The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

After selling vegetables for several days in a row, the Pei Family finally managed to get rid of all the greens they had grown.

Once this batch was sold, they had to plant again, and Anning still planned to sell another batch before the end of the year. After all, the vegetable prices before the new year are high, and that’s when you really make money.

Once the Pei Family’s vegetables were sold out, it was time to harvest the Yang Family’s leeks, spinach, and baby bok choy.

Two days before the harvest, Yang Laoer began to worry, so much so that he even had trouble eating dinner.

Sighing deeply, he said to Sun Jinhua, ”Where do we sell our vegetables once they’re harvested? The Pei Family has a car to deliver their produce, but we don’t have a vehicle. What are we supposed to do?”

Sun Jinhua didn’t have any ideas.

Yang Baozhu overheard and said, ”Dad, why don’t you go ask the Pei Family? Isn’t there a vegetable vendor who buys from them? Maybe they can help connect us, and we can sell our vegetables too.”

”Would the Pei Family agree?” Yang Laoer doubted the idea.

Sun Jinhua nudged him, ”Give it a try. We’re the only two families growing vegetables around here. Just because their vegetables are sold doesn’t mean ours can’t be. They’re not that selfish.”

Yang Laoer got up, ”Alright, I’ll go and ask.”

This was just after the Pei Family had finished dinner. They had the heating on and were sitting in the living room chatting. Liu Dalian was talking to Anning about An Yi.

”Your third sister says she’s enrolled in a tutoring class now and is busy catching up on lessons with her teacher. She said she’s doing well, and maybe she’ll get into university next year. If she really does, our family will have a college graduate, and it would be a proud moment for your father and me.”

Anning smiled and said, ”It’s hard to get into college from our area; the score line is lower in Dream City, so it’s easier there.”

Liu Dalian smiled too, ”Your third sister says the same thing. She said she wants to work hard and try to get into a good university.”

Anning understood what An Yi was thinking.

Previously, An Yi always wanted to marry someone wealthy, but now that money isn’t a concern and having spent so much time in Dream City seeing wealthy people with Huang Long, she’s not as eager to marry for money anymore.

Now, she wants to marry someone with power and status.

An Yi’s horizons have expanded, and so have her thoughts.

She didn’t know where to find someone with power and status, so after thinking it over, she decided to aim for a good university first. There are plenty of outstanding young men in top universities, and maybe she could meet one.

Anyway, An Yi is currently very motivated to study, spending her days with her head buried in books or working through numerous exercises. It was said that she had recently attempted a high school senior exam and scored quite well. With this kind of effort, she might indeed get into a good school.

Talking about university entrance exams, Pei Laoshi asked Anning, ”Lao Si, you’re still young. Do you want to retake the year and try for a university too?”

Anning shook her head, ”I’m not going to. I’ll stay home. If I go far away, who will manage all the family matters? I wouldn’t be at ease leaving it all behind.”

”Isn’t that a waste for you?” Pei Laoshi regretted, ”You’re such a good student. If you repeat a year, you’re sure to get into a good university. Just letting that go...”

Anning smiled and interrupted, ”I’ve always been learning, you know. Even without going to university, I can still study. Besides, our family seems to be on the rise. Once we make money, we can buy property in the city; that’s no worse than attending university.”

Once she made up her mind, Pei Laoshi didn’t say anything more.

Xiao Yuan brought out apples and oranges he had bought in the city, placing them on a plate, and also brought out another plate full of nuts and placed it on the coffee table.

The family chatted while snacking.

At that moment, there was a shout from outside the door: ”Mr. Pei, is Mr. Pei in?”

Pei Laoshi quickly went to open the door.

”I wondered who it was. It’s you. Quickly, come in. It’s cold outside. Come in and warm up for a while.”

A moment later, Pei Laoshi led Yang Laoer into the house.

Anning quickly smiled and stood up, ”Uncle Yang is here. Please sit down, and I’ll get you some tea.”

Yang Laoer waved his hand, ”No need to fuss. I’ve already had a huge mug of tea at home. I’m all filled with water; I can’t drink any more.”

”Then have some nuts instead.”

Anning pointed to the plate of fruits, ”Please sit. It’s warmer near the heater. You can sit here.”

Yang Laoer sat down with a smile and immediately talked to Pei Laoshi, ”Mr. Pei, I came to ask you about something. Your vegetables are sold out, and our family is about to harvest. I wanted to ask about the contact information for those two vegetable vendors to see if they could buy from us.”

Upon hearing this, Pei Laoshi fell silent.

Seeing Pei Laoshi stay quiet, Yang Laoer felt a bit upset, ”What is it? Our two families don’t have that much produce. In such a large market, are you afraid there won’t be enough room for us?”

Pei Laoshi shook his head, ”This was arranged by my fourth child. I don’t have their contact information.”

Anning smiled and sat down, ”Uncle Yang, it’s not that I don’t want to tell you. The two people who buy from us deal in high-end vegetables. They don’t usually take ordinary ones.”

Yang Laoer got even angrier, ”We’re from the same village, and we all plant vegetables. So your vegetables are good, and ours are bad? If you don’t want to say it, then don’t. Why put people down?”

He wouldn’t listen to Anning’s explanation, feeling she was doing it on purpose just to see their vegetables go unsold and rot in the field, so he angrily got up to leave.

Anning quickly went to see him off, ”Uncle Yang, it’s really different. We don’t use chemical fertilizers or pesticides on our crops, and our farming method is different from yours. The difference in the vegetables is obvious, and the taste is very distinct. If you don’t believe it, we can do a taste test.”

”Nonsense. I know what your father is like. It’s not that different.”

Yang Laoer slammed the Pei Family’s door shut with a bang, ”I’ll tell you, if your family needs anything in the future, don’t come to my door for help.”

Seeing him so upset, Anning knew that no explanation would help, so she didn’t say anything more.

She locked the door and went back inside to talk to Pei Laoshi, ”Dad, starting tomorrow, we need to take turns watching the vegetable patch. I’m worried someone might try to spoil things by stealing our vegetables or ruining our greenhouse.”

”No way, we’re all neighbors,” Pei Laoshi thought Anning was overthinking it.

But Pei Anxian said, ”Dad, I think Lao Si is right. We’d better be cautious.”

Zhao Chuan also nodded, ”How about I go to the vegetable patch? The vegetables there are precious and need careful attention. Our family’s livelihood depends on those few acres.”

Meanwhile, Yang Laoer returned home angrily.

As soon as he walked in the door, Yang Baozhu asked, ”Dad, did you get the contact information?”

Yang Laoer sat down and gulped a mouthful of water, ”No. Pei Lao Si is really something. If she’s going to put people down, she shouldn’t do it like that. She says her family doesn’t use pesticides or fertilizers on their vegetables, like they’re different from others’. Her family’s vegetables are high-end while ours are low-end. Tell me, how can that be?”

Yang Baozhu was also upset, ”How can she be like that? We’re all neighbors. Even if her family has made money, they should help others a bit. There are plenty of people growing vegetables in this world. Why is it only okay for her family to grow, but not ours?”

Sun Jinhua chimed in, ”I’ve said before, none of those people are good folks. Even before Liu Dalian got married, she was sharp-tongued, always flirting around. How can her daughter be any better?”

”What do we do now?” After venting his anger, Yang Laoer started to worry again.

Yang Baozhu pondered for a while, ”Tomorrow, I’ll go to the Provincial City and try to find a way, see if I can find someone to buy our vegetables.”