Qiao Xiaoni stopped eating when she felt she was about 70% full. "Mom, when you brought them the food, did they say anything?"
"Haha, of course they said so," Li Meihua said proudly. "They said it felt like Chinese New Year, and they escorted your sister-in-law and me all the way to the door."
Everyone except Liu Zhaodi's family received a delivery. Those with closer relationships received an extra piece of meat, while others just received some vegetables.
Don't let the appearance of ordinary dried radish fool you; it's coated in a layer of oil, and they're all very grateful! Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to afford such a delicious dish!
Qiao Xiaoni asked, "Mom, what's our family's relationship with that Aunt Liu?"
Li Meihua put down her chopsticks. "It's not really a relationship. Your father and her husband were like brothers who grew up together, but because of the relationship between their families, they eventually became strangers and rarely interacted."
I never expected her to say something like that today. I was really shocked. By the time I realized what was happening, you two were already arguing.
Qiao Haisheng said, "Fa Cai is a down-to-earth and hardworking person, but he married a bad wife, which is why our relationship has soured. If you look closely, our two families are actually related, just a bit distantly."
Li Meihua said, "Let's not talk about his family anymore. We're happy today, so let's have a good meal. This table of dishes is even more sumptuous than during the New Year. I haven't eaten so much meat in a long time."
Qiao Xiaoni got off the kang (a heated brick bed) and said, "I'll lie down for a while first, and we'll render lard at eight o'clock."
Li Meihua waved her hand, "Go back and rest quickly. You're more tired than everyone else today, so get some rest."
Qiao Xiaoni walked back to her room wearing her shoes. She touched the kang (heated brick bed) and found it very warm. She slipped on her slippers, put on the quilt, and lay down. Thinking about the events of the past few days, it felt like a dream. She never imagined that the ideas in her mind were about to come true.
In the past, she would never have dreamed of making a living with her mediocre cooking skills.
Her cooking skills are actually just average. She's learned to cook by watching others cook, but she's still far from being a true master chef!
However, with her current skills, she can definitely lead her family to prosperity, at least to escape their current standard of living.
She didn't know much about what happened in the 1980s; she only heard bits and pieces from her grandmother.
At this time, if people seize the opportunity, they can easily become big bosses and be among the first to get rich.
She drifted off to sleep without realizing it. The moon outside the window was unusually bright. A burst of white light rushed into her body and then disappeared. No one witnessed this strange scene. Qiao Xiaoni only felt a slight warmth in her body, thinking the kang (heated brick bed) was too hot, and threw the blanket covering her aside.
Su family
Su Chenhao had just arrived at his house. He stopped his bicycle, opened the gate, and saw that the lights were on inside the house. He pushed his bicycle into the yard, but when he was halfway there, he heard the door being pushed open and saw his younger brother running out with a worried expression on his face.
"Brother, why are you back so late?"
"I had a lot to do today, so I got back late. Have you eaten yet?"
"I roasted two potatoes over a fire and ate them instead of going to Auntie's house for dinner. You won't blame me, will you?" Su Chenqiu asked anxiously, afraid that his brother would scold him.
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