Because of the brown sugar workshop, Su Li's reputation in Shanghe Village was extremely good. When the women who used to wash sugar cane and say bad things about her found out that they could get paid, they regretted it and the factory was ruined.

My family has been criticized by my husband, son and daughter-in-law many times. They also asked Su Li for help, but Su Li said that it was not her business. She was not a pushover, so how could she not have a temper? Besides, even if she couldn't come to the Red Sugar Shop, she would get a share of the bonus every year.

Mrs. Li couldn't work at home, so she made a fuss to Li Waishan that she had to go into the kitchen to work. She was the village chief's wife, and her two sons and their wives also went to work in the workshop. How could she be willing to accept that she couldn't even get close to the workshop in the future?

Li Waishan had lived with her all his life and knew her temper, so he separated his two married sons early on and just asked them to receive filial piety every month. The younger son worked in the county, so he didn't have to worry about him, so he didn't give in at all. Seeing that Li Waishan was determined, Mrs. Li went back to her parents' home in a huff.

Before they entered the brown sugar workshop, they also secretly cursed Su Li, but they could only curse in secret. After all, they would have to recruit people in the future, and they did not dare to offend her in public. However, Xie Wangcai secretly wrote it down.

He was very grateful to Su Li, not only was he able to work in the workshop, but his wife also got in. He knew his wife, and she was good in every way except that she was a little too meticulous in her work, which made her work slower than others. However, Xie Zhenghe did not hesitate at all when selecting people, and the couple could each get two kilograms of brown sugar and a salary of thirty yuan, which was something they had never dared to dream of before.

When we received our first month’s salary, we had a simple meal in the workshop. Almost everyone cooked a dish. We laughed while eating, and cried while laughing.

Widow Liu held Su Li's hand and kept expressing her gratitude. Not only did she get work points, but she could also receive a salary, so she could raise her child well in the future.

Su Li also patted her hands with emotion and said comforting words, and finally the two smiled at each other.

The brown sugar workshop gradually stabilized. She only needed to inspect it in the morning and afternoon every day. Everyone inside was full of energy.

Xie Zhenghe got off work early that day and just walked in pushing his bicycle.

"dad!"

Baoya ran towards Xie Zhengchuan like a butterfly smelling a fragrance. The little girl remembered that her father would bring some delicious food or fun things for them every time he came home.

Although there weren't many delicious foods in the cupboards in the main hall of the house, she was always very happy whenever she took something brought by Xie Zhengchuan.

Xie Zhengchuan looked at Baoya's soft and tender appearance, and his serious brows softened suddenly. He locked the bicycle, took out a few strings of candied haws from his bag, and handed one to Baoya.

"My daughter, this is what Dad bought from the supply and marketing cooperative today. Try it and see if it tastes good."

Baoya's eyes suddenly lit up, and she felt sour when she saw the red hawthorn. She happily took it and turned around to call her brothers,

"Brother, brother, come out quickly, Daddy bought some candied haws! Come and eat them."

Tiedan and the others were lying on the table in the main room doing their homework. When they heard Baoya's voice, they smiled at each other and said, "Here we are. Huzi, take it. We haven't finished our homework yet."

Li Dan moved his wrist and said, "Otherwise, write after eating. If you don't eat, the little girl will keep nagging."

Tiedan thought about his sister and realized that it was indeed the case, so he simply put away all the homework and started doing it after dinner.

When Hu Zi heard that he didn't have to write anymore, he immediately threw down his pencil, turned around and ran out of the room. He took the candied haws handed to him by Xie Zhengchuan and went back to the main room. He gave one to each of the children. The children sat in a row and ate the sweet food.

Su Li was steaming brown sugar buns in the kitchen, and also made a pot of brown sugar glutinous rice balls. She also took a handful of osmanthus flowers from the space and sprinkled them inside, which was very fragrant.

When Xie Zhenghe came in with a string of candied haws, Su Li looked at him and smiled, "You're back."

"Well, I'm back. Do you want to eat?"

Su Li blushed a little, "I'm not a child anymore."

"Even if they are not children, you still need to coax them. You and the children will each have a string." Xie Zhengchuan looked at Su Li with a gentle expression, calm and composed.

Su Li took the hand he handed over and bit off one. It was sour and sweet. She squinted her eyes while eating. The man in front of her looked at her docilely and passionately.

Su Li felt as if an electric shock had passed through her body when she looked at her, and her toes even went numb.

"How about...you eat one too."

She pushed the candied haws in front of her to the man's mouth. Xie Zhengchuan squinted his eyes slightly, looked at the woman's bright red lips, lowered his head and kissed her, then bit off a hawthorn covered in syrup.

Su Li blushed and asked him, "Is it delicious?"

Xie Zhengchuan looked at her with a hoarse voice: "Not as sweet as you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Li's face flushed.

"Did Daddy eat Mommy's? Is Mommy's candied haws sweet?" When Baoya came over, she saw Daddy taking a bite of Mommy's candied haws, so she asked innocently.

Su Li felt like she was about to catch fire when she heard Bao Ya's words.

"Mmm, sweet."

Baoya got the answer and skipped away with a smile. Su Li scooped glutinous rice balls while urging Xie Zhengchuan to come out, "Okay, take these bowls out quickly. It's time to eat. I... I'm hungry."

Xie Zhengchuan also knew that she was shy, so he didn't dare to provoke her at the moment, for fear that she would turn around and punish him, and he would never be able to eat again. As for what she couldn't eat, he just knew it himself.

After Su Li waited for Xie Zhengchuan to leave, she patted her red face and cursed inwardly.

"Pah, what a wicked man."

For dinner, she made glutinous rice balls and brown sugar buns, both of which were made with brown sugar made in the brown sugar workshop in Shanghe Village. In addition to these, Su Li also cooked two dishes, and the whole family was very satisfied with the meal.

At night, Xie Zhengchuan lay on the kang with Su Li in his arms. He looked at the woman's sleeping face and his heart was so soft that it was about to burst into tears. Although he went out early and came back late to work, he could also clearly feel the changes in the village. Over the past month, the mental outlook of Shanghe Village, regardless of gender or age, has been completely renewed.

These were all the work of the little woman in his arms. The more capable she was, the more worried he was. Would she leave him one day, as if she didn't know how she came here, and then leave quietly, without even knowing it herself?

Just thinking about it made him feel pain in his bones. He tightened his arms. No matter what, he would never let her leave him. He would never do that.

That night, Widow Liu prepared a bowl of brown sugar egg drop soup for each of her children. She received a pound of brown sugar, gave half a pound to her mother-in-law, and was reluctant to eat the remaining half a pound herself.

Every night she would make a large bowl of egg drop soup with a small spoonful of brown sugar and an egg and share it with the children. But they would always leave a few sips and say they couldn't drink any more. How could she not see that the children felt sorry for her?

After drinking, she made the beds and waited for the children to go to bed. When she got up to lock the door, she didn't notice two figures sneaking closer and closer under her window.