Three hours later, the entire courtyard was filled with the fragrant aroma of the meat, Qian Hongmei swallowed and asked excitedly, "Mother, this delicious smell, does it mean our braised meat is done?"
"Of course, it’s my secret braising recipe, it’s a family secret passed down for generations, in the future, the two of you will rely on this family recipe to surely earn lots of money."
Qian Hongmei was moved to tears, "Mother, thank you so much, if it weren’t for you, Daya’s father and I wouldn’t have thought of coming to the provincial capital to do business, nor would Daya’s father consider getting a prosthetic limb. Mother, Daya’s father and I will definitely be good to you in your old age."
Yuan Chun nodded with a smile, "In the future, I’ll live with your family, and you should definitely treat me well. However, to ensure a happy old age, I’ll also help you make more money."
With experience from two lifetimes, Ma’s Braised Meat Shop quickly opened up, and due to its exceptional flavor, it gained a reputation fast, with people coming from afar to buy it on bicycles.
Because the business was good, and money was flowing in daily, there were envious people looking to sabotage it, trying to steal Ma’s braised meat recipe. However, not long ago, Wang Jian Country retired due to injury, and was appointed as Deputy Director at the provincial public security bureau.
With this connection, no one dared to attempt to steal Ma’s braised meat recipe again.
Ma Xiangmei also moved to the provincial capital with her husband, their home not far from Ma’s family. When Ma Xiangdong and Qian Hongmei were too busy, Ma Xiangmei would often come to help.
Later, Ma Xiangdong made money, and on Yuan Chun’s suggestion, he bought several shops to rent out, and opened another braised meat branch, with Ma Xiangmei managing it, besides her salary, Ma Xiangdong also gave Ma Xiangmei a 20% dividend.
In this lifetime, Yuan Chun didn’t suffer a stroke or paralysis.
After she transmigrated, she took a Rejuvenation Pill, and then a Body Building Pill. She also paid attention to her diet, avoiding rich foods, so she lived to be 107 years old, becoming a renowned long-lived elder in the provincial capital, even appearing on TV.
Daya and Erya both attended college, reluctant to be too far from their parents and grandmother, both girls applied to universities in the provincial capital.
After graduation, Daya stayed on as a university teacher.
Erya studied medicine and was assigned to work at a hospital in the provincial capital.
Yuan Chun personally vetted the husbands their granddaughters found, and both were good people, with decent families, leading to a happy life for the two girls.
After retiring from the military, Wang Jian Country entered the public security system, but due to his arm injury, his career didn’t progress far, and he retired after becoming the director of the public security bureau.
Later, at Ma Xiangdong’s urging, Wang Jian Country gave up his leisurely retirement life to help manage a braised meat branch, receiving both a salary and an additional 20% dividend.
The couple, benefiting from the 20% dividend from the two braised meat shops, quickly bought two shops in the provincial capital to rent out, earning a considerable monthly income.
When Yuan Chun was seventy, Ma Laosan and his wife finally moved to the provincial capital, getting jobs in the local system, and upon learning that the most famous Ma’s Braised Meat Shop in the provincial capital was owned by their long-disconnected elder brother and sister-in-law, Ma Laosan and Wang Yingying often came to buy braised meat and tried to reconnect with Yuan Chun.
However, Yuan Chun no longer regarded them as her son and daughter-in-law.
She treated them only as ordinary relatives.
Once Ma Laosan and Wang Yingying realized they couldn’t gain any benefits from the elder brother, sister-in-law, and mother, their visits became less frequent.