75: Chapter 74: Contradiction 1 75: Chapter 74: Contradiction 1 Xu Niannian and Jin Yu’s sham engagement finally came to an end after seeing off Jin Yu’s family of three and the matchmaker, Du Chunming.
Once the guests left, Niannian’s young aunt, her second uncle and his wife, along with the old lady, also took their leave.
Niannian had made a lot of Liuyue Su last night, and had taken forty or fifty pieces back to her young aunt and her second uncle’s homes, respectively.
The old lady thought Niannian didn’t earn money easily and kept insisting she shouldn’t take any.
It was only after Niannian’s insistence that they finally took them home.
The old lady really doted on Niannian.
When she was leaving, she even slipped Niannian some money.
Niannian kept saying no, but the old lady insisted persistently.
Niannian, having no choice, reluctantly accepted it.
She thought that she would buy some tasty treats for the old lady when she went to the county town tomorrow.
The old lady secretly gave Niannian money, and it didn’t escape the eyes of Xu Sisi and Niannian’s second aunt, Liu Guimei.
In those days, a few bucks were equivalent to several hundred in later times.
When Xu Sisi saw it, her expression was somewhat resigned, while Liu Guimei was inscrutable.
As for Xu Erhong, the second uncle, and Xu Sanya, the younger aunt, they would have felt it appropriate even if they had seen it.
Who else in the family bore such a striking resemblance to the old master than Niannian?
However, Niannian couldn’t comfortably enjoy the favors of others without offering something in return.
On the way home, Xu Sisi felt somewhat upset, thinking her grandma was excessively biased.
She had asked her grandma for fifty cents to buy stationery just yesterday and had been refused.
Liu Guimei saw her daughter’s sadness and sighed with a sense of helplessness. Original content can be found at noᴠelfire.net
Being part of such a family, she wondered if it was a blessing or a curse.
At night, lying in bed, Liu Guimei thought it over and decided it was time to discuss it properly with her husband.
After their youngest son, Xu Doudou, had fallen asleep, Liu Guimei woke up Xu Erhong.
Erhong, cranky from being woken up, was quite impatient, “What’s going on?
It’s the middle of the night, we’ve got work tomorrow, don’t bother me.”
Erhong wasn’t usually , but when his morning mood flared up, he became very impatient.
Fortunately, Guimei had grown accustomed to it.
She reached out and pinched his nose, and within a minute, Erhong was awake, gasping for breath.
He sat up abruptly, looking around blankly, “What’s going on, what’s going on?”
Guimei also sat up, “You ask me what’s going on?
I have something to tell you.”
“What’s so important that it can’t wait till morning and you have to wake someone up in the middle of the night?”
Erhong’s tone was still impatient, but at least his voice wasn’t as loud as before.
It was also because the old lady’s room was in the east house, and they were in the west house, that Guimei dared wake him up late at night.
“Erhong, today mom gave Niannian a few bucks, you saw it, didn’t you?”
Erhong thought it was some big matter, not expecting it to be this, and said discontentedly, “You woke me up just for this?
She’s our niece, what’s wrong if mom gives her some money?
Why are you so petty?”
Guimei knew he would react , feeling stifled and caught between frustration and resignation.
“Xu Erhong, I know mom is biased because dad died early and she transferred all her longing for dad onto Niannian, but shouldn’t there be a limit to everything?”
“How has she gone beyond limits?
Mom hasn’t moved everything from our house to big brother’s, has she?” Erhong said, not caring about the issue.
In his eyes, they were all family anyway, so there was no need to fuss over such matters.
His nonchalant attitude genuinely infuriated Guimei.
Out of anger, she blurted out, “She wouldn’t dare?”
Erhong’s impatient expression changed, and he looked at Guimei seriously, “Who wouldn’t dare?
If my mom did give it away, what would you do, fight her over it?”
This tone from Erhong was already a clear sign of great anger.