Chapter 48: Bowing to Life
Meng Chuyuan was really surprised when she thought that Lu Qingye could give her 20 million yuan casually, while Lu Qianling only had 2,000 yuan in pocket money every month.
She thought Lu Qingye should be a generous man and should love his younger siblings very much, but it seemed that was not the case.
Meng Chuyuan didn't feel like he was at a disadvantage this time. Instead, he smiled and replied, "So your brother is so partial."
Lu Jinsen probably guessed what she meant. He pursed his lips and went back to his room with a cold face.
…
When Meng Chuyuan woke up and went downstairs, he unexpectedly found that Lu's mother was at home.
Mother Lu was sitting on the sofa in the hall with a pile of wool beside her and knitting needles in her hands. She even wore a pair of glasses for knitting, looking particularly serious. However, she didn't seem to have found the method to cast on the needles.
"Hiss, what happened?" Mother Lu pulled a ball of wool and wrapped it around the knitting needles, but took it off after a while.
Meng Chuyuan didn't expect that Lu's mother would have such a down-to-earth side, but she saw that Lu's mother's technique was very unfamiliar, so she must be a novice.
She walked over slowly and stood beside the sofa.
"Mom, are you going to knit a scarf?"
When Mother Lu heard Meng Chuyuan's voice, her anxious expression instantly disappeared and she even adjusted her sitting posture slightly.
She raised her eyes and glanced at Meng Chuyuan, and nodded lightly.
Under Meng Chuyuan's gaze, Lu's mother pretended to be calm and continued to work on her own work.
Although she can't knit, she has to pretend to be able to.
Meng Chuyuan watched from the side for a while. Seeing that Mother Lu had been struggling for a long time but still had no progress, she couldn't help but come forward and ask, "Mom, how about I help you?"
"No need." When Mother Lu saw her coming, she turned sideways stubbornly to prevent her from touching her.
Perhaps she felt that she was the elder, and it was a bit outrageous for her to ask her daughter-in-law to teach her how to knit a scarf.
Meng Chuyuan knew that Mother Lu was being stubborn, but she didn't expose her: "Then you can do it first, and you can call me if you need anything."
After Meng Chuyuan left, Mother Lu quickly relaxed.
She lowered her eyes to look at the knitting needles and yarn in her hands and sighed: "Why can't I knit?"
A few days ago, she went out with some good ladies and saw that they were knitting scarves in their spare time. Mother Lu thought it was very interesting, so she also bought some wool and knitting needles.
Mother Lu watched the video tutorial several times before starting. She thought she had mastered it, but she didn't expect that after trying it, she couldn't even lift the needle.
After a while, Meng Chuyuan returned to the hall again.
She saw Mother Lu sitting there with a worried look on her face, still struggling with what to do with the ball of wool.
Meng Chuyuan couldn't help but remind her, "Mom, you have to thread the needle into the slipknot first."
Mother Lu lowered her eyes and took action hesitantly.
Seeing that she didn't understand what he meant, Meng Chuyuan had no choice but to come over, sit next to her, and then teach her step by step: "You have to wear it like this, then wrap the thread around it, and then pick it out..."
Meng Chuyuan held her hand and then guided her to hang the picked out loops back on the knitting needles.
Not long after, Meng Chuyuan helped her weave the first row.
“So that’s how it’s done.”
"Yes, in fact, the weaving techniques behind it are the same."
"Let me try." Mother Lu didn't let Meng Chuyuan help her. She recalled the steps of weaving, then slowly wound the thread and threaded it in. "Is this right?"
"Yes, if you want to change the color of the yarn or knit a pattern into it later, that's fine."
"Pattern?" Mother Lu found it interesting, so she looked up in confusion and asked, "How do you do it?"
"You are just starting out, don't worry, I will teach you later."
"..." When Mother Lu heard the three words "just starting", she subconsciously lowered her eyes, with a hint of embarrassment on her face.
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In the evening, Lu Qianling returned home after class and brought back a box of Coke.
When Meng Chuyuan saw the box of Coke in her hand, he frowned in confusion: "Why did you buy so much Coke?"
"Aren't you guys going to record a show tomorrow? So let's eat and drink well tonight, and my Coke is definitely indispensable. Of course, if you still want to make cola chicken wings, you can take as much Coke as you want."
Meng Chuyuan: “…”
Lu Qianling opened the whole box of Coke and put it in the refrigerator, then returned to the living room, put down her schoolbag, sat next to Meng Chuyuan, and took an orange from her fruit plate to eat.
"You didn't skip class today, did you?" Meng Chuyuan asked.
After being questioned, Lu Qianling reacted a little excitedly: "Of course not. Can you trust me a little?"
"That's fine if there isn't one."
Speaking of trust, Lu Qianling suddenly remembered that she left in a hurry today and did not ask clearly.
At this moment, she suddenly asked with some concern: "We agreed on five thousand a week, you won't go back on your word, right?"
"As long as you do what I say, I can extend your contract with you even if you want, not to mention a week."
Meng Chuyuan told her about the renewal on purpose.
Although she offered Lu Qianling 5,000 yuan for the last week's classes, it was definitely not just for one week.
Lu Qianling said with some disdain: "You've dug a big hole, haven't you?"
"Five thousand a week, that's twenty thousand a month. You're actually not losing anything."
Listening to Meng Chuyuan's explanation, Lu Qianling began to feel moved again.
However, this month seemed a bit long to Lu Qianling, so she didn't dare to agree easily: "Let's talk about it later. I'll think about it."
"By the way, please do me a favor first."
Meng Chuyuan looked up in confusion: "What?"
Lu Qianling took out her mobile phone from her pocket, opened WeChat and sent a link to Meng Chuyuan.
When Lu Qianling saw the message being sent, she said to her, "Help me cut it, thank you."
“…”
Meng Chuyuan took out his phone slowly, and when he saw the link she sent, he couldn't help but frowned: "You're still playing this?"
Lu Qianling sighed and said, "As a human being, there will always be times when you have to bow your head to life."
She didn't have much pocket money left, so she had to live frugally.
"Hurry up and help me chop it. I can tell you're a new user. Maybe I can get it with this one cut."
At her request, Meng Chuyuan had no choice but to use his mobile phone to operate it.
However, after she ordered, Lu Qianling did not get the product she wanted because there was still a little bit missing.
Lu Qianling: "Fuck! What the hell? Wasting my time and cheating on my feelings."
Meng Chuyuan sat next to him without saying a word and continued to play with his phone for a while.
After a while, Lu Qianling suddenly turned around and said to Meng Chuyuan sincerely, "I've decided. I'll renew my contract with you for another week. I'm very angry now and need to earn 10,000 yuan to comfort my young heart."
Meng Chuyuan initially thought that she would talk about the advance payment, but it turned out that she wanted to extend it for another week.
She raised her eyes, a smile hidden in her eyes: "It's okay as long as you have this awareness."
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