“I earned it,” Yuan Mengge replied.
Li Xue'e looked at her and said, "Wow, how did you earn that? I want to earn money too..."
Yuan Mengge said, "My job is not suitable for you. If you want to make money, there are plenty of jobs outside. You can earn enough by working outside for a year or two."
In those days, a waiter in an ordinary hotel restaurant would only earn a few dozen yuan a month, and wouldn't earn a thousand yuan a year.
If Li Xue'e were willing, she could take on a few private tutors in the evenings, which would be a decent source of income.
When it comes to making money, Li Xue'e gets incredibly excited.
Putting everything else aside, money is something she desperately desires.
Growing up in a family with two older brothers and two younger siblings, she was always in the middle and didn't eat or dress well, let alone have any pocket money.
After dropping out of school, she went out to work, but she handed over every penny of her monthly salary to her family, either to her brother or her father.
He never kept a single penny for himself.
Yuan Mengge went to sleep after speaking, but Li Xue'e, though her eyes were closed, couldn't fall asleep for a long time.
Even in the middle of the night, two big eyes were still blinking and staring at the top of the mosquito net.
When Li Xue'e woke up early that morning, there was no one in the bed next to her.
This sister-in-law always gets up silently, and she doesn't even realize it.
Every time I wake up, the person is no longer in bed.
"How did she get up so early? She didn't even set an alarm clock, she just got up by herself." Li Xue'e got up and looked at the alarm clock on the table with some doubt.
Everyone else needs to set an alarm to get up, but this sister-in-law doesn't set an alarm and can still get up on time.
After Li Xue'e got up, she folded the quilt, changed her clothes, opened the door and went out. She saw Yuan Dasheng still lying on the bed in the living room, asleep wrapped in a quilt.
She walked quietly to the front door, opened it, and went out.
After leaving the house, she went to the kitchen and found that her mother-in-law had not yet gotten up.
She washed her face and then started washing the pot, washing the rice, and cooking.
She was used to doing these things at home, so she didn't feel uncomfortable at all.
On the contrary, she would feel uncomfortable and uneasy if she did nothing.
After all, her status in this family is that of a new daughter-in-law. She is an outsider now, and she needs to find something to do to prove that she is useful in this family, rather than superfluous.
Although she no longer had any intention of fully integrating into this family, she couldn't just eat and live here for free.
Not long after, Yao Dongqing also got up.
She stood by the window and glanced towards the kitchen. Seeing that Li Xue'e was already cooking, she looked away.
After a while, she got dressed and came out of the room. Then she turned around and walked towards Yuan Mengge's room, opened the door and looked inside.
Sure enough, the room was empty.
A hint of doubt flashed in her eyes. She turned around, walked to the bedside in the living room, and tugged at Yuan Dasheng on the bed.
Yuan Dasheng, who was fast asleep, was woken up by her and pulled the blanket off his head.
He groggily opened his eyes, and upon seeing Yao Dongqing, asked blankly, "Mom...? What's wrong?"
Yao Dongqing sat down on the edge of his bed and asked softly, "Aping has disappeared again this morning. Do you know what time she gets up?"
Upon hearing that she was asking about Yuan Mengge, Yuan Dasheng immediately lost interest and closed his eyes again, replying, "How would I know? I was asleep. I wouldn't have woken up if you hadn't called me. How would I know when she got up?"
When Yao Dongqing saw that he didn't know anything when asked, she slapped him in annoyance and said, "Sleep, sleep, all you do is sleep! If you don't wake up, your wife might run away one day, and then you'll see where you go to find her."
Upon hearing her words, Yuan Dasheng's eyes widened immediately, and he said with a gloomy expression, "If she dares to run away, I'll break her legs! Then I'll chain her up with a dog leash and lock her in a room! We spent so much money to marry her, she's not going anywhere unless she gives me at least three sons!"
Yao Dongqing glanced at the kitchen outside the door and said, "Then you should hurry up and find a chance to sleep with her! We've been married for days, and we still can't have her. I'm getting anxious!"
At this point, Yuan Dasheng sat up with a resentful look on his face and said, "How can you blame me? Look at your good daughter! If I really slept with her, that brat Yuan Pingping would definitely beat me again!"
Yao Dongqing tapped him on the head again, annoyed, and said, "Are you stupid! Who told you to force her? Couldn't you have tried a different method? If A'e had done it willingly, what could A'ping have said? Don't you think so?"
Upon hearing her words, Yuan Dasheng's eyes darted around, and he said, "That's right! As long as A'e is willing to have my child, then it has nothing to do with Yuan Pingping!"
Yao Dongqing said, "You need to stay clear-headed for the next few days. Once Aping goes to school, you can slowly start seducing A'e. If you want her to have your child, you first need to make her like you, understand? Don't do anything reckless on your own. I'll arrange things for you. Listen to me!"
Seeing her say that, Yuan Dasheng nodded: "Yes, Mom, I understand. I'll listen to you!"
Yao Dongqing nodded: "These next few days, Aping will be home, so behave yourself and don't provoke them. Once that brat Aping isn't home, then you can try to win A'e over. Women respond better to gentleness than force. Anyway, she's already married to you, so she'll be yours from now on. You have plenty of time to slowly win her heart."
Don't rush things, don't you understand? If you make her angry again like you did the other night, and she sneaks off and disappears one day, you'll see where you're looking for her then.
Yuan Dasheng said, "Right now, I just want her to have a child. Once she has the child, she won't be able to run away."
Yao Dongqing gave him a disdainful look and said, "Then you can't force it. You're so good at seducing women outside, can't you handle Li Xue'e?"
Yuan Dasheng nodded: "Understood."
On the other side, Li Xue'e vaguely heard voices in the living room and guessed that her mother-in-law and the others had woken up.
She didn't come out, but just stood at the door and glanced towards the main house. Seeing that the door was still closed, she thought for a moment, then went up to ask Yao Dongqing what work she had to do today.
As they approached the door, they suddenly heard voices coming from inside.
"You need to make her willingly have your child... not force her... understand? Just use the same tricks you use on other girls to deal with her, wouldn't that work? You're so stupid!"
"I understand, Mom... then I'll try to please her... but what does she like? Mom, what do you women like?"
"It's just clothes and jewelry. If you buy her a dress, she might be happy."
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