Fortunate Eighties: The Bewitching Female Rival Who Tamed Her Husband with Skill
Chapter 207 Dry Noodles

Chapter 207: Chapter 207 Dry Noodles

After he was done with his chores, Xiao Yu returned to the west room to study, listening to an English language learning tape on his portable player.

The west room had been redone and now served as Xiao Yu’s bedroom and study.

Everyone else in the Lu Family closed the door of the east room and turned the volume down to quietly watch TV, with even Susu getting deeply engrossed.

At a little past eight, after finishing an episode of the show, the grandparents led the triplets back to a room in the rear building to sleep.

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"Big Brother, why did you only just get back? We’ve been waiting for you so long we practically wilted~"

"Waiting for me? Why were you waiting for me?" Xiao Yu said with a smile as he pushed his bike and looked at his younger siblings.

An’an winked at her sister.

Lele quickly hugged Big Brother and acted coquettishly, "Big Brother, don’t you want some instant noodles? They’re so delicious~"

Xiao Yu noticed his siblings’ antics but pretended to be clueless, shaking his head, "Forget it, I was actually planning to buy some study materials."

"Let Dad and Mom buy the study materials," said An’an.

"Yeah, Big Brother," chimed in Lele, "Dad and Mom said they would unconditionally support anything we need for our studies."

"Forget it, I have enough pocket money of my own," he responded.

Pingping followed behind with a grin, "Big Brother, we spent all our allowance at school today. Could you buy us a bag of instant noodles? We don’t want much, just one bag."

"Just one bag."

The hopeful looks in the triplets’ eyes shone as they stared at Big Brother. Seeing him nod, they immediately jumped three feet in the air with joy.

"Fine, get one bag each."

Susu, who overheard the whole exchange from inside the house, waved her little hand, and the triplets each gave Mom an excited kiss on the cheek.

"Mom’s the best."

It wasn’t long before they heard the triplets’ cheerful voices as they ran in with a "thud thud thud."

Susu curiously examined the dry instant noodles from the ’90s, finding them quite novel.

One bag each was just right for the four siblings, serving as a pre-dinner snack to hold them over.

"Mom, you should try some."

Susu casually grabbed a small piece and put it in her mouth, "Hmm, it’s not bad."

Seeing that the kids would have her keep eating, Susu hurriedly waved them off, suggesting they let Grandma, Grandpa, and Dad try some.

As someone who had eaten countless dry and instant noodles since childhood, Susu felt that the variety at this time was slightly lacking compared to the future, where a single type of noodle could have a dozen or two dozen flavors.

Of course, in an era where eating instant noodles was still considered somewhat of a luxury, they were warmly welcomed by the whole family, young and old alike.

The kids’ recent favorites were eating dry noodles and preparing instant noodles.

She remembered how, as a child, she also disliked proper meals and preferred all kinds of snacks instead.

Deciding to buy a whole box at once, she would reward the kids with a bag whenever they behaved well.

Of course, there was a limit to this; she didn’t want the little ones to overindulge and not eat proper meals.

Susu had invested one thousand yuan into the bull market based on some news she once saw in a short video, just to be safe.

However, that initial one thousand yuan had multiplicatively increased over tenfold by now.

Not wanting to be greedy, Susu decided to cash out while she was ahead, quickly selling off the rest of her stocks and clutched her warm bankbook to her chest, her heart pounding with excitement as she got into the car.

"Whew~"

Susu took several deep breaths in the car to compose herself before driving back home.

With the bull market heating up, everywhere you went, from the underpasses to main streets, from septuagenarians to people in their twenties, everyone was discussing the hot topic of the stock market.

Especially when those who had made money started to show off and brag about it, it sparked even more envy and desire in the hearts of others.

Many people began to throw money into it with neighbors they knew or through various relatives.

The Lu Family was no exception, relatives and friends from Provincial City all came to ask Susu about the bull market.

After careful consideration, Susu still recounted what she knew and reiterated her warnings several times.

"Stock market investment is risky, and one must be cautious! Simply put, we are not people who understand the bull market very well and can only invest based on what we know.

Will the stocks go up? Not necessarily!

Is it possible to lose money? Very likely!"

"Moreover, this thing might suddenly make you several times richer, but it could also lead to complete bankruptcy. It tends to greatly magnify people’s greed.

Don’t be too greedy, take the profit and stop..."

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In the end, a family handed over one thousand yuan and asked Susu to manage it for them, saying it was okay if it was lost, but better if it earned.

After all, it was all found money, so they told Susu not to feel any pressure.

To Susu’s surprise, her own sister actually handed over five thousand yuan at once.

"Sis, I believe in you. At worst, it’s like working one year for nothing."

Su Nian clenched her teeth and, after discussing it with her husband, took out five thousand yuan. Other than her second sister, no one knew about this money, not even her in-laws.

Just like that, Susu took the money from several families and opened two stocks, including one thousand yuan from her own parents-in-law.

Afterward, everyone kept silent about the bull market, and those who were unaware would never guess that these people had also invested.

Time stealthily slipped away, moving into the cold winter.

The four siblings, because they had spent the holiday in the Capital to escape the heat, gradually saw their suntanned skin becoming a little more fair.

Come winter, Susu would automatically reduce her outdoor activities and try to stay in and keep warm at home.

And here, on a Sunday at home, the triplets started squabbling over the TV.

The TV was broadcasting a very popular Hong Kong movie of the time, and the brothers imitated the speech from the movie.

Lele was annoyed by her two brothers being too loud, making it impossible to hear the TV.

"Second Brother, Third Brother, quiet down, it’s too noisy."

"La la la~ OK, OK."

"Third Brother!!!"

"I said okay, okay..."

"Third Brother, be quieter~"

Listening to the brothers getting louder, Susu closed her eyes, "If you keep being noisy, no one gets to watch, go read a book."

The triplets immediately fell silent, smiling eagerly and sweetly at their mother.

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"Thank you, Second Sister-in-law, if it wasn’t for you, how could our bit of money have increased so much."

"Yeah, Second Sister-in-law, we’re now a household with assets over 10,000 yuan, which we never even dared to dream of before."

Su Nian and Su Daya cozied up to their second sister and second sister-in-law, whispering their thanks.

In the end, although it was agreed to give ten percent to Susu to express their gratitude, Susu reluctantly accepted only five hundred yuan from each family as a token.

After the meal, the whole family took part in a fashionable outing and went to the cinema to watch a very popular Hong Kong movie of the time.

"I’m so thirsty."

The triplets came home and grabbed their teacups, "gulp gulp" guzzling down water, while at the same time turning on the television.

Feeling good today, Susu didn’t stop the kids from watching TV, only calling them back when they almost stuck their heads into the screen.