"You old man, if you care about me, why do you have to say it so harshly?"
Aunt Chi was a little angry, but not too forceful.
She knew, of course, that the other person cared about her; they just hadn't been very nice to her.
Aunt Chi looked out at the sky and sighed, her voice filled with melancholy: "I've figured it out. These children will be fine on their own without us interfering. So from now on, I won't interfere anymore."
"As long as I take good care of my own health, I'll be doing my best not to hold my children back."
When you're alive, you can't always be thinking about this or that; you should also think about yourself.
Old Man Chi immediately nodded: "That's right, that's the right way to think about it."
"Shall we go check on the second son?"
"..."
Old Man Chi said with exasperation, "Didn't you say you wouldn't take responsibility?"
Aunt Chi shook her head: "I don't care, but I just want to see that girl and also see the second son."
It's been two years since I last saw my second brother. I was thinking, why don't we go over there and spend the New Year with him this year?
The old lady is missing her son.
It's been two years since we last saw each other, how could I not miss it?
However, I was always worried about this and that, so I never set off.
Looking back now, everyone is doing well, and she no longer needs to keep a close eye on them to feel at ease.
"...You're right. But putting everything else aside, what about the tofu shop? Didn't our daughter arrange it for you?"
"Well, let them decide what to do. As for us, let's bring more money and travel as we please."
Looking at his daughter-in-law who had suddenly become so open-minded, Old Man Chi didn't know what to say.
When I can't figure things out, I just keep holding on.
Suddenly you had a change of heart, and just let go so completely...
Tsk tsk, this old woman.
But this is good.
"Okay, shall we go and tell our daughter?"
"Yes, let's take Goro with us. Goro is too young and doesn't want to study anymore, so let's take him along."
"Okay, whatever you say."
Old Man Chi had no objections.
After much deliberation, Chi Tang decided to entrust the tofu shop to Tian Niangzi. However, Wei Xin would check the accounts daily, which could be considered a form of supervision.
Suddenly entrusted with such an important task, Madam Tian was somewhat incredulous. While she felt incredibly grateful, she was also filled with apprehension, doubting her own ability to fulfill the task.
"I really can't! Tangtang, remember when you offered to raise my pay last time, I refused? I'm just an illiterate village woman, how can I help you manage the tofu shop?"
Tian Niangzi frantically wiped her hands on her apron, as if that would make her less nervous.
Chi Tang smiled and said, "Madam Tian, you are organized, meticulous and hardworking, what can't you do? If you are worried, I will have Wei Xin help you for a few days, and you can do it yourself after you get used to it."
Furthermore, the wages are different from now. I'll give you two options: twenty taels of silver per month plus a 10% share of the tofu shop's profits, or fifty taels of silver per month directly. The choice is yours.
"Oh dear, this is too much..." After hesitating for a long time, Tian Niangzi said, "How about this, I'll work for a month first, Tangtang, do you think I'm okay with this?"
"Otherwise, if that doesn't work out, I'll come back here next month, and the pay will be the same. If I can manage, we'll go with your plan, okay?"
She wanted to make money, but she couldn't let her conscience bother her.
She was just a country woman who knew nothing, but now she could earn three taels of silver a month. Her son earned two taels of silver a month at the Qiqiao Shop, and her daughter earned one tael of silver a month at the Dianjiangchun Shop!
Life now is so beautiful that I can't even imagine it!
Chi Tang smiled, her eyes crinkling: "Madam Tian, how can you push money away like this?"
"You trust me, so I should also be considerate of you!"
Tian Niangzi was very happy.
On the way home, I bought two pounds of pork belly, planning to make braised pork belly with soy sauce, stir-fried eggplant, potatoes, and green peppers, and stir-fried bok choy for the kids.
Yes, my daughter has always wanted to eat lychees, but she thought they were too expensive before and I never let her buy them.
How much do lychees cost per pound?
"Eighty coins a pound?...Fine, give me two pounds!...Take it away, don't round it up!"
Carrying her purchases, Tian Niangzi walked for about half an hour before returning to the village.
When the villagers saw him on the road, they all offered him some kind words of flattery.
After all, Tian Niangzi's family is different now than before.
After the meal was prepared, the daughter Yaya and son Tian Laifu also returned.
"You're back? Laifu, how was your day? Are you tired?" Tian Niangzi stepped forward, helped her son take off his coat, and brought over a washbasin, saying with a smile, "Go ahead and wash your hands, Mom bought some things today..."
"I'm the manager! Do you still think I'm just a laborer? What's so tiring about this?" Tian Laifu was a little unhappy, and the black mole on the corner of his mouth became more and more obvious.
Some overweight bodies exude unhappiness.
Tian Niangzi subconsciously said, "Son, we're going there to make money, so there will inevitably be times when we're unhappy. You have to control it..."
"Smack!"
Tian Laifu slammed the towel into the sink and said impatiently, "Just bear with it! What else can you say besides telling me to bear with it all day?"
If his mother were from the Chi family, how could he have been scolded by that brat Si Lang?
The more I think about it, the angrier I get!
Standing outside the doorway, coldly watching everything, Ya Ya felt indignant on behalf of her mother and immediately said, "Brother, why are you taking your anger out on Mom?"
"What right do you, a little brat, have to tell me what to do?"
"Alright, alright, stop arguing, let's eat! Yaya, didn't you always want to eat lychees? Mom bought you some today, don't be angry, wash your hands and eat!"
Not wanting her children to quarrel, Madam Tian patted her daughter's back and gently pointed to the lychees prepared on the table, hoping to calm her down.
Ya Ya is thirteen years old this year. She knows many principles and has seen the outside world, so she can't stand her brother treating their mother like this.
But Mother...
never mind!
Sooner or later, Mother will realize it herself.
"Mom, why did you buy so many lychees today?"
After washing her hands, Ya Ya sat down and started peeling lychees without eating.
Tian Niangzi served the two children a full bowl of white rice and then gave each of them two pieces of pork belly.
"Mom, how many times have I told you to use serving chopsticks when you put food on my plate! Serving chopsticks! Can't you stop acting like a country bumpkin? I've told you so many times, how come you can't remember? This is a wealthy family..."
"Smack!"
Ya Ya slammed her hand on the table and said coldly, "You know that's the rule of wealthy families! Are you one of them?"
What, just because you're a foreman in the workshop, you've forgotten your origins? You don't have the life of a rich person, but you've got a whole host of rich kid quirks!
Tian Laifu was put on a bad face by his sister and immediately got angry: "Do you have any right to speak in this family?"
"I'm your brother! Mom, you heard what Ya Ya said, she has to apologize to me today! You decide what to do!"
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