Rebirth: My Dear Little Wife Is So Scheming

Chapter 130 - 130 130 Telephone

?Chapter 130: Chapter 130: Telephone Chapter 130: Chapter 130: Telephone “Xiao, your family’s phone call, the village chief asked me to tell you to go to the village committee to answer it!” someone shouted outside the courtyard.

Bai Xiao wiped her hands and untied her apron. She was washing vegetables. Yesterday, Bai Xiao and Bai Yue went to the market to buy cotton and cotton fabric, and today she had invited Li Chunmei and two seamstresses to her home to make bedding. It was already getting into August, and Bai Xiao figured it would be no more than ten days before she had to leave. She needed to prepare her luggage and bedding; there would be no place to buy them then, as the students had to bring their own, so it was time to start getting ready.

Bai Xiao ran to the village committee and saw that Liu Baoguo and Li Guoqing, among others, were having a meeting to discuss something. On the side, there was a microphone on the office desk.

“Godfather, are you busy?” she greeted.

It wasn’t that Bai Xiao was showing off, but a few days ago, Liu Baoguo and his wife had already hosted a banquet to officially recognize her as their goddaughter after inviting the old folks from the village to a meal.

Liu Baoguo nodded, “It’s your brother’s call.”

Bai Xiao quickly picked up the handset. This was the first time in her two lifetimes that she had spoken with her elder brother, and she felt a strange, indescribable feeling, both unfamiliar and yet familiar. Her brother had also suffered because of her, being married off to the brute Fang Xiaoshan, which led to a fight with her uncle. As a result, Bai Song was punished and eventually requested to patrol the borders. Given Bai Song’s achievements at the time, he could have stayed in the local forces for life, but because of her, the brother she sacrificed died at the hands of drug traffickers on the border, becoming a relative she would never see again.

This time, no matter what, she could not let her brother sacrifice himself again, not let him pay such a terrible price because of her.

“Big Brother!” Bai Xiao’s voice trembled slightly.

“Xiao, it’s so good to hear your voice. How have you been? I received a telegram from our uncle saying our grandmother was hospitalized and needed five hundred yuan, so he asked me to send it back. I’ve been asking around to the other soldiers these days, and once we get our allowance in a couple of days, I’ll send the money back. Tell Uncle not to worry.”

Bai Xiao rolled her eyes. Bai Jianguo, oh Bai Jianguo, was as shrewd as ever, trying to deceive everyone and get money from her elder brother.

“Big Brother, didn’t I send you a telegram? Didn’t you receive it?” She remembered sending a telegram together with Bai Ju while in town specifically to keep Bai Song from being kept in the dark and not to let Li Chunhua and Bai Jianguo get the money. They couldn’t afford to feed a thankless wretch.

“I got it, I got it. It said you enrolled in university and don’t need to send money home anymore! But now that Grandmother is sick and in the hospital, Uncle says she’s seriously ill and everything costs money there,” Bai Song explained, finally feeling relaxed hearing his sister’s voice.

“Grandmother is already better now, and she’s been discharged from the hospital. You don’t need to send money back, Big Brother. As for the money you’ve borrowed from the other soldiers, you should return it to them,” Bai Xiao instructed, not wanting Bai Song to be burdened with debts, as Bai Jianguo was truly formidable.

Bai Song felt it wasn’t right. “That doesn’t seem good. We don’t have an income at home, and Grandma’s treatment must have cost money. If I don’t send money back, where will Uncle and Grandma get money from?”

“Big Brother! Don’t worry, these years, you, Big Sister, and Second Sister have sent home so much money that I haven’t spent a penny of it, so there’s more than enough for Grandma’s treatment. Besides, a few days ago, Grandma said that the total cost of her treatment was only over two hundred yuan. Somehow the family could come up with that money. You shouldn’t have to go around borrowing money,” Bai Xiao clarified, to prevent Bai Song from worrying and making a mistake.

“Xiao, you got into university! Big Brother hasn’t congratulated you yet, don’t worry. Once you get to school, write to your brother. Once I have your address, I’ll send money to you every month. Whatever level you can study to, Brother will make sure to support you. Our family has a college student now. I’ll be receiving my allowance in a few days, and I’ll still send it to you. School is starting soon, and you’ll need money for the journey and to arrange your luggage,” Bai Song considered thoroughly.

Bai Xiao’s eyes grew warm; her eldest brother and two sisters always considered her needs without ever thinking whether it was difficult or within their ability to help. The trio who were not related by blood treated her better than her own kin.

“Big brother, don’t send money back. I have money, and the villagers have already collected my travel expenses. Besides, I don’t need to pay tuition for college, and the school gives me a living allowance every month. From now on, you don’t have to send me money. Save it for your own future bride,” she said.

Bai Song laughed over the phone, “You little girl even know what it means to get a wife, huh?”

“Of course I do! When you get a sister-in-law, our family will become more and more prosperous and life will only get better,” Bai Xiao wished.

“Alright, alright, I give in to you. As long as everything’s fine at home, I’m relieved. I’ll ask for leave and come back for the New Year,” Bai Song couldn’t say too much; others were waiting for the phone.

Bai Xiao nodded, “Okay, big brother, we’ll see each other at New Year. You must take good care of yourself.”

“Got it, housekeeper!” Bai Song teased his sister. She had never talked so much whenever he left before! This time was different, and it seemed to him that his sister was a bit reluctant to part with him.

After hanging up the phone! Bai Song felt that he should visit home sometime soon. Not to mention his sister’s acceptance into college—a major occasion. As her brother, it would be improper not to accompany her to school. Being a girl all alone, she might be scared arriving in a strange city by herself.

Moreover, he felt that her tone during the conversation made him wonder if she had been mistreated by Granny and their uncle at home. He knew very well that his uncle and Granny were not easygoing people, especially after they learned of Bai Xiao’s background; they naturally resented and disliked her. If it hadn’t been for the money they sent home over the years, the uncle probably would have refused to support his sister long ago.

It seemed he really should make time to go back.

With that thought, Bai Song hurried off to find the team leader. They were not in intense training at the moment, so if he filed a leave report, it should still be in time. He might forgo returning for the New Year, but given his position, there was a good chance the leave would be approved.

He immediately set off, excited to submit his leave request.

He thought about giving his sister a surprise by coming back.

Bai Xiao, on the other hand, had no idea that in a few days, her brother would actually return.

After putting down the phone! Bai Xiao hadn’t even stepped away when she heard someone rush in, lift the curtain, and shout, “Village chief, something terrible has happened, there’s been a fight.”

Liu Baoguo stood up abruptly, “Who’s fighting with whom?”

In the village, petty disputes were frequent, and it wouldn’t take much for a small matter to spark a conflict and lead to a fight.