From Cannon Fodder to '80s Tycoon with My Space Supermarket-Chapter 236 - 178: Mr. Fu’s Suspicion

So, he could only say that his son wasn’t home, and they’d wait until his son returned to build.

He said this, and quite a few years passed.

If he continued to use this reason to fob off the neighbors, they’d probably end up laughing at him behind his back.

So, he genuinely wanted to build the new house soon.

In the past, he couldn’t argue against his stubborn old wife, but nowadays, their son had already spoken up.

Though, in this household, it was his stubborn old wife who was in charge.

However, the one who truly earned money to support the family was their son.

Their son already said they should build a new house, so this time, his stubborn old wife probably wouldn’t come up with some excuse to prevent it.

Mrs. Fu heard what the father and son said, and she broke out in a cold sweat.

Of course, she also hoped to build the new house soon, but fundamentally, she simply didn’t have the money.

Nowadays, the issue of money was the most critical.

Mr. Fu and Fu Yu didn’t know the family’s situation, nor did they know how much real savings they had, nor did they know that for so many years, she had been secretly supporting her parental family behind the scenes.

She had long since taken the family’s substantial savings to help her nephew from her parental family buy a house.

Mrs. Fu wished she could slap herself a few times, thinking how she didn’t see through her parents’ family’s true nature earlier.

Their days now were good, but instead, they’re suffering as a family, living year after year in the earth brick house.

They want to build a new house but don’t have the means.

After all, the family’s savings had been used up by her.

Now the pressure had to be borne by her alone.

Mrs. Fu broke out in a cold sweat on her forehead, completely unsure of how to respond to the father and son about their desire to build a new house.

She had been stubborn for so many years, and now she felt completely unable to continue being stubborn.

Mrs. Fu could only say, in a stumbling manner:

"Well, it’s because I still have concerns in my heart, that’s why I’ve stopped you from building the new house."

"What you two said is right; I’m aware of the benefits of building a new house. At my age, I naturally hope to enjoy life sooner."

"People in this village have long built new houses and moved in. All these years, when I went to neighbors for a walk and saw those bright brick houses they lived in, don’t even mention how envious I was."

"But in the end, aren’t I thinking of the family? This money isn’t saved up overnight."

"While building the house, we also need to consider our family’s situation, whether we can afford the expenses of building a house."

"If it’s really like you two said, and we hurry to build the house while our son is home these days."

"Can we afford the expenses, and in the future, there will still be many places needing money. If we build the house, what if our family’s life becomes difficult? After all, your sister is still studying in town."

"And if she goes to college in the future, she’ll need living expenses too."

These were indeed Mrs. Fu’s considerations, so she was trying to persuade the father and son not to build the new house because, genuinely, she had no money.

However, when she mentioned that Fu Yu’s sister was studying in town, she truly was thinking about her daughter.

Despite the family’s struggles, though Mrs. Fu tended to favor her son more, she was also good to her daughter, at least letting her continue her studies without forcing her to drop out and marry early because she was a girl.

In this aspect, compared to how her brother-in-law treated his daughter in her parental home, Mrs. Fu was much better.

Upon hearing Mrs. Fu mention their daughter, Mr. Fu couldn’t help but feel a tenderness in his heart.

After all, there was only that little girl in their family, naturally, she was very much cherished.

Thinking about their daughter studying, spending money was inevitable, as the family just had this one girl, there was no way they could let her live a hard life.