70s Delicate Girl: A Guide to Being a Rich Woman-Chapter 341: Fourth Aunt Was Pressured to Have Children

The weather finally cleared up. Early in the morning, Zhao Guodong came around, still hoping that the team could help Old Lady Xin build her house. Since everyone was part of the same team, it would be good if they could lend a hand.

"Team leader, sorry, but our house is leaking too, and the beams are rotten. We plan to replace a couple of them, so we won’t be able to help at Liu Laizi’s house," Xu Po stood out and said. If Xu He had come forward, Zhao Guodong would have talked him into it, and Xu He wouldn’t have been able to refuse, eventually agreeing to it.

Didn’t you see that mother wasn’t happy at all? If we agreed, we’d certainly get scolded again.

"Is your house okay?" Hearing that there were issues at the Old Xu Family’s house, Zhao Guodong felt a bit embarrassed but asked with concern.

"No big problems. My brother and I can go up the mountain, chop down a couple of trees, and gather some dry straw," Xu Po replied with a cheerful smile.

"That’s good to hear, as long as there’s no major issue." Neither Xu Po nor his brother have built new houses yet. Their house is decades old, not exactly falling apart, but not in great condition either.

However, the Old Xu Family’s situation is quite good compared to the rest of the team, especially the Eldest Xu’s family.

Zhao Guodong left, and Xu Po breathed a sigh of relief. Xu He’s movements while washing his face in the courtyard became more fluid. He just had that kind of nature; if someone asked him for help, he really couldn’t refuse.

Madam Chen was satisfied this time and didn’t show any displeasure. She even ate an extra bowl of breakfast.

After breakfast, the kids went to look for mushrooms. They hadn’t gone for several days, and the soles of their feet were itching with excitement. After breakfast, they headed up the mountain.

It had just rained a few days ago, so Xu Mumu didn’t follow them up the mountain. There was still a lot of water on the trees and grass, and she would likely get soaked after a trip up there, so she didn’t want to go.

Xu Mumu hugged Kangkang for a moment. The little guy was very skinny, quite different from her own chubby little brother, so far apart. Xu Mumu silently handed the little guy over to Xu Xue, worrying that her own strength might inadvertently hurt him. If she really hurt Kangkang, Xu Xue would probably fight with her.

In the private plot, the cucumber and long bean trellises had been knocked down by the continuous rainfall over several days. At this moment, Madam Chen and Sun Huiping were busy setting up the trellises and weeding the area.

"Now, you of the fourth household, aren’t you planning on having a couple more kids? Little Tao and the others are not that young anymore, and having two more wouldn’t be too much trouble," Madam Chen said while handling the trellises, looking at Sun Huiping. Sun Huiping was still young, only in her twenties, and having a couple more kids wouldn’t be a problem. More kids meant more blessings, after all.

Except for the third family, the eldest and second households all had three or four kids each. She didn’t want to pressure the third family, so she had turned to the fourth.

"Well, perhaps the time hasn’t come yet," Sun Huiping was momentarily stunned, not expecting to be urged to have more children.

After having twins, her body had taken a toll. However, her family had no shortage of money, and she was living well, so her body recovered quickly.

In recent years, they hadn’t done anything to avoid pregnancy. It was just that there hadn’t been any change with her belly.

When the second household didn’t have a son, only Qian Ying was being pressured. Now that they had a son, it was finally her turn, and her feelings were a little complicated.

However, she already had both a son and a daughter, so she always held an indifferent attitude towards having more children. If they had another, she’d have it; if not, it was fine since the family wasn’t lacking anything.

Madam Chen started her usual nagging, wanting them to have more kids.

Xu Mumu sat in the main room, unable to focus on her book, wearing an expression of utter disinterest.

Qian Ying’s face was similarly troubled. After giving birth to Kangkang, her health was poor and she couldn’t have more children. Compared to Sun Huiping, she’d love to have more kids, especially more sons.

Over the years, she had suffered so much from not having a son. A son had almost become an obsession for her.

Xu Mumu’s mouth twitched. There were already quite a few kids in the family. Xu Minghui wasn’t young anymore, and in a couple of years, he’d probably be getting married. By then, there would be great-grandchildren arriving, so what’s the need for even more grandchildren?

In the fourth uncle’s household alone, having one more child would still be a considerable burden.

In these team households, the poorer ones were all filled with kids. The more they had, the poorer they became. In the countryside, there wasn’t much awareness of contraception. When they had kids, they would just give birth.

Currently, family planning hadn’t been implemented yet, so having more kids was still possible. Once family planning kicked in, having more kids would result in fines.

In her previous life, she was an only child, but she had witnessed her uncle’s family facing fines for having more kids. At that time, her uncle’s family didn’t have money, and when the kids were born, they couldn’t pay the fines. The team came with people to seize their belongings, taking away everything that could be sold. Even that wasn’t enough to cover the fines, so they had to borrow money from others.

This scene left a deep impression on her mind, one she remembered vividly.

She wasn’t planning on discussing family planning with the family. Perhaps by the time her brother got married and had kids, family planning would almost be enforced. If they were lucky, they might be able to have one more child before it’s enforced, which wouldn’t be bad.

Xu Mumu stroked her chin, contemplating whether she should urge her brother to get married earlier and have little nephews or nieces for her to play with?

As long as the nieces and nephews weren’t as mischievous as her little brother, she’d be looking forward to it.

Xu Mumu’s gaze fell on her little brother, who was sitting on a small stool, pretending it was a big horse he was riding. He played by himself, full of joy, and she wondered how he could have so much energy day after day.

Xu Xue also heard Madam Chen’s comments to Sun Huiping and glanced at her weak little brother, sighing softly inside. Her brother was too frail, and every time they took him to Doctor Chu, the doctor hesitated to prescribe any medicine. He was still too young and could only be nourished with good food.

But even though Kangkang got the best food, his little body still didn’t improve.

Every time she saw Fengfeng, she felt both envy and heartache for her diligently nurtured brother, who couldn’t compare at all.

In her past life, it seemed like the fourth aunt’s family only had Xu Jiaojiao and her brother, and never any more children.

But now, Xu Xue couldn’t be certain. So many things had changed, it was now completely different from her past life. With Xu Mumu’s presence, everything had altered so much she couldn’t guarantee if the fourth household would have more kids, but it wouldn’t matter even if they did.

Unable to concentrate on her book, Xu Mumu decided to go for a stroll and took her little brother with her, planning to walk around since she’d been at home all these days, except for heading up the mountain.

After the rain, the air outside became much fresher. After notifying Madam Chen, Xu Mumu took her little brother and went out.