Chapter 72 Chapter 72 Coincidence

Everything was packed up quickly, and Situ Lan's feet were piled with fruits.

"Count it, this is thirty yuan."

Twenty-one pounds of grapes and ten pounds of cherries, a total of twenty-seven dollars. Situ Lan handed over thirty dollars.

Shi Shuwen searched his pockets and realized that he had forgotten to bring more money with him. He had just spent all the few dollars he brought on plastic bags.

"Feiying, go back and ask mom for three yuan."

Shi Feiying nodded excitedly, and after taking just two steps, she stopped immediately, ran to Situ Lan, looked up and asked, "Auntie, do you want more grapes?"

"Huh?" Situ Lan was puzzled.

"My home is right there. I'll pick a bunch of grapes for you for three yuan when I get back." Then he pointed to Guanghua Street and said, "The grapes are grown in my yard."

"Your yard?" Situ Lan moved to the intersection and immediately nodded with a smile: "We are going there in a taxi, so let's go there together."

"elder brother……"

"I heard it." Shi Shuwen smiled gently, turned around and called Ding Hongyun and Huang Wei: "You help Auntie carry it over, I'll stay here to watch over Cherry."

“…”

"Is that your home?"

Passing through the living area, Situ Lan soon saw a small Western-style building with a unique shape. Two women were sitting at the door knitting.

"Mom."

The child's cry immediately confirmed Situ Lan's guess.

One of the young girls, who looked to be in her twenties, raised her head, which surprised Situ Lan a little.

She is already a mother of three children at such a young age. The oldest one looks almost an adult! Is it because she doesn’t look old or is there another reason…

"How come you're back so soon?" Wang Nian looked over and quickly noticed the bags in the hands of several people. He smiled so hard that his eyes curved into crescents: "You're really capable."

"We still have to pick three yuan worth of grapes for Auntie..." Shi Feiying explained the whole story and blinked several times: "Can we give Auntie some oranges? She bought so many."

If you ask Shi Feiying what she was thinking, of course she wanted to keep this generous buyer and pursue a long-term business plan.

Wang Nian smiled: "Go pick them yourselves." She prepared to sit down and continue knitting.

No one can ever be omnipotent. Wang Nian can make clothes with a sewing machine, but she can't handle a knitting needle.

The two needles in her hands were as clumsy as iron bars. She was so focused on knitting a few rows of wool that she didn't dare to be distracted for even a moment.

"Do you also grow the oranges in your yard?" Situ Lan asked curiously.

"I have a small yard at home, so I planted some fruits that the children like to eat." Wang Nian replied with a smile.

"Then can I...go and have a look?"

Wang Nian looked up suspiciously. He said it was his own yard and he took the initiative to ask to go and see it. It seemed that he was curious about something.

"I'm sorry, I was too presumptuous." Situ Lan smiled apologetically, "I just haven't had the chance to see what fruit looks like when it grows on a tree. I'm just too curious. I'm really sorry!"

Situ Lan looked very well-mannered. She was well-dressed, spoke politely, and even the way she stroked her hair was very elegant.

"Are you from Hong Kong?"

Although Situ Lan tried hard to maintain her standard Beijing dialect, some of her intonation still had the flavor of Hong Kong TV dramas.

"My husband is from Anhuai and I am from Xinding. We are both from Xingang City who followed our parents to Hong Kong City to work hard."

Situ Lan didn't understand why she had to specifically mention her birthplace, but when she looked at Wang Nian's eyes strangely, she said it subconsciously.

"Xinding?" Wang Nian stood up and patted his chest happily: "I am also from Xinding."

"Really? No wonder I think you're so kind!"

Situ Lan happily extended her hand and the two shook hands.

People in this era are simple and honest. They haven't yet developed the situation where fellow villagers stab each other in the back. They are happy to see their fellow villagers from the bottom of their hearts.

"I'll take you in to pick grapes."

Since they were fellow villagers, Wang Nian naturally became much more enthusiastic and personally led Situ Lan and sister-in-law Gan to the backyard.

Although the Gan family lives better than many mainlanders, they are ultimately just an ordinary family in Hong Kong.

The two brothers and their sister-in-law all live in the same village house and they have a lot of frictions between them. Otherwise, why would their husband, Lao Gan, travel all the way to the mainland?

When Situ Lan walked into the yard, she realized that such a big house seemed to be occupied by only one family.

From the window, one can guess that the room on the right side of the courtyard is a study. Books fill up the entire wall of the bookshelf, and it is obvious that this is a family of high-level intellectuals.

There is already a fragrance wafting out from the kitchen on the left, a sour and fragrant smell that immediately reminds me of the sour radish and duck soup from my hometown.

Gudong——

Situ Lan swallowed almost subconsciously, and her eyes involuntarily drifted towards the kitchen.

Sister-in-law Gan was even more direct and asked immediately, "What delicious soup is Miss Wang cooking at home?"

Compared to Situ Lan's fluent Taipei dialect, there is no trace of An Huai's accent in Gan's sister-in-law's accent, but rather a Guangdong accent.

“Sour radish duck soup.”

The female duck at home hatched ducklings after a few days of no attention. I don’t know if it was because the space feed was too effective or the duck shed was too small, but the male ducks kept clucking every day, forcing Wang Nian to put them into the pot.

"Is it the pickled chili and sour radish that we Xinding people like to eat?"

"Yeah! I made some kimchi the way I do it back home, because people here don't like spicy food."

"Can you...can you sell me some?"

The tastes of her husband and mother-in-law's family have long been the same as those of people in Hong Kong, but she still can't change her taste and often misses the boiled fish with peppercorns and chilies from her hometown.

Wang Nian was stunned. He didn't expect that business would come to him just by chatting for a few minutes.

"Don't worry about the price. I'll just buy a little to eat with porridge in the evening." Situ Lan hurriedly added.

Wang Nian had no choice but to nod and say, "Okay." After picking all the grapes, he went to the kitchen to pick them up.

Wang Nian pulled the tangerine tree out from Factory 431 and placed it in the space. Shi Xiangming's eyes, which only recognized machinery, did not recognize that the tree was the one in his home. He often lamented that he could eat tangerines that were almost the same as those in Changshenggou even thousands of miles away.

Tangerines have softer peels than oranges and are juicier than tangerines, making them particularly suitable for juicing.

Now is the season when tangerines are ripe. Wang Nian took the two of them to the tangerine tree and simply raised his finger and waved to Shi Feiying: "You can pick as many as you want to give to Aunt Situ."

If you want to make a decision, you have to make it to the end. It depends on what this kid plans to do.

"I've really opened my eyes today. No wonder your kids would sell fruits... Even if there were more people, they wouldn't be able to finish all the fruits."

The yard is very large and the fruit trees are quite dense. There are a few short trees between the two tangerine trees, and I don’t know what they are.

But despite such dense planting, every fruit tree is growing well.

During the fruit-bearing season, the fruit trees are laden with fruits, red, yellow and purple mixed together. The visual impact alone is enough to leave a deep impression on people.

"The previous owner was engaged in fruit tree research. These should all be improved varieties, so the yield is amazing." Wang Nian replied casually.

Upon hearing this, Sister-in-law Gan was immediately shocked and nudged her sister-in-law lightly with her elbow.

"Fruit trees..."

Situ Lan didn't take the two words that came out of her mouth silently to heart. She quickly looked away and looked at the couple who walked in.

His eyes lingered on the man's face for a moment, and Meng Cheng immediately looked over as if he had sensed something.

"Situ Lan?" It was Meng Cheng who recognized Situ Lan first. He immediately said to Zhou Yuying happily: "Remember the Situ Renguo I told you about?"

"Officer Situ who is in charge of receiving you?" Zhou Yuying had obviously heard of this person before and nodded immediately.

"Situ Lan is Situ Renguo's sister."

"Minister Meng." Situ Lan finally recognized Meng Cheng.

I didn't recognize him the first time because Meng Cheng had changed so much in just a few years that it was almost impossible to recognize him.

That year, my younger brother said he would bring a friend home for dinner. When I met Meng Cheng for the first time, I felt that he was very depressed and always looked very tired.

Now... he is full of energy, with a rosy face, and looks much younger than before.

"I didn't expect to see you here!"

Meng Cheng received a lot of care from the Situ family when he was on a business trip in Hong Kong, but it was inconvenient to contact them after he came back, so they gradually cut off contact.

It’s such a coincidence that we met in Wang Nian’s backyard!

"You said that the fruit I bought today was arranged by God!"

As soon as Xin Ding was excited, he blurted out the words, but Situ Lan, who was completely immersed in joy, didn't notice it at all, and instead happily asked about Meng Cheng's recent situation.

While Wang Nianjue was surprised, he did not forget to keep an eye on Shi Feiying who was picking fruits.

After picking six tangerines, Shi Feiying seemed to have finished. Then, when she heard that it was Uncle Meng Cheng's friend, she hurriedly turned around and picked a full basket of tangerines.

Shi Feiying has perfectly inherited this quality from Wang Nian. She is really generous to her friends!

"Call Lao Gan later. I'll treat you two to dinner."

"How can I let you spend money? Let Lao Gan treat you."

"We are guests, how can we let you treat us?" Meng Chenghao waved his hand and said to Wang Nian, "Wang Nian, bring your children with you."

"I have guests at home today." Wang Nian smiled at Ding Hongyun and Huang Wei who were sitting awkwardly beside the tree, and deliberately said, "They are my distinguished guests. I have prepared a lot of delicious dishes to entertain them tonight."

Gudong——

Two sounds of swallowing saliva rang in my ears at the same time.

Zhou Yuying stroked her belly and smiled: "It's the child who is greedy, not me."

Situ Lan was too embarrassed to say that she was just thinking about the sour radish and duck soup.

Wang Nian saw through it immediately, smiled and waved at the three people: "Let's eat at my house. We'll set up two tables, one for the adults and one for the children. We welcome our own guests."

Since becoming a millionaire, Wang Nianjian has been very confident and will treat anyone he wants.

"Okay! Our company has distributed a lot of foreign biscuits from our cooperative enterprises. Yuying can't eat them. I'll give them all to the children as snacks later."

Of course...it's also because Meng Cheng and Zhou Yuying would never let Wang Nian suffer any loss.

As foreign capital enters Anhuai to set up businesses, there will be various reasons to interact with the Public Security Bureau, and various foreign items can be given as souvenirs.

Zhou Yuying didn't like snacks, so all the biscuits and drinks went into the stomachs of the three children in the family.

Of course Wang Nian was willing to give it to them.

"That's really too much trouble, Miss Wang." said Situ Lan.

"No trouble, Brother Mengcheng's friends are our friends." Wang Nian replied politely, and then hurriedly invited people to the living room: "Come in and have some tea."

"Then I'll go to the hotel to pick up Lao Gan, you two can chat at home for a while."

It takes a miracle to meet an old friend. Meng Cheng was so excited that he couldn't express it in words. He hurriedly asked for the address and left.

As soon as they sat down in the living room, Shi Shuwen, Shi Wan and Qiu Shasha also returned home.

Seeing Situ Lan actually sitting in her own room drinking tea, he thought he was dazzled for a moment and actually left the living room and walked back in.

"Auntie Situ is Uncle Mengcheng's good friend. Come in and call her."

Wang Nian brewed two different kinds of tea, two cups of grapefruit tea for Situ Lan and Zhou Yuying, and a cup of green tea given by someone else was placed in front of Sister-in-law Gan.

Sister-in-law Gan had narrow eyes and she would raise her head slightly no matter what she was looking at. Even when she sat down, she couldn't help revealing a hint of disdain on her face.

The sofa in the house is the wooden sofa downstairs from the old owner's building, because the two dogs would sneak in from time to time to sharpen their claws, and the "ink and calligraphy" left by Shi Feiying did look a bit dirty.

Situ Lan picked up the cup and took a sip. She really liked the taste of grapefruit tea.

Because this smell reminded her of the smell of rubbing grapefruit peels with her grandmother to take a bath in her hometown when she was eleven or twelve years old.

Sister-in-law Gan picked up the glass, looked at the edge carefully first, then pretended to put it to her lips and took a sip.

She once worked with her husband in the tea import and export business, so she knows a little about tea.

Although the tea in the cup looked plain, the slight and sweet taste in her mouth brightened her eyes and she opened her lips and took a sip.

Yes, these tea leaves are last year's new tea, and the quality is absolutely top-notch. One pound can be sold for at least several thousand yuan in Hong Kong.

Sister-in-law Gan couldn't help but glance at Wang Nian who was talking and laughing.

Living in such a big house and drinking such good tea, who is the identity of this unseen male owner...

While Sister-in-law Gan was carefully observing the house, Wang Nian and Situ Lan were talking about An Huai's development over the years.

Situ Lan is very optimistic about the development of the mainland, so she strongly supports her husband to return and start a business, but he is still in the stage of investigating everywhere.

Wang Nian agreed with this very much.

Anhuai will definitely become one of the first wealthy cities in China. Relying on its inherent geographical advantages and historical status, it is only a matter of time before it becomes a business card of China.

A large group of children put their tools in the backyard and returned with their friends and walked into the living room one after another.

Shi Shuwen walked up to Wang Nian with a stack of bills in his hand and said, "Mom, this is the money from selling fruit this afternoon."

"All sold out?" Wang Nian hadn't noticed it just now. He looked at the thick stack of bills but didn't reach out to take it.

“Sold out.”

There was no store selling cherries in the market, and since our cherries were sweet and large in size, anyone who really wanted to buy fruit would spend money to buy some to try.

As soon as Situ Lan and his group left, many people gathered in front of the stall and the stall was sold out quickly.

Some people didn't buy it and kept asking if it would be available tomorrow.

However, Shi Shuwen had heard Wang Nian say that she wanted to make cherry jam, so she just used the fact that she didn't grow much cherry at home as an excuse.

The total sales amounted to sixty-six dollars, which was a huge sum of money for them.

"You earned this money, so you get a share."

"I planted the tree alone, so the money should be yours." Shi Shuwen held out his hand and showed no intention of retracting it: "This is what we all want."

Wang Nianxiao.

Shi Feiying pouted and didn't look like she was doing it willingly. It must be because her brothers and sisters all voted in favor, so she had no choice but to follow suit.

He took the money, counted out half and handed it over again: "This is your salary for today, the rest is your capital."

"Thank you, Mom!"

Shi Feiying rushed forward, took the money with a smile, and just when everyone thought he would put it in his pocket, he turned around and put it into Shi Shuwen's hand.

"Brother, Brother Ding and Brother Huang helped today, you have to pay them."

Shi Shuwen was stunned for a moment, then he really put the money into his pocket without any hesitation.

"Take good care of your friends, and I'll leave you alone!"

Shi Shuwen nodded and asked Shi Feiying to call everyone upstairs, while he himself was busy pouring water and serving snacks in the living room.

"If my second son was half as sensible as your eldest son, my old Gan wouldn't have worried so much that his hair turned white." Situ Lan shook her head and sighed.

Every family has its own problems.

The problem that Wang Niannian couldn't understand came from her husband's family. Ever since her sister-in-law Hu Xiumei knew Shi Xiangming's identity, she had been trying to get them to find a job for Shi Jun every now and then.

Under the pretext of being Shi Xiangming's assistant, he actually just wanted to get Shi Jun to work in the design institute.

Wang Nian has to deal with such a stubborn sister-in-law. She is exhausted physically but mentally.

Situ Lan's difficulties came from her family.

There are twelve people in the Gan family, eight adults and four children.

Situ Lan and Lao Gan have a son and a daughter. The two children are spoiled by their parents-in-law and have no proper behavior. They spend all day riding motorcycles and smoking with the villagers.

The daughter finally realized that she couldn't fall behind in her studies, but the 15-year-old son was a firecracker. He would become angry if his parents said a few words to him, and when he ran out of money, he would ask his grandparents for money.

"Where we live, there are gangsters everywhere. It's really chaotic!" Situ Lan thought that Wang Nian and Situ Lan might not know what gangsters are, so she made a special analogy: "They are local gangsters, and they are gangsters with gangs."

The couple were worried that their children would learn bad habits if they continued to stay in that environment, so Lao Gan wanted to return to the mainland to develop his career and bring all the children over when the time was right.

They want to emulate the story of Meng's mother who moved three times. If they cannot change their family, they can change their environment.

At this time, Gan's sister-in-law suddenly interrupted and said, "The educational resources in the mainland are not as good as those in Hong Kong. Do you want them to come back and learn how to farm?"

Situ Lan's expression froze and she glared at Sister-in-law Gan with some embarrassment.

It's fine that she's outspoken at home, but she doesn't even think about the fact that Gan's sister-in-law also went to Hong Kong with the family status from her hometown ten years ago. If we talk about real farming...she is the one!

"It's late, I'm going to make dinner."

Sister-in-law Gan reminded Wang Nian of the family of his friend who immigrated abroad in his previous life. The sense of superiority between the lines did not come from himself, but from the country to which he immigrated.

Even though she was just a newspaper delivery girl there...

Isn't it because Sister-in-law Gan has brought the development of Hong Kong to herself that she has completely forgotten that she is just an ordinary citizen.

Wang Nian didn't want to argue with her, so he stood up on his knees.

"I'll go and help." Zhou Yuying also stood up.

The host had left the living room and Situ Lan had no place to sit, so she quickly pulled her sister-in-law Gan to sit in the yard.

"Sister-in-law, ask her if she can get in touch with the person who cultivates the fruit trees. If such good fruits can be planted in large areas, we will definitely make money."

The fruit business was also one of the investment projects that Lao Gan chose when he came to the mainland.