Reborn in the 80s: Everyone Falls For Me
Chapter 450 - 449: (2 more updates)

Chapter 450: Chapter 449: (2 more updates)

Could it be that she is proud to have a little troublemaker in her belly?

Today’s weather was nice, and Xu Niannian planned to go out for a walk. Otherwise, she’d go crazy staying at home all the time.

Since Jin Yu wasn’t at home, Xu Niannian had to take Hu Yue out with her.

Before she left, Xu Zhiqiang called her.

"Hello, Sis?" Xu Zhiqiang’s slightly husky voice came from the other end of the phone.

The teenage voice change is a very strange period; Xu Zhiqiang’s voice used to be pleasant to listen to, but during this period, it sounded quite odd no matter how you heard it.

When Xu Niannian first heard Xu Zhiqiang calling her, she almost didn’t recognize it was her own brother.

After hearing it many times, she gradually got used to it.

Usually, when Xu Zhiqiang called her, it was about something to do with the factory.

"What’s up?" she asked.

Xu Zhiqiang was just calling to tell Xu Niannian that the factory had now expanded, and the land in Qingshan Village had all been requisitioned.

He wanted Xu Niannian to make a decision, suggesting that since the north was too far away, she should consider building another factory in this area.

Xu Niannian had thought about this, but for now, it wasn’t very realistic.

Firstly, she didn’t have any available talent at her disposal, and secondly, she was pregnant.

Even if she had the talent, many things in the early stages would still require her to do the legwork.

Xu Niannian declined Xu Zhiqiang’s proposal.

Fortunately, she hadn’t yet started to expand the dealership network in the cities around the capital.

At present, the whole of the north only had dealers in the capital itself.

The demand from the capital could still be met by the factory for now, so Xu Niannian decided to put off this matter until after the birth of the child.

For the time being, she preferred to keep the situation stable as is.

Xu Zhiqiang had no objections to Xu Niannian’s plans.

After discussing business, Xu Niannian asked about the health of Xu Dawei and Yang Cuihua.

Xu Zhiqiang told her that Yang Cuihua was in good health, ate well, and looked even fatter than before, but was a bit inexplicably odd.

Whenever something puzzled him, Xu Zhiqiang would ask Xu Niannian.

He really couldn’t understand Yang Cuihua’s recent behavior.

"Sis, what’s up with Mom? Why does she keep doing these strange things? Is she dissatisfied with me again?"

As family life gradually improved, Xu Zhiqiang could feel the care Yang Cuihua and Xu Dawei had for their three sons.

This was reflected in the occasional delicious foods brought back to the village for him.

They also bought him various clothes.

In the past, because Xu Niannian often bullied him and Yang Cuihua favored Xu Niannian, the three brothers had thought Yang Cuihua and Xu Dawei didn’t care about them at all.

As conditions slowly improved, they realized that Yang Cuihua did care about them.

So, the slight grudge Xu Zhiqiang held against Yang Cuihua had almost disappeared.

"Strange things?" Xu Niannian was taken aback for a moment: "What strange things has Mom been doing?"

The boy’s husky voice was filled with steady confusion.

"With our factory built in the village and Sister Xiaorou in charge of making the Butter Sauce, and the factory canteen providing meals every day, Mom insists on bringing Xiaorou down to cook for us."

Xu Zhiqiang didn’t understand this at all, and he had told Yang Cuihua several times.

But his objections were ineffective.

Xu Zhiqiang felt that now that they no longer lacked money, there was no need to exploit Chen Xiaorou’s labor.

After finishing the Butter Sauce, if there was spare time, she should be allowed to take a few days off.

But Yang Cuihua would always bring Chen Xiaorou down whenever she had free time, asking her to take good care of him.

He wasn’t a stranger to hardship; there was no need for someone to take care of him.

Besides, the food in the canteen wasn’t bad, and his meals as the deputy factory manager were even different from the others.

The canteen’s head chef always made a separate table of food specifically for him and Xu Erhong.

The rich meals had made Xu Zhiqiang grow quite a bit sturdier.

That’s why he really couldn’t understand Yang Cuihua’s actions.

Seeing her be pretty good to Chen Xiaorou, how could she exploit someone’s labor so shamelessly?

Xu Zhiqiang shared all his thoughts with Xu Niannian, hoping she could have a word with Yang Cuihua.

After all, Yang Cuihua listened to Xu Niannian the most.

"Is this what you mean by strange?" Xu Niannian asked, unable to suppress a chuckle.

Oh my, her brother was really something.

Completely clueless.

She couldn’t believe that after all this time, he still hadn’t noticed Chen Xiaorou’s special feelings for him.

And there he was, like a fool, not even seeing Yang Cuihua’s matchmaking efforts.

Xu Niannian suddenly felt a bit sorry for Chen Xiaorou.

Chen Xiaorou hadn’t openly expressed her feelings, which Xu Niannian understood.

After all, it’s a different era; in this era, girls rarely take the initiative to speak up.

Most would hint their interests subtly, waiting for the other to notice, and then let them pursue in return.

She couldn’t believe Chen Xiaorou had been hinting for so long, and her oblivious brother hadn’t caught on yet.

Xu Niannian’s laughter caught Xu Zhiqiang’s attention, and he asked confusedly, "Sis, what are you laughing at? What’s so funny?"

"Zhiqiang..." Xu Niannian sighed helplessly, "Haven’t you noticed why Mom keeps sending Xiaorou your way?"

Before, Xu Niannian thought that love was a matter for two people, and it was best to wait for Chen Xiaorou and Xu Zhiqiang to develop things by themselves.

But now she suddenly realized that she had overestimated her brother.

She couldn’t leave it to develop on its own or else a good match would be wasted.