Seeing Jiang Jinyao eating like she was starving, Shen Qiaoyue felt helpless. How bad must An Lude's cooking be?
To ensure Jiang Jinyao received sufficient nutrition, Shen Qiaoyue and An Lude bought a chicken from each household, just so that Jiang Jinyao would have enough nutrition during her postpartum period.
It's not that I don't like chicken, it's that I can't stomach the food Anrud makes!
The pork supply and marketing cooperative didn't have any meat either, so they could only eat chicken.
I recently finished my postpartum confinement period, and now I can't even eat chicken anymore.
After dinner, Jiang Jinyao went back with An Lude. Chu Wanfang was really tired today, so she took a shower and rested.
On New Year's Eve, she said she wanted to stay with her grandmother that night. On the eve of the Lunar New Year, when her brother wanted to stay with their grandmother, she insisted on staying with her no matter what.
The children stay with their maternal grandmother at night. Originally, Lu He's room was now occupied by Chu Wanfang.
After taking a bath that evening, Shen Qiaoyue took out the money and started counting it.
Over the years, in order to save money, Shen Qiaoyue has been very frugal every month, spending only on her child's expenses and daily living expenses.
"Oh dear, it feels like there's lost a lot more!" Shen Qiaoyue sighed.
Lu Chen came in after taking a shower and heard Shen Qiaoyue sighing as he looked at the money on the bed.
"What's wrong? Are you out of money?" Lu Chen asked as he sat down.
Shen Qiaoyue said, "I've been spending a lot lately. I haven't saved any money in the past few months, and it seems like I've overspent."
Lu Chen glanced at it and thought it was no big deal.
"So what if you spend it? If you run out of money, just save it. You'll have some when you get your salary next month. Why save this money?" Lu Chen comforted Shen Qiaoyue.
"My bonus next month will be a bit higher. I estimate it will add up to more than 180 yuan, enough for a decent meal."
Shen Qiaoyue sighed helplessly and looked at Lu Chen, saying, "We definitely have to save money. We have a family and two children, and our expenses are high. If we don't save money, what will we use in case of an emergency? You really don't know how to manage money! Two years ago, we had six thousand yuan in savings, and in the past two years, our savings have increased by fifteen hundred yuan."
Thinking about it carefully, I shouldn't have spent so much money.
"Our combined monthly salary and bonuses are only a little over two hundred yuan, and our monthly expenses are nearly one hundred yuan. It's really not easy to save more than 1,500 yuan." When Lu Chen heard that they had saved more than 1,500 yuan, he thought it was a lot.
Shen Qiaoyue said with a worried look, "In two years, Dad gave me a total of two thousand yuan. Not only did I spend all of my own salary, but I also spent five hundred yuan of the two thousand yuan Dad gave me."
It's like I've spent all the money I earned in the past two years, leaving me with nothing, and even losing 500 yuan.
Upon hearing this, Lu Chen was astonished to learn that his father had given him money, and such a large sum at that.
"Why did Dad give so much money?" Lu Chen was a little surprised.
“I told him not to give it to me, but Dad insisted on giving it to me. I tried to persuade him, but he wouldn’t listen. He said it was for the children’s living expenses.” Shen Qiaoyue tried to persuade him, but it was no use. He said it was for his grandson. If she refused, wouldn’t she be breaking the old man’s heart?
After listening to what Shen Qiaoyue said, Lu Chen realized that it was indeed true.
He could understand that this was his father trying to make up for Lu Chen's heartache.
For Lu Chen's sake, their concern for Lu Chen extended to everything related to him.
Lu Chen said, "Forget it, I'll call Dad another day when I have time. Even if I have to give him money, I'll give him less! It's not easy for him to earn money, so I'll be frugal."
“Last time I told Dad this, just give me a few hundred yuan, and guess what he said?” Shen Qiaoyue asked Lu Chen with a smile.
Shen Qiaoyue had already said that.
Lu Chen had saved up quite a bit of money. In fact, even if the child's grandfather didn't give her any money, they could still make ends meet.
Recently, I have indeed spent too much money on various things, such as gifts for the children during holidays and the need to buy all sorts of things.
Lu Chen asked curiously, "What did you say?"
"You'll know when you talk to him next time." Shen Qiaoyue smiled without saying anything, and she still thought about those words.
"This is for my grandchildren, not for you. You can keep it."
When Jiang Mingjing heard Shen Qiaoyue say not to give them money, his expression instantly turned ugly, scaring Shen Qiaoyue into silence.
After that, Shen Qiaoyue didn't dare to say anything. She would use the money as soon as it was given to her and would often call home to let the children say a few words to their grandfather.
Jiang Mingjing was overjoyed to hear the children's voices.
Seeing Shen Qiaoyue say this, Lu Chen thought for a moment and shook his head, saying, "Then I'd better not say anything. Anyway, it's for the child. His father only gets a little over four hundred yuan a month, and his daily expenses aren't high. If it's for the child, then let's give it to him."
"I heard from my second uncle that Dad has already started preparing a dowry for Lu He. Should we also prepare a dowry?"
"Then how much do you think is appropriate, my dear wife?" Lu Chen did have this idea, and he wanted to find a suitable time to talk to Shen Qiaoyue about it.
“Hmm!” Shen Qiaoyue thought for a moment and said, “Our combined income isn’t high either. Our monthly salary isn’t even as high as Dad’s monthly salary. Let’s prepare less, two thousand yuan.”
Shen Qiaoyue thought that Jiang Mingjing would definitely prepare a lot, after all, since Lu Chen had been accompanied by Lu He, his nominal daughter, ever since she returned from recognizing her relatives. She was also the child raised by her father-in-law, so she would definitely not be mistreated.
Lu Chen was also shocked when he heard about the two thousand yuan. He looked at Shen Qiaoyue and said, "Dad is preparing, you don't actually need to prepare that much."
“No way! Lu He is our sister, and you are her own brother. How can you give her less? It can only be more, not less.” Seeing that Lu Chen still wanted to give her less, Shen Qiaoyue immediately corrected him. “It’s okay. I’ll get a five-yuan raise next January. With bonuses, I’ll have ninety yuan a month. Besides, your father gave me five thousand yuan as a bride price when we met last time. I haven’t touched that money yet. I’ll prepare two thousand yuan for now. I can get the fabric cheaper at the factory. The factory’s benefits are good during holidays, and they often give out fabric. We’ll save up a few good bolts for Lu He.”
The fabric in Chen Qiaoyue's factory costs more than ten yuan a piece on the market, which is very expensive.
One bolt of fabric can make several sets of clothes.
After saying this, Shen Qiaoyue saw Lu Chen staring at her and added, "We can't treat Lu He unfairly. She definitely needs to have some financial security when she gets married. Two thousand is a small amount. I'm also very frugal."
The five thousand yuan that Lu Chen's father gave her was supposedly a dowry for Chen Qiaoyue's marriage to Lu Chen. Although she was his subordinate, she never dared to use it and kept it. If you add the money Jiang Mingjing gave her, the total would be more than twelve thousand yuan.
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