With Sui Yun around, their days in the countryside weren't difficult.
The Sui family feared he would suffer in the countryside, so they sent him money and ration coupons every month.
But more than half of those ended up being spent on Xu Miaomiao.
Later, when the college entrance examination was reinstated, Xu Miaomiao barely managed to get into a university in the same city as him, thanks to his dedicated tutoring.
After the reform and opening-up began, Xu Miaomiao impulsively decided to start a business.
But she didn't know how to do anything. She had ideas and nothing else, and kept wavering over what she should actually do.
To ease her worries, Sui Yun spent a fortune buying a braised meat recipe from an elderly woman.
After giving Xu Miaomiao the recipe, he never sought any credit. He simply stayed behind her, quietly supporting her.
Xu Miaomiao was no longer the insecure wallflower she had once been.
She believed she was a genius, and that anything she wanted to do would succeed.
So, after getting the recipe, she made several attempts before finally working out the perfect proportions.
She pushed a food cart out to set up a stall. When curious passersby came over to ask what she was selling, she answered them flatly.
"Can't you look for yourselves?"
Because of her attitude, she didn't earn a single cent after running her stall for a month.
Sui Yun felt bad that her efforts had gone to waste, so he helped her rent a storefront and hire staff, letting her enjoy being the boss without a care.
But she also made a complete mess of managing her employees, and in the end, Sui Yun had to step in and sort things out for her again.
After several years in business,