Reborn with a Space: Building a Fortune Amidst Famine

Chapter 146: 146 thoughts

Is there any girl who doesn’t love beauty? This was also one of the reasons for the rivalry between the two.

But when they heard he donated all his money and partnered with that little girl, and didn’t like older ones, the two became anxious.

They kept giving their dad looks, but Bai Lisheng didn’t have any reaction.

They couldn’t hold it anymore. ”Tan Shaoting, I’m only a year older than you,” said Bai Lisheng’s second daughter, Bai Yingying, as she leaned closer to Tan Shaoting.

”I’m only three years older than you. I don’t mind if you donate your money, and playing house with that little girl, does she know what it means to partner up for life?” Bai Shanshan said defiantly. Bai Lisheng looked at his two daughters, not knowing what to say.

The way they were acting seemed a bit desperate, making the girls seem less valuable.

Yu Xiuzhi thought more deeply. Tan Shaoting made so much money this year, but half of it was because of that girl, and also because their land was near the pond this year.

She had heard that the girl’s land yield was actually higher than Tan Shaoting’s.

This year the pond has dried up. It’s uncertain if they can plant the land again.

So she wasn’t particularly anxious and wanted to see how things unfolded, after all, Tan Shaoting was only fifteen, still really young. She could wait.

However, since the two girls spoke up, she didn’t stop them.

Bai Lisheng actually really liked this young man Tan Shaoting. But seeing no sign of interest from him, he didn’t speak up either.

Tan Shaoting smiled and said, ”Sorry sisters, I’m just fond of someone like Su Yuanyuan.”

These words made it clear enough, and the two young ladies felt very embarrassed. They huffed and turned away.

Bai Lisheng sighed and said, ”Xiao Tan, since that’s the case, let’s just drop it.”

”Thank you, Uncle Bai.”

”No need for thanks. Could you take us home tomorrow? No one’s lived there for a long time.”

At this moment, two younger ones came in, both of them younger than Tan Shaoting by a year and two years, respectively.

”Brother Tan, you’re back? We saw smoke coming from the chimney over there, so we thought it must be you back.”

”Yeah, it’s so cold outside, and you still run around?”

”Not cold. We went skating on the pond, Brother Tan. There doesn’t seem to be much water left in the pond. Many small fish were frozen in the ice, but no big fish were found.”

”Yes, if it doesn’t rain in spring, it might not be possible to plant.”

”Brother Tan, isn’t it good if we don’t plant? No more work.”

Tan Shaoting laughed, ”Even if you don’t plant, you still have tasks to complete.”

”Which means no salary, right?” Bai Zhanhong frowned and said.

”Yes, then you have to pay out of your own pocket.”

Yu Xiuzhi frowned. She actually cared about the salary and didn’t expect that not only would they not get paid, but they would also have to spend money themselves?

At this moment, Tan Shaoting stood up, ”Uncle Bai, I’ll head back first. Tomorrow morning I’ll take you home.”

Bai Lisheng nodded, ”Alright. Don’t stay late. Otherwise, it’ll be too dark when you reach the city.”

”Uncle Bai, you set the time.”

”Two in the morning, though it’s a bit cold, you’ll have time to start a fire when you get home.”

Tan Shaoting nodded, ”I understand. Uncle Bai, I’m leaving now.”

After Tan Shaoting left, only the Bai Family remained.

”Mom, why didn’t you speak up?” Bai Yingying asked.

”What’s the rush? If it continues like this for another year or two, do you want to share the hard times with him? Not being able to make money is one thing, but putting money in?”

”Mom, he made a lot of money this year, he can do it in the future too.”

Yu Xiuzhi shook her head, ”I heard that they made money this year because of that girl’s pond. That’s why they had a good harvest last year.

That piece of land belongs to that girl. So, he must be taking advantage of her.”

Tan Shaoting walked slowly; his Divine Sense was very strong. Of course, he heard Yu Xiuzhi’s words.

After listening, he smiled. He seemed to have become a kept man in their words. But that’s also not bad. There probably won’t be anyone after him with such intentions.

Yu Xiuzhi continued, ”I’m actually thinking you two should find someone in the city to work with. It’s more reliable and much better than farming.

To be honest, what kind of official workers are they? It’s just an excuse to bind them.

He’s already donated all his money and now is poor. What’s the point of marrying him?”

The two girls were already fond of Tan Shaoting. How could they listen to their mom’s words? In their hearts, Tan Shaoting was the best and most perfect.

”Mom, I just fancy him,” Bai Shanshan said, pouting.

Yu Xiuzhi was quite good to her two daughters. Although she was biased towards sons, she thought that when her daughters got married, they could demand more dowry and also contribute to the family, so she never mistreated them.

”You fancy him for nothing, Shanshan, you should go back and be with Jiang Cong from the Old Jiang Family. You two are about the same age, and his family is wealthy. You won’t have a hard time in the future.

Be good, Jiang Cong is quite nice, and he’s good to you. Besides, he’s no worse than Tan Shaoting.”

”How can he be not worse? Jiang Cong is so effeminate and uncomfortable to look at.”

”What do you know? Jiang Cong is the only child of the family. Let me tell you, in the future, you’ll find that getting by on just liking isn’t enough.”

Bai Lisheng didn’t say anything; he knew his wife was just this kind of person.

When Tan Shaoting returned home, he saw Su Yuanyuan cutting cloth.

”Little girl, you’re being thoughtless, not waiting for me?”

Su Yuanyuan looked up with a smile at Tan Shaoting, ”They don’t welcome me, so why should I stay? Besides, I shouldn’t hold you up, right?”

Looking at the teasing look in the little girl’s eyes, Tan Shaoting also smiled.

”Haha, they’ll be even less welcoming to you from now on.”

Su Yuanyuan shrugged. She didn’t care at all about how they felt about her.

Seeing the little girl genuinely not caring, Tan Shaoting felt slightly unbalanced inside.

”Aren’t you curious why they don’t like you?”

Su Yuanyuan raised her eyebrows, ”Is it that hard to guess? Probably because they think I’m clingy towards you?”

”Haha, somewhat right, but mainly because I said I like you.”

Su Yuanyuan looked up this time and gave Tan Shaoting a side-eye, ”You’re using me as a shield, aren’t you? That’s very unkind.”

”We agreed to be partners for life.”

”Don’t ruin my reputation.” With that, she lowered her head and continued working.

”How am I ruining your reputation? I’m just telling the truth.” Tan Shaoting never had other thoughts about Su Yuanyuan before.

But just now, he thought Su Yuanyuan was also pretty good. The two of them being together was actually the most suitable.