Chapter 73: Chapter 73: Being Penniless Is Absolutely Unacceptable Chapter 73: Chapter 73: Being Penniless Is Absolutely Unacceptable Chiang Xiao sighed helplessly.
It seemed that besides urgently improving her physical fitness, another pressing matter was making money.
She pushed open the window to check the sky, which was just starting to brighten—it was probably a little after five in the morning.
Currently, there wasn’t even a clock in the house, and she didn’t have a cell phone or watch to check the time, which was quite uncomfortable.
Moreover, if she wanted to practice painting, she couldn’t always use the Magic Brush; painting supplies were needed as well, and those cost money.
Money, money, money. Money isn’t everything, but without it, everything is impossible.
Although there were many pressing matters to address, Chiang Xiao wasn’t anxious. In fact, she felt good. Regardless, Ding Dani’s issue was resolved, and the sweet potato field rumors were settled. These two significant events that deeply affected her fate were resolved. In this life, she was determined to lead a completely different existence.
For those who wanted to hurt her or do her harm, if they didn’t come looking for trouble again, well and good. But if they did, she would fight back hard against each one that came her way!
Chiang Xiao found that although she had spent the whole night painting in the Space, she came out feeling more energetic than ever, without a hint of tiredness.
Since it was already light out, she decided not to bother with sleep.
After washing up, she put some rice on to cook into porridge and, after some thought, took out some flour and made a few scallion pancakes.
Just as she was sticking the pancakes to cook in the pan, Ge Liutao got out of bed.
Chiang Xiao felt something was off.
Her grandmother had always been an early riser, starting her day by cooking porridge, chopping wild vegetables to feed the chickens, and sweeping the yard. By the time Chiang Xiao got up, her grandmother would have finished all these tasks.
Why had she gotten up late today?
When she looked at Ge Liutao, she noticed her grandmother’s face was a bit pale.
“Grandma, what’s wrong?”
Ge Liutao took a couple of sips of hot water before shaking her head and saying, “Nothing serious, just some discomfort in my chest.”
Chiang Xiao’s gaze became a bit somber.
Her grandmother had heart disease.
The most important task ahead was preventing the heart attack that had fatally afflicted her grandmother in her previous life.
It wasn’t time yet, but if she could take this period to help her grandmother strengthen her health a bit, when the truth came out, would her grandmother have a better chance at resisting the shock?
No, she needed to find medicinal herbs quickly, earn more money, and then take her grandmother to see a doctor at the city hospital.
Their family was poor, and her grandmother had never seen a doctor before.
Even Chiang Songhai only knew his wife was frail but was completely unaware she had heart disease. When Chiang Qingzhu’s incident had caused Ge Liutao to faint several times in the past, they merely thought she couldn’t handle the stress.
So, Chiang Xiao had to take her grandmother to the big hospital to get a proper diagnosis and medication.
That way, if her grandmother ever really got stressed, she could take the medication immediately.
Chiang Xiao dared not carelessly go up Bai Gu Mountain alone, and she was cautious because she worried that any mishap might shock Ge Liutao.
“Grandma, you should rest well today. I’ve already made the porridge, cooked a few eggs, and prepared some scallion pancakes,” Chiang Xiao said as she helped her grandmother to sit down.
Then she added, “I’ll be heading up the mountain with Grandpa shortly. We’ll take the scallion pancakes with us and leave you two. We won’t come back for lunch, so don’t bother going to the vegetable plot. Just get some more sleep.”
She knew that last night, her grandpa must have mentioned to her grandmother that she wanted to accompany him up Bai Gu Mountain.
Her grandmother worried about a lot of things, but she always deferred to her husband’s decisions and never argued or resisted.
So she didn’t need to worry about her grandmother objecting anymore.
As expected, Ge Liutao agreed when Chiang Xiao mentioned this.
“Little, how come you’ve suddenly become so brave? Bai Gu Mountain is no place for you to venture into. But since your grandpa has agreed, I won’t say much. You must stick close to your grandpa at all times, understood?”