70s Delicate Girl: A Guide to Being a Rich Woman-Chapter 365: Returning to the Provincial City

"I’m being unreasonable? How am I being unreasonable? Xu Jiang, do you even have a conscience? I bore your children and kept the house in order, and now you not only don’t side with me, but you think I’m the one causing trouble." Lin Juan was truly angry and very disappointed with Xu Jiang.

"If you want to argue, go home to do it." Madam Chen looked at the two coldly, suddenly feeling uninterested in their dispute.

In the end, under the persuasion of Old Xu and Xu He, the situation calmed down, and they didn’t leave without having lunch. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

However, during lunch, the dining table was quite silent, lacking its usual liveliness. Even the children were quiet, eating obediently.

After lunch, Xu Jiang took his wife and child back home, and as they left, Xu He even gave them some items to take along.

Watching this scene, Xu Xue was nearly furious enough to spit blood. That was her dad, the good person in everyone’s eyes.

After seeing off Xu Laosan’s family, the house became peaceful again, but Xu Laosan and his wife were anything but calm on their way back.

As soon as they got home, the two started arguing. If not for Old Lin Family interceding, they might have been on the brink of divorce.

Their son, Xu Dongbao, was completely stunned by his parents’ argument and couldn’t have imagined they might divorce.

As for this family’s issues, Xu Mumu didn’t bother to follow up, nor did anyone else from Old Xu Family. Madam Chen and Old Xu were still angry and were even less likely to get involved.

"Old lady, how did the two of them become like this?" Lying in bed that night, Old Xu tossed and turned, unable to sleep, thinking about the day’s events.

"Haven’t they always been like that?" Madam Chen said coldly. She no longer had any hopes for the couple. She just hoped Dongbao wouldn’t break the law in the future, or if he did, he wouldn’t drag the family into it.

Thankfully, the family had split. If they hadn’t, and she had to constantly see those morons, she felt she might lose a few years of her life from the stress.

"The third used to be quite sensible." Old Xu still held some hope for his son. He had always thought the third son was capable and naturally had higher expectations for him.

"Nonsense, he only knew how to take things from the house. Besides the mandatory half of his salary he had to bring back, when did you ever see him bring back anything nice? Every time he left, he would take a lot of stuff with him." Madam Chen said with disdain. Fortunately, the little grandson was sleeping at Minglei’s place, so the old couple didn’t worry about waking him up.

Old Xu was momentarily speechless, realizing it was indeed true. Every time Xu Laosan visited, he would sweet-talk them, making them happy. Coupled with the fact he always brought money, it was inevitable they would give him plenty of things to take back.

Seeing Old Xu’s distressed look, Madam Chen felt relieved. She worried that if this old man became soft-hearted and asked the eldest son to help Xu Laosan, she’d have none of it. She wouldn’t want to force her sons to help Xu Laosan; they should let him suffer a bit for his behavior, daring to show attitude as he did.

With her keen hearing, Xu Mumu picked up most of the conversation from the old couple’s room. Feeling somewhat helpless, she still thought it was for the best.

With this third family visit, they were definitely up to something. However, this conflict arose, leaving them without a chance to express their intentions or make their demands.

Thinking of Xu Laosan’s family, Xu Mumu couldn’t help but smile. She wondered what turmoil the couple would cause in the end, but it was no longer her concern.

Spending time at home was truly relaxing; she felt herself growing lazy. With the increasing heat, she didn’t even want to exercise.

Still, she could assess her health by gauging the strength of her superpower, and it was quite good.

Towards the end of the month, Xu Hai and Li Caixia visited their hometown, taking the opportunity to see their parents and siblings. If not for work, they might have stayed a few more days to relax.

Upon seeing their son, their longing was evident. While at home, seeing him every day was ordinary, but after nearly a month apart, they missed him dearly.

Upon learning their son could already call his sister by name, Xu Hai and Li Caixia felt a bit sour. It wasn’t ’Mom’ or ’Dad’; their hearts felt heavy. They worried he might call them last. This thought prompted Xu Hai to gently spank his son jokingly.

The little one didn’t perceive it as punishment, thinking his dad was playing with him, laughing happily.

This time, Xu Minghui didn’t return. When Xu Mumu asked, it turned out the temporary job he was doing was quite busy, leaving him no time for a visit, since the journey would take a whole day.

Xu Mumu wasn’t bothered by this. She was glad her brother was so diligent; the last thing she wanted was for her family to turn lazy and insatiable, which would only lead to poverty.

Currently, life at home was just right. Those who should study were studying, and those who should work were working, leaving no time for idleness.

Holidays always seemed to fly by, and by mid-August, Xu Mumu and the others packed up and returned to the provincial city.

As they left, Xu Jiaojiao and the others were particularly reluctant to say goodbye, with the little girl even bursting into tears.

Back in the provincial city, Yin Yang immediately brought back a fan.

Looking at the big fan in front of them, "Why did you get a fan? The electricity bill is so expensive, I bet my mom and dad wouldn’t use it," Xu Mumu said with a smile. Honestly, having a fan made her happy. The heat was increasing by the day, making everyone sweat just from sitting idle. Of course, that was everyone else; though she was heat-tolerant, she was finally starting to sweat as well, so having a fan was comforting.

"Seeing you hot, your parents are used to saving money and surely wouldn’t want to spend it. I don’t mind spending a bit; consider it currying favor with my future mother-in-law," Yin Yang said gently. Once the fan was set up, it was only turned to the first level, which wasn’t strong but was comfortable. Even the young Xu Mingfeng came over, extremely curious about the device.

If not for Xu Mumu’s intervention, the little guy would likely have stuck his hand into the blades.

Xu Mumu patted the little chubby hand of the little guy. How could he be so handsy, always wanting to touch here and there? Even though the setting was only at level one, the wind was still somewhat strong, and the boy’s tender fingers could easily be injured.

"Sis, sis," the little one sulked. Though his sister didn’t hit him hard, and he didn’t feel pain, he was unhappy that she wouldn’t let him do what he wanted.

"This is very dangerous. Be good, want some honey water?" Xu Mumu said gently, offering the little one a drink to distract him. It wasn’t worth explaining, as he wouldn’t understand, and she didn’t have the patience.

"Yin Yang, how much did this fan cost?" Old Xu asked while enjoying the breeze. None of the neighboring households seemed to have one, indicating it wasn’t cheap. This further raised his opinion of Yin Yang’s family’s status.