Reincarnation in the 60s: My Spatial Supermarket Brings Forth Wealth-Chapter 345 - 343: Returning at a Leisurely Pace

"This... look, the child is already twelve, it’s probably too late to start schooling! Just have her stay with you and teach her? Although she doesn’t know much about taking care of pregnant women or children, she can learn!" Feng Minghua didn’t want to give up and shamelessly pleaded.

Lin Xue was at a loss for words. She had said so much, yet Feng Minghua pretended not to understand and continued to insist.

She looked at her grandmother, signaling her to say something.

Li Xiuying looked at Wang Xiaoyu and finally spoke, "Xiaoyu, why don’t you stay with your grandma and go to school? Didn’t your cousin say it’s still not too late for you and Xiaokang to study?"

Wang Xiaokang was the youngest son of the eldest maternal uncle, and initially, Li Xiuying only planned to send him to school. But now it seemed that if she didn’t send Xiaoyu, her daughter-in-law would never stop.

Initially, she also agreed with Lin Xue taking Wang Xiaoyu away, but from what Lin Xue insinuated, she didn’t want to take her. Besides, Xiaoyu was such a princess that it would be a miracle if she didn’t demand everyone to cater to her every whim.

She decided not to burden her daughter further and let the girl stay.

"Mom, what’s the point of going to school? Wouldn’t going to Capital City with Xiao Xue be a better experience? Besides, we don’t have the funds to send her to school! Her two brothers haven’t even studied! A girl will grow up to belong to another family! Isn’t paying for her schooling a waste of money?" Feng Minghua was immediately unhappy. Not only was the old lady not helping her, but she was also getting in the way?

"Aunt, if you don’t want the child to study, just leave her at home to get married. Right now, I’m pregnant and don’t have the energy to take care of your child!" Lin Xue realized that being straightforward was the only way to get through to people like her; otherwise, they would pretend not to understand.

"Xiao Xue, what you’re saying is heartless! Am I asking you to take care of the child? Isn’t it all for your own good, too? I’m asking Xiaoyu to look after you!" Feng Minghua, called out on the matter, couldn’t keep her composure and was about to show her unreasonable side.

"We have plenty of maids at home! We don’t need a cousin to serve!" Lin Xue was not afraid, as dealing with unreasonable people was nothing new to her.

"Alright! It’s settled then! Tomorrow the two kids will be sent to school! We old folks will cover the cost! Enough talking, let’s go home! Let Xiao Xue get some rest!" Li Xiuying interjected, stopping the back-and-forth argument.

Upon hearing that the old lady would pay for school, Feng Minghua was overjoyed, grinning from ear to ear. Not spending money and still having an education was certainly more beneficial than becoming a little maid.

"Mom, let’s send Xiaoxiang to school too! He..."

"Xiaoxiang is already fifteen! Do you want him to study with seven- or eight-year-olds? Stop trying to take advantage of every situation! Hurry up and leave!" Li Xiuying also had lost her patience. The greed of this person ignored all practical considerations.

"Mom, I’ll go prepare something for Xiaokang and head out first!" Liu Lingling decided it was wise to leave it at that, quickly standing up to flatter, and went to the east room to call her husband and son back.

"Bitch..." Feng Minghua muttered as she left, with Wang Xiaoyu reluctantly following her out, looking back with every step.

The little girl’s eyes were fixated on the necklace around Lin Xue’s neck, harboring deep envy. Lin Xue could only frown watching her.

Zhang Yuan chuckled. He was going to speak, but his wife held his hand, indicating she could handle it herself. No need to lower herself to argue with such a person.

He was quite satisfied watching his wife skillfully deal with people.

"Xiao Xue! Don’t worry about them! You should lie down and rest for a bit!" Li Xiuying brought a pillow over to her.

Feeling exhausted as sitting for long periods put pressure on the baby, Lin Xue decided to lie down for a little while.

"Grandma! Don’t blame me for not taking my cousin! She’s still too young! Plus, her temperament is far too similar to Auntie. If anything were to happen, I wouldn’t be able to handle it! I’m still pregnant and don’t want to risk it! If anything happened to the baby, how could I explain that to the Zhang family?"

"It’s my fault for not considering that! Don’t worry! If your aunt causes trouble, Grandma will take care of it!" Li Xiuying assured her, embarrassed but sincere.

"She won’t have the chance. We’re leaving shortly!" Lin Xue shook her head.

"What? You’re leaving shortly?" Li Xiuying asked quickly.

She thought the two children were staying the night, so why would they need to rush back?

"Yes, we still have things to handle back home. Zhang Yuan took a leave of absence, and we’ll be busy as soon as we get back!" Lin Xue explained. "Oh right, Grandma, here’s a little something for you to keep handy," Lin Xue said, taking out a thousand yuan and handing it to Li Xiuying.

"No, no, no! We old folks still have some money! I can’t accept this, I really can’t!" Li Xiuying refused, her eyes earnest with no hint of pretense.

Lin Xue sighed. How did Grandma become like this? It made her feel both love and frustration.

She realized when she went too far, she would come back and make an effort to amend things. However, she would still unknowingly continue her own scheming later.

"Just take it! When you’re old, you never know when you might need it, and you must have money on hand! We’re so far away and can’t rush back in time! This is also what my mom wanted," Lin Xue firmly placed the money in Li Xiuying’s hands.

Lin Xue lay down for a while longer, and during this time, Grandma went to prepare some food for their journey.

Though not as luxurious as what Wang Cuihua prepared, the two of them wouldn’t mind.

Their journey back would undoubtedly be much more lively.

If they got hungry or thirsty, they could always retreat into space to eat, drink, and rest.

Eventually, they could come out to travel at a leisurely pace, enjoying the sights along the way.

The third uncle was at work and didn’t know they had returned, so after leaving Grandma’s, they headed straight for the milk powder factory.

Since it would be evening before their uncle and aunt returned from work, the two decided to stay at the house in town for the night.

They took out plenty of food from storage, made a large table of delicious dishes, and went to the factory dormitory to bring Wang Xiaofang and the child back.

When they got off work in the evening, the couple realized Lin Xue and Zhang Yuan were back and joyfully came to see them.

"Oh, why didn’t you tell us you were coming back? I could have taken the day off!" Wang Yongsheng said happily, hugging his son as he ran to him.

"That’s right! Xiao Xue, why didn’t you let us know? We would have taken the day off to welcome you properly! Now instead, you’re cooking for us! We should be the ones hosting!" Niu Yingying said, already smelling the delicious aroma.

"Taking a day off would mean a pay cut, and we’re fine as it is. We just prepared a meal, waiting for you to return from work!" Lin Xue explained with a smile.

"Uncle! Auntie! Don’t stand on ceremony!" Zhang Yuan also stepped out to greet them.

"Elder Cousin made lots of delicious food! Xiaobao and I already had some!" Wang Xiaofang said as she took the child from her uncle’s arms. "Go wash your face quickly; sister and brother-in-law are waiting for you!"

"This child..." Wang Yongsheng chuckled, having lost his empty arms. His daughter was growing more sensible by the day.

"Let’s set the table! Go wash up quickly!" Zhang Yuan helped his wife towards the kitchen.