Xu Weihua will never forget the day she secretly ate braised pork behind Su Changqing's back.

Don't try to reason with her; she's a born egoist at the very top of the pyramid.

To her, no one in this world is more important than herself.

Su Changqing was indeed good to her.

Sharing hardships with him is the greatest expression of her sincerity; not spending a penny is her bottom line. Our main focus is on companionship.

She stayed by his side through his most difficult times; who dares to say she doesn't love him!

She knew better than anyone else that it was heartbreaking for a man to suffer misfortune for the rest of his life.

Taking good care of yourself not only brings smiles to your face but also helps you live a long and healthy life.

Although she secretly ate roast chicken by herself at night, she obediently ate pickled vegetables with him during the day.

Xu Weihua internally defended herself.

After eating and drinking his fill, he patted his stomach and took out the little money and tickets he had left to check.

The face that had just been full was immediately tinged with worry.

"Why!"

She only treated herself to extra meals four times this month, but she didn't expect the money and tickets to be used up so quickly.

What kind of era is this? A couple with both working jobs can't even eat meat every day.

Looking down at her old, worn-out shoes, she knew she couldn't stand it for another day.

We must find a way to get Su Changqing to use next month's salary to buy me a new pair of shoes.

This time, Su Changqing wrote three letters to his family.

One letter to Li Yueniang, the mother-in-law in Kyoto; one letter to her daughter Su Qingci; and one letter to Su Jindong in the army.

She secretly added a paragraph expressing her love and concern for her family to the end of each letter.

If her son, daughter, and mother-in-law aren't stupid, they can see how difficult her life is now.

Even if only one person lends a helping hand to her, this winter won't be so cold.

Otherwise, with just the couple's meager salaries...

There are renting a place, various living expenses, and the need to prepare heating supplies for winter, as well as warm clothes and quilts to keep warm through the winter.

She can't do it...

Alas! It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.

It's so difficult for her, a modern, independent woman who has lived a life of luxury for two generations.

Inside the rented room, Su Changqing was washing dishes while mentally checking the accounts.

My wife doesn't have a budget for money. Before, when she went grocery shopping, she would often spend a week's worth of food money in a single day.

He spent all his money in just a few days, living a lavish lifestyle.

So now he's the one who does all the grocery shopping.

His salary was mainly used for family meals and daily expenses. Because he frequently went to the black market to buy expensive food, there was basically nothing left over.

What happened to my wife's money from the past two months?

What are you doing?

It doesn't look like it's ever been taken out and used!

Oh, I bought bowls, chopsticks, basins, and handkerchiefs and other daily necessities a while ago. I was going to tell her that she was going to pay the rent, but then she said she didn't have any money and asked me for ten yuan!

Su Changqing frowned. "Wei Hua, have you been scammed again?"

After all, she was so naive and had no sense of caution; she easily trusted others.

He didn't even consider the possibility that Xu Weihua was hiding money.

He knew his wife liked to eat snacks, often snacking on things like sunflower seeds and peanuts.

Even if you crack your lips raw, you still can't earn that much money.

So, Xu Weihua, who had eaten and drunk her fill, was stopped by Su Changqing as soon as she entered the door.

"Wei Hua, you're back?"

Xu Weihua felt a pang of guilt and casually raised her hand to wipe the corner of her mouth.

"Yeah, I'll just take a walk around and come back when I'm done."

"Wei Hua, I just calculated it, and our money doesn't match up."

"Don't you also have a salary of 26 yuan?"

"I usually just eat snacks. Last time I bought shampoo, face cream, chopsticks, and needles and thread."

"Oh, right, you also bought two ounces of sesame oil."

Even after deducting the cost of snacks, we should still have more than 15 yuan left. Where did the rest of the money go?

"Su Changqing, what do you mean?"

Xu Weihua instantly bristled, her face filled with excitement.

How could I not be excited? He didn't miscalculate at all.

She happened to have hidden 15 yuan.

When Su Changqing listed them out one by one, she was almost in tears.

Immediately use anger to cover up your emotions.

"You're actually questioning my accounts?"

Do you think I'm hiding money from you? Or do you think I'm secretly living a life of luxury away from you?

"Go ask around outside, women's expenses are much higher than yours."

"Every morning I have to comb my hair, wash my face, and get dressed, which is more than what you men do. And every month I have to spend more on toilet paper!"

"You've gone too far."

"You actually doubted me, you actually checked my accounts!"

"Tell me, do you suspect that I'm using the money to support a man?"

"After all these years with you, how could you be so distrustful of me? Waaah!"

Su Changqing turned green with fright upon hearing his wife's question.

"No, Wei Hua, I didn't investigate you."

"How could I doubt you!"

“I didn’t think that way about you. I just felt that the money was wrong.”

“Look, here, the combined monthly income of two working couples is only about fifty yuan.”

"We don't have to raise children or support elderly parents, yet we still manage to make ends meet."

"I just feel like there might be something we haven't planned well."

"So I want to discuss with you where the money should be spent and where it shouldn't be spent."

Xu Weihua's face flushed red; he couldn't let him continue.

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