Chapter 53: Chapter 53: Wasn’t That an Amazing Performance?

Wang Miaomiao poured tea for Mr. Li, happening to see the series of expressions on her mother’s face, and couldn’t help but feel a wave of admiration.

Liu Yulan had no mind to care about the reactions of others and was focused on dealing with Mr. Li.

She suspiciously took the envelope handed over by Mr. Li, and as soon as she opened it, her eyes lit up. She unabashedly pulled out the large bills inside and counted them… perfectly embodying the stereotype of a rural woman mesmerized by money… Afterwards, as if calculating something in her mind, she suddenly smiled, stuffed the money back into the envelope, and cheerfully said, “Oh, this is no big deal, I’ll return the envelope to you right away.”

Hearing this, Mr. Li couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief, and the smile on his face became more genuine.

The envelope was prepared by Liu Yulan the day before. After entering the room, she swiftly retrieved it from the drawer, walked back and forth a few steps to delay a bit, and then walked out, “Mr. Li, see if anything is missing; you can count it.”

“Hey, thank you, auntie. I didn’t handle things well, and got a good reprimand from my boss this morning. Now that I’m going back, I can finally give an account.” Mr. Li, just a newbie stepping into the workplace, seemed to be simple-minded and was genuinely grateful to Liu Yulan. He took the envelope and counted it, primarily checking for the bicycle ticket needed to report back to the boss, feeling relieved once he saw it inside.

“Yes, yes.” Mr. Li put the envelope away, “Then I’ll take my leave now. These two cans of malted milk were bought by me, auntie, please take your time enjoying them.”

“Oh dear, Mr. Li, you are too kind. Why not stay for a meal before going?” Liu Yulan warmly tried to keep him.

Mr. Li promptly declined, “No need, I still have things to do, I’ll be off.”

After seeing Mr. Li off, Liu Yulan’s expression collected, and she couldn’t help but sigh.

“Mom, are you okay?” Wang Miaomiao looked at Liu Yulan with both concern and admiration, wondering whether the Oscar should award her an honorary statue…

Liu Yulan turned to look at her little daughter, a hint of understanding flashed in her eyes. Her daughter was smart and seemed to have guessed something.

“Mom’s fine, the matter is resolved, it definitely won’t involve us. Don’t think about it anymore, just pretend it never happened.” Liu Yulan pulled Wang Miaomiao back home.

“I know.” Wang Miaomiao obediently replied.

Liu Yulan couldn’t help but feel happy thinking about the money in the envelope, “There’s a full two hundred yuan in that envelope, my Miao Miao is really capable.”

“Yeah, after this hassle, we actually earned something.” Wang Miaomiao had just seen her mom counting, so she naturally knew the amount.

Now, shopping required both tickets and money, neither could be missing, so the value of tickets was about the same as money. Some rare tickets were even hard to come by, and people who wanted them would offer a higher price to secretly buy them…

“Sigh, although we earned some, it’s just too…” Liu Yulan paused, not saying the word “dangerous,” and changed her wording, “Such advantages we are not keen on, hopefully, there’s no next time.”

“Yes, mom is right.” Wang Miaomiao agreed, knowing her mom didn’t sleep well last night, advised, “Mom, you should go to your room and rest a bit.”

After a full-hearted performance, Liu Yulan was a bit exciting, not too eager to sleep, she pulled Wang Miaomiao into the master bedroom to have a heart-to-heart chat.

“Miao Miao, you’re smart, help mom think. Can your sister and Gangzi’s engagement be called off?” Liu Yulan stayed up more about Wang Pandi last night. Through this matter, she suddenly realized that Yang Zhigang’s job seemed good but was also very risky.

Wang Miaomiao, upon hearing this topic, found it hard to answer, tentatively said, “Well, since it’s already agreed, and announced, it’s not good to regret it now. If the people in the village find out, who knows how they would gossip about my sister.”

Liu Yulan felt a bit listless, “It’s all mom’s lack of foresight, I should’ve looked into it more. Sigh…”

Seeing her mom’s worried expression, Wang Miaomiao thought and still comforted, “Mom, don’t think too much, everyone has their own fate; it’s destined by heaven. Thinking about the future doesn’t help, let’s live every day well.”

“Besides, danger and accidents are very mysterious things, they’re invisible and untouchable, yet omnipresent. Some people, when down on luck, can even fall to death by just walking into a ditch, or choke to death trying to drink water. If we are afraid of everything, we might scare ourselves to death first…”

Liu Yulan listened to Wang Miaomiao’s words and pondered, “What you said makes sense. Let me think it over…”

“Sure, don’t think too much now, sister and brother-in-law are in deep love now, they are practically glued together. If you forcefully separate them… I think it’s very difficult…” She didn’t say the words “complaints would arise afterwards”, fearing it might cause discord…

Listening, Liu Yulan unconsciously nodded in agreement, suddenly snapped back, “Hey, you girl, what do you mean deep love, glued together? How do you know so clearly? I’m telling you, you’re still young, study well, don’t get those thoughts. After you graduate high school, find a good job, mom will find someone good for you…”

Wang Miaomiao was dumbfounded by her mom’s lecture, how did the conversation turn to her all of sudden, she didn’t want to get married, “Mom, mom, don’t worry, I absolutely have no such thoughts. I’m committed to a no-marriage philosophy, I want to wholeheartedly focus on studying and career.”

Upon hearing her daughter’s earnest vow, Liu Yulan was worried and agitated as well, “How can a girl not marry, if you never marry or have children, who will take care of you when you grow old? How can you have such thoughts…”

“Mom, mom, I was wrong, I was wrong…” Wang Miaomiao realized whatever she said was wrong, decided to say no more, lest it got more twisted, hurriedly retreated, “I promised sister to draw more sketches, I am going back to my room. Mom, please rest, just rest…”

Watching her little girl scurrying off like a startled deer, fleeing, Liu Yulan felt both amused and annoyed. After this interruption, she felt a bit at ease, shaking her head with a smile, lay on the bed and closed her eyes to rest, soon falling into a deep sleep.

Rushing back to her room, Wang Miaomiao was pulled aside by Wang Pandi, who curiously asked, “What did you say in secret with mom? Why was she angry?”

The house was just this big, and since it was summer, Wang Pandi kept the doors and windows open to cool off, with only gauze curtains at the doors and windows to keep out mosquitoes and flies. So, if someone listened carefully, they could hear everything clearly.

Earlier, the master bedroom door was closed, so Wang Pandi could only hear bits and pieces.

“Didn’t say anything significant, just talking about your engagement, discussing what preparations need to be made…” Wang Miaomiao fibbed.

Embarrassed, Wang Pandi blushed and further questioned, “Then why was mom angry?”

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