"Nianhua, if it’s really a daughter, your elder brother and I would be so happy!" Zhou He’s hand gently rested on her belly. With Zhuangzhuang, a son, she and Xu Nianji both wanted a sweet and lovely daughter.
"Who knows, maybe the wish will come true!" Xu Nianhua looked at her expectantly. ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩·𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢·𝔫𝔢𝔱
A son and a daughter make the perfect family.
"Hey, Mom, why did you hit me?" Xu Nianhua was just thinking about having a cute little niece when Ji Ying suddenly knocked her. She looked at Ji Ying with grievance.
Ji Ying glanced at her and turned to Zhou He, saying, "Whether it’s a son or a daughter, we like both. Don’t listen to Nianhua’s nonsense."
"Mom, Nianji and I both want a daughter," Zhou He said with anticipation in her voice.
Ji Ying couldn’t bring herself to disrupt her hopes. She also wanted a daughter back then. Who knew she’d end up with two naughty boys? Anyway, she has let it go now—son or daughter, as long as they’re healthy and safe, that’s all that matters.
The Xu Family was bustling. Xu Nianhua received a translation job while at home, making her life busy yet fulfilling.
"Nianhua." Ji Ying hesitated to speak.
Xu Nianhua, still looking at her documents, asked, "Mom, just say it directly. Is there anything an old mother and daughter can’t talk about?"
"Isn’t your aunt working at the food factory?" Ji Ying’s words made Xu Nianhua put down her pen and look up, her eyes seemed to ask, "And then?"
"She wants to sell chili sauce."
"Then let her sell it." Xu Nianhua responded without thinking, saying, "Anyway, anyone can sell chili sauce."
"Mom, did Aunt say anything else?" Xu Nianhua frowned at Ji Ying’s troubled expression and said, "She wouldn’t be thinking of getting something for nothing, would she?"
"Not really, it’s just that she wants to join our Chili Sauce Factory." As soon as Ji Ying finished speaking, Xu Nianhua pursed her lips and said, "Mom, selling chili sauce is fine, but it’s definitely not possible for her to join the Chili Sauce Factory."
Ji Ying: "..." She felt awkward refusing.
"Mom, the factory doesn’t belong to us alone; there’s Brother Cheng as well. Also, now that the factory has started making money, if she wants to join halfway, how much would she contribute for shares?"
Xu Nianhua calmly countered, "Close relatives, clear accounts."
"Sigh." Ji Ying sighed and said, "The wages at the food factory are getting lower, and Shuyuan is earning a good amount from setting up a stall. Your aunt just wants to improve her life; Shuming is unreliable, and both children depend entirely on your aunt."
"If Shuming were half as hardworking as Shuyuan, it wouldn’t be this way now." Xu Nianhua mumbled and wondered how Ji Shuming lived. He’s a teacher, and it’s heard his wife is a teacher too, yet they can’t afford to raise two children.
In her opinion, Ji Shuming just wanted to take advantage of Shuyuan, but Aunt is biased towards Shuming, and as for Shuyuan...
Xu Nianhua didn’t even want to say it; clearly, they were both sons, and Aunt’s bias was just too obvious.
Xu Nianhua’s eyes twinkled as she suggested, "Mom, too many people are selling chili sauce in the city now. Why not let Aunt change her line of business?"
"Sell what?" Ji Ying asked curiously. Nianhua’s suggestion wasn’t unreasonable; too many people were selling chili sauce in the city now, so if she were to sell just chili sauce, it definitely wouldn’t work either.
"Selling clothes, shoes, anything really," Xu Nianhua said offhandedly. In sectors concerning clothing, food, housing, or transport, any business done well can make money.