From Cannon Fodder to '80s Tycoon with My Space Supermarket-Chapter 237 - 178: Mr. Fu’s Suspicion

If building a house would lower our daughter’s future living standards, then it would be better to persevere for a while; after all, we can still live in this old house.

Mr. Fu hesitated again after hearing Mrs. Fu’s words.

However, he also felt something strange in his heart.

Based on the money their son is currently earning, it should be more than enough to support their daughter’s education.

After all, how much money does studying actually cost? Giving her a monthly allowance of dozens of dollars would be enough for their daughter to live quite comfortably in college.

They do have that amount of savings.

Why is it that whenever Mrs. Fu hears about building a house, she starts finding excuses?

Could there be something hidden behind all this?

Upon hearing Mrs. Fu’s concerns, Fu Yu couldn’t help but furrow his brow and speak:

"Rest assured, with the amount of money I am currently earning every month, supporting the sisters’ education is more than enough and won’t affect our house building."

"In the future, if the sisters get into college, I can provide them with living expenses and all sorts of fees, ensuring they won’t be at a disadvantage or live worse than their classmates."

It’s not that Fu Yu is bragging; he indeed has the capability now. Even if he gives his sister fifty dollars a month for living expenses, it won’t be a problem.

In these times, building a house only requires six to seven hundred dollars, and even if you count the decorations, a thousand dollars would suffice.

Having been at sea for so many years, Fu Yu has handed over all the money he earned to Mrs. Fu. So while Fu Yu may seem a bit coarse, he can manage basic accounting.

Calculating roughly, over the years, he has handed over almost three to four thousand dollars to Mrs. Fu.

Considering the household expenses over these years, even estimating generously, it wouldn’t exceed a thousand dollars.

In that case, the household savings should be over two thousand, and if they build the house, there would still be more than a thousand left.

Just like Mr. Fu said, building the house is more than affordable and won’t affect their current lifestyle.

After hearing the second son’s words, Mrs. Fu’s expression instantly turned sour. She initially thought she could muddle through with a few words, just as before.

But unexpectedly, this time Mr. Fu and Fu Yu were truly determined to build the new house.

She even tried to use her daughter as an excuse, but that didn’t work.

The issue is that her current savings barely add up to fifty dollars.

How can fifty dollars be enough to build a house?

Faced with the inquiries from the father and son.

Mrs. Fu was extremely flustered, her guilty appearance immediately revealing the truth to the father and son.

Especially Mr. Fu, though older in age, his intelligence hasn’t faded; he immediately discerned Mrs. Fu’s abnormality.

He suddenly realized that perhaps Mrs. Fu’s mention of their daughter’s schooling was really just a cover-up.

Given their current circumstances, financing a college student should be effortless and entirely manageable.

Why would this be a concern?

Then just how much savings do they actually have now? Where has all that money gone?

Whenever he mentions building a house at home, Mrs. Fu always finds excuses, coming up with various reasons. Could it be that there’s simply no money at home?

Thinking back on the past days, the household meals have been unbelievably poor.

Previously, it seemed like the household diet wasn’t as harsh.

Reflecting on everything that has happened during this time, Mr. Fu suddenly understood.

He recalled earlier visits to Mrs. Fu’s maternal home, when her nephew was getting married, and as his aunt and uncle, they had to join in the festivities.

At that time, he overheard that the people at Mrs. Fu’s maternal home mentioned they bought a marriage house for their eldest son in town, just waiting for them to move in after the wedding.

He was puzzled at the time; clearly, Mrs. Fu’s brother and sister-in-law were very lazy, not doing any farm work for all these years, so where did the family income come from?

How could they have afforded to buy a house in town?