70s Delicate Girl: A Guide to Being a Rich Woman-Chapter 44: White’s False Gratitude

The smiles on the faces of those dividing the meat vanished. The third brother didn’t do things right, and even caused the family to split up. This matter happened just two days ago.

Madam Chen kept quiet too. She habitually wanted to send something to the third brother who lives in the city.

Xu Mumu packed the pork for Tiedan in a basket, covered it with some wild vegetables, and let him carry it home.

For lunch, they had duck blood soup and sautéed garlic sprouts with pork belly. The rest were vegetarian dishes. Each family brought some, and it was the first time everyone dined together since the split. Xu Mumu was very happy eating.

In the afternoon, Xu Hai and the others planned to sell the remaining meat, so Xu Mumu went out with them as she still needed to tutor Du Yu.

They walked fast, taking narrow paths to avoid crowds. Once they reached the town, Xu Mumu parted ways with them.

"Daughter, wait for me and your brother to come find you later." Xu Hai waved with a smile.

"No need, Dad. I can go back by myself." Xu Mumu replied helplessly. She had already shown her strength before them, yet they were still worried about her.

They should be worried about those who want to bully me.

"No way, it’s not safe on the road. You hurry up now." Xu Hai said with a smile.

After seeing off his daughter, Xu Hai and Xu Minghui headed towards the black market.

Xu Mumu arrived at Du Yu’s house and was warmly welcomed. Xu Mumu didn’t understand why Du Yu’s mother liked her so much.

However, Mrs. Qin didn’t stay long at home. It seemed something came up with the women’s federation, so she left.

"I feel your mom seems to really like me," Xu Mumu curiously asked Du Yu.

"My mom just likes good students," Du Yu replied, feeling a bit helpless.

"Alright then." Xu Mumu nodded. That was normal too. She also liked good students like Xu Jiaojiao and her brother.

Just as Xu Mumu was about to continue tutoring, someone knocked on the door to Du Yu’s room.

Du Yu went over to open it. It was Zhou Yuan, which surprised Xu Mumu. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

"What are you here for?" Du Yu’s expression turned sour upon seeing Zhou Yuan.

"Of course I came to play with you. Why is Xu Mumu at your house?" Zhou Yuan also looked displeased seeing Xu Mumu.

She had always liked Du Yu, but Du Yu found her very annoying. She believed that her persistence would eventually win him over.

"I don’t want to play with you." Du Yu frowned. He could sense Zhou Yuan’s hostility towards Xu Mumu.

"Du Yu, how could you do that? Do you want me to tell your mother?" Zhou Yuan was very unhappy but was a bit afraid of provoking Xu Mumu. She still remembered the time Xu Mumu took a knife from her friend.

"Then go ahead and tell her. Hurry up and don’t disturb my studying." Du Yu said dismissively. Over the years, Zhou Yuan had tattled quite a few times, but Mrs. Qin liked girls a bit more, so she never took Zhou Yuan’s little actions to heart. She even asked her son to give in to Zhou Yuan a bit.

What Mrs. Qin didn’t know was that her leniency made Zhou Yuan believe that Mrs. Qin liked her too. Even Mrs. Qin agreed with her liking Du Yu, which only made Zhou Yuan act more recklessly.

"You..." Zhou Yuan couldn’t finish her sentence as Du Yu slammed the door shut. Her face twisted with anger, knowing full well about Du Yu’s grades. Her own grades were slightly better than his, but she didn’t care much about high school courses. Having a high school diploma was enough for her.

She didn’t believe in Du Yu’s tutoring. She knew that Du Yu had driven away many tutors by being difficult, and Xu Mumu’s grades, although improving a bit recently, didn’t seem fitting to tutor Du Yu.

This had to be an excuse. Du Yu liked Xu Mumu, so he found this way to have her visit and play every week.

In this regard, Zhou Yuan guessed correctly, except now Du Yu had no romantic interest in Xu Mumu anymore.

Who could have predicted that Xu Mumu’s strict tutoring made her even more daunting than the homeroom teacher? Yet his parents had a good impression of Xu Mumu and were very satisfied with the tutoring results.

This small interlude didn’t affect Xu Mumu at all. She continued with her lessons. Du Yu wasn’t dumb, and the content wasn’t difficult, making it relatively easy for Xu Mumu to teach.

Since Xu Mumu was worried about her father and brother going to the black market, she finished the lesson early today.

"Is there something going on at your home?" Du Yu asked, puzzled, while watching Xu Mumu pack up to leave.

"Yeah, a bit of a situation, but I’ve covered everything I needed to teach. Be good and finish the exercises I assigned. I’ll check them tomorrow." Xu Mumu said with a smile.

"You’re such a party pooper." Du Yu’s smile faded. Xu Mumu always found exercises almost daily, not that difficult but prone to mistakes.

"Gotta do the job for the money. I’m off." Xu Mumu said indifferently. Mainly, Mrs. Qin was generous, always treating her to good food, so she was more attentive to Du Yu’s grades.

As Xu Mumu stepped out of the shoe factory, she found Xu Hai and Xu Minghui waiting as expected. Having checked the clock at Du Yu’s place, she thought she’d left about half an hour early. She hadn’t expected them to still be there waiting for her.

Seeing Xu Hai and Xu Minghui, Xu Mumu felt a bit touched.

"Daughter, come over!" Xu Hai cheerfully waved to Xu Mumu.

"Dad, didn’t I tell you you didn’t need to wait for me?" Xu Mumu said with a smile as she walked over.

"It’s fine. Going back means work anyway, better to rest here." Xu Hai chuckled. Post-split, fieldwork is harder to slack off from.

This moment made Xu Hai regret breaking up the family. Even being lazy wasn’t easy now, with three kids to raise and elders to care for, all the burdens fell on him.

Xu Mumu’s mouth twitched, the warmth she felt vanished without a trace. She almost forgot what a character her dad was.

"Let’s go home." Xu Mumu said helplessly. It’s not a suitable place to talk outside, and she also wants to know how much they earned from selling the leftover wild boar meat.

Without much savings at home, Xu Mumu felt a bit uncertain inside.

"Let’s go." Xu Hai was in a great mood, as they earned quite a bit from selling the pork, which was now safely tucked in his bag.