Chapter 89: Chapter 89 Regret Chapter 89: Chapter 89 Regret She glanced cautiously into the yard before continuing, “Mom and Dad have been gone for years now. We had to stick together on the farm because it was necessary, but now that we’re back in the city, it doesn’t make sense to be all mixed up like this. The household chores are mostly done by our Luo Lan.
Over at the second branch, Luo Fei is still young and in school. Since Luo Bin acknowledged his roots, it’s been a blessing just to have him not cause trouble every day, let alone expecting him to help with housework or do anything besides eat, drink, and be merry.
Our eldest isn’t young anymore and has reached the age to consider marriage. We can’t compare to our second brother, whose oldest, Luo Bin, is only fifteen years old and can afford to take his time.
However, in our family, once the eldest gets married if things go smoothly, it’ll almost be time for the second eldest to start looking for a match too. Thankfully, both of them have temporary jobs, giving us something to look forward to. The two girls can stay at home for a few more years, helping out the family.
As for Luo Qiang, he’s still young, and I’m just hoping he can study well and maybe make it to university someday. The key is that we’ll need to split the family first. Otherwise, how would any girl agree to marry into a family that’s still stirring the same pot?
Luo Tiancheng said nothing, knowing his wife was right. As the eldest, he couldn’t possibly be the first to bring up the subject of splitting the family.
So he said, “Let’s wait a bit longer on this issue.”
Luo Tiancheng knew that having both families living together in the city was not a good fit. There were already some conflicts on the farm, but in that environment, sticking together was the only way to avoid being bullied.
He too wanted to split the family. After all, his wife was correct, but with the limited space in their few rooms, splitting up would only make living quarters even tighter. Just thinking about it gave him a headache.
At the Black Market, when He Yujie saw the fish last night, he was shocked. That woman really had some skills; the smallest fish must have been over a pound and a half, and the larger ones at least close to two pounds.
It turned out that the person who came to settle accounts said the total catch was over two hundred and twenty pounds; there was hardly any sold individually as a big buyer had taken all of them for a handsome price, reselling them for one yuan and twenty cents a pound.
It was said that they were bought for gifts.
One of He Yujie’s men asked, “Boss, do you have that woman’s contact information? The fish were all snatched up in just one day. We should get more from her.”
He Yujie tapped the table lightly but didn’t speak. He had indeed miscalculated by not keeping the woman’s contact information.
All he could say was, “The fish won’t be available every day. She’ll come by herself when she has more stock.”
Though he said this, in his heart he blamed himself for not leaving his phone number with the woman. He rubbed his hair, realizing that it was too late for regrets now and that all he could do was wait.
In Qingshan Village that afternoon, Luo Qiao went back to work. Auntie Gao asked, “Luo Qiao, which room did you sit in during the noon break? I didn’t see you.”
Luo Qiao smiled and answered, “I joined Second Sister-in-law Gao in the storage room in the courtyard.”
Auntie Gao laughed, “Oh, I left before running into the second brother’s family. They were busy getting Xiao Hongxia dressed when I was leaving for work, so I headed out first.”
As Luo Qiao worked on weeding with everyone else in the field, someone said, “Luo Qiao, you do this work as well as the old members.”
Looking at the auntie who spoke, Luo Qiao responded with a smile, “It’s all thanks to the aunties teaching me well.”
“Don’t be modest, Luo Qiao. You really have a knack for farming. Just look at those private plots next to the road, growing better than the others’.”
“The girl is diligent too. The fields she manages are clean and tidy, a pleasant sight for anyone.”
“Ah, in a few years’ time, who knows which lucky fellow she’ll end up benefiting.”