The bun filling had just been prepared when the two brothers Ruirui came back. Qingya and her two siblings all came back from vacation today.
Xuemei called the two brothers into the room, took out two pairs of shoes from a wooden box and handed them to them. The two brothers jumped for joy when they saw them.
"Sister, this is really for Feifei and me!" Ruirui said after taking the shoes.
"Really? The shorter one is Feifei, and the longer one is you! I specially bought you both a size longer. Just put insoles when you wear them this year, so you can still wear them next year." Xuemei explained.
"Sister, you just gave it to us so easily!" Ruirui looked at Xuemei in disbelief and asked.
Ruirui and Feifei heard Xuemei say, "Of course it's impossible!" The two brothers looked at each other and felt that this was the style of their eldest sister. Their eldest sister usually would not buy such expensive things for them for nothing, except for food, but all the food they ate was eaten together by the whole family.
Xuemei cleared her throat and continued, "For this semester's final exam, your grades and rankings should improve, or at least not decline. Because I've already bought you shoes, there won't be any rewards for your grades this year. And anyone who declines will have to refund me half the money spent on the shoes. A pair of sneakers costs six yuan and fifty cents, so that means I'll have to refund three yuan and twenty-five cents! The same goes for your second sister."
"I knew there's no such thing as a free lunch!" Ruirui sighed after hearing this.
Feifei kicked Ruirui and said dissatisfiedly, "You're the one who takes advantage of others and still acts ungratefully. Big sister only asked you to pay for half of the shoes, and you're still not satisfied. Besides, if you work harder next time, you can get a pair of sneakers for free! Big sister is telling us that if you work hard, you will get it!"
Ruirui was afraid Xuemei might misunderstand, so she hurriedly explained, "Sister, that's not what I meant. I just said it casually to show off my literary talent. Thank you for buying me shoes. I have no objection to your terms! Sister, I'll buy your cotton-padded shoes and jacket for next year. I'll wash them when I get back from vacation."
"With your strength, you'd better be careful not to rub my cotton-padded jacket to pieces!" Feifei rolled her eyes and said. Feifei still remembered that Ruirui volunteered to wash the cotton-padded jacket two years ago, but he did not control his strength well. Not only did he rub several big holes in his own cotton-padded jacket, but he also rubbed big holes in Feifei's. Only then did he control himself well.
"That was in the past. I didn't know how to control myself. Haven't I washed them well in the past few years? Dad and I wrung out all the cotton-padded jackets in the house." Ruirui argued.
"If that's what you said, then washing cotton clothes at home is your job, you have to change to something else," Feifei said.
"No, it's Brother Han's job to make my elder sister's cotton-padded clothes in the future. After they get married, we two will supervise Brother Han well!" Ruirui retorted.
After Ruirui finished speaking, the two brothers looked at each other, felt that this was right, and then looked at Xuemei together.
Xuemei looked at her two younger brothers and said with amusement, "I'm glad you've come to this realization. Let me tell you something: your eldest brother Han and I have already gone to the county seat to get our marriage certificate today. Legally speaking, he's now your brother-in-law!"
Ruirui and Feifei looked at Xuemei in surprise and joy, realizing that what Xuemei said was true. Ruirui whispered, "Do we still have red envelopes to win today?"
"It depends on whether you have the ability. Go get it from your brother-in-law!" Xuemei replied.
Ruirui and Feifei looked at each other, then walked out to find Han Chen.
After a while, Han Chen came in.
"Have the red envelopes been sent out?" Xuemei asked.
"Not yet. I just went to ask my mother for red paper. She told me to give them three envelopes of one dollar at most, and not more!" Han Chen put the red paper on the table and replied.
"Then do as mother says. Do you have any money on you?" Xuemei answered while writing something on a piece of paper.
"I still have money, but I'm wondering if one dollar is too little. Will the three of them dislike me because of this?" Han Chen said with some distress.
"One yuan is not a small amount. According to our work points last year, it is almost nine work days, or ninety work points. The biggest red envelope my mother gave us during the Chinese New Year was only fifty cents. You'd better not spoil them and make them take money lightly!" Xuemei stopped writing and said.
"Okay, then I'll do as Mom says." Han Chen felt that Xuemei was right. Father and Mother Liu must have more experience in educating children, so he should still do as Mother Liu says.
"Oh, and also, you can't sugarcoat me with money just to please them. Don't teach them bad habits and make them lazy and pleasure-seeking.
"Just treat them with care from now on, and they'll naturally notice. Right now, the three of them like you very much, especially Ruirui. "Sometimes, as their elder, you still have to be strict and teach them when necessary!" Xuemei said directly.
"I understand, Xuemei! Then I will go give the red envelopes to the two brothers first!" Han Chen replied.
"Come in for a moment, I have something to tell you!" Xuemei shouted at Han Chen who walked out of the room.
After Han Chen came back, Xuemei asked Han Chen to close the door.
He handed the notebook on the table to Han Chen and said, "Look, this is the detailed account of the money spent on house renovations and bedding! And also the record of the money you gave me from beginning to end."
"Why are you looking at this?" Han Chen asked somewhat disappointedly, thinking that Xuemei and he were too clearly separated, which made him feel insecure.
Xuemei pulled Han Chen's hand, asked him to sit down, and then said, "Now that we're married, you have to know about the initial capital of our little family!"
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