Chapter 817: Plans

It was already a bit late to start now, so she decided not to be greedy and planned just to grow some green vegetables, along with some strawberries; she had previously collected a few strawberry seeds and planted them in her space, so it was perfect to plant some outside as well to serve as a cover for others' eyes, and with the space's pond water available, she wasn't worried about failing to grow them.

Although far inferior to those top-tier circles, it still held some standing, and since she was being recognized back into the Xiao family, she would inevitably have to integrate into this circle.

Since she originally came from the countryside, she would start from what she was good at; she believed that greenhouses were still a novel concept, and offering fresh green vegetables as New Year gifts would ensure that no one would specifically seek to make trouble for their family.

Although Xiao Changsheng found it hard to believe, he was willing to give it a try; his wife was currently pregnant, and if they could really grow them, eating more leafy greens would certainly do no harm to the little one.

He was a man of action: "Chuxue, leave the bicycle for me tomorrow; I'll go outside the city to cut some..."

Chuxue knew what he intended to do and quickly stopped him: "Grandpa will definitely come over tomorrow; tell him about these things, and he will surely handle everything properly for you. Tomorrow, just stay home and help my mother tidy up the house; once all the preparations are complete, we'll start work."

After reaching an agreement, their food had mostly digested, so the group returned to the front courtyard.

After Chunxiao showed Chuxue each room one by one, she said, "Second Sister, can we swap rooms? I'm a bit scared staying in the room furthest to the side; I'd like to take the one in the middle between you two."

Since it was their first day moving in anyway, the room furthest to the side was actually quieter: "Alright, then I'll take the side room."

With the room assignments settled, everyone washed up and went to bed early.

Just as Chuxue had guessed, Xiao Laoyezi Xiao arrived early: "How is it? Are you all getting used to living here?"

Xiao Changsheng invited him into the living room: "It's quite good; why did you come over so early?"

Sitting down, Xiao Laoyezi Xiao replied, "First, I came to see if you have any other needs; second, your uncle called and said Han Huaiming has gathered all the compensation money, asking you to open a bank account so he can transfer the funds to you."

Xiao Changsheng hadn't expected it to happen so quickly: "Just leave it with Uncle for now."

To be honest, he felt somewhat embarrassed accepting the money, since that job hadn't belonged to him in the first place; logically, it would have been most appropriate for his uncle to keep it all.

Xiao Laoyezi Xiao naturally perceived his thoughts: "If you feel uncomfortable accepting it all, then split it half and half with your uncle, but accepting nothing at all—given your uncle's nature—he definitely won't agree to that."

Xiao Changsheng thought this was a viable solution, especially since this belonged to the Han family: "Then you should discuss this matter with Uncle; I have to report to the railway station tomorrow and probably won't have time."

Mainly, he hadn't spent much time with Han Sihai and felt somewhat intimidated by this maternal uncle.

How could Xiao Laoyezi Xiao fail to understand his meaning: "This matter must be discussed by you yourself with your uncle; I will not intervene."

Xiao Changsheng straightforwardly stated his idea: "This is what I'm thinking: after splitting it half and half with Uncle, I'll share some with my eldest brother as well; after all, this was something given by Grandmother, so my eldest brother has a share too, and it wouldn't be appropriate for me to keep it all myself."

Xiao Laoyezi Xiao felt a surge of gratification in his heart and patted his shoulder: "Since you think this way, then discuss it with your brother yourself; whether your eldest brother accepts it or not is a matter between you brothers."

He knew his eldest son would definitely not agree, but he was even more pleased to see them exhibiting brotherly love and respect, feeling deeply gratified in his heart.