Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder's Wish Check-in Machine

After counting the money, Xia's mother handed it to Xia Mingwei without any hesitation.

"We agreed before, daughter, this is the money you earned. Keep it safe and don't lose it!" Xia's mother handed the money to Xia Mingwei and patiently instructed her.

Xia Mingwei looked down at the money in her hand, then looked up into her mother's eyes. Her gaze was sincere, completely genuine. She truly wanted to give the money to Xia Mingwei so she could spend it. In this era, this was truly rare and precious.

I've seen too many mothers who act one way in public and another way in private. There are also quite a few who give money to their children in front of strangers, only to take it back the moment they turn their backs.

Moreover, five yuan was a considerable sum in those days. It's no exaggeration to say that five yuan could almost feed a whole family for a month.

Therefore, Xia Mingwei wouldn't be surprised if her mother changed her mind and wanted to take the money back. After all, very few people would willingly give five yuan as pocket money for their child.

But surprisingly, Xia's mother did it. Not reluctantly, but from the bottom of her heart. This touched Xia Mingwei deeply once again.

Looking at the money in her hand, she made up her mind to go to town and buy some things for Xia's parents.

However, before she went to the supply and marketing cooperative, she submitted her manuscript to a magazine editor. The news that her manuscript had been accepted spread throughout the village through the mouth of the postman, Xiao He.

Now everyone in the village knew that Xia's mother had given birth to a promising daughter. She hadn't studied for many years, yet she was already capable of earning money for the family. Although she had never worked in the fields, she was truly talented! Earning a living with her pen—that's something only a truly capable person could do! Wasn't this a stroke of genius?

Receiving a generous royalties brought envy from outsiders, and the Xia family themselves were also delighted. After all, it was their own daughter and sister who had achieved such success, and mentioning it made them feel like they could bask in the glow of being a cultured person! After all, this cultured person was family.

However, Lin Fang and Liu Xue'er were not among those who were happy. Watching the people outside praising Xia Mingwei and marveling at her talent as if it were free, the two were practically seething with resentment. As for why they hated others praising Xia Mingwei, it was naturally because they had other thoughts on their minds.

If Xia Mingwei had the ability to read minds, she would definitely be able to hear the different thoughts of Lin Fang and Liu Xueer.

"So what if my sister-in-law makes money? She's not handing it over to the public fund! Isn't it still her private property? No, I have to find a way to get my hands on this money! My brother has his eye on something recently, and he's short of money! If I can get this money, Mom and Dad will be so happy! And if anything happens to me in the future, my brother will be even more supportive and back me up!"

"Logically speaking, this is absolutely impossible! How old is Xia Mingwei? How many years of schooling has she had? How could she get her manuscript published? She must have used some trick to get the editor to choose her! I need to observe her closely recently and expose her true colors to everyone!"

Xia Mingwei's two sisters-in-law each had their own thoughts about her getting the manuscript accepted. But the only thing they had in common was that they couldn't stand to see her doing well.

However, there were things that made her happy. After her submission was successful, the head of the Xia family, Mr. Xia, spoke up.

This conversation was convened by Xia's father after dinner, with the whole family participating together.

He puffed on his pipe, seemingly having pondered for a long time before finally making up his mind and saying those words to Xia Mingwei.

"Weiwei, I really didn't expect you to get your work published! When you said you wanted to submit your work to a magazine, I thought you were just joking around and didn't have high hopes! I just thought it was the five cents of pocket money your mother gave you to play around with! But I didn't expect you to really make me proud, and you got published right away. Now when we go out, who won't envy me for raising such a good daughter?"

As soon as he spoke, Xia Mingwei's eyes welled up with tears. She grabbed her father's hand, "Father, please don't say that!"

Xia's father waved his hand, completely ignoring Xia Mingwei's modesty, and continued speaking.

"It's something many people would kill for to have an educated person in the family! Before, I just thought it would be good if you went to school for a few years and didn't become illiterate! Now I think you have the ability. How high you can fly and how far you can go depends on your ability!"

He smacked his lips and exhaled a puff of smoke. "I'm telling you today, as long as you're capable, I'll support you for as long as you can study!"

Xia's father's words stunned everyone present.

Xia Aiguo and Xia Aimin even shouted out, "Dad, you're going to drag our whole family down with you!"

Lin Fang and Liu Xue'er stopped arguing and joined forces with Xia Mingwei's two older brothers to oppose Xia's father's decision.

Mrs. Xia hadn't expected Mr. Xia to say such a thing, because in her mind, he had always been the epitome of taciturnity. She handled all the household chores, big and small, while Mr. Xia only needed to conserve his energy for the work. The fact that he had spoken so much today suggested that the news of their daughter's impeachment had greatly impacted him!

Xia's father's words not only shocked Xia Mingwei's two older brothers, but also deeply moved her.

In an era when daughters were considered a financial burden, Xia's father gave her equal love. Frail and nearly succumbing to illness, she was advised by others to give up. He ignored their advice, seeking medical help everywhere to save his daughter's life. People said daughters were like spilled water, destined to belong to someone else eventually. But he spared no effort, sending his daughter to school. Now, he's even committed to supporting her education indefinitely. Primary school tuition isn't much, but middle, high school, and university tuition are substantial! Judging from Xia Mingwei's current grades, getting into high school is definitely not a problem! Moreover, she's already quite famous at a young age; leveraging that fame to secure a place in a worker-peasant-soldier university program isn't impossible! However, this would require a significant investment of time and money, something Xia's father remained silent about.

It wasn't until this moment that Xia Mingwei realized that her father's love was no less than her mother's!

To outsiders, young Xia Mingwei might not understand what this promise meant, but her two older brothers and sister-in-law did!

If we don't dissuade Xia's father from this idea today, won't their rightful interests be harmed? Once their own interests are involved, they don't care whether she is their own sister or not!

All they knew was that Xia Mingwei, who had achieved so much, was their common enemy, which led Xia's parents to make a "biased" decision.