Chapter 28 From now on, all our money will be kept by you.
Ye-eun held her breath, staring at Quan Zhilong's hand moving left and right, and finally breathed a sigh of relief when the dust settled. "Here, this is for you."
In his open hand was a golden 10-won coin.
Kwon Ji-yong couldn't suppress the smile at all, "What a silly Ye-eun, what can you buy with 10 won?" I'm afraid I won't be able to buy even one piece of candy.
He sighed in a pretentious manner, his eyes drooping and looking very pitiful, "But Ye-eun, 10 won is too little."
The sigh sounded in the wind and entered Yien's ears. Yien touched her other hand holding the coin, hesitated for a while, and said: "How much do you want?"
Her shy movements revealed her reluctance, but once the word "loyalty" was spoken, it could not be taken back. Her two crossed feet were tensely tightened. What if Zhilong asked for a lot?
"1,000 won or so." Kwon Ji-yong glanced up at Ye-eun secretly.
Finished! It is a number that I have not learned yet. Ye-en's face was filled with confusion and reluctance. She looked down at the coin in her hand, "How much is 1,000? Is this enough?"
In the white and tender hand that was stretched out to Quan Zhilong was a silver coin of 100 won. Ye Eun was shy and embarrassed, "I only learned 100, what is 1,000?"
Two children were whispering to each other. A passerby frowned while holding the hand of a little girl. Looking closely, he saw the younger girl squatting in front of a small schoolbag. She raised her hands and rummaged through the bag, then took something out and handed it to a boy in front of her who was no more than two years older than her. She looked like she was being blackmailed.
It was not until he walked over with a frown, wanting to stop the child bullying happening right under his nose, that he heard the boy counting how much money he had in his hands.
“100+100+50+20+10+5+1+50… How come there are even 1 won coins?” Kwon Ji-yong was shocked as he watched Ye-eun rummaging through the bag, pulling out coins one after another like a little hamster looking for food after the winter. “Hey, how much is that!”
The two looked at each other, and Yien shook her head decisively. She only knew addition and subtraction within ten. This problem was too difficult for a child whose biggest number in her mind was 100.
"Jilong, do you have 1,000 of these?" Yien hooked the corner of Kwon Jilong's clothes with her little finger, stared at the money in his hand, pursed her lips, hoping that there would be some left for her.
In fact, Quan Zhilong is not good at mental arithmetic. When he was in the second grade, he found that his most hated subject was mathematics. However, Ye-eun's eager eyes made him stand up straight. He squatted down and placed the coins one by one on the ground, "Wait a minute, I'm sure I can figure it out!"
The little heads faced each other, one lowered his head and counted with his fingers, while the other looked up from time to time at the other in admiration.
"..." When people passing by heard that 531+50=591, they thought, how can a child who can't even count money still bully others?
He put his hands behind his back and counted the money through the gap between the two children's heads. Finally, he left with a nonchalant "855 won" and turned away.
Today is another day to do good deeds without leaving a name!
Quan Shunxu, who came to participate in the S/M trainee interview, held his sister Quan Baoer's hand and was satisfied, "I did a good thing again. My interview today will definitely go smoothly."
Ever since HOT debuted, the company S/M suddenly appeared in the public eye of South Korea, and countless people became envious when they saw the trainee selection information on the official website.
Quan Shunxu was one of them. He whispered to his sister who was accompanying him, "Wait for me at the door later."
Quan Baoer nodded obediently. While sitting outside waiting for the show, she suddenly thought of the two children who couldn't count their numbers. She supported her chin and smiled. Unexpectedly, when she raised her eyes, she saw an adult man wearing glasses looking her up and down.
He said to himself, "Are you here for an interview too?"
Li Xiuman took a liking to the girl running with him at first sight, and the two people who had just learned that all their money added up was less than 1,000 sighed.
"What does Ji-yong need 1,000 won for?" Ye-eun glanced at Kwon Ji-yong, and her subordinates carefully held a few coins in their palms without making a sound. Well, since all of it added together isn’t enough, let’s just give it all back to Ye-eun!
Yien will wait until she has saved enough money and give it all to Zhilong. She wonders in her heart, how much is 855, and wonders if it is enough to buy a little skirt for her mother.
Quan Zhilong looked down and saw Yi Eun's little action. He silently moved a few coins in front of him to Yi Eun. Seeing her smile as she stuffed the coins back into her bag one by one, he also laughed, "Well, I want to buy a dance mat, but it's so expensive."
He held his chin and sighed. In fact, he didn't know if 1,000 won was enough to buy a dance mat, but seeing Ye Eun's expression, he always wanted to tease her, "If only Ye Eun had 1,000 won."
Unexpectedly, Yien looked at his increasingly melancholy expression, frowned, clenched her hands, nervously looked around again and again, then lowered her head to cover her small bag, "Zhilong, wait a minute, help me block it."
With a nervous look on her face, like a thief, Ye-eun held the bag, put one arm into the deepest part of the bag, took out a small purse, and looked around nervously, "Hey, I don't know how much this is, can you take a look?"
The money in the purse was a reward given to me by my mother when I helped her clean. Although I didn’t know the exact amount, she was afraid that the money would get wet in the rain because it was in the form of paper, so she kept it carefully in her purse.
She took out the neatly folded banknote from her purse and held it in her palm, then transferred the banknote to Quan Zhilong in the gesture of shaking hands. She looked nervous throughout the whole process, fearing that someone would discover that she was carrying such a fragile "huge sum of money" on her.
Quan Zhilong was infected by her guilty look, and he also lowered his head and secretly opened his hand to reveal a corner of the banknote in his hand. What appeared in front of him was a 1,000 won bill!
He looked down at the money, then looked up at Ye-eun, who looked nervous, and asked in a low voice, "Where did you get it from?"
This is 1,000 won! Who could have imagined that this kid in front of him was running around with a huge sum of nearly 2,000 Korean won on his back every day!
Kwon Ji-yong began to imagine the scene in his mind of Ye-eun being surrounded by other children, crying and taking money.
How dangerous!
He had no idea that in this situation, the nervous Ye-eun and frowning him fighting each other looked like the scene in his mind.
Kwon Bo-ah, who was looking down from the second floor, frowned at the boy who was pushing the girl out. Could it be that he saw her and Oppa passing by just now and that's why he didn't do anything, but now that there's no one around he takes action?
However, the dejected look of her brother inside attracted her attention back.
Although Quan Zhilong seemed to be pushing Yi-eun, he was actually being pulled out by Yi-eun's hand. "Let's go! Since Yi-eun said she would give Zhilong money, she will definitely give it to you!"
She was so happy in her heart that she still had so many coins! According to the oppa who passed by earlier, it is 885 won!
Now the laid-off Zhilong has money, and Yien has not lost any coins. She can't help but feel excited about her own cleverness.
Kwon Ji-yong was half-heartedly dragged by Yi-eun to a convenience store outside the company. When he passed by several older brothers and sisters holding posters, he heard them covering their mouths and whispering about him and Yi-eun.
"kkk, does Oppa's company still have such young trainees?"
"It should be the child of a staff member, right? Isn't he too young?"
"Can we ask them to help us get autographs from the oppas?"
"Why don't you ask? Children should be easier to talk to, right?"
Hearing the whispering words, Kwon Ji-yong carefully pulled Yi-eun, who was running forward excitedly, and protected her by his side as they walked towards the owner.
The convenience store is located near the entertainment company, only a minute away from the company building. Naturally, there are many products inside that are not available in ordinary convenience stores.
One of the dance mats that was just released this year is in the corner, connected to a DVD player that is 80% new.
Quan Zhilong had seen the company's trainees dancing on it several times and felt envious. He always wanted to dance on it once.
"But we don't sell this." The convenience store owner patiently explained to them. After all, the two kids would come here every month to pick out toys and snacks, and they were his regular customers. "Your money can't buy this, and this dance mat needs to be connected to a DVD player, so you can't use it after you buy it."
There was a smile in his eyes. In the eyes of a child, 1,000 won must be a huge sum of money. However, this money can buy a few bags of candy, but it is far from enough to buy a dance mat.
Quan Zhilong sighed, as expected.
Ye-eun didn't give up. She took a deep breath, her face sank, she stretched out her hands, jumped up, reached behind the counter, and "slapped" a handful of coins onto the counter. She was obviously reluctant, but she held her momentum tightly and said arrogantly: "Then add these! 885 won!"
Quan Zhilong was frightened by her action of hanging on the counter. His sad mood turned into fear. He put his arms around her belly for fear that she would fall. "Hey, hey, hey, be careful!"
The shop owner was so amused that wrinkles appeared on his face. He picked up the coin and after years of handling money, he calculated it in two seconds. It was clearly 875 won. "Haha, kid, this is not enough even if you add it up."
Yien was held and leaned on the counter, with a look of disbelief on her face. She had saved this money for a long, long time! I can’t even take down that game mat.
Quan Zhilong's hands were sore from supporting Yi Eun, "How about we just forget it?"
There is nothing they can do if they don't have enough money.
"Then...then," Ye-eun's eyes widened, thinking that since Quan Zhilong had been laid off and his job at Roora was gone, "then Zhilong, you can work here!"
"ha?"
Quan Zhilong and the store owner were both stunned.
The shop owner waved his hands hurriedly, what can this child do? No, no, no, I don’t recruit child labor!
Kwon Ji-yong widened his eyes and said, "Ye-eun, how could you treat yourself like this?"
"Ye'en has a job, but Ji-yong is unemployed now, right? It's good to make money here and spend it here." Ye'en scratched her head, and after loosening one hand, almost all the strength fell on Kwon Ji-yong.
Whether he was shocked by Yi-en's natural capitalist thinking or crushed by the sudden weight, Quan Zhilong's hands trembled and his voice was weak, "Yi-en, come down quickly and stop talking."
Seeing that neither of them agreed, Ye-eun sighed in disappointment, let go of her hand and jumped back to the ground, "So what do we do now?"
"I can turn on the machine for you guys to play. This money is just right." The owner looked down at the two of them. Normally he charged customers 2,000 won per spin. Although these two kids lost more than a hundred, who could blame him for being kind?
Quan Zhilong and Yi Eun's eyes lit up. After looking at each other, Quan Zhilong asked carefully, "Is it just right that this jump is done twice?"
You can't use Yeen's money and go out to play and leave her aside, right?
Yien also leaned on the counter again, her eyes shining and her tone coquettish, "Agassi, can I jump twice?"
The shop owner was speechless. This girl had never called him by name since she entered the shop, but suddenly she sweetly called him Agassi.
"Okay, okay, twice, twice!" The owner sighed and turned on the DVD, and the connected dance mat instantly began to glow.
"Wow!" The two ignorant children stared in shock at the dance mat that changed from dull to radiant. Ye-eun pushed Quan Zhilong, "Go, go!"
She turned around and took a last look at her money. She heard the shopkeeper pressing "reset to zero" on the calculator. She sighed with deep emotion. Alas, her plan to save money had to start all over again. If I had known earlier, I would have asked for money directly when Zhilong bought me toys and snacks.
She squatted behind Kwon Ji-yong, supporting her chin with her hands, and heard "Aiya aiya, where's my samurai?" in her ears, which she couldn't understand the meaning of. In front of her was Kwon Ji-yong's neat movements, as he stepped on the carpet on the ground to the rhythm of the music while laughing. There was no fixed movement, but it looked very exciting.
As she watched, Ye-en slowly stood up, walked around the carpet to the side, and watched carefully.
When the corresponding music plays, the dance carpet on the ground will randomly light up a corner, up, down, left, right, center, or sometimes even two areas at the same time, and the speed changes extremely quickly.
Although Quan Zhilong's hands moved casually, his feet became very fast. The more Yien watched, the more itchy she became. No wonder Zhilong liked this thing so much. She was eager to try it now!
"Butterfly", which lasted just over three minutes, ended with Kwon Ji-yong dancing happily but regretfully. He wished he could really buy a dance mat!
He turned to look at Ye-eun, "Isn't this fun? Ye-eun, just step on the area that lights up."
Although Yien had only seen Kwon Ji-yong jump once just now, she got the hang of it very quickly, and her movements were nimble and light. She could step quickly and accurately even in two areas in completely different directions. What was even more terrifying was that her movements also did not have any sense of stagnation or awkwardness, and each transition was smooth.
The shop owner couldn't help but stare at the two children while lying on the counter. The dance mat made for adults should be difficult for children of their height to dance on. However, these two children were more accomplished than the other, especially the girl who was half a head shorter than the boy. When she lay down, she was probably not much longer than the dance mat, but she was able to step on every note accurately.
Such talent amazed the store owner, who had seen many trainees playing on the dance mat.
"Hey, it's so fun, Zhilong!" Ye Eun said to Quan Zhilong as she turned and stepped in another direction. For the first time, she felt that dancing could be so joyful. "I don't have to follow the teacher's movements one by one. I can dance however I want. It's really fun!"
Quan Zhilong was also very happy. He had watched others play it several times, and this time he finally got to play it too. "Right! Next time when I have money, I'll ask Ye-eun to dance!"
After Ye-eun finished dancing, the light on the dance mat slowly went out, and the DVD was decisively turned off by the boss. He complained in his heart, "Stop! If you come again, I will be embarrassed to return to the original price!"
The moment the light completely disappeared, she pouted sadly, and whispered to Quan Zhilong who was also in a complicated mood, "Zhilong, why don't we ask our mom and the others to buy this for us!"
Quan Zhilong hesitated for two seconds and nodded, "Okay!"
However, this time both mothers refused at the same time, for the simple reason that it was too expensive. As a dance mat that has become popular in various countries since its release, its price, which is already high, has become even more expensive due to the shortage of supply, not to mention that you need to connect and install it yourself after buying it, and even specific DVD players and discs need to be purchased separately.
Quan Zhilong and Yi Eun sat on the stairs with their chins propped up, looking up at the moon, and sighed in unison, "Alas."
"My mom refused." Ye-eun pouted, opened the small blanket hanging around her neck and drank a sip of water, "She said the dance mat was too expensive, and she didn't know if Ye-eun had a sudden impulse."
Quan Zhilong was also very sad, but he heard some words he didn't understand from Yien's mouth, so he was a little curious, "My mom also refused! What does it mean to act on a whim?"
Whenever Ye-eun heard an idiom she didn't understand, she didn't ask, but relied on her own understanding and spoke confidently: "The blood in my heart is pouring out like a tide, which means it's too expensive and Ye-eun can't buy it, so my heart is bleeding."
Although he felt something was wrong, Kwon Ji-yong still believed in Ye-eun's level of idioms as a Chinese. He lowered his head and silently memorized the meaning of the idiom, and said "yeah" in his heart. His accumulation of idioms increased by another +1!
"Is the dance mat really that expensive?" Ye-eun took out the last 10-won coin from her pocket and handed it to Quan Zhilong. "My mom said that it would take a lot of this coin to buy it. How much is a lot?"
Quan Zhilong pursed his lips and held the coin towards the moonlight. He was a little worried that Yi Eun might have secretly taken one back. After all, Yi Eun looked reluctant at the time. He couldn't help but ask, "Why do you still have 10 won?"
Ye-eun blinked, her eyes full of innocence, "I forgot one coin when I gave it to the boss today."
"Ah!" Kwon Ji-ryong's pupils dilated, and he breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, he kind of understood that it seemed that the boss was giving him and Yi-eun a bargain today, so he just casually mentioned that much money. He thought to himself, if Yien took it back secretly, he would have to find a way to return it to the owner, and he would have to work hard to make money to pay her back, after all, he spent so much of Yien's money this time!
The thought of making money flashed through his mind, and Quan Zhilong suddenly stood up and opened his eyes wide, "Ye Eun, let's make money! If our moms don't buy it for us, we can save money and buy it ourselves!"
Ye-eun stared blankly at the hair on Kwon Ji-ryong's head that stood up in the moonlight, "Is Ji-ryong really going to work at a convenience store?"
Quan Zhilong was stunned for a second, and waved his hands frantically, "No, of course not!"
He squatted in front of Yi'en and stared into her eyes seriously. "Don't my mom and the others give us pocket money occasionally at home? Let's save the money and go buy a dance mat together when the time comes!"
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this plan was feasible. Kwon Ji-yong became excited. He took out Yi-eun's small notebook and pen from her bag, lowered his head and wrote carefully, "Ji-yong Yi-eun's money saving plan."
While writing stroke by stroke, he was still talking about his plan, "Let's get a little piggy bank and put the money we save each time into it. When we have enough, we will go to the convenience store to find Agassi to buy a dance mat."
"Today Ye-eun +10 won." Kwon Ji-yong held the pen, with his thumb resting on the pen and held in the palm of his hand by the other four fingers. He looked strange and well-behaved. "I will also have pocket money tomorrow..."
Yi-eun stared at Quan Zhilong's hand and suddenly said, "Zhilong, your pen-holding posture is incorrect. The teacher said it should be like this..."
Quan Zhilongtou didn't reply, but continued to write with his head down, "Hey Yeen, this is not important. What's important is that we have to save money to buy a dance mat!"
He kept talking, and his plans had already changed from saving money to their bright future of buying a dance mat. "Wow, when the time comes and we both buy a dance mat, we can come and dance every day after school! One day at your house, one day at my house. Oh, it would be nice if we lived together..."
Blabbering, blabbering, Quan Zhilong, who has the potential to be a chatterbox in front of acquaintances, was about to run dry. Yien squatted beside him and took a look at his pale lips, lowered her head, opened her water cup and handed it to him, "Alaso alaso, Zhilong, drink some water first."
Staying hydrated is important! Yien looked at him, thanked him and took a sip of water. After taking the cup back, she took another sip.
But the most important thing is, "Zhilong, how much does the dance mat cost?"
Adults think these things are very expensive, how long will it take them to save up for them?
Ye-eun's eyes were dim, "You don't want to save until Ye-eun is old, do you? Or do you want to take photos every day? But it's not up to me to decide whether to take photos."
She tugged at the corner of Quan Zhilong's clothes and asked sincerely, "Besides, Zhilong, you are unemployed, right? How long will it take us to save up just by relying on pocket money?"
Quan Zhilong was stunned. That’s right, how much does a dance mat cost? Moreover, he rubbed the corners of his eyes, "Why am I unemployed!"
well.
The two sighed, and Quan Zhilong looked down at the word "buy" that he had written with great confidence before, silently crossed it out, and changed it to "save money to play the dance machine."
He turned to look at Ye-eun, his ambition slowly fading, "Okay, then we won't buy it, we'll save up and go play once a month!"
Yien nodded, it's okay, "Then I'll give you the money starting tomorrow..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Quan Zhilong. He scratched his head awkwardly and said, "Leave it where you are. I'm afraid I can't help but go buy something."
He knew himself well. It was impossible for him to hide the money like Ye-eun did. Whenever he had money, he wanted to take Ye-eun and Noona out to eat, drink and have fun. "Ye-eun. From now on, we'll let you keep our money."
Quan Zhilong spoke seriously.
The shop owner in the distance sneezed, "Ahem! Why do I have a feeling I'm going to lose money?"
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