Transmigrating to Book 50, others hoard rice, I hoard money

Chapter 180 There are no "ifs" in the world, only consequences and results

After Zhou Rong got home from get off work, he told Zhou Cai about Xu Man's idea and asked for her opinion.

Zhou Cai asked in surprise: "Can I work in a clothing store too?"

Zhou Rong: "Well, Si Gui has been promoted to financial manager. Xu Man wants you to take over her position, saying that it is better to keep the wealth within the family."

Zhou Cai said happily: "She is such a good person! I will thank her when I see her next time! I am willing to go to work. I envy you guys who are busy in and out every day and shine in your jobs!"

But I have to go to work, what about the family?"

Zhou's mother said, "I am still at home. This is a rare opportunity. You can go to work and I will take good care of the family."

Father Zhou said worriedly, "Mother, can you handle it? There are chores upstairs and downstairs. Nini and Qinghong need someone to look after them. I have to make lunch for Qi Guang and the others. You also have embroidery work to do. If I leave it all to you, won't you tire yourself out?"

When Zhou Cai heard this, she quickly said, "Then I won't go to work."

Zhou's mother: "Don't listen to your father, he only knows how to scare people. You are at home every day, don't you know how much work there is at home?

Qi Guang is now in charge of cooking and washing dishes. Picking and washing vegetables is the job of the eldest child. The second child is in charge of lighting the fire. Nini and Qinghong are responsible for sweeping the floor and wiping the table.

All we had to do was wash the clothes, prepare the food, and supervise the kids to do their jobs. It wasn't too busy.

If Wucai really has to go to work, you should clean up your rooms before leaving in the morning, and then help me wash the clothes. More people means faster work, so it won't take long and won't delay your work, and I can relax."

Zhou Rong: "What mother said makes sense, let's arrange it this way."

Half a month ago, Zhou Cai asked Zhou Jiaguang to go to the water room to fetch water and fill the water tank.

There are small buckets at home, so a child like Erwa can carry one bucket of water, and an older child like Zhou Jiaguang can carry two small buckets of water at a time without any problem.

Zhou Jiaguang wanted to play chess with the kids in the alley. In order to avoid working, he said he wanted to compete with Zhou Cai in martial arts. If he won, he would not be assigned to do any housework in the future. If he lost, he would be at the mercy of Zhou Cai.

(Ahem, almost all primary school textbooks use this, haha~~)

During the Chinese New Year last year, the children in Zhoujiawan flattered Zhou Jiaguang in various ways, saying that he was a martial arts master. Every time the eldest child finished practicing basic skills, he was busy reading books. When fighting with Zhou Jiaguang, he just did it perfunctorily or had no intention of admitting defeat.

This gave Zhou Jiaguang an illusion that he was very capable, which was why he dared to make such a boast.

But reality told him that a sister is always a sister, and he was knocked down by Zhou Cai before he could last three moves.

If Zhou's father hadn't stopped him, he would have been injured.

Although he was spared the physical pain, he still had to do the work of cooking and washing dishes, all year round without a break, until he grew up and started a family.

Zhou Jiaguang regretted it so much at that time. He spent more than ten years just to avoid a few buckets of water.

Alas, if time could go back, he would definitely keep his mouth shut and not bring up the challenge.

Unfortunately, there are no "ifs" in the world, only consequences and results.

He could only learn cooking skills honestly. If he didn't cook well, he would have to eat all the ingredients that were too salty, bland or burnt, while others would have to cook separately.

No matter how he tried to please and beg, his parents and sisters ignored him and warned him not to waste food, otherwise he would have no food to eat in the future.

After being tortured several times, Zhou Jiaguang's cooking skills improved rapidly and he could cook very well.

Zhou's mother went from feeling distressed at first to being indifferent. Her eldest daughter said that her youngest son could only grow up by suffering losses, and it was indeed true...

Zhou Rong was worried that Zhou's mother would be soft-hearted and exempt Zhou Jiaguang from punishment after ten days or half a month, or ask him to help with the work.

He took the opportunity to tell Zhou's mother that he had a strange dream. He dreamed that Zhou Jiaguang found some gold and silver coins at home, and then went out to brag, which attracted the attention of some villains.

Later, his home was searched by officials on a trumped-up charge and the whole family was sent to a farm for reform.

Zhou Jiaguang also offended people because of his loose mouth and was thrown into prison. Later, he talked about being righteous and voluntarily took the blame for someone's murder and was shot.

This "dream" scared Zhou's mother so much that she immediately went to check whether the big wooden box under Zhou Rong's bed was locked, and forbade the children to play hide-and-seek at home.

Zhou Jiaguang was scolded by his three daughters. Zhou's mother no longer said a word and did not allow Zhou's father to defend him.

The more bizarre the dream, the more likely it is to come true. Zhou's mother doesn't want her good family to be ruined by her youngest son. She must discipline him strictly while there is still a chance to change it.

So Zhou Jiaguang felt once again that his parents' love had disappeared...

Zhou Rong discussed Zhou Cai's work matters at home. Xu Man also told Xue Wanyi that she was dating Wang Chengnan, and said that she wanted to move back to the Xu family.

Xue Wanyi already knew how the Xu family was rescued. Moreover, Xu Man went home wearing a man's coat that day, and went out to see a movie with others today, and did not come back until dark. She guessed that things were not simple.

Xue Wanyi lowered her eyes and sighed, saying sadly: "Nan Ming has not sent back any news in these years, and you are so young, it is not fair for our Chen family to keep you at home.

I originally thought that if there was a chance, I would let you remarry so that Zhan Ning and Xiao Wei would have a complete family. But now it seems that our Chen family does not have this blessing. "

Xu Man: "Mom, you have always been the person I respect the most. I never thought of looking for someone else. I just want to live here for the rest of my life and watch my two children grow up.

But the world is not very friendly to us now. Even if I don’t do it for myself, I have to consider the two children. I hope you can understand. "

The public-private partnership made Xue Wanyi realize many realities. In this society, the rich no longer have the final say. Instead, their identities are a shackle, and their fate is entirely in the hands of others.

"I understand. If I were you, I would do the same. Are you going to take the two children away?"

Xu Man: "This house is too eye-catching. If you say you have no money and your thoughts are pure, no one will believe you. Zhan Ning and Xiao Wei are often discriminated against in school, which is not conducive to their growth. I want to change their environment."

Xue Wanyi: "If you insist on taking them away, I won't stop you. Can I ask you for a favor? Don't change their surnames. They are the only two of us in this lineage. I don't want the Chen family to be cut off. Otherwise, I won't be able to explain to your father-in-law in my grave."

Xu Man: “Okay.”

Xue Wanyi: "Thank you! Let me know when you get married and I'll go and add some makeup for you."

Xu Man blinked, trying to hold back the tears that were about to fall, and whispered, "No, you should keep the money for your retirement. The money I have is enough for me to spend."

Xue Wanyi also has a daughter, who ran away to Hong Kong with her husband's family two years ago and has not been heard from since.

Without children around, if there is no money to rely on, life in old age will be too miserable. After all, they have lived together for nearly ten years, and the Chen family has helped the Xu family a lot. Xu Man doesn't want to see Xue Wanyi living a bad life...