Rebirth in the 80s: The Scholar Wife is Cute
Chapter 222: A Body as Withered as Bean Sprouts

Chapter 222: Chapter 222: A Body as Withered as Bean Sprouts

He Nan ’hmmed’ without a shred of politeness, his expression accepting her thanks graciously.

Thinking of something, he asked, "Have you been going to the city often with Lu Siyuan recently?"

"Ah?"

The abrupt shift in topic stunned Shen Mianmian for a moment before she caught on.

After hesitating for two seconds, she decided to share about doing business with Lu Siyuan.

"I’ve partnered with Lu Siyuan to sell some farm products in the city."

After thinking it over, she added, "Although we don’t make much, by the time school starts, we should have saved enough for my high school tuition and living expenses."

At this rate of earning, they might even have some left over.

During this time, she and Lu Siyuan sold everything, and sometimes after Lu Siyuan dropped her off in the city, he would even return for a second trip.

The two of them had already earned a total of three hundred yuan.

The reason she told He Nan about this was to subtly let him know that he didn’t need to sponsor her anymore.

She had already escaped poverty.

A flicker of amusement that was hard to notice passed through He Nan’s eyes; Shen Mianmian probably didn’t even realize that her eyes lit up every time she talked about money.

Unexpectedly, she turned out to be a little money-grubbing fox.

A comment from Li Yue flashed across his mind, and the smile in his eyes vanished as his brow furrowed slightly.

He reminded her in a deep voice, "It’s good to do business to earn some living expenses, but don’t get into early romance."

To be direct about not getting into early romance would be too stern, so he started with praise as a prelude.

"????"

Shen Mianmian was baffled, a row of question marks popping up over her head.

She could understand the first part of what he said, but how did it lead to the topic of early romance?

After much thought, she became even more convinced that He Nan was treating her like a daughter.

Isn’t this what fathers, fearing their daughters might get snatched away by wolves, would say?

"Big Brother He, Lu Siyuan and I are just good friends, we are both young and don’t have any other intentions. We just want to earn money purely. He wants to earn money for his grandpa’s medical treatment, and I want to earn money for my tuition and living expenses," she explained quickly, eager to convince him.

In her anxiety, she blurted out, "Lu Siyuan is still a brat, he hasn’t even developed properly."

As soon as she said it, she realized what she had let slip and desperately wished she could bite off her tongue.

As expected.

He Nan’s expression darkened.

Not developed properly?

He glanced at her lanky, bean sprout-like figure, and his expression softened somewhat.

Li Yue had indeed overthought it.

Shen Mianmian: "..."

This must be what they call a colossal social faux pas, right?

Standing there awkwardly, all her muscles had stiffened.

"He, Big Brother He, I, I..."

She stumbled over her words for ages but couldn’t come up with a good excuse.

Seeing her so flustered that she was sweating bullets, He Nan’s thin lips tightened, and his gaze grew deeper.

The girl in front of him wasn’t one of his soldiers; she was a young lady.

Too harsh words might make her cry.

It was enough that she knew not to fall in love too early.

After another moment’s silence, he felt he should teach them some basic survival rules, just as he would with his new recruits—stern, yes, but necessary.

"You can do business, just don’t be too high-profile about it."

He knew she was afraid of him, so he softened his voice deliberately, but even so, the words came out a bit gruff.

After speaking, he furrowed his brow slightly; talking like this was simply too awkward.

Shen Mianmian’s lips twitched; he was behaving exactly like an old father!

After admonishing his ’daughter’ about early romance, he went on to teach her about the dangers of society.

He might not have spelled out the warning too clearly, but she understood what he meant.

Bad people are always around and if they knew how much money she and Lu Siyuan were making, then those with ill intentions would target them.

After all, robbing children is easier than robbing adults.