Reborn with a Space: Building a Fortune Amidst Famine

It's better to find someone professional for these things.

Daqing took an hour to reach his classmate's house.

Upon asking, their family had them, but they were all used, no new ones.

"No one makes these tools nowadays. My grandpa used to make them himself. Now there are no materials either."

"Stop with the nonsense. Give me a set."

"Alright, alright, take it. Look at how tough you are."

It seems their relationship is indeed very good.

Yuanyuan was really fond of this set of engraving knives and wanted to pay, but was refused.

"These are not for sale, it's only because Daqing came, if it were someone else, there definitely wouldn't be any."

Yuanyuan thanked them. Now she wouldn't be bored and could do something. She had so much Jade anyway.

"Sister-in-law, is there anywhere else you want to go?"

Yuanyuan smiled and shook her head, "No need, let's go back. Did I delay your work?"

"How could it? This is my work too." The boss gave him such an arduous task, and even now, he's still on edge.

Back at the garrison, the mother and her three kids put down their things and went out to play.

They really wanted to show off to Yuan Xi what they saw today.

But they were disappointed. Yuan Xi wasn't there, so they played jump rope outside, which Yuanyuan made for them.

The three of them competed while Yuanyuan watched from the side, it was quite entertaining.

After playing enough, they went back home, greeting people they met on the way.

Yuanyuan also greeted others but didn't engage in deep conversations.

Back home, Yuanyuan boiled water for them to take a bath. They couldn't bathe outside anymore, so they had to use another room, it can't be helped, that's the standard here.

Yuanyuan wasn't keen on changing anything. If they were to live here, they really should build a house, at least a bathroom, and also a room for the young woman.

But it's still early, they'll wait and see later.

"Mom, what's for dinner today?" It's a question that has to be asked every meal.

"What does the little girl want to eat?"

"I want to eat egg pancakes."

"Sure, no problem, we'll have egg pancakes, but you can only have one piece, the rest will be porridge."

The little girl nodded with a smile.

She dressed them in thermal underwear and let them play on the heated brick bed.

Cornmeal porridge cooked in a big pot, simmered slowly, that's how it tastes best.

After the porridge was ready, she'd prepare stir-fried dishes; egg pancakes cook quickly, in fact, they're the fastest.

Just chop some scallions into flour, then add salt, crack in eggs, and mix with some water, stir until even.

Dinner's stir-fried dishes were shredded carrots with meat, and cucumber scrambled with eggs.

By the time Tan Shaoting returned, the porridge was already simmered, and Yuanyuan had even made rice crust, which was the leftover porridge dried over low heat, then scraped off and sprinkled with soy sauce and sesame oil. She used to love it as a child.

The egg pancakes were done, the stir-fry was almost ready, and she'd prepared braised beef and sausages for Tan Shaoting.

The family sat on the heated brick bed to dine. This was always the time Tan Shaoting felt most at ease. He felt this was the only way to sense the warmth of a home.

"Yuanyuan, the leadership agreed for the whole family to go over, and there will be children to host over there. Plus, two ten-year-olds will be going along."

"So when will the teacher come over?"

"Tomorrow, they'll stay here, and I requested a male teacher."

"I have no objections, it's just that my spoken language won't be worse than the teacher's."

"That's great, you can teach Qi Yan and the other two."

"Don't worry. We still have over half a year, just simple daily dialogue, they'll be fine."

Children have strong learning abilities; it's really not that difficult.

"Not only do you need to learn to speak, but you also need to learn to write, right?"

"I suppose so."

"Alright, let's work hard together."

It's quite nice to take a trip abroad, especially with the kids.

That night, after being intimate, Tan Shaoting discussed what would happen after they left.

The couple fell silent, neither wanted to get involved in the disputes between them.

The next morning, a middle-aged man with glasses arrived, wearing a white shirt with perfectly neat collars and pants with sharp creases.

Although Yuanyuan didn't have issues with foreign languages, she still needed to put up a good show.

But she was quite surprised. The three children pronounced very accurately.

This piqued Zhang Yaohan's interest.

By noon, the three kids wore resigned expressions as they looked at Yuanyuan; that marked the end of class.

"Mr. Su, your kids are really smart. Honestly, I've never seen such bright students."

The five went to the cafeteria, using the opportunity to teach them how to say the food names in a foreign language.

Zhuang Yuanxi was listening on the side, feeling as if his little friends were being taken.

In the afternoon, it was Zhang Yaohan's time to teach Tan Shaoting.

Two hours later, he understood why those kids were so smart. The genes were good, their father was also a quick learner, and he pronounced accurately.

"Leader, your family learns too quickly."

"How are the three kids doing?"

"They're excellent, absolutely excellent. Leader, why does your family have such a good sense of language?"

"I don't really know what a sense of language is, but both my wife and I learned the two countries' languages in just over ten days. And after staying abroad for some time, speaking with the locals wasn't much different."

"Leader, your family is incredible. I'll need to give lessons to your wife and kids this afternoon."

Zhang Yaohan arrived at the Tan Family, and the kids had just woken up, drinking milk and having snacks.

"Teacher Zhang, have a seat and eat something."

"Thank you, Mr. Su."

Zhang Yaohan didn't stand on ceremony either, teaching the kids a few more words.

After two hours of study, the kids were getting restless.

"Teacher Zhang, let's take the kids outside to play and learn on the go, they're too young to sit still."

"They're already doing great. I've even forgotten they are just kids." Teaching such students is quite fulfilling.

In the evening, they still ate at the mess hall. This time Tan Shaoting joined, so the Zhuang Family moved to another table.

"Dad, what are Qi Yan and the others saying?"

"They're learning foreign languages."

"I don't understand what they're saying."

"If you want to learn, wait a while, and let your mom take you home; we'll find you a foreign language teacher there."

Yuan Xi nodded. He thought if his little friends could all speak a foreign language, he should learn too.

On one side, they ate while teaching and also conducted checks.

At night, it was Tan Shaoting's learning time; he had to learn to read and write, while the children only needed to be able to speak.