Chapter 330 Not willing
Hua Xiali did not object to her mother finding a man, but she reminded her mother that they could date but not get married, because once the three daughters had a stepfather, they would have to be filial to him and perhaps even help raise his children. If things went wrong, he might have a dark heart and take away everything they had.
Moreover, the house will be demolished in the future, and Hua's mother's land and house can get a lot of money. By then, my stepfather and his children will make a big fuss.
So Hua Xiali allowed Hua's mother to fall in love, but he did not allow her to marry into another family, serve an old man, and take care of the old man's children and grandchildren.
Hua's mother helps her and her elder sister take care of the children. They will provide her with a better life and give her especially good treatment. But when she goes to other people's homes, they will really treat her as a free nanny. It is impossible to give her money and let her spend or buy anything she wants.
Moreover, couples who get married later in life are mostly calculating. If she spends a penny more, people will think she is taking advantage. Her son and daughter-in-law will definitely be angry with her when they see her spending money like that. Because they are not her biological children, she cannot say harsh words to them. They will only think that Hua's mother's spending has shaken their interests and it is impossible for them to treat Hua's mother as a relative.
Unless Hua's mother is extremely rich and uses money to make them willing to accept the gift, they will definitely be sent back when she is old and needs care.
Because that's human nature. No one wants to raise a stepmother who is not related by blood. Even Hua Xiali is unwilling to raise a "stepfather" who has not yet appeared, let alone others?
So why should the three sisters spend their money to please other people's children?
She is willing to pay, but no outsider can cheat her out of a penny.
Huo Qian fell asleep in the stroller, so Hua Xiali did not pick him up. Huo Beixi had little time to spend with his son, so he pushed Huo Qian over.
Hua Xiali took her mother's arm and asked, "Mom, have you had dinner?"
Mother Hua nodded, "We've eaten at Chunli's place, how about you guys?"
"We are taking wedding photos this afternoon. We have been taking photos for the whole afternoon and haven't eaten yet. We just need to go back and heat up the food." Hua Xiali said, "When our photos are out, we will see the results. Then we will ask my eldest sister and brother-in-law to take some photos. When Hua Hua grows up, we will let her see how beautiful and handsome her parents were when they were young."
Hua's mother nodded and said, "This is popular among young people now. You should go and take some photos."
After staying in the city for a long time, Hua's mother no longer has those petty ideas, and she no longer thinks that this is a waste of money. Anyway, the family can earn money, so just spend it and do whatever makes you happy.
If you don't use it yourself, the money will be spent by others!
She worked hard at home to raise children, farm, and take care of her parents-in-law, but in the end, all the money was spent on the mistress. Why did she do that? If she didn't feel sorry for her man, asked for a little more money every month, or took the children to get the money in person, she wouldn't have been kept in the dark for more than ten or twenty years. Her husband clearly had a high salary, but she ended up living a hard life at home, unable to even buy her a new piece of clothing.
The family can have such a good life now, and we don’t have to look at the price when buying things, all because of the excellence of our children. It would be better to educate your daughter well than to rely on a man!
After returning home, Hua's mother washed Huo Qian and took him back to his room to sleep. Hua Xiali and Huo Beixi heated up the food and ate a little.
After a while, Hua's mother came out and asked, "Beixi hasn't seen Xiaoqian for a few days. Do you want me to take Xiaoqian with you at night?" "No, let Xiaoqian sleep with my mother-in-law!" Huo Beixi refused. He hadn't seen his son for a few days, and he hadn't seen his wife for a few days either.
Besides, he had to ride his motorcycle back to town for work early tomorrow morning, so he only had one night left and couldn't waste it.
As for his son, he is being taken care of by his mother-in-law, so he doesn't have to worry about anything.
The next morning, Hua Chunli brought the flowers over and handed them to Hua's mother. Then, she went to school with Hua Xiali. Hua Xiali took Hua Chunli's arm and said with a smile, "Sister, Huo Beixi and I went to the wedding dress shop yesterday afternoon to take several sets of beautiful wedding photos. When you have a day off, go take a few photos with your brother-in-law as a souvenir. Otherwise, when you get old, you won't even remember what you look like."
"I've already made an agreement with the store manager. When you go there, no matter how many photos you take, they will be free. I promise to treat them as seriously as those who charge for them, and you will get the photos you are satisfied with."
"Really?" Hua Chunli was a little surprised.
"Of course it's true. We are a family. How could I lie to you? Remember to go with your brother-in-law during the holidays!" Hua Xiali reminded.
This year is Hua Xiali's first year planting sugarcane in Baibao County. By the end of the year, the sugarcane harvest was abundant. Hua Xiali asked them to do wholesale because retail was too slow.
After a lot of publicity outside, many people knew that there was sugarcane for sale in the mountains, and many people went to the mountains to get sugarcane. Sugarcane is sweet, crisp and juicy, and 80 cents per stick is too much of a loss, so Hua Xiali set the wholesale price at one yuan. As for how much people sold it for per stick, Hua Xiali didn't care.
Anyway, the wholesale price here is one yuan per stick. If you weigh it, it's 20 cents per pound. One stick of sugarcane can be sold for at least two yuan, so her one yuan is not expensive.
Hua Xiali asked Jia Chenguang to keep enough sugarcane for planting in the second year, and the rest could be sold.
Because there are not many sugarcane plants in Chenzhuang this year, only two acres were planted. Apart from the food for their own consumption and those for relatives, the rest of the two acres will be kept for planting next year. After all, the place is large and the demand for sugarcane is huge.
The middle-aged man thought that Hua Xiali couldn't sell his sugarcane, so he came to ask Hua Xiali if he wanted him to help sell it. Hua Xiali knew that he was a good man, so he gave him a piece of sugarcane he grew himself and asked him to taste it.
After tasting it, the middle-aged man's eyes widened. He didn't expect Hua Xiali's sugarcane to be so delicious. No wonder his sugarcane was so difficult to sell, and even though it was sold at such a low price, there were not many repeat customers.
I guess those who have eaten it are cursing it to death in their hearts. How could they be willing to buy a second one?
Hua Xiali asked him to sell all the sugarcane at home and not keep any, and to come to her in the spring after the New Year to get better sugarcane seeds. The middle-aged man nodded repeatedly and told Hua Xiali to keep the sugarcane seeds for him.
The sugarcane grown by Hua Xiali is really delicious and you will definitely make money from growing it.
What he didn't know was that Hua Xiali was already making money from the sugarcane he grew in other counties. Every day, many people went to the mountains to get sugarcane, which also boosted the business of small restaurants in the mountains. No one had expected that Hua Xiali had transformed this usually deserted small mountain village so well that it was almost becoming a tourist destination.
(End of this chapter)