Chapter 217 She Lives a Luxurious Life
Tuanan found a time to talk to Zhuang Chaoying about living with Huang Ling.
In order to prevent Zhu Xiu Yu from having any ideas, I said it while she was around.
After hearing this, Zhu Xiu Yu's eyes lit up.
Because of this, Zhuang Chaoying can devote himself to tutoring Hongbin in the final half year.
But she didn't say anything and just looked at Zhuang Chaoying.
"Your mother is always acting out whatever she wants. Does she have time to care about you?" Zhuang Chaoying had obviously heard about his legendary ex-wife's deeds from others.
"Mom has time to take care of me. Xiaoting is also taken care of by her. Now she is always in the top ten in the grade and top three in the class. She has never come down." Tuanan replied.
Just one sentence made Zhu Xiuyu feel Zhuang Chaoying's reluctance.
"Then Tuanan, what do you think?" Zhu Xiu Yu seemed to be concerned about Tuanan's thoughts, but in fact she was also reminding Zhuang Chaoying.
"Yes, Tuanan, what do you think?" Zhuang Chaoying asked.
"I want to live there." Tunan replied.
Zhuang Chaoying frowned.
"Chaoying, don't be anxious, listen to the child." Zhu Xiuyu whispered.
"Dad, this is what I think. Mom cares most about our studies. If she wants me to live there, it must be because it can help me, so you don't have to worry about my grades. Also, after I leave, you can devote more energy to Hongbin, so that neither of us will be delayed." Tuanan explained.
"Tunan, your grades are very stable now. I'm worried that it will be affected after you change your environment. Now we don't have to worry about anything, just keep it stable." Zhuang Chaoying emphasized.
"Dad, it's okay if you really don't agree. I won't live there. I'll talk to Mom in a couple of days. She told me to think about it myself and didn't require me to go." Tuanan saw that Zhuang Chaoying was determined, so he changed the subject.
After the topic ended, Tunan returned to his room to organize some books and stationery. He asked Xie Zheyu to come to his house to discuss some difficult problems.
When he came out again, he found that Zhuang Chaoying and Zhu Xiuyu were not at home. He didn't care and went to the entrance of the alley to wait for Xie Zheyu.
As I reached the entrance of the alley, I unexpectedly heard Zhuang Chaoying talking to Zhu Xiu Yu while they were sitting on a stone bench outside the alley.
Zhu Xiuyu advised: "If you don't agree, I don't know what Sister Huang Ling will think. Given her personality, since she told Tunan, she probably still wants him to go."
Zhuang Chaoying was afraid of Huang Ling, and he was also worried about the situation Zhu Xiuyu was worried about. He said:
"You don't know, she's living a very extravagant life now. Last time I took Xiaoting and Tunan out to dinner, they were whispering about how expensive Xiaoting's coat was. Guess how much it cost?"
Zhu Xiu Yu didn't answer, but just looked at him waiting for an answer.
"They're talking about seventy or eighty yuan. My God, that's more than my monthly salary! How she wants to spend her money is her business, but I don't want her to influence Tunan. It's easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it's hard to go from luxury to frugality!"
Zhu Xiu Yu was shocked. Not to mention that she had never worn it, even if she saw it on the street, she would never know which clothes were worth seventy or eighty yuan. She thought of the coat Tuanan was wearing. Now it seemed that it was probably worth this much.
But she advised:
"It's not that serious. Besides, what's wrong with their mothers spending money on their children?"
"Oh, you won't understand even if I tell you! This is really not a good habit. Even if I have money, I can't spend seventy or eighty yuan to buy a coat for a growing child." Zhuang Chaoying waved his hand.
"Tunan is a sensible child..."
"Who wants to live a bad life after living a good life? I think Tuanan has lived with her for a long time, and he probably won't want to live back." Zhuang Chaoying smiled self-deprecatingly.
Tunan knew which coat Zhuang Chaoying was talking about.
Xiaoting looks particularly good in this outfit.
Obviously, when it came to his father, he didn't understand.
Of course, Huang Ling would not tell Xiaoting how much the clothes cost. In Xiaoting's eyes, it was just a beautiful coat that her mother could afford. But Huang Ling told Tuanan, who was standing by, the price and told him that there was no need to force himself to do so.
Tuanan knew in his heart that his mother was talking about the past when the couple were regular workers with a decent salary, yet they were forced to live in extreme poverty. This was obviously the result of not having to endure any hardship.
Now, my parents are separated and each has their own life, and they can be said to be living better than when they were together, so separation may not be the wrong choice.
For a moment, he was lost in thought until Xie Zheyu called him.
Zhuang Chaoying and Zhu Xiuyu then looked back and saw Tuanan had already reacted and walked quickly forward as if he had just walked over.
"Dad, Auntie, this is my classmate Xie Zheyu. We made an appointment to do homework together." Tuanan introduced.
Xie Zheyu then realized that the two people sitting at the entrance of the alley were Tunan's father and stepmother, and hurriedly greeted them:
"Teacher Zhuang, hello, Auntie."
"We are just about to go shopping. Tuanan, remember to pour water for your classmates." Zhuang Chaoying said with a smile.
Tuanan often mentioned this classmate, whose parents were workers in a dyeing factory and whose grades were also very good, so he was very relieved that Tuanan was with such a classmate.
Tunan agreed and led Xie Zheyu into the house.
Xie Zheyu looked at Tunan with a worried look on his face: "Teacher Zhuang and the others..."
No one’s house is big nowadays, and he was afraid that his arrival would squeeze out the elders.
"I'm really going shopping."
Tuanan took him to visit his home, and Xie Zheyu finally felt relieved.
Zhuang Chaoying and Zhu Xiuyu walked towards the convenience store together.
Zhu Xiuyu asked cautiously, "Is Tunan not hearing us?"
Zhuang Chaoying wasn't sure either. He felt a little uneasy, but he comforted himself, "It's okay. It's not like he can't listen to what we say."
"Chaoying...I have something to tell you."
"What's up"
"My salary this month...maybe, maybe not all of it will be paid..."
"What's going on? Is the factory's performance so poor now that it has started to withhold wages from temporary workers?" Zhuang Chaoying asked anxiously.
Zhu Xiuyu was about to explain when Zhuang Chaoying added, "But you've been working even longer hours lately! You've been leaving early and coming back late. Look, you only had one day off this month, today."
"We have already fired two temporary workers, so there is more work to do. And I heard that more people are going to fire." Zhu Xiu Yu knew that one day she would be unable to hide it, so she gave him a heads up first.
Zhuang Chaoying frowned. He saw Zhu Xiuyu's worry, so he sighed and said, "That's troublesome."
"Chaoying, don't worry. I have hands and feet, so I won't starve. I can always find work to do."
Zhuang Chaoying sighed again and gave Zhu Xiuyu a meaningful look, but still consoled her: "Our family is not broke. Don't worry about things that haven't happened yet."
Tuanan, Hongbin and Xie Zheyu are in the same grade, so the three of them study together.
Pengfei gave up his seat and went to Hongbin's room to study.
The two were discussing a very difficult question. Hongbin's level was still lower than Tuanan and Xie Zheyu. Hongbin participated for a while and was a little confused.
Zhuang Chaoying and Zhu Xiuyu bought some rice and the four of them were studying hard.
Zhu Xiuyu added water for the children and peeled apples and put them on the table.
The two of them stayed quietly in the front room, one reading and the other knitting. This was the state they stayed in as long as the children were studying at home.
Not long after, the two heard Hong Bin say in the room:
"My two brothers, I am far from you two. I will take my leave now!"
He stood up, clasped his fists towards the two of them, then came out with his book and moved it to Zhuang Chaoying's desk.
"What's wrong?" Zhu Xiu Yu asked in a low voice.
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