Chapter 62: The Golden House in Books
Bai Shanbao said angrily, "I don't want to be with her anymore."
Liu and Zheng: ...
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law didn't want to laugh, but Shanbao looked so cute that they couldn't help themselves.
Bai Shanbao got angry and ran up to Zheng and asked, "Mother, please give me all the money."
Zheng obviously didn't expect her son to suddenly ask for money. After a moment of hesitation, she smiled and asked the maid to grab a handful of money and give it to him. She asked, "What do you want the money for?"
Liu also looked at him seriously.
Bai Shanbao said, "I don't want to do anything, I just want the money."
Seeing the maid grabbing a handful of copper coins, Bai Shanbao was unhappy, "Mother, I want all the money."
Zheng was shocked, "What do you want so much money for?"
Now Zheng couldn't laugh anymore. Could it be that her son was cheated?
Who knew Bai Shanbao insisted, "I don't want anything, I just want it, Mom, hurry up and give it to me."
Liu frowned slightly, and Zheng was also very worried. She hugged him and asked, "Shanbao, have you been deceived?"
Bai Shanbao was confused. Who lied to him?
He thought about it and realized that he was so busy arguing with Manbao today that he had no time to talk to other classmates. That meant no one had lied to him, so Bai Shanbao shook his head and continued to ask for money, insisting on getting all the money.
Zheng was almost in tears. She wiped her eyes and said, "My son, what do you want the money for? You want all the money in the family without telling me. Isn't this a scam?"
Bai Shanbao said, "I really don't do anything, I just want money."
How does he know what he's going to do with the money?
He just wanted to ask his mother if she would give him all the money. If she did, huh, he would go and laugh at Manbao tomorrow. She was obviously stupid, but she laughed at me for being stupid. Who is stupid after all?
This time Zheng really cried.
Mrs. Liu glanced at her daughter-in-law, pulled her grandson in front of her, and asked, "Why did Shanbao suddenly want money?"
Bai Shanbao angrily recounted his day's quarrel with Manbao, starting with their talk of reading a book on preparing medicinal herbs. After finishing, Bai Shanbao felt his mouth dry and took a sip of water before continuing, "Grandma, please tell Mother to give me all the money we have. Tomorrow I'll take it to her and show her who's wrong, her or me."
Zheng couldn't cry now, but was in a state of confusion.
Mrs. Liu couldn't help but burst into laughter. She touched her grandson's head and said, "Silly child, your classmates are right. You are a fool. How could the family give all the money to you?"
Bai Shanbao was stunned and turned to look at his mother.
Zheng also laughed and said, "Yes, Shanbao, there are many uses for the money at home. How can you take it all out just because your son is angry?"
Tears quickly gathered in Bai Shanbao's eyes. He felt so wronged that his heart ached. He burst into tears and angrily shouted at his mother, "You lied to me, you lied to me! You clearly said that all the money in the house is mine, all mine!"
Mrs. Liu hadn't expected her daughter-in-law to teach her grandson this way in private. Her face tensed for a moment, but she quickly relaxed. She stunned her daughter-in-law with her gaze and let Bai Shanbao cry out. After he had vented for a while, she took his hand and said, "Son, your mother is not wrong."
Although her daughter-in-law taught her wrongly, she obviously cannot say this to her child, otherwise her grandson will probably be skeptical of whatever her daughter-in-law says in the future.
So Liu suppressed her dissatisfaction and smiled as she softly explained to Bai Shanbao, "Shanbao, the snacks, tea, meals, school, and new clothes you wear all cost money, right?"
Bai Shanbao nodded.
"Where does this money come from?"
Shanbao: "Home!"
"Yes, family. In the future, you will go to study farther away, get married, and have children. All of these will cost money, and the money will come from home. Even if your mother and I are gone, you will inherit the family business. So, tell me, is all the money in the family yours?"
Bai Shanbao nodded.
"But look, your grandmother and your mother also need food and clothing, and they also need expenses. Where does the money come from?"
Bai Shanbao didn't hesitate, "Home."
"Yes, it's from home too. So you said you took all the money now, what will your mother and I do?" Liu hugged him and said, "From now on, if you need money for legitimate purposes, such as buying books or gifts, you can ask for money from home. But you can't do something ridiculous like taking all the money from home and showing it to your classmates at school."
When Liu saw that Bai Shanbao was listening attentively, she knew that he understood.
Mrs. Liu was very pleased and felt that her grandson was as smart as her son.
She put her arm around his shoulders and said, "Son, what Manbao said is actually not wrong. If you want to be completely free with your money, it's best if you earn it yourself."
Bai Shanbao was troubled, "So should I go and pick Centella asiatica to exchange for money?"
Zheng wanted to speak, but Liu glanced at her and said to her grandson with a smile, "It would be great if you have such perseverance, but earning money like this from Centella asiatica is just a small amount. Only by studying, and reading good books, can you make big money. Have you ever heard of this saying?"
Liu said, "Books contain beautiful women and golden houses. There is gold in books, but you have to find it yourself."
Bai Shanbao's eyes lit up and he asked, "If I find it, does that mean I earned it myself?"
Liu nodded: "Yes!"
Bai Shanbao turned and ran, "Grandma, Mother, I'm going to find the Golden House."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at him running towards the study, and then they smiled with relief.
Liu turned to look at Zheng, smiling faintly. "Don't say things like that again. So many young men have been spoiled by such words. Does our family have thousands of gold pieces of millet or tens of thousands of taels of silver? This meager fortune is only enough to support Shanbao for a lifetime. If he wants to make a name for himself, he has to rely on himself. Do you understand?"
Zheng stood up and nodded guiltily.
Only then did Liu wave her hand and let her go.
Manbao also ran back home angrily, but when she saw the big rooster circling around in their yard, she forgot about Bai Shanbao and immediately reached out to grab the rooster's tail.
Datou was so scared that he stopped her and said, "Little girl, be careful of the hens pecking you."
That’s right, a hen!
The hens in their family are particularly protective of this rooster. They have been fighting for it frequently in the past two days. They are not even afraid of people. If they dare to chase the rooster, they will chase and peck them. They are so domineering and hateful.
Manbao drooled at the sight of the fat cock, then ran into the house and said to her mother, "Mom, let's have a feast tomorrow."
Qian was sitting by the window sewing the soles of their shoes. Upon hearing this, she asked with a smile, "Where are the chickens?"
Manbao: “I’ll buy more!”
Qian asked, "Do you have enough money?"
Manbao nodded fiercely, "Enough!"
"Then go ahead." Why leave so much money on a child? It's better to spend it all.
Qian thought for a moment and said, "Don't buy a rooster. Buy a chicken that can lay eggs or is about to lay eggs."
Buy it and continue to raise it.
Manbao smiled happily. Of course she would not listen to her mother. She was not stupid. She knew that if she bought laying hens, her mother would definitely not be willing to eat them.
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(End of this chapter)
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