I Got Rich in Period Fiction
Chapter 326: The Money Belongs to the Wu Family, Not the Qiao!

Chapter 326: Chapter 326: The Money Belongs to the Wu Family, Not the Qiao!

Sister-in-law Qiao was about to put coins in some dumplings, but the old man stopped her, and Niu Guili hurriedly put the coins back. The old man said, "No, there are too many bacteria on these. Instead, let’s put a peanut in there."

Speaking of this, the old man grinned and pulled out a purse from his pocket.

After opening it, he took out a shiny golden bean.

The old man beamed with joy, "There are eight of these in total. Qingyu, go and get eight small peanuts and put them in the dumplings. Whoever finds one will get a golden bean from me."

Qiao Zhicai pulled at the corner of his mouth, thinking how generous the old man was.

Then, this proposal made the three children clap their hands in excitement.

Qiao Qingyu found three relatively small peanuts.

She wrapped the peanuts into the dumplings, and from the outside, you couldn’t tell. He Xuerong stood by, her eyes spinning around, seemingly deep in thought.

Doudou was about to mark a dumpling that just got a peanut, but Feifei grabbed his small hand and glared, "No cheating."

"I wasn’t going to cheat, I just wanted to feel it."

Doudou explained with a reddened cheek and lifted head.

Then he looked at Wu Xiucai, "Great-grandpa, my name is Doudou, whether it’s peanuts or golden beans, they are all closest to me, so I wanted to feel them."

Wu Xiucai chuckled, very fond of his tiger-headed great-grandson, "Doudou, it depends on whether they feel close to you tonight."

During the dumpling meal, those with peanuts were up for grabs, whoever got them, got them. Even if He Xuerong carefully counted how many pleats and what shape the peanut dumplings were, once they were cooked and scooped out onto the plate...

Well, they all looked exactly the same.

Rongrong was lucky, being the first to find a peanut. She was so delighted, holding up the dumpling to show the great-grandpa.

Wu Xiucai kept his word, giving out one for every find.

Then, seven golden beans had been given out, meaning there was only one dumpling with a peanut left. Doudou stared at the dumplings, his dad had even got one, along with a golden bean.

Rongrong got two, but she was also full. However, she noticed one of the dumplings on her plate had an obvious peanut shape.

So she picked it up, and everyone saw it. The last dumpling was grabbed by Rongrong again, but unexpectedly, she twisted her chopsticks and lifted the dumpling towards Doudou, smiling, "Brother Doudou, can you still eat?"

Doudou rubbed his little stomach, "I’m too full, it’s almost up to my throat."

Rongrong encouraged him, "Persevering to the end is victory, see if there’s a peanut in this dumpling."

"Really?" Doudou’s eyes lit up.

"I don’t know if there is, but you have to eat it to find out."

Doudou was also a clever child; his eyes were fixed on the dumpling. Ha-ha, he discovered that the dumpling had a secret.

He took his small bowl and asked Rongrong to put the dumpling inside. The little guy took a big bite and then found the peanut inside.

That really made him happy.

So, Wu Xiucai gave the last golden bean from his purse to Doudou.

After finishing the dumplings, they began the New Year’s vigil. Wu Qianyun looked at everything in front of her, her thoughts similar to Wu Xiucai’s. Sometimes, it felt like everything was just a dream.

For these two, they sometimes really worried that it was all a dream, and when they opened their eyes, they would find out it was all fake.

The Wu Family’s New Year’s Eve was lively, constantly filled with joyful laughter.

Meanwhile, far away in North City, the Qiao Family Team was also bustling due to its large population, and it didn’t seem quiet even without Qiao Zhicai and his family.

There were three tables set up just for dinner.

However, during the meal, Wang Mei suddenly spoke up, "Oh, I don’t know what the third brother and his family are eating in Yun City, definitely delicacies we’ve never seen before. I guess they wouldn’t even glance at the food we have on our table."

"Eat your food, what are you blabbering about?" Qiao Family’s second son, Qiao Zhihai, scolded.

"I’m not blabbering. Why are you scolding me? I’m just stating the obvious truth. Mr. Wu is so rich, he wouldn’t eat the dishes on our table. I’m just wondering aloud; I’ve never been out of this county in my life."

Wang Guihua gave Wang Mei a glare but didn’t really say anything. As the eldest sister-in-law, she just hurried the daughters-in-law to quickly set the dishes that hadn’t been served yet. Honestly, since she had married into the Qiao Family, she thought last year had already been a good year, but this year turned out even better than the last.

She was satisfied, very satisfied.

There was money in the passbook, vegetables in the greenhouse, and the youngest son was earning well. Moreover, before the New Year, Qiao Zhicai even mailed five hundred dollars to Old Man Qiao and Old Lady Qiao. She should be content.

Unexpectedly, Wang Mei spoke again, her lips curled, "I heard that Mr. Wu’s rice bowl for meals costs tens of thousands of dollars each. I can’t believe the third brother only mailed you five hundred dollars. Shouldn’t he have given you at least three thousand or five thousand?"

Old Lady Qiao gave her daughter-in-law a cool look, "Wang Mei, what does it concern you how much money my son mails me?"

"Of course, it concerns me too, since we haven’t separated and are living together. Look, the vegetables Zhihai grows, don’t you eat them? The money earned, mom, I contribute to you too, right? Can’t I even talk about it?" Wang Mei said confidently.

Old Man Qiao frowned, "What’s the use of arguing and getting angry during the New Year? You all grow the greenhouse vegetables, but didn’t Genbao work as well? Now, he hasn’t even taken any of the money he’s earned, what more do you want?"

"Also, no matter how rich Mr. Wu is, that wealth belongs to the Wu Family, not the Qiao Family, understand?" the old man tapped on the table. "In life, walk straight, stand upright, keep your spine straight, and don’t always covet what’s in other people’s bowls. Focusing on living your own life well is what truly matters."

Qiao Zhihai remained silent throughout; actually, his wife’s words were exactly what he wanted to say. His younger sister-in-law had married into a very wealthy family and was rumored to now be the richest woman in the world.

He naturally couldn’t imagine what that level of wealth looked like, but it was definitely very, very wealthy.

Over the years, the Qiao Family, from top to bottom, had sincerely treated the youngest brother’s family well.

Although Han Xianglan and Qiao Zhicai treated them well in return, deep down he still felt they had given more. But now suddenly, the youngest had married into a wealthy family and was successful, yet he seemed to have forgotten his brothers.

These days, people in the village kept asking how much money Qiao Zhicai had mailed them. In reality, so far, he hadn’t received a cent, which inevitably stirred some resentment in his heart.