Chapter 257: The Money Has Been Shared

Chapter 257: Dividing the Money

"Alright, it's time to pass out the cash now."

After saying this with a smile, Su He began counting the money, and this time, no one interrupted her.

Fu Tinghua stood beside her but didn’t step forward to help with the counting.

This was something she ought to do herself—just felt right.

"Mom and Dad, this is your share. Here, 634 yuan. Go ahead and count it." Su He smiled as she handed the money to Fu Dajun and his wife.

Fu Dajun gave Wu Yanhua a little elbow nudge and said, "You take it, you take it."

Wu Yanhua glanced at the money Su He was offering, then at Fu Dajun, before hurriedly wiping her hands on her clothes and accepting it.

"Well, ain't this something? At my age, still getting this much cash!" Wu Yanhua’s face lit up with a grin as she held onto the money tight.

The others couldn’t help eyeing it with envy.

"Eldest Sister-in-law, here you go." Su He then handed the counted money to Zhang Xiaohua.

"Oh, thank you, thank you!" Zhang Xiaohua quickly accepted it with both hands, her eyes shining with pure joy.

"Second Sister-in-law, Third Sister-in-law." Su He passed the other two counted stacks to He Fangfang and Chen Sufen one by one.

"Thanks!" Both sisters-in-law took the money with smiles, especially He Fangfang, her hands shaking a little.

After distributing the money, Su He turned to Fu Yanju, who had been overlooked the whole time.

Then, addressing everyone, she said, "Although Fourth Sister wasn’t originally part of the profit split, she helped us sell durians at the shop and even picked them with us earlier. She worked just as hard as any of us.

So, after taking out costs like gas, deliveries, and wages from the remaining 10%, I plan to give the leftover amount to Fourth Sister. Anybody got a problem with that?"

Everyone had been so absorbed in the joy of receiving their shares that they hadn’t paid attention to Fu Yanju.

Now, seeing her standing alone to the side, watching the others with plain envy and excitement, Fu Dajun felt his eyes sting a little.

He had originally planned to give his daughter 200 yuan from his own share, but he never expected Su He to take the initiative to include Fu Yanju.

"Su He, if you’re fine with it, then sure, no complaints here," Fu Dajun said, his voice thick with emotion.

"Su He, I... really, it’s fine..."

Fu Yanju was shocked Su He hadn’t forgotten her, but since she wasn’t originally part of the profit-sharing, she was afraid the others might mind.

So, she tried to decline.

Su He didn’t look at Fu Yanju but instead turned her gaze to the other sisters-in-law and asked again, "Nobody’s against it, right?"

Zhang Xiaohua could tell Su He genuinely wanted to give the money to Fu Yanju, so she quickly said, "No problem, none at all."

"I’m good with it," He Fangfang jumped in.

"I’ve got no problem with it," Chen Sufen replied, only cared about her own cut. The rest was none of her business.

"Alright, since no one has any objections, I'll give the remaining money to Fourth Sister. After covering the extra durian costs, there's a total of 211 yuan left. Fourth Sister, here you go." Su He finished speaking and handed the money to Fu Yanju.

There was another 200 yuan left, which she planned to give to her father, Su Shiming, since he had also helped a lot in the shop.

She’d give her mom money too, but it would come from her own funds.

Fu Yanju’s lips parted, wanting to say something, but in the end, she remained silent.

Her hands trembling, she took the money from Su He, tears dripping onto the cash.

"Thank you, thank you, Su He, thank you all," she said, her voice shaking.

Su He gave her shoulder a reassuring pat and then began summarizing.

"Throughout the year, this is basically the only window when durians are in season. Once the season passes, we’re out of luck for making money from them until next year. Did we finish picking most of the durians from Mom and Dad’s land?" Su He asked, turning her gaze to Fu Dajun.

"Yeah, we’ve cleared most of the durians from the durian trees here," Fu Dajun replied.

"The durians on Aunt Niu’s land are already ripe, so next round we’ll hit her side. That’s why this fruit game is only profitable during peak seasons—once the season’s over, there’s nothing left. So I was thinking about sugar oranges. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, we’d better get those saplings in the ground."

After Su He finished speaking, everyone nodded in agreement.

Can’t argue with Su He when she had shown them real money? What they held in their hands was cold hard cash.

"Alright, Su He, wanna go check out the land tomorrow?" Fu Dajun asked.

"Is it far?" Su He inquired.

"It’s a bit of a hike, but we can drive there."

Tomorrow was Zai Zai and Niu Niu’s birthday, and Su He wanted to make it special for them.

"How about the day after tomorrow, Dad? Tomorrow is Zai Zai and Niu Niu’s birthday, and I want to spend time with them."

"Sure, sure, hahaha."

The family chatted and laughed, buzzing with laughter.

After discussing future plans for planting sugar oranges, Su He took Zai Zai and Niu Niu home.

Once Su He and the children left, the Fu family members scattered to their own rooms.

What were they going to do? Time to count that cash.

It wasn’t that they didn’t trust Su He or suspected she had shortchanged them.

They just wanted to take out the money and count it for the sheer joy of holding so much at once.

"I’m keeping all this money safe—not blowing this," Zhang Xiaohua declared after counting her share, turning to Fu Guoqing.

"Fine, fine, whatever you say. Anyway, we’re set for now, so we can save the money we earned with Su He first." With this windfall, even the usually steady Fu Guoqing was grinning ear to ear.

"I never expected Su He wouldn’t ask us to kick in for the truck," Zhang Xiaohua sighed.

"Of course not. If too many people contributed, it’d be too many cooks later. Su He is smart," Fu Guoqing now understood Su He’s reasoning.

"But if we use her truck for side jobs, do you think Su He might mind?" Zhang Xiaohua pressed.

"She won’t. If she had a problem with it, she’d have put her foot down. The fact that she accepted my share from the side jobs tells you she’s fine with me using the truck for other work."

In fact, during this period, apart from Fu Tinghua and Fu Yanju, the family member who interacted with Su He the most was Fu Guoqing.

This was because he personally delivered the goods to Su He the last two times, thus seeing her more frequently than anyone else.

Therefore, he felt that he had a good understanding of Su He's character.

If one word were to describe Su He, it would be "excellent."

Her conduct is truly impeccable, leaving no room for criticism, and she handles everything with meticulous care.

To be honest, interacting and doing business with someone like her is incredibly comfortable.

Moreover, she clearly separates personal and professional matters, setting the terms from the beginning, which is why the profit-sharing has gone so smoothly.

So, it’s really Su He’s foresight that made the difference. She set the conditions early on, and now no one has any complaints, and everyone admires her immensely.