The sale of the pineapple jam went smoothly, and Cheng Su smiled with her eyes narrowed, "Today, I delivered all the pineapple jam to the Huaiji Supply and Marketing Cooperative, and after calculating, this trip brought us at least eighty yuan in profit!"Qi Taiguo was utterly astonished, "That much?"His own monthly allowance was only ninety yuan, and she just casually made eighty yuan from selling jam?"It’s not bad, just over a hundred pounds of jam, a small production. If we scale up, the profit could be even higher. The key now is to watch the market, as long as there’s demand, we can continue to invest," said Cheng Su casually.Qi Taiguo had a complex look on his face. That was a lot of confidence!"Then you’re quite good at making money," he said with a hint of discomfort."What’s so impressive about that? With Comrade Xiao Ping pushing reform and opening-up, we have to seize such good opportunities," Cheng Su shrugged. "Even the profit from the restaurant is over thirty-one da

After retrieving the labels from the printing factory, Cheng Su delivered them to the Huaiji Supply and Marketing Cooperative, only to be greeted with good news upon her arrival.The pineapple jam had already sold thirty bottles, all one-pound jars; among the customers, someone bought ten in one go, intending them as gifts.Cheng Su was also somewhat surprised. She had predicted that the pineapple jam would sell, but not that so many would sell so quickly. To her further astonishment, Chairman Li ordered another hundred bottles from her, also one-pound jars, saying that this size was easier to sell and perfect for gifting, while the three-pound jars were more suitable for family consumption.After taking the order, Cheng Su immediately went back to the glass factory to buy more one-pound jars and slowly busied herself behind the food market. Today, without Taiguo’s help, she could only rely on herself, and it was exhausting. Luckily, Qiulan was willing to stay and help her after finis

During the days Qi Taiguo was out on a mission, Cheng Su was both working at the restaurant and busy making jam, leaving home early and returning late with Qiulan every day, living a busy yet fulfilling life.As for Qi Taiguo, it was probably the first time he felt eager to return home after a mission. He swiftly jumped off the military truck and headed straight for the compound."Yo, Commander Qi is missing his sister-in-law!" a young soldier teased him with a whistle from the truck window."Get lost," Qi Taiguo spat back with a laugh and a mock curse before he moved on.Arriving at his front door, he took a moment to tidy up his collar, thought better of it, and left it disheveled to look worn out, then knocked on the door feigning exhaustion.Women are all soft-hearted, after all.Thud, thud.He waited a while, but there was no response. Qi Taiguo’s thick brows furrowed, and he knocked again, yet still there was silence inside.What’s going on? Wasn’t she home? Could she still be a

On their way home, Cheng Su and Qi Taiguo both felt a bit uneasy, as that kiss seemed to have added an inexplicable flavor to the air between them.While showering, Cheng Su suddenly thought of a question, Tonight, should she... with Qi Taiguo?In these two months, from initial disgust to indifference, then to non-resistance, now, it must be liking, right?Did she like him, enough to give herself to him?She touched her lips and then pressed a hand against her chest, where her heart was pounding. Was it because of that kiss or something else?The bits and pieces of the past two months replayed in her mind like a movie, the mutual dislike, the testing, the accommodating, the helping...Their interactions didn’t feel like those of a husband and wife, but more like friends.Did she like him?At the very least, she didn’t dislike him.Starting to feel uncertain, Cheng Su, while drying her hair, pondered whether she would divorce Qi Taiguo.Given their current development, a divorce seemed

Cheng Su felt regret, she shouldn’t have taken the initiative last night; now her legs were wobbly, her waist sore, and her back aching. Who else could she blame?Qi Taiguo had gone to military training early in the morning, and she glanced at the time. Without bothering to make breakfast, she just drank some water and set off for the restaurant; there was plenty to do today!Coming out of the kitchen, Hualing was on her way to work, holding her bag, and she looked at Cheng Su with a smirk, "Oh, sister-in-law, there was quite a noise last night, wasn’t there?"Cheng Su’s face turned red and she gave a sheepish smile, "Are you going off to work?"Hualing yawned and said, "Indeed." Then added, "Last night was so noisy, I couldn’t sleep well."Cheng Su inwardly sneered, you don’t have to say it for me to hear, if you’re so capable, you make a ruckus too!And she thought, it’s troublesome when houses are connected; the soundproofing isn’t very good. When a couple makes too much noise, the