Chapter 137: Chapter 137

"How can that be? They all earn work points!" Wang Jianjun was still trying to decline.

"Just consider it a perk once the chicken farm is established! Don’t refuse, and don’t forget to arrange security for tomorrow night! I’m off!" Bai Ruxue waved, hopped on her bicycle, and left before Wang Jianjun could say more.

Once home, she put down the snacks for her siblings and handed the milk powder to her mom, Wang Cuihua. Then she hurried out again to arrange for several people to prepare for the chicken farm move.

Even though all the eggs had been sorted, the over 1,300 eggs hadn’t started incubating yet. They’d only been out for a few days, and they wouldn’t spoil.

When she arrived at the brigade office, five people had just finished the final sorting work, collecting all the unfertilized eggs to send to her house.

"Third Granny, Aunt, Aunt Sun Hong, prepare to hatch chicks! We start tomorrow; the chicken farm is ready to move!" Bai Ruxue announced upon entering while watching their activities. "Xuehua and Liangliang, you two head over this afternoon to heat the rooms where the chicks will be hatched!"

"Sure! We’ll head over shortly!" Wang Xuehua agreed.

"Then let’s get started!" Third Granny took the lead. Bai Ruxue didn’t know what exactly to prepare, so she followed Third Granny’s instructions. Whatever she asked for, Bai Ruxue bought, whether it was basins, cotton, or thermometers. She left them to handle the rest.

"By the way, Xiao Xue, these are the eggs selected in the past few days that can’t be incubated. I’m sending them to you! There are 283!" Auntie hastily pushed the eggs toward her.

"Alright, each of you take twenty eggs home later! I’ll take the rest back. They’re perfect for giving some to the Mayor!" Bai Ruxue said, suggesting everyone take home twenty, leaving over 180. Her family wouldn’t eat them all, so she planned to send a hundred to Mayor Guo and update him on the chicken farm’s progress and apply for chicken feed.

"Xiao Xue! You should just give them all to the Mayor, so he can support our chicken farm more! We don’t need them!" Aunt Sun Hong immediately refused.

"Exactly! We don’t really need them, either! Better use them wisely!" Third Granny Li Xiaohong hastily agreed.

The other three nodded seriously.

"No need for that many. These eggs won’t hatch anyway, and if we don’t eat them soon, they’ll spoil! Don’t forget to take some later! I’m taking the rest home! Come on, let’s get to work! We’re moving tomorrow morning!" Bai Ruxue waved her hand, knowing she had to use an authoritarian tone with such people.

After finishing her instructions, she took the remaining eggs home.

Halfway, she saw Third Aunt rushing towards her home.

Bai Ruxue sensed trouble from the old house and quickened her pace to get home.

Grandma Bai hadn’t made any moves since she hurriedly left a few days ago after being questioned by her.

She initially thought Grandma Bai would come back demanding to work at the chicken farm after hearing about it, but there’d been no news.

But it seemed like Grandma Bai couldn’t hold back any longer.

Entering the yard, Bai Ruxue saw Li Guihua was already inside, but she didn’t hear any cursing.

First, she placed the 183 eggs into the vat in the yard, then slowly walked into the house.

She heard Grandma Bai unusually gentle talking with her mom Wang Cuihua.

"Cuihua! It was Mom’s fault last time; Mom was just anxious! You have so many kids, and you borrowed money for Little One’s medical bills, how will you manage in the future? You can’t work, and you’re relying on Daliang alone. Mom is worried you won’t make it, and in a moment of panic said some foolish things. Please don’t blame Mom, okay?" Saying this, she reached out to grab Wang Cuihua’s hand.

Wang Cuihua was caught off guard by this sudden kindness.

But the four little ones didn’t believe their grandmother had changed for the better or understood her true intentions.

Bai Rushan made eye contact with his third sister, signaling her to go out and hide any food quickly.

While Bai Ruchuan stood guard beside his mom, alert.

"Mom..." Li Guihua, seeing Grandma Bai hadn’t yet spoken her piece despite being here for a while, felt anxious.

Could she not be anxious? Her youngest son at home was crying himself hoarse.

"Third Aunt, you here for Grandma? Is there trouble at home? Grandma, you better go have a look!" Bai Ruxue interrupted Bai Ruxia and stepped into the inner room.

She had followed Li Guihua all the way here, taking in her flustered demeanor fully, knowing there must be something going on at the old house.

"Xiao Xue! You’re back? You’re the big manager now; Grandma treats you like an adult!" Grandma Bai finally saw the person she’d been waiting for, her countenance growing even more amiable, signaling Bai Ruxue to come over. "Big manager must be tired, come sit and rest a bit!"

"Grandma, just say what you want! You’re being really scary !" Bai Ruxue bluntly said, turning to sit on the north kang.

Grandma Bai’s temper rose to her throat, forcibly suppressing it, struggling to maintain her kindly elder facade.

"Xiao Xue! What could Grandma want? Grandma’s just here to check on you and see if those two kids have enough milk!"

"Grandma, my brother and sister aren’t getting enough milk; could you give my mom some eggs to build her strength?" Bai Ruxue blinked innocently as she spoke.

"What a joke! The brigade office has so many eggs, and your family is short?" Li Guihua was the first to retort sharply.

"Third Aunt! Those are public eggs! If you keep saying stuff, I’ll have to ask you to leave!" Bai Ruxue gave Li Guihua a sharp look, genuinely startling her.

"I don’t know about public or private, but you’re the manager, right? A few eggs shouldn’t be a problem?" Li Guihua said weakly but still expressed what she wanted.

"Shut up!" Grandma Bai glared fiercely at Li Guihua.

"Mom! Xiao Sheng at home is crying himself near fainting!" Li Guihua couldn’t hold back any longer, blurting out.

"Third Aunt, your son crying at home means you should go soothe him! Why are you rambling at our place? You came to get Grandma back, right? Grandma, your grandson is crying; you better head back quickly!" Bai Ruxue played the caring elder sister role but spoke without any hospitality, almost openly saying they weren’t welcome here; they should leave.

"Xiao Xue! Your brother Xiao Sheng is sick. Grandma came to borrow some eggs for him to get better! Can you lend Grandma a few?" Grandma Bai had no choice but to speak up.

Originally, she’d come to find a way to work at the chicken farm, ensuring plenty of eggs without needing to borrow from the bratty girl; how much her grandson wanted was up to him.

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There was no way Bai Ruxue would agree to work at the chicken farm now.

But she wasn’t worried; the chicken farm had just started incubating chicks, far from laying eggs. She could join once the chickens started laying; it wasn’t urgent.