Zhou Jiao really needed to think about this. Coming from the afterlife, she understood the future better than anyone else. Her father was also an undercover agent, which was a bit of a gimmick. His mother hadn't expected this, so she had to make arrangements in advance.
"Mom, your daughter has never asked you for anything. Can you please meet one of my needs this time? Just one. I love calligraphy the most. I want that person's calligraphy. Can you ask my dad or grandpa to get a copy for me?"
I don't need to use those verses; just write about Zhou Xiaozheng as a good comrade. It would be even better if I added in the words about enduring humiliation and being a pillar of the country. I want to save it for Ping An as a family heirloom. It will also let my descendants know the hardships of our ancestors. They'll know that his grandfather was also very capable, even praised by the leader.
Don't you think Grandpa doesn't have one either? Go back and ask Grandpa to get one for your uncle, so that the Lin family can be the first in Beijing to receive praise from him." Zhou Jiao stared at her mother with starry eyes, ready to cry in front of her if she didn't agree.
"Okay, I'll tell your dad when I see him, okay. I'll talk to your grandpa later and ask him to ask for it. He'll definitely give it to you, and I'll give you a few copies when the time comes. That's not important, just take a look at what mom prepared for you first."
Oh, Mom, you're still saying it's not important. What's so good about those shabby houses of yours? You can't even go to Beijing to see them. Foreign money can't be withdrawn now. You can see it but you can't touch it.
"This address and password are for the foreign bank. There's also a password for the safe. You must keep this key safe. It's the only key you need. Don't lose it. It's very troublesome to get a replacement."
I can't tell Guoqing about this. He just needs to know that there's some money. This is the biggest sum Mom has left for you, as a way out. I can't tell your dad either, or he'll make me hand it over and it'll be all over.
"This was given to me by my aunt. She never married, and before she died, she secretly gave me all her overseas assets." She instructed Jiaojiao carefully. "If it was really lost, it would be very troublesome. How would I explain that she had assets abroad?"
Zhou Jiao solemnly took the key and the small notebook and placed them at the bottom of the small wooden box given by her grandmother, where they were not exposed to light.
"Mom, please tell me about my great aunt's story when you have time. She must have been a legendary woman. She even acquired so much wealth abroad. She must have been a capable woman."
Lin Lishan touched Jiaojiao's head and sighed, "That's why they say a woman needs to meet a good man. She just couldn't stand the heartbreak and couldn't let it go. She died so young. Oh, let's not talk about her anymore. I'll tell you about it when I have time. Even if someone asks, you'd pretend you don't know about this person. Except for your grandmother's family, the Gu family, no one knows that she is an orphan of the Gu family. So even if the Gu family talks about her, you'd pretend you don't know. No one knows that I have any connection with her. I was only 8 years old at that time and I met her when I returned to the children's group and ran out to play every day."
Zhou Jiao nodded to indicate that she understood. If her mother didn't want to talk about it, then forget it and let her talk about it when she has time later.
"These 10 are deposit certificates, without names on them, and you can collect them at any time. For your convenience, I thought about it and didn't store them together.
I've saved all the rent money from the past few years and the red envelopes your grandparents, aunt, and uncle gave you during the New Year. When you have time, go to the capital and get them back and keep them separate."
Zhou Jiao opened them and saw that the total amount of the ten portions was almost ten thousand yuan. She looked up at her in confusion and said, "Mom, did you deposit all the money you have? Keep these with you. If you need money, you can withdraw them. I'm not there anyway, so there's no point in keeping them here."
"No, I have money. These deposit certificates are all yours. Look at the time on them. It just looks like there are more years."
"Then besides the rent and the New Year's red envelopes, it's impossible for this amount to be so much?"
Lin Lishan turned her eyes away embarrassedly. "That's because I saw some people take their children out for a big meal and buy them gifts for their birthdays. I could send the gift to you, but since your father and I are not around, I just cash it in the bank every year. Before liberation, I gave you silver dollars, and later I put them in the bank."
Zhou Jiao lowered her head and asked her hoarsely, "What about the remaining three?"
When Lin Lishan heard about the three deposit slips, she spoke excitedly, not noticing her abnormality at all. "I went abroad three times and brought gifts for people to earn extra money. How about that? Your mother is amazing, right? No one knew about it. I secretly left it all to you. From now on, I can give you gifts without having to save money."
Zhou Jiao listened to her happy cheers and took a few deep breaths to hide her abnormality. She lowered her head slightly and smiled at her mother with a normal expression. As she looked at her mother, her nose began to feel sore. She turned her head to look at her son, "Then Mom, you have to think carefully about whether your wallet is thick. Otherwise, you should keep these savings certificates with you for emergency use."
Lin Lishan laughed out loud, "I've already said that Mom isn't short of money. My salary is all with your grandma. If you calculate, my salary is over 100 yuan a month. I eat and live in the cafeteria. Besides the 20 yuan I send to your grandpa every month, I still have some savings.
Besides, even if I go abroad with the group, I remember the combination to my bankbook, except for the safe. Don't worry, others don't know and call your mother a spendthrift daughter-in-law, but that's because they don't know about our family's financial situation and the burden of their military families. Our family doesn't have much of a burden, so your grandma saved it for me.
"Here are some cloth coupons and other things. I got them from your grandma and some I have myself. Use whatever you like and give away whatever you don't like."
Zhou Jiao slowly calmed down and looked at her mother. "There's no need to give it away. Just leave it there. You can also take some back to grandma. It's enough to have enough for everyone. There's no need to show off your wealth. I haven't even used the 600 yuan foreign exchange coupons you gave me in the letter. But if you give it to me like this, I'll be destitute, haha."
"Give your foreign exchange coupons to mom. I'll go see if there's anything nice here for you these days. You're really wasting yourself. Why don't you buy a nice watch? You didn't even have a watch during the National Day holiday. Fortunately, I'm smart. I brought a few watches with me when I went abroad last time. Later, when I heard that you were getting married, I left the most expensive pair of couple watches for you. Let me look for them later. I remember bringing them here. They should be among the gifts for the baby. Also, there's nothing in your room. I have to go check. It's a pity that you're in confinement after giving birth, otherwise we could go together." After saying this, she looked at her daughter with regret.
"Mom, don't buy too much. We can buy more next year when we go to the city."
"Okay, I know. You're moving next spring, right? You won't need it when you come back. As for going back to the city, we'll talk about it later. Just bring some foreign exchange certificates with you next time you come back with your dad. I know you want to keep a low profile, so don't worry, I, your mother, will definitely keep a low profile this time."
Zhou Jiao teased her, "Mom, you're being vulgar. You're already showing off your nouveau riche aura. If you keep a low profile, people will start calling me Golden Baby again."
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