70s Delicate Girl: A Guide to Being a Rich Woman-Chapter 98: Parental "Love

In the end, it was Xu Mumu who stopped it; otherwise, Li Caixia would have sent Xu Mumu to the clinic.

Using safflower oil and rubbing it hard on the body, what does it feel like? Right now, Xu Mumu’s face was scrunched up in pain. It was extremely painful; the bruises inside had to be rubbed open to heal quickly.

If it weren’t for Xu Jiaojiao watching from the side and a few kids waiting outside, she would’ve screamed out loud. But screaming would be too embarrassing, so for the sake of her image as the big sister in front of everyone, Xu Mumu held her tongue.

"Now you know it hurts, huh? Told you not to show off. Next time, don’t do this." Li Caixia felt a bit heartbroken seeing her daughter in pain but still didn’t forget to give her some admonishment.

"Mom, I know now. It was so dangerous then. If I hadn’t gone, Little Tao would have been in danger. By then, we might all have been eaten by that snake." Xu Mumu said helplessly.

It was the first time she was grateful to Heaven for allowing her to be reborn, carrying with her the strength of her past life, giving her enough power to protect herself.

"You, you, you, every time you’re scolded, you have a whole bunch of reasons. Next time, don’t go to such dangerous places." Li Caixia intentionally applied more force, talking with a headache. Her daughter was becoming more sensible and more assertive.

"Mom, go easy; I’m your own daughter." Xu Mumu’s face was all scrunched up; her mom did have some strength, it was really painful. It’s just inconvenient having delicate skin and flesh. If it were in her past life, she could’ve easily climbed back up after a few falls, without any problem.

"If you weren’t mine, why would I bother with you? I just want you to learn a lesson, got it? Next time, don’t run off so far." Li Caixia rolled her eyes; luckily, her daughter didn’t suffer much; these minor injuries would heal in a few days.

Lunch was prepared by Aunt Four and Grandma together; both families ate together. Sun Huiping was truly grateful to Xu Mumu. If it hadn’t been for Xu Mumu, her son would have been done for.

So today at noon, Sun Huiping was especially generous, cutting half of the meat she had hidden away to stir-fry with garlic sprouts.

"Alright, it’s all rubbed in now. Rest at home for these few days. Tomorrow, I’ll ask your brother to find Director Du’s son to help you take a few days off." Li Caixia pulled her daughter’s clothes down. Her back, rubbed with safflower oil, was bright red and somewhat frightening.

It only looked a bit scary; it was just superficial injuries.

"Alright then, let brother go for another run tomorrow." Xu Mumu didn’t refuse. She already knew all the high school coursework. There were so many reference books at home; she could study and do exercises on her own perfectly well.

When Xu Minghui and the others left, Xu Mumu asked Xu Minghui to find Du Yu and inform him that she wouldn’t be doing tutoring for the next few days.

At noon, it was just the few people at home eating together. Old Xu noticed that the enthusiasm of the children was low, clearly quite shaken.

"Mumu, eat more. You got injured, you need to replenish your nutrition properly." Li Caixia wasn’t concerned about the others, directly putting a lot of meat into Xu Mumu’s bowl.

"Mom, I can eat by myself; no need to pile food onto my plate." Xu Mumu said helplessly, a little blushing as Li Caixia almost emptied half of the meat into her bowl.

Li Caixia didn’t refuse either and quickly ate.

If it were usual, Sun Huiping would surely have an opinion, but this time, Xu Mumu saved Xu Tao and the others; she had no complaints. Instead, she urged Xu Mumu to eat more.

After lunch, Xu Mumu continued to lie down on the bed while Xu Jiaojiao came over to deliver some goods, a bag filled with very pretty fruit candies that looked quite expensive.

"Big Sis, my mom asked me to give this to you. This fruit candy was given to my mom by Uncle. I tasted a small piece at Grandma’s, and it was super delicious." Xu Jiaojiao handed the candies to Xu Mumu.

"Is it really that good? Let me have a taste, you try some too." Xu Mumu opened the bag, took a few pieces of candy, and gave them to Xu Jiaojiao, unwrapped one for herself, and put it in her mouth.

If she hadn’t accepted, Aunt Four would feel guilty in her heart. Xu Mumu simply accepted it. Anyway, these candies were going to be shared among the kids.

"I’ll just have one; the rest is for Big Sis." Unable to resist the delicious taste of the fruit candy, Xu Jiaojiao took only one piece, feeling a bit embarrassed.

"Alright." Xu Mumu said with a smile, not minding at all. The candies were indeed sweet and tasted pretty good, but she wasn’t particularly fond of candies; the kids liked them more.

With Xu Jiaojiao’s company, Xu Mumu didn’t feel bored. Even though the children’s moods were not great, it didn’t matter. Xu Mumu gathered them into her room; how could they idle around? Of course, they should study properly!

Although the kids had changed quite a bit recently, especially her own little brother, Xu Mumu didn’t relax. If she didn’t keep an eye on them, like her little brother, he wouldn’t have the self-awareness to study.

"Sis, you got hurt, why are we still having lessons?" Xu Minglei was a bit dumbfounded. On weekends, his sister would usually go to the county to tutor Du Yu; during this time, he would go play with Tiedan.

"I got hurt on the back, not on my voice or my hand. Hurry up and get your notebooks and stuff over here." Xu Mumu said calmly.

"Got it."

Thanks to Xu Mumu’s actions, the children’s focus shifted to studying.

Although they didn’t quite understand why she cared so much about their studies, the children were pretty obedient.

Around four in the afternoon, Xu Hai and the others finally returned, with Xu Hai carrying a big backpack on his back, which contained a snakeskin bag. Even though the contents couldn’t be seen, the bag was packed full.

"Sis, Dad and the others are back." When Xu Hai and the others came home, Xu Minglei and the others were no longer in the mood for studying; they were all curious about the contents in Xu Hai’s backpack.

"Alright, let’s go and take a look." Xu Mumu said with a smile. She actually wanted to know what Xu Hai and the others had bought; such a big bag, the backpack was full, there had to be a lot of stuff. Judging by their expressions, they probably made quite a harvest.

Once everyone at home was back, Xu Hai directly closed the main room and then opened the snakeskin bag in his backpack.

This afternoon, aside from the couple from the second house and Sun Huiping, everyone from the first house stayed home, worried about Xu Hai and the others.

As the snakeskin bag was opened, Xu Mumu saw the inside. There were some candies and pastries, a piece of meat, a large chunk of lard, and several other bags.

"You bought so much stuff, Big Brother, even with some money, you can’t just spend like this?!!" Madam Chen gasped. Meat is expensive; this large chunk is lard. Lard is pricier than other fats, it yields more oil when fried. The pastries and candies she had seen at the co-op, none of which were cheap.