Chapter 397: Meeting the Jiang Siblings

"Nainai, you should just go to sleep," Jiang Yu said, coming out from the room to meet her, "My brother made this swing for my sister-in-law."

"What?" The old Mrs. Jiang had more to say, "A grown woman still wants to sit on a swing? Isn't that just purely trying to torment my eldest grandson?"

"Women really shouldn't be spoiled; if you don't beat them for three days, they'll climb onto the roof and tear off the tiles!"

"Did Grandpa beat you in the past?" Jiang Yu asked.

Old Mrs. Jiang snorted, "Why would he beat me? I don't go looking for trouble, one moment wanting to sit on a swing, the next wanting to eat this or that."

"That doesn't seem right, even if you don't sit on a swing, you're always either losing the child or finishing work in the fields only to find out you worked on someone else's land," Jiang Yu grinned before he even finished speaking, "I think you deserve a beating too!"

"You little brat, stand right there!" Old Mrs. Jiang grabbed a shoe and wanted to hit him, "You're just like your brother, both of you are wife-obsessed. I don't think you'll have as much success as your cousins in the future!"

"Huh?" Jiang Yu dodged with ease, "Are you talking about that cousin of mine who forced his wife to jump into a well? I never want to have that kind of success in my life!"

"By the way, Nainai, that cousin of mine said that when you went to stay at his house last time, he spat in your food. Is that also a kind of success?"

If he liked it, he had that too.

Old Mrs. Jiang couldn't catch him and couldn't out-scold him, so she was finally angered into going back to her room to sleep.

She didn't even let anyone serve her meals, insisting on dishing and carrying her own food the whole time, which Hu Qian found incredibly rare.

The swing Jiang Cheng made was perfect, and Si Rong sat on it to swing for a while after eating.

She felt her past life and present life intertwining, and those lovely people were still by her side.

She was truly very happy.

A month had passed since Jiang Cheng's vasectomy, and the follow-up results were also very good.

Si Rong planned to give him a reward that night.

When Jiang Cheng returned to the room after showering that night, the lights in the room suddenly went out.

"Don't move!" Behind him was a hand, shaped like a pistol, "Battalion Commander Jiang, please cooperate with the inspection."

Jiang Cheng hooked his lips into a wicked smirk, relaxed his body slightly, his Adam's apple bobbed, and he raised both hands in surrender, "Fully cooperating."

His shirt buttons were undone one by one...

In October of this year, the whole country celebrated.

The College Entrance Examination was restored; this was a great reform that benefited the country and the people.

Although there were no age-appropriate candidates in the family, the Jiang Family was also excited.

Ming Zi specifically sought out Si Rong, and while holding her goddaughter, she said with regret, "If I were a few years younger, I would definitely have to try."

"It's not too late now," though Si Rong understood her, "Next, individual commercial development will soon be allowed."

"Then what business should we do?" Ming Zi was still more interested in getting rich.

"You should think about it carefully," Si Rong's two older brothers had already started doing business.

As far as she knew, the second brother was currently working on side businesses with several villages in the countryside.

But after the reform and opening up, the second brother immediately threw himself into the construction industry, starting small and slowly building it into a large company.

The eldest brother started with the second brother, then slowly moved toward foreign trade.

Both of these industries were popular and profitable, but they weren't very suitable for girls, as they were quite grueling in the beginning.

"Catering, clothing, and beauty and hair salons are all popular industries."

Once the economy develops, there will be more wealthy people, and naturally, they will be willing to spend.

It could be said that those with courage could make money selling anything in the early stages of the reform and opening up.

In her past life, Si Rong even heard of someone who became a millionaire just by selling sunflower seeds at the entrance of a movie theater.

Si Rong had also considered their old profession of dance, but since not many people valued the all-around development of children in the early stages of the reform and opening up, it was better to engage in other industries first.

"I don't know much about beauty and hair," Ming Zi thought for a moment, "How about we do clothing? I like wearing pretty clothes."

"I like them too."

The two hit it off immediately; everything was ready, they just needed the right opportunity.

When Si Rong had free time, she thought more long-term.

In the beginning, they would have to go to large wholesale markets like those in Guang Shi to sell clothes, but later, once they made money, she wanted to set up her own specialty stores and clothing factories.

This would not only provide many job opportunities but also allow her to sit back and wait for the money to roll in.

She found some books on clothing design and tailoring at the library when she had time and read them together with Ming Zi.

At the end of November, news of the reform and opening up came again.

Si Rong and Ming Zi prepared to take a trip to Guang Shi; the second brother was worried, so he prepared to accompany them with his wife, Tian Chang.

The two little ones were left to Hu Qian to look after.

"Already a mother of two children, and all she knows is running wild everywhere!" Old Mrs. Jiang couldn't stand it; she found this granddaughter-in-law unpleasant in every way, not at all fitting the image of a traditional good woman in her mind, and she was far worse than Cui Hua in the village.

"My daughter-in-law can do whatever she wants. Why do you have so much nonsense to say when you're so old? Hurry up and go to sleep! Otherwise, I'm going to go beat Jiang Aiguo!"

Old Mrs. Jiang:...

She didn't know when it started, but whenever this daughter-in-law found her unpleasant, she would beat her son, which made her heart ache.

She had never seen anyone spoil a daughter-in-law like this!

Doing whatever she wants, she really didn't let her worry at all; she said so much, wasn't it all for the good of the old Jiang Family?

Hmph! Sleep it is!

On the other side, Shen Lan, who had not been out of prison for long, also learned the news of the reform and opening up.

"That's great, Shen Lan, you can go sell rat poison again!" Li Xuan was very happy.

Shen Yuan, in her arms, rolled her eyes; these two were like they had some serious illness.

All they knew was selling rat poison, it wasn't decent at all; couldn't they sell something else?

"No, this must be fake news," Shen Lan said firmly, "We absolutely cannot go back to speculation and profiteering; those people at the station don't even treat people like human beings!"

Shen Yuan:......

When it shouldn't have been sold, he sold it recklessly; now that he's allowed to sell things, he's instead shrunk back like a turtle. It's truly speechless.

She was so angry she wanted to speak, and then let out a long "Ah—ba!"

"Can Xiao Yuan call Daddy?" Li Xuan was very pleasantly surprised, "Quick! Let Daddy hold you!"

"Can't you see I'm smoking?" Shen Lan said irritably. For some reason, he just couldn't feel close to this daughter from the bottom of his heart.

Shen Yuan rolled her eyes dramatically, and was then patted on the head by Li Xuan, "Don't imitate Ming Zi!"

"Mommy will take you to the market to buy groceries in a bit!"

Now that Shen Lan was lying at home every day wallowing in sentimental melancholy, she could only go find Xiao Wen from time to time to do some part-time work.

Fortunately, Shen Lan had not discovered it yet.

Arriving at the vegetable market, Shen Yuan opened her eyes wide and looked around; she was already over six months old now.

Suddenly, Shen Yuan saw someone familiar.

Hu Qian, it seemed to be Si Nian's Nainai.

The person following behind her was also holding a child.

Shen Yuan smiled; she had run into the Jiang Sinian siblings.