Chapter 317 They earn three thousand a month

"mom!"

Fang Erniu cried and stamped her feet, "I don't want anyone else, I only want Su Laosan, I want to marry him!"

"Fang Erniu, have some shame! They don't want you anymore, are you deaf?" Erniu's mother spat and glared at Fang Erniu.

Fang Erniu covered her mouth and sobbed, looking at Grandpa Fang and Grandma Fang, "Grandpa, Grandma, sob sob..."

Grandma Fang sighed with heartache.

Grandpa Fang glanced at Su Laosan, whose eyes were full of reluctance, and frowned slightly.

"Erniu, I'm leaving. You... take good care of yourself."

Su Laosan hardened his heart and helped Li Banxia up, "Mom, Big Brother, let's go."

Li Banxia glanced at him, then at Fang Erniu, nodded slightly to Grandpa Fang and Grandma Fang, and left.

Boss Su followed closely behind and walked out.

The matchmaker glanced at Erniu's mother, who was acting like a madwoman, shook her head, pursed her lips, and followed her away.

"Auntie, it's Su Laosan..."

Fang Erniu chased after him out of the main room, but was stopped by her mother, whose eyes were full of malice. She said, "If you dare to leave this house, don't acknowledge me as your mother!"

Seeing the family of three quickly walk out of the yard, Grandma Fang no longer cared. She looked around, spotted a broom, strode over, and started hitting Erniu's mother with it.

He roared, "You jinx! You ruined my granddaughter's good marriage, you ruined my grandson's bright future, you destroyed the path for the younger generation of our Fang family to get out of the muddy ground! You think I'm only good-natured because I didn't beat you? Let me tell you, that's because I know human life is precious! When I was carrying a red-tasseled broadsword to kill the Japanese devils, you were still nowhere to be found..."

"Grandma, stop hitting her, Grandma..."

Fang Erniu cried and hugged Grandma Fang, begging her not to hit her own mother anymore.

Erniu's mother was still a little dazed after the first few blows, but when she heard Grandma Fang's words and thought of the rusty big knife hanging on the wall in her room, her heart trembled and she crawled around on her knees to dodge.

She shouted, "Help! Someone help! An old woman is beating her daughter-in-law! She's going to kill her! I'm Erniu's mother..."

"Erniu, get out of the way! I'll beat this jinx to death!" Grandma Fang ran and injured Fang Erniu. She struggled a few times but couldn't break free, and watched helplessly as Erniu's mother escaped within her reach.

She spat and said, "You're no mother at all! You're not even as good as a stepmother. At least a stepmother knows to marry her daughter off to benefit her son. But you've ruined the good fortune of your two children and the future of your descendants. What else could you be but a jinx?!"

"Do you expect me to ruin Erniu's happiness for the sake of my eldest son's future?" Erniu's mother retorted stubbornly.

Fang Erniu cried uncontrollably, let go of Grandma Fang, and squatted on the ground.

"mom!"

Fang Xiaodi couldn't stand it anymore and shouted, "...It was supposed to be a good thing for everyone. Second Sister and Su Laosan were in love and had planned everything. Although I didn't like Su Laosan and thought that apart from being good-looking, he was lazy, greedy, and had a shameless attitude, he was good to Second Sister. He would take out even a penny to buy her a bag of snow lotus to cool her down!"

He looked like he was about to explode from holding it in, and let out a long breath.

"You keep bringing up money. Do you know how much money those two made in just a few months during the Chinese New Year? This amount a month..."

Little Fang held up three fingers. Grandma Fang frowned and said, "Three hundred? That's not much..."

Fang Xiaodi shook his head and shook his three fingers.

"Three thousand!"

"How much?!" Grandma Fang exclaimed.

The whole family gasped in surprise. Grandpa Fang almost dropped his pipe, his cloudy eyes suddenly clearing. "So much?"

Fang Xiaodi nodded.

"After the New Year, Aunt Li gave my second sister and her family an idea for a discount for spending a certain amount. They suggested that they hold a promotional event for the trial opening of their new store. When customers passing by saw that there was a good deal, they would come into the store to take a look. There were quite a few people who were greedy for bargains. They originally wanted to buy a chicken, but when they saw the promotion, they wanted to spend enough to get the discount. Before long, their profits doubled!"

Erniu's mother was so shocked by the thought of 'three thousand a month' that she couldn't speak.

Fang Xiaodi looked at her and said, "And Mom, about the house you mentioned, with three thousand a month, what kind of house can't they buy? If they save up, they can easily buy a courtyard house near Tiananmen Square by the end of the year!"

The room was completely silent.

Erniu's mother's legs went weak, and she collapsed to the ground, her eyes revealing no emotion.

Grandma Fang snorted, slapped her thigh, and scolded her younger brother, "You silly boy, why didn't you say so sooner?!"

Fang Xiaodi glanced at Fang Dage.

The whole family followed his gaze and looked at Brother Fang.

Brother Fang's eyes darkened slightly as he said calmly, "I told the mistress not to say it. The money they earn is theirs. The mistress and I have already benefited from Erniu's marriage into the Su family, so we can't take their money anymore."

After these words were spoken, the room fell silent once more.

Sister-in-law Fang looked at her husband in shock; he had never told her about this before.

Erniu's mother was a little confused. She looked up and called out to her eldest son, "What do you mean by that?"

"Mom, what else do you mean?!"

Fang Xiaodi gritted his teeth, "Big brother is afraid that if you find out how much money Second Sister and the others can make, you'll make Second Sister bring the money back to pave the way for Big Brother! Su Laosan is always willing to help Second Sister. He'll agree to anything Second Sister asks for. That's why Big Brother said... climbing up the ranks doesn't just require brains and achievements, but also money to smooth things over! Otherwise, why do you think my grandfather was the village chief his whole life, doing so many practical things, yet he still couldn't leave this village?"

Grandpa Fang's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at his eldest grandson.

He sighed deeply and said, "You two are siblings. If you go up, they will benefit too. Otherwise, why do you think Su Laosan's sister-in-law's family would be willing to help you? It's a mutually beneficial thing. Jianhua, you... you've overcomplicated things."

Brother Fang did not respond to that statement.

Grandma Fang understood what her eldest grandson meant. She was both angry and helpless, so she went over and gently patted him.

He advised, "You silly child, that's your own sister. The Su family doesn't have anyone with your skills, that's why they want to support you. Our family provides the manpower, and their family provides the money and effort. The benefits and conveniences we get in the future will definitely be shared by both families. How can this be called greed?"

He then turned to Fang Xiaodi and said, "Xiao Sanzi, go and bring Su Laosan and the others back quickly."

Fang Xiaodi didn't move, but turned to look at Fang Dage.

Brother Fang showed no emotional fluctuation on his face, only glancing sideways at Fang Erniu.

Fang Erniu nodded happily and ran out, but then suddenly stopped in the middle of the yard.

The afternoon sun shone brightly on her. She stood there for a while, then turned and walked back into the main room.

"Erniu, why are you back..." Grandma Fang urged.

Fang Erniu raised her tear-streaked head, shook her head at her family, and said, "I'm too ashamed to call them back."