"You've been busy for three days, calling me 'sister' this and 'sister' that, and you've only earned three taels of silver. I don't need to call this 'good sister' or that 'pretty sister'; I just help people dress up a little and I can earn five thousand taels of silver. Jiang Mingxu, tell me, what right do you have to look down on my five thousand taels?"
The little boy looked at the person squatting in front of him, speaking earnestly to him. He bit his lip. "No, Mother, could you give me five taels of silver to buy some snacks?"
She's doing education, kid, can you be serious?
Gu An'an was so angry at the child that she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Just as he was about to speak again, a silver note was suddenly handed to him.
Looking at the hand holding the silver note, Gu An'an looked up at Jiang Yong'an and asked, "What does this mean?"
Five thousand taels.
Gu An'an's eyes twitched a few times. "Really?"
Is the world experiencing inflation? Is five thousand taels of silver really worthless?
"Wow, Jiang Yong'an, you seem so rich! I never would have guessed. You have five thousand taels of silver, and you still have the nerve to ask my mother for wages?"
Jiang Mingxu's rudeness can be set aside, but this logic is perfectly sound.
Five thousand taels of silver is enough to live on for a lifetime, so why would Jiang Yong'an be greedy for a monthly wage of three taels of silver?
In fact, he has only received half of his wages for the past two months.
Gu An'an slowly stood up. "Xu'er, take Brother Chen to find Doctor Tian and the others to play."
Having caused trouble, Jiang Mingxu quickly left with Chen Bei and Bao'er, leaving only Gu An'an and Jiang Yong'an behind.
The man remained extremely calm, seemingly with no intention of explaining.
Gu An'an looked up at Jiang Yong'an, "Five thousand taels is no small sum."
For an ordinary farming family, the annual expenses are only a dozen or twenty taels of silver.
The young master of the Xie family was not good at business, but Madam Xie had the talent of Tao Zhugong. She managed the property she brought with her when she got married in a very orderly manner, and five thousand taels of silver was nothing to her.
But for Jiang Yong'an, if Old Madam Jiang and the two Jiang brothers found out, Gu An'an thought that the Jiang family would probably even have the heart to kill and set fires.
Jiang Yong'an carried with him five thousand taels of silver notes.
Is this his pocket money or all his savings?
There was no clue whatsoever on the man's face.
Gu An'an had never thought about what Jiang Yong'an had been doing in the past few years; she had never been interested in or wanted to know.
But now, she wants to ask, "Will what you're doing endanger these children?"
This question made Jiang Yong'an's expression slightly more serious.
Gu An'an realized something, and a shadow fell over her eyes.
"I……"
“I’m not interested in what you did in the past or what you will do in the future. But if parents can’t protect their children and instead bring them disaster, then I don’t think they are qualified parents. What do you think?”
She did well raising these children even without Jiang Yong'an.
Isn't that right?
"I'm sorry, I'm not trying to take these children from you, but their lives have already suffered enough. I don't want them to live in unseen dangers. I hope you can understand."
Jiang Yong'an knew perfectly well that these children had their destiny from birth.
Some things are unavoidable.
However, how could Jiang Yong'an bring himself to say it when he met Gu An'an's eyes?
The reality had become so cruel that he felt like he was the executioner. In the end, he changed his tune, "Okay, I'll keep an eye on it."
Gu An'an took the opportunity to make a new request, "Look, the front yard isn't very big, and it doesn't seem to match your status to live there all the time."
Although the banknotes were tempting, some money you might have the life to earn but not the life to spend. Gu An'an quickly stuffed the banknotes into Jiang Yong'an's hand. "Now that you have money, why don't you buy a house? It'll be good if you remarry in the future. You'll always have a place to stay, won't you?"
The woman's hand quickly moved away, leaving only a faint, warm touch.
Jiang Yong'an looked at the silver notes in his hand. He never imagined that one day he would be kicked out.
This was truly unexpected.
Seeing the troubled look on Gu An'an's face, Jiang Yong'an wondered what she would be like if he didn't leave.
But in the end, he didn't make things difficult for her.
"Alright, please be lenient with me for a few days."
When Jiang Mingzhu returned, she heard people talking in the courtyard. "Okay, okay, you don't need to go to the shop for the next two or three days. Finding a place to live in the courtyard is the priority. I'll help you move then."
move place?
Did Mother kick Father out?
The girl was a little puzzled and waited a short while before coming in.
Gu An'an was packing her things there.
Seeing the person who came in, Gu An'an asked about the events of the past few days and learned that Jiang Mingxu and Bao'er were very obedient, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Mom, are you short of money?"
“Yes, who in this world doesn’t love money?” Gu An’an was a commoner, a very commoner. “But agreeing to take care of the young master of the Chen family wasn’t entirely for money.”
Jiang Mingzhu asked in confusion, "Does Mother like Young Master Chen?"
These words made Gu An'an laugh. "What makes you say that?"
Chen Bei is a cute boy. If his cross-dressing fetish doesn't harm anyone, isn't he better than those troublesome rich young masters?
This fondness stems from tolerance towards children.
This is not the same thing as what Jiang Mingzhu said about liking.
The girl was a little embarrassed. "I thought Mother liked the young master of the Chen family."
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