"Sigh, being a doctor these days is so hard. I'm constantly busy, yet patients don't understand me. And then there's the constant commotion from family members. And when they do, the medical department has to come investigate and lecture me, and then the doctors and nurses start bickering and shirking responsibility. It's no exaggeration to say that I'm constantly arguing, either with patients or colleagues. There's never a single day of peace."
Liu Xiangru nodded as if she understood, but did not comment.
Liang Xinyun asked, "It's the same for you at school, right? After class every day, you still have to deal with parents, handle inspections, fill out various forms, prepare various materials, and have meetings all the time."
"Yes, that's right," Liu Xiangru suddenly felt the same way. "Everyone says teachers are good, but what's so good about them? The salaries are pitifully low, and they don't get off work early. I'm relatively lucky, an old teacher with years of experience, so the school takes good care of me. But those young teachers nowadays are in such a miserable state."
Zhou Mo listened to the two elders complaining about their respective industries from behind, and sighed in his heart that it was difficult to do business in any industry nowadays.
In any industry where you can't make a lot of money, it means that there are always people making sacrifices, and there are always people whose input and rewards are not commensurate.
However, this kind of sacrifice and dedication is often not seen or understood by most people.
The three of them strolled into the IKEA Experience Hall.
Liang Xinyun took a fancy to a double bed, "Momo, what do you think?"
Zhou Mo pressed it down and experienced it for a while, "It's too hard, Aunt Liang, this kind is not suitable for you."
Liang Xinyun smiled and said, "I'm not showing it to myself, I'm showing it to you."
Zhou Mo was surprised: "Me?"
"Yes, after you marry Han Chen, you will be our daughter-in-law. When you come home to visit your family, you must live in our house, right?"
Zhou Mo's face suddenly turned red.
"We have to buy a new one anyway, so we might as well prepare everything at once," Liang Xinyun pointed to a bed next to her, "How about this one? Try it. If it's still too hard, let's go upstairs and try again."
Zhou Mo was a little embarrassed and evaded the question, saying, "Han Chen and I are still early, so there's no rush. Now it's mainly you, so I'll buy it for you first."
Liang Xinyun: "Let's buy it together."
Liu Xiangru pushed Zhou Mo and said, "Your Aunt Liang asked you to give it a try, so just give it a try. It's a good opportunity for you to help Aunt Liang take a look."
Zhou Mo tried the other bed a little unnaturally.
This attempt attracted the shopping guide.
The shopping guide asked Zhou Mo who he bought the bed for.
Zhou Mo talked about Liang Xinyun.
The shopping guide then began to talk about how this bed is good for the elderly, how it can relieve back pain, and even how it is effective for chronic diseases.
Doctor Liang Xinyun felt really embarrassed when she heard this.
If this bed works so well, the hospital won't need to open anymore and can just sell the beds directly.
She really didn't want to listen to the salesperson's nonsense, so she interrupted her and told her that it was a wedding bed she bought for Zhou Mo and her son.
The shopping guide was even more delighted and immediately changed his words, saying that this bed was high-end and very comfortable. The springs inside were made of standard steel bars and were tough and elastic, making it suitable for newlyweds.
Zhou Mo listened and his ears felt hot.
"Let's take another look," Zhou Mo could only pretend to be calm.
Several people went upstairs again.
Passing by Metro, Liang Xinyun said that her previous furniture was from Metro and she wanted to go in and take a look.
The three of them entered Metro again.
Metro also has an experience center, but it is generally more high-end. Zhou Mo quickly glanced at the price tags and found that most of them started from five figures.
It's instantly daunting.
Liang Xinyun, however, looked at them with great interest, tried on several of them in succession, and listened patiently to the shopping guide's explanations.
Finally, she set her eyes on a Nordic Italian-style gray leather bed.
"This is good, Momo, what do you think?" Liang Xinyun asked.
"It's pretty good," Zhou Mo certainly thought it was good. It was more than ten thousand yuan. At this price, how could it not be good?
"That's it," Liang Xinyun made the decision with a wave of his hand.
The shopping guide next to them was stunned.
I have never seen such a happy customer.
"Aunt Liang, let's not be anxious, let's wait and see," Zhou Mo felt that this was too fast, and he hadn't even compared the prices before.
"No need. If you don't like it later, we can buy a new one that you like."
“…”
Zhou Mo was frozen in place by Liang Xinyun's boldness.
Liang Xinyun bought it without hesitation and asked the shopping guide to take her to pay.
Zhou Mo quickly stopped her, "Aunt Liang, let me do it."
Liang Xinyun was stunned for a moment, "How can this be possible?"
Zhou Mo took out the card from her bag and said, "Han Chen just got his salary a few days ago."
Liang Xinyun had a smile in her eyes and looked relieved.
Liu Xiangru stepped forward in surprise and asked, "Why is Han Chen's card here with you?"
Zhou Mo didn't know how to answer for a moment, so she made up a story: "Yes... Han Chen didn't have time to accompany Aunt Liang to choose furniture, so he asked me to do it. Besides, he took so much money from Aunt Liang when buying a house, so what's wrong with buying some furniture for her? Right, Aunt Liang?"
"Yes," Liang Xinyun pulled Zhou Mo, "Use Han Chen's card."
The lady at the front desk typed out the shopping order and took out the POS machine. "The total is twelve thousand three."
Zhou Mo thought that Han Chen's salary this month was only 40,000 yuan, and a bed cost more than 10,000 yuan... His heart was bleeding.
But she still endured the pain, swiped her card on the POS machine, and then entered her password.
After completing the payment, Zhou Mo left the delivery address.
While the young lady was filling out the delivery note, Liu Xiangru stood behind Zhou Mo and asked, "How do you even know Han Chen's password?"
Zhou Mo's hair stood on end instantly.
Liang Xinyun laughed: "I don't even know Han Chen's bank card password."
“…”
Now, Zhou Mo didn’t know how to explain it.
After paying, Zhou Mo sneaked out of the store under the pretext of going to the restroom and quickly called Han Chen.
Fortunately, Han Chen answered the phone and didn't seem very busy.
"What's wrong?" Han Chen's voice was light and cheerful.
"Did you receive the deduction text message?"
"Well, I see. What did you buy?"
"It's just a bed, more than ten thousand..." Zhou Mo thought it was ridiculously expensive. "Aunt Liang said she wanted to buy it and she wanted to pay for it herself. I thought that since you've already let Aunt Liang spend a lot of money on the house, you should take charge of the furniture."
"Well, I'll definitely buy the furniture."
"But you... including this month's salary, there's less than 50,000 yuan in your card, and you still have to deduct the mortgage..."
"Don't we still have the 200,000 yuan that Liang Dongyan borrowed?"
Zhou Mo bit her lip. "I don't really want you to borrow money. As the saying goes, if you take something from someone, you'll owe them a favor in the future. Besides... you originally borrowed this money from Liang Dongyan because of me."
"It's okay. Liang Dongyan and I agreed that if I helped him get Lu Yaocheng's investment, he wouldn't have to pay it back. Now not only has Lu Yaocheng been attracted, but even Zhong Zhicheng is joining the market. With two big investors, asking him for 200,000 is too little."
"The money should be repaid," Zhou Mo said. "Even brothers should settle accounts clearly. Favors owed should be repaid, and money owed should be repaid. Besides, the patent issue you mentioned is still in its early stages, and it's too early to make money. Once you actually make money, you can discuss money with him."
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