Chapter 808: At first reading, one does not understand the meaning of the book; upon reading it again, one is already a character wit

Later, she even found people to learn from, but she really couldn't learn it. The same seasonings, the same steps, all added exactly as she was taught, yet the final product was truly too awful to swallow!

After returning to Beijing, she specifically hired someone to cook, responsible only for three meals a day. She would buy all the ingredients, and the person just needed to come and cook.

"Alright, I'll come tomorrow." An Yinan answered much more readily this time.

Her sister-in-law was caught between laughter and tears, "Is it really that bad?"

An Yinan thought for a moment, "It's not exactly that it's bad, it's just... hard to describe, unforgettable?"

That was even more of a slap in the face than the word "bad."

Her sister-in-law was stunned for a moment, then said, "You're the only one who dares to tell me the truth. I won't cook anymore."

"That's because Guo Ge and Xiaokang love you. When they spoil you, they are also happy." An Yinan blinked, "Sister-in-law, we're leaving now."

After saying this, she pulled Xie Yuanyuan away.

"Since graduation, I've always come and gone in a hurry on this road. It's rare to walk it like we are today."

After graduation, everyone had their own path.

Zhao Qiu Hua still managed the shops. Now, all over Beijing, in every corner, there were Nan Yuan Xiuhua shops.

Li Xiu'e was in charge of the shops' finances. With Li Xiu'e, there was finally someone to handle the accounts for the whole country.

Yuanyuan pursued her favorite industry, food research and development. Every time she ate the food she developed, she felt a sense of happiness.

And as for her...

Looking at those stacks of ledgers and thinking about the merits recorded in her files, everything she had given over these years had received a response.

"Nan Nan?" Zhao Qiu Hua supported her waist. She was already eight months along; in another two months, she would be giving birth. The one in her belly was restless, with frequent fetal movements that exhausted her every day.

"Qiu Hua."

They quickened their pace, then the two of them stood on either side of her. Looking at that large belly, An Yinan said with a smile, "Your child is quite the rascal."

Her Xray Vision automatically performed a check, and she saw the child grabbing the umbilical cord and doing somersaults!

A little brat, but being a bit mischievous is fine.

"Let me tell you, it's too active. It kicks my belly until it's numb all day long. Qian Zhao is always afraid something will happen and wants to take me to the hospital every day. Every time we go for a check-up, they say everything is fine," Zhao Qiu Hua said helplessly.

That woman who had always been a tomboy now had a glow of motherhood, especially when she spoke of Qian Zhao and the child, revealing an unconscious gentleness.

"Nan Nan is here?" At this moment, a woman's voice came from the courtyard.

"Second Sister-in-law!"

"Xiue."

An Yinan and Xie Yuanyuan hurriedly greeted her. Li Xiu'e's belly was about the same size as Zhao Qiu Hua's, but she was nearly two months further along than Zhao Qiu Hua and was now nearing her due date.

"You're back? When did you return? Yun Qi didn't tell me." Li Xiu'e frowned, but didn't say anything else.

"I just got back. An Erge hasn't returned to the Dayuan yet, so he probably doesn't know I'm back," she quickly said to help An Erge.

"Why are you staying here?"

An Yinan looked at the courtyard. This was the Xiao Yuan for her and her best friends; her own courtyard was currently being lived in by Lao Weiya and the others.

And Qiu Hua and Xiue both had their own courtyards.

"I'm nearing my due date, so I thought if we lived together, we could look out for each other."

"Yun Qi and Qian Zhao are both busy. Sometimes they go out at night. If we suddenly go into labor, we might not even be able to make a phone call. There's a phone here, so we can contact someone at any time."

Li Xiu'e smiled gently and explained slowly.

"Half a month ago, I went to see Dabao and Xiaobao. Those two children have grown up so well, like figures carved from jade." Li Xiu'e was extremely envious; looking at those two children, she wouldn't be bored even if she stared at them all day.

"Dabao is alright, but Xiaobao is too mischievous." An Yinan was caught between laughter and tears as she recounted their fight and mentioned her method of handling it.

Li Xiu'e and Zhao Qiu Hua looked at each other, then said, "Have you ever thought that they take after you?"

"When have you ever suffered a grievance? If there was any grudge, you would settle it on the spot."

"Do you remember when you took a kitchen knife and grabbed Sun Xiaoqin's hand?"

"Asking her, which hand hit Beibei?"

"Do you remember?"

Zhao Qiu Hua looked at her and asked carefully. That scene was still fresh in her memory.

Many times later, she wondered how she had become friends with her. Perhaps it was because someone who would wield a kitchen knife for her younger brother's grievances must be a good sister.

"That's because I had a plan in my heart. I knew I would definitely win. A person can be reckless, but they need the confidence to back it up."

She wasn't afraid of the children being impulsive; she wanted them to have the confidence to accept failure.

Li Xiu'e thought for a moment, "Nan Nan, don't forget, they are your and Chen Xun's children. The era is different now, not like when we went to the countryside. You are their confidence."

An Yinan sighed. If Xiue thought so, and everyone around her thought so, that was exactly why she had to train the children.

"We can't be with them forever, and we can't provide a safety net for them endlessly."

"You all take it for granted, but what about the people around them? What about the children themselves?"

"We can be their confidence, but that shouldn't be the foundation for them to commit evil or act recklessly, nor is it a reason for them to give up on effort."

"Their era should be created by them, not by me."

After she finished speaking, the room fell into silence.

Li Xiu'e realized, "You see things clearly. I almost made a huge mistake."

Her original intention was that she had suffered as a parent and didn't want her children to go through the same.

But...

After hearing Nan Nan's words just now, she realized she was wrong to a ridiculous degree.

"At first reading, one does not understand the meaning of the book; upon reading it again, one is already a character within it."

"Only those who have been through it can understand the significance of having been through it. When they truly understand, they will have already become those who have been through it."

An Yinan smiled and said two sentences.

"You're right." Xie Yuanyuan nodded; wasn't that exactly her current state?

"Regarding Xie Shuyang, you don't need to worry. He is carrying out a classified mission; calculating the time, it should be soon." An Yinan leaned back on the sofa, her whole body relaxed. "Since you chose this person, you must endure the loneliness and endure the pressure, because he is the person you took a fancy to."

"Yuanyuan, there are many things a person can do, and longing is also beautiful; why not turn sorrow into enjoyment?"

She could be considered someone who had been through it; she was in school, and Chen Xun was in the Northeast, so they lived apart, and wanting to meet or wanting to make a phone call was very difficult.

Later, she was in school and he came to Beijing, but wanting to meet was still very difficult; every mission meant going out for several months at a time—this is what a soldier is.

Since she had chosen this person, she had already prepared herself to be a soldier's wife.

Accepting that he goes on missions, and even accepting that he... might sacrifice his life.