Reborn in the 80s: Everyone Falls For Me-Chapter 48 - 47 The Powerful Brainwashing Mom

Baby Nian…

Mom isn’t seeing things, am I?”

Yang Cuihua’s head felt a bit dizzy.

In her whole life, she had never seen so much money.

This this this…

Was it really earned by her daughter?

Xu Dawei was equally stunned.

Previously, when his daughter earned over forty yuan in a single day by selling water, he had thought it was already incredibly impressive.

He didn’t expect that in such a short time, his daughter could earn so much money again, such a large pile—it must add up to almost a hundred yuan by now.

Seeing the shock on their faces, Xu Niannian affectionately walked over and took Yang Cuihua’s hand.

“Mom, this is the money Zhiqiang and I have earned.

From now on, we can live a good life and won’t have to eat bran anymore.”

Previously, Xu Niannian had brought rice home, but whenever she went out to sell things, Yang Cuihua never touched the rice and instead cooked and ate the bran.

She intentionally said the money was earned by her and Xu Zhiqiang, just to change Yang Cuihua’s attitude towards Xu Zhiqiang.

Xu Zhiqiang looked at Xu Niannian with emotion, his throat aching with the urge to explain, but after receiving a stern glance from Xu Niannian, he closed his mouth.

Yang Cuihua and Xu Dawei finally snapped out of their shock.

Yang Cuihua hurriedly grabbed a bag and put all the money from the table into it, as if afraid that others might see it.

After securing the money, Yang Cuihua stuffed it into Xu Niannian’s hands and urged frantically, “Baby Nian, quick, go hide the money.”

Xu Niannian had no choice but to put the money back in the room before coming out.

The family of four sat around the large table in the main room.

Yang Cuihua finally learned from Xu Niannian that the money was all earned from selling pumpkin cakes.

Everyone in the family had tasted Xu Niannian’s pumpkin cakes, and Yang Cuihua still remembered their delicious aroma to this day.

So tempting, she still couldn’t help swallowing saliva when thinking about them.

Xu Dawei and Yang Cuihua had been farmers all their life, and they were among the poorest in the village.

Even the poorest families in the village could still eat coarse grains like corn.

Their family could only eat bran, which was used to feed pigs.

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Every time she thought about the hardships of their family life, Yang Cuihua felt distressed.

She couldn’t help her tears and choked up with a sigh, “My Baby Nian finally has something to be proud of.”

Yang Cuihua loved this daughter the most.

She hadn’t managed to provide her a good life and didn’t know how many nights she had cried.

Now things were better, her daughter could earn money by herself, and even after getting married, she would be able to stand tall in her in-laws’ house.

Xu Dawei, not a man of many words, just kept grinning foolishly and nodding repeatedly towards Xu Niannian.

After expressing her feelings, Yang Cuihua then remembered the main purpose of hurriedly coming back from the field.

Only then did she notice that her daughter had indeed become much more beautiful.

Her face wasn’t just free of prickly heat, it was radiant and glowing, like it was smeared with foundation as smooth as the city girls, even more beautiful than them.

Yang Cuihua couldn’t help but feel a rush of pride as she touched Xu Niannian’s face and said, “My Baby Nian is really pretty.”

She didn’t ask why Xu Niannian suddenly became whiter and more beautiful.

Because in Yang Cuihua’s eyes, her daughter was a Heaven-designated Fairy, and any positive change was simply to be expected.

Lucky indeed, favored by the heavens.

Not only beautiful but also capable of cooking delicious food, and earning money.

Seeing Yang Cuihua’s proud smile, Xu Niannian couldn’t help but feel a mix of amusement and exasperation.

It seemed that matter was now put to rest.

Just as Xu Niannian was about to ask where Xu Zhicheng and Xu Duoyu had gone, Yang Cuihua cleared her throat and said to Xu Zhiqiang with seriousness.

“Your sister said that you earned this money together with her?”

Xu Niannian immediately thought: “…”

She knew her mother couldn’t sit still.

Xu Zhiqiang looked at Xu Niannian, who was desperately winking at him.

Xu Zhiqiang had no choice but to “hm” in acknowledgment.

Yang Cuihua asked, “Then tell me, what exactly did you help with?”

Xu Zhiqiang couldn’t lie, and upon being questioned by Yang Cuihua, he candidly replied, “Helped Sis boil water, peel pumpkins, and carry them into the county town.”

Upon hearing this, Yang Cuihua showed a smile to Xu Zhiqiang for the first time, “Not bad, knowing your sister’s business is hard work and helping her with these little things.”

Xu Niannian held her forehead, anticipating that the words to follow from Yang Cuihua would surely not be pleasant.

Sure enough, before Xu Zhiqiang could even respond, Yang Cuihua spoke again.

“Your sister earned so much money mainly because her food is delicious.

You just helped a little, I’m not wrong, am I?”

If it weren’t for Xu Niannian having a bad dream back then, deciding to be kind to these “bunny brats,” Yang Cuihua wouldn’t bother with all this talk and would just grab the money without any explanation.

And here she was, having to figure out how to make this bunny brat willingly be nice to her Baby Nian.

Yang Cuihua was stating the facts, and after hesitating for a minute, Xu Zhiqiang immediately “hm’d” again in agreement.

Yang Cuihua continued, “So, most of the money was earned by your sister, right?

Shouldn’t it be put with your sister’s share?”

Xu Zhiqiang thought this made sense and “hm’d” again in acknowledgment.

Dawei smoked his dry tobacco pipe, nodding along.

Xu Niannian guessed Yang Cuihua’s intentions and hurriedly said, “Mom, Zhiqiang has helped after all.”

The moment Yang Cuihua faced Xu Niannian, her attitude couldn’t be better, smiling from ear to ear, “Baby Nian is sweet, Mom knows.”

Before Xu Niannian could say anything more, Yang Cuihua turned to Xu Zhiqiang and said, “Since you’ve helped your sister, Mom won’t shortchange you.

You’ve helped, so it’s only fair that you get some money.”

Upon hearing this, both Xu Niannian and Xu Zhiqiang were stunned; were these words really coming from their mother?

Surely she hadn’t been bewitched.

Yang Cuihua, however, appeared completely calm.

Xu Zhiqiang quickly said, “Mom, I didn’t think about taking any of Sis’s money.”

He had helped voluntarily, and besides, his sister was good to him now, so it was right for him to assist.

After hearing this, Yang Cuihua nodded in satisfaction, posturing herself: “It’s best that you think this way; Mom isn’t unreasonable, after all.

Since your sister earned money and you helped, it would be unreasonable not to share some with you.”

“Since you only helped a little, Mom will make the decision for your sister and give you one dollar.”

One dollar was indeed trivial compared to the 150 dollars Xu Niannian earned, but compared to the income of migrant workers or even factory workers in town, it was a decent sum.

The average worker in town only earned a dozen dollars a month, which averaged to less than one dollar a day.

Yang Cuihua was being more than generous, which shocked Xu Zhiqiang, while also stirring feelings inside him.

Actually, their mom, despite favoring his sister, hadn’t been too harsh on them.

At least they were only less favored than his sister, and in terms of food and living, there was no real difference from their parents; it was only because of the family’s poverty.

Xu Zhiqiang was moved when Yang Cuihua added, “You’re still young, not yet at the age to get a wife.

This money should be kept with Mom, to save for when you’re ready to get married, you have no objections, right?”

Naturally, Xu Zhiqiang had no objections.

In any household, it was the parents who handled the money.

Even if he wasn’t married, or if he was married without having left the family home, he would still have to hand over the money to his parents.

“Mom, you’re right; keep it with you,” Xu Zhiqiang said.

He was actually quite content with Yang Cuihua giving him just one dollar; anymore, and he would have felt too embarrassed to accept it, as it was his sister’s effort that earned it.

If it weren’t for his sister, he wouldn’t have had a single cent.

Xu Niannian had witnessed the entire exchange and just stared dumbfounded at Yang Cuihua.

In the end, Xu Zhiqiang didn’t get a penny, yet he was touched by Yang Cuihua’s gesture.

The old lady’s brainwashing skills were quite formidable.