Chapter 21: A Perfect Match
Hearing what Mo Meina said, Yiyi couldn’t help but sigh.
Only Mo Guowei would stupidly hand money to Old Mrs. Mo, while the second uncle and second aunt never did, they would only save the money they earned for themselves. She remembered that around this time next year, the second uncle’s family had already built a two-story house, with particularly good interior decoration, and then their home would still be a low flat house.
Thinking of this, Yiyi’s expression grew darker, and she looked at Mo Meina even more unfavorably.
Mo Meina originally wanted to say something more, but was soon pulled aside by her mother Qian Yafen. "Sister-in-law, Meina and I will head home first; you should go to Mom later to see what she wants from you." Saying this, she directly pulled her daughter to walk out.
"Mom, why are you pulling me?"
Mo Meina still felt unwilling, believing that the things from their uncle’s family should be theirs.
"Meina, let’s go home first."
Qian Yafen smiled slightly, but the smile didn’t reach her eyes.
Seeing her mother like this, Mo Meina dared not say more and quickly followed her back.
On the other side, Liu Xiu Feng looked at Yiyi with newfound respect, surprised that Xiao Hong’s sister was so strong-minded. Even if Xiao Hong might be softer, at least she wouldn’t be bullied by the family anymore.
Thinking of this, Liu Xiu Feng smiled and said, "Tomorrow I’ll bring the money over, and then take you to visit the food factory in town."
"Alright, thank you, Sister Liu."
Yiyi had slightly improved her view of Liu Xiu Feng, hence her attitude was warmer than at first.
Beside her, Ding Yuejun also smiled and said, "That’s really kind of you."
After Liu Xiu Feng left, Ding Yuejun’s face immediately turned serious, and she looked at Xiao Hong and Yiyi saying, "It’s truly unfair for you both; from childhood till now, your father has made a considerable amount, yet... it all benefited the second house. Now they even think that our family should naturally hand over our money. Do they really think I don’t know that your father’s money was all spent by the second house eventually?"
Upon hearing this, Yiyi didn’t feel much because she had long given up on Mo Guowei and naturally wouldn’t be sad over his matters.
But Mo Xiaohong was still sad.
Although she knew long ago that her father favored Mo Ke Fei and Mo Meina more, realizing this again made her sorrowful. However, she quickly gathered herself and looked at Yiyi saying, "Don’t worry, Yiyi, even if Dad’s money all went to Grandma, once I start working at the food factory tomorrow, all the money I earn will go to Mom and you, so you can buy new clothes occasionally like Meina."
She and Yiyi would only make a new set of clothes during the New Year, usually wearing old clothes. Sometimes, Yiyi would wear what Mo Meina didn’t want. When she started earning, she certainly wanted her sister to have new clothes too.
Hearing this, Yiyi quickly replied, "Sister, keep the money you earn for yourself, don’t give it to us."
"How could that be, once I start working, Shanshan will be looked after by Mom entirely, so I should hand over my salary to her."
Seeing Mo Xiaohong like this, Ding Yuejun was very gratified.
"Alright, then I’ll temporarily hold it for you."
Upon hearing this, Yiyi didn’t say more.
But after Mo Xiaohong left with Shanshan, Ding Yuejun frowned and asked her daughter, "Yiyi, what did you mean by your last sentence just now?"
Seeing her mother ask like this, Yiyi didn’t hide anything.
"I happened to find out that second aunt seems to have opened a small restaurant with others and it’s quite profitable."
Hearing her daughter’s words, Ding Yuejun was full of surprise, "Really, does your second uncle know about this?"
"Second uncle probably doesn’t know, second aunt did a good job keeping it a secret. So far, not many people know about this."
Yiyi also admired Qian Yafen, for having the foresight to open a restaurant with others. Nowadays, individual businesses are gradually emerging, and the first batch of people who do business generally profit, so although Qian Yafen’s little restaurant is small, the business is quite good.
Ding Yuejun genuinely didn’t expect Qian Yafen could do something so significant secretly, "Well... should we tell your grandma?"
Yiyi shook her head and said, "I think we better not say. Anyway, it’s not our concern."
She thought clearly, since she planned to lead her mother and sister away from the Mo family, then the Mo family’s matters were not her concern.
Hearing her daughter speak this way, Ding Yuejun didn’t say more but spoke about Mo Xiaohong going to work at the food factory tomorrow, "I think this Sister Liu is pretty good; stepping up for Xiao Hong with such a nice job, just don’t forget her when Xiao Hong starts earning."
"Mom, we have to wait till tomorrow to see the factory before deciding."
Yiyi always believed in seeing things herself, so she held a skeptical attitude towards unfulfilled matters.
The next day, Liu Xiu Feng indeed came again. Right upon seeing Yiyi, she first handed a bag to her, "This is the money for buying the flowers, five thousand yuan in total, keep it well."
Looking at the five bundles of money, Ding Yuejun was utterly shocked, "This... this..."
Yiyi was not surprised. Suxin Duanlan was a rarity, naturally worth this much. Placed in future times, it’d be even more valuable, but now they needed cash, so selling it was selling it.
"Thank you, Sister Liu. I’ll go store the money in the bank first when we go to town later."
Starting next year, 100 yuan notes would appear, so now the sight of five thousand yuan really looked like a lot.
"That’s a smart move, storing in a bank is safer given the amount, avoiding theft by any sneaky figures."
Mo Xiaohong hearing this promptly nodded in agreement, "Yes."
After exchanging a few more words, they prepared to set off to town.
But before they could leave the yard, they saw Old Mrs. Mo standing unpleasantly at the main gate, "Where are you all going?"
Mo Meina stood by with a jovial smile, feeling very right about calling her grandmother over.
Yiyi saw Mo Meina’s expression and knew she had done a little mischief, yet at this moment, she was too lazy to deal with them, she walked out directly without expression.
Liu Xiu Feng noticed Yiyi’s disregard for Old Mrs. Mo, raised an eyebrow influenced, liking this little girl increasingly. She absolutely detested the idea of repaying evil with kindness, holding firm to the notion of reciprocation accordingly—people respected her; she respected them much more; if someone wronged her, she’d definitely wrong them too.
So even if kin treat her poorly, she surely won’t treat them kindly.
Seeing Mo Yiyi’s indifference toward her, Old Mrs. Mo was infuriated, intending to continue scolding when Qian Yafen quickly arrived and said, "Mom, they must have business to attend outside, they’ll surely return later. Let’s go inside first."