Quick Transmigration: Drama Queen's Daily Life-Chapter 909 - 898: The Time Traveler’s Biased Grandmother
Watching their son and daughter come back with big and small bags, Yang Yuqin and Yao Xue Mei were surprised and widened their eyes.
"Where did you get the money to buy so many things?" Yao Xue Mei nervously asked, "Did you find them? Go to the government office and report it, let’s return them quickly."
"No, Mom, don’t worry. It was all earned by my sister." Yang Shuliang said proudly, "Sister is really amazing."
As he said this, Yang Yuqin and Yao Xue Mei looked at their daughter, wanting to know what was going on.
"Dad, Mom, didn’t I catch a lot of shrimps and crabs a few days ago and roast them? It’s from selling those shrimps and crabs."
"Don’t try to fool me, those shrimps and crabs aren’t worth much even if roasted." Yao Xue Mei said with a frown, "You didn’t con someone, did you?"
"Who would be so foolish to sell so much money to me? It’s the seasoning made from the roasted shrimps and crabs that I sold to a restaurant owner, he paid thirty taels of silver."
"That much? It’s just seasoning, how could it be so expensive!"
"It’s the recipe, Mom, don’t worry. The owner won’t lose out; with this seasoning, he’ll earn it back quickly."
"You really didn’t deceive anyone?"
"Really didn’t, Mom, look, this is the silver left after my brother and I bought things." Yang Xiudan said boastfully, "With this silver, Dad and Mom won’t have to struggle like this now, and my brother can go to school."
Yao Xue Mei was dazzled by the silver in front of her, as she had never seen so much silver before!
"But Mom, don’t tell Grandpa, Grandma, and Uncle, this is what I earned, not for them." Yang Xiudan quickly said.
Yao Xue Mei felt a bit embarrassed but since the money was indeed earned by her daughter, she nodded and agreed, "Don’t worry, Mom won’t say anything."
"What about Dad?" She looked at Yang Yuqin.
But then heard Yang Yuqin ask, "You earn big money and don’t want to show filial piety to your grandma?"
Hearing this, Yang Xiudan’s heart skipped a beat; how did she forget that Dad was a filial son, sometimes she even wished Grandma was a bit more overbearing so that Dad would feel distant. Especially since the family separation incident pulled such a stunt before.
"I didn’t say I wouldn’t show filial piety to Grandma, just that she doesn’t lack anything right now. If we suddenly send things over, it would arouse suspicion. Then everyone would flock over, how would we explain it? What would Brother use as tuition?" Yang Xiudan quickly argued.
However, Yang Yuxin just looked at her deeply, "Since when did you become so eloquent?"
Yang Xiudan’s heart skipped a beat, and she said aggrievedly, "Dad, I’m just thinking about the family’s well-being."
Yang Yuxin looked at his daughter deeply and sighed, "In the future, discuss anything with us first. I’ll take half of this meat to your grandma." 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢
"Yes, yes, that’s the right thing to do." Yang Xiudan nodded in agreement, though she felt quite distressed, thankfully in those days people liked fatty meat, and her dad took the fattier half.
Ye Qiu, looking at the meat brought by her second son, guessed that Yang Xiudan probably had her first business deal done, and she refused lightly, "You’ve worked hard for this meat, I don’t need it, take it back."
However, when Yang Yuxin thought of his mother’s love for their family, he felt even more guilty, realizing their family had money now but couldn’t use it to show filial piety; he felt unworthy as a son.
So he put the meat on the table and left, "Mom, you have it, we still have more."
Zhou Qing came out holding her son when she heard the sound, looking at the meat on the table, she said, "Wow, you’ve struck it rich to have such a big piece of meat?"
"Is the eldest back yet?" Ye Qiu asked.
"My elder brother and sister-in-law are still in the fields."
"I’ll hold Little Bao, you take this meat back to them."
Zhou Qing, though a bit reluctant, had been well-influenced by Ye Qiu in those days, and was very obedient, "Okay, I’ll go now."
Zhou Qing originally thought Yang Yuqin was a filial person, who would have given most of the meat to his mother after getting the money, but when she arrived, Yao Xue Mei not only had the meat boiling but had also killed a chicken, and there were several kinds of cakes, fruits, and cloth on the table.
She secretly clicked her tongue, wondering where Second Son Yang had struck it rich.
But after the amazement, her gaze towards Yang Yuqin and Yao Xue Mei changed; they had gotten rich, ate and used so well for themselves, and only sent half a piece of meat to the mother? What a joke for a filial son!
So she put the meat on the table and said sarcastically, "Mom said you worked hard for this meat, it’s enough for the children to eat, she can make do with a little."
Saying this, she didn’t bother to look at the faces of the family who seemed to have something to say but looked uncomfortable, and turned to leave.
"This..." Yao Xue Mei, looking at the returned meat, was at a loss and looked towards her husband.
Yang Yuqin felt even guiltier; his mother didn’t keep even a bit of meat and sent it all back, while he had so much silver, cakes, and cloth but only sent a bit of meat, feeling unworthy as a son.
Zhou Qing went back and started muttering, feeling jealous and disdainful, "Sister-in-law, you wouldn’t believe the things they had on their table, worth several taels of silver. At first, I thought they were filial and generous, but turns out to be nothing more than this."
"How did they suddenly have so much silver to buy things?" Ji Qiuyan was very curious.
"Who knows!" Zhou Qing puckered her lips, "Perhaps they got it through some improper means."
"Alright, from now on, talk less about these trivial matters. The family is already split, how they got their silver is their business, rest assured, as long as you educate Shuchen well, support your husband properly, everything will come your way in time, and it will come openly, making others envious," Ye Qiu interrupted.
"Mom, we got it." They both said in unison.
They were so convinced by Ye Qiu because her training had proven effective; since practicing with her every morning, Shuchen hadn’t been sick again, and it was said he was more focused in class, with the teacher saying that he was almost certain to pass the child student exams next year.
And Yang Yuxin too, because of his skills, helped Yang Yuhe catch two petty criminals last time, drawing the attention of the arrest officer, and it was said that during the New Year one of the positions would be given to him.
But in just two or three months, there had been achievements in the family, so how could they not be convinced by Ye Qiu?
Moreover, they really weren’t lacking meat lately, the hens raised by the mother-in-law grew fast and well, giving both of them extra eggs for meals every day, and every three to five days a chicken was slaughtered, they lived comfortably and contentedly.
What if Second Son Yang got silver now? He couldn’t use it openly. Who knows how he got it? They were different, they were about to become Ladies appointed by the Imperial Decree in the future.
Thinking their ambitions were being realized step by step, the envy and jealousy for Second Son Yang’s family was almost gone. Mom was right, could jealousy of other families make their silver theirs? They still had to build themselves and their family; a brief moment of pride didn’t mean much after all.
