70s Delicate Girl: A Guide to Being a Rich Woman-Chapter 133: Blessings Are For Future Generations

"I’ll take good care of my wife," Xu He said with his head down.

"Dad, how’s mom doing?" Xu Xue ran in from outside.

With Xu Xue there to handle things, Xu Mumu no longer felt the need to get involved. Xu Xue would take care of the Old Qian family’s people.

Xu He had already briefly explained Qian Ying’s situation to Xu Xue, and now Xu Xue was carefully asking Chu Jin about how to take care of Qian Ying.

After Xu Xue finished asking, Xu Mumu greeted her, "Since you’re here, I’ll leave this to you. I’m heading back now and will bring you some food later."

"Thanks for today, but there’s no need to bring food. I’ll cook something myself when I get back," Xu Xue said, taking a deep breath and looking at Xu Mumu.

"As you wish," Xu Mumu nodded and then went home.

When she got home, Madam Chen was already making lunch, and the children were waiting for her.

"Big sis, how’s second aunt?" Xu Jiaojiao asked, and everyone looked over. The couple from the fourth household had also returned; they had gone up the mountain earlier to collect firewood because the little bit that Xu Jiaojiao and her siblings gathered wasn’t enough.

"It’s fine for now, the baby is safe," Xu Mumu said with a faint smile.

"That useless fool, didn’t even know she was pregnant. Might as well let her be an idiot forever," Madam Chen said, itching to curse.

"Grandma, it’s okay, don’t be mad. Second aunt’s health isn’t good, her periods are irregular. They didn’t expect it this time. It’s all fine now," Xu Mumu said helplessly.

"As long as it’s fine. Mom, it’s good news that second sister-in-law is pregnant," Sun Huiping said with a smile.

"Hmph, when that useless second son comes back, I’m going to scold him to death. Not even as good as those two useless things," Madam Chen said, angrily recalling her second son.

Neither Xu Mumu nor Sun Huiping responded to that. Xu Mumu also felt that her second uncle deserved to be scolded. Marrying such a man was like bad luck brought upon them. Only Qian Ying was naive enough to think he was considerate and good to them. If he was really good, why didn’t he stand up when others bullied them?

"Exactly, mom. I’ll join you in reprimanding him later. Seriously, what a mess. Oh, have some water," Xu Hai said with a cheerful smile, handing Madam Chen a bowl of hot water.

"Grandma, let’s go cook. I want to have cold eggplant salad for lunch today," Xu Mumu said playfully as she coaxed Madam Chen into the kitchen.

In the main room, Old Xu was smoking. The second household didn’t have a son, so naturally he hoped the baby Qian Ying was carrying would be fine, preferably a boy, otherwise there’d be no one to perform ancestral rites in the future.

"Grandpa, what’s wrong?" Xu Minglei asked, fiddling with his slingshot and watching his grandpa smoke one cigarette after another. His sister had said smoking was bad for his health. It had been a while since his grandpa smoked like this, and he could sense his grandpa’s anxiety.

"Nothing, you go play," Old Xu replied gruffly.

"Grandpa, don’t worry. Second aunt is fine, and sister says second sister can definitely handle the people from the Qian family," Xu Minglei comforted his grandpa, believing everything his sister told him.

"What can a girl like Xue do?" Old Xu sighed.

"Grandpa, sister says that each generation has its own blessings. Just enjoy yourself," Xu Minglei said, unsure how else to comfort his grandpa.

"Your sister raised you well. Our Minglei has grown up," Old Xu said proudly as he patted Xu Minglei’s head. Over the past six months, his youngest grandson had changed significantly, becoming much more sensible.

He had to admit, his granddaughter did a great job raising the children. They were much more well-behaved now and no longer caused trouble everywhere. He heard they even saved money. How much they saved wasn’t important; what mattered was that his grandsons were promising.

"Of course, sister knows a lot," the little guy said proudly. In the village, he was still the leader among children and someone many rural kids looked up to, because he knew more than others.

After a while, Xu Xue returned home. She quickly made some food and took some malted milk powder that Yuan Chengjie had sent a few days ago to the clinic.

After having lunch, Xu Mumu told the kids before heading to the county with some things.

"Why are you only coming in the afternoon?" Master Yang was puzzled to see Xu Mumu arriving in the afternoon.

"Something came up at home, so I got delayed. Sorry, Master Yang," Xu Mumu said apologetically.

"What happened at home?" Qin Liang, standing nearby, asked.

"Second aunt got pregnant, but she was tripped by her mother and nearly had a miscarriage," Xu Mumu said helplessly.

"Is second sister-in-law okay? And the baby? Are they both alright?" Qin Liang asked with concern.

"For now, they’re fine, but the village doctor said this pregnancy will be difficult to maintain," Xu Mumu didn’t hide anything from Qin Liang.

When Xu Mumu was about to leave, Qin Liang went out and bought a can of malted milk powder and a pound of meat for her to take back to the second household.

"I can’t leave right now, but I’ll have your aunt go back tomorrow and bring these to your second brother and sister-in-law," Qin Liang said kindly.

"Alright," Xu Mumu replied with a smile and a nod.

Back at home, Xu Mumu delivered the goods to the second household. Li Caixia’s eyes lit up; both the malted milk powder and meat were precious.

"Alright, mom, stop staring. I bought you some rice cakes," Xu Mumu said helplessly. Her mother was a foodie. Whenever she saw her, she was almost always eating, and eating too much wasn’t a good thing. She was worried that if the baby grew too big, it would be difficult for Li Caixia to give birth.

When she took Qian Ying to the clinic earlier, she had already asked Chu Jin how to guide her mother in her diet.

Li Caixia was already forty, and having a child was no small risk. She had to be careful in every aspect. As for relying on her dad, forget it. Him not causing trouble was already a blessing.

"I want to eat meat," Li Caixia said unhappily.

"I’ll buy some tomorrow. I went late today, and all the meat was sold out," Xu Mumu calmly reassured her mother.

"Then go earlier tomorrow," Li Caixia said. As her daughter always kept her promises, Li Caixia now had great confidence in her daughter’s abilities. Now that her belly was already showing, she felt content as she touched her own belly, no longer upset about not getting any meat from the second household.

"Okay, mom. Do you want to go rest? I have to go teach Minglei and the others," Xu Mumu said with a smile. Her mother just needed to be pacified.

"Why do you keep yourself so busy every day? Let them learn on their own. They always rely on you to teach them, such slow learners," Li Caixia complained exasperatedly.

"How would they understand if I don’t teach them? Once the summer holidays are over, it won’t be this busy. Actually, I quite enjoy this fulfilling life right now," Xu Mumu said with a bright smile.