Regaining confidence

  Bai Wengui looked at his daughter and saw that her eyes were filled with worry. He smiled and picked up Yueting.

  "Girl, don't worry, we still have dad, houses are easy to find, there's no shortage of houses around here, as for the land, I need to go ask around."

  Yu Sai leaned in close to Bai Wenyi's ear and whispered a few words, causing him to smile with delight.

  "You're so petty, I get it..."

  Geng Meiguang was too happy to care about what these two old men were thinking.

  Bai Wenyi slept for a whole afternoon in the house and felt much better when he woke up.

  Look at Second Brother's disheveled appearance. Bai Wenguang promptly pulled him over and tidied him up, restoring him to his original state.

  "Second uncle, you'd better stay like this, or else if you go back with that dignified look on your face just now, grandfather will be scared to death."

  Bai Haoran drew a conclusion after making a lap around Bai Wenyi in a dignified manner.

  "Hey big nephew, how many points did you get this time?"

  Recovering her mood, Wei has spirit again and starts caring about the two kids' study situation.

  Speaking of which, Bai Haoran's small chest was puffed up high.

  "Second uncle, is there even a need to ask? When has your nephew ever not been the first? Let me tell you, my sister and I are both top scorers, how about that?"

  Bai Wen looked at his nephew with a face full of expectation for praise, patted his head and said, "Hao Ran, you have to continue working hard from now on. Just because you scored 100 this time doesn't mean you'll score 100 every time. You need to keep striving so that others can't catch up with you."

  After this blow, Bai Wenyi seemed a bit different from before and was no longer just praising Bai Haoran.

  "Brother, did you hear that? Humility makes one progress, pride makes one fall behind."

  Bai Haoran nodded slightly with a somewhat depressed expression, "Got it..."

  Yu Xiang suddenly thought of something, "Second Uncle, have you ever thought about going out to explore? You see the things we have here may not be available inland. And since we have a car ourselves, why don't you follow Xiao Shu and try it out? If you make some money, you can first pay back some to the unit, and then you won't need others to pressure you to repay the debt."

  Bai Wenyi hesitated at Yu Tong's proposal. He had never been outside the city, and he had only wandered around locally. As for going inland, it wasn't that he didn't want to go, but with no money in his pocket, he felt unconfident about doing anything.

  Look at you like this, Bai Wenguang patted his shoulder, "Second brother, if you want to go, I'll lend you the money. When you earn it back, returning it to me is the same."

  "Brother, let me think about this carefully. Even if I were to run away and smuggle goods, I could only do it a few times. I don't want my child at home to lose both their mother and father..."

  Bai Wenyi thought it was also a matter of course, and Bai Wenli didn't think there was anything wrong with it either.

  "Lao Er, I think you should run a few more errands and earn some real money first. Then, in the future, you won't have to be so frugal when taking care of Hao Chen."

  Both father and daughter have given their opinions, now it's up to Bai Wenyi to make a decision.

  After resting at home for two days, Bai Wenyi also thought about his niece's opinion and finally made a decision on the third day.

  "Big brother, I've thought it through, take Little Four out for a run, and you can help take care of the kids at home."

  His younger brother regained his confidence, and Bai Wenguang, this older brother, was happier than making money himself.

  "Okay, you go home first, I'll prepare the capital and have it sent over to you."

  Yu Sai sold Xue Lian's money, Bai Wenli didn't move, he just took some from the family savings to give to his two younger brothers as capital.

  Geng Mei looked at the numbers on the deposit slip and sighed again.

  Yu Xi could see her mother's painful expression about money and leaned into Geng Mei's side.

  "Mom, don't be heartbroken, it's given and that's it. Besides, if we consider this as a loan, according to my second uncle's character, he won't not return it. Moreover, helping my second uncle is not like helping someone else, he's not worse than my younger uncle."

  Anyway, I think if my second uncle becomes successful in the future, he will definitely help our family.

  What is the moral integrity of being a human? Both mother and daughter are clear about it. In the past when they were capable, they also helped their family.

  Geng Mei nodded, "It can only be like this, I hope your second uncle will really get better in the future. If not, your father will also worry about it. Alas, I haven't seen a big brother as responsible as your father."

  After all these years of watching the rain, I've long since seen through it all in my heart.

  "Mom, as long as they can get along with each other, it doesn't matter if they're good or bad to us. As long as they treat my dad well, we'll benefit from it too. No matter who becomes successful in the future, no one can ignore my brother, the legitimate heir."

  Geng Mei hugged her daughter tightly, and this child was the one who understood her best and was closest to her heart.

  "Silly girl, having a father and mother is not as good as being able to take care of yourself. From now on, let's work hard and earn money, we can't always rely on others. As you grow older, there are more places where you need to spend money, and your mother wants to save some dowry for you."

  Yu Sai choked back tears and laughed, "Mom, don't worry about it, I'm still young. The dowry issue will be handled by me myself in the future. You should eat what you want to eat, wear what you want to wear. When you're old, you won't even have the chance to think about eating or wearing what you want. Take advantage of your youth now and enjoy life."

  Geng Mei playfully tapped Yu Tong's forehead, "You're clever, little thing..."

  Geng Mei was satisfied and hugged her daughter, swaying back and forth like when she was a child. As long as this daughter was by her side, she felt that life had a special kind of energy. This child seemed to be the best reward given to her by heaven.

  The two daughters were savoring this rare warm moment when Jin Defu came over with the new woman he had brought back, and the two of them were still holding the child.

  "What's going on with these two girls?"

  Geng Mei saw the neighbor coming and felt embarrassed sitting down, so she quickly invited the guest over to sit.

  Jin De Cai made an introduction to Geng Mei in a very formal manner.

  "Little brother and sister, this is your big brother's new wife, Qu Yun. She just arrived and isn't familiar with our situation here yet. In the future, if there's anything going on, you should take care of her more often. Big brother thanks you in advance."

  Geng Mei didn't have much of an opinion about Qu Wan's visit this time. Everyone has their own life, and they don't have a big relationship with her family anyway. Besides, they're neighbors, and it's not like they have any deep-seated grudges or anything. They'll still be able to interact with each other in the future, won't they?

  "Haha, big brother, look at what you said. I think your new wife is really beautiful, and the kids are growing up well too. If I were to say it, you're a man with great fortune. Look at your three sons at home, I don't even have one yet."

  Jin De Cai loved listening to this, his mouth was open so wide it almost reached behind his ears.

  Geng Mei finally spoke up, Qu Wan also didn't hold back anymore. In the future, they would still have to rely on this neighbor to take them along, and she also called out to Jin De Cai's side.

  Her face had a flirtatious air about it that made Geng Mei somewhat unbearable.

  "Sister, I've been wanting to come over and chat with you for a long time. We've been busy moving houses all along and didn't have the chance to come out. My husband Old Jin has always said that you two are good people. Now that we've moved here, if there's anything I don't understand in the future, I'll still need your guidance..."

  Qu Wan was very eloquent, and even Yu Tong, who was beside Geng Mei, felt that Jin Decai could let this woman be taken in, which wasn't strange at all. What she couldn't stand was his pretentious tone of voice.

  Having been used to the straightforwardness of Northwestern women's speech, she found Quan Yu's voice awkward no matter how she listened.

  Geng Mei didn't particularly want to see this woman, but on the surface, she was still passable. After all, Jin Defu's family affairs had nothing much to do with them, and in the future, they could just reduce their interactions. On the surface, there was no need to react.

  After chatting with Geng Mei for a while, Jin Decai took his newly appointed wife to continue visiting other families. Anyway, this daughter-in-law will have to live in this village from now on, and some people should get to know her.

  "Wow, no wonder Jin Decai was captivated by her. I reckon not many men can withstand someone like her. Ma Lianhua can take a loss like this, and it's not too unjust."

  Geng Mei couldn't help but sigh.

  Yu Xi smiled, "Mom, not everyone likes her like that. Don't mention others, just take my dad for example. I reckon if he heard her voice, his whole body would be covered in goosebumps. And besides, there are some things you can't say nicely to a woman, it's really unbearable."

  Geng Mei smiled and shook her head, "Alas, who can say for sure? Let's go, we should head up the mountain. I don't know where your brother has run off to play again."

  Geng Mei muttered a sentence, pulled her daughter out of the house, and halfway saw Old Lu's wife. The two women started a new round of discussion about Jin Defu's wife.

  In the afternoon, Bai Wenli sent money back and brought his nephew Bai Haochen over.

  "Auntie, I miss you so much."

  The little guy's mouth is also sweet, and when he saw Geng Mei smiling, he rushed over with a smile.

  Geng Mei sighed, with a hint of pity, and hugged Bai Haocen's head. This child still didn't know that his own mother had run away again, did he?

  "Haochen, go have fun with your sister Yuexi. Wait until tonight when grandma will make you delicious food."

  When the couple was busy, Geng Mei asked what Erlong had bought this time.

  Bai Wengu sighed and said, "Things outside are much richer than ours. I discussed with Lao Er, why not buy some local specialties from our place, sell them along the way, and replenish goods as we go? As for what to buy back, I think it's still better to follow daughter's suggestion, bring some seafood over, after all, we don't have that here."

  Bai Wenguang was also uncertain in his heart. This time he could only let the two brothers take a detour, and if it didn't work out, think of another way.

  The summer vacation is about to pass, and Bai Wenyi brothers also rushed back before the start of school.

  Looking at the expressions on their faces, Yu Xuan estimated that they should have a good harvest. Otherwise, with Bai Wensheng's emotional face, he would have been gloomy and sorrowful long ago.

  "Haha, big brother, we're back."

  Bai Wenxin was so excited that he rushed over and gave Bai Wenshi a warm hug, like a little kid, wrapping his arms around his neck.

  Bai Wengui smiled and hugged his still somewhat childish younger brother.

  "Fourth brother, you and your second brother had a good harvest this time, didn't you?"

  Bai Wenyi also swept away his previous decadence this time, and a confident smile appeared on his face.

  "Brother, the harvest is pretty good, definitely not a loss, and the profit is not small. I discussed with Old Fourth, let's run a few more trips, until we earn back our capital and return to start our own business. Alas, fortunately, our family's Yu Tian reminded us, only after leaving did we realize that our vision was really narrow. A big city is indeed different from ours, it's completely different."