Looking at his younger sister's tired face, Xu Minghan thought for a moment and said, "I think we should have a shift system from now on. Two people will be enough to run the stall, and the other person can rest at home. The salary will definitely be more or less, so you can rest assured."
"Third brother, that's not what I meant, I..." Xu Mingwan wanted to explain, so that her third brother wouldn't think she was complaining about something.
"Alright, Third Brother understands. I can't handle this intensity either. Besides, it's not worth going to the hospital if you collapse from exhaustion."
Xu Minghan smiled and reassured him that he had been busy ever since he was reborn and it was time for him to rest.
"That's right, I'll follow Third Brother's arrangements." Xu Mingjiang said with a grin, putting his arm around his Third Brother's shoulder.
"Going home, that's a wrap."
"Go home~"
Life went on like this, and the night market business had stabilized. Despite the addition of two more competitors, Xu's braised food still dominated the majority of the market.
That day, just as Xu Minghan set up his stall, Zhao Jiaxing walked over from across the street.
Xu Mingwan caught a glimpse of him coming over out of the corner of her eye and thought he was there to cause trouble!
She quickly stepped forward to block her third brother, thinking, "He shouldn't hit women, right?"
Zhao Jiaxing looked down and saw Xu Mingwan staring at him warily. He said irritably, "What are you doing! If I wanted to hit someone, could you stop me? I just came over to tell you that someone is going to report your family for having a second child. You guys figure it out yourselves!"
After saying that, he went straight back to his stall. Since he had already made his decision, he wouldn't care what happened afterward.
Xu Mingwan looked at her third brother nervously, "Third brother, should we rush back first and tell third sister-in-law to get out of here quickly?"
Xu Minghan withdrew his gaze from the other side, "Xiao Wan, have you forgotten something? Linlin has already been registered, I've paid the fine, and it won't matter if the family planning office comes."
Xu Mingwan slapped her forehead, "Oh right, I was so anxious, I completely forgot about it."
"That's alright then, let's set up our stall in peace! But why would that guy surnamed Zhao across the street be so kind as to tell us about this? Could he be the one who reported us?"
Xu Minghan shook his head. "It doesn't seem like it. Besides, he reported it, and then came to tell us. Does he have nothing better to do?"
"That's true, oh well, I don't want to think about it anymore, anyway, I have nothing to do." Xu Mingwan stopped thinking about who was so wicked, since reporting them wouldn't make a difference anyway.
That evening, Xu Minghan went home and told his wife about the matter, asking her to be careful in the next couple of days. He also told her to take out the household registration book and the receipt for the over-birth fee and put them in the cabinet so that if anyone came over, she could show them to them.
Zhang Xuemei was glad that they had registered their child's household registration early on, otherwise, things might have been very different later on.
For several days in a row, no one from the family planning office came to her door, and Zhang Xuemei assumed it was just a rumor and didn't take it to heart.
On this day, after dropping Panpan off at kindergarten, she was stopped by Aunt Xu's shop on her way back.
"Xuemei, don't go back yet, there's a crowd gathered outside your house! Hide here with me for a while."
Xu Huafeng only found out later that this was the Xu couple's second child. They had come here to have the baby secretly, and now that the child was born, the family planning office could still fine them.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xuemei quickly asked, "Auntie, is it the family planning office?"
"That's right, I know one of them, you..."
Zhang Xuemei replied with a smile, "It's alright, Aunt Xu, my little one has already been registered, and the fine has been paid!"
"real?"
"Of course! Okay, I'll go back and check. There's a bunch of people gathered at my door. I thought something had happened!"
Xu Huafeng thought for a moment and then pulled Zhang Xuemei aside, saying, "Wait a minute, I'll close the door and go with you. You're carrying a little baby, what if she gets scared?"
Zhang Xuemei didn't expect Aunt Xu to be so enthusiastic. Although she wasn't afraid at all, she still smiled and thanked her.
Before they even stepped through the gate, they saw the crowd gathered at the entrance all staring at Zhang Xuemei and her companion.
Xu Huafeng stepped forward and shouted loudly: "Comrades, you're here to check for having more children than allowed, right? I'm telling you, Zhang Xuemei's child has already been registered and the fine has been paid, right, Xuemei?"
After speaking, he glanced at Zhang Xuemei behind him, signaling her to speak.
"Yes, I still have my household registration booklet!" Zhang Xuemei stepped forward to open the door.
The leader frowned. Wasn't it supposed to be an extra child? How come it's already registered? Didn't they come all this way for nothing? What a waste of time.
Zhang Xuemei opened the door and took out her household registration book and fine receipts from the cabinet to show the visitors.
The visitor looked at it carefully, then said sorry and left with his entourage.
After they left, Xu Huafeng relaxed, looked around, and said with a smile, "Xuemei, your house is quite tidy."
Zhang Xuemei smiled and said, "There's no such thing as tidy or not, let's just live here! We don't have the money to renovate right now, so let's just make do!"
"Speaking of home renovation, if you're ever thinking about renovating, you can come to me. My brother sells floor tiles, and I can get him to give you a discount, which can save you a lot of money!"
The tiles on the floor of Xu Huafeng's house were provided by her younger brother's family; of course, they only charged her the cost price.
"Great idea! I'll ask Aunt Xu for help then!" Zhang Xuemei agreed with a smile.
Xu Huafeng was also happy. Although it wasn't immediately, it was still a business opportunity for her younger brother.
So he patted his chest and assured him, "Don't worry, my brother knows other building material suppliers too, he'll introduce them to you, I guarantee they'll be cheap and good."
"Then we'd better work hard to earn money and try to renovate the house as soon as possible." Zhang Xuemei was also looking forward to renovating the unfinished house, so that it would look more comfortable.
"That's right. Not only is it clean after the tiles were installed, but even the kids won't get dirty when they sit on the floor to play."
Xu Huafeng said a few words and then hurried back, as she still needed to open her shop and do business!
Zhang Xuemei looked around, feeling very satisfied.
Now she has her children with her, and their braised food business is on the right track. As long as they work hard, they can pay off all their debts and save the rest.
Thinking about the high housing prices in later generations, Zhang Xuemei had an idea.
She thinks that once she makes money, she can buy more houses and shops. Even if business isn't good then, she can still make a living by collecting rent! It sounds wonderful, but she doesn't know if she can make money as fast as the housing prices are rising!
As soon as Xu Minghan got home, he hurriedly asked, "Xuemei, I heard from Aunt Xu that the family planning office came this morning? Is everything alright?"
"What could possibly happen? We've already taken care of the household registration."
"I should have stayed with my sister-in-law this morning." Xu Mingwan regretted that she had gone to set up the stall with her and hadn't been there for her, leaving her to face those people alone.
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