The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

Xiao Qin had her own ideas.

She just wanted to keep their matters in the Capital as secret as possible from the family.

Anyway, she absolutely wouldn’t reveal that her second brother wasn’t just a laborer but had already become a big boss, and definitely couldn’t mention Xiao Yuan and Anning’s relationship.

The showdown between Xiao Yuan and Yi Qihang made Xiao Qin realize her second brother’s skills and ambition, and she understood that her little tricks were absolutely nothing in front of him.

Moreover, her second brother was quite good to her, considering everything for her, so she definitely sided with him. With a ready-made strong backer, not to cling to him would be foolish.

Xiao Qin calculated silently in her heart, smiling and chatting with Anning, ”Ningning, when my family has a celebration, you must come over for a meal. I’ll save you some delicious food.”

Anning nodded with a smile, ”Sure.”

On the other side, Xiao Qun was still making demands on Xiao Yuan.

”You earn a lot on the construction site, right? How much is your monthly salary?”

Xiao Yuan smiled, ”It’s not calculated by the month, it’s paid daily; senior workers get thirty a day, junior workers fifteen.”

”That’s quite a bit.”

Xiao Qun calculated fifteen a day, which would be over four hundred a month, quite a lot for just a junior worker. If Xiao Yuan learns well and becomes a senior worker, that would be nine hundred a month; even workers in the county don’t earn that much. He heard from Li Hui’s family that now in the county, even the high-paid workers earn just over two hundred a month. ”Save some money and send it home; I and your mother are saving to build a house. You brothers are all grown-up, and there’s not enough space at home...”

”Alright, then I’ll send you three hundred a month.”

Xiao Yuan agreed readily, ”But let’s agree first, this three hundred is my filial offering to you and mother. Keep it to eat well and don’t overwork yourselves, or I won’t be at ease working outside.”

Xiao Qun’s face relaxed into a smile, feeling significantly less burdened.

After asking Xiao Yuan, he turned to Xiao Qin, ”Qinzi, how much do you earn a month?”

Xiao Qin squinted slightly, and said in an unperturbed voice, ”I don’t earn as much as my brother. I live and eat at others’ places, earning about three hundred a month. So, I’ll send two hundred home each month, is that alright?”

Xiao Qun was even happier.

With one child sending three hundred and the other two hundred, that was five hundred a month, six thousand a year. In two or three years, he could build blue-brick houses for all five sons, and then he could stand tall in the village.

Though happy, Xiao Qun still thought of squeezing Xiao Qin a bit more.

Xiao Yuan was a son, grown so much; what he said was hard for Xiao Qun to argue against. But Xiao Qin was different.

She had a place to sleep and eat at the employer’s, what more could she spend a hundred on each month. Moreover, she was a girl; even if she was really dating, she wouldn’t need to spend her own money. If she had the ability, she should be smart enough to get some money from her partner.

With this thought, Xiao Qun said to Xiao Qin, ”Can you spend a hundred? Let’s do it this way: keep sixty for yourself each month and send the remaining two hundred and forty back.”

Xiao Qin felt even more uncomfortable at heart, ”Okay then.”

After squeezing as much as he could from the children, Xiao Qun rolled up his sleeves with a smile, resting contentedly.

Apart from money matters, he didn’t have much to say to the kids.

Anning was listening on the side, saying nothing, pretending not to hear anything.

Because Xiao Qun spoke quite loudly, Yang Erchou also heard everything while driving.

He curled his lip, really unimpressed by the Xiao Family’s conduct.

Yang Erchou drove the tractor to first drop off the three from the Xiao Family, then took Anning home.

Upon reaching the doorstep, Anning saw the Old Madam, Li Cuixia, and Yang Anzhen rushing out toward the sound.

”You’re back.”

Li Cuixia beamed as she saw Anning.

Yang Erchou stopped the car and went over to help Anning down.

Yang Anzhen had already begun unloading the luggage.

Anning held the Old Madam’s arm as they entered the house, ”Grandma, I bought you a set of clothes when I came back. They’re really nice; try them on later. Wear them at the New Year, and you’ll definitely be the nicest, most elegant-looking Old Madam in our village.”

The Old Madam was delighted upon hearing this, ”My granddaughter is the best, so filial.”

After sitting for a while, Anning started taking things out of the bag.

She had bought clothes and jewelry for the Old Madam, Li Cuixia, and Yang Anzhen.

The Old Madam got two sets of clothes, including a maroon down coat, and a big gold bracelet.

Li Cuixia also received two sets of clothes, a long blue down coat, and a gold necklace.

For Yang Anzhen, she bought a somewhat loose-fitting peach-colored down coat and a golden lock.

Anning said to Yang Anzhen, ”I didn’t know what size you can wear now, so I didn’t buy any. While getting this coat for mom, I thought you could wear it after childbirth if it doesn’t fit now, so I bought it. This golden lock is for my nephew, as I won’t be home when you give birth, consider this an early gift for him.”

Yang Anzhen smiled, ”You could have just bought something for mom and grandma. Why buy me anything? We don’t even know if this one in my belly is a girl or a boy yet; you’re just...”

Yang Erchou smiled, ”Your sister gave it to you, just take it.”

Only then did Yang Anzhen put the clothes and golden lock into her bag.

The Old Madam didn’t change clothes; she was enamored with the gold bracelet.

The gold bracelet Anning bought was quite substantial and looked quite thick. The Old Madam was thrilled wearing it, ”How much did this cost? It feels so heavy and surely cost a fortune.”

Yang Anzhen leaned over to take a look, ”It must be 50 grams.”

Anning nodded, ”It’s about that weight.”

Yang Anzhen calculated, ”At today’s gold prices, which aren’t low, it must be over a hundred. A girl at our factory bought a gold necklace recently; she said it cost about 120 yuan per gram. Doing the math...”

Li Cuixia exclaimed first, ”This, this costs six thousand dollars!”

The Old Madam, upon hearing the price, was quite taken aback, ”So expensive! That’s too much, Ningning, return it or sell it to someone else. This is too dear; building a house in the village doesn’t cost this much.”

Anning laughed, patting the Old Madam’s hand, ”Since it’s bought, you should wear it. I really don’t mind about the money.”

Yang Erchou was quite curious, ”You didn’t take that much money when you left, and surely, school needs money too. You must have spent over ten thousand on these things for the family, where did you get all this money?”

Li Cuixia and the Old Madam also looked at Anning.

Both were pondering how their girl had become so clever, staying in the Capital for less than half a year and earning so much, even while studying. Imagine how much she could earn after graduating.

The Old Madam felt more satisfied with her past choices.

No matter if it’s a girl or a boy, as long as they are capable and filial.

Look at Anning, in such a short time, she bought such an expensive bracelet for her.

Then looking at the Eldest’s two grandsons, they were simply unbearable to look at.

Anning saw the curiosity in her family’s eyes and laughed, explaining, ”I earn money from foreigners.”

”What do you mean?”

Yang Erchou was even more confused.

Anning explained with a smile, ”Since I know foreign languages, I go to tourist spots on Sundays to act as a translator and guide for foreigners, and also help them buy some handicrafts. I earn quite a bit each time, and added to the scholarship from school, I’ve made quite a lot over the past six months.”

”My granddaughter is amazing.”

The Old Madam was overjoyed, cuddling Anning tightly. This wasn’t just a granddaughter, but a golden ball.

Knowing that Anning could earn money, her family was reassured. Li Cuixia looked at her gold necklace blissfully, while the Old Madam put away her gold bracelet for safekeeping, then wore the down coat Anning bought to stroll outside, showing off.

Anning said to Yang Anzhen, ”Sister, look, Grandma is smart; she’s flaunting herself but didn’t wear the gold bracelet, doesn’t want to invite trouble.”