70s Delicate Girl: A Guide to Being a Rich Woman-Chapter 127: Fanning the Flames

Xu Mumu and the others were bustling with fishing, attracting the attention of some people.

Even Song Jiayan came over with Bai Xiaofu to watch. When they saw Xu Minglei and the others using Yin Yang’s fishing net, they both recognized it and looked displeased.

They had borrowed this fishing net before, but Yin Yang simply didn’t want to lend it to them.

"Jiayan, that’s Yin Zhiqing’s fishing net, right?" Bai Xiaofu whispered to Song Jiayan.

"Yes," Song Jiayan nodded, not saying much about Xu Mumu’s capability, having experienced it herself and not wanting to provoke Xu Mumu.

"Yin Zhiqing actually lent the fishing net to these country kids." Bai Xiaofu was a bit angry.

"He lent it to Xu Mumu," Song Jiayan’s eyes twinkled as she spoke softly.

Xu Mumu was still looking for crabs and shrimps over there, but this place had long been visited by others. There weren’t many fish and shrimps, so Xu Mumu’s haul wasn’t great. However, in this scorching weather, wading back and forth in the cool water was quite comfortable.

"Yin Zhiqing actually lent the fishing net to Xu Mumu?!!" Bai Xiaofu was furious. There were quite a few people at the educated youth station who had a crush on Yin Yang, not to mention the girls in the village.

Yin Yang had never shown any special interest in anyone, and now he actually lent something to Xu Mumu.

"That’s not all. I saw Yin Zhiqing go to Xu Mumu’s house several times," Song Jiayan said coolly, continuously fueling Bai Xiaofu’s anger. She didn’t dare to provoke Xu Mumu, letting the foolish Bai Xiaofu handle it instead.

In fact, she had only seen Yin Yang go to Xu Mumu’s house once; visiting several times was something she made up, completely unaware she had spoken the truth.

"What? How could this be? Could it be that Yin Zhiqing really fancies that fox-spirit Xu Mumu?" Bai Xiaofu glared at Xu Mumu with venomous eyes.

Xu Mumu sensed something, glancing toward Bai Xiaofu.

When Xu Mumu looked over, Bai Xiaofu hadn’t had time to retract her gaze and directly met Xu Mumu’s eyes.

Bai Xiaofu’s heart wavered in panic, but she quickly stabilized herself and glared viciously at Xu Mumu.

Xu Mumu was puzzled. Did Bai Xiaofu have enmity with her? She didn’t recall offending her.

If Xu Mumu knew Bai Xiaofu resented her because of Yin Yang’s face, she would definitely stay far away from Yin Yang.

Seeing it was nearly dark, Xu Mumu called the children ashore. After returning the fishing net, Xu Mumu took the children home.

When Xu Mumu brought the children to return the fishing net at the educated youth station, Bai Xiaofu and Song Jiayan were watching. Seeing Yin Yang smiling brightly at Xu Mumu, envy almost overwhelmed Bai Xiaofu.

Xu Mumu glanced toward Bai Xiaofu’s direction, being quite sensitive to malicious emotions due to her experience in the post-apocalyptic world.

Bai Xiaofu wasn’t afraid of Xu Mumu seeing her. If not for worrying about leaving a bad impression on Yin Yang, she would have caused a scene recklessly.

Not bothering with Bai Xiaofu, Xu Mumu took her younger siblings home. It was a good catch this time. Though they didn’t get any big fish, they caught lots of small fish and shrimp.

"Mumu, are you really going to fry fish?" Madam Chen felt a bit pained, as frying small fish consumed a lot of oil.

"Grandma, let’s fry them, just this once. The oil from the fried fish can still be used for cooking," Xu Mumu cooed sweetly.

"Grandma, I want to eat dried small fish," Xu Minglei looked at Madam Chen expectantly. They had never eaten small dried fish since it required too much oil, not even during New Year. But since his sister said it was delicious, he was very eager.

"Alright, just this once." Seeing her beloved grandchildren looking at her expectantly, Madam Chen conceded.

With grandma’s agreement, Xu Mumu and Xu Minglei were overjoyed, helping Madam Chen clean the small fish. Cleaning the small fish was quite troublesome, and the whole yard was filled with a fishy smell.

"What are you doing, ugh." The smell drove Li Caixia out from her room where she had been resting.

"Mom, are you okay?" Xu Mumu was a bit worried. It was already the third month, and although Li Caixia’s belly wasn’t showing yet, Xu Mumu was convinced she was pregnant. She even took Li Caixia to the village clinic for a check-up.

Previously, she suspected her mother was tricking them, so under the guise of caring for her health, she took Li Caixia for another check-up at the clinic.

Turns out, she really was pregnant, and her mother’s health was excellent, so there was nothing to worry about.

Because of Li Caixia’s good health, Xu Mumu was also less worried about the child in her belly.

"This smell makes me uncomfortable. Why are you dealing with fish?" Li Caixia said helplessly. Earlier, she thought Xu Mumu was just playing around with the kids outside, but unexpectedly, they had gone to catch fish.

But thinking of fish meat, she started to look forward to it. For the sake of the child in her belly, she had to eat more to make the baby strong.

Clearly, when it came to raising children, Li Caixia believed she had a lot of experience. The three children she had were not small when they were born. Even Xu Minglei weighed over five pounds at birth, while Xu Minghui and Xu Mumu both weighed over six pounds.

Because of their good initial conditions, they were healthy since childhood and hardly ever got sick.

In contrast, the two from the second branch were different. Xu Xue was slightly better at over four pounds, but Xu Wan was weaker, barely over four pounds and almost didn’t survive.

"Mom, grandma is going to fry small dried fish," Xu Minglei brought a bowl of hot water mixed with a bit of sugar to Li Caixia.

"Really?" Li Caixia’s eyes lit up. To be honest, with some money in the house, she wanted to indulge a bit. But circumstances didn’t allow it; the elder son and daughter were at the age of matchmaking, the house needed repairs, and there was now a baby on the way — all of which required money.

"Of course, grandma promised us." Xu Minglei grinned.

"You’re all such gluttons," Madam Chen said helplessly, not saying much more. After all, eating small dried fish just this once was enough, and their living conditions were quite good now.

"Mom, I knew you were the best. In the future, Xu Hai and I will definitely be good and filial to you and dad," Li Caixia said happily.

"Why not start being filial to us now?" Madam Chen rolled her eyes at Li Caixia, thinking that her eldest child and his wife were unreliable and that they ultimately had to rely on the grandchildren.