And now, Lin Sanshui misunderstood this statement as a threat.
At his age, even though he knew deep down this matter brought him guilt, it was hard not to feel anger when threatened by a child.
Lin Sanshui scoffed coldly and left, and this time, no one followed him.
Mrs. Jiang remained silent but got up and took Gu Nian to the inner room.
She took out a hidden key to open the bedside cabinet, revealing the family’s money box, took out another key to unlock it, and finally exposed the silver inside.
The bits and pieces earned by the family during this period – indeed, not a small amount.
Mrs. Jiang reached inside, took out a few silver ingots, put them away again, locked the box, and handed the key and box to Gu Nian. "It’s said that the road should be prosperous even if the house is poor. Although your family members are coming for you, you don’t know how things will be there. Take all these silver with you for contingencies. If they treat you poorly, come back; no matter when, this place is your home!"
If it weren’t for Lin Sanshui suddenly causing such a matter, Mrs. Jiang wouldn’t have let Gu Nian leave.
But the current family situation chilled her heart; apart from her own children, she no longer hoped for a daughter to be there as a little comfort.
Of course, Gu Nian could not accept, "Mother, I still have silver on me, and I won’t let myself be wronged. You should keep this silver; Sanshui and Younger Brother have to study, and the family’s expenses will grow!"
Mrs. Jiang shook her head and stuffed the box into Gu Nian’s hands. "Our family is just an ordinary peasant family. If they can study, it’s their fortune; if not, that’s fate. These silver coins are brought by your good fortune and should belong to you. Even the restaurant in town, I told your elder brother, if you want to keep it, let your elder brother work for you in the future; if not, give it to Young Master Zheng. Take the money from selling the restaurant too; our family won’t keep anything, with the dozens of acres bought, the family won’t lack food and drink, life won’t be poor!"
"Mother..." Gu Nian furrowed her brows tightly, not understanding Mrs. Jiang’s current thoughts at all.
Logically, because Lin Sanshui had other intentions, it was even more necessary for her to retain some capital, right?
But what is the plan behind this act of wanting to give away all the family belongings?
Mrs. Jiang laughed with a hint of bitterness, "Don’t worry, mother has plans."
Then Mrs. Jiang continued, "I’ve been thinking these past few days, the reason your father and I could live harmoniously through the years was largely due to poverty. Because of poverty and many children, we had to work together with a sole focus on raising the children and thus avoiding many troubles. But it’s different now; having silver at home causes one’s heart to become lively, spending hundreds of taels of silver to buy a house without any pity. Thinking of our days of eating bran and swallowing vegetables, mother truly feels it’s not worth it. It would be better not to have silver, continuing those previous hardships!"
"Mother, if it’s because of those two siblings, there’s no need to act like this..."
With the help of Qingyun and Qingyue, Gu Nian had already figured out their origins.