Yan Qingqing was deep in thought when Li Xiangyang staggered in and called out, "Mother."
Yan Qingqing immediately came to her senses. This was no longer her previous life; she was now a mother of seven.
She also had the love and care of the Yan family patriarch and matriarch. She was much luckier than in her previous life; perhaps it was Heaven's way of making up for her by giving her a second chance at life.
Yan Qingqing reached out and hugged Li Xiangyang, kissing her on the cheek.
This is the child she gave birth to after going through countless life-threatening experiences, a blood relative connected to her, so what more could she ask for?
Yan Qingqing started teasing Li Xiangyang, and soon Ren Niangzi ran in and said, "Oh my, my little miss, you scared me to death! I just went to get a ball for you, and you disappeared in the blink of an eye."
After saying that, she handed the ball to Li Xiangyang, and then apologized to Yan Qingqing, saying, "Madam, please forgive me. It's all my fault for not watching the young lady properly."
Yan Qingqing laughed and said, "It's her own fault for being naughty, it's not your fault. I'll buy another batch of young girls after the New Year, then you can have an easier time too."
Yan Qingqing knew that Li Xiangyang was like a little monkey. Although Ru Xue was there to serve him, it was Ren Niangzi who had been working the hardest during this time.
So Yan Qingqing privately rewarded Madam Ren with quite a few things.
Upon hearing Yan Qingqing's words, Madam Ren quickly replied, "Actually, the young lady is quite easy to take care of. Apart from being lively and active, she is usually very well-behaved."
Madam Ren was also grateful, as she had received many gifts from Li Xiangyang and Yan Qingqing for taking care of her.
Besides, Li Xiangyang is quite easy to manage as long as he doesn't see Yan Qingqing.
Yan Qingqing smiled and said to Madam Ren, "It's the New Year, you should go and rest. Let Xiao Qi play here with me."
Lady Ren could tell that Yan Qingqing wanted to spend some time alone with Li Xiangyang. So she smiled and said, "Then Madam will play with the young lady for a while. Just call me anytime if you need anything."
Yan Qingqing nodded to her, and then Madam Ren went out.
Yan Qingqing played with Li Xiangyang for a long time until Li Xiangyang got sleepy and wanted to go to sleep.
Yan Qingqing felt much better and finally came to terms with it. She had been here for almost two years and was quite old, so why was she still wallowing in self-pity?
Having been given a second chance at life is a bonus; thinking about other things is just laughable.
Yan Qingqing quickly forgot about the matter.
The New Year passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was already the eighth day of the Lunar New Year.
The leisurely days are over, and the busy new year has begun.
Everyone was eager to show their skills in the new year, so on the eighth day of the new year, both the Li family's workshops and shops officially started work.
No one who worked for the Li family complained. They received so many benefits during the Spring Festival, and they were paid double wages. They felt they owed themselves a disservice if they didn't work harder.
Yan Qingqing took advantage of these few days to draw up the engineering drawings for building a house for Li Sanniu's family.
Yan Qingqing was very good at this, so she picked it up very quickly.
Since Mrs. Xu liked their house, Yan Qingqing made changes according to that design style.
Li Sanniu's family consists of only three people, and Yan Qingqing designed a two-courtyard house for them, which she thought would be sufficient.
Thinking of Xu's urgency before the New Year, Yan Qingqing asked Ruyi to quickly send the completed design drawings to Li Sanniu and his wife.
The food processing workshop has officially started operations. There was a lot to do on the first day, and it was already dark by the time we finished.
But Li Sanniu was still incredibly excited; he had finally received the blueprints and was going to build a new house.
Li Sanniu glanced at the blueprints and realized that their current homestead was definitely not enough, so he went to find the village chief.
Li Kaishan was about to rest when he heard a knock on the door and quickly opened the gate.
When Li Kaishan saw that it was Li Sanniu, he thought something had happened and quickly asked, "Sanniu, why are you here so late? Is something urgent?"
Li Sanniu smiled and said, "Uncle Village Chief, don't worry, it's nothing serious. I'm just too busy during the day, so I just managed to find some time to ask for your help."
Li Kaishan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, and then let Li Sanniu in, saying, "It's too cold outside. Come on, let's talk inside."
Jiao quickly lit the oil lamp and said with a smile, "It's San Niu! Come in and warm up."
Li Sanniu smiled and said to Jiao Shi, "Coming here so late, I'm really disturbing your rest, Auntie."
Jiao laughed and said, "Look at what you're saying, being so polite to your aunt."
Your aunt knows you're usually very busy, and your second sister-in-law relies on you, which is a blessing for you.
Besides, your uncle and I are getting old and don't need much sleep. Your arrival gives us someone to talk to.
Li Sanniu laughed and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Auntie."
Li Kaishan laughed and cursed, "Go to hell! You've even learned to speak so formally and in official jargon now. If you have something to say, just say it. If not, get lost and don't keep me from sleeping."
Li Sanniu chuckled twice before speaking, "Uncle Village Chief, I want to buy a plot of land for building a house."
Li Kaishan nodded and said, "That's no problem. Xiang Bao is all grown up now, and most families in our village have built new houses."
"I heard you've been getting a good share of the profits at Qingqing's workshop, you must be doing better work than everyone else."
The villagers of Canghe Village now have some savings, and a large number of them have renovated their houses.
People like Li Sanniu are simply out of time.
Li Sanniu nodded and replied, "Uncle Village Chief is right. I specifically asked my second sister-in-law to make the blueprints for me."
I'm planning to build a two-courtyard house.
It should be about four to five times the size of the current yard.
Li Kaishan: ...
This kid is probably asking for an exorbitant amount.
Seeing that Li Kaishan didn't speak, Li Sanniu smiled and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Village Chief, I won't shortchange you a single penny on this homestead."
Li Kaishan cursed inwardly, thinking, "Is this about money?"
Li Kaishan noticed that the villagers in Canghe Village were generally expanding their houses a bit beyond their original homesteads when renovating them. But none of them had expanded as much as Yan Qingqing and Li Sanniu.
Suddenly, an idea struck Li Kaishan. He leaned closer to Li Sanniu and whispered, "Tell me the truth, kid. Did you get some inside information? Why are you suddenly building such a big house?"
Li Sanniu was a seemingly simple-minded but actually shrewd man. He wouldn't relay what Yan Qingqing had told Xu Shi to Li Kaishan before his house site was completed.
No matter how close Li Kaishan is to him, he's still the village head. If he tries to raise the price later, he'll lose out.
So Li Shanniu replied evasively, "Look at what Uncle Village Chief is saying, what kind of information could I possibly get?"
I just felt it was a house renovation project. I wanted to make it a decent one so my grandchildren could live in it someday.
Upon hearing this, Li Kaishan glanced at him and then said, "Alright, I understand. I'll take care of it for you after the sixteenth of the first lunar month."
Li Sanniu was naturally very grateful, and then left the money for the house purchase before departing.
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