The children returned home and handed in their scholarships, but Su Qing refused. This scholarship meant a lot to the children, and only when they held it in their hands could they feel its weight.
Su Qing: "Mom doesn't want it, you can take it and use it as you like."
"Mom, there are too many, we are afraid of losing them." Daya said coquettishly, intending to put the money into Su Qing's arms when she was not paying attention. Su Qing saw through her little trick and dodged, and the money fell on the chair.
"Don't think I don't know you all have passbooks. Use them to save your money." The adults in the Su family turned a blind eye to the children's secret business dealings. Over the years, everyone's pockets were bulging. The "fear of losing" thing was just an excuse.
The children whose little tricks were exposed were no longer polite and put the scholarships in their pockets.
Xiaowu's struggling hands paused in mid-air. After a long pause, he tentatively asked, "Big Sister, can you let me keep it for you...? I promise to hide it so well that even a thief would have to walk away with their heads down."
Afraid that Daya wouldn't believe him, Xiaowu patted his chest and assured her, "Really? I can guarantee it. Xiaowu is worth two. Sister, dear sister, just give it to me."
Xiaowu was hanging on Daya's arm, and his red face, which was a little cracked due to the wind and sun, rubbed against Daya's sleeve.
Daya put her palm against Xiaowu's face with a hint of disdain, "Xiaowu, be good, don't worry about adult matters. Come, I'll give you two cents to buy some candy."
Xiaowu: ...I'm ten years old now, not four. I don't like candy or other small things anymore...
"If you don't have the skills, don't take on the job. Brother Xiaowu, you should go play with the mud with Erpang." Xiaoliu smoothed the ahoge on Xiaowu's head and pointed at Erpang outside the door.
Xiao Wu ignored her, turned around and closed the door, and continued to ask, "Mom, what is a passbook? Can I have one?"
"No." Si Ya rejected Xiao Wu's request on Su Qing's behalf. "If you want to open a passbook, you need to deposit money in it. Do you have money?"
Si Ya's questioning was like a scimitar cutting into Xiao Wu's heart.
Xiaowu sat on a small stool with a sad face, feeling sad. His only source of income was his weekly allowance of 50 cents and his New Year's gift money.
He was a man who couldn't save money. The little money he had was either used to buy food or small things to please girls. His pockets were cleaner than his face.
"How much money do I need to open a passbook?" Xiaowu's heart ached when he learned that his older brothers and sisters all had passbooks. If he had one, he could brag about it to Xiaomei.
"At least a hundred." Si Ya raised a finger and said. In fact, she didn't know that her and San Ya's money were all in Er Ya's passbook, under the pretext of investing in Er Ya's business.
Xiaowu did some calculations and realized that not only did he not have any savings, he actually owed Xiaoliu two dollars. The joy he had felt from the feast vanished without a trace.
"Mom, please don't give me pocket money every week. Please save it for me." Xiaowu said in a crying voice.
Su Qing was a little amused and looked at Cheng Fangyi with a smile, as if saying: See, your son inherited this stupidity from you.
Cheng Fangyi didn't want to pay any attention to these third wheelers and started looking for excuses to get rid of them. "Your mother and I have been busy all morning. Go get some rest first. If you can't sleep, go play outside. And Qianshan Daya, find some time to save the money. We won't ask any more questions."
After saying that, Cheng Fangyi took Su Qing's hand and pretended to leave.
Hei Ye doted on Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu the most. Seeing this, his heart was about to break. He quickly said, "Okay, okay, Xiao Wu, don't be sad. Hei Ye will give you money. I will ask your brothers and sisters to take you to open a savings account someday."
Hei Ye pulled out a stack of large black coins from somewhere, and with a "tsk" (ahem), he began to distribute the money. "Come on, come on, all the children have a share, one hundred each."
"No, no, godfather, take the money back. You can't give the money to children just because they make a fuss. It will make them develop bad habits." Cheng Fangyi stuffed the money back into Hei Ye's pocket.
"Oh, it's New Year's Day, just consider it as the New Year's money I give to the child." Hei Ye stretched out his hand and stuffed the money into Xiao Wu's hand.
Xiaowu didn't dare to accept it and stared at Cheng Fangyi with wide eyes.
"The fifteenth day of the first lunar month has passed, it's no longer considered the New Year." Cheng Fangyi refused again.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu immediately returned the money to Hei Ye, "Grandpa, you can give me a reward when I get into the top three in the next exam."
Hei Ye said all sorts of good and bad things to him, but Cheng Fangyi still held down his hand that was trying to take it out.
Xiao Wu's attention shifted from dividing the money to the two men's rivalry. He shouted, "Come on, Grandpa! Come on, Grandpa! Come on, Grandpa! Quickly knock my dad down!"
"Oh, Dad, you don't respect the elderly and love the young. You pried Grandpa's hand with such great strength."
"Hey, Grandpa, try harder! My dad has let me win and you still can't beat him."
"Old Cheng, look, Grandpa's hands are red from scratching you."
"Come on, Lao Hei, you're not feeling well."
Xiao Wu was talking on both sides, leaving Cheng Fangyi and Hei Ye at a loss, and they didn't know where to put their crossed hands.
In the end, the two concentrated their firepower on Xiaowu, who was delighted to receive a meal of "fried chestnuts".
"Qianshan, Qianfan, Qianya, Daya, Erya, Sanya, this is what Grandpa Hei promised before. If you pass the exam, each of you will get one thousand yuan. You can save it together." Grandpa Hei put six thousand yuan on the table very generously.
"Zijun and Zimei, you were in the provincial capital during the Chinese New Year, and grandpa didn't have time to give you red envelopes. I'm making up for it now." Hei Ye took out two red envelopes wrapped in red paper.
His eyes never stayed on Xiaowu for a moment.
Xiaowu let out a howl and was pulled back into the house by Xiaoliu.
The time to take a break from the busy schedule is always short, and soon it is evening...
Winter nights always come early. It was just after four in the afternoon when the setting sun dyed the sky red.
Occasionally a cool breeze blows, making people shiver with cold.
Su Qing quickly pulled her clothes closer, then put her snow-cold hands in Cheng Fangyi's palms to keep them warm.
"Look at the road, look at the road. Whose child is this? Watch carefully." The old man, waving a large spatula, shooed away the children who came forward. "This big iron pot can stew three children in one pot. If someone doesn't watch carefully and their child falls in, I won't rescue them. It doesn't matter whether they rescue them or not. If they destroy my meat, I will be furious."
The old man put his hands on his hips, made faces and yelled, his ferocious expression scared away the greedy child.
But the child's emotions came and went quickly, and soon the babbling laughter sounded again.
The lively graduation banquet finally came to an end as people left one after another...
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