Her Cultivation Diary-Chapter 179 - . Old Peng and Xiufen Vote for Monthly Ticket_1

Chapter 179: 179. Old Peng and Xiufen [Vote for Monthly Ticket]_1

Chapter 179: 179. Old Peng and Xiufen [Vote for Monthly Ticket]_1

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Qiaoqiao’s eyes brimmed with tears.

Seventh Uncle, however, was quite satisfied, “Good child, good child… Don’t worry, Seventh Uncle is now your master, and I will help protect your Big White!”

“Really?” Qiaoqiao finally let the tears fall, feeling aggrieved, “I don’t believe you.”

Seventh Uncle: …

He tried to ignore the old woman chuckling on the side and solemnly promised, “You have to believe, your master would never lie to you.”

Qiaoqiao shrugged his shoulders, wiped away the tears with the sleeve of his shirt, and sniffled, “I don’t believe you. Dad, mom, and my sister never said they would kill Big White, only you did. Seventh Uncle, you just like to bully kids.”

Seventh Uncle: …left speechless.

He hadn’t intended it; he just wanted to see what the child’s nature was like.

Who knew that he would be fully satisfied with his apprentice, who was both filial and steadfast, with a good temper too. Even in the most urgent and saddest moments, he never thought about what to do with a knife—

Anyone familiar with the kitchen handles a knife like common folk playing with firewood sticks; Seventh Uncle feared a sudden rage and loss of control.

Now he was satisfied with his dutiful and persistent apprentice, yet he couldn’t satisfy his apprentice in return.

This, this, this…

Song Tan sat in the courtyard, listening to Seventh Uncle’s various questions, and now she couldn’t help but laugh as well.

Ah, she’d always thought Qiaoqiao was the cutest treasure under the heavens, but she also feared it was just “every mother’s child is the fairest.” So she refrained from bragging.

But now, as luck would have it, Qiaoqiao’s excellent nature was discovered by Seventh Uncle, wasn’t it?

Heh heh heh.

After sending her message and responding to some messages from her chat group, she too picked up a hoe and headed up the mountain.

After all, today was a perfect sunny day, not meant for planting; they had to hurry and finish planting all the watermelon seedlings before the heat of the sun became intense.

For that reason, there were even more people working hard in the morning than the last time, all putting in their best efforts!

And in Yun City, upon seeing Song Tan’s job recruitment message, the aunties were quite interested in this job position:

“Ah, this job doesn’t require any certificates or work experience, isn’t it a good job? If not, I’ll send my niece. She’s at home preparing for that teacher qualification exam, what’s better than earning some extra money and getting some practice?”

The aunties had their own ulterior motives—

Teaching Qiaoqiao, at most a few hours a day, and the remaining time could be used for review and preparation.

Plus, with room and board provided along with a salary, how economical!

Sure enough, they had quickly spotted the highlights!

“That really could work, I’ve met Qiaoqiao. Though simple-minded, he can do addition and subtraction within a hundred, and he’s polite, definitely not hard to manage.”

“Don’t just rush into things! No matter how good he may be to teach, Qiaoqiao is ultimately a grown man, and for a young girl to live alone in the countryside and teach such a person… you might not be afraid, but I sure am!”

If Song Tan heard this, she would probably sigh: It’s human nature.

She actually wanted to specify men only when recruiting because Qiaoqiao was admittedly an adult male, and she worried about misunderstandings with a young girl living alone, not to mention the risk of an accident.

Moreover, given safety considerations, it’s indeed not safe for a girl to live alone in the countryside at someone else’s home.

But she hoped, maybe there was an older female who could patiently teach him?

Now, upon reflection, the aunties also started to have their doubts:

Yes, even if he’s someone they knew, it still meant living in someone else’s home, which was not proper.

However, Qiaoqiao’s reputation was indeed good, and now a few aunties thought: if a young girl isn’t appropriate, why not a man?!

There are kids preparing for civil service exams, teacher certification, and various other credentials in their homes, don’t they all need a place where they can earn money and study?

If someone from our family got the job, would we be able to jump the queue when buying groceries and good stuff in the future?

A few aunts exchanged glances on the sly, and for a moment, their enthusiasm surged tremendously!

Xiufen Auntie returned home and, seeing her husband had picked up their granddaughter Yuanyuan, couldn’t help but prod him:

“What do you think, you used to be a teacher too, are you still willing to take on students?”

“No no!”

Her husband Peng Jianguo’s whole being seemed to scream resistance, every pore on his body was filled with it:

“Take on students? You must be after my life!”

He was too old to tolerate the noisy hustle and bustle of children. Despite Peng Jianguo’s former job as an elementary school teacher, opening a daycare center could still make money for the household.

Except for her own granddaughter, Xiufen saw other children as little devils, but now…

“It’s not about the money. Look at Yuanyuan’s little face, hasn’t she lost weight recently?”

Peng Jianguo looked at his granddaughter who was watching TV in the living room: her little face was rosy, plump, and round, she hadn’t lost weight at all.

“She has lost weight!”

Xiufen insisted firmly: “Do you know why? The vegetable market, they haven’t had vegetables to sell recently, we’ve been eating from our stockpile at home, and I have to plan out the cooking times. If the child doesn’t eat well, look, isn’t she looking haggard?”

Truth be told, Yuanyuan was a picky eater before. With her sharp chin and big eyes, she looked thin and pitiful.

But for the past month, she’d managed to wolf down nearly two big bowls at a meal, and wasn’t her body plumping up rapidly? She now looked like a healthy baby doll, with chubby arms and legs, and her face had rounded out, ever so endearing.

Peng Jianguo swore to the heavens: She hasn’t lost any weight!

Xiufen kept on nagging: “Think about it, the child has to plan when to eat. If we adults can’t eat well, tell me, when was the last time you tasted those expensive vegetables?”

Peng Jianguo: …

Speaking of this really hurt: since the last bamboo shoots, Peng Jianguo had never seen good vegetables on the table ever again; each meal was portioned out just for his granddaughter.

He glared at Xiufen: “What exactly are you trying to do with all this beating around the bush? You want to start a daycare to make money, right? I’m telling you, it’s not possible.”

Xiufen rolled her eyes: “What daycare? I was thinking, now that Yuanyuan has started preschool and doesn’t need you to watch her all day, maybe you could teach a student. We wouldn’t need much salary, we could just exchange it for vegetables from their family each month.”

As she spoke, she opened up the recruitment message on her phone for him to see:

“Look, it’s not those shrieking children, it’s the vegetable merchant’s kid, the one I told you about who’s really good-looking but a bit slow in the head. Every time at the vegetable market he’s so well-behaved, definitely won’t make a ruckus.”

“Look at you, if you went there, they’d treat you well with good food and drink. You’d only have to look after a child. I’d visit you once a week and bring back some vegetables… How nice would that be?”

If it was their family…

Ahem.

Peng Jianguo conceded: It seemed… not entirely impossible.

Mainly because their vegetables were truly delicious, he dreamed about them.

He pretended to be reserved: “Then I’ll consider it.”

As they were discussing, suddenly his phone pinged with a notification.

He opened it to see a new post from a fellow member of the fishing forum:

“Fellow anglers! Check out this catch [fish trap picture.jpg], can you believe it? Overnight at a village pond, free fishing and a complimentary boxed lunch provided, ten fishing spots available every day, reserve quickly! The person with the least catch by 5 pm has to weed the host’s mountain for a day.”

Peng Jianguo put away his phone, his expression solemn:

“Forget it, I don’t have that kind of educational experience, I can’t delay the child’s learning.”