Zhang Xuemei has never wronged anyone in this life, except for her youngest daughter who was sent away shortly after birth.
She once secretly went to see the child. Seeing that the child was ...
Seeing that his wife had already taken care of the schooling arrangements for his two nephews, Xu Minghan quickly called back to the village to inform his two sisters-in-law.
"Mom, you and your sister-in-law can tell Xuemei that Xiaowen and Xiaokai have all taken care of their schooling. They can just bring their household registration booklets to school when school starts soon."
"Okay, that's good. Then let's go back to Tianshui City together at the end of August. Don't worry about taking care of the child. Your sister-in-law and second sister-in-law will also lend a hand. That's all for now. Phone calls are expensive."
Grandma Liu felt relieved knowing that her two grandsons' schooling problem was solved. Thinking there was nothing more to say, she simply hung up the phone.
Xu Minghan listened to the dial tone with a helpless expression, thinking that he didn't need to be so frugal with phone bills anymore.
"Minghan, does this mean your sister-in-law and the others are coming too?" Xu Huafeng overheard this.
"Yes, it just so happens that my older brothers are doing renovations here and no one is cooking for them. Their kids are about to start elementary school, so they just brought them up with them. It's more convenient."
Xu Huafeng gave Xu Minghan a thumbs up and praised him with a smile: "Minghan, you are really amazing. You have made something of yourself and you don't forget to help your brothers at home. Your aunt was right about you."
Xu Huafeng felt that Xu Minghan and his wife were truly kind and righteous, and she felt at ease being with such people, so she was willing to spend time with them.
Xu Minghan scratched his head sheepishly and laughed, "Aunt Xu, you're exaggerating. What kind of success am I? I've only made a little money. Compared to your eldest brother, I'm far behind."
Xu Minghan had heard Aunt Xu talk about her eldest son more than once. His business in Haishi was growing bigger and bigger. He had bought several houses and shops, and he heard that he had even started a company!
Just imagine how valuable houses will be in Haishi in the future! You could collect rent without lifting a finger. I'm so envious!
However, he was also aware of his own limitations. He could make a little money in Tianshui City, but he might not be able to do well in big cities.
“What’s so good about it?” Aunt Xu sighed. “We only see each other once a year during the Spring Festival, and we don’t even talk on the phone once a month. We only say a few words before hanging up. Everyone is busy, big and small.”
Although Xu Huafeng has no financial worries, her son and daughter are not around, and it's just her and her husband at home, which is really lonely.
"Didn't Brother Xu also tell you two to stay at his place? Why don't you go?" Xu Minghan knew there was no other way; when young people are out making their way in the world, it's inevitable that they can't take care of their elderly parents at home.
“I don’t want to go. Look, he was in Shenzhen before, and now he’s moved to Shanghai. He’s always running around. If I go to his place, I’ll have to keep running around with him. I can’t handle that.”
As Xu Huafeng spoke, she waved her hand. She still felt more comfortable at home, where she could do whatever she wanted. If she went to her son's place, her daughter-in-law would be in charge. Distance makes things better than closeness, and there would definitely be conflicts. Why bother?
Xu Minghan just smiled and didn't say anything more. He had been through the same thing. Just like in his previous life, his daughter had asked him and his wife to come and stay at her house several times so that the whole family could have some fun. But he felt that it would be a burden on his daughter, and their lifestyles were different, so in the end he didn't go.
As soon as Granny Liu hung up the phone, Zhang Sheng, the owner of the convenience store, burst into laughter. "Your Minghan is really something! This time he's managed to get both of his nephews into school in the city too? Hey, Auntie, what kind of business does Minghan run? Is it that profitable?"
In just over a year, he took several of his older brothers, younger brothers, and younger sisters with him. Of the family, only the fourth brother is still out there making a living; the rest have all gone to Tianshui City.
Of course, Granny Liu couldn't admit that she was making a lot of money. What if someone got jealous and tried to harm her family?
So he waved his hand helplessly and said, "No way, does he do business? He's just a small vendor selling food. As for tomorrow, they're not doing business with him. They're still doing renovations and bricklaying. They just came to Tianshui City because they couldn't find work at home."
"I don't believe it. Your Minghan must have become a big boss. Otherwise, how could he have gotten his two nephews to study in the city? He must be rich to have this ability, right? Don't keep it to yourself. Tell us all. We're all related, so don't be stingy."
Before Zhang Sheng could respond, Chen Chunfeng interrupted. She had long disliked Xu Minghan; the incident involving having more children than allowed had caused her to suffer, and she couldn't stand seeing Granny Liu's family so smug.
Granny Liu rolled her eyes at her and retorted directly, "Granny Chen, you're so generous with your words, why didn't you have your Xu Weiming tell us how he made his money? Speaking of which, your family was the first to get rich, why didn't you tell everyone?"
"That's right, that's right, Granny Chen, you're not being fair. You don't talk about your own family, you have to drag Granny Liu into it." A righteous person said directly to Chen Chunfeng.
But there were also those who loved watching the drama unfold, laughing and saying, "Stop arguing, everyone! Let's all speak up and get rich together!"
"Pah, look at your big face, you don't look like someone destined to make money." Chen Chunfeng spat at the person who spoke, thinking she wanted Weiming to reveal his methods for making money. What a dream.
"Hey, how dare you talk like that? Why am I not destined to be rich? Can't you speak properly?" The onlookers in front were displeased. Although he was a bit old, who knew when he might become rich? Why should they look down on him?
"I'm talking about you, so what? Go ahead and hit me if you dare!" Chen Chunfeng said as he moved closer to her. Whenever he hit her, she would lie down and wouldn't get up until she was at least fifty minutes old.
"You old hag, watch me..."
"Hey, don't be impulsive. If you hit her, you'll have to pay compensation. It's not worth it. Besides, Xu Weiming is stingy. He doesn't even help his own brothers. Why would he tell you? You're just daydreaming."
A sensible person next to him grabbed him and said, "You're all daydreaming. People are too busy making money to even think about it. You're dreaming!"
While they were arguing, Granny Liu quietly slipped away; she wasn't going to get involved.
"Mom, what did Minghan say?" Zhou Nianmei asked, standing up quickly with her child in her arms as her mother-in-law walked in from outside.
"It's all taken care of. Just bring the child and household registration book when school starts." Granny Liu reached out and took the child from her arms, then put him back on the mat.
"Don't hold her all the time. Xuemei said that she should crawl more now. Look how much she eats. It won't do if you keep holding her without letting her move around!"
"Sigh, I just picked her up because I saw her looking at me so pitifully. She had been crawling by herself before!"
Zhou Nianmei only has one brat by her side. When he sees such a soft and cuddly little girl looking at him with such longing eyes, how can he not feel soft-hearted?