Fortunate Eighties: The Bewitching Female Rival Who Tamed Her Husband with Skill
Chapter 147 Wild Thoughts

Chapter 147: Chapter 147 Wild Thoughts

"Mama, grandma, Little Aunt, what are you laughing at?"

"What are you laughing at?"

"Huh? Why are you laughing?"

The triplets scratched their little heads in confusion.

With her hands clean from drinking her milk, Xiao Xue scratched her head, not understanding why grandma, Little Aunt, and her second aunt were laughing so happily.

Grown-ups are so strange.

"Grandma, we’re back."

"Yo, the elder two are back, I’ll go get the meal ready." As Lu Xiaogu entered the main room, the siblings came running in, panting for breath.

"These two children, why are they always out of breath when they come back?" Lu Xiaogu chided.

"Little Aunt," the siblings called out cheerfully, then ran inside.

"Tianyu, Xiao Yu, come here."

Susu took care of the two siblings, then pulled out two banknotes from her pocket.

"I forgot yesterday, this is your reward for helping with the promotion at school."

"Mama, I don’t want it. How can I take money for promoting our own family?"

"Yes, second aunt, we’re just carrying our school bags. If classmates ask, we just tell them. We can’t take money."

The siblings quickly shook their heads, pushing their hands behind their backs.

Susu knew the children didn’t want the money, so she stuffed it into their hands, saying, "Then consider it pocket money. Buy whatever you want to eat. You can also buy something for your little brothers and sisters."

The siblings turned to look at their four little brothers and sisters sitting on the kang bed with eager eyes, then exchanged glances.

"Thank you, Mama."

"Thank you, second aunt."

After dinner, the triplets pulled their older brother and sister aside, and the six siblings huddled together, whispering about something.

With several older children around, Susu wasn’t worried. She lay down on the kang bed and closed her eyes to take an afternoon nap, reassured.

"Brother, I want a popsicle."

"No."

Tianyu immediately rejected his little brothers and sisters’ sad, big-eyed requests and then glanced at his sleeping mother, whispering,

"Popsicles are too cold; they can easily upset your stomach. Choose something else."

"Ah, all right."

...

That afternoon, Jiang Nan waited until her daughter finished school before making the phone call.

Mrs. Lu took her two granddaughters to the small store to wait for the call.

"Hello, Brother Lu’s house, how is everything?"

"Mom, we’re both doing fine, don’t worry. By the way, Mom, we’ve sent some money back. Including the previous sum, the debt for my second brother and his wife should now be fully paid off."

Mrs. Lu was taken aback, then nodded, "Okay, Mom knows. I’ll tell your second brother and his wife when I get back. You talk to Xiao Yu and Xiao Xue now."

After speaking, Mrs. Lu handed the phone to her granddaughters and went to the doorway to chat with the shopkeeper.

"Hello, Xiao Yu, Xiao Xue, how have you been? Do you miss your parents? Have you been studying hard?"

"We miss them, we really, really miss Daddy and Mommy."

The two sisters’ voices wavered as they sniffled.

"My sister and I have both been good. My second uncle and aunt have been really nice to us. Whatever my little brothers and sisters have, my sister and I have too."

Xiao Xue added in her nasal voice, "My sister and I also have school bags and toys."

Jiang Nan, "School bags and toys?"

"Uh-huh, Mama, my second uncle and aunt recently opened a clothing store. They went to the Southern part to stock up and even bought us school bags, stationery, and toys."

"They’ve gone down to the south as well? Just your second aunt and second uncle?"

"Yup, it sounded like something Yang... Yangcheng, that’s right, Yangcheng, along with my Uncle Cheng He and Uncle Sun."

"Yangcheng?"

...

Jiang Nan remained in a daze even after hanging up the phone, paying, and returning home.

She couldn’t understand why, since her younger brother and his wife had come to Yangcheng, they hadn’t brought their two children along so they could meet her and Huai Ze.

Even just seeing them once would have been good; she and Brother Lu longed for their daughter terribly every day.

"Nannan, I’m back, look what I’ve bought? What great things do you think I got?"

Brother Lu entered happily, carrying newspapers and roast chicken, and immediately sensed that something was amiss.

"What’s going on here?"

Brother Lu sat next to his wife and, seeing the lifeless look in her eyes, frowned.

Jiang Nan sighed, "I talked to the kids and grandma on the phone today."

"Hmm, that’s good news. Why do you still look so troubled?"

Jiang Nan turned to face her husband, her brows tightly knitted. "Do you know that younger brother and his wife came to Yangcheng a while ago?"

"You mean the younger brother and his wife came to Yangcheng?"

"Yes."

"I heard they came to Yangcheng to wholesale clothes and opened a new clothing store there."

The more Jiang Nan spoke, the more discomfort she felt, and her eyes gradually reddened.

"Younger brother and his wife are really something. Knowing that both of us are working here to earn money, they didn’t even think to bring the children along so we could see them.

It’s not just us; the children themselves sound like they’re crying every time they call, missing their parents. Even if they don’t say it, I can hear it."

As she spoke, Jiang Nan choked up and started crying, leaning on her husband’s shoulder and crying uncontrollably.

"Don’t cry, Nannan, think about it carefully. The journey here was so difficult, cramming onto trains and transferring trains, with so many people all the way.

The children are so young; what if they accidentally ran into a human trafficker, or got separated in the crowds?

What would we do if we lost the children? That’s why it’s normal that younger brother and his wife didn’t contact us; they were probably too busy with procurement to even take a short stroll in Yangcheng."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Nan also realized this point. Just thinking about losing the children was enough to drive her, as a mother, insane.

Feeling somewhat embarrassed, "I wasn’t being thoughtful enough, always overthinking. It’s good I didn’t complain to my sister-in-law over the phone."

"Nannan, you’re just too anxious. Next time something happens, don’t get angry so quickly; wait for me to come back and we can analyze it together. Save yourself the unnecessary worry."

Jiang Nan gave her husband a reproachful look, "Go away."

"Wife, we’ve already paid off all our debts. Now, by working together, we aim to save up enough money as soon as possible to bring Xiao Yu and Xiao Xue here." Brother Lu hugged his wife.

Suddenly, an idea popped into Jiang Nan’s mind. What if she also started a small business or set up a stall?

With both of them earning money, they could do it much faster. Since she was idle anyhow, it might be better to find something to do.

...

The opening event of the clothing store was a massive success, and many items sold out afterward.

Susu made a swift decision and set off for Yangcheng by train once again with Su Chenghe and Xiao Sun.

With previous experience, they arrived in Yangcheng the next morning, grabbed a quick bite, and headed straight for the wholesale market.

They managed to wholesale the spring collection that afternoon, along with two hundred backpacks and some accessories.

Concerned about thieves, the three of them hired four tricycle rides and, along with eight large packages, went directly to the train station to wait.

For convenience, Susu also bought some fruit and snacks at the entrance of the train station, and the three spent the night there.

They took the train back to the Capital the next morning and changed vehicles to return to the city.

Lu Xiaoting calculated the time and, before dawn, placed his bicycle on the tricycle and pedaled to the train station to pick them up.