CHAPTER 431: THE FEELING OF 431 HOMES

"Do you have canned goods?"

"Yes, I made them. They last long. Try some."

Jiang Xinyu prepared five jars of canned peaches for Qiao Jingyi and some enamelware to take back for her.

After seeing them off, she returned to the kang to lie down. After a while, when Shi Jingfeifei woke up, she began to prepare steamed bread.

The kids all love it. She had wanted to make it for a long time, but didn’t want to knead the dough. However, for the kids, she was willing to put up with the sweat.

As she lay there, she fell asleep again, not knowing when Feifei woke up.

By the time she woke up, it was past four in the rainy afternoon. She figured she’d have trouble sleeping that night.

"Mom, you were sleeping so soundly. I got up without waking you."

"I slept until I’m sore all over. I’ll make you some bread."

The two kids were quite happy. It had been a long time since they last had it, and they had given away a lot, so they never really had their fill.

"Mom, are you making a lot this time?"

"A lot, enough for two pots."

"Mom, are you going to share with the older kids too?"

"What do you think?"

"Mom, won’t it be very hard for you?"

"No, don’t worry. You can share with your little friends."

When it was time for class, the two kids obediently went inside to find Master Shang.

Jiang Xinyu was busy alone in the kitchen. Since the kids loved to eat it, she would make it more often in the future.

Lv Beiguang didn’t go to work today. He stayed home with the two kids, helping them with homework.

"Dad, can we go to Aunt Jiang’s today? I miss Feifei. I wish she were my real sister, she’s just so adorable."

"Jingchu, you like Feifei?"

"Yeah, don’t you think they’re both just too cute? Feifei is really beautiful, much more so than Aunt Jiang. Of course, Shi Jing is nice too."

Lv Beiguang looked at his fourteen-year-old daughter, already blossoming beautifully, but that little girl Feifei was indeed very pretty.

"Dad, can we go to Aunt Jiang’s? It’s Saturday, she must be home."

"Alright, you two hurry with your homework, then we’ll go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy gifts for Feifei and Shi Jing. We’ll have dinner at Aunt Jiang’s tonight."

Jingchu was happy, knowing that there would be delicious food at Aunt Jiang’s.

"Guodong, don’t you want to go?"

"No, I’ve just got a problem here that I don’t understand."

Lv Beiguang took a look, he knew the final answer, but didn’t know how to explain it.

Suddenly, a thought struck him, "Guodong, I’m not too sure about this one either. When we get to Aunt Jiang’s, let her explain it to you."

"But I have a lot of questions."

"Dad, I have some too."

Lv Beiguang thought to himself that he couldn’t even help the kids with junior high school level knowledge, feeling rather embarrassed, considering he was a high school graduate.

But it was truly beyond his capability, he felt quite powerless.

Guodong and Jingchu got ready, the three of them headed to the supply and marketing cooperative, but didn’t buy any food, only stationery.

Lv Beiguang bought two watermelons. After walking around, he didn’t find anything else worth buying.

She Xiaoyun just happened to come out, saw Lv Beiguang and the two kids, and greeted them with a smile.

"Hello, Aunt She."

"Jingchu, Guodong, are you here to buy stationery?"

"Aunt She, we want to go to Aunt Jiang’s, and we bought stationery for Feifei and Shi Jing, they probably need it for school, right?"

Lv Beiguang just stood to the side, smiling. He was naturally not much of a talker.

"It’s Saturday today, those two little ones must be home."

"Secretary She, are there any other fruits besides watermelon?"

"The warehouse has apples, you should take some." So this dimwit finally knew how to ask.

The three of them brought gifts to Jiang Xinyu’s house.

The first batch of steamed bread was just out of the pot at that time.

"Dad, Aunt Jiang is making steamed bread, I can smell the sweet fragrance."

"Hehe, you two can have some again today."

"Yes, luckily I didn’t buy pastries for Feifei, Aunt Jiang’s cooking is much better than the store-bought ones."

"Yes, your Aunt Jiang is skillful."

"Dad, if Aunt Jiang became our mom, I would absolutely agree. Brother, what do you think?"

"I have no objections either."

Lv Beiguang felt like laughing, did he really need his kids’ help to find a partner now?

The door was opened by Shang Zhenkun. "Mr. Lv, please come in."

"Master Shang."

"Shi Jing, Feifei, your Uncle Lv is here."

Jiang Xinyu was in the kitchen preparing the second batch. Upon hearing Shang Zhenkun, she immediately came out.

Sweat had already soaked her hair, sticking to her smooth forehead, her face was flushed, and Lv Beiguang felt his heartbeat slow for a moment.

"Secretary Lv? Jingchu, Guodong, you’re here, please sit, I’ll be done in the kitchen soon, and I’ll come out shortly."

Shi Jing and Feifei came out too. Upon seeing them, they happily greeted them.

Although Lv Jingchu and Guodong were much older, the two younger ones could always win the affection of the older brother and sister, so they could play together.

Jingchu picked up Feifei, "Sister got you some stationery, when are you going to school?"

"Sister Jingchu, I’m not going to school now, just learning at home with Master Shang until I’m older."

"You’ll need stationery anyway."

Shang Zhenkun sat under the tree outside with Lv Beiguang, even made tea for him.

"Master Shang, I’ll put the watermelons in the cooler first, so they’ll be chilled when the kids eat later."

Jiang Xinyu soon came out with the first batch of steamed bread after setting the second batch.

"You four wash your hands, the bread is ready, try some fresh from the pot. I think it’s tastier than cold."

"Thanks, Aunt Jiang."

"No need to be polite, hurry and try some. Master Shang, Secretary Lv, you too."

Lv Jingchu held Feifei’s hand, getting water for her to wash her hands.

"Aunt Jiang, it’s really delicious while it’s hot, so fragrant."

"Glad you like it. You three stay for dinner, my classmate came over at noon, I stewed meat, there’s still half left."

"Director Jiang, that’s my intention, I came over to freeload a meal."

"You’re welcome."

"Mom, sit down and take a rest." Shi Jing pulled his mom’s hand.

"Alright, you four sit down and eat."

"Xinyu, a friend is bringing over a batch of coal from the mine next week, do you want some?"

"Yes, I’m not afraid of having too much, we use a lot of coal at home."

"Alright, the first batch is a thousand pounds, all for you, we’ll wait for the next batch."

"Alright, I can wait for the next batch too."

Lv Beiguang shook his head with a smile, "Do you want coal dust?"

"I do. It’s used for smothering the kiln at night."

"That’s not safe. When the coal dust arrives, I’ll compact it into coal briquettes for you, they’re easier to burn than coal chunks."

"Thank you, I just think coal dust is dirty."

"It’s the same. It’s just more ash, but cheaper than coal chunks."