356 root deeply downwards, bloom upwards

Lin Tang: "..."

Was she... being disliked by her mother?

Lin Tang agreed and took Tang Kairui out.

The village had new roads, and its entire appearance was transformed.

No more stones or various animal droppings could be seen on the road, which was much cleaner.

Not only that, but the Sauce Factory was thriving, and everyone had something to look forward to. No longer were there faces filled with hardship, instead, there was an air of positivity and progress.

At the entrance to the village, a new pond had been dug, with plans to find someone to raise fish in it.

Lianhua had been planted earlier, and now they were 'breaking the surface in patches, with the lotus buds yearning for their delicate blooms.'

"Time passes so quickly, and the changes in the village are huge..." Lin Tang reflected.

When she first returned, the village was like most others, where everyone merely hoped for three full meals a day.

Now they had started to care about other needs.