A domineering country girl flirts with her son, and Commander Huo can't resist.

The concept of commercial housing doesn't exist in Pyeongkyo now, but there are still plenty of ways to buy a house.

"A courtyard house isn't cheap," Shan Cuilan reminded her.

"Grandma, I have money."

Joan chuckled, her eyes curving like two little crescent moons, inexplicably endearing.

"Okay, Grandma will keep an eye on it for you. Make sure you pick one that's close to me. If you move here, we can see each other every day."

Qiao An left Shan Cuilan several bottles of her homemade apricot jam, mushroom sauce, and fruit from her own orchard in her space.

Around 8 o'clock, she entered the train station and met up with Feng Sanqiang and Qiang Bao in the waiting hall.

The two of them were carrying six bags, looking like they were fleeing a disaster.

However, people carrying many large bags are not stolen.

Because they look like poor people who can't bear to spend money on postage.

Actually, it's not that they're unwilling to spend money on postal services, but rather that the postal service is too slow and prone to accidents along the way.

They bought a lot of snacks and food, afraid they would get damaged on the road.

Qiao An bought a sleeper berth. She was already exhausted from traveling for business, and she didn't want to suffer in a hard seat.

As for Feng Sanqiang and Dabao, although they are men, they came out with her after all, and Qiao An didn't want them to feel wronged.

Nakagawa Province is not far from Heijing, and we arrived the next morning.

Qiao An lied and said that the clothes hadn't arrived yet, so she would go back to Jinshui Town first, and then go to the provincial capital to sell clothes together in a couple of days.

After returning to Jinshui Town in the afternoon, Feng Sanqiang and Dabao couldn't wait to rush back to Dongjiawan.

Qiao An also missed home and her children, but she guessed that when Feng Sanqiang and Da Bao got home, they would immediately give their grandmother and Xiao Lei roast duck.

The roast duck had been packed away for two days and was already cold. Even if I reheated it, it wouldn't taste good and would be too greasy.

"Sanqiang, Dabao, I'll go back with you. I know a way to process roast duck so that the roast duck you take home will taste just like the one you eat in a restaurant."

"Really? You're amazing, big sister!" Feng Sanqiang took the bag from Qiao An's hand, and the three of them went back to Dongjiawan together.

At this time of day, there were still many stalls in the black market. A few young men guarding the entrance and exit saw three people walking over.

"Admission fee".

Feng Sanqiang took off his sunglasses. "What admission fee? I have to pay an admission fee to go home?"

"Third...Third Brother?"

The young men looked Feng Sanqiang and Da Bao up and down.

"Brother Sanqiang, Brother Dabao, what are you wearing? They look great!"

As they spoke, they reached out and touched it.

Qiao An smiled and said, "After we finish selling our goods in the provincial capital, we'll share the rest with you guys. Come pick out clothes from Brother Sanqiang's place then."

The real boss behind the black market is Joan, a fact that all the young people know.

The young people were overjoyed when they heard that Qiao An could give away such nice clothes for free.

"Thank you, big sister!"

After passing through the black market and turning several corners, I finally arrived home.

After not seeing each other for half a month, Feng Sanqiang and Dabao ran to their grandmother's room as soon as they entered the house, chattering away nonstop.

Xiao Lei listened from the side, occasionally letting out a sigh of admiration.

Qiao An took the roast duck that Feng Sanqiang had packed back and went into the kitchen, pretending to prepare it.

She first went to the storeroom to check, and the vegetables from half a month ago were intact and had no strange smell.

I grabbed some food and went back to the kitchen, where I quickly made a few dishes.

Finally, I took out the roast duck I bought from the storage space and arranged it neatly.

"Sanqiang, come and serve the dishes."

"Here you are!"

Feng Sanqiang called to his two brothers, who then jogged to the kitchen to bring out the dishes.

"Big sister! That's amazing!"

"The roast duck you made looks exactly like the one we just had at the restaurant."

Joan took off her apron. "Let's see if it tastes the same later."

Back in the main house, Joan glanced at the time: 4:30 PM.

Now, if we go back to Lianchi Village, we can bring the children home and even cook them a delicious meal.

"You guys go ahead and eat, I'm going home first."

"Big sister, you've cooked so much food, how can we leave without eating it?"

"I was worried you wouldn't know how to cook that roast duck," Joan said with a smirk. "You all take good care of Grandma. I miss my kids and want to go home to be with them."

Da Bao was about to say something when his grandmother stopped him.

"Your eldest sister has been gone for so many days, her child must miss her. Tell her to come home soon, so you'll have time to see each other."

Joan put her two large bags on the tricycle.

I rode my bike away from Dongjiawan.

Feng Sanqiang pulled his grandmother to sit down and wrapped a roast duck in a bag for both her and Xiao Lei.

"Grandma, Xiaolei, come and eat! This is food my eldest sister took us to Pingjing Restaurant for, and she specially packed it up for you. It's delicious!"

Da Bao nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes, this trip with my older sister has really broadened my horizons."

After saying that, he took out the money he had earned in the past ten days.

Feng Sanqiang followed closely behind.

Looking at the pile of small bills on the table, Xiao Lei's eyes widened like saucers.

They sold goods for thirteen days, including their daily wages.

Over the course of thirteen days, Feng Sanqiang and Da Bao earned a total of 1846 yuan.

Upon hearing the number, Xiao Lei and his grandmother were stunned and it took them a while to come to their senses.

"You made that much money?"

My grandmother was very old; she had never seen so much money in her entire life.

"Grandma, Da Bao and I have discussed it. We'll split this money equally among the three of us, and each of us will put half of it with you as your retirement fund."

"How could I possibly need so much? You three keep the money safe for when you get married." Grandma wiped away tears of joy.

Feng Sanqiang is over twenty years old this year. If it weren't for his poverty, he would have been able to get married long ago.

"Grandma, my eldest sister said that there will be more of this kind of business in the future, and she will help the three of us make money together. Our lives will only get better and better in the future."

After much persuasion, his grandmother was finally convinced.

Qiao An rode her tricycle happily toward Lianchi Village.

When there was no one on the street, she had already put her bag away, making cycling easier.

She went home first and didn't come back for half a month. Surprisingly, the house was quite clean, which meant that Aunt Liu often came over to clean.

Take a box of traditional Beijing snacks, two bottles of fine wine, a live chicken, and a live fish.

Then they headed towards Tian Yongfu's house.

These days, the three children have been staying at Tian Yongfu's house and are getting along very well with his grandson, Tian Tiemin.

Tian Tiemin and Huo Fang were about the same age, and he liked Huo Chen and Huo Ning very much.

Especially Huo Ning, who is like a soft white dough ball, so adorable.

He spends all his time around Huo Ning, and sometimes he even tells his family that he wants Dongmei to give him a younger sister like Huo Ning.

This remark made everyone burst into laughter.

Moreover, Huo Fang has been helping Tian Tiemin with his homework every day since she stayed at home, which has relieved Tian Yongfu of a lot of worry.

When Qiao An arrived at the Tian family's door, she heard bursts of laughter and chatter coming from the courtyard.

The door wasn't locked, so Qiao An pushed it open and went inside.

"Uncle Tian."

Upon hearing Qiao An's voice, Huo Chen and Huo Ning paused, then turned around simultaneously.

"Mother!"

After she shouted, two little swallows spread their wings and flew into her arms.

Huo Fang also ran over.

Joan was carrying a bunch of things, so she could only let them hug her.

"Mom's here to pick you up."

"Mom, I missed you so much!" Huo Ning hugged her leg, tears streaming down her face, quickly soaking Qiao An's pants.

Huo Chen didn't cry, but he held her tightly and wouldn't let go.