70s Delicate Girl: A Guide to Being a Rich Woman-Chapter 301 - 20: The Mischievous Little Brother

"Don’t cry, don’t cry, Fengfeng, be good." Madam Chen was a bit troubled. This little guy always throws a fit and cries when he has to eat; she’s somewhat used to it by now.

Xu Mumu rubbed her ears; her little brother’s voice was so loud, it sounded very healthy.

Madam Chen coaxed for a while, and only after she threatened to feed him to the big cat did he stop crying.

No one knows how Madam Chen manages to tell the little guy these tales, but somehow, he’s particularly afraid of the big cat.

The little guy’s cheeks were red, and his eyes were still filled with tears, looking so pitiful, as if no one had given him anything to eat.

"Nai." The little guy leaned against his grandmother, unwilling to move. With no tasty snacks, he felt so disappointed.

"This little brat, who knows where he learned this from. He’s so mischievous." Madam Chen disapprovingly poked the little guy’s forehead.

The little guy is hard to comfort when crying and a headache when being naughty.

While waiting for his parents to return, Xu Mumu fully realized how mischievous the little brother Xu Minglei mentioned in his letter actually was. Mischievous? That’s an understatement; he’s practically out of control.

He climbs here, climbs there; if there’s a cabinet, he wants to climb it. Once he’s up, he wants to climb down. If no one holds him, he dares to jump off himself. It’s a real test for the heart. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

He wants to grab everything and even managed to knock down the kettle that was placed high up.

"Are all kids like this?" Yin Yang felt a chill on his scalp. Xu Mumu’s little brother was terrifying. If unattended for a moment, the little guy would act recklessly. No wonder Madam Chen had to constantly keep an eye on him.

"Maybe only my little brother is this wild." Xu Mumu laughed dryly. Once this little guy learns to talk and understands them, she will teach him properly. Being a brat is not acceptable.

Yin Yang quietly imagined his own child being like this in the future. He would be devastated. No way, he can’t have a son, needs to have a daughter, a daughter just like Mumu!!

"No running around." Madam Chen caught the little guy who was running around the room. Taking care of him was truly not easy. Having raised so many grandchildren, none of them were as difficult as this little guy.

Unfortunately, the little guy didn’t understand and thought his grandma was playing with him, wanting to drag her along to run around the room.

While Xu Mumu was talking with Yin Yang, Li Caixia returned home. As soon as she opened the door, she saw her daughter and hurried over to hug Xu Mumu.

"Oh my, my daughter has gotten slimmer and prettier." Li Caixia couldn’t contain her happiness.

"Mom, you’re off work now." Xu Mumu sweetly replied. She was, of course, happy too. Li Caixia had changed noticeably, looking much more capable. Her mom even developed a fashionable sense, which was incredible.

"That’s right. Daughter, tell me about Imperial City, what’s it like?" Li Caixia eagerly inquired. She hadn’t been to Imperial City yet; it was the country’s capital, a place she naturally yearned to visit.

She used to want to move to the city, and now that she lived there and gained so much knowledge, she yearned for the outside world even more.

If Xu Mumu knew her thoughts, she’d probably marvel yet again. Her brother indeed took after their mom, sharing the same aspirations.

Just as Xu Mumu was about to speak, her dad came home. Xu Mumu immediately noticed and silently watched him. Don’t think she didn’t see it. She saw how her dad’s expression twitched upon seeing her mom. Her dad seemed a bit worn, possibly due to her mom’s antics, like a conditioned reflex.

Xu Hai wouldn’t pass up the chance to get close to his daughter. Seeing her back home made him happy. Oh, with his daughter back, he might get some rest tonight. Every day, his wife pushed him to study until eleven.

He was quite aged, if not old, nearing it. Learning this stuff was naturally harder than it was for kids. Everything he learned slipped away quickly.

But his wife was capable, pushing him every day even if he forgot after learning. By now, he considered himself a cultured man.

Or rather, the cultured label belonged to his wife. He was just the idiot she couldn’t teach anything to.

Oh, he wondered when this life would end. He needed to find a chance to talk to his daughter and ask her to convince her mom to ease up on him and focus more on their youngest son.

In Li Caixia’s heart, his studies and learning outweighed their youngest son. Anyway, Madam Chen was there watching over, so there were no issues.

Thinking about the tough life he had lived these months, he quietly shed a tear for himself. It was too hard. During the day, he worked hard to earn and support the family. At night, he couldn’t even rest, having to study for several hours. He didn’t even have time to care about the high electricity bills.

The provincial capital had electricity, and the electric lights were incredibly convenient. One could read books for a long time at night...

Xu Mumu started telling the family all about Imperial City. Yin Yang went to the house next door, and Xu Minghui followed to help him tidy up.

Yin Yang had left a key at Old Xu Family. Madam Chen had cleaned up Yin Yang’s place just yesterday; he only needed to make his bed.

He kept his bedding at the Xu Family’s because no one lived over there, so it would only collect dust. Better to keep it at the Xu Family; Madam Chen liked cleanliness. She would tidy up regularly, so they could use it directly when they returned.

With Xu Minghui’s help, they tidied up quickly.

Madam Chen handed the little guy to Xu Hai, so he could watch his son while she went to cook.

Hearing Xu Mumu describe what Imperial University was like and how prosperous Imperial City was, made Xu Hai and his wife so excited they could hardly contain themselves. They wished they could hop on a train to Imperial City right away.

"There are still so many places in Imperial City we haven’t been to. Next time, I’ll get a camera to take photos and send them to you." Xu Mumu said with a smile.

"No way, I don’t want to see photos. Daughter, once I’ve saved enough, we’re going to Imperial City to visit you," Li Caixia firmly refused. Real scenes are far better than any photo.

"Right, once we earn enough, we’ll buy a house in Imperial City, and then we can see it whenever we want." Xu Hai started boasting. With his salary, buying a house in Imperial City would be impossible in this lifetime, especially as prices were bound to keep rising.

Xu Mumu contemplated the idea of buying a house in Imperial City. She still lived in the same place but wanted to buy her own house so that if her parents eventually came to visit Imperial City, they’d have a place to stay.

"Mom and Dad, you really are ambitious. Keep it up." Xu Mumu cheered them on, smiling. Having dreams was good, even if her dad was just boasting.