Leisurely mountain village

"Oh, you have a client now? No wonder. Isn't 5000 yuan too high to hire someone? For that kind of work, you know it's hard to earn 5000 yuan a month in the city these days. Look at Zichuan and his wife, they only make four or five thousand a month," Auntie said.

"Then who do you blame? You were crying and begging to move your household registration to the city back then, but did you starve in the countryside?" The old man got angry again.

Ye Huan quickly had a drink with his grandfather to calm him down; he was currently working part-time as a firefighter.

“Grandpa, don’t be angry, and don’t blame Mom and Dad. It will be much more convenient for us to go to school in the city. You don’t know, it’s difficult for children to go to school if their household registration and property certificate are not together,” Mimi’s mother said.

"Yes, yes. I'm not angry. That house was bought for you by me." The old man and the younger generation are usually fine. As long as Zichuan doesn't say anything offensive, the old man usually won't get angry.

Moreover, he was quite satisfied with his granddaughter-in-law; she was sensible, filial, and hardworking.

"How's your work going?" the old man asked.

"It's the same as always, in a factory in the suburbs. Anyway, there's a shuttle bus, so it's alright. With some overtime each month, I can earn over 5000 yuan," Mimi's mom said.

"Okay, do a good job." The old man didn't ask any more questions. His granddaughter-in-law and the others often came back during holidays, so they basically knew the situation.

After everyone finished eating, Ye Huan watched cartoons with the two girls, while her aunt and uncle pulled Ye Huan's parents aside to chat. Zi Chuan was smoking alone in the pavilion in the courtyard.

Grandpa called Ye Huan and Mimi's mother into the room, "Take this 100,000 yuan, it's for Mimi."

"Grandpa, I can't accept this money. We have enough to live on." Mimi's mom thought the old man had taken out his savings to give to her.

"Grandpa gave this to Mimi, you keep it for her. If it were them, I wouldn't bother giving it to them. Here's another 100,000, it's for Xiaohuan, you take it." Ye Huan played along with her grandfather's act, took the money, and didn't say anything.

Seeing that Ye Huan also had some, Mimi's mother didn't say anything. She thanked her grandfather and put the money into her large bag. Because she was going to the countryside, she had specially brought a large bag to carry Mimi's formula can, diapers, and other necessities.

She took two days of annual leave this time because her parents said they wanted to visit her maternal grandfather, so she asked for leave in advance.

The upstairs room has been cleaned up by Lu Huan's parents, with new straw mats and air conditioning blankets laid out. The nephew's family of three will stay in this room, while Ye Huan's aunt and uncle will stay at the old man's house. The guest room has also been cleaned.

Bai Jie didn't return until about nine o'clock, and only then did Ye Huan's aunt's family find out that she and Jing Jing had been living at Ye Huan's house.

However, when she heard that a house was being built, Ye Huan's aunt didn't say anything. Although she was calculating, she wasn't the kind of shrew.

"Mom, I'm going to sleep with Uncle tonight. We can see the stars there, it's so beautiful!" Jingjing said to her mother after her hair was dried.

"Okay, don't disturb Uncle's sleep, okay?" Bai Jie nodded.

“Yes, I know, Uncle is so good.” After Jingjing finished speaking, Bai Jie, Ye Huan’s mother, and aunt all smiled.

Ye Huan shook his head speechlessly. He checked the time and it was almost ten o'clock. He greeted his aunt, uncle, and sister-in-law, then picked up Jingjing, carried a plate of cured meat and sausages, and went to the back mountain.

"Where did Xiao Huan go?" Ye Huan's aunt asked.

"He's just bored and has built a small house in the woods behind the mountain. He's been sleeping there these past few days." Ye Huan's mother had quite a few complaints about her son spending 20 yuan to build that small house.

"What the heck?" Li Zichuan was also stunned.

"Otherwise, building it up won't work. The old man won't say anything anymore. It cost 20 yuan." Ye Huan's mother complained, revealing the truth.

"How much?" Auntie screamed, and Lu Huan's mother finally realized what was happening, wishing she could slap herself.

“20 yuan could build a three-story villa here, but he only built a small house? And the old man won’t say anything?” Aunt was dumbfounded.

"We raise chickens, ducks, pigs, and sheep on the back hill, so it's not a waste," Ye Huan's mother began to make amends.

"Why are you raising livestock? Can you make money from it?" My aunt's family was quite surprised. Something seemed different this time they came back.

"It's alright, otherwise we wouldn't have come back to play along with his antics." Ye Huan's mother was essentially admitting it.

"Can it be 100,000?" Aunt Ye Huan asked, referring to a month's income.

Ye Huan's mother thought about it and realized that the weather had been similar for the past few days since the rain, so she nodded and said, "Yes, it's about the same, maybe a little more or less." She was referring to the days following the heavy rain.

The two then missed each other.

"That's quite a lot. I never knew Xiao Huan had this skill," Ye Huan's aunt finally exclaimed.

"It's troublesome. I heard that after the New Year, the price will be renegotiated in the county town," said Ye Huan's mother.

However, my aunt interpreted it as the hotel wanting to lower the price. "That's normal. Prices can't stay the same all the time. As long as the difference isn't too big, it's acceptable." She meant that even if the price reduction wasn't significant, they could still sell it.

Ye Huan's mother nodded: "Yes. That's what I told him too, don't raise the price too much, just enough is fine." She meant that Ye Huan shouldn't raise the price too much and scare people away.

The two had another perfectly timed conversation that went completely off-topic.

"Yes, that's right." My aunt and the others nodded in agreement, though it was unclear whether they understood.

Then Li Zichuan and his wife took Mimi upstairs to sleep, and Ye Huan's aunt and uncle also went back to the old man's place with the old man and Saihu.

In bed, Mimi's mother was telling her husband about the money her grandfather had given her. Li Zichuan said, "That's too stingy, only giving so little." His wife slapped him across the face.

"Am I being too kind to you? How old is Grandpa? He gave you two brothers 100,000 each. How long would it take to save that much? How can you be so heartless? How can I live with you after this?" Mimi's mother cried as she spoke.

"Wife, please, I was wrong, okay?" Li Zichuan regretted it. "Grandpa said that he saved all his treasures for Ye Huan, so I just said it casually. Please don't say that."

“Grandpa’s treasure is his, and he has the right to decide how to distribute it. Giving it to you is a favor, not giving it to you is his right. Li Zichuan, you have really disappointed me.”

"I didn't want it either. Ye Huan is my grandson, and I'm his granddaughter. Of course I know. I was just saying it casually. Don't be angry."

"Humph~"

Mimi's mom ignored him and went to sleep with her head facing outwards.

Li Zichuan perfectly inherited his mother's traits: a chatterbox, a calculating nature, and a tendency to gossip. He grew up with Ye Huan and, although a few years older, he was cunning, lazy, greedy, and physically weak.

He and Ye Huan were completely different, so he was unwilling to endure hardship and learn martial arts from a young age. His mother spoiled him, which led to his personality. To say he was really that bad, he wasn't.

He was grateful when his wife told him that his grandfather had given his daughter 100,000 yuan, but when he heard that Ye Huan had also received 100,000 yuan, he inexplicably said those things. It must have been out of resentment or jealousy.