Chapter 177: Chapter 177
"Yeah! Second Sister and Fourth Brother won’t let us eat the refined grains, saying it won’t look good if people see it. Look, I’ve gotten thin because of it!" Lin Chuan chimed in.
"Xiao Xue, your dad is asking you! Where did you get the money to buy a house?" Lin Daliang’s biggest concern was this, fearing that his daughter might be involved in something illegal or spending Xiao Yuan’s money.
"Why are you asking so many questions? Our daughter is capable, so just enjoy the house she bought for you. Why do you need to dig so deep?" Wang Cuihua suddenly snapped.
Lin Daliang was momentarily stunned, realizing that his wife was becoming more formidable and sounded just like their eldest daughter.
With Wang Cuihua’s outburst, everyone turned to look at her, except for Li Jianshe.
He was busy enjoying the food, too occupied to care about the commotion in the family, as long as he could eat his fill.
He wasn’t as restrained as the first time he came for a meal; he felt quite relaxed.
"Cuihua... I’m just worried about our child! I’m just asking!" Lin Daliang spoke dazedly.
"Our daughter’s got great skills, don’t worry about it, I know about this!" Wang Cuihua said vaguely.
Seeing that his wife was aware, Lin Daliang felt relieved, believing that his wife wouldn’t let their daughter do anything wrong.
Actually, Wang Cuihua didn’t know about the house purchase, but upon reflection, she knew their daughter must have used that small yellow fish to exchange for money to buy it. Their daughter had mentioned that she shouldn’t even tell her dad, so Wang Cuihua felt particularly proud that her daughter only trusted her and shared secrets only with her.
So, even though she didn’t know in advance about her daughter buying a house in town, she stood up to protect her daughter’s secret.
"Xiao Xue! Grandma still has a house in town. Although it’s a bit small, it can temporarily accommodate you kids and your dad. Why did you spend money on buying a house?" Bai Xianglan asked.
"Grandma, we have a large family, and sooner or later we’ll need to buy a house. We no longer have rural household registration, so when I’m no longer in charge, we’ll still need to live in town, plus it’s more convenient in town. It’s comfortable for Dad and my siblings to live there, so I bought one when the opportunity came!" Lin Xue explained.
"Alright then! I’ll give you the keys to my house later. Whether you sell it or use it for something else, you handle it!" Bai Xianglan said. Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs 𝚗𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚕·𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚎·𝚗𝚎𝚝
Even though she lived in just a large courtyard house, it was at least in town.
"Speaking of which, that’s our Lin Family’s ancestral house, so let’s not sell it. Keep it as a memory! Grandma, you should keep the keys!" Lin Xue said, pushing the keys back. "Our family hasn’t reached the point where we need to sell the ancestral house!"
Bai Xianglan was deeply moved by these words.
She then realized more profoundly that this was her home, her son’s home, and this genuine feeling filled her with gratitude.
"This child, Grandma will give you the keys. Since it’s the ancestral house, it’s the same if my eldest granddaughter holds them!" Bai Xianglan handed them over with no intention of taking them back.
"Alright! Since Grandma won’t be returning to live there, I’ll keep the keys for now!" Lin Xue readily accepted them.
She was also touched by the idea of the eldest granddaughter holding them.
This family doesn’t have the general bias of this era, they don’t prefer sons over daughters. In fact, they seem a bit partial to her. Even before she came, the original owner was treated well, parents treated them equally.
"Let’s eat while it’s hot! Quick, let’s have dinner!" Wang Cuihua quickly picked up some dishes and dumplings for her mother-in-law.
In her mind, as long as the family is harmonious, it doesn’t matter who holds the money, unlike other women who always want to control their husbands and family finances.
The eldest daughter is capable, so the family’s finances being managed by her was no issue for Wang Cuihua, she was actually very pleased.
The next day, Lin Xue took Zhang Yuan and they went to town to tidy up the house, and also to add some household necessities, mostly sourced from supermarkets, so they didn’t bring anyone else along.
The little ones said they wanted to come along, but they left them behind with the excuse of doing homework properly.
"Xiao Xue, we need to clean up the house first! There’s also stuff in the east wing, not much but it needs handling!" Zhang Yuan took a look around and found the house empty but clean, just needing a slight wipe-down.
However, there were materials in the east wing that needed taking away.
"Let’s find Uncle Wang! It’ll be good to clarify things with him!" Lin Xue said, taking Zhang Yuan to Wang Cheng’s place.
Today, their home wasn’t locked, and when they entered, the young man guarding the yard was gone, likely off on a delivery run, leaving just Wang Cheng and his wife, with their kids not at home.
"Uncle Wang!" Lin Xue called out.
"Oh? Miss Lin? Why are you here, didn’t you just come not long ago?" Wang Cheng ran out upon hearing her voice, asking in confusion.
Hearing him call her "Miss Lin," Zhang Yuan glanced at Lin Xue and then looked away with a smile.
"I came to talk to you about something!" Lin Xue said awkwardly, touching her nose.
Wang Cheng insisted on calling her that; she didn’t have much choice.
"Come on in! Xiao Yuan, you’re back too?" Wang Cheng greeted Zhang Yuan at this point.
"Yes!" Zhang Yuan nodded in response, then followed Lin Xue inside.
Wang Cheng had earned quite a bit by following Xiao Xue; they even managed to buy such a large house.
Once inside, Lin Xue sat down comfortably, not forgetting to pull Zhang Yuan to sit with her, while Aunt Wang cheerfully brought them some sweetened water, as usual.
"Uncle Wang, my house won’t need any more visits in the future. Take all remaining materials today! I’ll show you where! I bought the warehouse of a closed-down canning factory, moving forward, I’ll transport all materials there! It’s safer! However, you need to take everything at once! Don’t store anything there! There’s still a security risk! We’ll mostly sell tobacco, alcohol, and tea; grain should be sold less, as it’s bulky and difficult to move! Dangerous!" Lin Xue explained her intentions.
This was something discussed yesterday afternoon with Zhang Yuan. Zhang Yuan mentioned that it was even safer on Li Qiang’s side as he ran a transport fleet, handling long hauls, and it was safer to sell bulky goods like grain and meat to him, without having to provide space, as he would take care of everything.
If Zhang Yuan hadn’t returned to the Capital City in such a hurry and failed to connect Lin Xue with Li Qiang, Lin Xue wouldn’t have risked choosing to cooperate with Wang Cheng; therefore, she agreed eagerly when she heard about it.
"Miss Lin, won’t the sales drop significantly in the future? We’ve expanded our team to fifteen people, each one is very capable and diligent. Please don’t reduce the supplies!" Wang Cheng voiced his concern.
"Don’t worry! Although we’re pulling back bulky goods like grain and meat, the sales won’t decrease. I’ll increase the quantities of tobacco, alcohol, and tea to compensate! Isn’t that better? Easier to carry too!" Lin Xue reassured him.
"Thank you, Miss Lin, you almost scared me to death!" Wang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief.
"Rest assured, Uncle Wang! I have it all figured out! Hire whoever you need to, but don’t rush. I’m focused on quality over quantity! I want people with good character first, and then ability! There’s a big purpose for them in the future!" Lin Xue reminded him.
"Keeping it in mind! How could I forget? By the way, Miss Lin, would you like to take the money from the past few days? It’s nearing ten thousand already!" Wang Cheng offered.
Lin Xue was aware of this figure in her mind; she had increased the premium items, and although there was no more meat, the sales were more convenient, and the prices higher, so this number was normal.
"No need for now, we’ll settle every two weeks! Quickly get someone to take all the remaining supplies back! Don’t disturb this house in the future!" Lin Xue waved her hand.