After leaving the island, Cheng Xiaofan called Bai Yiling to inform her about asking her to receive Xu Man that evening.
Bai Yiling smiled and said, "Xiaofan, after all, Xu Man is your friend. No matter how busy you are, you should personally receive her!"
Cheng Xiaofan laughed, "Yiling, I really have something to do tonight. I originally planned to invite her tomorrow, but thinking about what happened to her last night, I decided to do it tonight to calm her nerves!"
Hearing him say that, Bai Yiling then said, "Okay, since you have something on, I'll invite her on your behalf tonight!"
Cheng Xiaofan said, "When you get to the hotel tonight, please give her a bracelet!"
"I was just thinking of giving Xu Man one too," Bai Yiling said with a smile, "If I had known to give her a bracelet that could defend herself, the kidnappers' plan wouldn't have succeeded!"
"No one has foresight. Who knew something like this would happen!" Cheng Xiaofan laughed.
They chatted for a while and hung up.
Ring, ring!
As soon as Cheng Xiaofan put his phone in his pocket, it rang.
He took it out and saw it was Miao Dachun calling.
He pressed the answer button and heard Miao Dachun's excited voice from the other end: "Oh my, Xiaofan, the 'pig grass' you sent is amazing! I put a bundle in the pigsty, and within a short while, those six pigs ate it all up, leaving not even a leaf behind."
"Using this grass as pig feed is truly better than anything else!"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, "Grandpa, you won't go wrong listening to me. Pigs fed with this grass will have low costs, and the price of live pigs can be more than double the market price!"
Upon hearing this, Miao Dachun on the phone was so happy his eyebrows nearly flew off. He said, "Xiaofan, it seems my fortune depends on you. When the time comes, I won't have much, but I'll definitely have enough pig trotters to treat you!"
Hearing Miao Dachun mention pig trotters, Cheng Xiaofan couldn't help but feel a bit embarrassed.
There was a story behind this: When Cheng Xiaofan was a child, he was particularly greedy and often led the village children to climb trees for bird eggs and go to the river for fish and shrimp.
Although Luo Yang and Feng Xigua were older than Cheng Xiaofan, they all considered him their leader and followed him around all day.
Anyone who followed Cheng Xiaofan was sure to get plenty to eat.
One time, Cheng Xiaofan took several people on a trip into the mountains, which was a complete failure. They didn't get anything to eat, so he set his sights on a pig raised by Luo Changsheng.
When it was completely dark, Cheng Xiaofan, along with Luo Yang, Feng Xigua, and others, sneaked into Luo Changsheng's pigsty. They first tied up the pig's mouth to prevent it from squealing, then held it down. Cheng Xiaofan then used a knife to dismember a small leg.
Cheng Xiaofan then produced some hemostatic and anti-inflammatory grass from somewhere, rubbed it, and applied it to the severed leg, tying it tightly with a strip of cloth.
Next, he led his companions to a wild field, cleaned the pig's foot, built a stove, placed the pot that Luo Yang brought from home on it, added water, put the pig's foot in the water, sprinkled in some salt, covered the pot, and started to stew the pig's foot.
After the pig's foot was stewed, Cheng Xiaofan took out the pig's foot, and they all gnawed on it, their mouths greasy. It was incredibly delicious!
The next morning, the village heard that one of Luo Changsheng's pig's hind legs had been removed.
Miao Xiuhua was about to wash her son's clothes from the previous day when she saw the oil stains on them. She immediately understood what had happened to Luo Changsheng's pig's hind leg.
She rushed into the bedroom, grabbed Cheng Xiaofan by the ear, and started hitting him with a broom.
Cheng Xiaofan knew he was caught. He broke free from his mother's grasp and ran, with Miao Xiuhua chasing him with the broom, circling the village three times.
Because of this incident, Cheng Xiaofan didn't dare to go home that day and hid at Luo Changsheng's place.
This matter became a laughingstock in Zhuxi Village for a while.
If you were to say that the naughty cat was too mischievous, it would be nothing compared to the childhood Cheng Xiaofan; it would be a well-behaved dog.
Now, hearing Miao Dachun mention this, Cheng Xiaofan blushed for the first time. He coughed a few times and said with a smile, "Grandpa, you have to keep your word. Otherwise, when the moon is dark and the wind is high, I'll sneak into your pigsty and take a pig's leg to stew!"
Miao Dachun laughed, "Don't worry, Grandpa's words are always kept!"
Cheng Xiaofan said with a smile, "How about this, I'll have Dad come over this afternoon. You can discuss how much it will cost to build a pig farm, and then I'll have Dad transfer the money to you!"
"Xiaofan, thank you so much!" Miao Dachun said emotionally.
Cheng Xiaofan smiled, "Grandpa, you are my mother's biological uncle. You are the closest relative she has in her maiden village. You say such things, and it makes us feel like strangers!"
Miao Dachun immediately chuckled honestly, "Okay, okay, I won't say it anymore, I won't say it!"
After hanging up the phone, Cheng Xiaofan found that Cheng Fugui was not at home, so he told Miao Xiuhua about it.
Miao Xiuhua was naturally overjoyed. She only had this one close uncle in her maiden village. Cheng Xiaofan was helping his family so much, how could she not be happy.
"Xiaofan, you've done a great deed! I'll have your dad go over this afternoon!" Miao Xiuhua said beaming with joy.
Speaking of his dad, Cheng Xiaofan asked curiously, "It's strange, does Dad have an affair outside? Why have I often found him not at home these past few days!"
"Get out of here, you little brat! Don't badmouth your dad. With your dad's personality, he can't even squeeze a word out of a dull person, so how could he have an affair outside!" Miao Xiuhua glared at her son fiercely and said.
Cheng Xiaofan laughed, "I'm just curious why Dad is like a cat on a hot tin roof, always disappearing from home!"
Miao Xiuhua smiled and said, "Your dad has been working as a supervisor outside recently!"
"Mom, are you kidding me? With Dad's skill level, what kind of supervisor can he be?" Cheng Xiaofan said disbelievingly.
Miao Xiuhua said, "I didn't want to tell you about this, but since you've brought it up, I'll tell you."
"More than ten days ago, your dad and I fell in love with a plot of land at the back of the village. We also had a feng shui master look at it and say it was an auspicious spot. So, we applied to the village and started construction there, building a villa!"
Cheng Xiaofan said, "Mom, why did you decide to build a villa there?"
Miao Xiuhua poked her son's forehead with a finger, "You and Yiling are not young anymore, it's time to settle your marriage."
"When you get married, you can't let Yiling live in this old house, can you? She needs to have a house of her own!"
Hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan said with a wry smile, "Does Yiling know about this?"
Miao Xiuhua said, "We haven't told Yiling about this yet. But don't worry, for this villa, I asked Yiling's subordinates, Fu Yueli and Gu Jingyue, to design it. When it's built, it will definitely be magnificent."
"I've already instructed those two girls beforehand not to tell Yiling or you. Your dad and I thought we'd give you two a surprise when the time comes."
"Even many people in the village don't know that your dad and I are secretly building this villa as a gift for you two!"