Chapter 40 As long as I can make money...
I worked so hard on my homework, but those two brats went back on their word and refused to pay me.
She also said that if she forced them to give it to her, they would tell the teacher about how she earned money by doing other people's homework at school.
As a result, she blacklisted both grades as well.
Now, after screening, she has established a stable customer base and can earn a few dollars every week.
Although it wasn't much money, Shen Xuewei felt at ease as she held the small bills in her hand.
As long as I can make money...
Chen Fangyang's eyes lit up as he looked at the box of money in her hand. "Little Weiwei, you're really good at saving money. You have way more money than your second uncle has."
Shen Xuewei asked him, "Second Uncle, stop talking about these things, how much do you want to borrow?"
His eyes darted around, but he didn't say exactly how much he wanted to borrow. "Let's not talk about that for now. Count how much money is in this box, and your second uncle will think about how much to borrow from you."
Shen Xuewei glanced at him, her eyes filled with suspicion. "Second Uncle, you don't mean you're planning to borrow it all, do you?"
Chen Fangyang glared at him and retorted, "Am I that kind of person?"
She stared at him for a while, and he remained sincere throughout, which finally put Shen Xuewei at ease.
In front of him, she counted the money in the tin box.
"Fifty, seventy, one hundred... There are a total of three hundred and ninety-seven dollars and sixty cents."
As if remembering something, she touched her pocket and took out a slightly worn twenty-yuan note.
"Here's twenty yuan, my aunt gave it to me yesterday."
Chen Fangyang looked at the stack of money in her hand, pondered for a moment, and said, "How about this, your second uncle won't borrow all of it. Just lend him... four hundred and seventeen yuan and fifty cents."
As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Xuewei slapped the money back into the box without any expression.
The words were forced out through clenched teeth: "I won't lend it!"
They agreed not to lend the whole thing, but they asked to borrow so much, leaving her only a penny. How is that any different from lending the whole thing?
Chen Fangyang promised to take care of all the housework for the next two days and said all sorts of nice things.
He offered a full-service massage and leg-pounding massage, which finally managed to persuade Shen Xuewei to lend him the money.
He left happily, clutching a wad of cash. Shen Xuewei looked down at the empty tin box and pouted.
She put the remaining penny and the IOU Chen Fangyang had written back into the tin box, desperately trying to comfort herself.
"It's okay, it's just that it was lent out, it's not like I'm not going to pay it back. I still have a few big bills there, I'm not exactly broke..."
Although she tried to comfort herself, the thought of all the money she had painstakingly saved going into her second uncle's hands was still hard to suppress, causing her a pang of heartache.
When Grandpa Chen and Grandma Xi returned from visiting other families for the New Year, they were greeted by a dejected and gloomy Shen Xuewei.
Grandma Xi asked with concern, "Weiwei, are you feeling unwell, or do you want to go out and play?"
Shen Xuewei shook her head dejectedly, "I'm fine."
The culprit, meanwhile, was playing with the dog, beaming with a sunny disposition.
Chen Fangyang kept his word and actually did two days of work at home.
Grandpa Chen and Grandma Xi were about to praise him when he returned to normal on the third day.
On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, Chen Fangyang packed his backpack and left the Chen family home to start a new year of working.
He left in the morning, and Chen Fangli rushed over from outside in the afternoon. After talking with the two elders for a while, she packed two sets of clothes for Shen Xuewei and took Shen Xuewei back to the Chu family.
Before leaving home, Shen Xuewei had already arranged with Grandpa Chen and Grandma Xi that she would stay at the Chu family's house until the start of the school term.
On the first day of school, Chen Fangli will take her to school.
Chu De'an, who hadn't seen Shen Xuewei for several days, was overjoyed to see her at the Chu family home.
He took her along and went to find his friends from his village to play together.
Mischievous children always need a loving lesson.
Shen Xuewei was only distracted for a moment when she saw Chu De'an suddenly holding a lit firecracker, which he then threw onto a pile of runny cow dung in her horrified gaze.
With a loud bang, cow dung was blown into all directions, affecting several people nearby.
Shen Xuewei touched her face, looked at the cow dung in her hand, and smelled the strange odor on her body before falling silent.
She stepped forward and, taking advantage of her height and age, pulled Chu De'an along towards the Chu family home.
Unaware of the impending doom, Chu De'an continued to smile.
"This is so much fun! Sis, I have two more here, can I share one with you later?"
Shen Xuewei smiled coolly, "No rush, there are even more fun things to do when we get home."
Upon hearing that there was something even more fun to be had, Chu De'an clapped his hands and cheered, urging her to hurry up.
After returning to the Chu family, Shen Xuewei said nothing, but simply led Chu De'an to stand in front of Chen Fangli.
He pointed to the cow dung on the two men, then to Chu De'an, the meaning of which was self-evident.
Seeing the cow dung on the two of them, Chen Fangli paused for a moment, then expressionlessly put down the water ladle in her hand and took an apron from the side to tie it on.
Pulling the still clueless Chu De'an outside, she bent down, picked up a bamboo stick from the side, and whipped Chu De'an.
Chu De'an was stunned for a moment, and then a sob came out of his mouth, and he cried loudly.
He cried miserably. Grandpa Chu, who was working as a carpenter inside the house, peeked out, saw the cow dung on him, and then put it back on, closing the door behind him.
Chu Fu returned from playing mahjong at another house and witnessed this scene. He cursed, "Serves him right! I think he was too lenient. At such a young age, he can blow up cow dung today, and he'll dare to blow up people tomorrow!"
He paused for a moment when he saw that Shen Xuewei, who was standing to the side, was also covered in cow dung.
After Chen Fangli stopped, he stepped forward and slapped Chu De'an's buttocks twice.
"Serves you right for being naughty and causing trouble. Are you still going to explode like this in the future?"
Chu De'an cried his heart out, "I won't bomb anymore, I won't play anymore... Waaah... Mom and Dad, I was wrong, please don't hit me anymore."
Seeing that he had learned his lesson, Chu Fu snorted and then let go.
As soon as he let go, Chu De'an sobbed and bumped into Shen Xuewei's arms, "Waaah... Mom and Dad hit me, sister hit them for me!"
Seeing that Shen Xuewei didn't move, he grabbed her hand and hit them both twice before turning his tears into laughter.
Chu Fu, seeing him covered in cow dung, couldn't bear to see him happy, so he curled up two fingers as if to hit him.
He cried out in surprise and hid behind Shen Xuewei.
He smiled broadly when he noticed that Chu Fu had withdrawn his hand.
The next moment, his ear was twisted again.
He covered his ears, looked up with a wronged expression, his eyes brimming with tears, and said in a soft voice, "Sister, it hurts..."
Shen Xuewei sighed, took her hand off his ear, and rubbed it for him.
"Okay, I didn't use any force, it doesn't hurt. Will you continue doing this in the future?"
He shook his head, his face soft and sweet, and said, "No, never again. I'll listen to my sister."
Both of them were splattered with cow dung, but neither of them minded. Shen Xuewei touched him and rubbed the cow dung on her hand onto his face.
"Good boy, listen to me, from now on I'll be on your side."
The two were in a sorry state, so Chen Fangli boiled some hot water and told them to take a bath.
She washed the clothes the two of them had changed out of three times before hanging them on a bamboo pole to dry.
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