Before leaving, Tao Xiaoxi took out most of the herbs in the space and gave them to his eldest brother, asking him to plant and cultivate them. Half of the space was empty, and the herbs that had been pulled out never grew again.
It's not like she hadn't thought about replanting the space, but it just wouldn't grow! So sooner or later, the space would be empty too. Nothing was set in stone. Tao Xiaoxi didn't want to wait any longer. A woman's intuition told her to live in the present and enjoy life while it lasts.
When she went to school to ask for leave for Manman, the teacher was surprised to hear that she was taking Manman out to play. The teacher also knew this famous person from Fenglai, so she didn't dare to say it directly. She said tactfully, "Manman's mother, why don't you wait until the holiday to take her out to play? She's a good student, and it would be a shame to delay her time."
Tao Xiaoxi smiled and said, "I will make up for her studies. We have brought the textbooks and homework. We can't delay this matter. Thank you for your concern, teacher." The implication was that you don't have to worry about it, she has thought it through.
Manman didn't care at all and was very casual. Instead, he persuaded the teacher, "Teacher, don't worry, I won't fall behind in my studies. I know everything in the textbook."
The teacher watched as her favorite student was taken out of the classroom by his parents right under her nose, using a not very legitimate reason. She couldn't even tell them when she got back that your class monitor was taken out for a trip by his parents. What kind of thing was this!
But Tao Xiaoxi didn't care. The family of three went on a road trip. They first went to the provincial capital to visit Beibei. They had planned to take Beibei with them, but Beibei refused to skip classes, insisting they take her sister out for a good time and that she would return to the factory after graduation. Tao Xiaoxi was deeply touched, feeling that her years of hard work had finally paid off. After years of being a daughter-in-law, she was finally becoming a mother-in-law.
Before continuing to the next stop, their sister-in-law Li Nanqiu and brother-in-law Liang Hengsheng welcomed them together and also put them on a practice run. After learning that Tao Xiaoxi's next plan was to eat, drink, play and sleep until she woke up naturally, Li Nanqiu expressed her envy, but she couldn't do it and didn't have the courage to do so.
Tao Xiaoxi smiled and said, "We spend our whole lives searching for happiness. Making money is not the ultimate goal. If happiness is right beside us, why bother looking for it? I'm not looking for happiness, I'm just enjoying it."
The people she wanted to see were her husband and children, and what she wanted to do was to be with them. She wanted to put her business aside and the responsibilities on her shoulders. She wanted to be purely herself for a few days.
Liang Hengsheng proposed another toast to the great woman Tao Xiaoxi. Tao Xiaoxi accepted the offer without hesitation, holding her head high. "Cheers to the great woman!"
After finishing the wine, they headed south to Bozhou and stayed in the villa by the sea.
It is still the season of blue sky and white clouds, green trees and red flowers, and it is still the place where the wind and waves crash and roll up waves. Tao Xiaoxi stands in front of the large French window, stretches his waist, and prepares to enjoy life from now on.
"Mom, it's time to clean up!" Manman shouted.
"Huh?" Tao Xiaoxi's enthusiasm plummeted. "Oh, there's still some cleaning to do."
Alas, my heart was filled with poetry and distant places, and I forgot about the daily necessities in front of me. I was careless.
Li Nanshan understood her and said that he could do it alone.
Tao Xiaoxi was about to say, "Okay, thank you, husband," but Man Yatou was not happy. "Dad, don't spoil my mother all the time. There is no sense of accomplishment that comes without work, and happiness is short-lived. You have to let my mother go through it all herself, experience it, and gain something from it. Only then can she be truly happy."
Tao Xiaoxi was horrified when she heard this. "Li Nanshan, could you have said that when you were a child? Did we take the wrong child away from the hospital?"
"I thought I inherited it from you." Li Nanshan said with a smile, holding the mop.
"I'm in fifth grade now, not a kid anymore," Manman said dissatisfiedly.
"Yes, you are only in the fifth grade, an elementary school student. If you don't know, you would think you are about to graduate from high school." Tao Xiaoxi said, patting his chest.
"Mom, just tell me whether you will do it or not?" Manman still remembered her main idea.
Tao Xiaoxi stuck out her tongue at Li Nanshan and said, "Okay, Master Manman, I'll go wipe the table right away."
Manman watched her mother leave, and then said to Li Nanshan, "Dad, look how troublesome your wife is."
Li Nanshan was sweating profusely. Before he even started working, he was scolded by his daughter.
He didn't know who his daughter inherited her genes from, but it definitely wasn't him. He didn't talk much when he was a child, so he still looked like her mother.
The family of three spent a whole day cleaning and finally finished the job in the evening. Tao Xiaoxi suggested buying some seafood and processing it themselves so that they could have a seafood dinner.
"Mom, are you sure?" Manman had been cleaning all day, and now she wanted to eat ready-made food. Her mother was a good cook, but she didn't care about efficiency. This time, she found that her mother did everything at her own whim, and she was afraid that the meal would last until late at night.
Tao Xiaoxi is full of confidence. "I feel safe eating what I cook myself, and besides, we can just eat at home as a family, what a wonderful atmosphere!" It's so heartwarming just thinking about it.
"Okay then." Manman agreed. After all, his mother had just experienced a great hardship, so he decided to go along with her for the time being.
Li Nanshan naturally said nothing, so the family of three went out to buy groceries.
They all forgot one thing. It was evening now and the vegetable vendors had all gone home. Where could they buy the vegetables?
"How about we go to the beach and look for shells or conchs or something?" Tao Xiaoxi suggested again.
"Empress, let's go out to eat today, and we'll show off your cooking skills tomorrow." Manman said quickly.
Tao Xiaoxi smiled and said, "Girl, I was just teasing you. Of course, Mommy wouldn't go fishing so late at night. She'd risk her life."
"I'm glad you know, hehe." Manman said with relief.
Li Nanshan had an auntie's smile on his face the whole time, as if he had brought his two daughters out. Seeing his two daughters bickering and playing house, he, as a "father", was not only not annoyed, but also very pleased. This kind of scene was something he had dreamed of many times, and now it had finally come true. If Beibei was there, it would have been perfect.
They went to eat crab roe noodles nearby. The noodles were handmade fresh noodles. Each person had a bowl of crab roe, which was poured into the noodles, and then all the seasonings were poured in. This bowl of noodles had its own soul and was worth the price.
Manman is just a child after all. When she ate such delicious food, she was so happy that she danced with joy and asked her mother if she could make such noodles, saying they were delicious.
Tao Xiaoxi looked at her daughter's satisfied expression, but shook her head, "Not very."
"Forget it, the pork rib noodles made by my mother are also delicious." He said with full of self-satisfaction.
The crab roe noodles are really delicious. The noodle shop is not far from the beach. Listening to the waves and feeling the sea breeze, everything you eat will be delicious.
Li Nanshan was the first to finish eating. He stood up to pay the bill. He was gone for a long time and I don’t know what he was talking to the boss. When he came back, his wife and daughter had finished eating. The three of them held hands and walked slowly back along the coastline.
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