Chapter 31: Chapter 31: The Upside of Being Out of Control

Worried that strawberries wouldn’t stay fresh overnight, Xu Shuhua instructed Chen Qiaoqin and Yu Hai, “You two, tomorrow morning as soon as you get up, have Nuanbao make some strawberries appear. Once you’ve picked and cleaned them, put them in the basket. After everyone heads out to the fields, I’ll take them to the county to sell.”

Yu Hai and Chen Qiaoqin both nodded in agreement.

Xu Shuhua then hugged Yu Nuannuan and showered her with kisses before reluctantly leaving.

As for the ten yuan, aside from the two yuan that Nuanbao had grabbed, Xu Shuhua took the rest with her.

The Yu family hadn’t split up, so even though this money was earned thanks to Yu Nuannuan—and she was, after all, Chen Qiaoqin and Yu Hai’s daughter—it wasn’t possible for all the money to go just to Yu Hai and Chen Qiaoqin.

But neither Yu Hai nor Chen Qiaoqin minded.

Not to mention, the two bills that Nuanbao was holding were obviously left for them by Xu Shuhua. And as soon as Xu Shuhua made some money, she immediately bought a jar of malted milk for Nuanbao. That alone told them she would never let them lose out.

Xu Shuhua had just returned to her room and closed the door when she turned around and saw Yu Zhenmin smoking.

“What are you doing!” Xu Shuhua patted her chest in fright. “You scared me! How can you sit there so quietly without making a sound?”

Yu Zhenmin lifted his eyelids. “You’re asking me what I’m doing? What about you? Today it’s candy, meat, and malted milk—have you turned over a new leaf or something?”

Given the Yu family’s circumstances, Xu Shuhua, no matter how generous she wanted to be, always had to pinch pennies.

Spending money so freely like today—this was honestly the first time in years.

Xu Shuhua walked over with a big smile, leaned in close to Yu Zhenmin, and whispered, “I haven’t changed, I’ve struck it rich!”

Yu Zhenmin choked on his cigarette as soon as he heard that. “What? Struck it rich?! What do you mean, struck it rich? It’s not even bedtime and you’re already dreaming?”

“You’re the one dreaming! Old man, what do you know! Just wait until tomorrow, I’ll show you what it means to strike it rich!”

With that, Xu Shuhua ignored Yu Zhenmin, humming a little tune as she went to bed.

Early the next morning, as soon as Yu Nuannuan opened her eyes, she felt something in her hand. Turning her head, she was greeted by a sea of green and red.

The green was leaves, and the red was strawberries.

Yu Nuannuan yawned softly. With so many strawberries, it looked like Yu Hai and Chen Qiaoqin had been busy.

Sometimes, having powers that were out of control wasn’t such a bad thing. At least when it came to making strawberries grow, it didn’t matter whether she was awake or not.

Chen Qiaoqin was busy picking strawberries one by one. When she turned and saw Yu Nuannuan awake, she quickly put down the strawberries and picked her up. “Nuanbao, you’re awake!”

Yu Nuannuan smiled at Chen Qiaoqin, then looked back at the strawberries.

Lying down, she hadn’t been able to see everything, but now that she was being held, her field of vision widened.

There were so many strawberries! A basket probably wouldn’t be enough to hold them all!

Just as she was thinking this, she spotted a bamboo backpack by the bed, already half-filled with strawberries.

Yu Nuannuan: “!!!”

Clearly, she’d underestimated things.

After taking Yu Nuannuan outside to take care of her morning needs, Chen Qiaoqin brought her back inside. By then, Yu Hai had already made up some malted milk. “Come on, it’s ready! Hurry and feed Nuanbao!”

Yu Nuannuan really was a bit hungry, and at his words, she couldn’t help but start smacking her lips."

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