Chapter 144 Two children are enough
Qiao Xing was also stunned. She stared blankly at Qin Ce, unable to tell whether he was saying it out of anger or as a sarcastic remark.
On the contrary, a young couple passing by couldn't help but burst out laughing when they heard this.
"What the hell is this, putting gold trim on the ancestral grave? Haha..."
"Keep your voice down."
The two chatted and laughed, then walked into the hotel and disappeared.
Feeling a bit hot at being teased, Qiao Xing dared not say anything more, afraid that the man might utter something even more shocking.
"Qin Ce, let's go back first, let's not talk about this here."
Qin Ce calmed down a bit. He had indeed been a little hasty and said some things without thinking.
He composed himself, nodded, handed her the helmet from the electric scooter, and then turned and straddled her.
He has long legs, so he can climb up in one step. Qiao Xing always has to hold onto his shoulders to get on.
When Qiao Xing returned, she didn't see the old man. Qin Ce told her that the old man had gone back.
In other words, now it's just the two of them, and without anyone to liven things up, Qiao Xing is starting to feel uncomfortable.
Qin Ce took off his coat and tossed it onto the sofa. "I'm hungry."
Qiao Xing paused for a moment, then looked away from the sofa and hurriedly said, "I'll go cook, but we're out of vegetables. Do you want noodles?"
"eat."
Qiao Xing said "Oh," went to the kitchen refrigerator to check, found no green vegetables, but had two tomatoes, so she made two bowls of tomato and egg noodles.
She brought the noodles to the table, and the two sat facing each other, eating their meal quietly.
Qiao Xing stirred the noodles in her bowl, hesitated, and said, "I'll go find a house for her tomorrow."
"Mmm." Qin Ce buried his head in his noodles, not even looking up.
"Once she's settled in and receives her salary, I'll leave her alone."
Qin Ce paused for a moment, then finally looked up at Qiao Xing, as if to say something, but in the end he only said three words, "Whatever."
"Also... I promised to tutor Lin Xi, but only on weekends, not during the week."
"oh."
Qiao Xing bit her lip. He still seemed angry, and Qiao Xing didn't dare to mention the word "divorce" again.
She lowered her head, and although she didn't have much of an appetite, she still finished all the noodles.
Qiao Xing stood up to clear the dishes when she suddenly heard Qin Ce ask, "What kind of house are you looking for?"
"What?" Qiao Xing paused.
What kind of house are you looking for?
Qiao Xing thought for a moment, "I don't know yet, I'll check on my phone later."
She doesn't have much money on her right now. She was scammed in the last loan, and she still has to pay back several thousand yuan every month.
She didn't know if Qin Ce had completed all the paperwork for the house, and he hadn't mentioned repayment to her.
In addition to the current monthly water, electricity and living expenses, she doesn't even know how much the property management fee is each month.
Qiao Xing quickly took the bowl inside to wash it, then came out to chat with Qin Ce.
Qin Ce sat lazily on the sofa, not going to the study, and casually changed the TV channels. Qiao Xing could tell that he was probably waiting to talk to her.
Qiao Xing wiped the water off his hands and walked over to sit down diagonally opposite him.
"Qin Ce, let's talk."
Qin Ce tilted his head to look at her, "Let's not talk about divorce."
After saying that, he changed the channel again.
"...No, I just wanted to ask how much we have to pay in mortgage payments each month? And how are the property management fees paid?"
Qin Ce was also taken aback. He awkwardly looked away, pretending to watch TV. "Four or five thousand, I guess. The property management fee is five thousand a year, which I've already paid."
"Oh, so how much do you earn per month now?"
"I don't know." Qin Ce said, then realized it wasn't appropriate and added, "Isn't my salary card with you?"
Qiao Xing also remembered that when they first got married, he seemed to have given her a card. "Was that your salary card?"
"Um."
"But even if you're stuck with me, don't you even know how much you earn?"
Qin Ce hesitated for a moment, then looked at her tentatively and said, "Guess."
Qiao Xing was silent for a while. Previously, when she worked in administration, she calculated attendance and basic salary, and could see the employees' base salary.
Considering the salary of Assistant General Manager Liao at Weisheng, his salary at a multinational company should be higher, plus performance-based pay, etc...
She gave an uncertain number, "Thirty thousand or fifty thousand?"
Qin Ce raised his hand, his fingertips brushing against his lips, and nodded with an unreadable expression. "About 35,000."
Qiao Xing breathed a sigh of relief. It was alright; the gap wasn't too big. With some effort, she should be able to reach that salary level.
Qin Ce glanced at her out of the corner of his eye; she had already taken out her phone and was calculating something.
Qiao Xing was calculating how much money he would spend each month.
After calculating for a few minutes, she said to Qin Ce, "I've done the calculations. Right now, our combined salaries are less than 50,000, but my salary will increase in the future."
"The mortgage is 5,000, the water and electricity bill is about 500, the grocery shopping is about 1,500, and then there's the occasional meal out, which is about 1,000."
"Does your job require you to treat others to meals or anything?"
Qin Ce stared intently at her. "No need."
Qiao Xing nodded, "Then buying clothes... that shouldn't be necessary. You wear the same style of clothes all the time, and you have so many. I also have quite a few clothes, so I basically don't need to buy any more."
Qiao Xing even did a more generous calculation, "So, our monthly expenses are around eight thousand, let's say ten thousand."
"There's still some left..." Isn't that his salary?
Qiao Xing suddenly felt a little embarrassed, remembering how he had boasted before that he could support him.
"Didn't you forget to calculate your loan?" Qin Ce kindly reminded her.
"..."
Now her salary isn't even enough for basic expenses, so she has to spend his salary instead.
Qin Ce stared at her conflicted expression and couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.
At least she's calculating the accounts for both of them now, instead of separating them.
Qin Ce added, "We still have two electric bikes to maintain."
"...Oh, an electric scooter, do you need to maintain it?"
"Is charging free? Your 500 yuan for water and electricity is too conservative. Let's say 2,000."
"..."
What kind of family is this? Two thousand for water and electricity? That's less than the cost of gas for a car.
Thinking about cars… Qiao Xing started calculating again, “Oh right, and your Mercedes, didn’t you buy it on loan? How much do you have to pay each month?”
"Five thousand," he said, making it up on the spot.
"Hmm... there's the insurance premium, and once you get it back, there'll be maintenance and gas costs..."
Qiao Xing had already forgotten how to do the math, so she just gave a rough average: "So...we'll be spending close to 20,000 every month?"
Qin Ce nodded seriously, "Yes, there's still 20,000 left, enough to raise two children."
When Qiao Xing heard about the child, her face started to burn again.
But after thinking about it, I still told him very seriously, "Two are not enough."
Qin Ce nodded seriously, "Then let's have five."
Qiao Xing twitched her lips, glaring at the man with a mixture of embarrassment and anger. "I said 20,000 yuan isn't enough to raise two children!"
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