just tell me, and your third brother will buy it for you."

Xu Mingwan shook her head, "That's enough, I'm not leaving right away, we can eat later!"

"That's right. Xiaowan had been in the car for a long time and made me lunch. She must be exhausted. You've been complaining ever since you got back, and you haven't let her rest."

Zhang Xuemei looked at her husband reproachfully. "Really, can't you just buy what you want? How can a young girl like me order food?"

Xu Minghan slapped his forehead, "My bad, my bad. Xiao Wan, why don't you go and rest first? Third Brother will cook you something delicious tonight."

Xu Mingwan got up early in the morning and changed buses several times, so he was exhausted.

Without refusing, he went straight to the room his third sister-in-law had prepared for him to rest.

Xu Minghan first helped his wife back to the room to rest, while he washed everything outside and brought it back to the kitchen. He also locked the car, as it was their livelihood and couldn't be lost.

I've been busy all morning, so I'll just go back to my room and lie down for a bit.

"Why aren't you asleep yet?" Xu Minghan asked as soon as he entered the room, seeing his wife leaning against the bed looking at him.

"I've been waiting for you! I have something I want to ask you."

Xu Minghan closed the door and sat down on the bed. "Let's not talk about anything else for now. Let me see how much money I made today."

Zhang Xuemei didn't say anything, just quietly watched her husband count the money. The more he counted, the faster her heart beat, and she stared at the money in his hand without blinking.

Until Xu Minghan announced a number, "Three hundred and seventeen yuan and fifty cents."

Zhang Xuemei covered her mouth, calmed herself down for a moment, and then asked in a low voice, "How much profit can we make after deducting costs?"

Xu Minghan mentally reviewed the amount and estimated it, "Two hundred yuan, no less."

"If we could earn that much every day, we could make six thousand a month, and we could pay off our debts very quickly."

Xu Minghan shook his head and laughed, "You haven't even included breakfast yet! After deducting costs in the morning, you can still earn about a hundred yuan, so that adds up to three hundred a day."

A look of joy appeared in Zhang Xuemei's eyes. "Then wouldn't it take only a few months to pay off all the money and even save a lot?"

"How could business be this good every day? You'll see, in a few days, there will be a few more stalls next door. There are only so many people, so business will definitely decline."

Xu Minghan understood very well that no matter what he did, there would always be people following suit, and he could only earn a few more days before everyone else started.

"Yes, I was overthinking it." Zhang Xuemei was stunned by the huge daily income. After all, in her previous life, her highest monthly salary was only a little over three thousand.

"Well, as long as we do it well, it won't be too bad. By the way, a customer mentioned pickled vegetables today! I was thinking we should pickle some, and then stir-fry them and add them to the noodles, it'll taste good."

"I'm good at this. You buy the groceries tomorrow, and I'll take care of it during the day."

Zhang Xuemei is very skilled at making these pickled vegetables. The ones she makes always taste better than others. Even with the same process and seasonings, the final taste is just different.

"Yes, that's what I was thinking too. I'll prepare the things for you tomorrow."

Zhang Xuemei felt like she had forgotten something, but she couldn't remember it no matter how hard she tried.

"As for Xiao Wan..." Xu Minghan was about to say something when Zhang Xuemei interrupted him.

"What did I forget? I almost forgot to tell you, when Xiaowan came over before, she mentioned that Aunt Wang across the street was acting as a matchmaker for Mingjiang, you see..."

In his previous life, Xu Mingjiang, the youngest member of the Xu family, became a live-in son-in-law, and for the next twenty years he lived a very stifling life.

Because his wife's family is wealthy, she makes all the decisions at home. His father-in-law also says whatever he wants in front of the children, without considering his authority in front of them, which makes the two children not very obedient to him.

Although they have no worries about anything in life, own a house and a car, and have children, in the eyes of outsiders they are winners in life.

But only he himself knows the specifics.

I could have just lived like this and that would have been the end of my life, but my eldest daughter just kept growing up and looked less and less like me.

In addition, people around him kept talking about his wife's past, so he couldn't help but wonder if the child was not his own, after all, the two families' financial situations were quite different back then.

With these doubts in mind, Xu Mingjiang secretly had paternity tests done with his two children under the pretext of giving the whole family a physical examination.

Xu Mingjiang was furious when he received the report, because no one wants their daughter, whom they have raised for over twenty years, to belong to someone else.