If they're willing to give it, we'll take it; if they're not, they can leave us alone and enjoy our peace and quiet.
Xiao Yunying went to wash the pot: "If they're willing to give you money, you can keep it; you don't need to give it to me."
Zheng Yunwan helped wipe the stove: "I know Sister Yunying doesn't want to use her money, and I don't want it either. If she's willing to give it, then keep it for Luo Yang and the others."
She was the children's biological mother, yet in the past few years she hadn't cared for them for a single day, nor had she raised them for even a moment. Consider this hundred taels of silver as her compensation to the children.
Xiao Yunying's heart softened for a moment: "So you were plotting for them. No wonder you suddenly became interested in money."
Zheng Yunwan wiped the stove clean, washed her hands, and took out three sets of ordinary tableware from the cupboard, which were specially for guests: "I'll go and spread out some of those dishes, and wait for them to come and serve them in a little while."
Xiao Yunying wiped the water out of the pot and put it away, then deliberately asked, "How can you be sure they will agree to give you money? Judging from that lady's clothes and appearance, she probably can't be as wealthy and powerful as Zuo Lanzhi back then."
"Even if they can't give them a hundred taels a day, they'll still give them some. After all, they can't stay here without food and drink. Besides, Sister Yunying's cooking is so delicious, I don't believe they can resist the temptation of the smell every day."
Xiao Yunying chuckled at her words: "Stop praising me in fancy ways. Go and divide the dishes. Let's eat first after you're done."
Just as they expected, the old woman came over with her maid again just as they were about to sit down to eat, and gave them five hundred taels of silver.
"These silver notes are a thank-you gift from our lady to you, young lady. Our lady left in a hurry and didn't bring much money with her, so we hope you won't find them too expensive."
The old woman suppressed her true emotions and handed over the silver notes. Xiao Yunying glanced at them, nodded slightly, and Zheng Yunwan accepted them.
"You're too kind, everyone. How could we possibly mind? Come on, the food is ready for you."
After Zheng Yunwan saw them out of the kitchen and returned to sit down, Xiao Yunying said, "These silver notes are not easy to get. Do you believe that when Madam Luo comes back, she will bring this up indirectly?"
Zheng Yunwan counted the silver notes and put them into her bosom: "Sister Yunying, are you afraid they'll complain? Aren't Madam Luo and Young Master Luo on Sister Yunying's side? Let them complain all they want."
I'll keep this silver note for now. Adding it to the previous hundred taels, it makes a total of six hundred taels. I'll divide it among the siblings later.
"No need to calculate Xin'er's share, two hundred each for the brothers is just right." When Xiao Yunying was serving food to Luo Xin, she noticed the little girl looking at her and Zheng Yunwan with curiosity and asked, "Xin'er, you're looking so intently, did you understand what happened?"
Luo Xin swallowed the food in her mouth: "They gave us money for lodging, and Aunt Yunwan is going to share this money with my brothers."
Xiao Yunying exclaimed in surprise, "You actually understood it?!"
She broke off a small piece of steamed bun for Luo Xin: "The six hundred taels of silver should be divided equally among your three brothers, so that each of them will receive exactly two hundred."
Then she deliberately whispered in the little girl's ear, "When I give you three hundred taels, that's a hundred taels more than your brothers. Let's keep it as a little treasure for our Xin'er, okay?"
"Thank you, Mother!" The slight disappointment that had just welled up in Luo Xin's heart vanished instantly. "Mother, please put it in that little box for me. I don't need that much money right now, so I'll save it for now."
"Okay, no problem."
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