Chapter 7: Striving

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

He looked at Hua Jiujiu suspiciously, but seeing that she was still as timid as before, he stopped guessing.

“Oh, my eldest, I won’t lie to you. How about this, what do you want me to do to make you believe me?” Old Hua really couldn’t withstand the gazes of the people around him. He could only soften his stance and reveal what he thought was an amiable smile to Hua Jiujiu.

Hua Jiujiu took a step back in fear. She couldn’t believe how uncharismatic this smile was.

“Can… Can I… Get back the money Father earned?”

“Impossible!”

Before Old Hua could say anything, Elder Madam Xu jumped up emotionally.

How could she spit out the money that had been swallowed into her pocket!

“Eldest, you’re a girl. It’s not safe for you to have so much money by your side. If you want to eat or buy anything in the future, just tell me. I’ll buy it for you. We still have to hold onto your father’s money as your dowry.”

It was impossible for Old Hua to take out the silver as well.

Because if he took it out, it would definitely be more than half of his family’s assets.

All along, Second Brother Hua had been the most diligent person in the family. Half of the family’s income came from him.

Putting aside the fact that it was a large sum of money, it would also cost a lot of money to support the Second Brother’s family in the future. How could they raise them for free?

Hua Jiujiu sneered in her heart. This old man’s words sure were nice!

But how could she let him have his way!

“Then… then can you give us a hundred copper coins a month? My mother is still unconscious in bed and can’t work in the fields. I still have to take care of my younger siblings and can’t work.”

They did not have any income and could only rely on the money left behind by their father to live.

Although the money was put together and they ate together as long as her family hadn’t split from the main family, it was not impossible to earn pocket money.

In the past, his father had also gone out to find work when he was free. However, the money he earned was basically for her grandparents so that they could feed his wife and children better.

How would this silly father know that they didn’t spend any money on them at all? They simply stabbed him in the back.

And Bai Zhi didn’t dare to tell her father about these things because she had been brought home as a bought wife, and didn’t think she had any status.

This caused the children to become thinner and thinner.

She didn’t know if Bai Zhi would improve after this incident. If she still acted the same way as before, she would be really disappointed.

After all, as a mother, she had to be firm!

“A hundred copper coins? That’s robbery!” Elder Madam Xu exploded again.

Old Hua also frowned slightly. Clearly, he also felt that Hua Jiujiu had gone too far.

However, Hua Jiujiu refused to take a step back. Whenever Old Man Hua said anything, she would retort back.

In the end, Old Hua was so embarrassed that he had no choice but to agree.

However, how could Hua Jiujiu not know what trick this old man was playing? She immediately got a respected elder of the village to watch him write an agreement. She received a hundred copper coins on the spot.

This made Old Hua and Elder Madam Xu furious.

At this moment, Old Man Hua was also certain that this girl had indeed changed!

Hua Jiujiu got what she wanted and thanked the people who helped her one by one.

When she walked past a man, Hua Jiujiu paused slightly.

This man’s beard and hair was scraggly and his face could not be seen clearly, but his aura was not ordinary. He did not look like someone who lived in the countryside.