Xiao Erbao reluctantly took out two bills from where he had hidden his money.
"Give it all."
Xiao Erbao turned and looked pitifully at his sister. Seeing that she had no room for negotiation, he could only continue rummaging through his pockets until he had taken out all the money.
There's nothing he can do if he doesn't offer anything. If he dares to hold back, his sister will definitely take action. Since the result is the same anyway, he might as well take the initiative and leave a good impression.
"Sis, what are you planning to do with this money?"
The hand that was handing over the money was still reluctant to let go; if Xiao Dabao hadn't used some force, he really wouldn't have been able to pull the money out.
"Mom has an exam, let's buy her a gift and give it to her then."
Upon hearing that it was a gift for his mother, Xiao Erbao's reluctant expression disappeared. "You should have said so earlier! I still have a few dollars here, I'll give it to you too."
Xiao Erbao took out the remaining few dollars from another place and handed them to his sister.
"Sure! You want to hide it?"
Xiao Erbao scratched his head, "This is what Grandma taught me. You have to be careful with money when you're living. Otherwise, what if something happens and you don't have a penny to your name?"
This is not something a three-year-old would say, but these two like to imitate adults, so it didn't seem strange.
"Let's not talk about that for now. Sis, what gift are you planning to buy for Mom?"
Xiao Dabao counted the money in his hand, his eyes darting around. "Mom has everything, but what girl doesn't want more pretty clothes? I was reading a book the other day, and this dress is so pretty. How about we alter it a little and make it for Mom?"
Despite her young age, Xiao Dabao has her own ideas about design. Even Gu An'an thinks that with proper training, she will be more than qualified to be a designer in the future.
So she bought a lot of books from Hong Kong and let Da Bao read them whenever he had free time. It's not that he has to develop in that direction in the future, but it's always good to cultivate his interests and hobbies.
Xiao Erbao didn't understand what his sister was saying, but he was blindly confident and thought his mother would look good even in a burlap sack.
So when Xiao Dabao was talking big, Xiao Erbao kept nodding, "Okay, when Mom wears the clothes we give her, she'll definitely be the most beautiful in our neighborhood."
The two little ones were afraid that Xiao's mother would leak the secret, so they didn't even tell her and went directly to Liu Li with the money.
"Aunt Liu, could you help me find someone who can make this outfit?"
Liu Li looked at it and thought it did look very nice, so she didn't take the two children's words as a joke. "Making clothes for Mom?"
Xiao Dabao nodded, "The collar needs to be higher. It's cold here, and Mom will definitely be cold if the collar is so low."
Xiao Dabao chose a suit, with a long winter dress underneath and an overcoat on top, which looked very stylish.
“Okay, Aunt Liu will definitely make the clothes for you.”
Seeing that Liu Li agreed, the two children were overjoyed and pulled out handfuls of money from their pockets. "Aunt Liu, is this enough? We don't have any cloth coupons yet. Can you tell me how many you need, and I'll bring them to you."
Looking at the earnest little faces of the two children in front of her, Liu Li's heart melted.
Without even glancing at the money, he nodded repeatedly and said, "No need, Aunt Liu has money."
In her opinion, Gu An'an would definitely be able to get into university, and the clothes would be her congratulatory gift.
If it weren't for Gu An'an, she wouldn't have her current job; giving her this dress would have been a worthwhile gift.
As soon as the two children heard that she didn't want the money, they immediately disagreed. "The clothes are a gift for Mom. You have to keep the money. You can't take away a single penny of what you're owed. Otherwise, it won't count as a gift from Mom to my brother and me."
"If Aunt Liu doesn't accept money, we'll find someone else to help us."
The little girl pretended to leave, which amused Liu Li. "Alright, alright, Aunt Liu will keep it. No one can take away the filial piety that belongs to our Da Bao and Er Bao."
The two little ones then smiled. "Aunt Liu, only we know about what happened today. You can't tell Mom, okay?"
Xiao Dabao gave repeated instructions, afraid that his mother would discover the surprise.
Watching the siblings leave hand in hand, Liu Li's eyes were filled with envy.
Just then, Dunzi came home from school and started yelling before he even saw anyone, "Mom, is dinner ready yet? I'm starving!"
Liu Li's smile vanished instantly. "You only think of me when you're hungry, but when something good happens, you never think of your old mother!"
Dunzi was bewildered by his mother's sudden change in expression. "Mom, I didn't do anything at school today, so how did I upset you again?"
Dunzi is usually quite mischievous and often does things with other kids that their parents don't allow. But ever since his dad spanked him last time, he hasn't done anything at all. Why is this not allowed anymore?
Liu Li admitted that she was being a little displeased, but after seeing how well-behaved other people's children were, and then looking at her own naughty boy, who could be comfortable with that!
"Am I wrong? Other kids take a piece of candy they get at school home to share with their moms, but look at you, all you do is cause trouble."
She originally wanted to use the two little darlings of the Xiao family as an example, but she didn't trust her own mischievous son's mouth. If he found out, the whole residential compound would know, and then it wouldn't be a surprise anymore. So she could only use the example of the little girl next door bringing candy home to share with her parents.
"Mom, you're not the kind of person who's short of candy! Fine, fine, next time the teacher gives me a candy as a reward, I'll share one with you, okay?"
Liu Li was even angrier. This person looked exactly like his father. They would often make him sound impatient even when he said something normal.
"Go back and do your homework! If you don't finish it before dinner, I'll punish you."
Dunzi was speechless; he had been planning to give the candy he had received that day to Dabao.
"Here you go! I can't give you any more candy tomorrow, I have to save some for Da Bao."
His expression, as if to say, "I've already given you all the candy, so don't be stingy," made Liu Li want to punch him every time she saw him.
After unwrapping the candy and stuffing it into her mouth, Liu Li gave the order again, "Go do your homework."
Dunzi was confused; what was wrong with his mother today? But he didn't dare say anything more and could only wait for his father to come home before quietly asking, "Dad, did you upset Mom?"
Dunzi's father was stumped by his son's question. He couldn't think of anything he had done recently, so he could only ask the person in question.
Liu Li thought that her husband was still tight-lipped, so she told him everything that had happened that day. "You know, other people's children are so young but so sensible. They know to prepare gifts for their mothers, and such beautiful clothes at that."
"Look at our family, all they do all day is play and eat. It's really better to throw away something that's not ours."
After realizing that he hadn't caused the trouble, Dunzi's father started joking, "Our son isn't entirely useless. He's already thinking about finding a partner at such a young age."
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