70s Delicate Girl: A Guide to Being a Rich Woman-Chapter 158: Translated Literature

Writing her own study materials wasn’t too difficult for Xu Mumu; it was just rather tedious. Organizing all the fundamental concepts wasn’t something that could be done easily.

Just a few days into the new semester, Du Yu borrowed the tape recorder to play with, but Xu Mumu didn’t mind, as long as he didn’t break it.

The kids adapted well to the county’s elementary school, especially after hearing Xu Mumu’s words, they became more engaged during class, which surprised the teachers.

Xu Mumu gathered all her private savings, already over a hundred yuan. If she had a watch ticket, she could have bought a watch, but since she didn’t, she’d have to buy it on the black market, where the price was double, due to the absence of a watch ticket.

She had to find a way to earn money quickly to buy the watch; living without a watch was something she wasn’t used to.

Her mom was pregnant, so she didn’t plan to touch Li Caixia’s money. With a baby on the way, and her father’s plan to build two more rooms by the end of the year, it would all require money.

The fastest way to earn money was to go up the mountain to find some big game.

Unfortunately, it was just two days over the weekend, so she couldn’t venture too deep into the mountains.

Xu Mumu was picking firewood on the mountain with the kids, pondering over this issue, when she bumped into Yin Yang on the way back.

"Why do you look so worried? If you’re in trouble, tell me, and I’ll help you figure it out," Yin Yang said, looking at Xu Mumu.

"Just thinking about how to earn money quickly," Xu Mumu responded with a bitter smile.

"Are you really short of money? If it’s urgent, I can lend you some," Yin Yang said, startled but earnest.

"No need, I’m just saving up to buy a watch. Without a watch ticket, I’m still short of half the money," Xu Mumu said tiredly. Earning money in the countryside was really difficult.

"I can help you get a watch ticket," Yin Yang said, surprised but smiling, thinking it wasn’t such a big deal after all.

"No, you’ve helped me enough," Xu Mumu shook her head. Although she’d helped Yin Yang a few times, he’d helped her much more, so much so that she felt slightly embarrassed.

"How’s your foreign language skills?" Yin Yang asked, nodding and then looking at Xu Mumu.

"Not bad. What, you want me to teach you English?" Xu Mumu looked at Yin Yang, remembering she’d told him about her plans to return to college entrance exams. Was his study also struggling?

"No, my grandpa has a student who’s an assistant at the county’s physics lab. They have a batch of foreign documents needing translation. If you want to earn money, they offer a good wage," Yin Yang chuckled.

"Which languages?" Xu Mumu was intrigued. Compared to hunting wild boars in the mountains, she found Yin Yang’s opportunity more appealing.

"English, German, French—all of them. Do you know them?" Yin Yang raised an eyebrow slightly.

"My English is good, and I’ve dabbled in French and German. As long as it’s not professional jargon, I should manage," Xu Mumu took a deep breath, revealing a bit of her abilities to Yin Yang. She really wanted this opportunity.

"Is that so? I’ll ask about it for you tomorrow," Yin Yang looked at Xu Mumu, his gaze deepening. What else did he not know about this girl? Besides English, French, and German, where did she learn these? The Xu Family ancestors were all impoverished farmers for eight generations, and their village status was decent. Where did Xu Mumu learn all this?

"Okay, Yin Zhiqing, thank you," Xu Mumu earnestly thanked Yin Yang. She knew he’d have doubts, but she was looking forward to the county lab opportunity—it was a chance for her to explore this field.

She wasn’t skilled in business, and Xu Mumu already had plans for her future endeavors.

She wanted to dive deep into the academic sea, where patents could be quite lucrative.

With the memories of the future, she believed she could go further.

As Yin Yang didn’t pry further, Xu Mumu felt much relieved. Yin Yang understood boundaries.

With this matter temporarily resolved, Xu Mumu didn’t plan to venture into the deep mountains for big game anymore.

Xu Mumu didn’t idle at home either; she still had a mountain of materials to sort through.

By evening, Yin Yang returned, and Xu Mumu opened the door for him. He brought a large bag with him.

"Yin Zhiqing, how did it go?" Xu Mumu eagerly asked upon seeing Yin Yang.

"Mission accomplished, they want to assess your ability. First, translate these; there’s a specialized dictionary inside," Yin Yang handed the bag to Xu Mumu.

"I’ll translate them seriously," Xu Mumu nodded earnestly.

She took a small basket of sweet potatoes from the kitchen and gave them to Yin Yang. Seeing him accept them, Xu Mumu was delighted.

After Yin Yang left, Xu Mumu took out the materials: there were English, French, and German documents, and some old specialized dictionaries.

Xu Mumu briefly skimmed through the materials, finding them challenging, yet more intriguing. Instead of diving into translation immediately, she first read through them to grasp the overall meaning.

The translations had a deadline, so Xu Mumu decided to skip giving lessons to the kids for this period, letting them study on their own.

"Big sister, what’s this? It’s in English, what are these?" Xu Minglei flipped through the materials, squinting at the unfamiliar scripts.

"German and French, other foreign languages. You haven’t learned those yet. If you want to learn, I can teach you once I’m free," Xu Mumu said warmly, hoping her siblings could learn more.

"Is it difficult?" Xu Minglei hesitated.

"It’s similar to learning English. Plus, with the tape recorder, it’s easier to follow," Xu Mumu said with a smile.

"Then I’ll learn." All the kids in the family were very fond of the tape recorder.

"Good, go play for now. Don’t disturb me during this time; I need to earn money with these. Once I do, I’ll buy you something tasty," Xu Mumu smiled faintly. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

"Got it, sis." Knowing their sister was busy, Xu Minglei refrained from disturbing her further.

The room returned to silence, with only the sounds of writing and flipping pages.

In just a week, Xu Mumu finished translating the batch of materials Yin Yang had given her.

"So fast?" Yin Yang was surprised as he held the stack of documents, flipping through them briefly before collecting them. Reviewing wasn’t his task; he just needed to deliver them.

"It was okay," Xu Mumu said, a bit embarrassed.

"I’m taking these to the county tomorrow; do you want to come with me?" Yin Yang asked, smiling at Xu Mumu.