A few days after Bonnie returned from the island with Dr. Yang and the others, the money for the dried seaweed arrived, exactly ten thousand yuan. According to the previous contract, the island team would receive three thousand yuan, the military logistics team three thousand yuan, the seaweed planting team three thousand yuan, and Bonnie herself one thousand yuan.
Bonnie was very happy to receive the money. Her investment had yielded a return, and when she calculated it out, she earned as much as a worker's salary in a month.
"Our Bonnie made money, why are you so happy?"
Gu Ye lay on the bed watching Bao Ni organize the family's assets. Since last year, her family's expenses had decreased significantly because Bao Ni's own grain harvest was bountiful. They no longer needed to buy refined grains or oil, since her family consisted of three big eaters.
Bonnie was in high spirits, licking her hands and counting the bills one by one, not caring about the mess. After Gu Ye was promoted to team leader, his salary also increased, now over a hundred yuan a month. Their family's expenses were relatively high, but they still managed to save a considerable amount each month.
“Sigh, our family is considered to be in a better position in the family compound. Your salary is not low, and you don’t have to help your family back home. I grow my own grain and can also go beachcombing or catch some seafood from the sea from time to time. Other families earn money but still have to help their relatives and friends. Why are they so stubborn and keep having children?”
Bonnie really couldn't understand why they had so many children.
"Who's having a baby again?"
Gu Ye knew that his wife had been more sentimental since seeing Dr. Yang, and he wondered what she had seen on the island.
Bonnie thought for a moment, "There are quite a few families. There's the sister-in-law of Battalion Commander Duan, Sister-in-law Zhou in the front row, and several sisters-in-law in the regiment who are pregnant. There must be at least ten families in total. The main thing is that they already have two or three children, and they still have more."
“Everyone has different opinions. Some families like to have more children, and we can’t control that.” Gu Ye looked at the sulking Bonnie and thought his wife was kind of cute.
"I don't want to think about it anymore. It's such a beautiful day, wouldn't it be better to do something meaningful?" Gu Ye's hands were itching to get moving.
Bonnie grabbed him and poured a bucket of cold water on him, "Brother Ye, we're out of family planning supplies!"
"What?" Gu Ye was so focused on his own benefits that he didn't hear what his wife said.
"We're out of condoms!" Bonnie looked at Gu Ye, who looked sullen, with a grin, secretly delighted. Serves you right for using them all up.
Gu Ye pinned Bao Ni down and kissed her wildly before getting up and going out to take a shower.
"Ha ha……"
Bonnie went to sleep happily. Gu Ye entered the room and saw his wife sleeping soundly without a care in the world. He climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed), pulled her into his arms, and prepared to sleep. He left a mental message: he would definitely go to the hospital tomorrow to get more family planning supplies...
Bonnie had a good night's sleep, but she didn't care about her brother's inner thoughts; it was time to pay her soldiers' wages today.
"Sister Baoni, we've calculated it. We still have 6,458 yuan in our account." Han Weidong and Zhang Yuanchao had calculated it three times to make sure there were no mistakes.
Bonnie took the ledger and glanced at it. There weren't any major expenses this year, just small, miscellaneous expenditures. The biggest expenses were for Chinese herbal medicine and boat repairs...
Bonnie and the others had set aside 5,000 yuan. She had previously asked Teacher Gao to contact acquaintances and order a batch of equipment and seedling boxes. This amount of money wouldn't be short, so they needed to set aside some. Bonnie had the two of them check attendance; excluding her, the other nineteen people all received it.
Finally, Bonnie called a meeting, emphasized the key point, and announced that they would be giving out money, about eighty yuan per person. The boys were ecstatic; they never imagined they could earn money.
Bonnie told them that she didn't care how the money was spent, but they had to explain it to their family.
He talked about other things, such as arranging the exam time. The cheers from below stopped, and only wails remained.
Bonnie didn't care; she had other things to do, and there was nothing she could do about those who didn't do well on the exam.
After the meeting, the group of kids happily ran home, having earned their own money.
"Grandpa, Grandpa, I made money, haha..."
Lin Hai hadn't even entered the yard yet, and his shouts had already spread throughout the neighborhood.
"Hey kid, you guys got paid out of pocket? How much did you get?"
Hearing the noise, the aunt from the neighbor's house on the left rushed out, grabbed Lin Hai, and anxiously inquired.
She was filled with regret. When she heard there was no pay and she would be working for free, she called her children back home. Who would work for free? She could have used that time to earn work points at other jobs. They wouldn't earn much, but they could still earn four or five work points a day.
Who would have thought that Bonnie and the others would even provide a meal, allowing those boys to have a hearty meal in the dead of winter. That year, those boys not only grew taller but also gained weight. Even more unexpectedly, they received money this time.
"What's it to you?"
Lin Hai was gossiped about since he was a child, and he has a bad temper. He doesn't respect his elders at all, and they are all gossipy women.
The aunt was stunned for a moment, not expecting Lin Hai to be so impolite. She immediately shouted, "Lin Hai, you brat, how dare you talk to me like that? You have no manners! I thought you had learned something this year, but you still act like this after not finding a job."
Lin Hai's initial joy vanished, and he retorted angrily, "Who do you think you are? What good is your opinion? Only my opinion matters. Don't try to act all high and mighty with me. You used to gossip about me the most."
Lin Hai spent the year hanging out with Han Weidong and his gang, learning a lot of their slang. He used it immediately, leaving the aunt next door speechless.
"Pah, what's so great about you? Can't I ask others what's going on? With someone like you, which girl would marry you in the future?"
This auntie is quite unreasonable; she started cursing.
Lin Hai wasn't angry. He chuckled and said, "If all daughters were like you, I, Lin Hai, would rather remain a bachelor for life than ruin the next generation."
"With your mother like you, your child is doomed. He wants to get into our seaweed farm, but because of you, he won't be able to pass the test." After saying that, Lin Hai didn't waste any more words with her. He opened the door, went into the yard, and closed the gate behind him.
The older woman was left standing there, fuming, unsure of who to yell at.
“You got into another argument with the neighbor. That’s just how she is. Why bother with her? Otherwise, people will start gossiping about you. How are you going to find a spouse in the future?”
Lin Hai's mother has a gentle nature and rarely argues with people; she's somewhat weak-willed.
“Mother, I don’t argue with her. She’s already gossiped about me a lot, so what do I have to worry about? Besides, what’s the point of getting a wife? I’m still so young. Sister Bao Ni said that I’m good enough, and plenty of girls will want me.”
If Bonnie were here, she would definitely slap him. Did she really say that? She clearly said, "If you blossom, butterflies will come; if you are wonderful, heaven will arrange it."
Lin Hai Niang fell silent. She couldn't control her youngest son anymore, so she decided to leave him to her father-in-law.
Lin Hai didn't say much to his mother, as he couldn't explain it clearly, and went inside to find his grandfather.
The old man was overjoyed as he watched his grandson grow up. He said that entrusting him to Bonnie was the right decision. Look, in less than a year, he has been completely transformed.
The aunt next door didn't miss the chance to gossip about Lin Hai, but this time, few people agreed with her.
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