Chapter 21 What’s going on with this family?

With Meng Chenghong speaking up first, Su Wanman quickly stuffed the envelope back into Meng Anran's hands, "Yes, Anran, keep the money for yourself."

Meng Anran held the envelope, her mind in a mess.

She immediately said, "That calligraphy and painting will be auctioned on campus, with a starting price of five million. The final proceeds will be donated to a charity in my name to build Hope Primary Schools in impoverished mountainous areas. I've already earned a reputation, so Xiaohong should keep the money."

Xiao Hong shook her head. "No, no, Second Sister, it doesn't matter whose name the donation is made in. I'm already very happy that my work has been donated to help other children go to school. My calligraphy is worthless to begin with, and it's you who made it valuable, so the prize money should be yours."

Meng Yushu also echoed: "An Ran, Xiao Hong is right. It is you who made his calligraphy valuable. Whether it is five thousand or five million, it is all your credit."

Meng Anran frowned slightly, unable to understand why Meng Chenghong's ideas were so strange.

It’s different from what I imagined!

What's going on with this family?

Don’t you understand the principle of “equivalent exchange”?

Five thousand yuan has nothing to do with fame, but she wants fame and they are short of money, so it should be a fair exchange of interests.

how……

Meng Anran couldn't figure it out, so she simply put the envelope and certificate back into her bag. She planned to buy Meng Chenghong a piggy bank tomorrow and put everything in it.

He has to accept it even if he doesn't want to.

…

After dinner, Meng Yushu said he wanted to take Meng Anran for a walk around the neighborhood to get familiar with the area and help digest the food.

The parents took their younger son back to take a bath first.

At around eight or nine in the evening, the streets are brightly lit, and salespeople in the shops on both sides are shouting slogans.

Meng Yushu suddenly turned to look at her sister, her eyes filled with tenderness. "Anran, we are a family. We don't need to calculate many things so clearly. Wasn't that certificate issued by your school?"

Meng Anran's heart skipped a beat. "Can you understand Hindi?"

"I don't understand." Meng Yushu chuckled, "But I know Shenghua never gives out bonuses."

Meng Anran pursed her lips, unable to refute.

Meng Yushu continued, "I won't interfere with your decision, but you have to understand that we treat you well not because we want to get anything in return. We treat you well simply because you are our family. We also hope that one day you will recognize us as your family from the bottom of your heart."

Meng Anran was silent for a moment and then nodded.

Passing by a boutique on the way, Meng Anran went in and bought a piggy bank that could only be put into but not taken out. Meng Yushu guessed what she wanted to do, but did not stop her.

That was the money his sister gave to her brother, and he had no right to refuse it on Xiaohong's behalf.

So after buying the piggy bank, the two of them sat in the corner of the milk tea shop and folded the five thousand yuan bills one by one and stuffed them into the piggy bank.

"Brother, what major do you want to choose in the future?" Meng Anran asked casually while folding banknotes.

"Law," Meng Yushu answered straightforwardly, but with a hint of uncertainty. "Lawyers have a promising future. No matter how far technology develops, there will always be a need for lawyers. Plus, the income is quite good."

Meng Anran stopped moving, turned her head and stared at him meaningfully for a few seconds, then shook her head, "I don't think it's suitable for you."

I can’t imagine what it would be like if someone as gentle as Meng Yushu were to engage in a verbal battle with others.

Meng Yushu chuckled, "Then why not apply to a teacher training college and become a teacher after graduation?"

Meng Anran shook her head again, "I think you will be bullied by students."

Meng Yushu was amused and couldn't stop laughing. He always felt that this sister had a different kind of cuteness from ordinary people. She was adorable.

It could also be that in her brother's eyes, his sister is good in every way.

…

Meng Chenghong was sitting at the table doing his homework when suddenly a ceramic pig appeared at his hand. He turned his head and met his second sister's smile, his eyes full of confusion.

"This is for you." Meng Anran leaned against the wall and said, "You can only put money in this piggy, but you can't take money out. I've already deposited your 5,000 yuan bonus into it for you, and you can deposit your red envelope money into it in the future. If there's an emergency and you need money urgently, you can smash it."

Meng Chenghong blinked in confusion, "What's an emergency?"

"Hmm..." Meng Anran thought for a moment and said, "For example, if my brother accidentally hit his head like last year, if the situation is more serious, your money may be used to save his life. So, save money well."

She patted her little brother's head gently, said nothing more, and turned away.

Meng Chenghong stared at the little white pig and suddenly realized that money is not only used for food and clothes, but may also be used to save his family at critical moments.

He carefully picked up the piglet and put it in the bottom drawer of the desk.

He will definitely save money well in the future!

After taking a shower, Meng Anran went to bed wearing soft strawberry pajamas, lay down and covered herself with the quilt.

The new bed is so comfortable. It’s finally not a wooden board with a chrome waist.

After lying down for a while, she sat up again, turned on the floor fan beside the bed, leaned against the headboard and called Qin Mu.

The moment the call was connected, a low laugh came from the other end, "What do you want, Miss? You're not missing me, are you?"

"I'm just bored and want to chat with you."

Qin Mu understood Meng Anran. Perhaps because she did not feel much family affection in her childhood, she always expressed her feelings in a subtle way. He had never heard the words "I miss you" from her.

If she has something serious to say, she will say it directly, but when she says "I'm bored and want to chat with you", it means she misses him.

Qin Mu smiled brightly, with cherry blossoms tinging the tips of his ears. "Miss, do you want to chat about fifty cents or five dollars?"

“Is there a fee?”

"No, I paid for it. The young lady took the initiative to chat with me, so I must have made a profit."

Meng Anran couldn't help laughing, "Then I have to charge by the hour, five dollars an hour."

"Won't you give me a friendly price?" Qin Mu glanced at the time. It was now half past nine. "How about five hundred and twenty for two hours?"

"You really know how to run a business." Meng Anran lay on the bed, laughing so hard that her chest shook. "How's everything going?"

"It's almost done. All the documents that need to be signed have been signed. I'll send them to the notarization tomorrow. It should be approved in two or three days." Qin Mu stopped the work at hand, leaned back in his office chair and chatted with his childhood sweetheart attentively.

"Yeah." Meng Anran responded absentmindedly, and then told Qin Mu about what happened tonight. She had been thinking about it for a long time and still didn't understand why the Meng family was unwilling to accept the bonus.

The last time Meng Anran was troubled by an issue for so long was whether to invest in a certain clothing brand, which involved a market value of five million.

Now he actually spent the whole night agonizing over 5,000 yuan. Qin Mu found it funny to hear that.

"Are you scared?" His question sounded more like a statement, as if he understood her emotions better than Meng Anran.