Seeing the smile on Shi Lan’s face, Lin Wan knew she had been doing well lately.
"How’s my goddaughter doing in school? Is she happy there?"
"Not bad, she’s really into drawing now. She draws all over the walls and tables at ho, not a single spot is spared."
"It’s genetic, she inherited your talent for art, which is a good thing. You need to nurture it well. But kids, you know, they’re like that. See, Bao Bao and Beibei were much naughtier than Xingxing when they were little, always causing a ss."
Lin Wan thought so too. Bao Bao and Beibei were two little troublemakers, never behaving since they ca around.
While chatting with Shi Lan, Lin Wan learned that Shi Lan had given up the house at her godmother’s place. "Your godmother said the house is up to you to decide. You should check it out before it’s too late."
Lin Wan laughed, "Co on, I don’t believe you." After speaking, Lin Wan sighed, "Now that we’re all gone, what should we do with so many houses left behind?"
"Maybe rent them out, otherwise it’s a waste," Shi Lan suggested.
"Rent them out?" Lin Wan was reluctant. All the furniture at ho were her treasures, and she couldn’t bear letting others use them.
But leaving the house empty, who knows when it will be demolished.
Next to Shi Lan was her Saozi’s workshop. Lin Wan went over to take a look and found Grandma was there too, observing the employees making soap.
"Grandma says she’s bored at ho and insists on coming here with to watch every day," Tan Aixiang said. They only needed a few people, and the two or three hired ones included a delivery person and two doing demolding. Most of the work was done by Saozi herself.
She was just afraid of the secret recipe being leaked. The few people hired were all trustworthy relatives.
Saozi rented a small place, with three rooms and a small yard: one room for storage, one as an office, and one for operations.
When soone cos to discuss business, it just needs to look presentable.
"Xiao Wan, you’re finally back. Look, your Saozi has been making our family’s soap better and better. Soday, we could have a big factory like yours, with hundreds of employees."
"Grandma, Saozi’s factory is just starting. In the future, she’ll have more employees, and the business will flourish. It will beco a big factory."
"Yes, yes, in the past, I couldn’t have imagined these things, watching our family’s legacy rise."
Seeing Grandma so happy, Lin Wan felt happy too. It seed like a long ti since she’d seen Grandma this cheerful.
Saozi showed her their newly developed products.
"Look, Grandma says this new formula is even better than the soaps on the market now. When you leave, I’ll give you a few bars, including the black soap you love."
"How are sales going?"
"Not bad. Our factory, I an, your cousin’s factory, gives out so as holiday gifts. Initially, they chose our soap because it was cheaper than what’s on the market. Luckily, our stuff works well, and the workers like it. Many ca to buy from us after using it up."
"That’s good. Don’t worry, in the future, our factory’s welfare will definitely use Saozi’s products."
"Great, you know, I love seeing my products being sold. You don’t know, recently, Rongrong and her husband have been bringing their child over every day, lingering at our place all day."
"What’s that about?" Lin Wan couldn’t believe Shen Rong already had a child, "They have a child and didn’t inform us?"
"They did inform us, but Grandma didn’t want you to know, thinking you were busy, so she handled the gift money for you."
"Oh, I see."
"In recent years, they’ve been doing one project after another, borrowing a lot from the family but never repaying. Now, Li Chang was laid off from the factory, just idling around all day. Without money to eat, they borrow from the family. Eventually, everyone got tired of lending them money, so they started visiting with their child to mooch off food and drinks."
"They both have arms and legs. Even if laid off, they could find other jobs."
"Li Chang is quite cunning, even if he has a job, he’s unwilling to work."
"So they plan to live like this forever?"
"Who knows. Anyway, your aunt now has the idea of them getting divorced. Shen Rong has learned her lesson over the past two years, living unhappily and regretting marrying Li Chang. But when she thinks of the child, she can’t bear to."
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