70s Delicate Girl: A Guide to Being a Rich Woman-Chapter 254: Scheming the Parents
Xu Mumu was exasperated, "Dad, you’re only forty, forty for a man is like a blooming flower. You’re at the prime of your life, you can’t waste it like this, you need to strive forward."
Xu Mumu spared no effort in persuading her dad. To get Xu Hai to be ambitious, she really racked her brains.
"Really?" Xu Hai was a bit hesitant.
"Of course, Dad, you may not have much education, but right now, since brother is at home, he can teach you to read. When we move to the county, with more knowledge, applying for a job will be easy peasy for you."
"Do I really have to study?" Xu Hai was on the brink of collapse. He really didn’t want to study. He could recognize a few characters, but not many.
Among the Xu brothers, only Xu Laosan had studied a bit more. The other three were not cut out for studying, and they had only attended the village primary school for a few days, learning a few characters.
"Of course, unless you want to do manual labor, those jobs are tiring and don’t pay well." Xu Mumu seriously persuaded Xu Hai.
Eventually, she successfully persuaded Xu Hai to be motivated and ambitious.
Xu Minghui, knowing the pains of studying, expressed his willingness to torture—no—teach his dad well.
If his parents really wanted him to support his little brother in the future, he’d have some reluctance in his heart. After all, he would also want to marry and have his own family someday.
He couldn’t say it directly; it was good that his sister had brought it up.
Madam Chen originally wanted to say something, but Old Xu pulled her back, and since the whole family agreed, she naturally had no objections. Experiencing life as an old lady in the city sounded quite appealing, and she was a bit excited about it.
"Old man, why did you just agree to Mumu’s idea of buying a house?" As soon as Madam Chen returned to the room, she immediately asked Old Xu.
"You know, it’s quite alright to move to the city; besides, it would be more convenient for Minglei to attend school, and our grandson can also study in the county, which is a good thing." Old Xu said with a smile.
"But going to the county, we’ll just be living off what we have." Madam Chen was still a bit disapproving.
"Don’t worry, we won’t. Don’t you think we’ve spoiled our eldest too much? Just like Mumu said, should we really rely on Minghui to support the little grandson? Mumu is trying to get our eldest to improve himself." Old Xu stubbed out his cigarette. In this brigade, their family’s life was among the best, but their son was getting lazier, which couldn’t continue.
Madam Chen was silent; this was indeed a very real problem. "Fine, let Mumu and the others do as they please, it’s good to live in the county. We can also occasionally visit our little girl, to prevent her from getting bullied by the Qin family."
After listening to Old Xu, Madam Chen wasn’t foolish. Children have their own luck, and her son was already of age. If she continued to meddle, her son might resent her even more. It’s better not to interfere. She should just enjoy life; sons are unreliable, better to rely on grandsons and granddaughters.
Every time she went out, those old women were envious, because she had two promising grandchildren.
After discussing with the family, Xu Mumu and Yin Yang arranged to look for a house.
With Xu Minghui overseeing things at home, she was very reassured.
Xu Minghui called both Xu Hai and his wife over to learn literacy together. Xu Mumu had no objections. Learning more things would be good, so they wouldn’t be so idle.
Madam Chen took the initiative to take care of the little grandson, allowing the couple to study at ease.
The two spent a day looking for a house in the county but didn’t find anything suitable. However, they weren’t too discouraged. The county was quite large, and today they mainly searched for houses near schools. These places were more popular, and they wanted to buy two adjacent houses, which was even harder to find.
Returning home, Xu Mumu saw two faces full of distress. Xu Hai and Li Caixia were holding Xu Minglei’s elementary school textbooks, staring at them as if they were their class enemies.
"Mom and Dad, are you okay?" Xu Mumu glanced at her parents, looking just like they did when she forced Xu Minghui to study back then—oh no, their expressions were even more pitiful.
"Do we look like we are fine?" Li Caixia was extremely aggrieved. She didn’t want to struggle either.
"You look fine. It’s no big deal, just learning something new. Mom and Dad, being as clever as you are, surely it won’t be difficult for you." Xu Mumu praised the couple a little.
"True, since our children are so smart, they definitely inherited our intelligence. Learning some things is no big deal." Provoked by his daughter, Xu Hai got carried away and started bragging again.
"Exactly, elementary knowledge is so simple. Once you master it, I’ll have brother arrange middle and high school courses for you." Xu Mumu said with a smile.
"That... won’t be necessary. We’re not going to college at our age; just recognizing some characters is enough." Xu Hai was jolted back to reality by Xu Mumu’s words, his face turned bitter. His daughter had changed and wasn’t his little sweetheart anymore; she’d learned to trick him.
It must be that Yin Yang’s bad influence. He had to find time to sort out that rascal.
"That’s not an option, Mom, Dad. In the future, my sister and I will be university students. Minglei and the little brother should also study. Naturally, you should be cultured too." Xu Minghui came over from the room, saying earnestly. Teaching his parents to read was actually quite amusing; he would have done it earlier if he knew it could be this fun.
After the exam, he’d discussed the answers with his sister. Xu Mumu affirmed his exam results, assuring him that passing was no problem. As for his sister, Xu Minghui had every confidence in her.
"Mom and Dad, study hard. I’m going to help Grandma pick vegetables now." Xu Mumu patted her mother on the shoulder in encouragement, then turned to the kitchen. Studying more is good, preventing her mom from going out and gossiping.
"Minghui, it’s getting late. How about we stop for today?" Li Caixia looked at her son.
"Still early, it’s not dark yet. Keep at it, learn everything I taught you today, or I’ll tell Grandma not to make your share of dinner." Xu Minghui calmly replied.
"You brat, are you itching for a beating?" Xu Hai gave his son a whack on the back. This brat was getting too audacious.
"Quite itchy, Dad. Grandpa’s watching from outside, you know." Xu Minghui cheekily replied.
Xu Hai fumed. What could he do? Of course, just put up with it, and find a chance to turn the tide later.
After sorting out his parents, Xu Minghui was in a great mood. He put his little brother on his shoulder and played with him in the yard.
The little guy would be a year old in a bit more than a month, very sturdy. Even though he couldn’t walk by himself yet and couldn’t talk, he loved being carried around by his siblings.
