Chapter 63: Carefree Childhood

Chapter 63: Childhood Without a Care

In the end, Wu Yanhua hustled the kids back home. With so many children gathered together, no way were those kids gonna sleep—Wu Yanhua didn’t believe it for a second.

On a summer afternoon, the sun hung high in the sky, blazing hot.

In the rural fields, golden rice stalks swayed in the wind, like a golden sea.

The distant mountains rolled on and on, lush and verdant, complementing the blue sky and white clouds.

Along the dirt paths cutting through the fields, farmers worked busily, their shirts plastered with sweat, yet their faces beamed with contentment.

Su He glanced at the beautiful scenery outside the door before herding the two kids inside to take their nap.

As Niu Niu was tucked in, she asked Su He, "Mom, will my hair get messy when I wake up?"

Su He gently laid her down, looked at Niu Niu’s neatly combed hair, and replied with a smile, "No, it won’t. And even if it does, it’s okay—Mom can fix it up even nicer for you."

Hearing this, Niu Niu immediately felt reassured.

The two kids had woken up early in the morning to go to town with Su He and were already exhausted.

The moment they touched the bed, they were out like lights.

Su He fanned them with a palm-leaf fan until the heat left their faces before leaving the room.

After tidying up after the kids, Su He finally caught some shut-eye herself.

When she woke up, the two kids were still dead to the world beside her.

Su He got up and checked the time—it was almost four o’clock, time to start preparing dinner.

The kids must have been truly tired today, sleeping for over two hours without waking.

Su He suddenly felt like she had forgotten something after returning from town.

After a moment of thought, she realized she had been so busy that she’d completely forgotten to count how much money she had earned that day.

She quickly pulled out the loose change and small bills from her bag—the one she had exchanged in her space, specifically for holding money.

The bag was already puffed up like a pillow from being stuffed with so many notes.

Su He sat on a low stool in the kitchen, wiped the table clean, and then spread all the money out on it.

Most of it consisted of fifty-cent pieces and dollar bills, with very few ten-yuan notes.

Su He wasn’t bothered, happily tallying up every last cent.

Truth be told, in her old life, people wouldn’t even stoop to pick up a single mao—or even a whole yuan—if it was dropped on the street.

But here, every penny counted.

After all, inflation hadn’t gone crazy yet in this era, and you could still buy a place without selling a kidney.

If she could earn enough to snag a couple places in the capital before real estate became ridiculously expensive, she, Zai Zai, and Niu Niu wouldn’t have to worry about their future, right?

Because in the years to come, housing prices in the capital would go through the roof.

Su He counted the money while deep in thought, finally realizing she had earned over eighty-six yuan just this morning.

She must have sold more than three hundred fried dough today. Wow, making over eighty yuan a day was a huge moneymaker in this era, especially in the countryside.

After all, the Fu family only earned two or three yuan a day doing hard labor at construction sites.

So, during this time of change, anyone with a bit of creativity and the courage to try could make money.

But people in this time were too conservative—they didn’t understand.

However, this business could only be done on market fairs, which happened just once a week, so it wasn’t a steady income.

At most, the money she earned could barely cover household expenses.

She still had to rely on her Fire Durian business. Su He had high hopes for this fruit business.

By the time she finished organizing and putting away the money, the two kids finally woke up.

"Mom," Zai Zai mumbled drowsily as he sat up, calling out softly.

"Yes, my sweetie?" Su He asked. "You’re awake now?"

Su He, who was already in the room, picked Zai Zai up and slipped his sandals on.

Niu Niu also rolled over and sat up groggily. Seeing her mom helping her brother with his shoes, she didn’t fuss but sat quietly, waiting patiently, still half-asleep.

As soon as Su He set Zai Zai down, she turned and saw her adorable daughter. She couldn’t resist the urge to cover her in kisses—she was just too sweet and cute.

How could that no-good male lead not adore such a precious girl like Niu Niu?

Fiction was just fiction—it could never compare to reality.

"Come here, let Mommy hug you."

Su He spread her arms, and Niu Niu immediately snuggled into her arms with a blissful expression.

"Oh my, our Niu Niu is finally filling out," Su He said with a smile.

Honestly, the two kids were completely different from how they looked just over a month ago.

If they weren’t living in the countryside now, anyone who saw them would assume they were city kids.

Su He made sure they were clean and tidy every day, and she had turned their old, dirty clothes into rags.

Some of the clothes and shoes they wore now were bought during the last market fair, while the rest were items Su He had got for them from her space.

She tried to keep their clothing fitting for the times, though she couldn’t overthink it.

If she couldn’t provide good food and clothes for her kids, that would be one thing—but since she had the means, why not use them?

Thanks to Su He’s hearty meals, along with making sure the kids drank milk daily, they had gained weight and height, and their once-sallow faces now had rosy cheeks.

Their previous living environment had really affected their well-being, but now Su He kept the house clean as a whistle every day.

Even though it was a shabby mud house, anyone who stepped inside would see how clean and bright Su He had made it—no one would call it rundown.

"Mom, what does Niu Niu want to eat tonight?" Niu Niu asked as Su He held her and put on her shoes.

"What does Niu Niu want to eat? Are you hungry?" Su He asked with a smile.

"Mommy, Niu Niu wants to eat sweet and sour ribs, but we don’t have any meat at home. Can we make sweet and sour ribs next time when we have meat?"

When Su He heard this, she smiled and asked, "How do you know there’s no meat at home?"

Niu Niu tilted her little head, paused to think, and said, "Because Mommy didn’t buy any this time when you came back from the market."

Su He glanced at Zai Zai, who was waiting for her to put shoes on his sister, then looked at her daughter in her arms and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Mommy's got meat. How about I make sweet and sour ribs tonight?"

"Really?" Niu Niu lit up with excitement.

"Of course it’s true. Since when does Mommy lie to you?" Su He said with a smile, then thought of the original owner and fell silent.

She hadn’t lied, but the original owner had lied to these kids many times before.

However, Zai Zai and Niu Niu didn’t seem to mind Su He’s words at all. Instead, they jumped up and down cheering, "Yay, we’re having sweet and sour ribs tonight!"

Watching the carefree children, Su He felt a warm surge in her heart.

This was the kind of carefree childhood kids should have.

Maybe she was sent to this world to meet these adorable kids - to save them?