Chapter 378 If you don't believe it, see for yourself.
"Mom, let's talk about this later. I'm not in the mood right now. I need to deal with the trouble caused by Cen Yan first. Besides, I just had a fight with Niu Xiaofen, and then I'm getting together with Xianxian. What will outsiders think?"
"Okay, Mom understands, son. Mom promises you that as long as this matter is resolved, Mom will never cause trouble again. I will stay home and help you take care of the children. As for the children?"
“Once they suffer with Niu Xiaofen, they will naturally realize how good you are as their father and will eagerly run back.”
Tian Ying didn't think much of the fact that the children had gone with Niu Xiaofen.
As for their son, wherever he goes, he belongs to the Yu family. Niu Xiaofen is willing to raise the Yu family's son for free, and she couldn't be happier.
Shan Xianxian took her passbook to the credit union on the island, withdrew five hundred yuan, and handed it to Yu Qingguo.
Yu Qingguo readily wrote an IOU, which made Shan Xianxian feel a little better.
You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub. As long as the Yu family is still a useful pawn, spending some money is nothing. Besides, if Cen Yan dares to accept money, she will leave the Yu family with a handle. She can write a letter of complaint at any time, accusing the couple of extortion and getting Qi Jingchuan removed from his cadre position!
Because of the commotion caused by the Yu family, Cen Yan's afternoon nap was ruined.
After receiving the money and issuing a letter of understanding, she took the souvenirs she had brought back from Lancheng and went to Wang Lijuan's house.
Furthermore, he explained his purpose to Wang Lijuan.
"You're going to donate all five hundred yuan the Yu family gave you as compensation to repair streetlights in the residential compound? You're not kidding, are you?"
"Madam, do you think I would bother to make such a joke at your expense?"
“I was put in charge of the military spouses’ alliance before, and when I got back, I thought about how to unite the wives and get them to work together. So I felt I had to do something practical for them.”
"For example?" Wang Lijuan listened attentively.
“Every day when I come home from get off work, I see a group of children walking home in the dark after school. I guess the other women who have jobs are too busy to pick up their children.”
"It's fine when the weather is hot, but when it gets cold, the days are short and the nights are long. It gets dark around 5 p.m. What if the children run into something in the dark when they come back? For example, they might fall into a pit or trip over a rock and fall down?"
“I thought that instead of just shouting slogans, we should do something practical, like installing some streetlights to light up the way home for the children. This would also put the minds of my wife’s family, who is too busy to take care of the children while they are at work, at ease.”
"I plan to discuss with the women who make lipsticks about the electricity and maintenance costs of the streetlights. We'll each set aside three to five cents from our profits each month as a way of repaying the organization for their help."
"Of course, if my sisters-in-law are unwilling, I will pay the electricity bill out of my own pocket. It's no problem."
Wang Lijuan thought these words were feasible.
"But you're really willing to donate this five hundred yuan directly?"
Upon hearing this, Cen Yan's smile turned somewhat bitter.
“As you know, Madam, I’m not short of money. Demanding 500 from the Yu family is simply because I can’t swallow my anger. If I don’t accept the money, they won’t learn their lesson. But if I do accept the money, what kind of people will Qi Jingchuan and I become? Let’s just donate this money to build a common home for everyone. It’s a win-win situation for everyone.”
“If the Yu family had your level of awareness, they wouldn’t have caused so much trouble. Alright, since you’ve decided to donate streetlights, I’ll contact the barracks tomorrow and have them send someone to install a few. I didn’t realize it until you mentioned it, but now that you say it, our Dongming Island family compound is indeed pitch black. At night, it’s not bright enough, and we’re even afraid of falling into a pit when we go to the toilet.”
"Thank you, Madam."
After Wang Lijuan finished telling the story, she asked another question.
"I heard you're going to share the profits with your wives tonight? How much did you make from the lipstick?"
"Not much. A lipstick is consigned for 50 cents. After deducting the cost and the handling fee deducted by the department store, you can make about 30 cents per lipstick."
"You can make half? Cen Yan, you're not lying to your teacher's wife, are you?"
"If you don't believe me, Madam, you can see for yourself. Judging by the time, Aunt Tang and the others should already be waiting for me to come back and share the money."
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