After chatting with Little Yu about the bakeryās development, it wasnāt until the afternoon was almost over that she bid farewell and left. Mother Cheng was meeting Little Yu for the first time and asked about her background. Upon learning that she was a widow and her late husband had saved Qi Taiguo, she told Cheng Su to take good care of her.
"Human relations are more important than money, and life is above all. The man has laid down his life, so even if you lose a bit financially, itās fine. Donāt let them feel disheartened," Mother Cheng said.
Cheng Su agreed and naturally would not refuse, only mentioning some of her difficulties. Mother Cheng sighed, "Every family has a few troublesome relatives; ours is no exception."
Isnāt that the truth? However, when Cheng Su brought up her idea back home, Little Yuās two sisters-in-law spun it into who knows what.
But whatever they say, the proposal has been made. Whether to go through with it or not is up to them. Giving it away for free is out of the question. If it were your family, you wouldnāt hand over a profitable recipe for nothing, would you?
After chatting with her mom for a while, the phone rang. Cheng Su went to answer it. It was a call from her elder sister, saying she was taking two days off tomorrow to return to her hometown.
"Itās almost the New Year. What are you going back for?" Cheng Su asked, a little puzzled.
Qi Fenglian hesitated for a long time on the other end before giving the reason.
It turns out sheās preparing to register her marriage with Chu Changxing. This trip is to formally visit the future parents-in-law and notify them about their marriage registration.
"Oh my, youāre getting married?" Although Cheng Su had been mentally prepared for this, hearing it for real still made her quite happy.
"Yes, his son came back a few days ago. Weāve all met and got along quite well. His son said since weāre about the same age and itās almost New Year, we might as well register our marriage and spend it as a family," Qi Fenglianās laughter came through the phone. "With his son saying that, of course he wants to get married soon too. This year we wonāt have to spend the New Year separately."
"Sis, I really must congratulate you." Cheng Su was sincerely happy for her and asked, "Is his son a nice person? What do you think of him?"
"Heās an honest and filial child. He said heās been hoping for his dad to remarry. Now, heās a junior manager at a factory in the Special Zone and earns his own salary. Heās doing okay!" Qi Fenglianās tone was very relaxed.
Only then did Cheng Su feel assured and said, "Then delegate your tasks to your subordinates and head home."
"Alright!" Qi Fenglian responded, "After visiting mom and dad, weāll go straight to register the marriage. At our age, itās about making do with life. Weāre not going to have a wedding. Weāll go back during New Yearās and have a family meal to celebrate our marriage."
Cheng Su understood that many second marriages donāt get celebrated grandly. A family meal is usually enough to call it a done deal, so she wasnāt surprised.
After hanging up the phone, Mother Cheng eagerly sat down and asked, "Is your elder sister getting remarried?"
Cheng Su smiled and said yes.
Mother Cheng exclaimed, "Thatās great news. Your elder sister has finally found happiness again. I hope heaven blesses her with a smooth and loving marriage until she grows old."
Isnāt that the truth? Itās not easy to muster the courage to remarry. Anyone wishing her well would think the same.
"Thatās wonderful. I was worried that if your elder sister didnāt find someone else, you guys would have to rely on her in the future!" Mother Cheng showed a bit of pettiness.
"Mom, she has a son!" Cheng Su said, both amused and a bit helpless.
"Thatās not the same." Mother Cheng glared at her. "Having a man around is still better. A son has his own world."
Cheng Su shook her head, choosing not to argue, and went back to her work.