When Yuanyuan saw her mother was stunned, she immediately ran to where she kept her clothes, found a big cotton coat, and then reached into the inner pocket and took out a few banknotes.

"Here, Mom, this is what Grandma gave me. She told me to keep it for myself, but Mom and Dad both bought me new clothes, so I'll give it all to you." As she spoke, she stuffed the money into Le Rong's hand.

Le Rong roughly counted the money; it was exactly one hundred yuan. She then looked up at her daughter and said with a smile, "Yuanyuan, from now on you should call your previous grandma 'Grandma,' okay? This is the money Grandma gave you. Mommy counted it, and it's exactly one hundred yuan. You're still young now, so Mommy will save it for you and pay you back when you grow up, okay?"

Le Rong didn't want to keep the money; she was just worried that her daughter was too young and might lose it.

Yuanyuan nodded obediently, "Okay, I'll give them all to Mom. Hmm, Grandpa also gave me something. He said he put it in another piece of clothing for me, but I can't open it."

Yuanyuan took out a red cotton coat from the closet.

Le Rong took the clothes from her hand and recognized them as the ones she had bought for Yuan Yuan last year.

Since Yuanyuan said there was something hidden inside, it must be the innermost pocket. She reached in and touched the inside, and indeed felt something hard.

"Snow Mountain, bring me the scissors. I'll cut this opening open; there's something inside." Le Rong saw that the original inner pocket had been sewn together, and judging from the stitches, it must have been her father who sewed it himself.

Zhang Xueshan ran to the kitchen and asked his mother for a pair of scissors, but Liu Taohua followed him in as soon as she heard that Le Rong needed them, and advised, "Xiao Rong, you're about to give birth, you can't use scissors, otherwise it's not good for the baby."

"Oh, Mom, I didn't know that!" Le Rong was startled. No one had ever told her about this taboo. Besides, she had used scissors a few days ago. What about the baby in her belly? She couldn't help but worry.

Liu Taohua held a pair of scissors in her hand. "I knew you were young and didn't know about these taboos. When you're close to giving birth, you can't even make dumplings, let alone use scissors, or the baby's ears won't grow properly."

If Zhang Xuemei were here, she would definitely refute it, after all, these are old superstitions and not scientific.

In the past, people would blame any problems a newborn child had on the mother, whether it was something she ate during pregnancy or did something bad. In short, the mother would take the blame.

After hearing her mother-in-law's words, Le Rong looked relieved and said with a smile, "Luckily, I haven't made any dumplings lately, so the child's ears should be fine, right?"

Liu Taohua waved her hand confidently and said, "Since you didn't do any taboo things, the child is naturally fine. By the way, didn't you want to use scissors? Let me help you cut them. Where should we cut them?"

Le Rong didn't stand on ceremony with her mother-in-law and pointed directly to the clothes in her hand, saying, "Mom, these are Yuan Yuan's clothes. My dad put something in them for her, and I was thinking of taking them out to see what it is."

Liu Taohua took the clothes, touched them, and exclaimed, "Hey, why does this feel like money?" So she quickly tore open the seal.

"Here, it's open. See for yourself."

Le Rong took the clothes, reached inside and pulled out a wad of cash, including both small and large bills. She counted it and found there were 318 yuan, which really surprised her.

So she looked at her daughter seriously and asked, "Yuanyuan, tell Mommy, what did Grandpa say to you? Did Grandpa really put the money in your pocket?"

What she was more curious about was where her father got so much money? Her mother had always been in charge of the money in their family, and her father had never had more than ten yuan in his hands since she could remember. So, more than three hundred yuan seemed like a lot.

“It was my grandfather, no, it was my maternal grandfather who gave it to me. He told me that there was money hidden inside for my future education, and that I shouldn’t tell you.”

Yuanyuan honestly told her mother everything her grandfather had said, because she felt that her mother and father were very good to her, and she was willing to tell them her secret.

Le Rong glanced helplessly at her husband. "My dad is still trying to keep it from me, but where did he get so much money? Did he steal my mom's money?"

Hearing this, Liu Taohua finally understood what was going on. "What's there to not understand? Your dad has been saving a little bit every day for over ten years. He must have saved more than three hundred."

Like your father-in-law, every time he carries his goods to town to sell, he always keeps 50 cents or a dollar for himself after paying the tax. He thinks I don't know and is happy that he has some secret stash of money. Actually, I just turn a blind eye. It's not much anyway, so I let him be. I estimate that over the years, your father-in-law has accumulated close to two hundred dollars.”

"So Mom, you mean Dad gave all the money he's saved up over the past ten years to Yuanyuan?" Le Rong felt a strange weight in her heart when she thought about it. It was equivalent to her father's savings of more than ten years. Should she just give it back to him?

Zhang Xueshan understood his wife's dilemma, so he said, "Why don't we give the money back to Dad? Yuanyuan's going to school is our responsibility."

“But…” Le Rong hesitated again. This money wasn’t for her; it was for Yuan Yuan. She didn’t seem to have the right to return it.

Liu Taohua pouted. Thinking of returning money they'd already got? They must be out of their minds. Her eyes darted around and she spotted Yuanyuan, who was listening obediently to their conversation. An idea immediately struck her. "This money was given to Yuanyuan by her maternal grandfather. Shouldn't you ask Yuanyuan what she thinks?"

Le Rong thought about it and agreed, so she asked her daughter directly, "Yuanyuan, tell Mommy, do you want to keep Grandpa's money or give it back to him?"

Yuanyuan looked up at them and whispered, "Grandpa said he'd keep it for me and told me not to give it back to him, and he's afraid Grandma will find out."

Zhang Xueshan thought about it and agreed. This was originally his father-in-law's private money. If they returned it, wouldn't that expose the truth? It would really lead them into a trap.

So he persuaded his wife, saying, "This is from Dad to Yuanyuan. Why don't you keep it for now? It's a token of Dad's affection for Yuanyuan."

Le Rong was also afraid that returning it now would cause trouble, so she thought it best to put it away for now and wait for a better opportunity later.

“Okay, with what my mom gave me, Yuanyuan is now considered a rich person.” Le Rong joked with a smile.

"Oh, your mom gave Yuanyuan money too?" Liu Taohua asked curiously. Wasn't Le Rong's mother supposed to be very sexist? How could she be so willing to give Yuanyuan money?

"Yes, I didn't expect my mom to give Yuanyuan money. Maybe she's grown attached to her after raising her for so long."

To be honest, Le Rong still has some complicated feelings. In her mother's heart, she, as a daughter, might not be as good as her granddaughter Yuan Yuan. After all, when she married Xue Shan, she didn't even have a dowry quilt.