Lin Yongnian and Lin Guodong also received their wages today. As soon as they got home, Zhang Jiao mentioned the matter of giving them living expenses.
"Dad, you used to help Lin Jianshe pay off his debts, but you never paid for his living expenses. Now you have money and your salary is paid regularly, so this living expense..."
Lin Yongnian took out fifteen yuan from his newly-earned salary and slapped it on the table. "From now on, I'll pay you fifteen yuan every month, including the money for buying fixed quantities."
He had a ration of about four yuan a month. These eleven yuan were not only not enough to buy food for himself, but if he was frugal enough, it would be enough for the whole family.
Zhang Jiao looked at the fifteen yuan on the table and was very dissatisfied.
In the past, he would give all the money for food and vegetables to the whole family, but now he only pays for his own food. Excluding the food money, the living expenses are less than ten yuan.
Mother Zhang also knew what the Lin family had been like in the past. Since her daughter couldn't bring herself to say some things, she let herself speak for her.
"Father-in-law, you said you get so much salary every month, so you should give all the food and living expenses to the whole family."
Lin Yongnian looked at Zhang's mother and asked, "Will you, the Zhang family, also contribute to the food and living expenses of the whole family, young and old, by yourselves?"
"Damn..." Mother Zhang choked and defended herself, "Our family's situation is different. Old Zhang from the Daddy family transferred his work to his two sons, and now they don't work. They're not like you, my father-in-law, who gets paid so much every month."
"If my father-in-law, Mr. Zhang, were still working and had a salary as high as yours, he would definitely not let the children pay for their living expenses and would just pay for it all."
The Zhang family's sons and daughters-in-law did not hand over all their wages. Each of the two sons handed over 15 yuan per month for living expenses, but the daughters-in-law did not hand in anything.
Lin Yongnian sneered in his heart, who can't say such nice-sounding nonsense?
"I used to do this too, never even asking the children to contribute a penny to their living expenses, but now I realize it's wrong to take on so much responsibility."
"Guodong is older and has children. He should be the one shouldering the responsibility of the family and let him grow up."
"If you take care of everything, won't that mean you're just protecting him under your wings? How can he grow up and become a responsible man like that?"
"So, now I only pay for my own food and living expenses. Guodong and his wife's children will be responsible for themselves."
"As for the rest of my salary, I will open a bank account and save it. When I get older, I will also be able to use it as a gift."
Zhang Jiao snorted and picked up the fifteen yuan on the table.
There is no money in hand, and it is hard to say who will be the winner in the end.
After saying so many high-sounding words, the bottom line is that he is reluctant to part with the money and wants to hold it in his own hands.
Lin Guodong didn't have any opinion on this matter, because his mind was full of Li family affairs.
On December 3rd, Li Xiao had a two-day midterm exam.
The desks in the classroom were spread out far apart, with a width of more than one meter between them.
You should sit in your seat during the exam, and you should not sit in your seat during class.
After taking the exam during the day, I still have to put the desk back in place for evening self-study.
"Ding-ling, ding-ling, ding-ling..."
As the bell rang to signal the end of the last exam, the invigilator announced that the exams could be stopped. Li Xiao, who had already stopped writing and checked twice, placed the paper on the podium.
Waiting at the door for Zheng Qingqing to come out and go to the bathroom together.
"Xiao Xiao, how did you do in the exam?" Yu Jingming walked out of the classroom and asked Li Xiao.
Li Xiao nodded perfunctorily and said, "It's okay."
Hearing this, Yu Jingming smiled confidently, "I feel really good this time. You've taken the first place away from me for so long, and this time I'm going to take it back."
Li Xiao glanced at him, chuckled twice and said, "Haha, as long as you are happy."
Yu Jingming frowned, "You don't believe it?"
Li Xiao: "I believe it!"
"How about we make a bet? If you want to be first, I'll promise you one thing, but if you want to be first, you also have to promise me one thing." Yu Jingming looked at Li Xiao and said.
Li Xiao frowned, feeling that Yu Jingming was a little puzzled.
Why did she make this inexplicable bet with him?
Whoever wins will be promised something, which is quite ambiguous.
"I won't bet with you."
Yu Jingming curled his lips and smiled, "Why, are you afraid of losing to me?"
Li Xiao rolled his eyes speechlessly, "There's no need to make this bet with you. I don't want you to agree to anything, and I don't care whether you will take first place."
"But I can see that you're very concerned about having your first place taken away from you."
"..." Yu Jingming's expression froze.
"Little one." After handing in the paper, Zheng Qingqing ran out of the classroom and hung on Little One as if she had no bones.
"I'm so exhausted after finishing the exam."
Li Xiao smiled and touched Zheng Qingqing's head, "How did you do on the exam?"
Zheng Qingqing stood up straight immediately. "Very good. I feel like I can improve a few places this time."
"Let's go to the bathroom."
After that, Li Xiao took Zheng Qingqing's hand in hand and went downstairs to use the toilet.
Yu Jingming looked at the backs of the two of them and clenched his teeth.
"Jingming, what did Li Xiao say to you at the door just now?" Zhao Siyu walked in front of Jingming and asked with a frown.
Yu Jingming said coldly, "This matter has nothing to do with you." Then he turned and left.
"Yu Jingming!" Zhao Siyu stomped her feet in anger.
Also, when did they, Li Xiao, become us?
The midterm exam results will be released on Monday, and Monday is also the day for the parent-teacher conference, so these parents have to come no matter what.
The results of this midterm exam will be released on the day of the parent-teacher conference, which makes the students quite nervous.
After evening self-study at nine o'clock in the evening, Li Xiao saw Qin Ye waiting for her at the school gate.
She pushed her bicycle and ran over with a smile. "Brother."
"Brother Xiaoye." Zheng Qingqing also shouted.
Qin Ye nodded, took out two roasted sweet potatoes from his pocket and handed them to little Zheng Qingqing.
The two little girls' eyes lit up when they saw the roasted sweet potatoes, and they quickly took the warmers to warm their hands.
"Thank you, brother."
"Thank you, Ono-san."
"So sweet and warm." Li Xiao said while eating roasted sweet potatoes.
Zheng Qingqing nodded vigorously while eating the roasted sweet potatoes.
When the students walked out of the school, they were extremely envious to see that Brother Li not only came to pick her up but also gave her roasted sweet potatoes.
"Hey, why don't you have a brother?"
"Haha, I have a brother, but if he doesn't steal my things, then he will."
"My brother is also a bully. He tells my parents about it, and they even call me a snitch."
"...That counts, but I still don't want it."
In front of many envious eyes of his classmates, Li Xiao finished eating the roasted sweet potatoes, put on gloves, got on his bicycle, took Zheng Qingqing and followed Qin Ye to leave the school.
The next day was Saturday. Chunbao caught a cold and had a fever. Qin Rong was very nervous and sent Chunbao to the hospital for an IV drip.
There was only one other person in the store, so Li Yunshu had to stay in the store until the peak period before going home.
Gu Zhenyuan didn't come today. He has been appointed as the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau. Because he has just taken over this job and is not familiar with it at all, he is a little busy and has been working overtime these two days.
At six forty, Li Yunshu pushed his bicycle out of the dumpling shop.
Across the street, Lin Guodong, who was waiting in a cotton coat, saw him and quickly tightened the handlebars of his bicycle.
Seeing Li Yunshu pushing the car onto the road and riding his bicycle, he hurriedly followed him on his bicycle.
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