Making a living in Dongguan, her fiery red lips offer me tenderness.

After all the guests left, Grandpa and Grandma were still tidying up the house.

"Grandpa and Grandma, you go and rest. I'll be done tidying up in a bit. We have to get up early tomorrow."

"Mom, it's getting late. I'll go get some water for you to take a bath. You can sleep in my room."

"Where will you sleep?"

"I'll open another stall. It's summer anyway, I can sleep anywhere. I can just light some mosquito coils."

Ding Yang fetched water for Wenxiu to bathe.

"Mom, be careful not to fall. There's no water heater at home, which is inconvenient. I'll ask Grandpa to tear down and rebuild this house in a few days. I already talked to him about it last time."

"It's alright, Mom has lived in this house for several years, I know it well."

Ding Yang went to his grandfather's room, where his grandfather was still smoking.

"Grandpa, don't smoke when you're going to sleep. Your health is important."

"You brat, if you do this, Grandma's birthday celebration will probably cost us twenty or thirty thousand."

"Grandpa, this little bit of money is nothing. I don't care about these things. We just want to make it a big celebration and give Grandpa and Grandma some face, so that people won't say it's too shabby."

"Grandpa, I'm going back to Shenzhen the day after tomorrow. Tan Yan is pregnant. Unfortunately, her mother fell and broke her hand. She's still in the hospital, so I can't stay at home for long this time."

"It's alright, Grandpa and Grandma are still in good health, you don't need to worry."

"Grandpa, why haven't all the pigs been sold yet?"

"This boar didn't sell well, and the two sows didn't fetch a good price either, so the rest were all sold."

"Grandpa, let's sell it for a lower price. I'll deposit 50 into your savings account tomorrow so we can tear down this house and rebuild a new one."

"We need to dig a septic tank and improve the toilets and kitchen. We need to install flush toilets like in the city. It's so inconvenient to take a shower now."

"Xiaoyang, are you really going to demolish it? Grandpa thought you were joking."

"I've already prepared the money for the demolition."

"Grandpa, should we go to the township government to get approval for a residential land plot?"

"No need. Just demolish the old house and rebuild it. Don't apply for approval again. Just talk to the village officials and get a stamp. There aren't that many rules."

"Grandpa, 50 should be enough, right?"

"That's enough. Actually, two or three hundred thousand is enough. Build a two-story building, 160 square meters per floor. If it's too big, it will be difficult to clean."

"Grandpa, the weather is pretty good now, let's try to finish building it in the fall."

"Xiao Yang, these days, as long as the money is there, it can be built in two months."

"Okay, I'll transfer the money to you tomorrow. You can just go and withdraw it. Outsource everything. You don't need to do any work yourself. Use a frame structure, not prefabricated panels. Make it sturdy. I don't mind spending a little more money."

"Don't worry, Grandpa isn't senile yet. I know the precast concrete slabs aren't sturdy."

"Grandma, go to sleep early. Happy birthday again."

"Xiaoyang, you drove a long distance today and drank quite a bit. You should go to sleep too."

"good!"

Ding Yang walked out of the room.

When Wenxiu came out of the shower, there were still water droplets on her forehead. She had wiped off her foundation and looked quite old.

"Mom, go to sleep."

"Xiaoyang, come here, Mom has something to tell you."

The mother and son returned to the bedroom, and Wenxiu sat on Dingyang's bed.

"Mom, what's wrong?"

"You threw such a big banquet, and now your aunt is unhappy. What's the point of all this?"

"Grandpa and Grandma care a lot about their reputation. We don't care about anything else, we just want to make Grandpa proud."

"Mom, we don't need to worry about Auntie's feelings. They'll all fawn over me when I have money."

"These days, if you have money, even distant relatives will come to visit; if you don't have money, even your own brothers might not come to your door. The saying 'When you're poor, no one cares about you on the roadside; when you're rich, even distant relatives come to visit you in the mountains' is perfectly illustrated."

"Didn't you see that even the village officials came today? This is the reality of the world."

"The reason I held the banquet at home and tried every means to make money was to make my grandfather speak with confidence and not let others think that my grandfather was inferior because he lost his son."

"Mom, you should go to sleep early. I'll go sleep in the main room."

"I'm still jet-lagged, I don't want to sleep, I'm not sleepy at all."

"Mom, you didn't come here right after you got off the plane, did you?"

"No, I went to see your uncle first. Actually, I came back the day before yesterday. I knew you would come back for Grandma's birthday, so I came here today specifically."

"Mom, I'm going back to Shenzhen the day after tomorrow. Are you coming with me, or do you want to go to Uncle's house first?"

"I'll go with you, but I need to go to your uncle's house to get my luggage, including a suitcase."

"OK!"

"Mom, you should go to bed early."

"Um!"

Ding Yang returned to the main room, spread a mat on the bamboo bed, lit a ring of mosquito coils, and lay down to prepare for sleep.

He picked up his phone and called Tan Yan.

"Hey, sis, are you asleep?"

"You just fell asleep not long ago, how are you?"

"The guests just left, Grandma's banquet just ended, and there's another formal meal tomorrow at noon, with more than 20 tables. We're quite busy."

"oh!"

"Sister, I miss you."

Suddenly, a laugh came from over there.

"Sis, is someone still in your room?"

"Wang Chan is with me tonight."

Ding Yang cursed under his breath.

"Sis, how's Mom today?"

"It's alright. I've been getting injections. I'll have the surgery tomorrow morning. They've brought in an expert, and he said the surgery isn't difficult."

"Sis, you're pregnant, so please take care of yourself and get some rest. I won't bother you anymore, go to sleep early."

"OK!"

After hanging up the phone,

Wang Chan smiled and said, "Sister, I miss you so much."

"Hate!"

"Yan'er, is this handsome young man really going to fool you like that?"

"This isn't just a lie, I think he really misses me."

"I think he's after your RMB, isn't he?"

"Chan'er, there has to be something between two people, right? If he wasn't after money, he wouldn't be with me; everyone knows that. Similarly, I'm attracted to his youth and good looks. If he weren't handsome, I wouldn't be with him, would I?"

"That's true, it's a win-win situation."

"Yan'er, how much money have you spent on him?"

"A house, a car, and that's about it. I didn't spend much else on him, and I didn't give him any cash either."

"Yan'er, after you got pregnant, did he touch you?"

"Why are you asking this? How annoying."

"Tell me, what can't we say to each other?"

"Of course he wanted to, sometimes he was so impatient, but I didn't dare, I was afraid it would affect the child. So the night before last, I saw that she was uncomfortable, so I helped him with that once."

"Cook!"

"Ugh, why ask such detailed questions?"

"Hehe, having a lot of fun, huh?"

"Chan'er, it's strange, I'm usually a germaphobe and would never be able to accept these things, but when I'm with him, I don't feel anything is wrong. As long as it's his, I'm willing to accept it. It's so strange."

"Yan'er, this is not surprising. You like him, so of course you're willing to be with him. This is what it means to love someone because you love their dog."

"If you don't like him, you'll feel disgusted just by him being near you."

"Perhaps that's true. I've never experienced this before."

"Hehe, Yan'er, did he give you 'that' too...?"