Chapter 145: Silently Getting Rich
He thought to himself, no wonder this young girl is raised so well. With nine boys in the family, it would be strange if she, such a beautiful young girl, wasn’t doted on.
Three packs of instant noodles cost two yuan and four mao. Yun Jiao also spent the remaining six mao to buy snacks and popsicles for her older brothers.
The boss generously gave her another lollipop.
After buying things, they didn’t linger any longer and directly got on the village chief’s tractor.
The village chief’s son was waiting on the tractor.
“Are you guys alright?”
Yun Linhai’s eyes darted around, and he immediately put on a sad face and played the victim.
“Those darn thieves, we only got five hundred yuan back. They stole our money and divided it. Now they’ve only caught one person, and a few got away. I don’t know if we’ll have any money left once they catch the other thieves.”
Hearing him say this, Yun Linhai immediately knew what his plan was.
Ever since their family bought a boat, sea transport had been doing very well. Although they hadn’t disclosed how much money they sold it for, those with intentions could still roughly calculate it.
Nowadays, bluefin tuna is too eye-catching, and who knows how many people are envious of them.
Yun Linhai immediately put on a sad face and cursed the thief, so convincingly that it sounded genuine.
“But it’s good that Jiao Jiao is back. Money can be earned again, as long as our Jiao Jiao is okay.”
Yun Jiao had a dazed little expression on her face.
Yun Xiaowu and the others scratched their heads. Didn’t they get all the money back?
But they were also clever. Even though they couldn’t fake crying sadly, they didn’t say anything either.
The village chief’s son had personally seen their money being stolen. Hearing this, he also sighed and felt heartbroken.
“More than two thousand yuan, and only five hundred was recovered.”
Just thinking about it made his heart ache, even though it wasn’t his money.
Yun Linhe sighed, “Exactly. We still have to pay off the debt for building the house with this money, but with this sum, it’s considered paid off.”
Silently accumulating wealth is the way to go.
Afterwards, they didn’t talk much on the tractor.
Yun Linhe quietly instructed Yun Xiaowu and the others to pretend to be very sad when they reached the village.
Yun Xiaowu: “But what if I can’t fake it?”
Yun Linhe: “Then you won’t get to eat those instant noodles.”
Yun Xiaowu: Okay, he immediately became sad.
When the tractor returned to the village, everyone looked at Yun Linhai and the others’ dejected expressions, completely bewildered.
Didn’t they go to sell tuna? Why the long faces?
Without Yun Linhai and the others even speaking, the village chief’s son vividly recounted their encounter with thieves and how Jiao Jiao was almost lost.
Yun Jiujiu, holding Yun Jiao, was brimming with acting skills.
“Wuwuwu… Sister was almost lost. The bad guys stole our family’s money. Sister is so pitiful…”
Those tears really fell as soon as he said it.
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Yun Xiaowu and the others’ faces turned red with suppressed emotions. The combined sadness of all of them didn’t match Yun Jiujiu’s crying.
Yun Xiaowu and the others: …
Brother, how good it would be if you lent us some of your tears!
Yun Linhai could barely keep his expression in check. It was better to leave with Jiao Jiao quickly, or they’d be found out.
After they left, the crowd let out sighs of sympathy.
“How much money would such a big bluefin tuna sell for? It was stolen before they could even warm it up.”
“Exactly. At nine yuan per jin, that’s… that’s over two thousand, right?”
“Hiss… such a large sum of money. Cursed thieves.”
Some people were genuinely sympathetic, but others were gloating.
When Yun Dafu arrived at the dock and heard that Yun Linhai’s family had caught over two hundred jin of bluefin tuna, he instantly felt that his boat and the eighty-odd jin of bombfish were no longer impressive.
He was secretly resentful, thinking, “Why should Yun Linhai’s family, with their rickety boat, have such luck!”
Unexpectedly, when he came to join the fun, he heard this news and immediately felt pleased.
Serves them right for showing off so much.
“I think their family just doesn’t have the fortune for wealth and honor. It’s not as good as my bombfish. Although it’s not comparable to bluefin tuna, it still sold for quite a bit.
My iron boat can catch a lot of fish with one cast. Today, luck was good, and I not only caught bombfish but also several hundred jin of yellow croaker and squid.”
Everyone looked towards Yun Dafu.
Bathed in the envious gazes of the crowd, Yun Dafu puffed out his belly and continued to show off with immense satisfaction.
Cai Jinhua’s family and Granny Ma’s family, who had previous grudges with Yun Linhai’s family, were already feeling uneasy, like their hearts were being scratched, upon hearing that their family had caught bluefin tuna.
Now, upon hearing that their money was stolen by thieves, they felt as refreshed as drinking cold water on a hot summer day.
Cai Jinhua slapped her thigh, “They have no luck. If only that bluefin tuna were ours.”
But alas, it was only a thought.
And at this time, Yun Linhai and the others returned home. After drinking some water, Granny Yun brought the preserved meal she had saved for them to the table.
“Quick, eat something. You haven’t eaten much yet.”
Yun Jiao patted her small belly; she could still eat.
The few of them sat around the table, their faces completely devoid of their previous sorrowful expressions; each one was smiling happily.
“Young man, you’re quite good. Your crying made me believe it.”
Yun Linhe ruffled Yun Jiujiu’s hair.
Yun Jiujiu was proud.
Midway through their meal, Grandpa Yun, Yun Chennan, and Yun Chenbei returned in a hurry.
“Eldest brother, second brother, the whole outside is saying Jiao Jiao was almost lost, and your money was stolen. What’s going on?”
Granny Yun, who was mending a net, stood up, “What?!”
A group of people surrounded Jiao Jiao, “Is Jiao Jiao alright? How could she have been almost lost?!”
Under the stern gazes of the two elders, Yun Linhe quickly recounted the events.
Yun Jiao added, “Jiao Jiao wasn’t lost. I went to chase the thief, beat him up, got the money back, and sent him to the police station.”
“Oh, you little girl, how could you be so bold? Those people are so dangerous. You don’t even know if they had dangerous weapons on them.”
Yun Jiao blinked her eyes; it seemed they really did.
“Money can be earned again, but you must never be in danger.”
“Next time, you are absolutely forbidden from doing such dangerous things, understand?”
Yun Jiao nodded obediently, having been lectured, but in her heart, she thought, “I’d dare to do it again next time!”
The money she earned with her own ability, why should those guys steal it!
After they finished eating, the more than two thousand yuan was placed on the table.
Yun Jiao swung her short legs, “Grandma, split the money, split the money.”
She now fully understood the importance of money in this world; it could build beautiful large houses, and buy lots of delicious food and pretty clothes.
Granny Yun divided the money into three portions. A full thousand was Yun Jiao’s.
“This time at sea, whether it was the bluefin tuna or the grouper, it was all caught by Jiao Jiao, so she gets the majority. This thousand yuan is hers, and the remaining amount will be divided equally between your two families.”
Yun Linhai and Yun Linhe’s families had no objections.
Granny Yun took the money, “I need to open a separate savings passbook for Jiao Jiao.”
She wasn’t at ease leaving such a large sum of money at home.
Yun Jiao leaned close to her grandma, “Grandma, count Jiao Jiao’s money for her.”
Granny Yun smiled, exceedingly kindly, and directly placed the thousand yuan in her hand.
“Take it and count.”
Speaking of which, counting money is truly a very happy thing to do,
