70s Delicate Girl: A Guide to Being a Rich Woman-Chapter 173: Buying a Watch

"I want to go to the black market too, to buy some meat," Yin Yang said, smiling gently. Naturally, he wanted to go with Xu Mumu.

"Alright," Xu Mumu nodded. Ever since this guy found out about her relationship with Qi Feng, he often ran to Qi Feng’s place recklessly, as if the thing with Qi Feng’s brother sending people to beat him up never happened.

At Qi Feng’s place, Qi Feng wasn’t in the yard, nor was his brother. However, a few of his younger friends were there in the courtyard.

Seeing Xu Mumu arrive, those younger friends were still the same ones, all of whom knew Xu Mumu.

Xu Mumu had one of them bring over the wristwatches, asked for the prices, and eventually chose a Tissot watch, a women’s model, simple and elegant. Xu Mumu really liked it, though it wasn’t cheap and almost emptied her savings.

"Still feeling the pain?" Yin Yang said somewhat helplessly, noticing Xu Mumu’s pained expression.

"Of course I’m feeling it. Half a year’s effort, all for this one watch," Xu Mumu said, deeply pained, but she really liked the watch. Finally, she could tell the time, which wasn’t easy.

"You can always earn more money, don’t worry," Yin Yang chuckled softly. If he hadn’t talked openly with Xu Mumu yet, he would have wanted to give her such a watch. He didn’t lack watches; he could give even better ones.

"Yes, next week’s exam will be easier with a watch to keep track of time," Xu Mumu nodded.

Back home, Xu Mumu’s watch became the center of attention for the whole family. The watch was one of the three revolutions, and using it as a dowry in the future would be very prestigious. Li Caixia practically couldn’t wait to go out and flaunt it around the village.

"Big sister, how do you tell the time with this?" Xu Jiaojiao asked curiously, gently touching the dial. When she saved up enough money, she too would buy a watch.

Xu Mumu taught the kids how to read the watch because learning to tell time was necessary.

As for the matter between Yin Yang and Bai Xiaofu, Xu Mumu didn’t mention it at home at all. With her mom’s big mouth, the whole team would probably know by afternoon.

If word really got out, Bai Xiaofu might even want to kill her.

"You’re all having midterms next week too. Do you feel prepared?" Xu Mumu put the watch on her wrist and then asked the kids about their studies.

She had been translating documents recently and hadn’t had time to take care of the kids’ studies.

"Big sister, I’m definitely fine. I’ll definitely get first place," Xu Jiaojiao assured, pounding her chest.

"Sister, I’m fine too. We understand everything the teachers taught, and no one else is as good as us," Xu Minglei said proudly. Even if big sister didn’t have time to teach them, they would still use the recorder to learn English. No one else in elementary school taught them, but they were learning everything well in other subjects, and the teachers often praised them.

"Since you all are so confident, then aim for the top five in your class. Whoever reaches that goal will get a reward of fifty cents," Xu Mumu had a little money and decided to use it to motivate the kids.

"Sister, I need to go study," Xu Minglei said, standing up and ready to head to his room to study.

"We need to study too," Xu Jiaojiao and the others quickly said. Their big sister was going to reward them, and they had to earn it.

Fifty cents could motivate the kids to work hard, and Xu Mumu smiled lightly, letting them go study.

The room quickly emptied out, and Xu Mumu didn’t mind, tidying up her books and putting them on the shelf. Her dad was good at building shelves; putting books on them was much more convenient than keeping them in boxes—it was easier to take them out, and they wouldn’t gather dust or insects.

Having a watch, Xu Mumu didn’t let her mom go flaunt it around. The watch was bought on the black market; it wasn’t safe to show off wealth. They’d be building two more rooms at home soon; getting noticed wouldn’t be good.

Her daughter’s words made Li Caixia feel uncomfortable. With something so nice, it seemed a waste to hide it. A watch was something you’d naturally want everyone to know about.

Fortunately, with Xu Hai’s persuasion, Li Caixia finally gave up the thought of showing off.

The Xu Family’s plans to build a house didn’t draw much attention in the team. After all, Xu Minghui was of marriageable age, and now that he had a job, adding two rooms at home was no issue. Plus, the Old Xu Family wasn’t even planning to use bricks, just mud—it wasn’t a big deal in the countryside.

The midterm exam came quickly. Xu Mumu packed her books in her bag, leaving only what she needed for the exam on the desk.

There weren’t many people in the classroom, and with the spacing, it was more than enough, so there was no need to rearrange the seats.

Looking at the papers handed out, Xu Mumu skimmed through and began answering questions quickly.

For this exam, not many people cared much. Liu Li sat at the podium side, observing the students’ attitudes—some were even sleeping, but he didn’t say much. He’d said the same things countless times, and there was nothing he could do if they didn’t listen. He’d become quite zen about it.

Only the more serious students, those who studied well, seemed to take it to heart. Even Du Yu had become more serious now.

He glanced at Du Yu’s deskmate. Could it be that having good friends was really that important? Since Du Yu got along with Xu Mumu, his grades had started to improve. Though not as explosively as Xu Mumu’s, they were consistently increasing.

After two days of exams, Du Yu was completely deflated.

"I hate exams," Du Yu lay on his desk, his spirit waning.

"If you don’t like exams, then don’t take them. Old Liu didn’t say much anyway," said Zheng Donghui, a boy at the next table, laughing.

There was only one semester left before graduation, and Du Yu’s situation wasn’t really a secret in the school.

Since the beginning of the semester, Du Yu had become more popular. Many people wanted to get along with him, hoping that after graduation, they could use his connections to get into the shoe factory and secure a formal job.

At first, Du Yu didn’t really notice, but as more people approached him, he became quite cold. The shoe factory wasn’t his family’s, and even if they got along well with him, he couldn’t give them special treatment.

"How do you feel after the exams? Can you get above ninety in all subjects?" Xu Mumu chuckled lightly.

"No way, my physics isn’t good," Du Yu said, feeling troubled. He felt fairly confident in the other subjects, but physics always gave him a headache.

"Want me to find some practice problems for you?" Xu Mumu said calmly. She didn’t lack practice problems; Yin Yang had found her some she hadn’t even done yet.