After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 57 Blushing
Su Xiaoxiao gritted her teeth and made a silent decision: she wanted to gradually expand the production of jam, which required scaling up the production of jam.

Actually, it's quite difficult. Su Xiaoxiao needs a lot of fruit, and at least a lot of people are needed to help pick the fruit.

If we gradually expand the scale, we will need a lot of people.

However, Su Xiaoxiao was also very aware of this point at the time, as planning in this way would require a lot of time and energy.

Romantic relationships and handsome men are certainly important, but making money is the real priority.

The next day, Mrs. Sun came again with a basket; she really did arrive early with the sweet rice cakes.

Su Xiaoxiao didn't sleep well last night because she had been thinking about things for too long. When she lay down on the kang in the dark, she accidentally fell asleep next to Sanlang.

Unexpectedly, she ended up sharing a bed with Sanlang for one night.

Su Xiaoxiao was so busy yesterday that she fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

When she woke up in the morning, she could clearly feel an itch on her face, as if someone was blowing on her face.

Su Xiaoxiao opened her eyes groggily, only to see Sanlang's face right in front of her.

His face was so close that Su Xiaoxiao forgot to breathe for a moment.

Did they sleep so close together last night? Before Sanlang woke up, Su Xiaoxiao quickly got out of bed.

Fortunately, she lay down without taking off her clothes last night, otherwise it would have been really awkward.

Just as she was about to climb out of bed, Sanlang suddenly opened his eyes. His long eyelashes fluttered, and when Su Xiaoxiao saw his face, her heart seemed to skip a beat.

Sanlang's next move made Su Xiaoxiao blush even more. He actually reached out and put his big hand on Su Xiaoxiao's waist, pulling her into his arms.

After he closed his eyes, he started pretending to be asleep again.

Su Xiaoxiao's mind was in a mess. What should she do? The handsome guy was right in front of her. His breath tickled her face. She could even hear Sanlang's heart pounding like a drum right next to her. Su Xiaoxiao could smell Sanlang's body odor.

For a moment, she was so confused and infatuated that she didn't know how to control her heartbeat.

Su Xiaoxiao's face instantly turned bright red; she had never experienced being so close to a boy before.

If it were before, she probably would have kicked the boy right away.

Su Xiaoxiao was pinned down by him. She tried to push him away, but she couldn't budge him at all.

If Su Xiaoxiao continues to lie there awkwardly, she will definitely suffocate due to difficulty breathing.

She was so nervous that she didn't know how to express it. Eventually, her eyelids drooped, and she ended up taking another nap with Saburo.

When Su Xiaoxiao woke up again, she heard Da Bao and Xiao Bao laughing and playing in her ear.

Startled, Su Xiaoxiao quickly scrambled up from the kang (a heated brick bed). She thought she was still being held in Sanlang's arms, but she found that Sanlang was nowhere to be seen.

If Da Bao and Xiao Bao saw her lying in San Lang's arms, it would be incredibly embarrassing.

Su Xiaoxiao thought this, but the blush on her face hadn't faded by the time the morning was over.

When Mrs. Sun saw this, she quickly came over and asked with concern, "Are you feeling unwell? Why is your face so red?"

Su Xiaoxiao quickly replied, "No, Sister Sun, I'm perfectly healthy. Let's go!"

Su Xiaoxiao briefly instructed Sanlang to heat up lunch for the two children, then left with Sister Sun, without even glancing at Sanlang once. Su Xiaoxiao and Sister Sun walked out of the village, with Granny Liu jogging after them.

"Su Xiaoxiao, are you going up the mountain to pick bitter herbs? Can I come with you?"

She was carrying a basket, and behind her followed another person, whom Su Xiaoxiao recognized immediately—it was Li Dongmei.

What a small world! I never expected these two to be so shameless.

"Su Xiaoxiao, the bitter barley we picked last time, Mr. Li from Ci'an Hall wouldn't accept it. It must be because the place where we picked the bitter barley was wrong. Could you take us with you this time?"

Li Dongmei was quite shameless; although she was also trying to win Su Xiaoxiao's favor, Su Xiaoxiao really didn't want to give her another second glance.

"Are you spying on me?"

Su Xiaoxiao had just stepped out of her house when she ran into these two. She didn't know how to describe it, but Su Xiaoxiao felt like she was being watched.

It seems the two of them were waiting in front of Su Xiaoxiao's house. When they saw Su Xiaoxiao come out with a basket, they wanted to go out and pick bitter barley with her.

However, Su Xiaoxiao would definitely not take them with her. It's unclear what those two were thinking, that they actually believed Su Xiaoxiao would take them.

"Sorry, you can go pick them yourselves, don't follow us."

Li Dongmei pursed her lips and said, "This road wasn't built by your family. We can pick the fruit wherever we want, it's none of your business."

Wherever Su Xiaoxiao and the others went, these two followed closely behind.

Having no other choice, Su Xiaoxiao said to Sun Shi, "Forget it, let them come along. After all, they have the right to do what they want."

Mrs. Sun had no choice but to nod in agreement.

The group entered the mountains, and Su Xiaoxiao arrived at the place where she had previously picked bitter barley, only to find that it had been almost completely harvested.

They had no choice but to move to the back mountain, where Su Xiaoxiao saw Granny Liu and Li Dongmei following along.

She said to the two men, "There are tigers in the back mountains. You'd better watch yourselves. If you encounter them, I won't be responsible for you."

The two looked at each other, and Grandma Liu said nonchalantly, "It's alright, we're not afraid!"

Su Xiaoxiao walked ahead. After hearing this, she smiled contemptuously and whispered a few words in Sun's ear.

Sun understood immediately. The two of them had been walking slowly ahead, but after rounding a large tree, they started running wildly and soon disappeared into the woods.

Grandma Liu already had difficulty walking, and Li Dongmei was also overweight, so the two of them suffered a lot, and Grandma Liu had to jog after them.

In the end, they still lost track of them.

Su Xiaoxiao was relieved when she saw that Granny Liu and the others were no longer behind her.

She checked the road and realized they weren't lost, but had ended up in a very secluded place in the back of the mountain because of their frantic running.

Upon entering a grove of trees, Su Xiaoxiao's face lit up with joy.

When Sun asked Su Xiaoxiao why she was so happy, Su Xiaoxiao replied, "This is the place I've been looking for all along."

But after looking around, Sun found that there was no bitter barley here. What was Su Xiaoxiao so happy about?

(End of this chapter)