Chapter 204: The first move is a small yellow croaker
When Zhou Nanxu entered the room, Rong Mei was sitting cross-legged on the bed in her pajamas, sorting out the night's harvest.
Zhou Dabao was not the only one in the family who received red envelopes. Rong Mei, Zhou Nanxu and Zhou Zhengfu, as the younger generations, also received some.
Of course, the amount of money inside is not a huge amount, it is just a blessing from the elders to the younger ones.
"Zhou Nanxu, guess what's in this bag?" Rong Mei held up a purse and shook it in front of Zhou Nanxu to show off.
The things given by Liu Rong and the Rong Sheng couple were all wrapped in red paper and opened easily. Only the thing given by Uncle Li was different. It was a purse with drawstrings on both sides, and when she weighed it, it was obviously not banknotes. When Rong Mei took it, she was so curious that she resisted the urge to open it until now.
Zhou Nanxu smiled and said, "I don't know." While taking off his clothes, he took out the red envelope from his pocket and handed it over.
Rong Mei took it and counted it, "Hey, how come you have five? That's one more than me."
She looked at one of them, which was obviously much thicker than the other three, and looked at the man suspiciously. She raised it in the air and said, "Did my eldest brother give this to you?"
Apart from Liu Rong, Rong Sheng and his wife, and Uncle Li, who are the elders in the family, Zhou Zhengfu is the only one left. However, Zhou Zhengfu is of the same generation as them, so there is no need for that.
Don’t let big brother think that they gave Dabao a red envelope, and she and Zhou Nanxu don’t have any children, so they gave a red envelope back, right?
Zhou Nanxu hung up the clothes he had taken off, got on the bed, and moved closer to Rong Mei. His dark eyes stared at her small mouth as it opened and closed. His Adam's apple rolled slightly, and he said in a hoarse voice, "No, this is what I gave you."
Rong Mei was stunned for a moment before she reacted and pushed the shirtless man aside.
He muttered quietly, "Just give me a red envelope, why do you have to take off your clothes so cleanly?"
Don't even think about seducing her with this. Well, although she is addicted, she has good self-control. With the soundproofing at home, the slightest movement will be known to others. Although she can say anything, she is still thin-skinned when faced with such an environment.
So, after coming back for so many days, although the two of them hugged each other every day, they restrained themselves. When they really couldn't control themselves anymore, Zhou Nanxu would lie on the floor and freeze.
Come to think of it, Rong Mei still has some respect for the older generation, they are really able to endure hardships, and under such "difficult" conditions, they can still have children one after another...
It turns out that the strong will never complain about the environment. The older generation is just more conservative in thinking but open in behavior.
And she? She is a typical open-minded person, but her behavior is conservative compared to the older generation.
Seeing his wife say this, the man looked innocent and complained, "Didn't you ask me to take off my clothes? You said sleeping with clothes on would hurt your face."
Originally he slept with clothes on, but someone made up an excuse so that he could touch his abdominal muscles and pectoral muscles at any time and forced the man to take off his clothes to sleep every day.
Knowing that she was in the wrong, Rong Mei coughed lightly, pretended to be calm, took the red envelope given by Zhou Nanxu and opened it, changing the subject, "Uncle Li is indeed the master of the landlord family. The red envelope he gave is too expensive. The purse actually contains small yellow croaker."
Without any surprise, the gold in Zhou Nanxu's purse was the same as hers, with a gold bar weighing about one or two taels.
Zhou Nanxu looked at the glittering gold bars that Rong Mei took out of her purse with a look of surprise on his face. He didn't expect that what Uncle Li gave him was actually a gold bar. He clearly said when he gave it to him that it was a worthless little thing and he could just put it away.
Is this a worthless thing? It is extremely valuable.
He frowned, stared at the gold bar and said, "No, this is too valuable. I have to return it to Uncle Li tomorrow."
"Well, let's talk about it tomorrow. You can put it away first, but before you go back, go ask mother for advice." Rong Mei handed the money and two gold bars in her hand to Zhou Nanxu.
Rong Mei actually knew that even if she returned it, Uncle Li would not accept it. Not to mention that for Uncle Li, it was not worth mentioning, but it was also insignificant.
But even if these are of no importance to Uncle Li, they are extremely valuable things that are like "pie in the sky" to ordinary people, and they will feel uneasy if they accept them. The reason why Uncle Li is so arrogant is because of Liu Rong, so whether to accept this gift or not, he should ask Liu Rong's opinion before returning it.
Furthermore, Rong Mei was not greedy for money by accepting such an expensive gift, but she had enough confidence to return a gift of equal value.
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The morning of the first day of the new year.
Liu Rong was the first to get up. She got up before daybreak to roll out dough and make dumplings.
Rong Mei was the last one to get up. Last night, I kept touching her chest and abdominal muscles, which made her so envious that I don’t know what time she fell asleep.
Rong Mei stood outside the yard and spat out the water in her mouth. With a thud, she put the toothbrush into the mouthwash cup and walked to Zhou Nanxu who was sweeping the yard.
Asked, "How is it, have you asked your mother?"
On the first day of the new year, most families don't sweep the floor or throw out the garbage, but there were still some debris from fireworks and firecrackers left over from last night that hadn't been swept away, so Zhou Nanxu was sweeping the house from outside to inside with a broom, piling the garbage into a pile.
"I asked, and mom said to keep it and put it away." Zhou Nanxu put down the broom, glanced at the room out of the corner of his eye, and said with pursed lips.
Although this was an expected outcome, the process still surprised Rong Mei a little.
Logically speaking, if Liu Rong knew that Uncle Li's New Year's gift was a small yellow croaker for each person, she should have been the most excited person. However, given Liu Rong's personality, she would never accept such an expensive gift.
So, what was the reason that made Liu Rong accept it so quickly?
Rong Mei's guess was absolutely correct. When Liu Rong found out that Uncle Li gave the children gold, her first reaction after being shocked was how could she accept it? It was too valuable. She had to return it and asked Uncle Li to accept it.
However, the person who first told her about this was not Zhou Nanxu, and of course, not Zhou Zhengfu, but Uncle Li himself.
Liu Rong had just gotten up when Uncle Li heard the noise and also got up to help.
Uncle Li had long anticipated that the children would return the box to him after opening it and seeing what was inside.
So while everyone was still asleep, he persuaded Liu Rong first.
As for the reason, it's simple.
"You and I have both been through turmoil. When something bad happens, we have no choice but to spend our money to save our lives. Won't these things end up in someone else's hands? Instead of leaving them together and giving people a chance to keep evidence, why not spread them out and keep them? If there is a day when we can start over, we will have a chance to save our lives, right? The children are all filial. If something bad happens, won't they lend a hand to help us?"
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