Chapter 184 Let’s Share the Money

Chapter 184 – Time to Split the Money

"Fourth Sister hasn’t come back yet, has she?" Chen Sufen asked with curiosity.

"No, she’s staying in the city for a while."

Hearing this, Chen Sufen couldn't help but sigh and said, "That’s good. Her husband’s family keeps coming by every other day.

Most of the time, it's just me and Mom at home. Without the neighbors pitching in—

Honestly, I’ve been pretty scared.

Because of this, the men in the family can’t concentrate on work."

From Chen Sufen’s tone, there was some resentment.

But Su He could understand—after all, their normal lives had been disrupted, so having complaints was natural.

The wives in the Fu family were already very patient.

When it came to big issues, everyone was quite united.

But when problems pile on like this, it's only natural to feel annoyed and start complaining.

"Don’t worry, now that Ting Hua is back, he should sort things out," Su He didn’t say much, just offered this reassurance.

Hearing Su He’s reply, Chen Sufen smiled awkwardly and replied, "That’s good, that’s good."

Come lunchtime, all the men from the Fu family had returned. During the meal, they talked about the situation with the Chen family.

"I heard the Chen family is in cahoots with the town's police chief—it’s the talk of the town. With the current crackdown, Chen Zhijie is definitely not getting out." Fu Ziyao couldn’t hide his satisfaction.

"The Chen family finally got what was coming to them. I heard many people from their village went to the police station to report them for being long-time village bullies."

"Next time they dare come here making trouble, just throw them out."

The whole family was in high spirits, and the atmosphere couldn’t have been better.

"But, Tinghua, the Chen family can’t keep coming here like this. Do you have any ideas?" He Fangfang, the second eldest sister-in-law, couldn’t help but chime in.

It seemed like the women in the family had had enough of their lives constantly being disturbed.

"If they come again, just drive them off—don’t hold back. Fourth Sister has already received her divorce certificate, and Wan’er is with her."

As soon as the Fu men returned, they had huddled around Fu Tinghua, so Wu Yanhua hadn’t had a chance to share the good news yet.

"That’s great, that’s great. Now that she’s divorced, if they come harassing our family again, we won’t hold back. After all, it’s no longer an internal family matter—if they show up causing trouble, we’ll take action and they’ll have no grounds to complain." Fu Dajun was all smiles too, unusually cheerful.

Hearing this, the whole family let out a sigh of relief.

Before, since the divorce wasn’t finalized yet, they had held back out of consideration for Fu Yanju and hadn’t dared to act against the Chen family. They were worried because until the divorce was settled, she was still considered the Chen family’s daughter-in-law.

Now that the divorce was final, the two families were no longer related. If the Chens dared to cause trouble again, the Fus wouldn’t hold back.

After dinner, Su He shared another piece of good news with the Fu family: the durians she had brought earlier had sold for 500 yuan (about $70).

The Fu family couldn’t believe it.

"Su He, you—you're telling the truth? Those durians really sold for that much money?" Fu Dajun asked excitedly.

"Yeah, but this time it went so smoothly because of a friend of mine. He bought them all just like that, without batting an eye. Said he needed them to entertain important guests."

Hearing Su He's words, the Fu family drew a sharp breath.

Bought them all—how rich must they be?

The world of the wealthy was truly beyond their imagination. Five hundred yuan might be their entire family's income for a year.

Yet someone had bought everything in one go, just to host guests.

"This—this is amazing, Su He. You're really incredible," Chen Sufen couldn't help but say.

After all, they’d get a share too—how could they not be excited?

"This is our first profit from the durian business. Let’s split it with everyone."

Su He wanted to use this payout to get the Fu family more excited about the durian business. Real money in hand would make it easier for them to keep working hard.

"Don’t do that. You need the capital—just hold onto it. We don’t spend much in the village anyway, right? When we earn more, then you can give us our share," Fu Dajun quickly said.

Su He smiled and shook her head. "No way. This is the first money we made. Let’s share it now and make everyone happy. Once the sisters-in-law get paid for their work, they’ll be even more motivated."

Though Su He said it jokingly, her words hit home for the Fu daughters-in-law.

"You’re absolutely right. Starting tomorrow, we sisters-in-law will take turns checking the durians every other day. Oh, and Su He, when I went up last time, it looked like a lot were ready to pick," Zhang Xiaohua, the eldest sister-in-law, replied.

"Yeah, let’s go up the mountain tomorrow morning and harvest the ones that are almost ripe."

She’d come back partly to harvest durians too.

Su He pulled out the 500 yuan (about $70) from her pocket and started handing out the cash.

"Fifty each for Zhang Xiaohua, Chen Sufen, and [Third Sister-in-Law], and fifty for Wu Yanhua and Fu Dajun too. Here."

Smiling, Su He handed the money first to Wu Yanhua.

Wu Yanhua hesitated for a long moment before her hand shook as she took it.

"Su He, listen. From now on, whatever you decide for the business, I’m in. Not just me—the whole family will follow your lead.

I hope none of you forget that no matter how this business turns out, it was Su He who started it.

If durians don’t sell well in the future, don’t you dare blame her.

And if they do sell well, it’s all because of Su He, remember that. Take whatever she gives you, and be grateful."

These words were aimed at her daughters-in-law.

No matter how harmonious the Fu family was, when it came to profits, Wu Yanhua feared someone might get greedy.

Especially since Su He was keeping half the profits—Wu Yanhua thought she deserved even more.

After all, she provided the seeds, and she made the sale.

Without Su He, they wouldn't have earned a single cent.

"Mom, we all understand," said Zhang Xiaohua quickly.

"Yeah, Su He, just tell us what needs to be done from now on," said He Fangfang with an ear-to-ear grin after receiving the money.

Fifty yuan—that was over two months of her husband's wages, and now she had made it so easily.

Although the men of the Fu family worked outside the home, work wasn't steady.

On average, their monthly earnings were about twenty to thirty yuan.

And that was backbreaking labor.

With this durian business, they just had to plant the trees initially and help pick the fruit later. After that, no more worries—yet they still got fifty yuan. No wonder they were over the moon!