Her Cultivation Diary
Chapter 920 - 902. Advice for Tian Tian

Chapter 920: 902. Advice for Tian Tian

Tian Tian understood what Grandma Tang meant—she didn’t want the sales channels to be in someone else’s hands, but how could she ensure that the most crucial seedling channel was foolproof?

It naturally involved interests.

But she...

Thinking of this, Tian Tian couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

What interests could she possibly share with Song Tan?

Ever since they met, it had always been Song Tan’s family kindly taking her in, pulling her along. They never boasted about it, but she was acutely aware of their generosity.

Now, hearing Grandma Tang speak like this, Tian Tian put down the sweet potato and said seriously:

"So what are you suggesting...?"

"What can I suggest?" The little old lady’s hair was combed neatly without a strand out of place, with a simple bun at the end. She wore a pair of exceptionally bright pearl earrings and a close-fitting grey wool sweater with a slightly high collar, around which, outside of the collar, was a circle of lustrous pearl necklace.

And over this western fashionable outfit was an old-fashioned floral cotton vest, which clashed remarkably with the rest of her attire, yet it didn’t obscure the unique expression she had when she spoke.

"I’m just offering a suggestion: a young girl like you shouldn’t always be cooped up at home farming—how much land can your family have? Let your parents and family handle it, and if they can’t manage, hire a few people to help."

"What you should do is improve yourself."

Grandma Tang truly admired this girl, and now she said with a smile: "With your spirit, if you made money from farming, I suppose you wouldn’t spend your entire life just watching over that bit of land, would you?"

She pointed to Professor Song next to her, without saying a word: "Learn more from Old Song. He hasn’t got any other skills in his life—how to farm? How to make money from the land? These, he knows best."

"Once you’ve learned some real skills, even if you can’t buy seedlings in the future, those you cultivate will certainly be of higher quality than others’."

Professor Song looked up at Song Tan and thought, I’m not that good anymore.

As for how to follow Old Song... well, there’s no need to say that, right?

Just by working at Song Tan’s Home, wouldn’t that mean picking up such a teacher for free?

Seeing a talented individual about to fall right into her lap, Song Tan now looked up at Grandma Tang with admiration.

And Tian Tian also came to realize.

She thought for a moment, then looked directly at Song Tan: "If I join now, room and board included, right? How much salary will I get? How are the holidays calculated?"

Ah, Song Tan was a bit stuck: "I can’t offer a high salary here..."

Tian Tian smiled sweetly: "I know, I’m here to learn skills, so I definitely can’t expect a high salary like those professionals—how about this, I’ll take eight days off each month, and a salary of 3500 is fine. Whatever work there is on this side, you can just tell me what to do, okay?"

Song Tan: ...It’s okay, but isn’t this phrasing a bit awkward?

Thus, the employment was settled in a hasty and quirky manner, and while everyone joyously picked up sweet potatoes to eat again, Zhang Yanping couldn’t help but give Grandma Tang a thumbs-up: "You, even if you were not a teacher, you could definitely make it to the top if you did HR at any company!"

Grandma Tang snorted, and in the cozy little house where everyone sat together warmly, her words also contained a lot of warmth:

"Daxiong, do you think I’m just trying to help Song Tan lure an employee over here? No wonder you’re big and burly, your mind isn’t sharp. Be honest, does your family really need this girl?"

Zhang Yanping: ??? Hold on, while you were at it, why the personal attack?

I’m just a bit stronger, how am I rude and unrefined? And why call me Bear?

But before he could defend himself, he heard Grandmother Tang speak with heartfelt earnestness, "Tian Tian, I asked you to come to work to learn some skills; it’s really not for Song Tan—you’re not yet married, but once you are, you’ll understand that people are inherently selfish by nature."

"Once you’re married, your efforts should be directed towards your own small household; otherwise, it’s easy for rifts to form between husband and wife."

Tian Tian paused, subconsciously understanding what Grandmother Tang was about to say.

"Similarly, it applies to your brother—don’t say you won’t get married. If you don’t, does that mean your brother won’t either?"

"Right now, the sibling affection between you is deep. You shoulder everything at home and outside, the money you earn isn’t divided, whoever needs it gets it—but what about when you get married? What about when your brother gets married?"

At these words, all of Tian Tian’s attempts at defense got stuck in her throat, unable to be voiced. When even brothers fight fiercely over a mere couple of acres of land, could it really be expected that families would deal with money issues without any selfishness?

Would she and Tian Ye have to end up like this in the future?

Seeing her expression, Grandmother Tang also sighed:

"I’ve been teaching for many years and have seen no less than you. In any situation that involves the interests of several people, even the best of relationships can develop rifts."

"Your family feels that for all these years, it has been you who has looked after everything inside and out. You’ve put in the work, it’s only right that you get the money."

"But your brother’s family thinks, the land belongs to the whole family, the goodwill is the whole family’s, even the labor is the family’s... why should only you get the lion’s share?"

"But what about your parents? Flesh of their flesh, they understand the reasoning, but that doesn’t mean their hearts can accept it. Moreover, I know that in the hearts of older people in the countryside, there is a tradition—they count on their son for old-age care."

The traditional notion among the elderly is that if a family has both a son and a daughter but still depends on the daughter for care in old age, they would be laughed at if word got out.

Because of this tradition, when it comes to dividing the inheritance, naturally, the better things all go to the son.

When Grandmother Tang spoke these words, her expression was calm and inclusive, and she conveyed deep understanding: "I’m not telling you this to create a knot in your heart, but to let you understand—among siblings, it’s best to keep clear accounts."

"You can be considerate of your family, but you can’t start off by taking everything upon yourself."

Having said these things, the old lady bowed her head and meticulously started peeling the skin from her roasted sweet potato and then continued to eat her sweet potato—

So fragrant! So sweet! This is the third one!

And as for whether eating too many will cause flatulence... well, after finishing eating, just take a stroll in the fields! That little pink coat is really warm; no fear of the cold.

Indeed, she felt joy, yet silence filled the entire room.

Tian Tian stayed silent, her brow furrowed, and the others didn’t feel it was appropriate to say anything more, letting her ponder in silence.

Fortunately, Tian Tian is decisive, and in this moment she took a big bite out of a sweet potato, resolute:

"Tian Ye and I are blood siblings, our affection for each other is genuine. Now that I am able to earn money, I willingly take on the responsibility for the family."

"Using the family’s land and the family’s people to make money, it makes sense that the money isn’t divided."

"However, what I learn and acquire is my own, and in the future when I start my own family, the land that belongs to me will also be mine."

Thinking this, the oppressiveness she felt before cleared away. Now the long-lasting melancholy between her brows disappeared, and she seemed to radiate from within, like the pearls the old lady wore, with a warm and resolute luminance.

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