Wang Leqin suddenly understood and laughed, saying, "This Yang Wei must be trying to use me as bait, intentionally to provoke Gao Ran, huh, I am not someone he can use. Xiao Wan, you see, men are no good."

"Hey, you can’t say that, there must be some misunderstanding involved." Yang Wei doesn’t seem like that kind of person.

"Whether they have misunderstandings or not, it has nothing to do with me. I’ve been divorced from Gao Ran for years; we’re long over. For Yang Wei to seek me out just to upset Gao Ran, it’s simply childish. Fortunately, I refused." Wang Leqin disapproved of Yang Wei’s action and didn’t admire him. So, her tiny bit of affection for Yang Wei washed away completely.

"...or maybe he genuinely likes you?"

"...like...even if he truly likes me, I won’t be with him." Especially when there’s a conflict between two people, even if it’s true, she would still refuse.

The matter between Wang Leqin and Yang Wei fizzled out, but Gao Ran was set on learning. Yang Wei was willing, but there was no solution.

.....

Dingding changes daily now, eating more and passing more. Lin Wan has to bring lots of diapers when going out, but fortunately, she doesn’t go out much anymore.

Yesterday, Brother Congnan called her, saying this time they brought less cargo over here and asked her if she needed anything brought over.

Lin Wan quickly explained what she needed. When it was time, she went ahead to wait at the villa.

This time, the stuff Lin Wan brought back needed to be organized, and she had to find a place to hide them.

Their two rooms were not suitable for storage.

As Brother Congnan was about to arrive, Lin Wan drove to the villa holding Dingding. Her brother also received Brother Congnan’s call and came over to help move the stuff inside.

The heavier items were the bookcase and desk. Brother Congnan and her brother, together with two employees from the truck, barely managed to carry them in.

"Wow, this house looks great, Xiao Wan, are you planning to move here?" Li Congnan asked after setting up the furniture and taking a look around the room.

"Won’t live here much over the next few years, maybe just come over and stay for a day or two on the weekends." Lin Wan originally planned it that way.

"Hmm, the house is nice, I’m regretting now. If I had known, I would have bought a small courtyard too." Li Congnan scratched his head.

"Brother Congnan, what’s the matter? Is it because of Bao Bao, and Sister-in-law Yue’e is discontent with the house?" Lin Wan joked while holding Dingding.

"Not exactly, but ever since we had the child, there’s no space at home. His diapers and toys are everywhere. Sigh, it’s worrisome."

Lin Yinghui helped his little sister see everyone off, then returned to complain, "If the house is too small, why not just exchange it? Are you guys short of money?"

"Well, this is because the plant was just built, Brother Jianye said we need to bring in equipment and hire people. Also, I wanted to discuss with you all about the future development of our factory. We’re thinking of getting a few vehicles since we actually have quite a few customers from other provinces now, and the cost of sending goods by train is too high." Li Congnan said these indeed were the current development hurdles.

"That sounds feasible. Someday I’ll make time to visit S City, and we can sit down and discuss it." Lin Yinghui was also aware of these matters. The beverage factory had been running for a few years without distributing much money, and now constructing buildings and purchasing new machines would cost quite a bit.

"Perfect, next month there’s a wine and beverage exhibition in S City, we’re participating. If you can make time during that period, you can also take a look at current developments, and we’ll be ready for the next steps." Li Congnan suggested.

"Alright, I’ll definitely make it over then."

"Brother Congnan, Brother, during the exhibition, it’s best to have some promotions specifically targeting those distributors. Usually, aside from the public, some distributors go too, so we can tailor a plan for them that involves how much they take home, how much they get free, or at what price. Of course, these prices will only be available at the exhibition; future orders will be at regular prices. This way, at the exhibition, with price advantages, we can attract quite a few new customers. Although earnings are less at exhibition time, it can help secure many customers for the future." Lin Wan suggested.

"That’s indeed so. When we go back, we should research a plan." Li Congnan nodded in agreement, as they initially also considered that.

Employees went to deliver the goods, and at noon, her brother took Brother Congnan back to the shop, and they went to drink together.

Lin Wan didn’t join; she had a lot to organize. Once done, she needed to pick up her daughter after school. Besides, Brother Congnan came often, missing this time didn’t matter. Plus, it was inconvenient for Lin Wan to go with the child.

After they left, Lin Wan closed the main door, put her child in the stroller, and placed all these things one by one into a small room in the basement.

Lin Wan specifically bought some shelves and cabinets. The basement also had a window, so there was no fear of dampness.

She put water bottles in more noticeable places, paper currency, monkey stamps, and paintings in ventilated areas.

Everything else was placed in the cabinets, which were moisture-proof iron cabinets.

From a general glance inside the basement, one would see mainly miscellaneous items, never thinking such valuable things were stored here. Even if thieves came, they would find it hard to notice.

Once Lin Wan finished organizing, as she headed out with her child, she coincidentally ran into Ying Han outside.

"Ying Han?"

"Sister Xiao Wan."

"Did you... also buy a house here?" Lin Wan asked, curious about the house nearby.

"Yeah, I just didn’t expect that our houses would be next to each other." Ying Han didn’t expect that their families would end up as neighbors.

"Are you living here permanently? There aren’t many people living here yet." If she was, he was worried about her living alone as a girl.

"No, this is the house my... husband bought. I just come here occasionally." Ying Han said, feeling a bit shy.

Lin Wan suddenly understood and laughed, "Are you... planning to get married?"

Ying Han nodded with a smile and even invited him in for a visit.

"Being in design really makes a difference, the interior decoration is especially beautiful and magnificent. The furniture is from that popular store in the city, right? Their designs are indeed good; I especially like them."

What Lin Wan said made Ying Han laugh. He replied, "Sister Xiao Wan really has a good eye; that shop was started by me and my business partners."

Speaking of surprises, Lin Wan was truly surprised by Ying Han’s words, "?... You started it?"

"Yes. Sister Xiao Wan, are you surprised?"

"I didn’t expect that. Ying Han’s design concepts are very modern." As Lin Wan said these few words, she looked directly at Ying Han with a smile, afraid to miss any expression on her face.

When she saw Ying Han smiling and nodding without questioning what "modern" meant, Lin Wan confirmed one thing: that Ying Han might be just like her!

But Lin Wan did not say it out loud. Maybe Ying Han knew her long ago, or maybe she didn’t know, but it didn’t matter. They are both living for themselves, not interfering with each other; they are just ordinary people in the vast Daqian World, not affecting anything else.

Lin Wan sat in Ying Han’s house for a while before leaving with Dingding.

But just as she got into the car, Lin Wan suddenly thought of something, that Ying Han’s crescent-shaped mark behind her ear was the same shape as the crescent-shaped pendant she had at home, with its blood-red color tinged with green.

Thinking of this, Lin Wan quickly returned home, took out the pendant, examined it closely, and put it into a delicate box before heading out again.

This pendant was something she found with her mom at a scrapyard, and her mom even said it could be passed down as a family heirloom and gave it to her.

Now her things are far more valuable than this pendant.

After returning home, Lin Wan pondered over this and decided to give this pendant to Ying Han as thanks for saving her life.

Later that night, when Han Yi came back, Lin Wan discussed the matter with him.

Han Yi had no objections; he just didn’t understand why she wanted to give away the pendant. "It’s something your mom left for you, and it has a different meaning. If you want to give her jade, we have plenty of them from our previous acquisition. Giving her one of those would be better."

"Those things weren’t honestly acquired, using them as gifts isn’t good. I want to give this because I feel this pendant matches her well, since her mark behind her ear is exactly the same shape."

"Really? What a coincidence?"

"Yeah, just such a coincidence, which is why I am thinking of giving it to her."

"Fine, it’s your thing; if you want to give it away, then go ahead. But shouldn’t we tell your mother about this, since she left it to you as a family heirloom?" Han Yi teased by gently rubbing Lin Wan’s hair.

"Oh, stop teasing me." Lin Wan knew full well that Han Yi was poking fun at her "treasure" from the scrapyard.

"How about giving her that raw jade stone we brought back from Shanghai?"

"No need, just this." Lin Wan felt this pendant suited Ying Han perfectly.

Once they agreed, Lin Wan packed the pendant and personally took it to Ying Han’s house, but unfortunately, Ying Han wasn’t home.

Lin Wan didn’t stay long; she simply handed the box over to Aunt Yun.

Who knew that just a couple of days later, Lin Wan received a call from Ying Han, who immediately thanked her. It was clear that Ying Han liked the pendant very much.

Lin Wan knew it would be useful to her, so she didn’t say much, exchanged a few pleasantries, and hung up.

However, later on, Ying Han did something that Lin Wan didn’t expect, which greatly benefited their family...

.....

"Old man, any news?" In S City, Li Liang’s parents still lived in a friend’s courtyard. Mr. Li Liang went to work, while Li Liang’s mother stayed home to take care of Hua Hua.

But Hua Hua was still fussy, spending most of the time crying to go home and find his mom.

The child had grown and understood some things, so he couldn’t adjust quickly.

Living in a friend’s courtyard for such a long time wasn’t ideal, although his wife worked regularly, nothing seemed to change, so Li Liang’s mother directly let Mr. Li Liang secretly return home to check the situation.