Gu Yi frowned when he heard this and whispered, "...No, don't think too much...It was just this once, nothing else."
If the old lady knew that Xiao Xing's parents came to ask for money every now and then, I don't know how she would behave!
Today is New Year's Eve. If you want to have a good time, you must not let your mother know.
Forget it this time, but from now on I will just be stingy and won’t send a single cent to the mountains, so that the old lady won’t get angry at me when I get the chance.
Li Ying asked angrily, "Ten dollars for a living? They live in the mountains, where they eat and sleep, why would they need so much money! The girl from the mountains has never touched a lot of money in her life. If you deposit all your money with her, won't she be desperate to send money back to her parents' home?!"
"No." Gu Yi had to explain: "Xiao Xing said that she would save the remaining money and try to buy a small house for me in Yucheng. I usually go in and out, and I live in someone else's house, so it's not easy to carry money with me. Xiao Xing is more careful than me, so it's better for her to keep the money."
A few days ago, the factory issued a basic subsidy, and my grandmother's sister-in-law gave Xiaoxing an extra ten yuan. After paying half of the rent, they still had a few dozen yuan left.
Later, Xiao Xing wanted to send ten yuan to her parents for the holiday, but he persuaded her not to.
The conditions for making money in the mountains are scarce, and it is not easy to earn some money on a regular basis.
Her parents are both over 100 years old. As they get older, they may have some minor ailments and pains from time to time.
They are far away, and apart from sending money, they probably can't help in other ways.
Gu Yi meant that he had sent a lot of money in the past period of time, so he had to save some of it so that if the old man suddenly fell ill, he could send the money as soon as he received the letter.
Zhao Xiaoxing supported his approach, so she kept the ten yuan and did not send it to her parents' home.
She has been married here for such a long time, it is impossible that she has no contact with her parents' home at all. It is also human nature to send some money over time, so he said to send ten yuan.
Who knew the old lady would be so persistent!
If she knew the truth, Xiao Xing would probably be scolded to death by her.
Li Ying was still worried after hearing her son's explanation, and emphasized: "Anyway, you can't let her take the money, otherwise she will secretly spend it, or secretly send it to her parents' home - you don't even know! Some stupid men throw money to their wives to manage all day long, and work hard outside to make money. When the family needs to spend a lot of money one day, he asks his wife to take out the money. But his wife can't take out anything! She spent her own money on beautiful clothes, and secretly subsidized her parents' home a lot! What can the man do? The money is all gone, can it be recovered? Can it? It's very miserable!"
Gu Yi's eyes flickered slightly, and he secretly recalled that Zhao Xiaoxing had secretly remitted money to her sister-in-law without telling him. If he hadn't asked her later, she would not have dared to tell him at all.
Thinking of this, I felt secretly worried.
Xiao Xing is a very soft-hearted person. As long as her relatives ask her to do something, she will immediately agree.
If it happened once or twice, it would be fine. But her parents asked for money so frequently, and the couple often went hungry because of this, so Gu Yi couldn't help but worry.
Seeing that he was hesitant, Li Ying hurried to strike while the iron was hot.
"Ayi, I'm your mother, and you're my flesh and blood. How can your mother harm you? Ah? Listen, you have to listen to your mother this time. You should save the money yourself, and you can't let that mountain girl manage it all, understand?"
Gu Yi hesitated, not knowing how to bring this up to his wife.
Gu Xuan was walking on the side, and when he saw that their pace slowed down, he could only stop and wait.
"Mom, don't worry too much about my brothers and sisters-in-law. Walk faster, it's windy here."
Li Ying quickly stopped her hand and said, "Ah Xuan, you don't know because you haven't gotten married yet. I'm doing this for your brother and his family's good, you know? You don't have to give me the money, but they have to keep their money. Your eldest brother and his wife can live in such a spacious house, but your second brother is still renting a house. If you don't save some money, the landlord will be unhappy and kick you out, and you will have to live on the streets. You have to save more money now to solve their housing problem."
Gu Xuan thought it made sense and hummed softly, then stopped talking.
Li Ying continued, "There are many houses in my hometown, but unfortunately none of them are in Yucheng. No matter how many there are, it's useless. People, like birds and dogs, need their own nests. Yucheng is big and has convenient transportation. Since your second brother works here, he will definitely settle down here for the rest of his life. If he doesn't even have a house, how can he settle down? Right?"
Gu Xuan nodded slightly, feeling a little tired of listening, and walked forward on his own.
Li Ying had no choice but to turn her head and continue to persuade her younger son.
"Ayi, do you know that your eldest brother saves all his money? He said that he saves his money, and your sister-in-law keeps the money she earns, and they each manage their own affairs."
"...Really?" Gu Xuan asked doubtfully, "Did big brother really do that? It doesn't seem like it! Big brother is always obedient to big sister-in-law, whatever big sister-in-law says is what he does."
"But she doesn't want your eldest brother's money." Li Ying emphasized: "She said it herself. She earns her own money and spends it herself. She never takes your eldest brother's money. She can make a lot of money and doesn't want your eldest brother's salary. Look, her parents' side is very rich, and there is no need for her to take money to supplement. But your wife? She is different. She earns little and her parents' family is poor. She has to keep an eye on your money. Otherwise, she can also make money. Why doesn't she learn from your eldest sister-in-law to take care of her own business?"
Gu Yi remained silent, feeling even more hesitant.
Seeing that his son was finally persuaded, Li Ying continued to strike while the iron was hot.
"Your eldest brother said that we shouldn't keep all the money together. If something goes wrong someday, even if one person can't pay much, there's still the other one. You should learn from your eldest brother! That's called - 'just in case'!"
Gu Yi nodded gently: "Okay... After 20 years, I will tell Xiao Xing that we can save our own wages."
Besides being a precaution, there is another benefit - the numbers will be clearer.
Over the past few years, they have been sending money back to the mountains. It has been so long and so many times that they have forgotten how much money it was.
In addition, the family's expenses are also vague. Xiao Xing is not good at math, and when she is occasionally asked where the money is spent, she can't tell the reason.
After they got married, they worked hard for almost a decade, but only had a few dozen dollars saved in their pockets.
Next, we need to have a large sum of money to buy a house. In addition, if Xiaoxing gets pregnant, she will not be able to work and can only stay at home to take care of the child. At the same time, she will have one less salary and have to raise a child. You can imagine the pressure on the family.
For the sake of a more stable future life for both of us, we really can't live in this muddle-headed way any longer.
Li Ying was finally satisfied, but still a little worried.
"Your wife doesn't have much idea. You have to keep an eye on her to prevent her from wasting money. You can't just focus on your own salary. You have to keep an eye on her from time to time."
"I understand." Gu Yi replied.
…
At around four o'clock, the car that Chen Xingling rented arrived.
Everyone said goodbye one by one and then got on the car.
Little Huzi couldn't bear to leave his grandparents and cousins, and his eyes were red.
Chen Xingling laughed and explained, "Today is the twenty-eighth, and the day after is New Year's Eve. The next day is the first day of the first lunar month, and then the second day. The second day is the day when we go to my mother's house, and we will come here early in the morning. Think about it - how many days at most?"
Xiao Huzi's eyes lit up instantly, but soon became sad again.
"Uncle Dali said... my big crab is dead."
When he went to catch crabs in the afternoon, the big ones that were still alive in the morning were dead. Xiao Huzi's crab-raising plan had no choice but to fail.
Ma Dali stroked the little guy's head and explained with a smile: "That big crab is an old crab, and it was injured. Don't worry, there will definitely be bigger ones in the future."
Chen Sanshui couldn't bear to see his beloved grandson sad, so he made a promise immediately.
"When you come the day after tomorrow, grandpa will prepare one that's bigger than a plate for you!"
Chen Xingling couldn't help but frown: "Dad, don't spoil him. It's so cold, it's hard to catch crabs."
"No, no." Chen Sanshui explained lovingly, "I know where there are big crabs."
Chen Xingling waved goodbye and got into the car half-believingly.
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