Chapter 153 The Coal Boss's Dark Moonlight 21
When it was time to eat, Shen Xinran asked Zhou Yaoqi, "By the way, how much salary do you give him per month?"
Zhou Yaoqi casually said, "According to the standard for ordinary workers, one hundred a month."
Shen Xinran opened his eyes wide in surprise, a look of disbelief on his face, "Miners' wages are so high?"
Zhou Yaoqi smiled as he helped Shen Xinran pick up some food, and said softly, “You think it’s high, but this is all hard-earned money.”
Shen Xinran frowned: "Then doesn't Zhao Pengbo's salary even higher than mine?"
The more she thought about it, the more unfair it felt, so she said to Zhou Yaoqi seriously, "I don't care, you have to reduce his salary to the same as mine!"
Zhou Yaoqi raised his eyebrows and smiled faintly, "Why don't you use his extra salary to buy you flowers?"
Shen Xinran's eyes lit up instantly, and he smiled: "That's a good idea."
She had been cleaning up the mess for Zhao Pengbo for so long, so asking him twenty yuan a month to buy flowers was not too much.
In this way, Zhao Pengbo's salary was reduced to eighty at Shen Xinran's strong request.
When he got his pay slip after working hard for a month, he could hardly believe his eyes.
But he didn't think about Shen Xinran, and subconsciously believed that his subordinates had embezzled his salary.
He found Zhou Yaoqi with his salary slip and angrily accused him, "Brother-in-law, someone embezzled my salary!"
Zhou Yaoqi glanced at him and said calmly, "Oh, the twenty yuan you're short of is for buying flowers for your sister."
Zhao Pengbo pursed his lips and complained dissatisfiedly: "She is a spendthrift woman who only knows how to spend money. What's the point of giving her!"
Zhou Yaoqi's face instantly darkened. "Do you think you can earn eighty a month for the kind of work you do?"
Zhou Yaoqi's eyes were cold and ruthless, which made Zhao Pengbo shudder and he didn't dare to say a word.
Zhou Yaoqi continued with a cold expression, "You have to understand, without your sister, I wouldn't have a brother like you."
Zhao Pengbo seemed to understand something. He lowered his head and said, "I'm...I'm sorry. I know I was wrong."
Zhou Yaoqi also knew that this was Zhao Pengbo's personality, so he didn't argue with him anymore.
He just waved his hand and said, "Okay, you've worked hard this month, go back to your work."
…
As the end of the year approaches, the bell of New Year’s Eve finally rings.
Shen Xinran and Zhou Yaoqi both returned to the old house for dinner. With them were Zhou Yaoqi's three sisters and their families.
Normally, the New Year's Eve dinner should be eaten at the husband's house, not at the wife's family's. But Zhou Yaoqi was so capable that he gave his three sisters the confidence to gather at their family's house.
As soon as Shen Xinran and Zhou Yaoqi arrived at the old house, the third sister came to greet them and introduced them to her little grandson: "Xiaobao, this is your aunt."
Looking at the little grandson in the arms of her third sister, Shen Xinran smiled awkwardly.
It is true that the youngest son is the elder.
After being with Zhou Yaoqi, she was in her early twenties, but she looked like a grandmother.
Shen Xinran took out a red envelope from her pocket and handed it to her third sister's grandson. "I wish our little treasure grows up healthy and safe."
Several grandchildren of my eldest and second sisters are already in junior high school, and two of them are even taller than Shen Xinran.
Shen Xinran took out the red envelopes he had prepared in advance from his pocket and handed them to them one by one.
Without the elders' reminder, they bowed to Shen Xinran and said thank you, "Thank you, Auntie."
There were three tables full of people sitting in the courtyard of the old house, which was neither too big nor too small.
Tan Guiying looked at the house full of children and grandchildren, tears in her eyes. This was the moment she looked forward to most in the year.
At the dinner table, she said with great emotion: "I now have a son and a daughter, and my grandchildren are all grown up. My life can be considered complete."
The eldest sister chuckled and responded, "Mom, you're still missing a grandson."
After hearing this, Tan Guiying turned her gaze to Shen Xinran and urged him half-jokingly: "Shiqian, you guys have to work harder so that I can hold my grandson soon."
Shen Xinran smiled, appearing calm on the surface, but in fact, he kicked Zhou Yaoqi hard with his foot under the table.
Zhou Yaoqi immediately stood up, looked at Tan Guiying, and said seriously, "Mom, let's go out for a while. I have something to tell you."
Although Tan Guiying had some doubts in her heart, she still stood up and followed Zhou Yaoqi into the kitchen.
Her beloved little son sighed to her, then leaned close to her ear and whispered.
As Zhou Yaoqi finished speaking, Tan Guiying's eyes widened, "Does Shiqian know about this?"
Zhou Yaoqi shook his head. "How could I possibly tell her such a private matter?"
Tan Guiying was so angry that she raised her hand, slapped Zhou Yaoqi's shoulder fiercely, and scolded: "Then this is not a marriage fraud!"
Zhou Yaoqi shrugged nonchalantly, "Anyway, I've only told you this, so you must help me keep this secret."
After returning, Tan Guiying changed her attitude. She first frowned at her elder sister and said, "I've raised four children, and I'm tired. Now I want to enjoy some quiet time."
Then he looked at Shen Xinran and said with a smile: "Shi Qian, you are still young, there is no need to rush about having children. It doesn't matter if you don't have one. This way you can suffer less."
After Tan Guiying finished speaking, she picked up a piece of food for Shen Xinran with her chopsticks. The pain in her eyes could not be hidden. How could such a good child...
After dinner, when everyone stood up, Shen Xinran suddenly found that the eldest grandson of her second sister was looking at her with a hint of resentment.
There were two conspicuous shoe prints on his trouser legs.
Exactly the same as her shoe prints.
So... was this a wrong kick?
Shen Xinran smiled awkwardly, quickly took out another small red envelope from her pocket, stuffed it into his hand, and said in a low voice, "This is specially for you. No one else has this."
As a teenager who loves money the most, he smiled instantly when he saw the red envelope and said, "Thank you, auntie."
Shen Xinran smiled and nodded, "You're welcome." After all, this was compensation for mental damage plus hush money.
It was around eight o'clock in the evening and the group started to go home one after another.
Only Shen Xinran and Zhou Yaoqi lived in the old house, accompanying Tan Guiying to celebrate the New Year.
But for some reason, Shen Xinran always felt that there was something strange in the way Tan Guiying looked at her. There was a hint of heartache in her eyes, but more of it was guilt.
After Tan Guiying noticed Shen Xinran's gaze, her eyes became vague and a little uncomfortable.
She picked up Meigu directly and went back to the room, saying as she walked, "Meigu, go back to sleep with grandma."
Shen Xinran could only look at Zhou Yaoqi and asked, "What did you say to Mom? Why is she suddenly so nice to Meiqiu?"
Zhou Yaoqi smiled faintly and said, "I told her that the hospital's test results showed that my sperm survival rate was low, making it difficult for me to have children."
Shen Xinran looked at Zhou Yaoqi with a hint of shock in his eyes, "Is this true?"
Zhou Yaoqi: “…”
He stared straight into Shen Xinran's eyes and asked, "Do you need me to prove myself?"
Shen Xinran smiled stiffly and shook his head, "That's not necessary."
Zhou Yaoqi snorted coldly and teased, "For you, I even disregarded my reputation. You must make it up to me tonight."
Shen Xinran glanced at Zhou Yaoqi and said, "Take back that unrealistic idea in your mind."
I really don't know why this old man is so obsessed with letting her do it, it's absolutely impossible!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
