I traveled back to ancient times, but I was able to lie down and relax.

In that case, we need to start hiring people.

Before that, Liu Nanjia explained the requirements for the bathroom to Uncle Wang. Other floors were fine, but the bathroom floor had to be tiled. Otherwise, the floor would become muddy when water was splashed out during a shower.

Also, a stove should be built in the bathroom, otherwise it will be too cold to take a bath in winter, and you can also boil water directly.

She originally planned to put the bathroom next to the new kitchen, closer to the gate, but now she has moved it to the old kitchen, closer to their house, making it easier to go back to the bedroom after showering.

There are also some details in the bathroom, such as the stove being high and the place to put the wooden tub being low, or a recessed area made of bricks that connects to the outside of the house for easy drainage.

Liu Nanjia also added a brick cabinet for storing clothes. Although it was now painted, it wasn't waterproof, and a wooden cabinet would easily get damp.

Uncle Wang was amazed, just like Aunt Wang, wondering how Liu Nanjia could have so many novel ideas.

Actually, this was already a compromise Liu Nanjia had made. Ideally, she would have been able to install a shower, but she found that she simply couldn't achieve it and had to give up.

Song Chen, however, was very interested in the bathroom she designed and asked her many questions.

Originally, Liu Nanjia had entrusted the task of recruiting people entirely to Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang, since they were more familiar with the people in the village.

But that day, Aunt Wang came over and said hesitantly, "Yanxi, Nanjia, your uncle and cousin also came to us about hiring people to build your house. They said they wanted to come. We're a bit undecided, so we came to ask you if we should let them come."

Upon hearing this, Liu Nanjia frowned. What kind of trouble was the eldest branch of the Liu family up to now?

In her opinion, since they had separated, they should keep to themselves and live their own lives.

"Let's refuse them. I don't want them to come to our house," Liu Nanjia said directly.

"But it doesn't sound good if people say that, and we have no reason not to let them come."

Liu Yanxi was in a dilemma. It wasn't that he still had any illusions about the people in the old Liu family house, but he felt that since they were all from the same village and had that kinship relationship, it wouldn't be good to refuse.

"It's only been a few days since the Fang family tried to abduct Si Rou. Isn't that enough of a reason?" Liu Nanjia frowned.

“They put all the blame on my aunt, saying that no one else knew anything about it, and there was nothing we could do about it,” Liu Yanxi said helplessly.

“They say they don’t know, so they don’t. That uncle is just like Old Man Liu; he likes to stay in the background and only let Fang Shi take the lead.” Liu Nanjia was in a bad mood and spoke rudely.

The brother and sister each held their own version of events, and neither could convince the other, so they remained deadlocked.

"Don't argue about this! Oh dear, I shouldn't have come to ask you. I should have just refused." Aunt Wang was getting anxious, seeing their discord for the first time.

“Aunt Wang, you didn’t do anything wrong. This is originally a family matter.” Liu Nanjia first comforted her, then called to Song Chen, “Song Chen, what do you think? Should we let them come?”

There was no other way; the two couldn't reach an agreement, so they had to ask for outside help and have Song Chen make the decision for them.

Her selfish desire was, of course, to have Song Chen on her side. She didn't ask Liu Sirou because she was still young, and also because she thought Liu Sirou might agree with her brother's opinion.

However, after thinking for a while, Song Chen said, "I think we should let them come. Aunt Wang, you tell Uncle Wang to keep a close eye on them, and also Yan Xi, to be more vigilant when he's at home, and see if they do anything unusual."

After being allowed to stay, Song Chen clearly became more integrated into the family, unlike before when she treated herself as a guest.

So the way they addressed each other changed. They started calling each other Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang, just like Liu Nanjia and the others, and they called the three of them by their names.

“Since Brother Chen says so too, then Aunt Wang, let them come. We’ll all keep a close eye on things,” Liu Yanxi said to Aunt Wang, having received her support.

Because Song Chen was older than all of them, Liu Yanxi called him "Brother Chen," which was much more intimate than the previous "Brother Song."

Liu Nanjia should actually call him that too, but her actual mental age is over twenty. She calls Liu Yanxi "brother" because of their family relationship, so she has to.

She was unhappy that Song Chen called her "brother," so she continued to call him "Song Chen, Song Chen."

Song Chen didn't mind and just let her call him that.

"No rush. We didn't give them a definite answer today. We told them that the candidates haven't been decided yet, and we can decide after we start working. You all need to talk things out calmly, and please don't argue!"

Although Aunt Wang was still a little worried, she had a lot to do at home, so she gave her a few words of advice and left.

When it was time to sell fried chicken, yes, after his injury healed, Song Chen replaced Liu Yanxi to sell fried chicken.

The main reason was to give Liu Yanxi more time to study. Besides, he definitely wouldn't have time to go to school after classes started, so it was better to hand over the reins now.

"Nan Jia, are you angry that I didn't agree with your opinion today?" Song Chen asked.

Liu Nanjia was sulking and didn't want to talk to him.

Song Chen didn't mind and continued, "I understand your thoughts and you don't want to have anything to do with that family anymore, but not everything can be done according to your wishes. You live in the village, so you have to deal with the people in the village. Right now you only associate with Aunt Wang's family. If it were like before, when everyone was poor, it wouldn't be a big problem."

“But now that you’ve made money in business, you’ve been buying clothes and furniture recently. Everyone in the village knows you’re rich now, which has attracted a lot of attention. You’ve even raised the wall around your yard. Others will think you’re trying to keep an eye on them. It’s not poverty that’s the problem, but inequality. This will inevitably arouse people’s jealousy.”

“If you also sever ties with the Liu family, there will definitely be negative comments about you.”

Liu Nanjia was initially very unconvinced. How could someone so much younger than her try to reason with her?

But as I listened, I did take it in.

These days, their family is indeed quite eye-catching. Not to mention the aroma of fried chicken wafting out every day, their meals are becoming more and more lavish. They no longer eat those mixed noodles; it's all white rice and white flour, and they have meat almost every meal.

Liu Nanjia has noticed many people peeking into her yard.

Moreover, every time they returned from town with purchases, many people would gather around to inquire what they had bought.

Sometimes things can't be hidden, like the furniture we bought last time. People have already started making sarcastic and cynical remarks, like, "Nan Jia's gotten so capable now, she's found a way to make money, why doesn't she help the other villagers?"

Although Liu Nanjia was annoyed by what she heard, she didn't take it to heart and just pretended they didn't exist.

But after Song Chen's reminder, and thinking back on what had happened before, I did feel that something was amiss.

This is not the modern society she is familiar with, where the legal system is sound and even if someone has bad intentions, there are laws that prevent them from actually doing so.

With so many people in a village, it's inevitable that there will be some with bad intentions. If they really do something out of jealousy, they'll be in even more trouble.

Seeing that she still didn't answer, but her expression seemed to indicate that she had listened, Song Chen continued, "I'm not asking you to befriend everyone in the village, but at least you can't give people something to talk about."

"Okay, you have a point."

Liu Nanjia felt somewhat discouraged; this was ultimately not the society she was used to.