"Oh my, little Niangao is so good! She can even say New Year's greetings now. Grandma wants to hug her!" Mother He happily hugged little Niangao, wishing she could go out and show her off, but she was also afraid that others would think they were going to ask for red envelopes.
Sister-in-law He and her family also prepared red envelopes, one for each of the three children.
Yun Jin didn't mind; she and Sister-in-law He were of the same generation.
Yun Jin also prepared red envelopes for He Zizhen and her siblings, as well as Xiao Niangao, with each person receiving 8.88 yuan, symbolizing good fortune.
Mother He gave a ten-yuan red envelope.
Sister-in-law He also paid ten yuan.
In this era, a penny or two is the norm, a dime or two is considered a large sum, fifty cents indicates a well-off family with two working parents, and a dollar or two is reserved for a cadre family.
People like Mrs. He, who only spend ten yuan, are from wealthy retired cadre families.
Little Niangao was overjoyed to receive the red envelope. She held onto it tightly before going to bed, afraid of losing it.
Yun Jin was also afraid that she would lose it, so after she fell asleep, she would take out ten or eight yuan bills and slip in two mao as a token.
The red envelopes were placed in the small bag that Yun Jin wove for Xiao Niangao, specifically for holding Xiao Niangao's own things, such as red envelopes.
The red envelope was hers, but the money belonged to Yun Jin.
Seeing He Tingchuan replace Xiao Niangao's red envelope, she chose to "go along with Yun Jin" because Xiao Niangao was still young and it didn't matter if she suffered a little loss.
He Ziqian was too embarrassed to accept Yun Jin's red envelope, but Yun Jin acted like a domineering aunt, so He Ziqian had no choice but to accept it.
Before going to bed, she said to her sister-in-law, "Mom, my aunt gave me a red envelope with 8.88 yuan in it. Don't give Xiaoniangao too little in your red envelope."
Sister-in-law He chuckled, "How could I not know? Don't worry, I'm pretty much the same as you guys."
"Five yuan?" He Ziqian didn't believe it.
Sister-in-law He: "How could it be five yuan? I wrapped it up for ten yuan."
He Zizhen said, "That's alright, Auntie didn't lose much. It would be great if Auntie had another child. I always feel like I'm taking advantage of Auntie."
"......"
Sister-in-law He thought to herself, "Your aunt is not short of money. Don't be fooled by the fact that only one person in their family earns a salary. He Tingchuan's salary and allowances alone are more than the entire couple. They are very wealthy!"
Besides, there are your grandparents too. They have a lot of retirement income, which is more than they can afford. They have to help out their most beloved granddaughter.
If Yun Jin has another grandson, she'll probably have even more stickers on her face.
Sister-in-law He almost started plotting again, but thinking of what was said at the dinner table today, she secretly shook her head, telling herself not to be so calculating.
The elderly couple can give their pensions to whomever they want; after all, they helped raise her two children, so she should be content.
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