Mr. Qiu was unhappy to hear this and was afraid that Qiu Ze'an would become even more estranged from the family, so he naturally couldn't let it go like this. Mr. Qiu casually took out the salary and allowance he had just received this month from his pocket.
I wanted to take out two bills for my son, but then I remembered they were from his maternal grandparents. My face flushed, and with a swift motion, I stuffed the entire envelope into Qiu Ze'an's hand, saying:
"You didn't come home for Chinese New Year, and I didn't give you any lucky money, so this is your lucky money!"
"Don't mention guesthouses or anything like that again. This is your home. How can you expect to be charged for staying here?"
“Even if there are only two rooms in this house, one of them is for you. If someone else feels there isn’t enough space, then they can leave. No one can take your place!”
Qiu Zean is very familiar with this envelope; it's the same one he uses when he gets paid!
Did Qiu's father give him all of his salary and subsidies for this month? That's wonderful!
Aunt Zhou was out of money. When Qiu Minting was looking for something, even if she hid some money, she would only have kept 20-30 yuan. She definitely didn't have any more.
Qiu's family didn't even have time to give him money this month before giving him his salary. That's going to be a huge surprise for them!
He can go home with peace of mind if the house is in a good mood.
His biggest worry when he went back was that they were living too well!
Qiu Ze'an didn't refuse at all, and took the envelope directly, saying:
“I am already grown up and should not accept things from my father, but I dare not refuse such a gift from an elder, so I will accept it!”
Aunt Zhou could hardly believe her eyes. She just accepted it?
Where's his face? Where's his face?
He's such a big guy, already 25 years old, and a respected figure in the military. How dare he ask his dad for his salary?
Besides, look at the state of his home. He hasn't even given the money back to his hometown this month, and he's already taken it away?
What should we feed and drink at home?
Aunt Zhou was eager to get the money back, but Qiu Ze'an quickly slipped it into a hidden pocket in his pants!
He simply couldn't believe that a stepmother would have the nerve to reach into her adult stepson's pants pocket.
If she really dares to do it, he's willing to help her spread the word. Anyway, even if it's embarrassing, Mr. Qiu loses 10 points, Aunt Zhou loses 9 points, and he only loses 2-3 points, he still thinks it's worth it!
Aunt Zhou really wanted to search her pockets, but reality brought her back to her senses.
The idea of a stepmother taking over her stepson's pocket would be too shameful if it got out; she didn't have the guts to do it.
Aunt Zhou stopped her, saying:
"Old Qiu, what's with the New Year's money? He's already a grown man. Some of his kids are already old enough to run errands. If you give him New Year's money now, won't people laugh at him?"
"Besides, we haven't even secured our living expenses for this month yet. You gave the money to your eldest son, are you going to abandon the two younger ones?"
Qiu Zean deliberately said:
"Then let's give it back to Father. After all, he still has younger siblings to support. I didn't know Father couldn't support his younger siblings. If it's really not enough, I can send Father some money every month."
"We haven't saved a single penny in all these years, we're barely making ends meet, why didn't you tell me sooner!"
Qiu Ze'an hoped that his father would take back control of the family finances. He would rather his father use the money to support his bloodsucking relatives than have him support the family.
At least his relatives back home had no grudge against him, and in fact, they had been leeching off him and making Aunt Zhou unhappy, so they had actually helped him.
After all, the enemy of my enemy is my friend!
As expected, Mr. Qiu looked at Aunt Zhou with a probing gaze and said:
“I receive nearly 300 yuan a month in salary plus seniority allowance. You’re telling me I have no savings and can’t afford to raise two children?”
"Where's the money? Where has all my money gone all these years? Did you give it all to your ungrateful family?"
Aunt Zhou's family situation was no less dire than Qiu's father's; the whole family was also exploitative.
Therefore, Mr. Qiu strongly suspected that Aunt Zhou had given all her money to her family. Otherwise, with such a high salary, equivalent to the wages of 7-8 workers, how could she not save any money?
Qiu's father didn't even consider that he had to send 2,000 yuan back to his hometown every year, and the money he left for his family was less than what he sent back to his hometown.
With two children and Aunt Zhou, they have plenty to eat and live on. Aunt Zhou doesn't work, so her monthly expenses are already quite high. She also has to subsidize her family from time to time. It's a miracle she's not losing money!
Aunt Zhou got angry when this was mentioned. He had the nerve to ask about the family's money. Why didn't he say how much he sent back to his hometown every year?
Aunt Zhou said angrily:
"You've been sending all that money back to your hometown? You send over a hundred yuan back home every month, and you still have the nerve to ask me where the money goes?"
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