For this meal, Wang Meilan asked Qin Li to cook in order to let her show off in front of Tian Xia.

In fact, Wang Meilan had already cut and prepared each dish in advance, and explained to Qin Li how to make them one by one.

Qin Li originally lived in the Su family. During the busy farming season, she went to the fields, but the family still had to cook.

The only difference is that people in the countryside are very particular about food. They prefer to stew everything in a pot. As long as it is cooked well and can fill their stomachs, the taste is secondary.

So Qin Li is not good at cooking, but fortunately she has experience in cooking, so she knows how to make it as soon as she is told.

When the food is served, don't worry about the taste first. Looking at the meat and vegetable dishes on the table, they look pretty good.

Tian Xia couldn't help but praise, "Oh, if it were me, I'd rather have a daughter. It's so great to have a daughter. A daughter is like a caring little cotton-padded jacket to her parents, and she's sensible and caring.

You see, you just sit here and move, and you can eat. But for me, I don’t even have the choice of a dish to help you choose.

The only regret in my life is that I didn't have a daughter. Meilan, you know that I got pregnant with my second child soon after I gave birth to my first child. I dreamed of having a daughter.

Before giving birth, I prepared everything from naming the baby to dressing her as a girl.

When the baby crawled out of my belly and the doctor told me it was another boy, I was almost mad to death. "

Wang Meilan smiled and said, "That's easy. When your two sons get married, ask them to give birth to a few granddaughters for you. You can raise them as daughters. I guarantee they will be close to you when they grow up."

Tian Xia smiled when she heard this, "My daughter-in-law just got pregnant, and we don't even know whether it's a boy or a girl. It doesn't matter if it's the first child she has."

"Yes, yes, it doesn't matter whether the first child is a boy or a girl." Wang Meilan echoed.

During the dinner, Wang Meilan asked Tian Xia for the address of the building where she worked and said that she would go to the provincial capital to visit her when she had time.

Tian Xiaxiao didn't care. She just thought she was just talking and it was still unclear what she meant.

After dinner, Tian Xia sat for a while and said she was going to sit with two other old friends because she would be leaving tomorrow and she didn’t know how long it would take for her to come back next time.

Wang Meilan was a little too reassured, fearing that if they sat together, she would bring up things that happened in her family, so she went with Tian Xia.

Coincidentally, one of them went back to her parents' home, and the other went to babysit her daughter's child.

Wang Meilan was relieved now, but she was afraid that something unexpected might happen during this time, so she forced Tian Xia to go to her house for dinner.

After dinner, she insisted on letting Tian Xia stay overnight, saying that she had not yet finished speaking to her.

Qin Zhengye was driven upstairs to sleep in the room where Su Wan lived.

The next day, Wang Meilan diligently sent Tian Xia to the train station early in the morning. When they passed the state-owned hotel, she bought her some buns.

Tian Xia didn't expect Wang Meilan to be so enthusiastic this time. "Meilan, you are too polite. You make me feel embarrassed."

"Why are you being polite? You haven't been back for years. We have been sisters for life. You said you came here once, but you don't know when you will come back next time. I have to treat you well."

"Okay, I'll remember you. When you have time, you must come to the provincial capital to find me. I'll take you around."

"Okay, I'll go when I have time."

"Um."

The two talked for a while, and then the train arrived. After Tian Xia got on the train, Wang Meilan watched the train slowly move forward.

While she waved goodbye to Tian Xia, she secretly made plans in her heart.

Tian Xia, wait for me, I will come to you soon.

As for Su Wan, Xu Guixiang and Su Weiguo had already come here once two days ago.

First, to visit Lu Cheng-chi and the children, and second, to talk to Su Wan about building a house in the town.

When Zhang Ting heard that she was going to use the land facing the south street to build a storefront and run a furniture business in the future, she was very surprised.

She readily agreed at the time. Recently, when she went to the street to collect paper boxes, she heard the street officials talking about market reform. They said that it would be liberalized soon, and at that time, only a business license would be required to engage in trading.

She was so excited when she heard that, she was also thinking about learning how to make some special snacks so that she could set up a stall in the future.

When she heard Su Haibin discussing with her about building a storefront to sell furniture, she suddenly remembered that her father-in-law's furniture-making skills were unanimously recognized as excellent.

When they came to deliver the furniture that day, neighbors gathered around and admired it for a long time, and some even wanted to place orders on the spot.

Yes, selling furniture. Selling furniture makes much more money than selling snacks.

After getting Zhang Ting's consent, Xu Guixiang and Su Weiguo came to Su Wan for investment.

Li Xiaoni and Lu He were very supportive when they heard the news, and asked Su Wan if she had enough money, saying that they still had some savings.

Su Wan quickly refused, "That's enough. I can save it myself."

Xu Guixiang and Su Weiguo took the money back and started the construction in full swing.

In order to prevent any mischief, when someone came to ask about it, they never said that they were building a storefront, and they just said that the house they had was enough to live in, so they built two more for comfort.

After the news spread to their family, soon all the houses along the street in the town began to be renovated one after another.

Only those who live in the back row are jealous of the houses built in the front row. They have no choice but to live in a street-facing house, so they can only watch.

The most eye-catching people in Zhang Ting's family are the ones from her uncle's family.

Until now, they have not given up hope. Now they hear that they will be able to do private transactions soon. They are jealous and envious, and at the same time they regret it to death.

We should have been filial to our parents. How could such a good piece of residential land fall into the hands of outsiders?

But they have suffered losses twice in a row, so they dare not act rashly again.

But every day I rack my brains to think of a solution, and I still fantasize that one day I can take this residential land back.

The weather was good today, and Su Wan wanted to go back to Shiqiao Village and visit the town to see what the house looked like. When Lu Cheng heard this, he wanted to go back with her.

Su Wan went back alone. She had originally planned to ride a bicycle, but now that Lu Cheng was coming back, she changed her mind and decided to take the ox cart.

"My legs are fine now. I can definitely ride you."

"Okay, if you're not fully recovered and something unexpected happens, you won't have to stay in bed again. I've taken care of you for so long, but I don't want to continue."

When Lu Chengxiao saw Su Wanrong discussing it, he had no choice but to agree to take the ox cart.

When we took the bus, we basically went to Shiqiao Village. Everyone in the village had heard that Lu Cheng had done a great deed on the front line, so they had no time to find a way to get close to him.

Halfway through the journey, a girl from the same village as Zhang Laizi came up. This girl had gone back to her parents' home today.

The two villages were adjacent to each other, so the families were strangers. The woman loved to talk, and she never stopped talking once she started, which gave Lu Cheng a chance to take a break.

After the woman talked about this and that, somehow the topic turned to children.

The woman immediately became interested and talked about what she had seen and heard in her natal village today.

"On my mother's farm, there was a couple who had been married for five or six years but had no children. Recently, a relative of theirs suddenly picked up a child and asked them for it. If they wanted it, they would give it to them.

The couple were very happy when they heard that there was a boy, but when their relative brought the child to them, they suddenly regretted their decision.

"What's wrong? What's wrong with the child?"