The tickets were bought. The three members of the Xu family took a smaller boat, and Wang Zhaozhao and his friends took a slightly larger one.

Following the staff to the dock, Wang Zhaozhao went up first and then reached out to Xie Ailian.

"Grandma, whether it's worth it or not depends on how you calculate it. I think it's a great deal to be able to ride this with you guys."

"Don't talk to me."

Xie Ailian glared at her, took her hand, and with a little help, she boarded the boat and found a seat for herself.

After everyone got on the boat and sat down, the boatman started rowing.

It is a wooden boat with a canopy. In order to better enjoy the scenery, the canopy has four pillars and a roof. There are three rows of seats with ropes on the seats... uh, seat belts.

On an early summer afternoon, the sun is shining brightly and the breeze is not dry. It is so pleasant to take a boat tour on the lake.

"Zhao Zhao..." Xu Yanni waved at Wang Zhaozhao from a distance.

"Yanni..." Wang Zhaozhao waved happily in response.

Looking at each other across the boat, the two girls didn't know what message they received, but they just smiled happily.

The laughter of the silver bell boat floats on the lake of Peace Park.

Still suffering from the second-year syndrome, he recited a text aloud, one sentence at a time.

Fifty minutes later, the boat returned to the dock and the lake cruise ended.

Wang Sibing was grinning and asking Xie Ailian how she felt when Xu Yanni ran over, put her arm around Wang Zhaozhao, and said with a blushing face, "Zhaozhao, do you remember when we went to the zoo last year?"

"Remember, those animals were so skinny..."

"That's not the point."

Xu Yanni interrupted Wang Zhaozhao and got straight to the point, "I mean, the bet we made that time."

"..." Wang Zhaozhao twitched the corner of his mouth, "I refuse to bet."

"No bet, let's just write an article about today's boat trip and submit it for publication." Xu Yanni said seriously.

Wang Zhaozhao: “……!”

"Don't tell me, just now on the lake, your mind was still busy and you were thinking about your composition?"

Don't be too outrageous, don't be too excited, sister.

Xu Yanni was not at all shy. "I'm not thinking about it yet. This idea just came to me when I got off the boat. But now I feel very inspired."

"Then do you want to record it?" Wang Zhaozhao asked seriously.

"That's not necessary!" Xu Yanni insisted on the bet. "How about it? Write an article and submit it?"

Since she asked so sincerely, Wang Zhaozhao had no reason to refuse. "Okay, let's go to the post office together after school next Monday."

"It's a deal." Xu Yanni raised her right hand happily.

Wang Zhaozhao's mouth twitched slightly, and he raised his hand and patted her palm.

“Bang!”

Agreed.

Because of this agreement, they didn’t even go to Peace Park anymore and went straight home.

It was just after three o'clock when they got home, and Wang Zhaozhao once again gave the bonus to Wang Sibing.

"I'll give this to your grandma to keep for you. We'll save it together next time. I, your uncle, no longer owe any foreign debts." Wang Sibing took the money and handed it to Xie Ailian.

Wang Zhaozhao saw that he didn't seem to be lying, so he nodded nonchalantly. "If you need it, use it. If you don't, keep it for me."

When the whole family was hungry and cold, we had to count every dollar, a few cents, or even a few cents. Now that we have enough food to eat, warm clothes, books to read, and extra money, ten, dozens, or even a hundred dollars don't matter anymore.

Of course, there is a prerequisite: only our own people are allowed!

"Do you have enough pocket money? Here, I'll give you another ten yuan." Xie Ailian would not refuse the money, but she was more generous than ever before.

Wang Zhaozhao narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Thank you, grandma."

Wang Sibing patted her head and said, "Are you stupid? You took out all that money, and I gave you ten yuan, and you're still happy?"

"That's different. This ten yuan is pocket money grandma gave me. Of course I'm happy to receive pocket money."

"Uh..." That seems to be true?!

Wang Sibing took out a handful of money from his pocket and gave it to Wang Zhaozhao. "This is your pocket money. From now on, your pocket money will be ten yuan every month."

Wang Zhaozhao: “……!”

"Uncle Four, ten dollars a month...it would scare a lot of people if word got out."

"You're a junior high school student. Ten yuan pocket money every month, is that too much?"

"many!"

Wang Zhaozhao nodded seriously. "Fourth Uncle, have you forgotten that I'm a junior high school student who doesn't have to eat breakfast or buy my own stationery. I only buy books and study materials occasionally..."

"Yeah, oh!" Wang Sibing sighed heavily, "Having a child who's too sensible and studious is also a worry."

ha?

Wang Zhaozhao looked shocked.

Qiao Li snickered. Xie Ailian raised her hand and slapped Wang Sibing on the back of the head. "Behave yourself!"

There is a word called Versailles. Xie Ailian and the others didn’t know it, but they understood its meaning.

Xie Ailian, who despised him, took the ten yuan away and said, "Why give her so much pocket money? She has no control over her money and only knows how to spend it recklessly."

"Yes, yes, yes. If I don't have much pocket money left, I will ask grandma for more." Wang Zhaozhao said from the side.

Wang Sibing compromised, okay?

But, "Mom, why did you put the money in your own pocket? Zhao girl doesn't want it, you have to give it back to me."

"What are you returning? I see you just have two dollars in your pocket and you're jumping for money! Since you've taken it out, there's no reason to take it back. Miss Qian Zhao doesn't want this, but I do." Xie Ailian said righteously.

Wang Sibing: “……!”

Is he a fucking bandit?

Once the money is in her hands, it is hers.

Never mind, she's his biological mother after all.

Wang Zhaozhao saw him depressed, gloating, grinning from ear to ear, his hair ruffled, and he couldn't hide. He kept hiding behind Qiao Li, but only when Wang Dahai said leisurely, "I'm going back to Hebian Village."

Huh?

Not only Wang Zhaozhao, but also Wang Sibing was stunned for a moment. Qiao Li was unable to retract her hand in time and grabbed Wang Sibing's ear.

Xie Ailian grabbed him and said, "You old man, how can you say that wind is rain?"

You said you wanted to go back and were ready to leave immediately?

"No! Dad, you...are going to come back just like that?" Wang Sibing asked in disbelief.

"What else? I have to choose an auspicious time? That bus doesn't wait for anyone." Wang Dahai thought for a while and decided that if he went to the bus station now, he could catch the 4:30 bus.

Wang Sibing was speechless for a moment. "What I mean is, you can come back tomorrow morning. If you leave now, you won't be home until at least 6:30, and it will be dark soon."

"fine……"

"Actually, let me tell you, Dad, don't go back to the village to show off this little competition. Others are used to it. Let's give them some room to survive."

Wang Sibing's persuasion became more and more excessive, and he directly hoped that Wang Dahai would not return to Hebian Village.

In order to make time for today, he had to run a short distance for a colleague...

However, he hoped that his father would not go back to the village and "arouse envy".