Chapter 258: Dragon Soaring and Tiger Leaping

However, Zhao Qiu Hua was his heaven, a boundary he could never reach; to reach this heaven, he was willing to give everything.

"Hey, don't hesitate. With one more companion, we can study together." After seeing through his inner conflict, Xie Shuyang made the final decision.

Qian Zhao rubbed the back of his head, his expression a bit embarrassed, "I'm taking advantage of you."

Seeing his appearance, Xie Shuyang burst into laughter. Getting along with this group of lovely people, it seemed he could always let his guard down and unconsciously consider others; this group always had such a magical power!

"Alright, we're all brothers, don't worry about the front. You can also free up time to study. I'll go help you move your things this afternoon."

The two of them settled it just like that, and Qian Zhao also nodded firmly.

It wasn't until everyone finished work in the afternoon that they discovered there was a lot more firewood in the courtyard, and Qian Zhao told everyone about moving it to the backyard.

Zhao Qiu Hua nodded at Xie Shuyang to express her gratitude.

An Yinan no longer interfered with the sisters' affairs. Her own courtyard was empty, and she had originally intended to let Qian Zhao move there, after all, everyone had to work every day, and studying was just a matter of squeezing in time.

But now... it seemed there was a better solution, and she was happy to see it happen.

Amidst the Captain's anxious mood, time passed a bit slowly, but it finally arrived!

Those five molds, amidst everyone's anticipation, were finally about to be demolded.

"Is the time enough? Do we need to let it sit a bit longer?" the Captain asked.

An Yinan saw his nervous look and shook her head helplessly, "You were the one saying to hurry, and you're the one saying to let it sit longer."

"Hey, I'm just nervous," the Captain waved his hand.

If others didn't know about this huge profit, how could he not? If this succeeded, they could run a factory in the village's name and go to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative or factories to discuss cooperation.

Their Quanshui Village could change its nature; in the future, they wouldn't just be able to farm and eat grain, but also earn money and coupons.

An Yinan patted the mold with her hand, and after feeling that the mold was loose, she gently pulled open the top sealing layer. Everyone could see the milky white soap, carrying a faint fragrance.

"Uncle Xie Er, you do it. You made the molds, they're better than what I made." An Yinan handed the mold to Uncle Xie Er.

Uncle Xie Er took it with a smile, fiddled with it twice, and pulled open the movable baffles on both sides. Then everyone saw the full appearance of the soap, and subsequently, he opened the other latches, and the other baffles were also removed.

He used a blade to pry it from underneath, and a piece of milky white soap was successfully demolded.

"Give it to me, give it to me." The Captain held it with both hands and flipped the soap over. Seeing that there was a flower shape on the bottom of the soap, it looked much better than what was sold in the Supply and Marketing Cooperative.

"Try it with this." An Yinan poured the last of it into a canned food jar. She was too lazy to demold it, so she simply broke the jar and took out the milky white soap inside.

Aunt Li quickly brought over a basin of water, "Try it."

The Captain put the previous soap aside, then wetted his hands and washed them with the soap block An Yinan handed over. It felt slippery to the touch, and the years of dirt on his hands were actually washed away, with layers of foam rising from his hands.

The foam was dense and fine, carrying a faint fragrance.

"Rinse it quickly." Aunt Li didn't hesitate either; she changed the water and let the Captain rinse his hands clean.

After the Captain finished washing, he stretched his hands out in front of everyone, "These hands are too clean after washing."

"I'll wash too." Uncle Xie Er laughed out loud and took the soap the Captain handed over.

Everyone ended up washing their hands in a circle, smelling the faint fragrance on their hands, and looked at the demolded soap in disbelief, "It's a success!"

The Captain was even more overjoyed, "I'll go to the County to handle the procedures first. No one can talk about this for now."

"Xie Er, make more molds."

The Captain quickly regained his composure and then methodically directed everyone.

"Nan Nan, can you teach them how to do it?" the Captain asked An Yinan.

He had the formula in his hand, but he still wasn't confident. Nan Nan couldn't stay in Quanshui Village for many more days, and they needed to learn as soon as possible to avoid wasting lard.

"No problem." An Yinan agreed immediately, "But how about the afternoon? I have to go to the County in the morning."

"Fine, any time is fine," the Captain agreed.

It wasn't the busy farming season right now, and since this matter was approved from above, they could immediately purchase materials and start work.

After An Yinan left the Captain's house, she packed her things and went straight to the County.

She went to Liu Meijie's house first, but after knocking on the door, there was no answer. There was likely no one home, so she turned and went to the State-run Restaurant.

"Sister, when did you get back?" The Cashier looked at An Yinan with an expression of surprise.

She had looked for Liu Meijie the day before yesterday but ran into Liu Yun on the way, so she didn't come to the State-run Restaurant, which caused the little girl not to see her.

An Yinan took out the socks she had prepared beforehand from her bag, "I brought these for you all, two pairs each, divide them up."

The Cashier took them happily and didn't stand on ceremony with An Yinan.

If one were to ask who was most familiar with the State-run Restaurant, it had to be An Yinan.

Returning to the State-run Restaurant, An Yinan felt like she was returning to her maiden home.

"Nan Nan, you're here?" Liu Mei heard the movement and walked out of the breakroom.

An Yinan looked at her complexion and finally felt relieved, "I went to your house to look for you, knocked on the door for a long time, but no one opened it."

Liu Mei waved her hand, "Hey, staying at home by myself, I just can't control my temper. After coming to work, I've actually calmed down slowly. People really shouldn't be too delicate."

As she spoke, she couldn't help but laugh.

An Yinan handed her the Calcium Tablets she had wrapped in advance, "Take one of these every day. It won't affect the baby; it's mainly to supplement your calcium so you won't get leg cramps in the late stages of pregnancy."

Liu Mei didn't stand on ceremony with her either and took them directly, "What do you want to eat for lunch?"

"I won't eat here at noon, I have things to do in the afternoon." An Yinan waved her hand. Her main purpose today was to deliver the Calcium Tablets and perform Acupuncture for the Landlady.

"You... when are you leaving?" Liu Mei asked.

In this era, being able to travel far was already a very difficult thing, and staying for so long was even more difficult.

"Tomorrow's train." She had pushed back the task from the Compilation Bureau to come to Quanshui Village this time, fearing there was something wrong with the old man's health, so she had rushed over.

Although the old man's health was fine now, she also needed to undergo systematic study.

Time was tight, and she didn't have complete confidence.

"So fast? Can't you stay a few more days?" Liu Mei anxiously held her hand, feeling very reluctant to let her go.

An Yinan comforted her, "We can still write letters."

Liu Mei pouted, her emotions, already somewhat uncontrollable due to pregnancy hormones, slowly being smoothed over.

"Take good care of your health, and don't try to be a hero in everything." The last time Nan Nan had an accident, it made everyone worried and scared; she really didn't want to lose contact again.

"Okay." An Yinan gently hugged Liu Meijie.

This time they were parting, and she did not know when they would meet again.