Chapter 498: How long has it been since your last period?

"Did you make fish today? Why is it so fishy!" An Yinan frowned, feeling a bit puzzled.

Zhao Qiu Hua sniffed, "It's not fishy!"

She couldn't even smell a hint of fishiness; was her nose acting up because of a cold?

She deliberately took two deep breaths; her nose was perfectly clear!

"What's wrong with Nan Nan?" Just a moment ago, for the sake of their conversation, the three of them had been in another compartment, though it was only separated from the grandmother and the others by a partition.

Hearing the noise from this side, Liu Xicai thought Nan Nan had fallen ill, so she looked at the three people sitting there and asked anxiously.

An Yinan shook her head, "It's nothing, I just smelled the fishiness earlier and couldn't quite handle it."

She felt she had been a bit delicate these past few days; she had even eaten seafood just a few days ago!

"How do you mean you couldn't handle it?" Liu Xicai asked.

While speaking, she touched Nan Nan's forehead and, finding the temperature normal, felt slightly relieved.

"It's just that I felt a bit nauseous?" An Yinan said.

"Big Aunt, I'm fine. It might just be an upset stomach; I'll just mix some medicine for myself later," An Yinan replied dismissively.

It had only been for a brief moment just now, and she didn't feel anything anymore.

Liu Xicai looked at An Yinan, "Don't take medicine blindly. You're a doctor yourself, yet you still take medicine blindly."

After saying this, she returned to the next compartment; the old lady was there by herself, and she didn't feel at ease staying away for too long.

An Yinan continued to introduce Pengcheng to Kang Jian.

"That place has a unique geographical location; it is the link between the Mainland and the islands, the bond between mother and child," An Yinan introduced the geographical position.

She then added, "The state has already issued regulations, and the Pengcheng Development Zone is currently being established."

"Attracting investment is essential, and in the initial stages of creation, there will certainly be many preferential policies."

"Moreover, the state is determined to use Pengcheng as a showcase; you can imagine how it is defined."

"However, the state's establishment of the Pengcheng Development Zone also involves a component of generating foreign exchange, which is something that needs to be noted."

While speaking, An Yinan took out several newspapers, each of which contained definitions of Pengcheng.

Kang Jian carefully read the text introduction, and in his heart, he began to have expectations for this place composed of various fishing villages.

"Should we buy land first?" Kang Jian asked.

An Yinan shook her head, "Land, we must buy, but we still have to wait a while."

"Wait?" Kang Jian didn't understand; shouldn't one strike first to gain the advantage?

"Wait for the policies!" An Yinan replied with a smile.

Furthermore, one needs to understand the character of certain people, as well as the future planning for Pengcheng; the development of this place years from now will be limitless.

Kang Jian suddenly realized, "I understand."

An Yinan smiled and said nothing more.

"I'll go see what food there is; even if you don't have an appetite, you should eat a little," Zhao Qiu Hua said, then immediately left the carriage and went to the dining car.

Kang Jian looked at An Yinan beside him; Nan hasn't changed much over these years, but the aura around her has become much more stable.

She no longer has the sharpness of the past; back then, Nan was like a sword ready to shed its sheath.

Her brilliance was fully exposed.

But now, she is completely calm and steady.

"What are you looking at?" An Yinan tilted her head to look at him and couldn't help but smile.

"You've grown up from a child who wouldn't submit to anything and wouldn't accept anything."

She still couldn't forget how Kang Jian had retorted to her back then, "Do you know what I've been through?"

Now he has matured, and he can internalize all his emotions.

"Hey, Nan, don't talk about things from back then. I didn't understand anything at that time, I just thought no one was more miserable than me."

"Now that I've seen more people and more things have happened."

"I've realized that there are many people more miserable than me, and I don't even make the list."

As he spoke, he was still smiling; clearly, he was thinking of the scene back then, when he had almost been unable to manage the shop for Nan.

If that had been the case, what would he be doing now?

Perhaps still on those streets, acting as a middleman.

Snatching clothes from the shops and then sending them all over the country according to orders.

Earning that meager price difference while fawning over the owners of various shops.

An Yinan looked at him, "You have grown a lot, even exceeding my expectations."

She said frankly.

Kang Jian was a bit curious, "Then what were your expectations for me?"

At that time, he hadn't even reached twenty, and both his ideas and his mentality were very immature.

He himself couldn't believe why Nan had truly felt at ease handing the shop over to him.

An Yinan looked outside the train, "Being slick in dealing with people and persistent in doing things are your strengths."

"Back then, I had you submit a business plan; to be honest, it was very naive and had some wild, imaginative ideas."

"But you were better than many people; even if it was very immature and perhaps impossible to implement, you dared to think."

"At that time, I thought, if this person doesn't have any crooked intentions, I will put you to good use."

She wasn't old yet, so why had she started to love pondering the past?

Was her mindset already that old?

"The food is back." Zhao Qiu Hua carried two bags, followed by a bodyguard who was also carrying food in his hands.

"Let's go to Grandmother's side," An Yinan stood up, and they walked to the next compartment together.

"Have you eaten?" Grandmother was a bit sleepy; she had just taken a nap and was now feeling quite energetic.

Zhao Qiu Hua smiled, "Grandmother, the food on the train is limited, so we have to eat something regardless of whether it's good or bad."

She was afraid Grandmother wouldn't be used to it, so she spoke up in advance.

In fact, in this era, the food on trains was actually quite decent.

In the past, there were even some people who specifically took short-distance trains just to eat the meals on the train.

This phenomenon hasn't existed in the last two years, though.

"There's shredded potato, stir-fried eggs with green peppers, and braised fish chunks," Zhao Qiu Hua said while opening the lunchbox lids one by one.

Just then, An Yinan covered her mouth and hurried toward the restroom.

But after arriving at the restroom, the mixed odors made her retch again.

The women were all very busy; Nan Nan's health had always been very good, and apart from injuries, she usually didn't even get colds or fevers.

What was the situation now?

"Nan Nan!" Liu Xicai gently patted her back, looking at the girl who was dry-heaving, she seemed to be lost in thought.

An Yinan waved her hand, took the water Zhao Qiu Hua handed her, and rinsed her mouth.

"I'm fine." She stood up after rinsing her mouth, still able to feel the churning in her stomach.

Liu Xicai looked at An Yinan, then said to the others, "You all go eat first; I'll take Nan Nan to stay in the next compartment for a while."

Zhao Qiu Hua looked at An Yinan with concern, and An Yinan returned a smile to her.

Only then did the others go back.

Liu Xicai asked in a low voice, "How long has it been since your period was due?"

An Yinan wasn't stupid; she hadn't thought in that direction before, but once Big Aunt asked like that, she understood what it meant.

"It seems to be half a month late," An Yinan frowned.