Gu Lanying was pulled into the house by Gu Lanyan.
Hua Kai told Hua Wanjiang that she had asked for leave and would be leaving tomorrow morning. She also wanted to talk to her aunt today.
The scene of Gu Lanying giving Hua Kai the gift last time was still vivid in Hua Kai's mind. She really liked this aunt and wanted to spend more time with her.
In the evening, Hua Wanjiang made his specialty, braised pork belly with sauerkraut and vermicelli, and also stir-fried a few meat dishes. Hua Kai made braised pork with potatoes and an egg drop soup. Hua Qingyi made a cold dish. In total, he made eight dishes.
When it was time to eat, Gu Lanyan and Gu Lanying came out to help serve the dishes and get the bowls and chopsticks, and the house became lively.
Hua Qingyang was a little unhappy because his aunt came alone, without bringing his cousin Chen Jianjun with her.
However, it was only during the meal that I learned that because my aunt's mother-in-law had been unwell recently, Chen Jianjun stayed at home to take care of his grandmother. My aunt came this time partly because she really missed Gu Lanyan, and partly because she had heard Huakai talk about their family going to the market. She needed to give her mother-in-law medicine and didn't have much money left at home, so she came to see if she could learn how to go to the market with her older sister and earn some money.
Knowing that his cousin was taking care of his grandmother, Hua Qingyang had no complaints. He just hoped that his cousin could come and stay for a few days during the winter vacation.
Gu Lanying agreed, saying she would definitely send him.
Hua Kai had considered having Chen Jianjun come over once her business was doing better. However, the sofa factory was currently co-owned with Ye Yifan, and having too many of her own people wouldn't be a good idea. She would have her cousin come over when she started a home decoration company with her older brother. There was no certainty yet, so she couldn't make any promises.
Gu Lanyan and Hua Wanjiang completely agreed with Gu Lanying's desire to go to the market. Since they weren't from the same village, the market wasn't on the same day, and the people weren't the same, it wouldn't make any difference.
Gu Lanying was a little worried about the recipe, so she said to Gu Lanyan and Hua Wanjiang, "Sister, brother-in-law, I think this recipe belongs to your family, so I can't learn it. But can I sell something else? I really want to make some money right now. I won't be so formal with you. I hope you can help me think of a way."
Hua Wanjiang said, "You're overthinking it. This recipe is something Kaikai learned from a book, not some family heirloom. Anyway, we're not from the same village, so there's no mutual influence. Just learn it from your sister and go back to do it directly. We know the way here, so you won't have to take any detours."
Hua Kai smiled as she looked at Hua Wanjiang; this father was truly kind.
She also said to Gu Lanying, "Auntie, my dad is right. Just stay here and learn the trade from my mom. Once you've mastered it all, you can go back and start earning money. Actually, I have other plans for my parents. We can't keep going to the market. Next year, when my brother and I are settled, I want our family to open a food factory or a bean product factory or something. So, Auntie, don't think too much about it. It really won't affect us."
Hua Kai had mentioned the idea of opening a factory to Hua Wanjiang, and Hua Wanjiang was also interested, saying that once he had the money, he would investigate it carefully, and it was not impossible.
So Hua Wanjiang also said, "Lan Ying, just focus on your studies here and don't think about anything else."
Gu Lanying nodded with tears in her eyes: "Brother-in-law, I'm such a burden to you."
Hua Wanjiang quickly replied, "No, our family used to be dirt poor. Every time your sister came back to her parents' home, you would secretly make food for the children. Now that we're doing a little better, would we still want to see you suffer?"
Gu Lanyan also said, "That's right, you're my own sister, I feel good if I can help you. Don't take it so seriously, eat your food."
Hua Kai placed a piece of braised pork on Gu Lanying's plate: "Auntie, try my cooking."
Hua Qingyi and Hua Qingyang also served food to Gu Lanying.
Gu Lanying was stuffed after the meal, because everyone was putting food on her plate, and it was really delicious. She rarely attends banquets in the village, so she really ate a lot today.
After dinner, Gu Lanying offered to help Gu Lanyan clean up the dishes. Hua Kai and the others didn't compete to do any work. They rested in the yard to digest their food before going to the west room to study, leaving the east room for the adults to chat.
Tonight, Huakai, Gulanyan, and Gulanying are sleeping in the same room.
Lying on the kang (a heated brick bed), with the lights off, Gu Lanying said, "It's been so many years since I've stayed at my sister's house. The last time I stayed there, Kaikai was only a few years old."
Gu Lanyan sighed and said, "We really had a tough time in the past few years. Plus, my mother-in-law's side was always causing trouble, so I didn't dare let you come. It would just upset me. I was thinking of having my mother come and stay for a few days this year, but our house is too cold. I'm thinking of having her come next spring when it gets warmer. We need to build a new house by next summer, so you'll have a place to stay and it will be warm when you come again."
When Gu Lanying heard Gu Lanyan talking about building a new house, she was happy for her sister: "Sister, will we really be able to build a new house next year?"
Gu Lanyan said, "Hmm, I've calculated it. I guarantee I can build it. I can save up three or four hundred yuan a month, and by next summer I'll have saved up more than two thousand yuan. That's enough to build a house."
Hua Kai knew that Gu Lan Yan was capable, and now that Hua Wan Jiang was also free in winter, the two of them started making red bean cakes and mung bean cakes as well, which would earn them an extra fifty, seventy or eighty yuan a month.
Now that we keep all the grain at home, besides eating it ourselves, we can also sell some, which is basically enough for our living expenses. So saving 350 a month is not a problem. With my parents' thrifty approach, 400 is not impossible.
When Gu Lanying heard Gu Lanyan say that she could save three or four hundred yuan a month, she couldn't believe it at all: "Sister, how much do you think I can save in a month?"
Gu Lanyan smiled and said, "Don't you find it hard to believe? I didn't believe it at first either, but with this money coming into my pocket every day, how could I be wrong? I saved four hundred last month."
Gu Lanying sat up: "Sister, you earn this much just by selling pancakes at the market?"
Gu Lanyan also sat up, wrapped in a blanket: "Well, the rolled pancakes and smoked meat pancakes can earn 350 a month, and the shortbread can make another 70 or 80 a month."
Gu Lanying counted on her fingers: "This pancake only costs a few cents, how can they make so much money?"
Gu Lanyan smiled and said, "Because it sells a lot. People who go to the market now have money, so there are many buyers. But you're all alone, and no one will help you. Don't sell too many kinds of things. Just sell smoked meat pancakes. You can also sell some shortbreads, which will keep well in winter."
Hearing that so much money could be earned, Gu Lanying felt a little uneasy: "Sister, I'm a little scared. I'm afraid I won't do a good job. I never thought I could earn so much money. I just wanted to earn a few dozen yuan a month so that my family could have some breathing room and not go hungry."
Gu Lanyan said, "I used to think the same way, but now I feel differently. I think that as long as you work hard and dare to do things, there will be more possibilities in the future. Didn't you hear from your brother-in-law and Kaikai that they plan to open a factory in the future? I want to give it a try. How do you know you can't do it if you don't try?"
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