"I have clothes, Xiao Fei bought some for me before!" Xu Xiaoyan hastily declined as soon as she heard this.
"The ones from before are in the past, the ones now are needed now, just take it!" Yanfei’s mom tried to give the money to Yan Fei, but when he refused, she simply stuffed it into his pocket.
Yan Fei wanted to object further, but seeing his mother’s frowning and stern stare, he couldn’t utter a word of refusal.
So, he had no choice but to accept!
Seeing the money in Yan Fei’s pocket now, the girl shyly said, "Then I’ll go and buy some clothes for Xiaochao later..."
Yan Chao, who was standing by, instantly jumped up, "Great! Time to get some new clothes..."
Before he could finish his sentence, his mom slapped him on the back of the head and glared at him, "Want to go? If you keep messing around, I won’t let you go."
After finishing her words, she glared at Yan Fei, "You rascal, do you know what to do or not? If you don’t, come back and I’ll teach you slowly!"
Then, her face softened as she turned to Xu Xiaoyan with a nice smile, "You’re a grown woman, and you’re in college, it wouldn’t do if you only had a few decent clothes. Get going, have fun!"
This rapid change of her expression left Yan Fei stunned, with Yanfei’s father behind, grinning and bearing it.
After they exited the house, the girl felt embarrassed and said to Yan Fei, "You’re so shameless, so rich yourself, yet still taking your mom’s money!"
"What can I do?" Yan Fei replied, looking helpless. "She’s the mother-in-law offering money to buy clothes for her daughter-in-law, I can’t decline!"
"Who’s your daughter-in-law?" The girl rolled her eyes at him, then bent over to catch Yan Chao who was about to run off. "Come on, Xiaochao, your sister is taking you to buy some fun stuff!"
"Sister, you’re so good!" Yan Chao was delighted!
In this town, many parents are both working, so their children can’t venture far without them. Unlike kids in the countryside, who turn wild once they’re on weekends or holidays, running around anywhere they please. Mostly they’d be hanging out with the older children, herding a few family-owned sheep, and having fun.
Of course, it was the opposite for older kids. City children could roam freely, as long as they had some pocket money, they had plenty of fun things to do. But in the countryside, older kids often had to help with family chores. Herding sheep or cattle was a minor responsibility, compared to helping with the farming during the busy season.
A few steps away from the house, the girl remembered what had just happened and turned back to Yan Fei with a worried inquiry, "About what we discussed earlier, have you thought of a solution?"
Yan Fei smiled at her, "No worries! There’s always a way around a hill, and after the dark willow, flowers bloom and another village appears. We’ll definitely think of a solution. Besides, who knows, the foreigners might fall ill and die from the change in environment once they get here, so there’ll be no need to talk about investment... "
"You and your nonsense..." The girl was at a loss for words for a moment. After looking at him, she couldn’t help but add, "Don’t just talk about it, make sure you don’t do anything foolish!"
No one understands me like my girl!
Yan Fei muttered to himself, but answered brazenly, "When have you ever seen me do anything foolish? This is serious business. Keep an eye on Xiaochao! I’ll think of a good solution soon!"
You couldn’t really argue with that attitude, so the girl could only nod and say, "Don’t worry then, we can figure it out together when we get back home tonight..."
Before she could finish, Yan Chao dragged her towards a snack stand at the roadside...