When Mother Pan heard her daughter's words, she let out a long sigh and said, "Mother never said that Lingyun and his family aren't good or that village life isn't good. It's just that I'm reluctant to be parted from you."
"You are my only daughter. When did you ever have to work so hard?" she added with teary eyes.
Pan ijia smiled and said, "Mother, I'm not a child anymore, you can't protect forever. Mother, I can support myself and support you and my Father in your old age."
After she finished speaking, she took a small package wrapped in an old piece of fabric from her bag and handed it to her mother while saying, "Mother, this is for you and Father. Please don't refuse it, it's your daughter's filial piety."
When Mother Pan saw it, she was curious and asked, "What is this?"
"Mother, open it," Pan ijia urged.
When she unwrapped it, Mother Pan's eyes widened in shock. She quickly rewrapped the money and coupons in the fabric and whispered, "Jiajia, where did you get this money from?"
"Mother, I earned it by selling mushrooms, fish, and wild honey at the black market. It's a total of 50,000 yuan," Pan ijia whispered.
Hearing this, Mother Pan tried to push the money back to her daughter and said, "The money you previously gave us from selling Ling Zhi is still a lot. You should keep this for yourself."
"Mother, please take it. I live near the mountain, and there's plenty of produce there. I can earn this amount again in a short ti," Pan ijia insisted, placing the money back in her mother's hands.
"Jiajia, if you give it to us, we will have over 140,000 yuan at ho. If soone found out, your father or brothers might be accused of bribery. It would be safer for you to keep it in the village," Mother Pan said worriedly.
Hearing her mother's words, Pan ijia was stunned. She hadn't considered this risk. It was true that the amount of money and food her father and brothers received was fixed. If they started living lavishly, people might beco suspicious and report them.
Even though there wouldn't be any evidence tying her family to bribery, they still couldn't easily explain where the money ca from. Personal transactions could lead to serious consequences.
After weighing the pros and cons, Pan ijia sighed and said, "Mother, I hadn't thought of that."
Mother Pan patted her daughter's hand lightly and said with a smile, "It's alright as long as you understand and not bla your mother for rejecting this money. Your father and I agreed that you should keep all the money given by the Li family."
"If you are worried that we might not have enough to eat, you can just send us so vegetables and grains. Even if you send money, we wouldn't dare to use it," Mother Pan added.
Thinking that sending money or food would be the sa, Pan ijia quickly agreed, "Mother, I understand. I will send so vegetables and grains every month to you and Father."
Seeing her daughter's agreent, Mother Pan smiled and said, "Good."
Afterward, the mother and daughter stored the snacks and food that Pan ijia had brought from Xie Village. These snacks would be shared with the neighbors when the Li family visited in two days. When they were done, Pan ijia took a shower and had a nap before having dinner with her family.
Early the next morning, Lu Jueyu was woken up by the sound of her husband and son training in the yard. When she ca out, she looked at the still-dark sky, and muttered softly, "It's not even dawn yet."
As the yard was located in the middle of the house, Li Chenmo noticed his wife standing in the doorway and said to his son, "Xiao Li, do 100 more push-ups and then continue with 300 sit-ups and 200 frog jumps."
Hearing this, Dong Li felt his arms and legs trembling. But when he recalled his father's defined abs and strong muscles, he gritted his teeth and nodded, "Yes, Father."
After giving his son so instructions, Li Chenmo walked over to his wife while wiping his sweat with his hand.
Standing before her, he leaned down, kissed her half-closed eyes, and asked, "Wife, why are you up so early? It's only four o'clock in the morning."
Lu Jueyu opened her eyes, looked at her husband, and said hoarsely, "I can't sleep anymore."
Li Chenmo looked at his cute wife and couldn't help but kiss his wife's lips before he asked, "Do you want to wash up first? I will boil so water for you."
Lu Jueyu stood on tiptoe, kissed her husband's chin, and whispered, "No need. Husband, you can keep training. I will go inside to wash up."
Li Chenmo knew his wife was going to her space and nodded. After she went back into the room, he resud training with their son. Knowing it would take them over an hour to finish, he shortened their break ti.
Once inside her space, Lu Jueyu washed her face and went for a morning run for two hours before showering and preparing snacks and foods to replenish what they had eaten on their journey.
When she finished, she left her space, reappearing in the room only five minutes later. She then went to the kitchen to boil water and prepare breakfast.
Since they had flour, she made youtiao, scallion pancakes, and vegetable porridge. Today's breakfast was simpler than usual, but there was plenty of it.
An hour later, she heard voices coming from outside. When she ca to the yard, she saw various items arranged neatly. Seeing this, she asked with surprise, "Husband, what's this?"
Hearing his wife's voice, Li Chenmo looked at her and said, "Wife, these are the betrothal gifts my second brother prepared. We will take them with us tomorrow when we visit the Pan family to propose."
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