"Alright, I’ll listen to you." Xu Mumu was convinced.

When she got home, Huo Qingze hadn’t returned yet, but a lot of people from the brigade had come. They had already finished their inspection, and now they were starting to install electric poles.

The brigade didn’t have much to do these past few days, so a lot of people went over to watch the excitement of installing the electric poles.

Xu Mumu didn’t join in the fun, as she already knew how electricity was connected, and there wasn’t much to see. It was so hot, but the people there didn’t seem to mind the heat.

Even a few kids ran out. The brigade was about to get electricity, which was a good thing. The electric pole preparations had already been done, and now they just needed to be installed in the right places.

Huo Qingze returned in the afternoon and went to discuss things with Yin Yang. As for teaching the kids, that responsibility fell to Xu Mumu again.

Xu Mumu thought that her younger siblings were really carefree, already thinking about skipping grades in high school. She didn’t understand why they were so keen on it.

But Xu Mumu didn’t say anything, knowing that being ambitious was a good thing. The earlier they went to college, the better, as reading more could lead to a good job and broader horizons outside.

Going to high school meant choosing between arts and sciences. Xu Mumu asked the kids what they preferred and explained the differences to them, leaving the choice up to them.

As a result, Xu Mumu looked at the kids with a headache. Only Xu Wan wanted to study arts; the others all planned to study sciences. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Fine, let them study what they want. Sciences are good too, as long as they don’t regret it. After all, in this era, engineers are quite popular, and wasn’t there a saying about mastering mathematics, physics, and chemistry being unafraid anywhere in the world in the future?

In Xu Mumu’s view, arts and sciences were about the same; the main thing was to choose what suits oneself.

Xu Wan choosing arts was a bit unexpected for Xu Mumu, but not too surprising. Compared to Jiaojiao and the others, Xu Wan’s thinking was a bit slower, but her memory was good. Studying arts was advantageous for her.

Teaching the kids was quite easy for Xu Mumu. They all had their own things to study, and Xu Mumu mostly helped them with things they didn’t understand.

Watching the kids move further towards becoming top students, Xu Mumu was very pleased.

Before the electricity even came, Xu Mumu received news of Du Yu’s marriage. She put on a new dress early and held a box from Zhou Yunhong, a gift for Du Yu’s wedding. It was actually a jade bracelet with good quality.

After informing Madam Chen, the couple got into a small car and headed for the county town.

The shoe factory was bustling; after all, Du Yu was the son of the director.

By the time Xu Mumu and the others arrived, many guests had already come.

Seeing Xu Mumu, Qin Jie was extremely happy. It had been a long time since she’d seen Xu Mumu.

Back then, she sneakily planned to have Xu Mumu as her daughter-in-law, but unfortunately, neither of them had that intention. After working at the shoe factory, Xu Mumu even found a partner, leaving Qin Jie depressed for a while.

"Mrs. Qin." Xu Mumu greeted Qin Jie with a smile and handed the gift to her.

"It’s good that you’re here; no need to bring anything." Qin Jie said with a smile. The box Xu Mumu brought looked nice, but now wasn’t the time to open it, so she just accepted it.

"Coming empty-handed wouldn’t be right; you’d probably kick me out." Xu Mumu said jokingly.

"That’s impossible. Come in and sit; we have a fan here." Qin Jie led them inside. It was hot, so they had brought in a large factory fan, making it cooler.

As for air conditioning, it was too expensive, and they didn’t plan to buy one. A fan was good enough.

Xu Mumu didn’t know most of the people there, but there were some familiar faces from the factory who were close to the Du Family.

Soon, Du Yu arrived with the bride. Both were dressed in new clothes, and the bride looked festive.

Through Du Yu’s introduction, Xu Mumu learned the girl’s name was Yuan Fangyu, from the same province, and she and Du Yu went to the same school, even studied the same major. Quite the fate.

The couple went to greet other guests, leaving some snacks like peanuts, melon seeds, and candies for them.

Some people curiously glanced over at them, but they paid no attention.

During the meal, Qin Jie warmly expressed her fondness for Xu Mumu and invited them to join their table.

At the table, Qin Jie asked a lot about how Xu Mumu was doing, finding out she was doing well in school and was happy after marriage.

Xu Mumu found it amusing, as even the bride glanced at her several times, surprised at how much Qin Jie liked her.

Director Du usually wasn’t very talkative, but he was quite happy today since his son was getting married.

After lunch, there was a lot for the Du Family to tidy up, so Xu Mumu and the others didn’t linger to disturb them.

Once Qin Jie and her family finished tidying up, they had time to look at the gifts from the guests.

There were many things gifted, and Yuan Fangyu was the first to notice the small box from Xu Mumu and her group.

"Du Yu, this friend of yours is too generous," she said after opening the box and pausing for two seconds upon seeing its contents.

Du Yu also saw what was inside the box, and knowing its value, he fell silent.

"It is really generous. Keep it. Next time when she has a baby, we’ll give her something nice too." Du Yu sighed slightly, not expecting such an expensive gift from Xu Mumu, leaving him unsure of how to respond.

In recent years, speculation and profiteering were prohibited; during times of hunger, jade wasn’t worth much, but now the country was improving, and this well-quality jade would certainly appreciate in value in the future.

"Okay, I’ll put it away," Yuan Fangyu nodded. The jade bracelet was beautiful but too valuable; wearing it outside might attract robbery.

The gift was carefully put away. Du Yu’s friend was really generous.

Meanwhile, Xu Mumu and Yin Yang, who were being thought of as generous by Yuan Fangyu, headed to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought some lotus root starch. Xu Mumu had a craving for it. Besides lotus root starch, they also bought some other snacks.

Life was gradually improving, and the supply and marketing cooperative had more and more goods.

"Have an ice pop, feeling hot?" Yin Yang offered an ice pop to Xu Mumu, as the weather was a bit muggy, probably signaling rain soon.