Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 968

Chapter 968: Unbalanced Heart
Hearing Chen Jianmin’s words, Dong Li nodded and his eyes softened a little. He looked at his friend and said, “Jianmin, even if we are friends, if you do something that harms my family, I will never forgive you.”

Chen Jianmin was not angry because of his warning. He waved his hand and said calmly, “I understand. If someone harms my family, I will do the same.”

“Anyway, when I saw Bajie and the others moving grain from Uncle Su Lide’s house, I used your father’s name to get acquainted with them. I sold him the fresh mushrooms I picked that day.”

This time, Dong Li was surprised. He looked around and asked after he was sure no one heard their conversations, “How much did you make from selling those mushrooms?”

Chen Jianmin smiled when he heard this. Dong Li did not question him for using his father’s name, but was more concerned about how much money he made.

He thought for a moment and said, “In the beginning I got 20 yuan per kilogram. But later, I got 30 yuan per kilogram.”

“Instead of buying by type, they bought in bulk at the same price. Therefore, sometimes I can earn more by selling common mushrooms, but I also will earn less when I sell rare mushrooms.”

Hearing this, Dong Li’s eyes widened in surprise and asked, “Are they really willing to give you that much money?”

Chen Jianmin snorted and said, “Of course they are willing. Do you know how much money they can make selling those fresh mushrooms?”

“How much?” Dong Li asked curiously.

“They sell it for 60 yuan a kilogram to wealthy families and government staff! They make as much money as I do just by handing over the goods,” Chen Jianmin whispered.

The two looked at each other and saw the heartache in each other’s eyes.

While they feel it’s a shame to let middlemen make so much money just by passing the goods to another person, they also know they don’t have to face any risk. What’s more, the price given by Bajie is already very high.

Selling one kilogram of fresh mushrooms can earn a month’s salary of a factory worker was already unimaginable. They know how to be grateful and content, and have no intention of selling the mushrooms themselves on the black market.

If something happened to them, they might drag their family into the muddy water, and it wasn’t worth the risk. It’s better to go the safe route and make less money.

Just as the two were discussing seriously, Lu Jueyu glanced at them with a smile. She was relieved to see that Dong Li and Dong Huang had friends now.

They seemed like different people now compared to when she first met them. They are no longer malnourished, gloomy, and full of thorns. Looking at her cute, lively, and smart children, Lu Jueyu smiled with content.

When they arrived at school, the sun had already risen. The children all went to their classrooms, while Lu Jueyu went to the teacher’s office.

As soon as Dong Li entered the classroom, a classmate asked him, “Dong Li, is that woman your mother?”

Most of the students from Xie Village knew about Dong Li’s young adoptive mother, but not many students from other villages knew what Lu Jueyu looked like.

Therefore, when they saw Dong Li walking side by side with a young woman, they thought she was his sister, not his mother. But based on the words of the children from Xie village, that person was Dong Li’s adoptive mother.

Every student knows that Dong Li’s mother always prepares snacks for him and his younger siblings every day. They were very envious and always felt that someone with such good cooking skills and such generosity should be an old, ugly woman.

Unexpectedly, his mother was so young and beautiful!

Rather than saying she is Dong Li’s mother, it is better to say she is his sister. When they compared Dong Li’s mother with their own mother, they all felt unbalanced in their hearts.

While everyone was waiting for his answer, Dong Li had already sat on his seat, took out his book and started reading.

Seeing that he was ignoring everyone, a boy said unhappily, “Hey, Dong Li! Are you looking down on us? We are asking you a question, why are you ignoring us?”

Hearing this, Dong Li raised his eyes from the book, looked at the boy, and said, “I didn’t look down on anyone, I just thought you asked a boring question and I have no obligation to answer you.”

“Dong Li, what do you mean by that? Are you saying we are boring and stupid?” the boy asked unhappily.

Dong Li sighed deeply and asked, “Classmate, why do you care who my mother is? No matter who that person is, that is my private matter. What does it have to do with you?”

“And, I never said anything about you. Those insulting words were said by you yourself,” he added while looking at the boy as if he didn’t bring his brain with him when he left home.

The boy frowned after listening to his words and said, “We are just curious. Are we not even allowed to ask?”

Dong Li nodded and said, “You can ask, but whether I give you my answer or not is my business. In addition, instead of spending time gossiping about other people’s family affairs, it is better to read more and broaden your knowledge.”

After hearing his words, everyone had nothing to refute. It’s exactly what he said. They could ask, but they couldn’t force him to answer.

Seeing that no one asked again, Dong Li lowered his head and continued reading, isolated from the surroundings.

Due to his high concentration, he often ignores the sounds and people around him when reading or solving problems. This makes him disliked by his classmates as they thought that he was arrogant and looked down on them.