70s Delicate Girl: A Guide to Being a Rich Woman-Chapter 38: Shoe Factory Encounter with Third Household

Xu Minglei shivered, the punishment from his sister was too severe, wasn’t it? If he didn’t rank in the top ten, he couldn’t eat snacks. It was forcing him to get into the top ten.

Xu Mumu definitely planned to push this little guy a bit; otherwise, he wouldn’t feel any pressure.

She didn’t want her family to end up like that, so she started pushing them forward. If she didn’t push, they’d all be lazy, and when idle, they’d create trouble easily.

"I understand, sis." The little guy obediently said. Recently, he had already tasted the sweetness of studying.

"Good boy." Xu Mumu was very satisfied.

Lunch was the richest they’ve had in a while. Madam Chen killed an old hen, cooked it with potatoes, made a big pot, along with some twice-cooked pork, and a bunch of vegetables, it was already quite lavish.

Old Xu even took out the wine he had carefully stored from before and drank with the team leader and others.

Xu Mumu watched all this, pursing her lips slightly. Grandpa was not happy, forced by his son to split the family, how could he be happy?

After sending off the team leader and others, Old Xu took the granary key from Madam Chen and divided up the grains inside, along with other household items.

As for what couldn’t be divided, the remaining old hen was directly given to the old couple. They had two iron pots; the big house was responsible for taking care of the elderly, so one of the pots was given to the big house. The other remaining pot was for the second and fourth house to discuss amongst themselves.

In less than an hour, these things were all divided up, there wasn’t much at home.

The grains that went to the third house, he immediately sold to the big house. Xu He knew the big house had some money, while the second and fourth had practically none.

As for the grain money, Xu Hai didn’t scam Xu Laosan and sold it directly at two cents below market price.

Xu Mumu packed her things, prepared to go to Du Yu’s house, and noticed that everything was tidied up at home, the old couple stayed in their room and didn’t come out, clearly feeling unhappy.

Xu Mumu glanced towards the second house, saw the smiles on Xu Xue and her sisters’ faces. Indeed, dividing the family was best for the second house. This time, Xu Xue didn’t do anything, it was the third house’s self-destructive antics that caused this family to fall apart.

Xu Mumu withdrew her gaze and left with Xu Minghui.

"Brother, do you know that Lei guy?" Xu Mumu asked Xu Minghui, as if he didn’t know. Her big brother often went to the county, catching wild chickens and rabbits, secretly dealing with them there. Xu Minghui seemed to have some connections.

"Why are you asking about him?" Xu Minghui held a piece of foxtail grass in his mouth and looked at Xu Mumu. That Lei guy wasn’t a good person, did his sister offend him?

"Just asking casually, do you know where he lives? I have some business with him," Xu Mumu asked.

Xu Laosan borrowed five hundred yuan but was asked to repay a thousand, the interest was too high, she wanted to deal with him. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

"You have business with him?" Xu Minghui squinted his eyes slightly.

"Yes." Xu Mumu nodded.

"What business?"

Xu Mumu didn’t hide from Xu Minghui, her big brother looked lazy but was actually quite shrewd. If she didn’t tell him, Xu Minghui surely wouldn’t mention it either.

"Don’t even think about it, he’s ruthless." Xu Minghui warned as he looked at Xu Mumu. His sister’s courage was not ordinary. This trouble was caused by the third house, why should they care? If they did, they might even get dragged into it.

"Then just let him cheat Uncle Three?" Xu Mumu asked helplessly.

"What else can we do? Sister, don’t cause trouble, Uncle Three deserves it. You’ll see, Uncle Three will definitely gather the money soon and send it over, let’s not interfere." Xu Minghui said seriously.

"Uncle Three still lacks a lot of money, right?" Xu Mumu asked with some confusion.

"Do you really think Uncle Three’s in-laws have exhausted everything? That Old Lin Family is shrewd. Every time Uncle Three returns pretending to be poor, only Grandpa and Grandma would believe." Xu Minghui glanced at his sister. Moreover, the Lin family’s money might be mostly spent, but Xu He’s father-in-law still has several brothers.

So there’s no need to make themselves miserable just to let the third house live comfortably in the county.

"Is that so?" Xu Mumu felt a bit bewildered.

"Silly, Uncle Three’s family has two full-time workers, plus Uncle Three, two temporary workers, how could they not save money." Xu Minghui said helplessly.

"Alright, let’s not meddle in this." Xu Mumu decided not to say more.

When the siblings arrived at the shoe factory, they saw the whole third family.

"Minghui, Mumu, what are you doing here?" Xu He’s face was quite bad. He didn’t manage to gather much money when he went back home, which made him unhappy.

Seeing Xu Mumu and Xu Minghui there, Xu He even thought the old couple were going to go back on their earlier decision.

When they left, they borrowed a large portion of the old couple’s money. In the end, the old couple still loved their son.

"This isn’t Uncle Three’s business, is it?" Xu Minghui replied calmly.

Xu He and Lin Juan were temporary workers at the shoe factory, and Lin Juan’s parents were regular employees here.

Xu He was willing to marry into the Lin Family because when Lin Juan’s parents retire, they would have two positions open. One would be his, and the other Lin Juan’s.

"No manners, we are your Uncle Three and Aunt, after all." Lin Juan said unhappily, annoyed with all the children from the big house.

"Oh, Aunt has manners? Forcing Uncle Three to go home and empty Grandpa and Grandma’s savings, and when Uncle Three gets tricked, not advising him, and now blaming Uncle Three. When your life isn’t going well, you complain about us; how are we impolite? We greeted, and just said it’s not Uncle Three’s problem, that’s impolite?" Xu Mumu sneered. Since the families split, she wouldn’t tolerate their bad habits.

"I just said one thing, and you retort ten. It’s none of your business to talk about our family’s matters," Lin Juan said more irritated, seeing Xu He’s face wasn’t good either, she got even angrier. This annoying girl came here intentionally to drive a wedge.

This annoying girl really belonged to the big house, just looking at her was distasteful.

"Aunt, do you believe I can spread your family’s affairs all over this factory, making it impossible for you to stay here?" Xu Minghui shielded Xu Mumu. These things shouldn’t be said by Xu Mumu. Many people were watching, and it wasn’t good for Xu Mumu’s reputation as she wasn’t yet married.

"You—you wouldn’t dare." Lin Juan pointed at Xu Minghui, fingers trembling, truly frightened by Xu Minghui’s toughness. The Lin Family valued reputation, and if this spread, she couldn’t even imagine people’s gossiping.