My strategy failed, so my bestie introduced me to a tough officer.

"Forget it."

Xiao Yanlin shook his head.

Although it is tempting for Xie Zhennan to treat his wife to a meal, he will pay a heavy price for angering his wife.

At the very least, he would be scolded by his wife in a sweet voice and punched by her.

In serious cases, his wife would force him to sleep in the study for a week.

"Old Xie, let's just watch them drink."

Xiao Yanlin picked up the wine bowl in front of him and clinked it with Xie Zhennan.

"If they get drunk, the best we can do is take care of them for the night."

"Anyway, drinking too much fruit wine won't harm your health."

“There doesn’t seem to be a better way.”

Xie Zhennan shook his head helplessly, but when he saw Yun Jiao clinking bowls with Lin Qingluo and Qin Hanmei in a coquettish and innocent manner, a doting smile unconsciously appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Sister, there's something I've been holding in my stomach for a whole day."

After three bowls of fruit wine, Yun Jiaojiao started talking.

Qin Hanmeilin Qingluo all stared at her.

"What are you talking about?"

The two of them asked Yun Jiaojiao in tacit understanding.

Yun Jiaojiao pointed to the empty bowl in front of her.

"Fill it up first."

"Fill it up first."

"Full and full."

Qin Hanmei picked up the wine jug on the table and poured wine for Yun Jiaojiao.

Yun Jiaojiao gulped down two sips of wine and said with a satisfied look on her face, "Big sister, the noodles you sell are not tasty."

Heartbreak!

Qin Hanmei was enjoying her wine when Yun Jiaojiao suddenly said this, and her heart ached.

Qin Hanmei covered her chest and said, "You haven't tasted it, how do you know that the noodles my elder sister sells are not good?"

"Although I haven't tasted it, I know it's not very tasty just by looking at the appearance."

Yun Jiaojiao waved her arm and began to talk loudly.

"Sister, your noodle stall is only frequented by those greasy-haired men. Business is not very good. The main reason is not because you have a bad reputation, but because the noodles you sell are not tasty."

"If those slick-looking men are controlled by the women at home and stop patronizing your business, have you ever thought about how to maintain your noodle stall?"

"..."

Qin Hanmei put down the wine bowl, frowned slightly, and fell into silence.

Although these words from her third sister hurt her heart, they were the truth.

The noodles she made were not very tasty. The men who went to her noodle stall did not come to eat the noodles, but mainly to eat her tofu.

If those men didn't come, she really didn't know what to do in the future?

“I didn’t think that far ahead.”

After a moment of silence, Qin Hanmei pulled the corners of her mouth into a wry smile.

“Take one step at a time and live your life to the fullest.”

"Drink today and talk about the future later."

"Take one step at a time, live your life to the fullest. If you weren't my eldest sister, I wouldn't comment on your life this way."

"But we are sisters now, and as a sister, I need to ask you a few questions."

The smell of alcohol on Yun Jiaojiao suddenly faded a little, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Qin Hanmei became sharp and serious.

"Sister, are you willing to let those slick-looking men take advantage of you all the time?"

"Do you want your neighbors to point fingers at you and call you a vixen, flirting with men all the time?"

"Don't you want to find a decent man to remarry, have a child, and live a good life as a family of three?"

"I'm not happy."

Yun Jiaojiao's questions deeply stimulated Qin Hanmei, touched her rebellious nature, and aroused her fighting spirit.

Qin Hanmei's eyes were red and she roared like a trapped beast.

"Those men who have wives and children at home but still go out and have affairs with other women, I feel sick just by looking at them. If it weren't for the pressure of life, I would chop off their hands and feed them to the dogs if they touched my fingers."

"It was those restless men who provoked me. I didn't flirt with any other men. I feel wronged. Why do my neighbors accuse me of being fickle and flirting with other men?"

"I want to find a good man, remarry, have a child, and live a simple life with three meals a day as a family of three."

As she spoke, Qin Hanmei's tears fell.

The sadness, pain and frustration on their faces made Yun Jiaojiao, Lin Qingluo and Aunt Lanhua feel distressed. Even Xie Zhennan and Xiao Yanlin frowned unconsciously.

Being a woman is hard, being a widow is even harder.

"Sister, since you don't want to continue dealing with those slick-looking men, don't want to be judged by the neighbors, and want to find a good man to remarry, have a child, and live a peaceful and stable life with a family of three, then you should try to change."

Qin Hanmei wiped the tears from her face with her sleeves.

His eyes instantly regained their strength.

"how to change?"

"Third sister, do you have any good ideas in mind?"

"Eldest sister is dull, please give me some pointers."

Qin Hanmei walked to Yun Jiaojiao and bowed slightly to her, looking humble as if asking for advice from an expert.

"Sister, we are sisters, you don't have to do this."

Yun Jiaojiao reached out and helped her stand up straight.

"First of all, we have to find a way to improve the noodle stall business."

“If you want your noodle stall to do well, the noodles must taste good.”

"Pea noodles, pickled cabbage noodles, mixed sauce noodles, pea noodles, three fresh noodles, beef noodles, hot dry noodles, dandan noodles, pork noodles, all ready."

"The cost may be higher, but we can sell it at a higher price."

"Besides the military compound and the army field unit, there are also several factories near our residential area."

"The factory workers have stable jobs and receive monthly wages. They are willing to spend money on food and clothing. Our noodles taste good, so we are sure to have a lot of customers."

"The noodle stall business is picking up, so naturally, more neighbors are interacting with you. After a while, they know what kind of person you are. You don't need to waste time explaining it to them. They can see it for themselves."

"Once Big Sister gets rid of her reputation as a vixen, it should be easy for her to find an honest and decent man to start a family with her abilities and looks."

"Sister, do you think I'm right?"

"Yun girl is absolutely right."

Aunt Lanhua listened with great interest and applauded Yun Jiaojiao before Qin Hanmei did.

Qin Hanmei also felt that Yun Jiaojiao's analysis was very correct and thorough. She was very moved, but being moved was not an easy thing to change.

"Sister, what do you think?"

Qin Hanmei didn't respond to Yun Jiaojiao for a long time, which made Lin Qingluo very anxious.

"My dear girl, you have said so much, but you didn't say a word."

At Lin Qingluo's urging, Qin Hanmei finally pulled herself together and responded, "Third sister, what you said is very good, but I've never eaten the sauerkraut noodles, pea noodles, pea and mixed sauce noodles, three fresh noodles, dandan noodles, and hot dry noodles you mentioned. I've never even seen them."

"I only know about mixed bean curd noodles, beef noodles, and pork noodles. I've never seen or eaten this before, so I can't make it."

"Sister, this is why you've been agonizing for so long!"

Lin Qingluo patted her chest confidently.

"I can do it."

"Sister, I'll teach you."