Chapter 63 Flower Banquet

The incident in which Liang Yanfang kidnapped Xiaoxiao caused quite a stir.

After all, there are so many children from dual-worker families in the factory area. It would be disastrous if all of them were like Xiaoxiao!

There was a lot of discussion among the public for a while, and Liang Yanfang's sentence was heavier than usual.

Although it was considered an attempted crime, Liang Yanfang was sentenced to two years in prison.

After Liang Yanfang was arrested, her family members went to look for Chen Minzhi in tears.

But Chen Minzhi was determined to do it, and no one could help her.

After all, these people didn’t have a good relationship with Chen Minzhi before, so it’s wishful thinking to expect Chen Minzhi to show leniency to them if they come to her now!

Later, the news of Liang Yanfang killing the orchid seedlings was exposed, and a group of people swarmed to block Du Yansheng and Wang Kaiyun. Only then did Chen Minzhi calm down.

With this lesson in mind, Chen Minzhi also communicated with the kindergarten teacher.

Except for her and the person she recognizes to pick her up, Xiaoxiao cannot leave no matter who else comes to pick her up.

She was really afraid that Xiaoxiao would be kidnapped again.

She was quiet here, but she heard that Du Linsheng and Du Yansheng were chased by those people to the factory. They couldn't even go to work and almost lost their jobs!

This incident lasted for more than half a month. After it finally calmed down, Chen Minzhi resumed her work at the third store, and her life slowly returned to normal.

After she returned, she was pleasantly surprised to find that Xia Tang's new "flower banquet" dishes had already become popular everywhere, and the queue at the door had become even longer.

On this day, when Xia Tang and Qin Yue went to the central kitchen, Chen Minzhi was leading Xiaoxiao to soak the flower petals.

The petals, either pure white or tender yellow, are slowly covered by the pure water. Some are completely soaked in the water, while others float on the water. The thick petals are covered with round water droplets, like morning dew, exuding a sense of spring purity and fragrance.

"Hey, you're so pregnant, and you still come here."

Seeing Xia Tang coming in, Chen Minzhi hurried over and moved the most stable bamboo chair over for Xia Tang to sit on.

Xia Tang watched the mother and daughter soak the petals in water and then take them out, and her eyes couldn't help but shine:

"Sister Minzhi, I have known you for such a long time, and you are most gentle only when you are with Xiaoxiao."

"She's my own daughter, if I don't love her, who else will?"

Chen Minzhi responded with a smile.

A few days ago, at Xia Tang's suggestion, she changed Xiaoxiao's surname.

The moment she removed the surname "Du" from her household registration book, she seemed to feel a lot lighter.

It was as if all the heavy and unbearable experiences of the past had completely faded away from the mother and daughter with the removal of this word.

From then on, a new chapter in life began.

Xia Tang's belly was really big now, and it was inconvenient for her to squat, so she sat down and watched Chen Minzhi prepare the flowers for tomorrow.

She was wearing a turmeric shirt and loose pants, which made her look even more gentle and approachable.

Xiaoxiao played with the flowers for a while, then ran to Xia Tang and touched her belly, saying:

"Little brother, little brother."

Xia Tang asked with some surprise:

"How do you know he's a younger brother?"

Smile and blink your big eyes.

She heard these words from her grandmother.

Grandma said that if you meet an aunt who is pregnant, she should say she is pregnant with a little brother, and everyone will be happy.

She has said this many times, and every time she says it, those pregnant aunties are happy.

Some even gave her fondant directly from their pockets.

However, Aunt Xia Tang didn't seem as happy as the other aunts.

Chen Minzhi also asked:

"Xitang, do you want to have a boy or a girl?"

Xia Tang looked down at her belly:

"It doesn't matter whether it's a boy or a girl, as long as they are healthy and safe, it's good."

She had also been harmed by those outdated old ideas in her previous life.

I was scolded as a salty and alkaline land that could not give birth to a boy, and my mother-in-law would always complain that I could not give birth to a root for the Xie family.

Xia Tang has a good temper and will not have any conflicts with her mother-in-law, but she feels extremely uncomfortable in her heart.

During the most difficult times, she even wondered if she was really unlucky and that was why she didn't give birth to a son.

But now, she no longer has that idea.

Where there is yang, there is yin.

Who says girls are necessarily worse than boys? Aren’t they all the same if they are raised well?

Chen Minzhi glanced at Qin Yue who was not far away:

"What about Xiao Qin's attitude?"

"He doesn't care even more."

Xia Tang smiled with her lips pursed.

Would a man who was willing to wait for her all his life care whether he has a son or not?

Chen Minzhi nodded in approval and continued chatting:

"You seem to be doing well, but I heard that your cousin has been making trouble again recently."

Xia Tang was surprised:

"Why? Didn't she make a fortune selling orchid seedlings?"

The news that Xia Lulu made money spread throughout the factory.

Coupled with Xia Dong’s previous wedding, no one believed that Xia Lulu was penniless now.

You are so rich, why are you still making a fuss?

Chen Minzhi took out all the washed flowers and drained them, saying as she worked:

"They said they couldn't have children after marriage, why are they offering a huge sum of money to have a child?"

She didn't know what she was thinking of, and she laughed out loud:

"Your cousin is always up to something. Today she goes to the temple to pray for gods, and tomorrow she goes to the monastery to work. If Miaozi didn't live far away, she might have gone to Heimiao to ask for some medicine to cure the worms!"

"I also heard that she had a quarrel with her mother-in-law a few days ago, and she was shouting that she wanted to find a young man to borrow sperm from! Don't you think this is nonsense?"

When Chen Minzhi said this, she lowered her voice again and whispered in Xia Tang's ear:

"By the way, I also heard that recently many people have been looking for Xia Lulu, wanting to sell the seedlings early. Xia Lulu didn't take any of them, which made them grumble for a while."

"If you ask me, actually, this orchid seedling business is not a reliable one. Since these people believed it, why did they get off the bus midway?"

"Some people in higher positions have reacted, so this is not surprising. But it's hard to leave now."

Xia Tang said in a flat voice.

She wasn't at all surprised why this happened.

Different from those who are only thinking about getting rich by pulling orchid seedlings, there are always some people who buy because they are stimulated by the fanatical atmosphere.

In that kind of craze where everyone is buying, it seems that if you don’t buy, you’ll be an outsider and lose a lot of money.

Those who get carried away buy quickly, but their enthusiasm fades quickly.

After a year of baptism, my mind is probably almost clear now.

In addition, some families have places to spend money, so they want to exchange the money back in advance. Even if the amount is small, at least it will be safe.

But do you think Xia Lulu will give them this opportunity?

Once you enter this situation, the best time to withdraw is at the beginning.

If you can buy a seedling for five dollars, and then when the price rises to twenty or thirty, you can raise the price and sell it to others.

This is the safest way.

But often people don't choose this time to go out.

However, by the time they really want to play, it is often too late.

Xia Tang did not sympathize with those people, but he also felt a sense of empathy.

Now those people are already wavering. What will the situation be like if they can’t wait until summer to harvest the seedlings?

She didn't dare to think about it, and could only remind Chen Minzhi as best she could:

"Sister Minzhi, we have to check whether the people we hire in the future have bought orchid seedlings. If they are involved in that stuff, no good will come of it."

Chen Minzhi didn't quite understand why Xia Tang was so cautious about this, but she nodded seriously:

"Okay, I'll do the work, don't worry."

Spring always comes in a hurry, making the days lively yet exceptionally short.

In this short spring, Xia Tang seized the opportunity and opened two new stores:

One is a store that he and Minzhi own in partnership, and the other one is a share given to Ma Dafeng and Zhu Cunhua.

After almost a year of running-in, the two women who originally knew nothing are now able to stand on their own in the store.

Xia Tang felt relieved that the newly opened store had two people taking care of it.

One of these two stores is a large store, located at the entrance of a nearby factory.

The other store, like the second one, only has a storefront and is located at the back door of the factory primary school.

Xia Tang was optimistic about the traffic on both sides, and business immediately became booming as soon as it opened.

In addition, this spring, Qin Yue also had his own opportunity.

He was officially promoted to team leader of the mechanical room, responsible for the commissioning and operation of the new machinery in the factory. He had four or five people under him, and they were all the backbone of the mechanical room.

After the promotion, Qin Yue's work became busier.

But he still picked up and dropped off Xia Tang every day, without fail.

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Unlike Xia Tang's plain happiness, Xia Lulu on the other side seemed a little worried.

When Boss Zheng left last year, he asked Xia Lulu if she wanted to go with him.

At that time, Xia Lulu refused.

She had a clear idea at the time:

Since she loves Xie Minghui, it is impossible for her to always follow Boss Zheng.

After all, anyone can tell whether Boss Zheng is interested in her or not.

Xia Lulu didn't want to be one of his women, so naturally she couldn't choose to leave with him.

At that time, Mr. Zheng once said to her meaningfully:

"Lulu, you can make money, but you also have to know when to stop."

Xia Lulu didn't quite understand what Boss Zheng meant, but when she kept encountering "troubles" this spring, she couldn't help but think of Boss Zheng's words.

But now, there's no point in thinking about it.

She and Xie Minghui have been married for half a year, but there has been no movement in her belly.

Seeing that Xia Tang's belly was getting big, but no matter how hard he tried, his stomach was still empty, he couldn't help feeling depressed.

This kind of annoyance made Xia Lulu even more uncomfortable when she encountered those people who came to her door.

She couldn't understand why these people were in such a hurry to sell the seedlings.

Can't we wait a few more months?

Even if it's a small matter like your brother's wedding or your child's illness, you can ask relatives and friends for some money to get by. Why bother with the orchid seedlings that can make money?

These people are born with poor brains!

Xia Tang was feeling uneasy and had an unhappy look on his face.

Everyone who came to see her would inevitably be ridiculed by her.

At first no one dared to say anything to her, but as time went on, some people inevitably began to rebel.

Xia Lulu quarrels with this person today and fights with that person tomorrow. But when she gets home, her mother-in-law and sister-in-law are also restless. She feels very depressed.

But she didn't know that something more disturbing would soon happen.