Along the way, there have been many changes in Qianjin Village, with the most significant one being that several families are building new houses. Tang Yue knew each of these families; they all worked at Mingyue Clothing Factory. Mingyue Clothing Factory paid their wages on time and even increased them over time. Coupled with the savings they had from before and their hard-working nature, it was only natural for them to build new houses. Passing by the village committee’s neighboring house, Tang Yue saw Tang Xian at the mat factory. Tang Xian’s attire was simple but neat. Although he had become a father, he had shed his immaturity and grown up rapidly. The negative influences his biological mother Wang Aihua brought upon him were slowly being eradicated by Tang Xian himself. The mat factory’s business was booming, and Tang Xian’s own business was expanding, showing a budding small-business owner’s flair. "Sister Xiao Yue, brother-in-law." Tang Xian greeted them enthusiastically and said, "Why didn’t you say you were coming back today? Otherwise, I could have come to pick you up on my motorcycle." After the incident with Guo Li giving birth, Tang Xian had bought a motorcycle with the money he earned. It was the first motorcycle in the village, and it made everyone quite envious. With the mat factory, Tang Xian provided people with the opportunity to earn money. He always remembered the teachings of his uncles—to treat people fairly—so he was very generous, earning a good reputation in the village. "No need, walking feels even more comfortable," Tang Yue said with a smile: "This little distance won’t defeat me. Is Granny Tang at home?" "She is." After giving a few instructions, Tang Xian led Tang Yue and Meng Siyu back home. Meanwhile, he talked about the changes in the village. Nowadays, life in Qianjin Village was getting better and better, with many girls from other villages willing to marry into Qianjin Village. "Granny’s health is good, she felt unwell for a couple of days after returning from Jing City, but now she is completely fine," Tang Xian paused, then said, "Sister Xiao Yue, I tell you this not to make you worry. I just want to let you know that Granny is doing well. Granny said that if there’s a chance in the future, when you have children, she would also like to visit Jing City." "Granny is really good," Tang Yue thought of Granny Tang. She was tough in words but soft at heart; she might verbally complain about her, but Granny Tang would still help out financially when she was sick and needed money. This kindness was something Tang Yue kept in mind. Upon arriving at Grandma Tang’s house, Granny Tang was coming out of the house, pushing a small cart. From afar, seeing Tang Yue and her group’s return, Granny Tang was visibly excited. For lunch, Granny Tang prepared a lavish meal—well, to be precise, it was Guo Li who cooked the abundant meal. Guo Li, who had recovered her ethereal beauty after resting, looked happy and content without the faint traces of worry that once marred her features, and her overall spirit had greatly improved. "Sister Xiao Yue, this chicken was freshly slaughtered. It hasn’t been cooking for long, but it’s ready to eat." Guo Li brought the dishes one by one; the full table of food was prepared in about two hours after their arrival. Five dishes and one soup, with both meat and vegetables, were well matched. The rich aroma of the chicken soup was golden, the stir-fried pork with chili was full-flavored, and the seasonal eggplants and cucumbers were appetizing to look at. "Xiao Li, your cooking skills are really good," Tang Yue complimented. Even without tasting, the presentation was already very appealing. "Xiao Li does indeed cook very well." Granny Tang praised. She had three sons and two daughters, but in the end, it was her grandson and granddaughter-in-law who stayed by her side. Although young, her granddaughter-in-law Guo Li handled everything very well. Even if there was something she didn’t understand, with Granny Tang’s guidance, there wouldn’t be any problems. "How are your parents?" "Xiao Yue, when will you and Si Yu be returning to Jing City?" "It’s great that you all came, but why did you bring so many gifts?" "How do you use that radio? What if it runs out of batteries?" Granny Tang was as happy as a child, chatting about family affairs while eating, and after the meal, she looked at the gifts brought by Tang Yue, each one touching Granny Tang’s heart. Original content can be found at novel✶fire.net Especially that radio, Granny Tang really liked it. Although the TV is good, you can’t carry it around to listen wherever you go, but you can with this radio. "Granny, if the radio’s batteries run out, you can change them. It doesn’t use much power," Tang Yue answered seriously. When buying the radio, she bought a few batteries to go with it, and the seller said that the radio could last one or two months without changing the batteries. Tang Yue didn’t dare to hope for one or two months without changing batteries, she felt that it would be quite good as long as it wasn’t every day. Meng Siyu followed Tang Xian around for a tour, while Tang Yue stayed in the yard to accompany Granny Tang. "Tang Yue." An unfamiliar yet familiar voice called out from outside the yard. Tang Yue walked out of the yard and was also shocked to see Zou Xia, asking, "Zou Xia, it’s been a long time, hasn’t it?" "Yes, you are such a busy person. My parents told me you were back today, and I didn’t believe it," Zou Xia said with a bashful smile. "Come in and sit down," Tang Yue invited her in. Granny Tang had already brought out a lot of snacks from the house, saying, "Xiao Yue, you entertain your classmate well. I will take Zhuangzhuang inside to play..." Saying that, Granny Tang had already pushed Zhuangzhuang into the house to rest, leaving the living room to Tang Yue and Zou Xia. Classmates who hadn’t seen each other for a long while had a lot to talk about; there were quite a few people from Qianjin Village who got into university. "Are you also studying at Jiang City Normal University?" Tang Yue was surprised when she heard the name of this university. After she was admitted to Jinghua University last year, she had been anxious to go to Jing City and didn’t spend much time in the village. Even when she returned, she stayed in the county, so she didn’t know where Zou Xia was studying. "Yes." Zou Xia nodded thoughtfully, then asked, "Did you go to your grandmother’s place?" Tang Yue replied, "Hmm." Zou Xia immediately understood and said, "Your cousin Zhang Min also got into Jiang City Normal University." "That’s right, I heard it from my mom," Tang Yue felt that it was quite a coincidence. Zou Xia said, "Actually, many of our classmates are attending universities in Jiang Province. It’s already quite an achievement to get into a university in our own province, not to mention those in other provinces." "By the way, my sister told me that the First Middle School is now using you and Zhang Tingyu as role models for promotion. After all, in all these years, there have been only you two top scholars from our school," Zou Xia said with a smile on her face. "It’s just luck," Tang Yue said lightly. She and Zhang Tingyu didn’t know how many questions they had done. When others were relaxing, she and Tingyu were solving problems. When others were playing, she and Tingyu were still studying questions, sticking with them until they could solve each one.