70s Delicate Girl: A Guide to Being a Rich Woman-Chapter 322: The Worst Sister

"Isn’t little brother quite fond of this?" Xu Minghui nonchalantly continued tossing the little kid around playfully.

If he were put down, he might not be happy at all.

"My son isn’t born for you to play with." Xu Hai slapped Xu Minghui on the back and took the youngest from his hands.

"Ah ah ah," the little kid was displeased, reaching out to grab his big brother’s clothes, apparently not having played enough.

"Waa waa waa." As soon as dad stopped his brother from tossing him around, the little kid’s loud voice rang out.

Xu Mumu twitched her mouth, watching the little drama king brother, without a tear, just fake crying. Perfect, he perfectly inherited their parents’ genes.

"I don’t even know where he learned this from, did you spoil your little brother?" Li Caixia’s gaze fell on Xu Minghui.

"Mom, I’m innocent." An enormous blame was unjustly placed on him, Xu Minghui just felt utterly speechless. How did he even have the time to spoil his little brother? Plus, this little kid was so mischievous that often he didn’t even want to deal with him.

"Hmph, it’s definitely you." Li Caixia snorted, being completely unreasonable.

In the evening, the whole family sat around a table, making for a very lively atmosphere.

"Dad, how’s it going at work?" Xu Mumu asked Xu Hai about his work while eating, after all, she had helped him secure the job.

"It’s okay, but I heard the factory’s not doing as well as before and they might lay people off. I don’t know if they’ll lay me off." Xu Hai started to worry as he said this. He couldn’t help it, he was just a temporary worker, so naturally, if layoffs did happen, they’d start with the temporary ones.

This year, quite a few educated youth returned to the city. It’s said that they will all gradually return to the city, so the pressure in the city is naturally increasing, and many factories have started laying off workers.

"Should I draw a few more designs for you to get Director Wei to make you permanent?" Xu Mumu looked at Xu Hai; she was a bit reluctant to do this. She’d already created such a good opportunity for her dad, the rest was up to him.

"Yes, yes, Director Wei has asked me several times, saying the factory is willing to pay for these designs." Xu Hai’s eyes lit up immediately.

"Then sell the designs to the factory. As for getting a permanent position, dad, you’ll have to figure that out yourself." Xu Mumu raised her eyebrows.

However, the issue of the returning educated youth did make Xu Mumu pause. They should indeed return. Once all the educated youth return, finding a job in the city would be even tougher.

"Daughter, you’re not helping me?" Xu Hai was stunned, completely not expecting his daughter to drop the issue.

"Dad, this is my faith in your abilities. You also need to work hard, otherwise, how will you compete with the returning educated youth, and later on, the college graduates? So, dad, how will you support the family in the future? You need to work hard to show Director Wei your value, otherwise, you’re sure to be laid off." Xu Mumu seriously fed her dad a bowl of ’toxic chicken soup’.

Xu Hai felt disheartened; reaching middle age and still having to work hard, how frustrating.

Madam Chen gave Xu Hai a sympathetic look as if telling him to fend for himself. If he didn’t work harder, his daughter had to push him.

Still, she hoped her son’s job would be secure; becoming a permanent employee was crucial, and these were issues Xu Hai needed to worry about.

After taking a bath at night and lying in bed in her new home, Xu Mumu felt great. It’s so good to be home.

The next day, Xu Mumu slept in, but not for long, as the little kid came running into her room and even yanked on her hair, waking her up with sudden pain.

"Little brother, don’t mess around." Xu Mumu, with a headache, freed her hair from the little guy’s grip; this little guy never stayed still for a moment.

"Ah ah ah," the little kid lay by Xu Mumu’s bedside, wanting to climb onto his sister’s bed.

Xu Mumu, helpless, picked up the little kid, took off his shoes, and then placed him on the bed.

Who knows why this little kid liked her bed so much; climbing up, he crawled here and there as she sat on the bed, with the little kid sitting beside her, looking incredibly cute.

"Little brother, say sister." Xu Mumu pinched the little guy’s cheek; she loved pinching his face— the little fellow was still so young, with a face as soft as can be.

"Ah ah?" The little guy expressed his confusion.

"Sister." Xu Mumu taught patiently; she planned to teach the little brother to say ’sister’ during this summer vacation.

The little brother was already a year and a half old; some children at this age can call people freely, though some are still quite slow to learn. Obviously, her little brother belonged to the latter category.

She really wanted to hear him call her ’sister’ from her little brother’s mouth. Just thinking about it made her especially excited.

Now she couldn’t fall back asleep, so Xu Mumu got dressed and left the room. Those who needed to go to work had gone, leaving only the elderly couple and Xu Minglei, who was also sleeping in due to the exhaustion from exams these past few days.

Xu Mumu had some noodles; Madam Chen’s cooking skills were good, and even with just some pickled vegetables, the noodles tasted great. Though not as good as Mrs. Liu’s cooking, it still had the taste of home.

Seeing his sister eating noodles, the little kid wanted to eat too, so Xu Mumu gave him two strands of noodles to try.

After tasting them, the little fellow wanted more. Normally, the food he was given was quite bland, lacking in strong flavors. Though these noodles weren’t heavily flavored, there were a lot of seasonings, and the little kid hadn’t tasted this before.

"Mumu, don’t give him more." Seeing Xu Mumu feeding the little kid noodles, Madam Chen came over. This little grandson was the youngest, and with the family conditions at their best now, he was raised most carefully.

"I know, grandma." Xu Mumu said with a smile, just letting the little kid have a taste.

"Ah ah," the little kid was upset, tugging at Xu Mumu’s skirt, wanting more. It was delicious.

"Call me sister, and I’ll give you a bit more to eat." Xu Mumu teasingly picked up a bit more noodles and placed them in front of the little kid, only to put them into her own mouth just as the little kid was about to eat them.

"Grandma, grandma." The little kid was angry, pulling his grandma over, wanting to eat from his sister’s bowl, but unfortunately, he didn’t know how to express that. Yet, he knew what was in his sister’s bowl was made by grandma, so he went to her.

"He’s a clever little one." Xu Mumu also laughed, surprised at her little brother’s cleverness.

"He’s too clever, almost ready to fly." Madam Chen twitched her mouth, feeling pulled by her little grandson’s sleeve, unwilling to indulge him. But this little fellow kept calling out for grandma, almost drooling over his sister’s bowl of noodles.

The sister was really mean, not giving him any, and the little fellow was anxious to death, but grandma was absolutely not going to give him more food!!

"Do you want some peach crisp? Grandma will go get a piece for you?" Madam Chen wearily suggested, looking at the little fellow still insisting on noodles.