After staying at the Wei family for two days, Wei Xuan finally realized how popular this business is in the village.
Basically, whenever you meet someone, you will find that everyone is talking about topics related to this matter, comparing with each other who invested more and who invested less, or happily calculating how much income they can bring in this month.
In addition to the village where the Wei family lived, several neighboring villages were involved in this matter.
But what made Wei Xuan curious was that she had lived here for a few days, but she didn't see those legendary Shanghai people.
I heard that he went back to Shanghai to organize a movie shoot. Wei Xuan wondered if he had run away. Of course, she would not say this out loud, and only whispered a few words to Jiang Che in private.
There were many things going on in Beijing, so Wei Xuan and Jiang Che couldn't stay in the countryside for long. After lunch on the third day, they prepared to go back.
Only Yuanyuan was having so much fun under the guidance of her brother and sister that she didn't want to leave. When she heard that they had to go back, she pouted to express her unwillingness. However, Wei Xuan enrolled her in a calligraphy class this summer vacation, so no matter how unhappy she was, she could only get into the car with her parents in a depressed mood.
Before leaving, she warmly greeted the Wei family children and asked them to visit her in Beijing when they have time.
"Well, your little brother will be one year old soon, and you will be able to see your brothers and sisters again."
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"Really? When?"
Wei Xuan thinks her daughter is good in every way except that she is impatient and needs to be worked on.
"My brother's birthday is August 1st, it's coming up soon. You haven't finished the homework assigned by the calligraphy teacher yet, go back and make up for it, or the teacher will scold you again."
"I know." Yuanyuan doesn't like practicing calligraphy. It's not that she doesn't like it. She was quite interested in it at the beginning, but after taking a few classes, she no longer liked it. She felt that it was not fun at all.
She gritted her teeth and continued to go to class because her mother told her that since she had chosen something, she should stick to it and that giving up halfway was not a good thing. When she thought about the several large characters she had yet to write, Yuanyuan felt her arm begin to hurt again.
Wei Xuan found it funny to see her look of despair. She didn't really want to force her daughter to learn any talent. She had asked her daughter's opinion before enrolling in the class. It was Wei Xuan who enrolled her because she agreed. It would be bad to ask her to give up now just because she encountered some difficulties.
Another thing is that practicing calligraphy can help calm her temper, there's nothing wrong with that.
Fortunately, although Yuanyuan didn't like practicing calligraphy, she never thought of giving up. As soon as she got home, she resigned herself to going back to her room and writing big characters.
Wei Xuan was pleased that her daughter was sensible and planned to go to the kitchen to make her something delicious as a reward.
Ever since Liu Ying came into the family, Wei Xuan seldom went into the kitchen, mainly because she was usually busy. Now that she had some time, she became interested and started tinkering in the kitchen.
July and August are the hottest times of the year. The family had been out for several days, so there was definitely no food left at home. Wei Xuan first cooked some mung bean and millet porridge with rock sugar, wrote a menu, and sent Jiang Che out to buy food.
It was still early and they had just returned from lunch at Wei's house, so Wei Xuan told Jiang Che to go to a few grocery stores while buying groceries before coming back.
So, when he came back with the vegetables, it was already two hours later. Wei Xuan's rock sugar mung bean millet porridge was already cooked. It was too hot to drink directly, so Wei Xuan hung it in the well to cool it and began to prepare the vegetables that Jiang Che brought back.
Everyone's appetite is poor in the summer, and Wei Xuan didn't plan to make any complicated dishes. She planned to have noodles for dinner, so she made pork and green bean noodles with gravy, and made tomato and egg stew for her daughter and son, and added some smashed cucumbers to eat with it.
Maybe because they had eaten too much delicious food at the Wei family's house in the past few days, Wei Xuan's simple noodles unexpectedly suited the family's appetite. Both Jiang Che and Yuanyuan ate a lot in the evening, but Wei Xuan, perhaps because the noodles were heated when she was cooking, only ate a small bowl.
After dinner, it was still early, so the family did not rush back to sleep. Instead, they sat in the yard and chatted. Wei Xuan was drinking a bowl of chilled mung bean porridge, which tasted sweet and delicious.
Yuanyuan licked her lips unconsciously when she saw her mother drinking so happily. She felt a little greedy, but touching her round belly, she could only sigh. If she had known, she would not have eaten so much in the evening. Otherwise, she would have definitely gotten a bowl of cold mung bean porridge.
Wei Xuan found her regretful look very amusing.
I asked tentatively: "Would you like to try some?"
Yuanyuan's eyes lit up and she nodded her head like pounding garlic.
"Just a little bit." Wei Xuan handed the bowl in her hand towards her.
Yuanyuan couldn't wait to take a sip, and her beautiful eyes narrowed.
“Is it really that delicious?”
Yuanyuan said with certainty: "It tastes good, icy and very comfortable."
Okay, all kids are like this. If you really give her something to drink, she won’t want it anymore.
Wei Xuan still had a lot of things to do after not coming back for a few days, so she went to the factory the next day and worked non-stop for a few days. After she finished the things left over from the previous two days, she started to resume her normal working hours.
I go out at eight o'clock every morning and go to the factory first. If I'm busy, I'll eat there. Oh, by the way, since the Dragon Boat Festival, the number of employees in the factory has increased, so Wei Xuan reopened the canteen.
If there was not much to do, she would not eat in the cafeteria. She could go home and sleep for more than an hour after lunch at noon, and then spend most of the afternoon in the clothing store. There were only three braised meat shops now, and with Sister Jiang as her right-hand man, Wei Xuan did not have to spend much energy. The grain store was basically managed by Jiang Che, so she only had to take care of the clothing store, which saved her a lot of trouble.
July passed in a busy manner, and soon it was the first birthday of little Jiang Yuanlang.
Wei Xuan and Jiang Che were determined to have a big celebration for their son's first birthday. Unlike the 100-day party, Wei Xuan did not plan to entertain relatives and friends at her home this time. Last time she held a 100-day party, her eldest sister helped and was busy for several days. This time, her eldest sister definitely would not be able to help, and Wei Xuan did not want to make a mess at home. After discussing with Jiang Che, the two decided to hold the 100-day party in the cafeteria of Wei Xuan's factory.
The place is big and has professional chefs, so it's perfect.
As long as they ordered the menu in advance, Jiang Che would deliver the dishes and they wouldn't have to worry about anything else.
On August 1st, Wei Xuan got up early and put on the new red clothes she had made for little boy Jiang Yuanlang. She also combed a pretty braid for her daughter, and the whole family dressed up and set off to the factory.
Jiang Che asked the transportation company to drive down to pick up the Wei family, so the Jiang family didn't need to worry about it. They all knew the address and could just come directly.
As for friends and business partners with whom they have a good relationship, the two of them also invited quite a few of them this time, so her family had to arrive at the factory before 9:30 and be prepared to pick them up.
In the past two years, the news that Wei Xuan and Jiang Che had made a fortune in business had already spread among relatives and friends, so there were a lot of people coming to Jiang Yuanlang's first birthday party this time.
Wei Xuan and Jiang Che were diligently greeting the guests at the door. The Jiang family arrived earlier, probably around the same time as Wei Xuan and the others.
"Mom and Dad, eldest brother and sister-in-law, eldest sister and brother-in-law, second sister and brother-in-law, third sister and brother-in-law," Wei Xuan called them one by one before letting them come into the house and sit down.
As for the younger generation, Wei Xuan just smiled at them and said, "It's hot outside, you guys can go in too. Yuanqing, Shuangshuang, Lanlan, bring your sister in to play too."
Jiang Yuanqing said, "Okay, little aunt, Yuanyuan, let's go in with your sister."
In the hot summer, although Wei Xuan was standing at the doorway and was shielded from direct sunlight, she began to sweat after an hour.
Seeing this, Jiang Che said, "You can go in with the child. Most people should be here by now."
Wei Xuan frowned and thought for a moment, "Has my aunt's family not arrived yet?"
She didn't want to stay at the door either. Jiang Yuanlang was a fat boy with a lot of flesh and he sweated easily when it was hot. But everyone was not here yet, so as the host, she couldn't just leave.
Jiang Che glanced at the time: "Forget about them, maybe something is holding them up, we..."
Before Jiang Che finished speaking, he saw a black car driving towards them at the gate.
The car drove directly to the entrance of the cafeteria and stopped. Ge Huai opened the door and walked out of the car. Then the passenger door opened, and it was Zhong Yulan. Soon Jiang Che's aunt and uncle also got out of the back seat.
Wei Xuan and Jiang Che looked at each other, not knowing what was going on. Ever since Jiang Che discovered Ge Huai's little trick a few years ago, the two families rarely visited each other. Of course, Jiang's father and mother still had a good relationship with Jiang's eldest aunt, but Jiang Che and Ge Huai had hardly ever met.
They only met occasionally during the New Year and other festivals, and they treated each other as strangers when they met on the street. But Jiang Che had heard about Ge Huai from the old couple of the Jiang family. After all, Jiang's father only had one sister, Jiang Dagu, so he must care about her.
As far as Jiang Che knew, Ge Huai had not been doing very well in the past two years and could not stay in any job for long. Because of this, Jiang's father even asked Jiang Che privately if he could take care of this cousin.
Of course Jiang Che was unwilling to do so. Not to mention that Ge Huai had been evil-minded and had cheated him before, even if he hadn't, he still looked down on people like him who were overconfident and incompetent.
Ge Huai liked to see the surprise on Jiang Che's face. Humph, didn't he look down on him? He wanted to let Jiang Che know that he, Ge Huai, was much better than him.
With this intention of showing off, Ge Huai walked up to Jiang Che and deliberately said, "Cousin, we are not late, are we? It's all my fault that I just bought a new car and I'm not familiar with it yet, so I drove a little slowly. You shouldn't be angry, right?"
Tsk tsk, Wei Xuan laughed in her heart. After not seeing each other for so long, has Ge Huai changed his style? Why is he still so teasing when speaking...
Jiang Che didn't even bother to pay attention to him. He looked at Aunt Jiang and Uncle Jiang and said, "Aunt, Uncle, please come in and sit down."
Then he turned around and said to Ge Huai: "Cousin, come in."
Ge Huai saw that all he said had no effect on Jiang Che. He was obviously furious, but he couldn't show it in front of his parents, so he pretended to be calm.
Jiang Che didn't care what he was thinking. He led his aunt and uncle into the house without even looking at Ge Huai. Ge Huai was so angry that he could only grit his teeth and follow them.
Zhong Yulan looked at Jiang Che's face, which was even more handsome than a few years ago. She was stunned for a moment, and only came back to her senses when Ge Huai pulled her back and quickly followed him.
Inside the cafeteria, Wei's mother had been keeping an eye on Wei Xuan at the door. When she saw her daughter coming in with her grandson, she patted her third daughter-in-law who was sitting next to her and chatting happily with everyone, "Ni'er must be tired standing at the door. Go take Yuanlang over and let her take over."
"Okay, Mom." As soon as Wei Sansao stood up, she found Ge Huai behind Wei Xuan.
Why does this person look so familiar? Suddenly, she had a flash of inspiration and remembered something. She suddenly realized that it was him!
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