With global currency devaluation, I'll wear these back and take my whole family flying!

Shen Yingying and He Bin exchanged a smile upon seeing this.

"Blame it on the fact that a goose only has two legs," Shen Yingying joked.

Shen Xing, munching on a goose leg, replied, "It's because my uncle only cooks one goose at a time. If he cooked two, wouldn't there be four legs?"

"Roast goose must be eaten in the same meal. One goose is just right, but two will definitely be leftovers. They won't taste as good if you eat them at the next meal, and it would be a waste to throw them away," He Bin explained.

He has always been particular about food, especially what he makes himself.

Shen Ci didn't care about anything else; the aroma of the roast goose made her dizzy: "Uncle, it's really a pity that others can't have your cooking skills."

Shen Yingying smiled and continued, "You know what, after we closed our roast meat shop in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, all our old customers on WeChat were craving it and kept asking us when we would open a new shop. They only stopped asking after they found out we came to Longcheng."

"Come whenever you want to eat, just let me know in advance, and your uncle will make it for you anytime."

Shen Ci buried her head in her food and ate a lot. She always ate a lot more when eating with her family at home, and only put down her chopsticks when she was tired.

"Aren't you going to eat?" Shen Yingying asked, looking at her.

Shen Ci touched her stomach: "I'm going to rest for a while."

As she spoke, she looked at her aunt and asked, "Auntie, have you been busy lately? Are you tired?"

"It's alright. I was really flustered at first, but I'm getting the hang of it now."

After saying that, as if she remembered something, Shen Yingying added, "I recently discovered that there are adult night schools in Longcheng, which are kind of like adult universities. You can learn all kinds of professional knowledge there, such as management, marketing, planning and so on."

Everyone else was taken aback by what they heard. Sui Sui asked her mother, "What? Are you going to learn?"

Shen Yingying pursed her lips, her words tinged with hesitation: "I do have that idea. I did learn from Manager Tao for a few months, but it was all superficial. I still don't understand the deeper, more professional things."

"I checked, and many of the courses are very helpful to me, but they take too long. I inquired and found that it would take five years for someone like me with absolutely no foundation to complete all these courses!"

"I'll be in college for a year longer than you guys are. I'll be forty-six by then!"

At this point, she couldn't help but shake her head in self-doubt: "So I think I'll pass."

"Don't bother calculating, Auntie. It's a good thing to have a thirst for knowledge." Shen Ci strongly supported this idea, saying, "Isn't it said that you should learn as long as you live?"

"And no matter what you do, you'll be forty-six years old in five years."

"Don't you want to be a very professional and successful woman when you're forty-six?"

Shen Yingying was stunned by Shen Ci's words.

She winked at her niece. "No matter what you do, you'll be forty-six in five years. Don't you want to be a successful, professional woman by then?"

Yup!

Such a simple principle!

Shen Yingying suddenly smiled. She looked at her husband and then at her daughter: "It has to be Aci. She can convince me with just one sentence."

Sui Sui was a little worried: "Mom, you'll have a hard time, you're already so busy."

Shen Yingying said nonchalantly, "How hard can this be? It's nowhere near as hard as raising you children."

“Go ahead, I support you. You don’t need to worry about things at home, leave everything to me,” He Bin firmly expressed his support for his wife.

Shen Yingying smiled and nodded. After being enlightened by Shen Ci, she felt much lighter. In fact, she had been troubled by this matter for the past few days, wavering and unable to make up her mind.

"Oh, right, there's something else."

Shen Yingying suddenly became serious and looked at Aci, saying, "Your maternal grandmother called me yesterday. She was worried that your mother's pregnancy would affect her mood, so she didn't dare to tell her and called me instead."

"What's wrong with Grandma?" Shen Ci asked hurriedly.

"It's not your maternal grandmother, it's Da Bao."

Shen Ci frowned, puzzled, and asked, "Da Bao? Didn't he go to a junior college?"

Shen Yingying sighed and pouted, "Yeah, it's only been a few days since school started. Yesterday your grandma called to say that someone got into a fight with someone and broke their head."

"Huh?" Shen Ci exclaimed in surprise, "Is it serious?"

Shen Yingying shook her head speechlessly: "Who knows? Your grandma didn't explain clearly either, just that they wanted compensation. Of course they would, if someone's head was bleeding, they have to pay money, right?"

“You scared your grandma half to death. The junior college that Da Bao chose is still in Funan, but it’s far from Longyang. It’s on the other side, and it takes several hours to get there by car.”

“This has happened so early in the school year. Your grandma is worried that Da Bao will cause trouble again. This time he injured someone, but what if he gets hurt next time?”

Upon hearing this, Sui Sui added fuel to the fire: "That's how it is with those shady colleges, they're a complete mess. Not to mention the boys fighting every day, even the girls fight."

She's actually been there, so she's the most qualified to speak on the matter.

"I can't tell your mom this either, it's been keeping me so bummed out." Shen Yingying laughed as she spoke; that's just her personality—she wants to talk to someone about anything that's on her mind, she can't keep things to herself. But she didn't forget to tell Shen Ci and Xingxing, "You two shouldn't tell your mom either, don't make her worry."

Xingxing nodded obediently, but Shen Ci said, "There's nothing to worry about. If anyone should worry, it's your uncle."

“My mom gave all the dowry my dad gave to my grandma. I heard that after we went back home, my grandma bought a new 200-square-meter house. In Longyang, even if they buy such a big house, the money left over will be enough for them to live on until they are old.”

“I know what my mother is thinking. You two sisters haven’t been around all these years. No matter what, my eldest uncle has taken on the obligation and responsibility of taking care of my grandmother. So giving the bride price to my grandmother is the same as giving it to my eldest uncle. It’s okay for him to benefit a little.”

Shen Yingying nodded in agreement: "Your mother doesn't ask for anything else, as long as your eldest uncle can take good care of your grandmother."

"So that's enough. Whether Da Bao causes trouble or not, and how big the trouble is, that's something for your uncle to worry about," Shen Ci said calmly.

Shen Yingying knew that the children were not close to their family, so she didn't say much. She also understood Aci's thoughts.

Changing the subject, Shen Yingying asked again, "I heard from your mother that Tao Tao and Xiao Min got into the same school?"

"Yes, I even saw my second aunt on the first day of school. She brought Tao Tao to register."

“I asked Xiaomin if she wanted to come over for dinner today, but she said she couldn’t come because of a dorm get-together. I completely forgot about Tao Tao. I should have called him; he doesn’t have any other relatives in Longcheng.” Shen Yingying said, feeling increasingly regretful: “Do you have Tao Tao’s WeChat?”

Shen Ci shook her head: "No, I'm going to see Xiaomin at school tomorrow, I'll ask her then."