Liu Xiangru suddenly looked at Zhou Zheng with great admiration.
"I just said, I have never chosen the wrong person in this life."
Zhou Zheng's face flushed. "You're betting the rest of your life on this, how could I possibly let you lose? But, it's my limited ability that prevents you from living a life of wealth and luxury."
"Look at what you said. You're already half buried in the earth, and have I ever complained to you? Life is about people, not money. If you're not a good person, no matter how much money you have, your life will still be a mess."
Zhou Zheng: "It won't work if you don't have money."
Liu Xiangru glanced at him gently: "You didn't let us, mother and daughter, starve to death."
Zhou Zheng smiled gently, "Want to soak your feet? I'll go get some water."
Liu Xiangru shook her head. She thought for a moment, then whispered, "I want to try the ice cream Han Chen sent. I heard from my colleagues that that brand of ice cream is especially delicious."
Zhou Zheng frowned: "Didn't you forbid Momo from eating ice? Why are you still..."
"I'm doing that for her own good," Liu Xiangru glared at him, "Will you go get it for me?"
"Go, go," Zhou Zheng surrendered.
Before he left, Liu Xiangru warned him, "Keep your voice down. Don't let Momo find out. If she catches me eating ice cream, she'll be so proud of herself."
"I know, I know," Zhou Zheng said helplessly. It was too difficult to be caught between his wife and daughter.
He tiptoed out, carefully opened the drawer of the freezer, took out a portion, quickly ran back to the master bedroom, and handed the thing to Liu Xiangru.
"You said, this thing is so delicious?" Liu Xiangru took the cup of ice cream and looked at it. There was a circle of cursive English on it, which she could not understand.
"I don't know whether it tastes good or not, but this must have been bought by Han Chen specifically for Momo," Zhou Zheng said.
There are no children in their family, so Han Chen’s purchase of this thing is too obvious.
"Hey, if you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have realized that Han Chen is quite cunning." Liu Xiangru opened the lid and ate it fiercely.
…
on Monday.
Zhou Mo went to the office to disinfect as usual.
Zhao Xiaoshuang arrived late with dark circles under her eyes.
"Why are you so late?" Zhou Mo glanced at the time, "It's already half past eight."
"We don't punch in, so Director Shen won't notice if I'm half an hour late." Zhao Xiaoshuang threw her bag on the chair and sat down tiredly in the office chair.
"What's wrong? Staying up late again?" Zhou Mo asked.
"Yeah," Zhao Xiaoshuang was so sleepy that she couldn't even open her eyes, but she looked very satisfied. "I went clubbing last night and met a lot of handsome guys."
"..." Zhou Mo thought Zhao Xiaoshuang was busy with her studies, but was shocked.
"Why did you go clubbing again? Didn't you say you would never go again?" she asked.
When Zhao Xiaoshuang was a first-year graduate student, she was nicknamed "the little dancing fairy" by people in her department. Later, because someone groped her in a disco, she took the case to the police station. In the end, the man did not receive any punishment, but just apologized and the matter was closed.
Zhao Xiaoshuang was so angry that she vowed never to go to that kind of place again.
It's only been a few months and I couldn't resist the temptation again.
Zhao Xiaoshuang had her own explanation. "It can't be helped. There are so many handsome guys in the disco. If there were so many handsome guys in our college, I believe I could live in the college for years."
Zhou Mo was amused, "You really are... a face lover."
Zhao Xiaoshuang retorted, "Senior Sister, you have the nerve to say that about me, aren't you the same? Among your several boyfriends, which one is less good-looking?"
Zhou Mo: "No matter how much I value appearance, I'm not like you, going to Internet cafes all the time? Didn't you just meet a bar guy a few days ago? Why can't you stand the loneliness again?"
"It's over a long time ago," Zhao Xiaoshuang said frankly, "Do you know what that guy told me? He said he liked Xiao Ding, and I..."
"He's interested in Xiao Ding? How does he know Xiao Ding?" Zhou Mo noticed something was wrong.
Zhao Xiaoshuang was at a loss for words, but she could only confess honestly, "Some time ago, I took Xiao Ding to a bar, and they met there."
Zhou Mo's head was buzzing, and he was furious. "Zhao Xiaoshuang! As a senior sister, do you still act like one? You actually took her to that kind of place. Aren't you afraid of corrupting her?"
Zhao Xiaoshuang: "How is that possible? A well-behaved girl like Xiao Ding would experience physical discomfort even after going to a bar. How could I possibly corrupt her? We just had a cocktail, not very strong, and didn't do anything with her."
"You... actually let her drink?" Zhou Mo was really defeated by Zhao Xiaoshuang.
"That wine is like a drink, it's not intoxicating at all, okay? It's even lower in alcohol than RIO."
Zhou Mo: "You should also pay attention. Girls should put safety first when they are outside."
"I see," Zhao Xiaoshuang said, "BLUE isn't as chaotic as you think. You'll know next time I take you there. Otherwise, I can't always go there, right?"
Zhou Mo glared at her and said, "You should go there less often in the future."
Zhao Xiaoshuang: "Okay."
Seeing that she agreed, Zhou Mo did not pursue the matter any further.
"Director Shen's birthday is coming up soon. Have you decided on a gift?"
Zhao Xiaoshuang slapped her forehead and said, "How could I have forgotten about this?"
"I knew it," Zhou Mo shook his head helplessly, "There are only a few days left, everyone should think about what to give as a gift."
"Are you sending it off for yourself, or are you sending it off together?" Zhao Xiaoshuang asked.
"Let's ask for everyone's opinions." Zhou Mo edited this matter and posted it in their student group.
"Why go through so much trouble? These days, who wouldn't agree to send it all?" Zhao Xiaoshuang said, "Who thinks they have too much money to spend?"
Just as he finished speaking, a message suddenly popped up in the student group.
Zhang Lanlan: It’s a gift for myself.
Zhao Xiaoshuang chuckled, "Yeah, it's her again. It's so unlucky to have someone like this who can't get along with us."
Zhou Mo's face darkened, "Ahem, watch your words."
Zhao Xiaoshuang: "Did I say something wrong?"
Zhou Mo knew that Zhao Xiaoshuang was angry, so he advised, "We are all educated people after all. There are many ways to express our ideas. Let's be a little more elegant."
Zhao Xiaoshuang: "What's wrong?"
Zhou Mo: "People with different ideals cannot work together. If she doesn't want to buy with us, then forget it. We can buy it ourselves."
Zhao Xiaoshuang: "Aren't you afraid that she'll give our teacher some grand gift that will outdo ours?"
Giving gifts is something that requires a lot of attention.
Although we are all students when we are studying for a master's degree, the gifts we give are not very expensive, and most of the time they are just a token of our appreciation.
However, some people who have a strong desire to show off or who like to flaunt their wealth turn gifts that originally contained affection into general equivalents measured in money, and then use the amount of money to differentiate and compete.
Who doesn’t love money?
Who doesn't like expensive things?
Everyone says that it doesn’t matter how expensive something is, as long as the thought behind it is there.
But what is the truth?
Who doesn’t care about money?
Even someone as familiar as Shen Qingyi, Zhou Mo couldn't guarantee that she would treat everyone equally when it came to gifts.
After all, the doctoral position at the School of Health Management is priced at 150,000 yuan.
Shen Qingyi’s predecessor, Dr. Suo Donghao, paid money to get the position.
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