Even if she hadn’t gone out and made a sum of money last night, there was no way Mu Xi would take more of the family’s money.
Eldest Sister had only taken three hundred yuan with her when she went to the countryside back then, so Mu Xi couldn’t be an exception.
It wasn’t because she was particularly noble.
Their family was a blended family, and she knew perfectly well how carefully her parents had conducted themselves over the years to maintain harmony at home.
She and Eldest Sister had both graduated from high school. Whenever they bought new clothes, each of them got one. Their pocket money was also the same. Basically, everything came in two equal shares.
All because their parents were afraid that either of them might feel uncomfortable or think things were unfair.
Mu Xi thought this was quite good. Everything was fair, impartial, and out in the open, and she also had a very good relationship with her eldest sister, Mu Yue.
So she didn’t want to break the family rules they had always followed.
Mu Xi’s insistence gave Jiang Yun quite a headache, but at the same time, she was warmed by how sensible Mu Xi was.
She knew that Mu Xi insisted on taking only three hundred yuan because she was afraid Mu Yue might feel uncomfortable if she found out, which could then affect the sisters’ relationship.
Jiang Yun sighed with emotion. “All right, then. Xixi will take three hundred too. If anything happens after you leave, you absolutely must call your mom and dad. Don’t be afraid of troubling the family, understand?”
“Mm. Mom, don’t worry. Our family is my greatest support. If something really happens, of course I’ll ask you and Dad to step in and help me solve it.”
That was what she said, but if something really did happen, she would definitely take action herself and ruthlessly deal with whoever caused trouble.
Her parents would be far away, with mountains and distance separating them. There was no need to make them worry unnecessarily.
That evening, after dinner and returning to their room, Jiang Yun told Mu Changhong about Mu Xi firmly refusing to take five hundred yuan.
Mu Changhong said, “See? I told you. Our Xixi definitely wouldn’t accept more. From now on, let’s send both Yueyue and Xixi ten yuan every month.”
As parents, they weren’t capable enough to keep their two daughters by their side. All they could do was give them as much financial support as possible and hope they could live a little better far away from home.
Jiang Yun nodded in agreement. “That’s all we can do.”
The next day, all four members of the Mu family woke up early.
Today was the day Mu Xi would leave for the countryside. Before the sky had even brightened, Jiang Yun was already bustling around. She made several scallion pancakes for Mu Xi and boiled some eggs for her to eat on the train.
The train journey from Hai City to the Northeast would take three days and two nights. If it weren’t currently summer, she definitely would have prepared even more food.
After Mu Xi got up, washed, and got herself ready, Jiang Yun pressed her into a seat at the dining table and made sure she ate a filling breakfast.
Mu Changhong had already gone to take Mu You to school. By the time Mu Xi finished breakfast, Mu Changhong had returned, ready to accompany Jiang Yun in seeing Mu Xi off at the train station.
“Mom, Dad, I can manage on my own. Don’t let this interfere with your work,” Mu Xi tried to stop them, but it was useless.
How could the two of them possibly let Mu Xi leave alone?
They weren’t even satisfied with merely seeing her off at the station. If they could have taken extended leave, they would have personally escorted her all the way to her destination and only returned after seeing that she had settled in.
Unfortunately, they couldn’t.
So all they could do was see her off at the station.
Mu Changhong picked up one of the bags. Feeling its heavy weight, he couldn’t help frowning.
“It’s so heavy. Can Xixi really carry this?”
His delicate, pretty daughter looked frail no matter how he looked at her. He simply couldn’t imagine her being able to carry such heavy luggage.
“Hah, then you’re seriously underestimating our Xixi.” Jiang Yun glanced at him and spoke with a smug expression.
Yesterday, she had personally watched her daughter carry both bags around the room without the slightest effort.
It had even made her wonder whether adding another two bags might not be a problem for her daughter either.
Hearing this, Mu Changhong looked surprised.
“Really?”