The two little cuties held hands, chatting nonstop about how much they missed each other, and Lin Yongcheng felt like their mouths would get tired before they did.

After exchanging their feelings of longing, Little Zisu couldn’t help but brag.

“My little sister is called Guibao. She’s really good. Grandma says she’s the most well-behaved child she’s ever seen. When I was little, I wasn’t as good as her. Let me take you to see my sister.”

She was very clear about the difference. Little Liuyue was her cousin, and her sister still had to call her cousin.

However, her little sister was hers alone!

Cousins could share, but not her little sister!

Little Liuyue didn’t understand her little thoughts and just exclaimed, “She’s so good.”

“Of course, my little sister is the best!” Little Zisu was so happy, taking her to the room to see her sister.

The cool cot wasn’t too high, so she easily climbed up and kissed Little Baiguo on the cheek. “I love my little sister so much. She’s even better than other people’s little sisters and prettier!”

Little Liuyue climbed up too, staring at Little Baiguo.

She was very cute, looking white and soft, like a white steamed bun.

She also wanted to kiss Little Baiguo, but she wasn’t stupid.

Seeing how possessive Little Zisu was about her sister, she knew this wasn’t the right time to ask.

“She’s cute, and also clean.”

“Yeah, my sister is the cleanest.”

Children have their own sense of aesthetics.

The team had plenty of little monkeys with two streams of snot, but white, soft kids were rare, so Little Liuyue liked kids who were both cute and clean.

So, she liked Little Zisu.

Now, discovering that Little Bai Gou was also cute and clean, she liked her too.

In short, she was a beauty lover!

Little Baiguo, lying on the cot, felt like the way Little Zisu’s friend looked at her wasn’t quite right.

She had a premonition that she was being eyed by some unknown danger.

Little Liuyue had dinner at Bai’s house, and then Lin Yongcheng took her back to the Lin family.

Everyone could see the reluctance in her eyes.

She didn’t want to leave Little Zisu, and especially didn’t want to leave her newly loved Little Bai Gou.

But since Lin Yongcheng was taking her, she had no choice but to leave!

…

At the Lin family, Old Man Lin had been waiting for a long time.

Finally, he saw Lin Yongcheng come in. He put down his dry cigarette and immediately stood up.

“Third Son is here!”

“Mm. Let’s talk in your room.” Lin Yongcheng nodded to him, putting Little Liuyue down in the yard and walking toward Old Man Lin’s room.

Once inside, the two of them carefully chose a corner far from the window.

Old Man Lin twisted his thumb and forefinger, making a gesture as if counting money.

“Sold.” Lin Yongcheng said, and then added, “It took me a lot of effort to find a buyer. I managed to bring the price down to 400 yuan.”

As for the rest, let Old Lin’s mind fill in the gaps.

“As long as it’s sold, being pressured on the price can’t be helped.” Old Lin immediately felt at ease and asked, “The job, there’s no trouble with it, right?”

“The job is settled. What about the other 400 yuan?”

“Wait a moment, I’ll get it.” Old Lin had already prepared the money, just waiting for Lin Yongcheng to come and take it. He pulled out a gray cloth bundle from under the mattress at the head of the bed and handed it directly to Lin Yongcheng. “Count it, it’s a total of 400 yuan.”

The money was in small denominations, the largest being ten yuan, and the smallest being fifty cents. It was unclear if he was really scraping the bottom of the barrel or just pretending to be poor.

Lin Yongcheng chose to ignore his hints.

He just counted the money, and counted it carefully.

After finishing, he didn’t take the cloth bundle from Old Lin. He casually stuffed the 400 yuan into his pocket and said, “Yes, it’s 400 yuan.”

Old Lin was a little disappointed.

“Sigh… I’ve exhausted everything.”

Lin Yongcheng didn’t say anything. He took the 400 yuan out of his pocket, placed it on the table, and turned to leave. Old Lin, both angry and anxious, grabbed him.

“You’re such a stubborn brat! I was just telling you about the family situation, I wasn’t asking for money. The money’s already in your hands, what are you rushing for?”

“Heh…” Lin Yongcheng gave a cold laugh but didn’t respond.

Old Lin felt embarrassed, picked up the 400 yuan, and stuffed it back into his hand.

“Take this money. When will the job be confirmed?”

“After the double harvest.”

The double harvest season is the busiest time of the year in rural areas, and it’s when everyone has to work.

Lin Yongcheng didn’t just take advantage of his father; he was equally ruthless with his two older brothers.

“Alright, we’ll wait for your news.”

With a clear answer, Old Lin felt reassured and no longer feared the commotion from the two at home. Finally, he also worried Lin Yongcheng might cause trouble.

“Say it’s money I borrowed from you to outsiders. I didn’t hold it against you last time, but don’t cause me trouble again! If you make trouble again, your whole family won’t have peace!”

“I’m causing trouble? From the start, it’s you guys who are restless. It’s best if you stop having thoughts that shouldn’t exist. As long as you don’t bother me, I can’t be bothered with you.” Lin Yongcheng stuffed the money back into his pocket, not wanting to stay a minute longer. “I’m leaving.”

Old Lin was infuriated again, “You little brat!”

As Lin Yongcheng just stepped out the door, he heard this insult.

He turned back, smiled at Old Lin, and generously admitted, “You’re right, I’m a little brat, the little brat of an old brat!”

Old Lin was left speechless.

“Old brat, are you satisfied now?” Lin Yongcheng asked. “If you’re not satisfied, should I shout a few more times? What do you think, should I shout some more?”

“Get out!” Old Lin threw his straw sandals at him.

…

Back home, Lin Yongcheng handed all the 400 yuan to Bai Ji and proudly raised an eyebrow, “Getting 400 yuan from the old man feels like I’m floating!”

“Don’t get too carried away, this is money saved for the little one.” Bai Ji didn’t count it, just separated it by denominations and locked it in the cupboard, then wrote it down in the notebook.

All the family’s assets were recorded in the notebook.

Today, an extra 400 yuan was added.

This 400 yuan was recorded on a separate page, with the name of “Xiao Baiguo” written on it, marking the first large sum of money.

Xiao Baiguo couldn’t walk or talk yet, but she was already a little rich girl.

Lin Yongcheng asked, “Didn’t we agree to buy some supplements for the little girl?”

“Buying supplements is our job as parents. What? Don’t you want to pay for the supplements?” Bai Ji changed her mind.

They had initially agreed that 100 yuan would be used for work-related expenses, and the remaining 300 yuan for supplements.

Once the money was in her hands, she changed her mind and wouldn’t allow Lin Yongcheng to object.

“Of course, I’m willing.” Lin Yongcheng raised his hands in surrender, “Buying supplements for the little girl is my responsibility as a father. I should do it. As a dad, I’d give her my blood and flesh if she wanted!”

“Who paid for the 100 yuan for work?”

“Of course, it should be me. We definitely can’t touch the little one’s private savings!”

“Good job, you’re a good dad. When she grows up, I’ll tell her you contributed to this private savings!” Bai Ji was finally satisfied.

“No, wife, you contributed more. You brought up the 400 yuan first.” After coaxing his wife, Lin Yongcheng thought of Xiao Zisu. “The little girl has private savings now. Should we also save some for the big girl? The wealth gap between the two sisters is too big.”

“Let’s talk about it later. Opportunities like this to pocket money don’t come often.”

“Then we’ll see later…”

Xiao Baiguo, who couldn’t move freely yet, was already thinking about how to spend the 400 yuan.

As a fish, she had no concept of money, but just thinking about how scared Old Lin was when he got the 400 yuan made her realize it was no small amount.

So, how should a little rich girl spend the money?

After thinking for half an hour, her little brain nearly broke, but she still couldn’t figure it out.

The reason was that this country bumpkin, the salted fish, had never spent money before, and she hadn’t seen money more than five times.

She didn’t know the prices or the purchasing power of 400 yuan.

So, she was stuck…

Sigh, turns out spending money is also a trouble!

…

Xiao Baiguo’s worries continued until the double harvest season.

Bai Ji was preparing for the exam in the county town, and Lin Yongcheng came back alone on his bicycle to help his mother-in-law.

The annual double harvest season was the busiest time in the countryside, and everyone had to work.

Lin Yongcheng specifically came back to help Li Qiurong with the work so she wouldn’t have to go out, making the villagers envious. Look at someone else’s son-in-law, he’s more filial than his own sons!

Many sons received scolding from their own parents for not being as good as Lin Yongcheng.

The most embarrassed were Old Lin and Old Lin’s wife.

Their own son didn’t come back to help them, only knowing to be filial to his mother-in-law. Wasn’t this intentionally making them a laughingstock? The old couple was holding back their frustration.

If it weren’t for the fact that it was the double harvest season, Old Lin would have pretended to be sick again.

He could only curse Lin Yongcheng in his heart, calling him an unfilial son, a son who shouldn’t have been born!

With Lin Yongcheng helping, Li Qiurong went to help Bai Zhu. He was the barefoot doctor in the team, and didn’t need to do farm work, but he couldn’t be idle.

Bai Zhu cooked two large pots of herbal tea and personally carried them to the fields.

Li Qiurong took two ladles with Bai Zhu to deliver the tea.

One ladle was for serving tea from the bucket, and the other was for people to drink water.

Many people carried bamboo water bottles that didn’t need the ladle.

They had to walk under the scorching sun, and it wasn’t convenient to bring two little kids, so they made the two girls stay under a tree to play.

Of course, it wasn’t just the two of them.

Xiao Liuye and Lin Qingni were there to watch them.

The three little girls weren’t mischievous, and stayed just 20 meters away from Lin Yongcheng, so Li Qiurong was relatively at ease.

They laid an old mat under the tree, and Xiao Bai Guo lay on it.

Xiao Zisu and the other two girls were playing with glass marbles.

They didn’t know complicated rules, just taking turns to push the marbles, and whoever’s marble got hit lost.

Xiao Baiguo was already feeling sleepy.

What’s so fun about glass marbles?

It’s better to lie down like a salted fish!

But the three girls next to her were excited, playing seriously.

This made Xiao Xianyu very worried about her future.

She couldn’t walk or talk now, and she just needed to lie there.

Xiao Zisu wouldn’t force her to play.

But what would happen when she learned to walk and talk?

Would Xiao Zisu make her play these little games every day?

Just as Xiao Zisu was having fun, Lin Yongcheng waved from a distance, calling, “Zisu, bring me my water bottle!”

He had entrusted his water bottle to Xiao Zisu.

Hearing his call, Xiao Zisu put down the marbles and didn’t forget to tell the others.

“You can’t play secretly, wait for me, I’ll be back soon!”

“We’ll wait for you!”

“Yeah, let’s play together!”

Xiao Liuye and Lin Qingni readily agreed.

When they saw Xiao Zisu running off without looking back, Xiao Liuye, who had been waiting for this moment, couldn’t hold back anymore.

She reached out and tried to do something sneaky to Xiao Baiguo.

Xiao Baiguo immediately widened her eyes.

What?

Does sister’s friend want to hit her?

Xiao Liuye, wary of Xiao Zisu returning, quickly cupped Xiao Bai Guo’s face in her hands and gave her a kiss on the cheek before sitting back down, pretending nothing happened.

Her movements were so quick that Xiao Baiguo didn’t even have time to react.

Lin Qingni was a bit stunned. “You…”

Little Liuye, guilty but trying to act tough, raised her voice even louder than Lin Qingni.

“I didn’t do anything! You didn’t see anything!”

“Okay, you didn’t do anything.” Lin Qingni nodded, but cautiously glanced towards the direction Xiao Zisu had gone and quickly leaned down to kiss Xiao Baiguo’s cheek as well.

Xiao Baiguo was completely stunned.

Xiao Zisu, do you know what you’ve done?

You’ve let them sneak and kiss your sister while you thought they were playing together!