Rebirth Counterattack with Space-Chapter 41 - How to Deliver the Goods (Part 2)

He also wanted his second sister to remember the kindness of his wife, to prevent her from taking out her displeasure on her and making life intolerable for him. It didn’t matter how his second sister treated him; he wouldn’t take it to heart and wouldn’t quarrel with her about it. But if she mistreated his wife, he was afraid he wouldn’t be able to control his temper. Then, if the second mother-in-law got upset, it would become a big issue.

“Why not just say we both thought of it together?” Xia Yuan blushed, “Wouldn’t all the credit go to me then?”

“I want all the credit to go to you. You know what my second sister is like. Stubborn as a mule. If she’s got a grudge against me, it might take her a while to get used to switching her position, so it’s better for you to do her a favor. Then she might gradually come around,” Lu Aiguo said casually.

“Actually, your second aunt can be sharp-tongued, but she really does care about you,” Lu Yun couldn’t help but interject. In her previous life, when dad passed away, her second aunt cried so hard she could hardly breathe. Not to mention how heartbroken she was. She even continuously regretted the friction they had when she was younger, leaving lingering regrets because they were rarely close as they grew up.

“I know, she’s just not good at holding her tongue, but she’s actually soft-hearted. I just hope she doesn’t annoy my brother-in-law; otherwise, I’m the one who has to back her up. Honestly, I’d rather be fair than biased,” Lu Aiguo said with a helpless look on his face.

As if.

Lu Yun finally couldn’t hold back and started laughing while holding her stomach.

In her previous life, her second aunt and uncle had a row over something, and in a moment of anger, the second uncle slapped the second aunt lightly. The second aunt ran back to her parents’ house. As a result, dad rushed over and, without asking for any details, gave the second uncle a good beating.

It turned out that the second aunt was actually at fault, but dad didn’t care. Afterward, he still gave the second uncle another beating in secret and threatened him, reminding him never to raise his hand against the second aunt again, under any circumstances.

Later, the second uncle said to the second aunt, “Your male cousin seems okay normally, but when it comes to being unreasonable, he really takes the cake.” The second aunt actually took pride in that. Since then, no matter how angry the second uncle got, he never laid a finger on the second aunt again.

“What does this little girl know that’s making her laugh like that?” Lu Aiguo tapped Lu Yun’s head.

Xia Yuan had no idea what that was about, while Shitou could guess she was probably recalling something amusing from her last life. There was no need to ask; she would surely spill the beans to him before they went to sleep at night.

Thinking of Lu Yun’s “chatterbox” nature, Shitou’s lips curved in a reluctant yet anticipatory smile.

After packing each item and labeling them clearly, Xia Yuan looked at the pile of items on the ground and started to worry, “Giving away so much stuff at once isn’t an issue, but if someone sees us on the road, won’t it be too conspicuous? What would we say then? Wouldn’t everyone find out?”

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“Don’t worry, we’ll put the things in big baskets and store them in my big warehouse first. When we get to my second uncle’s door, I’ll take them out when there’s no one around.”

Lu Yun had thought everything through. Nowadays, they couldn’t afford to be too showy, lest people start getting suspicious. Once they started their small business in Haicheng, there would be no need to hide. In the future, even if they brought big and small packages home every year, people would only feel jealousy and admiration, without overthinking it.

It was already 1979, and in fact, the standard of living had improved a lot compared to the past years. She remembered that in two or three years, by 1982, everyone’s lives would truly start getting better.

“Okay, we’ll do as Xiaoyun suggests,” Lu Aiguo also thought it was a good idea.

“Mom, you haven’t written the letter to Auntie yet. You should write it quickly, so we can send the package to her tomorrow morning, okay?” Lu Yun urged Xia Yuan.

“If they say you’re a little housekeeper, you really do want to take charge of everything, eh?” Xia Yuan pointedly tapped Lu Yun’s forehead, somewhat irritated, “Don’t worry, there won’t be any delay.”

“As long as there’s no delay, that’s fine,” Lu Yun said with a wrinkled nose and a prematurely serious tone, “I have to hurry for the September school opening. Mom, shouldn’t you pack Auntie’s things now so we can send them off directly tomorrow?”

But she wondered whether, in this life, she would still attend the same Haicheng No. 6 Central Primary School as in her previous life. The thought of going through primary school, middle school, high school, and university all over again and reliving the hardship of a decade of studious toil made her shiver involuntarily.

Seeing this, Shitou couldn’t help but laugh again.

After laughing, he realized that he had laughed more times yesterday and today than he usually did in an entire month combined.

“Tomorrow when you go to the township, Shitou and I will head straight to the mountain. The goji berries are ripe; we must pick them quickly,” Lu Aiguo happily watched the interaction between mother and daughter and felt very content.

“And don’t forget about the grapes outside; make sure to pick them for me. Don’t let them spoil,” Lu Yun reminded Lu Aiguo.

“I won’t forget, I won’t forget, you little glutton,” Lu Aiguo smiled and pinched her cheek, “I’ll go pick some for you in a while. We need to pick a lot; Jinfeng, Jinzhao, Xiaoying, they all love them, too.”

“If you’re going to pick grapes, wait until evening. Picking them in the heat will spoil them too,” Xia Yuan immediately objected upon hearing the plan.

“Alright, we’ll do as you say and pick them in the evening,” Lu Aiguo didn’t insist, as there really was no difference, and if his wife said so, he would listen to her. He called Shitou over and then said to Xia Yuan, “Shitou and I will go cut some bulrush to dry. That way, we can weave more baskets and hampers, which we will need for our store in Haicheng.”

“Just remember to wear straw hats, or you’ll get sunburned too badly,” Xia Yuan no longer objected but cared enough to remind them gently.

“Don’t worry, we won’t get burned.” Lu Aiguo and Shitou indeed went to find straw hats to wear before taking their sickles and heading out the door.