70s Delicate Girl: A Guide to Being a Rich Woman-Chapter 145: The Kids’ Savings

The days at my maternal home weren’t too bad. With the backing of my brothers, and after giving birth to a son in my husband’s family, even leveraging their power, I could intimidate the cowardly Tian Family who bullied the weak. Unfortunately, Xu Chunmei didn’t have that ability.

Being watched by Xu Po’s disappointed eyes, coupled with the disdain from her eldest brother and nephew, Xu Chunmei shrank back a little. She didn’t dare, didn’t dare to provoke her elder brothers.

"Let’s go back and leave her be, she deserves it," Xu Hai scoffed, then left with his son and two brothers without even looking at Xu Chunmei.

"Big Brother, are we really not doing anything about our elder sister?" Xu Jiang still felt somewhat soft-hearted. The way Xu Chunmei was living reminded him of the days before the family split, and their lives in the second branch weren’t good either.

"If you want to handle it, just go ahead. After all, your family has money," Xu Hai rolled his eyes.

Xu Jiang was immediately embarrassed. Most of the money at home had already been taken by Xu Xue. He and his wife only had a few dozen yuan left. While that seemed like a lot, compared to the money Xu Xue had earned before, it was indeed very little.

"Maybe she’ll figure it out sometime," Xu Po sighed.

"I think she’s in for it for the rest of her life," Xu Hai said calmly.

"The Tian Family has quite a few relatives. They could have managed the two hundred yuan, but they insisted on sending our elder sister back to borrow money. Their family probably can’t repay the money and just wants to avoid it," Xu Minghui said lightly. If the Tian Family was sincere, they could have lent them money, maybe not all, but certainly some.

"Why bother with them? They won’t dare to provoke us anymore," Xu Hai said calmly.

By the time they got home, it was almost evening. Fortunately, before they left, Madam Chen packed them some wild vegetable pancakes, as the Tian Family wouldn’t have prepared food for them.

Seeing that Xu Hai and the others came back safe and sound, Xu Mumu felt a lot at ease. By her dad’s appearance, they definitely didn’t suffer any loss.

"Brother, how did it go?" Xu Mumu stood in front of Xu Minghui.

"What else could happen? We caused a ruckus; it felt great," Xu Minghui said lazily. He hadn’t been in a fight for a long time and was itching for one.

"What about our elder sister?" Xu Mumu twitched her mouth.

"They compromised, who cares about them, they know how to find a way," Xu Minghui said calmly.

"Alright then," Xu Mumu nodded, as long as it didn’t cause problems at home.

The next day, Xu Minghui had to go to work again, and Xu Mumu assigned him a bunch of tasks. Before he left, Xu Minghui’s resentful expression made Xu Mumu want to laugh.

After big brother left, Xu Minglei was quite happy to have a room to himself. Seeing his sister assign lots of tasks to their big brother made the little guy even happier.

"Big Sister, Big Sister, how much money have we saved now?" The weather outside was a bit stuffy and it might rain, so Xu Mumu didn’t let the little ones go out. Xu Jiaojiao came into Xu Mumu’s room and asked curiously.

Xu Jiaojiao’s words made the other kids curious too; they all wanted to know.

They had been working hard for quite a while now, so surely they must have saved quite a bit.

"This is your share, you can count it yourselves." Xu Mumu smiled as she retrieved a tin box from under the bed; this was where she saved the money for the little ones.

She hadn’t counted exactly how much was there, but there were quite a few large notes. The kids were rather well-off now.

The money that belonged to her had been set aside separately; she hadn’t split the children’s money, putting it all together instead.

"Wow, this much money, is it really what we earned?" Xu Jiaojiao said excitedly. She had never seen so much money before. Even the large notes were new to her, as any small change she ever had was usually taken by her mom.

"Hurry, count it, count it!" Tiedan said with excitement. With this much money, they could buy plenty of delicious goodies. At this moment, he seemed to see countless yummy treats waving at him.

Before long, the children had organized the money. They had over sixty yuan in total, meaning each could get more than ten yuan.

"Are you planning to take this money back home?" Xu Mumu asked with a smile, looking at the little ones with big, wide grins that made them unable to close their mouths. Her mood was quite good.

"No, I want to leave it with Big Sister, to use as school tuition when I start studying," Xu Jiaojiao said seriously. Taking it home would only mean her mom would collect it, so it was better to keep it with Big Sister; she could visit it anytime. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Big Sister, can I use fifty cents to buy some candy?" Tiedan swallowed, craving for some candy. His family was not well off, and even though he was a boy who could get some good things, at home the best he could get was an egg. If he wanted candy, it’d have to be provided occasionally by Xu Mumu.

"Do you want me to buy it for you from the county?" Xu Mumu nodded. It was their hard-earned money, and they could spend it however they liked. How they planned should also be a test for them.

"Yes, I want fruit candy," Tiedan nodded repeatedly. He couldn’t make a trip to the county on his own, and if he asked his parents to buy it, it would be out of the question.

"Big Sister, I want some too," Xu Tao was tempted. Compared to having over ten yuan, spending fifty cents on candy wasn’t a big deal.

"Sure, when I head to the county, I’ll bring it back for you. Minglei, Jiaojiao, do you want some too?" Xu Mumu smiled.

"No, I want to save it," Xu Jiaojiao shook her head. Even without buying candy, the rewards for doing well in studies that Xu Mumu gave were usually some edible treats, so she was used to those by now.

Besides, she wanted to learn from Big Sister, to buy study materials and read more books.

Once she saved enough money, she’d want to study more in the future. Even if her parents didn’t allow her to study, she could pay for her own tuition.

Since she was a girl, her parents valued her brother more. But following Xu Mumu made her more determined, and this money was important to her. She wanted to save even more.

"I want to save it too," Xu Minglei said. He didn’t really have anything he’d want to spend it on. When it came to food, there was plenty at home, so it was better to save it and buy something specific later.

The little ones’ decisions didn’t bother Xu Mumu; if they wanted to eat, they could buy it. They weren’t going to spend all the money at once.

In the afternoon, the gloomy weather finally started to rain heavily, with accompanying thunder and lightning.

Xu Mumu closed the door of the room as the wind was so strong that the rain was drifting inside.

With such strong wind and rain, the weather wasn’t that muggy anymore. Inside, the breeze coming through the window felt quite pleasant.

The children were all quite young, and the sound of the tape recorder used for learning filled the room. Xu Mumu watched calmly. The little ones weren’t slow learners, they learned pretty quickly; it was just Xu Wan who had a weak foundation and was learning a bit slowly.

The second branch of the family had been a bit gloomy these past two days. Xu Jiang and his wife had lingering resentment over their daughter taking charge.