Reborn with a Space: Building a Fortune Amidst Famine

The two of them stood silently at the entrance, and finally, as the train came in, Zhao Yanli breathed a sigh of relief.

When the train came to a complete stop, she grabbed two bags tied together and carried her belongings to get off. The train door was low, and she couldn't lift the bags high enough to get through.

After getting off, she instinctively turned her head to glance back, but no one was actually looking at her.

So she hoisted the two bags of dried fruits onto her shoulders and hurriedly walked away with her bag.

To be honest, two hundred pounds was quite heavy, but there was no other way. She had to walk, resting now and then.

The train station was a twenty-minute walk from her brother-in-law's house. She had thought of taking the bus. But there were too many people on it, and she felt she couldn't squeeze in.

So, she had no choice but to walk.

"Mr. Zhao?"

Zhao Yanli heard the call and thought the voice was somewhat familiar.

"Mr. Zhou?"

"It's really you! I thought I might have mistaken you for someone else," Zhou Yongbing said as he tried to take the bag off Zhao Yanli's shoulder.

Surprisingly, he couldn't even lift it.

"Put it on my bicycle. I'll take you to your elder sister's house."

"Thank you so much, Mr. Zhou." More than half of the way was still left to go.

After putting it down, Zhao Yanli awkwardly moved her shoulders.

"Mr. Zhou, what's going on?"

"Nothing, I was just passing by and thought it might be you, so I came over to check."

"Mr. Zhou, you are truly a kind person," Zhao Yanli said, smiling.

"Am I a good person? Don't you think I'm irresponsible? Don't you think I'm quite useless?" Zhou Yongbing was somewhat emotional.

Zhao Yanli looked at him puzzled, "No, I don't think that at all."

"Thank you, Mr. Zhao."

"Why are you thanking me? I should be the one thanking you."

Actually, a few days ago, Zhou Yongbing had broken up with his girlfriend, who had called him irresponsible in front of his whole family. Not a real man.

He felt deeply hurt and was questioning himself every day. Was he really like that? Hearing Zhao Yanli's words today, he suddenly felt his loss was meaningless.

After the woman broke up with him, on the third day, he saw her shopping with another man.

What was unclear about this?

Watching the cheerful girl walking beside him, Zhou Yongbing suddenly felt that this was quite alright. This girl was actually very nice, self-reliant, and optimistic.

"Mr. Zhou, did my brother-in-law leave?"

"He left the day before yesterday. He should be back in a day or two.

Mr. Zhao, I wanted to ask you something."

"What? Go ahead."

"Mr. Zhao, do you have a partner?"

"Huh? No, I don't. There's no suitable one?" Could it be that this person also wanted to introduce her to someone?

"Mr. Zhao, what kind of person are you looking for?"

This was really about wanting to introduce her to someone. "I don't know. At the very least, he should treat me well, right? And he should listen to me."

"Any other requirements?"

"Others? I haven't thought about it."

"So, you wouldn't require anything about family background or job?"

"Those just need to be ordinary."

This made Zhou Yongbing a bit secretly happy inside.

"Mr. Zhao, when are you leaving?"

"In a few days. After I get home, I still need to prepare the seeds. There's not much time left."

Exactly? Seeds and tools all need to be prepared in advance. There really wasn't much time.

"Hmm." Right now, Zhou Yongbing was just hoping for Zhang Fusheng to come back quickly.

No, he still needed to talk to his parents, let them meet Zhao Yanli. If they agreed, he would talk to Zhang Fusheng about it.

"Mr. Zhao, how are things outside?"

"It's quite fine, but I still prefer life in the North."

"Is there something not good over there?"

"Not really, just that I'm not used to it and feel that being at home is better."

As they were talking, they reached the Zhang family's door.

It was Zhao Yanping who opened the door and upon seeing her younger sister outside, she immediately grabbed her.

"Xiao Li, you're finally back."

"I had to come back. I still have work."

"Sister-in-law."

"Yongbing, thank you."

It was obvious enough. The young man had two large bags placed on his bicycle.

Zhou Yongbing smiled and pushed the bicycle in. "Sister-in-law, Mr. Zhao, I'll be heading back first." He was quite anxious, wanting to bring his parents over to have a look. His parents had been anxious over this matter for days.

"Mr. Zhou, wait a moment, I brought some dried fruits back. Take some home to try."

Zhao Yanli quickly called out to Zhou Yongbing. It felt awkward to not reciprocate after receiving help from him. Besides, she also wanted to maintain a good relationship with Zhou Yongbing, as every year, he would help out.

"Big sister, go inside and in the cloth bag, pack some for Mr. Zhou to take home. Otherwise, you'll have to send it over."

Hearing this, Zhou Yongbing swiftly pushed the bike away, saying as he walked, "Mr. Zhao, it's not convenient right now, I still have things to do."

This was a good opportunity to go to his home and also let his parents have a look.

The two sisters watched as Zhou Yongbing hurriedly left, really believing he had an urgent matter, especially Zhao Yanli, "Sister, Mr. Zhou is really a good person. Even with urgent matters, he still helped me."

Just then, Little Haiyan woke up. Hearing the conversation outside, she ran out with eager steps.

"Auntie, Auntie."

"Oh my, Little Haiyan has gained weight."

The little girl smiled happily. In these times, being praised for gaining weight was even more pleasing than being told she was beautiful.

"Come on, let's go inside. Auntie brought something delicious for you."

Before entering the house, Mrs. Zhang came out too.

"Is her auntie back? Hurry inside. I'll cook for you."

Zhao Yanping held back the elder, "Mom, let me do it. Earlier, seeing my younger sister made me too excited."

The group went inside the house. Zhao Yanli began pulling out fruits from her bag.

"Aunt, try this fruit, it's so delicious. I especially brought it, but it's been a long journey, so it doesn't look as fresh and nice as when I first saw it."

Little Haiyan stood by, watching her aunt pull out items one by one.

"Haiyan, this is what Auntie bought for you there. Keep it around your neck and don't take it off. Make sure it stays inside your clothes."

"Auntie, this is so smooth."

"Right? They say Jade is good for your health. Make sure you wear it for a long time."

"Yes, I'll wear it every day."

Zhao Yanping made her younger sister some noodle soup with an egg in it.

Zhao Yanli ate some herself and also fed some to Haiyan.

"How's Yuanyuan?"

"She's doing alright. It's nice to see, all three kids are walking, and when I left, they could already call Mom and Dad."

"But looking after the kids all by herself, Yuanyuan is quite tired."

"She seems to be managing. She takes the kids out for walks every day. When I was there, it rained twice, yet they still went out for a stroll, even in the rain."