"Little Sweetheart, do you also think your third brother and Xiao Cao are a good match?" Su Laoda asked from a different angle.
Setting aside the fact that these two were cousins, were these two children meant to be together?
From a personality standpoint, were they a bit incompatible?
Su Xiao Cao was naturally a good girl, a child he had watched grow up.
But compared to his own children, that child seemed to lack a strong presence.
In that case, would there be an imbalance in the couple, one strong and one weak?
Having lived most of his life, he understood that it was best for a couple to be evenly matched. An imbalance would inevitably lead to instability.
"Big Dad, I think they are actually quite suitable. Third Brother and Xiao Cao sister like each other, so they can tolerate each other. As long as they are willing to consider each other, all problems will cease to be problems!"
"Moreover, Third Brother's personality isn't really dominant. He puts 120% of his passion into his work. Even after marriage, he might not be very home-oriented. Xiao Cao sister has a gentle personality, and it would be best if she can tolerate Third Brother."
Otherwise, the couple would likely only argue.
After hearing Su Xiao Tian's words, Su Laoda felt there was indeed some truth to it.
Meanwhile, unbeknownst to them, Su Changjiu and his wife, after finishing the summer harvest and waiting for the grain to be stored, had rushed to the capital.
If it weren't for the matter of Su Xiao Cao and Su Sanggong, the couple would not have been willing to make another trip to the capital.
After all, time and money were both precious.
However, with the two children having feelings for each other, a problem had arisen.
If they didn't come, some issues would definitely not be resolved.
When Su Laoda and his wife arrived in the city to discuss the matter with Su Sanggong, they happened to see Su Changjiu and his wife at their own doorstep.
"Village Chief, why are you here? It's about this rascal Sanggong, isn't it? It's my fault for not raising him properly, I'm sorry!"
Su Laoda first expressed his apologies. This was a joke, after all, since their son was the male child, the problem was generally greater with the male child.
"As brothers, there's no point in saying such things. The two children grew up together, who knows when these feelings developed."
Su Changjiu felt embarrassed seeing Su Laoda so guilty.
"It's that rascal Sanggong who is not behaving properly!"
Hearing that Su Changjiu wasn't blaming him, Su Laoda felt a bit better and breathed a sigh of relief.
Wang Xianghua took the village chief's wife's arm and said affectionately, "Let's go inside first. We can discuss the children's matters slowly. My rascal is becoming more and more unruly."
"It's not a big deal. Sanggong is a good child, we know that. If it works out, Sanggong definitely won't mistreat Xiao Cao."
Wang Xianghua clearly hadn't expected the village chief's wife to say such a thing.
Why did it feel like the village chief and his wife were even more accepting than they were?
"Sister-in-law, aren't you worried about what others will say?" Wang Xianghua, with her straightforward personality, thought this and asked directly.
The village chief's wife gave a wry smile.
Worried?
How could she not be?
They would continue to live in the village.
Who knew how the villagers would gossip, but what could they do?
If the children liked each other, should they not be allowed to be together just because they were afraid of gossip?
They couldn't bear to break up a loving couple.
After all, she was their cherished daughter. No matter what, they couldn't ruin the child's life for their own reputation.
When the four of them entered the house together, Grandpa Su and Grandma Su were shocked.
How did these four end up together?
"Why did you all come back together?"
"We met at the door, Dad!" Su Laoda replied.
Su Changjiu and his wife also quickly greeted the elders.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, the group finally got to the main topic.
The main topic was naturally the matter of Su Sanggong and Su Xiao Cao.
"We came this time to finalize the matter of the two children, after all, they are not young anymore," Su Changjiu said directly.
Su Laoda was startled.
How did it reach the point of finalizing things?
When did Changjiu become so open-minded?
"Brother Changjiu, have you really thought it through?"
In his anxiety, Su Laoda even stopped calling him village chief and used the childhood address, "Brother Changjiu."
"I've thought it through. We are old now, and it's all for the next generation, isn't it? Besides, Xiao Cao is not my biological daughter."
This statement was like a bombshell, leaving Su Laoda and Wang Xianghua stunned for a long time.
How could Xiao Cao not be their biological daughter?
Wang Xianghua looked at Su Changjiu and his wife in disbelief.
When Xiao Cao had a difficult birth, they had specifically gone to the city for it. When they returned, she was a beautiful little baby, like a kitten, and had even nursed from her…
Wait, Xiao Cao wasn't born in the village, she was born in a city hospital. Could it be that she was swapped at birth?
"What's going on?" Su Laoda asked.
As he asked, he saw his own parents looking very calm, as steady as Mount Tai.
Could it be that the elders had known about this for a long time?
Su Laoda remembered Su Xiao Cao recognizing a godmother not long ago and suddenly felt like he understood something, yet it also seemed unlikely.
"Xiao Cao is Teacher Xie Nan's biological daughter. This is a long story, so let's not go into it. In short, there's no problem with the two children getting married," Su Changjiu concluded concisely.
Meanwhile, Su Xiao Tian, who was painstakingly working at the factory, was unaware that her family had begun preparing for Su Sanggong and Su Xiao Cao's wedding.
She was still miserably spending her days in the office and workshop.
Zhao Hongmei was a very capable person. In about ten days, she had secured a large order.
Her achievements were remarkable, even slightly better than Sun Xiaoyu's.
Her idea of expanding into new markets was very successful.
Stimulated by this, Zhao Hongmei gained unstoppable momentum.
She decided to strike while the iron was hot and continue to explore new markets in the next city.
Upon receiving the news, Su Xiao Tian immediately organized a meeting with Lei Gaocao and others.
As the market expanded, production would need to increase, otherwise, there would be a situation where supply couldn't keep up.
This was unacceptable.
Upon hearing that Zhao Hongmei, a young girl, had secured a large order, Lei Gaocao was instantly unsettled.
"Factory Director, with this order, our current production capacity is somewhat insufficient!"
Then, he heard Su Xiao Tian's earth-shattering words.
"Hongmei has already set off to continue expanding the market. Factory Director Lei, the follow-up will depend on you."
What was going on?
Lei Gaocao felt he must have misheard. With the orders they had already secured, he doubted they could meet demand. How could she go to another city?
If she brought back even more large orders, the factory's production capacity would be severely strained!