Chapter 2130: Saved a lot of money
Yu shouted these words loudly, clearly intending them for Shu Yu to hear, wanting Shu Yu to know that she was putting in a lot of effort.
Aunt Hong felt a little embarrassed and gave Shu Yu a dry laugh, saying, "She's just a shallow person, Miss Lu, don't mind her."
Shu Yu knew Yu's character well, but what surprised her was that someone like Yu would go to such lengths to celebrate Aunt Hong's birthday. Was it just to collect money from her?
That doesn't make sense either. These days, the money given as gifts isn't much. For families like Aunt Hong's, guests might bring things like eggs, persimmon cakes, or brown sugar, which are nowhere near as valuable as the fish and meat on the round table. In any case, the Hong family definitely won't break even.
As Shu Yu was thinking this, Xiao Song Le beside her had already started taking things out of her bag.
She suddenly came to her senses and saw the little guy quickly stuff all the money in his bag into Aunt Hong's arms after everyone outside the door had left.
Aunt Hong suddenly felt a weight in her arms. "Gouwa, what are you doing?"
Looking down, he gasped in shock, quickly gathered the loose silver in his hand, and asked with wide eyes, "Where did you get so much silver?"
Xiao Song grinned and said, "I saved it up. For the past three years, every year during Chinese New Year, my uncle, great-uncle, aunt, great-grandmother Lu, second grandfather Lu, great-grandfather Lu, third grandfather Lu, as well as my great-aunt, fourth aunt, third uncle, uncle Daniu, aunt Lanhua, aunt Cuihua, etc... all gave me lucky money."
He counted them one by one on his fingers, and Aunt Hong was stunned by the sheer number.
“My uncle and aunt both say I’m from a lower generation, so they let me accept all the New Year’s money they give me. I don’t usually need it. My uncle and aunt prepare clothes for me and provide food. When I need money while I’m out, Aunt Niu, who takes care of me, pays for it. I also received a lot of gifts and red envelopes on my birthday, which I’ve saved. That’s all.”
Aunt Hong swallowed hard, "..."
Shu Yu explained, "Originally, his uncle would keep all this New Year's money for him, and give it to him when he grew up and could make his own decisions. But this time, he wanted to buy you a gift, so his uncle gave it all to him and let him choose it himself. He picked that cotton-padded jacket, and I was wondering why he only picked that one. It turns out the rest were all given to you."
Xiao Song nodded happily, "That way, Auntie can buy whatever she wants. But you have to keep your money safe and not let others know you have money. That's called keeping your wealth hidden."
Aunt Hong's eyes welled up slightly, and she patted his little head. "Your aunt doesn't need this much, keep it for yourself!"
After saying that, she firmly stuffed it back into his bag, not letting him take it out again.
Seeing that she refused to accept it, Xiao Song was at a loss and turned to look at Shu Yu.
Shu Yu said, "Aunt Hong, please accept this. It's not much money, but it's a token of Lele's appreciation." It really wasn't much. Although Xiao Song Le received quite a few red envelopes, he would always buy Meng Yunzheng a small gift to celebrate after each exam.
On Shu Yu's birthday, the old lady was in a bad mood and cried a lot. He would also buy her some small trinkets.
Zhao Xi once joked that this was probably what they meant by taking from you and using it for you.
But Aunt Hong still shook her head, "I can't accept it. The boss and his men will come and search, and they'll squander all the money."
Shu Yu was taken aback. "What do you mean by that?"
(End of this chapter)
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