Leaving the Evans Family
By evening, Mrs. Sun arrived. Seeing Su Lanxiang healthy and lively again, she kissed the child on the face a few times and hurriedly thanked Su Li and Mrs. Wang for taking care of Su Lanxiang these past few days.
Bailu packed Su Lanxiang's things into a bundle and took it out, along with another bundle filled with some food and snacks.
Mrs. Sun expressed her gratitude again, her eyes red, saying, "A Li, we've been eating and living off you these days, and now we're even taking your things when we leave. We really feel quite bad about it."
Su Li smiled and said, "It's no trouble at all, we're family after all. I still want to ask Third Aunt carefully about selling vegetables outside."
Upon hearing about selling vegetables at her maternal home, Mrs. Sun got excited and said, "Yesterday, Shiyong came back with his uncles. Shiyong told me that their vegetables are selling very well in several small towns around Qingmiao City! Since it's just our family selling now, the prices are set even higher than in Qingmiao City. A few major household buyers even agreed to buy directly from us! My brothers made a big profit this time and were thrilled. They even brought you some specialties from the surrounding towns, saying they want to thank you properly!"
Su Li smiled and said, "It's great that there's money to be made. The more vegetables you sell, the more money you help me earn."
Mrs. Sun knew very well that Su Li's vegetable retail would eventually expand to the surrounding areas. Now that they had taken the initiative to seize the market and develop regular customers, it was really taking care of family. Compared to this, giving up a third of the land to the Hua family was nothing.
After some small talk, Mrs. Sun shouldered the bundles and led Su Lanxiang home.
Su Lanxiang had grown familiar with everyone at Su Li's house these days. Now parting ways, the little girl’s eyes reddened as she waved vigorously, "Sister A Li, Second Aunt, Fourth Uncle, Fourth Aunt, Sister Bailu, Yindou... I'm leaving, goodbye!"
"Oh, why are you crying? We all live in the village. If you have nothing to do during the day, come play at our house. It's not like we won't see each other again, don't cry, dear!" Mrs. Wang smiled, wiped Su Lanxiang's tears, patted her head, and said, "Go home with your mother. Your house is warm now with the charcoal brazier burning inside."
Su Lanxiang looked back repeatedly as she went home with Mrs. Sun, but neither noticed that behind a big tree not far from the Su Sanyun house, Su Shimao was sneaking a peek. Once he saw Su Lanxiang go home, his eyes gleamed like a wolf's. He dashed back home to report to Su Daqi and Old Su, "Grandpa, Dad, Su Lanxiang has gone home!"
"Ah, that wretched girl has finally gone home, that's great!" Old Su slapped his thigh and pushed Su Daqi, "Eldest, the task of luring Su Lanxiang out is yours now."
Su Daqi reluctantly nodded. Last time he tried to steal the child but failed and got beaten up for no reason. His body still hurt. Now it was his turn again. What bad luck!
Su Sanyun's house.
Inside the house, the charcoal brazier was burning, warm and cozy. The Su Sanyun family sat around it, warming a pot of wine, eating snacks, and talking about business.
Su Shiyong's face was radiant. Like his honest father, the young man's eyes sparkled with enthusiasm as he talked about his experiences outside: "...That town is so bustling, the streets are so wide..."
Su Sanyun and his wife listened to their son's story and suddenly felt that their usually honest son seemed to have changed a bit after this business trip.
Su Lanxiang didn't quite understand business and found it boring. She yawned and went outside to the yard to play with snowmen by herself.
She built a big snowman, her hands red from the cold, smiling widely at it. Suddenly, she heard someone quietly calling her at the door: "Lanxiang, Lanxiang, come here quickly."