Rebirth: My Dear Little Wife Is So Scheming

Chapter 120 - 120 120 Discussion

?Chapter 120: Chapter 120 Discussion Chapter 120: Chapter 120 Discussion Li Haishun looked at his aunt, and secretly made up his mind that he must become a person like her, go to college, bring honor to his ancestors, and moreover, he could see many things in his aunt that were different from others. His aunt was educated and knew a lot. With just a few words, she had smoothed the furrows of his mother’s worried brow. He determined that he must become someone who could not only help others but also his own family.

Clutching three hundred yuan, Bai Yue asked, “Where did this money come from?” She had never held so much money in her life. Today, the two hundred yuan her grandmother had produced was already more than enough to make her content, but now, looking at it here, her sister must have had it prepared for some time, just hadn’t taken it out, that’s all.

Bai Xiao smiled and said, “I went to see the second elder sister. She was nearly dead, but I brought her back to life, so in gratitude, they gave me one thousand yuan. I’ve kept three hundred for our second elder sister. I was planning to leave you three hundred today when I visited, but seeing the way Li Dashan acted, I thought this money shouldn’t be brought out. If it were brought out, it might as well feed the dogs, and it’s still better to secretly give it to you. At least this money would go to my nephews, which is better than giving it to the ungrateful Li Family.”

“Now that you’re back anyway, it’s the perfect time since buying pigs and chickens all costs money, as does buying grain. Though the villagers don’t ask for ration tickets, they still expect payment. Don’t be too frugal. Look, all three nephews are growing. If the boys don’t eat well, when it’s time for them to grow, it will be too late. Don’t think about saving money.

“I’m going to the provincial capital. The university takes care of tuition and living expenses, and I can still work part-time to earn some pocket money. Later, I can still help subsidize you. You can’t neglect the kids just to save money,” Bai Xiao worried that Bai Yue, used to economizing, might be reluctant.

Bai Yue faltered, “But how can I take your money? I’m your elder sister. I’m embarrassed enough for not having prepared travel money for you, let alone relying on my younger sister for support—I’d have no face to live. I let down our parents.” Her heart was in turmoil. Rationally, she knew she needed the money, but emotionally, she understood even more that she had no right to accept it.

Bai Xiao glared, gripping Bai Yue’s hand tightly, and pressed the money into her palm, “Big sister, what are you talking about? I’m your sister; you’ve looked after me for so many years. No one owes anybody anything. Now that I’m capable, why shouldn’t we help each other? Don’t worry, I still have four hundred yuan. That’s enough for all travel expenses to the school, you don’t have to worry about me. If you need to worry, worry about how to make our lives better.”

Bai Yue’s tears flowed down her cheeks; she never thought that her little sister would be the one to help her in the end.

Li Haishun, watching his aunt and mother talk, suddenly came over and wiped the tears from Bai Yue’s eyes, “Mom, just take the money. When I grow up, I’ll make sure to take good care of my aunt,” he understood in his young heart how good his aunt had been to them.

Bai Yue nodded her head.

Her son was right; what was the point of being overly sentimental now? Her sister was able now, and what she should do was not to drag Bai Xiao down. By getting the household in order, only by not relying on Bai Xiao could she ensure that Bai Xiao could live well in the city.

“Alright, Xiao, I’ll take the money. There will be plenty of time in the days to come. I know your intentions, sister, and my family will surely live better day by day,” Bai Yue said.

Bai Xiao nodded, smiling, “That’s right! By the way, it’s late today. Tomorrow you need to go through procedures, and the day after tomorrow, we should visit grandma. It’ll be a good opportunity to talk to our uncle and handle the matter of taking back the land. I’m sure that couple has some schemes in mind.”

Bai Yue said, not without worry, “I’m afraid the uncle won’t give up the land. You know how our uncle is; he only takes, never gives. Having farmed that land for so many years, will he really be willing to give it up?” That was her concern. She and her children could buy grain for one year, but they couldn’t afford to buy it every year.

Bai Xiao thought for a moment, “No worries, if the uncle really refuses to give up the land, when I go to the provincial capital, you all come with me. We’ll settle down and make a living in the city, and that’s better than village life.” She actually preferred her elder sister not to stay in the village because life in the village, especially when close to the uncle and grandma, wouldn’t bring any good fortune. Both were troublemakers. Bai Yue, a divorced woman who had returned to the village, would inevitably face much disdain; it would be better to leave than stay.

Bai Yue might be worried, but Bai Xiao was not worried at all. With the reform and opening-up policy, as long as you work hard in the city and are not afraid of hardship, the days of her sister and the others would only get better. They certainly wouldn’t be unable to make ends meet.

Bai Yue sighed, knowing that her sister was trying to reassure her. It wasn’t so easy to make it in the city, and just procuring enough food to eat was a concern. She knew that city dwellers needed a residence booklet to buy food. Without it, even if you had money, you couldn’t get food.

Bai Xiao knew that saying anything now was futile. She couldn’t tell her sister that she was reborn, aware of the future’s major developments. That would just scare Bai Yue to death.

However, thinking of visiting Li Chunhua, Bai Xiao wondered how Li Chunhua was doing now? She hoped Bai Jianguo wouldn’t disappoint her. Bai Jianguo and his wife were the kind who wouldn’t wake early without a profit in sight. Given the old lady’s current condition, she guessed that Hao Fang wouldn’t let her off easily. The old lady’s days recently must have been uncomfortable.

The more uncomfortable, the better! It would be more interesting when the situation rebounded. After all, wasn’t the old lady the only one who could suppress Bai Jianguo?

Even if Bai Jianguo didn’t care about the villagers’ opinions, the family’s house was still in the old lady’s name. When the time came, as long as the old lady drove Bai Jianguo’s family out, Bai Jianguo would truly be penniless.

So, even if just for the sake of the family property, Bai Jianguo dared not treat the old lady poorly. Of course, it was different now that the old lady was paralyzed. Since she couldn’t speak or go out for everyone to see, she naturally had to bear any grievances herself.

Only then did Bai Jianguo dare to act recklessly, without any apprehension.

At this moment, in the small room next to Bai Jianguo’s family pigsty, Hao Fang was cursing and grumbling. She forcefully threw Li Chunhua onto the straw mat. The quilt that had been soaked with Li Chunhua’s urine was just thrown on top of her, reeking to high heaven.

“Old lady, look at yourself. How old are you now? Don’t you find it embarrassing to wet the bed? How can you not hold in your ‘pig’s bladder’? Look—out of kindness, I’ve made your meal, and you went and spilled it. If you don’t want to eat, you should at least say something. It’s such a waste to spoil good food.” While saying this, she swept the cornmeal mush on the floor into a dustpan and then dumped it away. Even the pigs couldn’t eat it, as there were porcelain bowl fragments in it that could harm them.

Li Chunhua was so angry she panted heavily, but Hao Fang didn’t even glance at her.

“Since you don’t want to eat, fine, you won’t have dinner tonight. That’ll save you from wasting food and breaking bowls, old lady! If you had any sense, you’d pass on sooner rather than later. That way you wouldn’t have to suffer while alive, and nobody else would suffer because of you. You don’t even see that I’m the only one taking care of you now. Does anyone else spare you a glance? Even your ‘filial’ son doesn’t have the time to look at you. Be content! And you’re glaring at me? I’ll give you a reason to glare!” Hao Fang pinched the old lady fiercely a couple of times to vent her anger.

She stormed off, fuming.

Li Chunhua lay there in pain—not just physically, but with a hunger that gnawed at her stomach and a deeper ache in her heart. She felt a seething hatred. She wanted to devour Hao Fang and Bai Jianguo alive. Her own son now saw her as useless and couldn’t even bother to come by for a look. Oh, heaven! Why didn’t divine punishment strike down these unfilial beings?