"Isn't Ke Lanyin in jail?" Xie Xiuhua asked worriedly. "How can she possibly care about you, her own father?"
"Don't listen to that bitch Su Xiaonuan, she's deliberately trying to smear my Lanyin," Lan Guangxue said disdainfully. "Even if she really goes to jail, her rich man will get her out. What are you afraid of?"
“If Lan Yin finds out about us, she will definitely protect her own mother’s interests, not yours as her own father.”
"Oh, why are you so worried?" Lan Guangxue said impatiently. "There's always a way out. Aren't I here for you? What are you afraid of? You're really short-sighted. If you don't take this step, you'll stay in the village forever."
"Okay. I'll do as you say." Xie Xiuhua didn't dare say anything more and responded obediently.
"Put the chicken in the pot, go find Li Ming, and rent the land to him," Lan Guangxue said. "He's the only one I can trust. If I rent it to someone else, I'm afraid they'll take advantage of you, a widow and orphan. Li Ming has worked for me before, so if anything happens, I can speak up for you."
...
As soon as Su Xiaonuan arrived home, Wu Xiuli came with a basket of braised dishes. She pushed open the half-closed courtyard gate and called out, "Moran, Xiaonuan."
"Aunt Wu, is that you?" Su Xiaonuan hurried out to greet her, gesturing for her to speak softly.
"What's wrong?" Wu Xiuli asked softly as she approached.
"Mo Ran and his mother didn't sleep all night and are catching up on sleep now." Su Xiaonuan noticed that her mother-in-law went to bed as soon as she came back from picking vegetables, and thought to herself, "This old lady finally couldn't hold on any longer."
"Oh." Wu Xiuli handed her the basket of warm braised food. "I braised a pot especially for you guys, because Mo Ran really likes it."
"How could we possibly accept this?" Su Xiaonuan said politely. "Look, we came back in such a hurry, empty-handed, without bringing any gifts."
"Xiao Nuan, why are you being so polite with your aunt?" Wu Xiuli warmly took her hand. "You are a benefactor to our family. If it weren't for you, Lai Shun would never have become the township head in his life. Your uncle said he would come back at noon to have lunch with you. These vegetables are ready to eat. Chen Hao also had his wife cook rice and dishes, which will be brought over to eat together at the appointed time, so there's no need to trouble you."
"How could I possibly accept this?"
“You are a benefactor and savior to our village, and you deserve such treatment,” Wu Xiuli said.
"Then I won't be polite." Su Xiaonuan casually placed the basket of braised dishes on the stone table, tore off a piece of meat, and put it in her mouth. "Hmm, it tastes pretty good. Aunt Wu's cooking skills are quite good. It's really delicious."
"I learned this braised food recipe from you," Aunt Wu said proudly. "Luckily, I learned this from you. It made me look good in front of your uncle's colleagues. Everyone said the braised food was delicious."
Wu Xiuli looked proud. Now, she was not only the wife of the township head, but also a woman who could cook. The town leaders who tasted her braised dishes all said they were delicious, and they would ask her to braise a pot of dishes every few days to satisfy their cravings.
“Aunt Wu, you have the skills to open a shop. Uncle Township Head is living at his work unit now, why don’t you open a braised food shop on the street?”
Su Xiaonuan said it casually, but little did she know that the listener would take it to heart.
“Oh dear, you really reminded me.” Wu Xiuying slapped her forehead and said softly. “I was just worried about not being able to find a chance to live on the street. Haha, this is easy. I’ll rent a shop on the street and open a braised food shop. That way, your uncle won’t kick me out. I can live on the street with him every day.”
Wu Xiuli felt that her husband's status was different now, and there were more temptations around him. She was worried about her husband, after all, there were so many beautiful women around him every day.
"Aunt Wu, are you worried that Uncle Wang is having an affair?" Su Xiaonuan asked with a knowing smile.
"No, that's not it at all." Aunt Wu's face turned red with embarrassment. "Why would I worry about something at my age? I just feel that he's used to my cooking and I'm afraid he won't be used to eating in the canteen. I wanted to go to the street to take care of him, but he said not to make any special arrangements. His colleagues all eat in the canteen, and he, as the township head, is no exception. He can't let me cook special meals for him."
"Oh, is that so?" Xiao Nuan drawled out the last syllable.
"Ah, that's right, don't worry about it. I have something to do, I'll come back later and make you some vegetarian dishes." Wu Xiuli said, about to leave, but turned back at the courtyard gate. "When Mo Ran wakes up in a while, cut some braised dishes for him first."
"Okay," Su Xiaonuan said. "Thank you, Aunt Wu."
"By the way, when I came over just now, I saw Xie Xiuhua taking Li Ming to look at her family's fields. It looks like she's going to rent the fields to Li Ming?" Wu Xiuli said worriedly. "What do you think she, a country girl, would want to do by renting out her land?"
“I know why.” Su Xiaonuan walked to the courtyard gate.
"Why?"
"He'll definitely be going to live in the provincial capital with Lan Guangxue."
"No way?" Wu Xiuli's eyes widened. "Li Chunxiang is in the provincial capital, and Lan Yin is also in the provincial capital. Are they just going to stand by and watch Lan Guang find another woman to live with?"
"Do you think Li Chunxiang and Lan Yin care about Lan Guangxue?" Su Xiaonuan snorted through her nose. "If it were before, they would definitely mind. But Lan Yin and her daughter have different standards now. They wouldn't even look at a man like Lan Guangxue. They might even be hoping that Lan Guangxue finds another woman so they can take the opportunity to break up with him."
“What you said makes sense,” Wu Xiuli nodded.
After Wu Xiuli left, Su Xiaonuan went into the kitchen and made a bowl of braised pork noodles. She was really hungry. She added some fresh vegetables that her mother-in-law had picked from the field, sliced about ten thin pieces of braised pork, and served it with a braised egg. It tasted so delicious!
After eating and drinking her fill, she went outside for a walk and found Xie Xiuhua and Li Ming haggling over a price in a corner. She listened quietly for a while and confirmed that Xie Xiuhua really wanted to go to the provincial capital with Lan Guangxue.
But she won't tell her mother-in-law about this now, for fear that her mother-in-law will refuse to leave if she finds out. In any case, she will take the old woman to the provincial capital this time. Leaving the old woman in the village will only make them worry.
Then I spent two hours at the workshop, where they cleverly incorporated many trendy elements into the products they made, instantly elevating the originally simple handicrafts to a high-end level.
Just as she was about to head to the winery, she noticed a car approaching from a distance.
Xiaolong Village is now a model village, so it's normal for cars to come here. Just as she was about to turn around and enter the factory, she noticed Li Yuehua's head sticking out of the car window, waving and shouting loudly at her. "Xiao Nuan."
The car sped up; Ding Xiang was driving, and Li Yuehua was sitting in the passenger seat.
"It's you guys?" Su Xiaonuan walked over in surprise.
"Xiao Nuan, I'm so glad to finally see you." Li Yuehua grabbed her hand as soon as she got out of the car and said excitedly. "Why don't you stop by my place when you pass through town? If Dingxiang hadn't called the factory, we wouldn't have known you came back to the village. Honestly, you're so distant with your godmother."
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