Chapter 330 Unwilling
Hua Xiali did not object to her mother finding a man, but she reminded her mother that they could fall in love but could not get a marriage certificate because once the three daughters had a stepfather, they would have to be filial to him and perhaps even help raise his children. If things went wrong, he might have a dark heart and take away everything they had.
Moreover, the house will be demolished in the future, and Hua's mother's land and house will get a lot of money. By then, the stepfather and his children will make a big fuss.
So Hua Xiali allowed Hua's mother to fall in love, but he did not allow her to marry into another family, serve the old man, or take care of the old man's children and grandchildren.
Hua's mother helps her and her elder sister take care of the children. They will provide her with a better life and give her special treatment. But if she goes to other people's homes, they will really treat her as a free nanny. It is impossible to give her money and let her spend it as she pleases or buy anything she wants.
Moreover, couples who get married later in life are mostly calculating. If she spends a penny more, people will think she is taking advantage. Her son and daughter-in-law will definitely be angry with her when they see her spending money like that. Because they are not her biological children, she cannot say harsh words to them. They will only think that Hua's mother's spending of money has shaken their interests and it is impossible for them to treat her mother as a relative.
Unless Hua's mother is extremely rich and uses money to make them willing to do this, when she gets old and needs someone to take care of her, they will definitely be sent back.
Because that's human nature. No one is willing to raise a stepmother with whom they have no blood relationship. Even Hua Xiali is unwilling to raise a "stepfather" who has not yet appeared, let alone others?
So why should they spend the three sisters' money to please other people's children?
She is willing to pay, but no outsider can cheat her out of a penny.
Huo Qian fell asleep in the stroller, so Hua Xiali did not pick him up. Huo Beixi had little time to spend with his son, so he pushed Huo Qian over.
Hua Xiali took her mother's arm and asked, "Mom, have you had dinner?"
Hua's mother nodded and said, "We ate at the Spring Ceremony. How about you guys?"
"We are taking wedding photos this afternoon. We have been taking photos for the whole afternoon and haven't eaten yet. We will just go back and heat up the food later." Hua Xiali said, "When our photos come out, we will see the results. Then we will ask my eldest sister and her husband to take some photos. When Hua Hua grows up, we will let her see how beautiful and handsome her parents were when they were young."
Hua's mother nodded and said, "This is popular among young people nowadays. You should definitely go and take some photos."
After staying in the city for a long time, Hua's mother no longer has those petty thoughts, and she no longer thinks that this is a waste of money. Anyway, the family can earn money, so just spend it and do whatever makes her happy.
If you don't use the money yourself, then it will be spent by others!
She worked so hard at home to raise the children, farm, and take care of her parents-in-law, but all the money went to the mistress. Why did she do that? If she didn't feel sorry for her man, she would have asked for a little more money every month, or taken the children to get the money in person, she wouldn't have been kept in the dark for dozens or twenty years. Her husband obviously had a high salary, but she lived a hard life at home and couldn't even afford to buy him a new piece of clothing.
The family can have such a good life now, and we don’t have to look at the price when buying things, all because of the excellence of our children. It would be better to cultivate your daughter well than to rely on a man!
After returning home, Hua's mother washed Huo Qian and took him back to his room to sleep. Hua Xiali and Huo Beixi heated up the food and ate a little.
After a while, Hua's mother came out and asked, "Beixi hasn't seen Xiaoqian for a few days. Should I give Xiaoqian to you tonight?"
"No need, let Xiaoqian sleep with my mother-in-law!" Huo Beixi refused. He hadn't seen his son for a few days, and he hadn't seen his wife for a few days either.
Besides, he has to ride his motorcycle back to town for work early tomorrow morning, so he only has one night left and he can't waste it.
As for his son, he is being taken care of by his mother-in-law, so he doesn't have to worry about anything.
The next morning, Hua Chunli came over with the flowers and handed them to Hua's mother. Then, she went to school with Hua Xiali. Hua Xiali took Hua Chunli's arm and said with a smile, "Sister, Huo Beixi and I went to the wedding dress shop yesterday afternoon to take several beautiful wedding photos. When you have a day off, go take a few photos with your brother-in-law as a souvenir. Otherwise, when you get old, you won't even remember what you look like."
"I have already told the store manager that when you go there, no matter how many photos you take, they will be free. I promise to treat them just as seriously as those who charge for them, and you will be satisfied with the photos you take."
"Really?" Hua Chunli was a little surprised.
"Of course it's true. We are a family. How could I lie to you? Remember to visit your brother-in-law during the holidays!" Hua Xiali reminded.
This year is Hua Xiali's first year planting sugarcane in Baibao County. By the end of the year, the sugarcane harvest was abundant, and Hua Xiali asked them to do wholesale because retail was too slow.
After some publicity outside, many people knew that there was sugarcane for sale in the mountains, and many people went to the mountains to get sugarcane. Sugarcane was sweet and juicy, and 80 cents for a stick was too much of a waste, so Hua Xiali set the wholesale price at one yuan, and didn't care how much people sold it for.
Anyway, the wholesale price here is one yuan per stick. If you weigh it, it's 20 cents per pound, and one stick of sugarcane can be sold for at least two yuan, so her one yuan is not expensive.
Hua Xiali asked Jia Chenguang to keep enough sugarcane for planting in the second year, and the rest could be sold.
Because there were not many sugarcane plants planted in Chenzhuang this year, they only planted two acres. Apart from the food for their own consumption and the food for relatives, the rest were kept for planting next year. After all, the place is large and the demand for sugarcane is huge.
The middle-aged man thought that Hua Xiali couldn't sell his sugarcane, so he came over and asked Hua Xiali if he wanted him to help sell it. Hua Xiali knew that he was a good person, so he gave him a piece of sugarcane that he grew himself and let him taste it.
After the middle-aged man tasted it, his eyes widened. He never thought that Hua Xiali's sugarcane was so delicious. No wonder his sugarcane was so difficult to sell, and even though it was sold at such a low price, there were not many repeat customers.
I guess those who have eaten it are cursing it to death in their hearts, so how could they be willing to buy a second one?
Hua Xiali asked him to sell all the sugarcane at home and not keep any, and come to her in the spring to get better sugarcane seeds. The middle-aged uncle nodded repeatedly and reminded Hua Xiali to keep the sugarcane seeds for him.
The sugarcane grown by Hua Xiali is really delicious and can definitely make money.
What he didn't know was that the sugarcane that Hua Xiali planted in other counties was already making money. Every day many people went to the mountains to get sugarcane, which also boosted the business of the small restaurants in the mountains. No one had expected that Hua Xiali had transformed this usually deserted small mountain village so well that it was almost becoming a tourist attraction.