Lianhua didn't expect Sun to say these things, but it's undeniable that in a critical moment, she valued money more than her own life.
But Grandma said that money can be earned back, but life is only given to one person.
For some reason, her eyes suddenly welled up with tears. She had always felt that money was the most important thing. If it weren't for the money, her grandmother's family would never have been able to rescue her from the brothel owner.
Without money, the family's life would have been worse than death.
She even felt that only by making money could she make her family like her more.
So, she was wrong about all of this?
"But Grandma, isn't money good?"
She stared blankly at Madam Sun, seemingly trapped in a vicious cycle.
Sun then realized that she was only a thirteen-year-old girl, and with her parents not around, Qin probably rarely taught her these principles.
Now that everyone in the family is desperately trying to make money, this could very well lead the little girl into an unreasonable vortex.
Having been through it all, she immediately understood what the young girl was thinking when she saw her confusion. So she sighed, put Zhang Song and the others aside, and prepared to have a proper talk with her first.
Money is good, of course, but it's not the best.
Sun pulled Lianhua down to sit, urging her to listen to what she had to say.
The puppy was assembling parts, but when it heard what Mrs. Sun said, it curiously looked up at its grandmother.
He Jiuniang decided to keep quiet and focus on assembling her sewing machine.
“You’ve done a great job lately and made a lot of money for the family. Grandma is very happy, and the rest of the family is happy too. But it’s not just you who makes the family happy. You are a member of this family, a relative of ours. You are far more important than money. Otherwise, Grandma wouldn’t have spent so much money to save you back then, right?”
Unlike her usual fierce demeanor, Mrs. Sun spoke to her gently and patiently, explaining things to her.
Lotus nodded obediently, feeling a little excited inside. Grandma said she was more important than money.
"Similarly, we'd be happy if you could hide the money and bring it back, minimizing the family's losses. But even if you couldn't bring it back and the family suffered heavy losses, that's not your fault, and we still won't blame you, as long as you return home safely."
"In short, money is never as important as life. When you encounter danger, you must prioritize your own safety and the safety of those around you, understand?"
Lotus listened and nodded again.
The reason she subconsciously threw the money into the sack of horse feed was that she thought that even if she risked her life, she couldn't give the money to those bad people.
This money was earned through so many days and nights of hard work by her family. If she lost it, even if her family didn't blame her, she would feel very guilty.
But now that her grandmother has told her so much, she was a little surprised, but more than that, she was excited. Her grandmother is so good to her!
"Grandma, I'll remember!"
She grinned, her little fists clenched tightly, a sign of her determination.
He Jiuniang chimed in, "Lianhua, your grandmother is right. It's better to live a miserable life than to die a good death. As long as you're alive, there's hope. It's better to spend all your money to save your life than to fight to the death for money, understand?"
"I understand, thank you Grandma, thank you Auntie!"
With the matter of educating the children settled, Madam Sun asked He Jiuniang, "What should we do about the family business? Do you think reporting it to the authorities would be a good idea?"
"Don't rush, let me go and find out some information first."
Looking at the pile of parts in front of her, He Jiuniang suddenly lost her mind and simply took them all back to her room, deciding to deal with the matter later.
After the men in the family returned home that evening, He Jiuniang brought up the matter again at the dinner table, telling them to be careful when going out recently, to try to go to crowded places, and to go out in pairs rather than alone.
The whole family looked grim. This outcome was completely unexpected. They had been immersed in the joy of making money and never imagined that they would be targeted.
"Third sister-in-law, is that old man who sells incense powder safe? What if those people find him?"
Yu was most worried about the face powder. The family's clothes relied on two selling points: face powder and He Jiu Niang's designs.
Hearing her words, everyone realized the danger and looked anxiously at He Jiuniang.
He Jiuniang grinned: "Don't worry about the perfume powder. Just do your job well, except for not selling clothes. Don't go around talking about your brother-in-law and Xiao Yang's injuries. If the female workers in the workshop ask, remember to give them a good warning."
When Lianhua came back at noon, she was crying quite loudly. The workshop wasn't far from here, and everyone could hear her. It was inevitable that people would speculate about her behind her back.
"Yes, I know that. I'll go tell them first thing tomorrow morning!"
Yu agreed, but still didn't know how He Jiuniang planned to handle the matter.
Everyone asked several times, but He Jiuniang showed no intention of answering. So, Madam Sun told everyone to eat first, and then go and rest.
Zhang Song and Lu Xiaoyang woke up one after the other half an hour ago. Lu Guilan took care of Zhang Song, while Lei Zi delivered Lu Xiaoyang's meals.
Lu Xiaoyang was in a panic. His head was wrapped in a cloth strip. When he saw Lei Zi carrying a bowl of meat porridge over, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
He hadn't eaten anything this delicious in a very, very long time!
"Little Lamb, Auntie asked me to feed you this drink myself. Don't rush, drink it slowly."
When Lu Xiaoyang reached out to take it, Lei Zi refused without hesitation.
Lu Guilan, who was standing to the side, smiled and said, "Little Yang, listen to your third aunt."
During this period, the family's attitude towards Lu Xiaoyang has improved a lot. When the children read and learn to read in the evening, they also invite Lu Xiaoyang to come and learn with them, so they get along quite well.
Lu Xiaoyang knew that his third aunt was now in charge of the Lu family, so even if he was greedy, he didn't dare to do anything out of line. He sat obediently and waited for Leizi to feed him spoonful by spoonful.
"Little Sheep, why didn't you run away this time?"
While feeding him, Lei Zi asked curiously. He didn't mean anything by it; he was just curious because he had heard Uncle Fu Gui talk about the escape, and Lu Xiaoyang seemed to be the fastest runner.
Lu Xiaoyang's face immediately stiffened, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.
Lu Guilan glared at Lei Zi and scolded, "Why are you saying these things, child?"
Lei Zi immediately realized he had misspoke and hurriedly apologized, "Brother Xiao Yang, I..."
Lu Xiaoyang shook his head, chuckled to himself, and said somewhat dejectedly, "It's not your fault, it was indeed my fault back then."
Although he was unwilling to admit it, the death of so many of his people was a guilt he could never escape in his lifetime.
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