The moment the baby is born, diapers and clothes alone will cost a lot of money, right? And when they get older, what won't cost money for food, clothing, and other necessities? There are also extracurricular classes and tutoring sessions, which will cost a considerable amount of money again!
If the child gets good grades and can get a good job after graduation, then there's nothing wrong with it. But what if he doesn't do well in school? As parents, won't you still have to plan for his job?
These days, if you're not giving a high-quality liquor or a 30-year-old Moutai as a gift, you're not considered presentable! And when he's older and it's time to get married, the bride price will be hundreds of thousands, right? Even the cheapest house will cost millions, right? And a car, that's another hundreds of thousands! Do the math, it'll cost a fortune!
What Mom meant by all this was... that when we have money, we should think about the future and save for it, right?
Su Mu looked at Liao Nanxing with a wronged expression.
Liao Nanxing immediately pulled the person back into his arms.
"Mom, I know what I'm doing. Besides, Mumu isn't a spendthrift. She's suffered so much, what's wrong with me buying her something?"
Xu Xiuzhen was momentarily speechless when she saw her son talking back.
She habitually looked at Su Mu.
When Zhou Chunhua was home, if Liao Nanxing spoke like that, Zhou Chunhua would always side with her.
She watched for a long time, but Su Mu didn't open his mouth.
"Fine, fine! I won't say anything more, okay? You can just squander it all and you'll feel better!" Xu Xiuzhen turned away angrily, refusing to look at them anymore.
Su Mu gently tugged at Liao Nanxing's sleeve.
Liao Nanxing immediately understood and led the person out of the ward.
Hearing the door close, Xu Xiuzhen sat up angrily.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He picked up his phone and dialed Zhou Chunhua's number.
The result was the same as before; after one ring, a busy signal came again.
The nurse came in with the medicine, and she hung up the phone, grumbling.
"Aunt Xu, you have a heart condition, so you need to avoid getting angry," the nurse said while changing the dressing.
Xu Xiuzhen's eyes darted around.
"My daughter-in-law is so bad, anyone would be driven crazy by her! When I was hospitalized, she made me eat instant noodles for every meal. Now that I'm lying here, she won't even answer my calls!"
The nurse reassured her, "Everyone's at work at this hour, so it might be inconvenient for her to answer the phone."
"She goes to work? She's been married to my son for over twenty years and hasn't worked a single day! She sleeps until noon every day, and all she does is scroll through her phone and watch TV! We're practically putting her on an altar and burning incense on her three times a day!"
"Really?" the nurse asked doubtfully. "You've been so good to her, and she still acts like this. It really is a bit much."
"What's this! Let me tell you, she lost my granddaughter and is acting like nothing happened. She's probably out having fun with some buddies right now! My family must have been incredibly unlucky to have married a daughter-in-law like her!"
The nurse paused for a moment, looked at Xu Xiuzhen with some disbelief, and then left with the empty IV bottle.
Hearing the door close, Xu Xiuzhen smiled sinisterly and dialed Zhou Chunhua's number again.
Just like before, there was only a busy signal.
Xu Xiuzhen was furious. She couldn't get out of bed while on an IV drip and kept cursing.
Before the IV drip was finished, a caregiver came in.
She said Liao Nanxing had invited him for her; his surname was Wang.
"Xiao Wang, can I borrow your phone? I need to make a call."
Sister Wang glanced at the phone on the bedside table, then took it out of her pocket and handed it over.
Xu Xiuzhen pressed a number and dialed it.
"Hello, who is this?"
Upon hearing Zhou Chunhua's voice, Xu Xiuzhen immediately cursed, "Shameless thing! How can you act like a daughter-in-law? Get your ass to the hospital right now! Otherwise..."
"Beep beep beep... Beep beep beep..."
Ms. Wang awkwardly went to the bathroom.
Xu Xiuzhen, who hadn't even finished speaking, stared blankly at her phone for a long time before she came to her senses.
"I'm so angry! I'm so angry!" Xu Xiuzhen was so angry that her mouth unconsciously twisted to one side.
Over there, Zhou Chunhua, after hanging up the phone, put the SIM card and phone into her bag.
"What time do you come to class tomorrow?" Zhou Chunhua asked.
The receptionist handed her a handwritten course schedule.
"Tomorrow it's from 7 pm to 9 pm."
Zhou Chunhua nodded and put the timetable away.
Juliana rubbed her hands together excitedly.
"I can go to class with Huahua again. I'm so excited just thinking about it. Come on, let's go get a spa treatment first, then get our hair and nails done. I'm going to make you look like you used to be again."
Before Zhou Chunhua could hear clearly, she was pulled away by the chattering Juliana.
No sooner had Zhou Chunhua left than someone came to the front desk.
"Hello sir, how can I help you?" Upon seeing the man in front of her, the receptionist blushed involuntarily.
The man looked in the direction from which the laughter came: "What kind of cards did those two ladies get? Get me one too."
After hearing this, the receptionist immediately smiled broadly and took out the registration form.
He said enthusiastically, "Those two ladies bought a year's worth of one-on-one private kickboxing lessons. Sir, would you like to choose one of their instructors, or another?"
After that, he began to introduce the coach's detailed information.
Gu Yao interrupted as he filled out the registration form, saying, "Just introduce the two ladies' coaches to me."
The receptionist immediately took out a document, opened it, and placed it in front of her.
Gu Yao was stunned by the cover that exuded hormones the moment he looked up.
Tall, imposing, with a muscular inverted triangle physique, coupled with bronze skin and sculpted features, the man on the cover is basically shaped to appeal to middle-aged women.
Gu Yao unconsciously raised his eyebrows into an inverted V shape.
He was a little curious: were these two really here to learn combat sports?
The more he looks at it, the less it seems like it.
He raised his hand to interrupt the receptionist who was still enthusiastically introducing the boxing coach, put down his pen, and took out his phone...
"Attorney Gu, what brings you to call me amidst your busy schedule?"
"I need your help with something small. Are you free now? I'll wait for you at your gym."
"Yes, yes, yes! I'll be right there, in 10 minutes!"
After hanging up the phone, he sat down in the reception area.
The receptionist carefully brought over the coffee, placed it down, and then ran away as if fleeing.
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