They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 137 Xiu Mu
Qin Ning'an looked at him, deciding that he was determined to follow him, and if he didn't leave, he wouldn't leave either.

Liang Mingxuan wanted to see his sister-in-law as soon as possible, didn't want to trouble her to make another trip, and could tell that Ning An also wanted to go home quickly.

Moreover, this Aunt Qin is very difficult to deal with; she won't leave easily if they don't go with her.

"Ning An, let's go together."

"Okay, you can go whenever you want."

Mo Tianyao was extremely angry and jealous, feeling that his things had been stolen.

Qin Xiuhe smiled and said, "Isn't that fine? Alright, alright, get in the carriage quickly."

Mo Tianyao chuckled lightly, "Mingxuan, do you have a carriage at home?"

Qin Ning'an glanced at him: "Don't you have any at home either?"

"What did you say!" Mo Tianyao, enraged and embarrassed, broke down: "Mother, listen to how Ning An speaks!"

Qin Ning'an felt wronged: "That's just how it is."

They only had two horse-drawn carriages at home. Horses weren't easy to buy; his father had spent over a thousand taels of silver to find a channel in the provincial capital to finally acquire them—genuine northern horses.

Qin Xiuhe was furious, her heart was in turmoil, but could she really argue with a child?

Qin Xiuhe could only laugh amiably and kindly: "Alright, alright, you cousins, you've missed each other terribly for days, talking about it several times a day. But when you finally meet, you start bickering like children again. Don't let people laugh at you."

Mo Tianyao rolled his eyes indignantly: "Who misses him? I haven't been talking about him at all!"

Qin Ning'an pouted, looking disgusted: "I don't want you to think about it."

"Ning An, you—"

"Tianyao," Qin Xiuhe suppressed her anger and gave her eldest son a cold look: "Don't talk so much, take good care of your younger brother."

Along the way, Qin Xiuhe smiled and asked Liang Mingxuan in detail about his name, origin, where he lived, what his family did, how many people were in his family, and which school he had previously attended.

Liang Mingxuan was so frustrated by the questions that he questioned his existence. It would be impolite not to answer, so apart from vaguely saying "in the Quanshan Village area" when asked "Where do you live?", he answered truthfully for everything else.

Hearing that his parents had both passed away and that he had no siblings or grandparents, and that he only had his sister-in-law to support his education, they all looked down on him and despised him.

Qin Xiuhe smiled absentmindedly: "So, it seems your sister-in-law treats you quite well."

This poor boy from such a family dared to instigate Ning An to have a conflict with his own cousin; he's really wicked.

Qin Xiuhe lost interest in his family and instead asked him how he met Ning An, how they got along at the county school, and what he did besides attending classes.

Liang Mingxuan was already regretting getting into the carriage.

Fortunately, Qin Ning'an, being a good friend, didn't leave Liang Mingxuan to be questioned alone. His patience was limited, and after answering a couple of sentences, he became reluctant to continue.

"Don't ask anymore, auntie. Anyway, you can't get into the county school, so why do you ask so many questions about it?"

He spoke bluntly, literally, but to Qin Xiuhe, it was both grating and hurtful, leaving her heartbroken.

If she hadn't known that her nephew was a simpleton, she would have thought it was mockery.

"Your aunt is just worried about you, you silly child!"

Fearing he might say something hurtful that she couldn't bear, Qin Xiuhe finally shut up.

Not long after entering the county town, Liang Mingxuan insisted on getting off the bus to find his sister-in-law himself. Qin Ning'an had no choice but to reluctantly part ways with him, saying, "Once your new house is built, Lu Xiao and I will come to your house to play."

"it is good."

"Don't forget to ask Sister Xu, I want to eat her chili sauce. Please, please."

"Ok."

"See you!"

"See you later." The Mo brothers each rolled their eyes at Liang Mingxuan.

Liang Mingxuan didn't care; he just wanted to find his sister-in-law as soon as possible.

"Sister-in-law! Aunt Zhu'er, Sister Zeng, Brother Mingliang."

"Mingxuan!"

Wow, a little prodigy!

"Mingxuan, what brings you here? We were just saying we'd pick you up later."

Everyone was pleasantly surprised to see Liang Mingxuan arrive.

Liang Mingxuan said, "A classmate's family went to pick us up, and we took their carriage into the city, saving you two the trouble of making another trip."

Zeng Xiaoyan's eyes widened in surprise: "A carriage? Even among the wealthy families in the city, not many can afford a carriage. Could it be the Qin family?"

Liang Mingxuan nodded: "Yes, it's Qin Ning'an."

Zeng Xiaoyan praised, "Our little prodigy is so popular! I never expected that he would become friends with the young master of the Qin family."

Xu Zhichun smiled as she recalled visiting Liang Mingxuan and seeing Qin Ning'an. The young master of the Qin family seemed quite nice.

Aunt Zhu'er didn't know much about the Qin family or Young Master Qin, so she hurriedly asked which family it was. Zeng Xiaoyan then explained with a smile, and said, "The owners of Lotus Restaurant and Biyue Tea House are the Qin family. So it seems we really have a connection with the Qin family. Oh no, it's Sister Zhichun's family that has a connection with the Qin family."

Everyone who said that laughed.

Before long, they sold out of their goods and everyone rode together in an oxcart out of town to go home.

Knowing that Liang Mingxuan was going to be picked up today, Xu Zhichun took some time out of her stall to buy two pork knuckles, more than three catties of pork belly, and four pieces of tofu, so she could cook a good meal at the village head's house tonight.

When Liang Mingxuan returned to the village, the villagers greeted him with smiles, their warmth and hospitality carrying a hint of respect—which, ironically, Xu Zhichun genuinely felt.

She felt both dazed and proud; her child had truly made something of himself.

In a few years, she will probably even be respected by the villagers.

After dropping off their things at Aunt Zhu'er's house, Xu Zhichun took Liang Mingxuan to see their new house.

The day before yesterday was an auspicious day, the roof beams were raised and the roof tiles were laid. Yesterday, all the construction waste piled up in front of and behind the house was cleaned up. Today, the team split into two groups: three or four experts were installing doors and windows, while the others were building walls. When they saw the two of them, they greeted each other with lively chatter and laughter.

This morning, everyone learned that their new house was so luxurious that even the walls were built with large stones for the foundation and blue bricks for the walls, which caused quite a stir.

When some villagers with nothing to do came by around noon, they were astonished to see that the section of wall they had built was about the height of two adult men. They stared wide-eyed and clicked their tongues in amazement.

Now that they've run into the uncle and aunt, they can't help but chatter amongst themselves.

"Zhichun, little prodigy, your wall is way too high! How many bricks must it have taken to build that!"

"I heard from Yang Ming and the others that the ground in the courtyard is going to be paved with blue bricks? My goodness, Zhichun, you must have made a lot of money, right?"

"There must be a lot. Look at that new house, two stories, so grand, every room is so big."

"There will be enough wives for the little prodigy to get married in the future, haha."

"Hey, little prodigy, you'll be a government official someday, maybe you'll even buy a house in the city?"

"Oh my, buying a house in the city, that's quite a feat!"

Considering the child prodigy's abilities, it doesn't seem like it's impossible.

As a result, everyone looked at the uncle and sister-in-law with even more awe, and any previous jealousy vanished.

How does this compare?

I can't even get angry.

(End of this chapter)