sbdcsierra Chapter 1881 More Money
Chapter 1881 More Money
Chapter 1881 More Money
Ye Xiaoxi felt that she was simply the most honest person in the whole family!
I never expected that my second brother would be just as dishonest as my eldest brother.
No, that's not right. My second brother is always very cunning; he's never been honest. It's probably normal for him to mess up his summer and winter vacation homework.
"Big brother, go check if Xiaoyu and the twins have finished their homework."
"I'm not going. It's none of my business. If you're curious, go see for yourself."
"Then you can write it for me?"
"No, this is beyond the scope of your service."
Ye Xiaoxi poked the notebook with the tip of her pen and glared at him.
"Stop looking, hurry up, your second brother is almost done."
"Get out of here, don't get in my way."
"Crossing the river and then destroying the bridge, using it and then throwing it away..." Ye Chenghu muttered a few words, but he also wisely went out first so as not to disturb her doing her homework and slow down her progress.
Ye Xiaoxi continued working, huffing and puffing.
When it was completely dark outside, and there was a commotion coming from the stairwell, she knew that people had finished their homework.
Now she was even more anxious, racking her brains for words to quickly write the last two diary entries.
She tossed the pen aside after finishing writing, breathed a sigh of relief, and stretched. The alarm clock on the table showed it was almost 8 o'clock.
She picked up the empty bowl of instant noodles from the table and took it downstairs. Just as she reached the bottom of the stairs, she heard laughter and chatter coming from the sofa, along with the sound of a TV series playing.
When I went downstairs, everyone was there except her, all sitting on the sofa watching TV!
"Oh! I'm the last one to finish my homework?"
"Wash your own dishes. You all need to bring an empty bowl over every now and then."
"If you're going to wash it yourself, then wash it yourself."
It's just a bowl, simple.
After washing the dishes, Ye Xiaoxi sat down next to Lin Xiuqing, leaning on her shoulder, her eyes looking at Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang.
Both brothers looked at her at the same time, and the three siblings exchanged glances, everything understood without words.
She pouted, looked up at the ceiling, her eyes darted around, and after a moment of hesitation, she hugged Lin Xiuqing's arm again.
Lin Xiuqing was eating an apple when she glanced at her, then continued watching TV.
"Mother~"
"Speak your mind, or shut up."
"You're eating an apple right now, how can you say that!"
"The fart didn't come out of my mouth, it came out of yours. Looking at you, what do you want now?"
"Where is it, and what do you want..." she mumbled, making it hard to understand.
"If you have something to say, say it properly; if you don't want to say anything, then keep quiet."
She received glances from her two older brothers, sniffed, glared at them, and said, "Mom, I want to increase my allowance. Boat tickets have gone up in price, firecrackers for the Spring Festival have gone up in price, everything is going up in price, shouldn't my allowance go up too?"
Lin Xiuqing looked at her other two sons, "Is that what you think too? Hmm? The three of you are exchanging glances, and you two are staring at her the whole time."
Ye Xiaoxi excitedly tugged at her, looking at her with admiration, "Mom, you're amazing! Nothing we do can escape your sharp eyes!"
“I gave birth to you all, so I can tell what kind of farts you’re going to fart the moment you stick your butt out.”
"Yes, yes, you're really amazing! Nothing we do escapes your notice! So, shouldn't you give us a little more living expenses?"
"They've got quite a few tricks up their sleeves, and they even planned in advance to send you out on this mission."
"Exactly, they're both very shrewd. They didn't dare to say a word and made me the one to stick my neck out. Don't scold me, they're determined to make me the one to get scolded."
Lin Xiuqing glanced at her, took a bite of the apple with a crisp sound, and didn't say anything.
Ye Xiaoxi swayed her arm and said coquettishly, "Mom, give us more living expenses. New Year, new beginnings. The workers at Dad's factory get a raise every year, so shouldn't our living expenses keep up? Dad knows that prices are rising and he raises the workers' wages every year, so our living expenses should also increase every year."
Ye Chenghu chimed in, "That's right, Mother. Everything has gone up in price this year. Please give us a little more money for living expenses."
Ye Chengyang adjusted his glasses and joined in, saying, "Mom, a half-grown boy can eat his father out of house and home. We're at the age where we can eat a lot. If we eat well and eat more, we can grow taller and stronger."
"Do you dare say that the living expenses you're given aren't enough?"
"It's enough, but if I want to buy something else to eat, or have a late-night snack, I'll be short of money. You know, I have evening self-study every night now, I eat a lot, and I get hungry quickly. If I don't have enough money and have to borrow money from my classmates, that wouldn't be good," Ye Chengyang said sincerely.
Ye Chenghu: "If I told my father, he would definitely agree immediately."
Ye Chengyang nudged him and glared at him fiercely, realizing things had gone wrong.
Sure enough, Lin Xiuqing raised an eyebrow. "Then go talk to your father and tell him to give you living expenses every month from now on, and not to ask me for them anymore."
Ye Chenghu slapped his lips twice. This foul mouth of his is about to become a real jerk.
Ye Xiaoxi, quick-witted, said, "Mom, let my older brother go to Dad to get it. We'll come to you. You're my own mother, and we spend much more time with you than with Dad."
Ye Chengyang: "Yes, let my older brother ask Dad for it. I think Mom is the easiest to talk to. She cares about us the most and wouldn't have the heart to let me run out of money and have to borrow money from my classmates."
Ye Chenghu felt wronged and dared not utter a sound.
"Mom~" Ye Xiaoxi drawled, continuing to call out to Lin Xiuqing's maternal love, "Add living expenses, just a little bit more."
"Don't you guys have your own secret stash of money? Why would you need to borrow money from your classmates?"
“We can only deposit money into our savings account, not withdraw it. Money kept outside will eventually run out. We should save more money now so we can take care of you when we get old.”
"Forget it, when I get old I'd rather rely on myself than on you. Just don't expect me to help you when you're old."
"When you get old, we will take good care of you."
Ye Xiaoxi hugged her arm, rubbing her face against hers repeatedly.
"Alright, stop being so sticky and annoying. I knew you coming over all lovey-dovey was no good."
"Add it, add it~"
“You add 20, and your second brother adds 30.”
"Oh yeah!"
Ye Xiaoxi jumped up excitedly, made a peace sign with her hands, and then leaned over to give her a big kiss.
"Mom, I love you the most, I love you to death."
Lin Xiuqing laughed and pushed her away, then wiped the drool off her face. "You say that to everyone."
Ye Chengyang was also happy; he got an extra allowance!
As for whether his older brother lives or dies, that's none of his business!
Ye Chenghu looked at Lin Xiuqing with a wronged expression. The eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy had such an expression. Seeing that Lin Xiuqing was not feeling well, he turned his head away.
He had no choice but to speak up and remind her, "Mother, what about me?"
"Ask your dad for it. You already said he would definitely agree."
“My father lives far away and sometimes goes to sea, so he can’t give me money on time. I can’t just go to sea to find him and get the money.”
"He's so easy to talk to, you should just ask him for a year's living expenses."
"How could they possibly give us a year?"
Lin Xiuqing turned her attention back to the television.
Ye Chenghu leaned closer, squeezing past Ye Xiaoxi who had achieved her goal, "Mom, you're just as easy to talk to as Dad. You two are my bread and butter, so it doesn't matter who I praise. You and Dad have such a good relationship, like we're one person. If I praise him, I'll praise you, right? You can't sleep in the same bed with two different kinds of people."
Ye Xiaoxi whispered, "Big brother, aren't you quite good at talking now?"
Ye Chenghu secretly kicked her to tell her to be quiet and not to interrupt.
"Mom, they've both received extra allowances. You can't favor one over the other. I'm your beloved eldest son! Your college student son! You can't expect me to run out of allowances and have to spend my girlfriend's hard-earned money, can you?"
"You two are dating, it's normal for you to spend money on her and for her to spend money on you."
"That's true, but I'm a guy, so I have to spend more than her, otherwise it'll look like I'm a freeloader. How can I spend her money? Give me some too, give me some..."
Ye Huimei read it from beginning to end and said with a smile, "Just add it for him. Otherwise, if the other two have it but he doesn't, it will annoy you to death. You won't be able to sleep at night, and you definitely won't be able to sleep either. You'll be reluctant to go to school tomorrow."
Ye Chenghu nodded vigorously, "Yes, yes, Aunt is absolutely right."
Lin Xiuqing glared at him.
Ye Huimei continued, "You've given them extra living expenses, so I'll give each of my three kids an extra 20 yuan. Kids are growing, so it's good for them to eat more."
“Look, all three of the younger ones have received extra living expenses.”
Lin Xiuqing was exasperated by him and said, "Fine, I'll add 30 to your salary."
“Add 50. Yangyang had to add 30 yuan when he went to high school. I had to add 50 yuan when I went to college. My food expenses were much more expensive than his. Sometimes when I ate at Fudan University, it was even more expensive. My dad even complained about the rising price of gas during the Spring Festival.”
"Okay, okay, stop bothering me and stop disturbing my TV viewing."
"Give me the money now? Otherwise, I need to rush to school to register first thing tomorrow morning." Ye Chenghu said with a forced smile, knowing he had to get things settled by tonight and strike while the iron was hot.
Lin Xiuqing looked at the other two, who were also staring longingly at her. She had no choice but to take the bag from the table and give them money.
The three of them were overjoyed at achieving their goal and cheered as they quickly took the money upstairs and put it in their schoolbags.
She laughed and complained to Ye Huimei, "They're all here to collect debts."
"Children are debts owed by their parents in their past lives. Fortunately, your family is well-off and can afford to support them, so you don't have to worry about your children suffering. Children from well-off families and children from poor families will have different personalities. Children from poor families are more sensible, but they may be hesitant and timid in public, and some may even have low self-esteem."
"You're right."
"In the blink of an eye, everyone has grown another year older. Time flies."
"Is your new house finished being renovated? When can I come visit you and bring you a couple of potted plants?"
"We'll go after the kids start school, so it won't be too noisy and cause headaches, and there won't be enough room in the car."
"I'll send them all to school tomorrow. School has started, and they've missed two days of classes. Then we'll leave. I'll also check on the renovation progress. It's time to get the construction team back to work after the New Year."
They hired people to renovate, but they also arranged for their two nephews, Chen Baoguo and Chen Baoxing, to supervise the work, buy materials, and issue invoices. The two of them had been supervising the rental house in Shanghai before.
Ye Huimei had no objection. After the New Year, it was only natural to go and check out her new house, open the windows to let in some fresh air, and do some cleaning.
After putting the money away, Ye Chenghu turned around and went out again. "Mom, I'm going out for a bit. I'll be back at 10 o'clock. Don't lock the door."
Lin Xiuqing turned around at the sound and heard a door close and a figure's back. She shouted.
Come back soon.
"know."
"He must have gone to see his girlfriend again."
“The two haven’t seen each other for the entire winter break, so of course I have to go find her. They were all all lovey-dovey on the phone earlier, and he didn’t leave immediately because he was waiting for the extra allowance. Now that he’s achieved his goal, he’s going to go find his girlfriend right away.”
"It would be great if he could get married after graduation, but if he can't, then these past few years have been wasted."
"You can't say that. Young people should just enjoy dating. Who knows what the future holds? No one can guarantee that a relationship will work out. If one doesn't work out, the next one will be better."
"You can't think like that. You've ruined a girl's life and taken away several years of her youth. You still have to take responsibility."
Ye Xiaoxi happily came downstairs and continued to cling to Lin Xiuqing, "Mom, I want to call Dad. I just got back and have been rushing to finish my homework, so I haven't called him to let him know I'm safe yet."
"I've already made the call."
"Then you made the call, that's your call. I haven't even made the call yet."
"Then go ahead and hit me."
Ye Huimei said with a smile, "Daughters are better; they remember things. Xiaoyu mentioned calling her father earlier, but sons don't seem to have that thought."
"They will be more considerate."
Ye Xiaoxi quickly went to the telephone, dialed a familiar number, and then said excitedly.
"Dad, Mom gave us more living expenses!"
"Your mom is so nice? You haven't even finished your winter break homework, and she still gives you extra allowance? It's good enough that she didn't deduct your allowance."
"Luckily, Mom didn't hear me say that, otherwise things would have fallen through. Luckily, I've already got the money."
Lin Xiuqing heard this and turned to look at her.
Ye Xiaoxi seemed to sense something and looked back, then immediately lowered her voice, her head almost drooping under the sofa.
But in an instant, she raised her head and said loudly, "Mom is the best, unlike you. I just called to tell you the good news, and you ruined it for me."
"Heh, how much extra money will I give you?"
“I’m 20, my second brother is 30, and my eldest brother is 50.”
"You seem quite satisfied? You're the shortest of the three, yet you can still laugh so loudly."
"I'm the youngest, so I eat the least. Since you're so unhappy about it, Dad, then make up for it so I can eat like my older brother!"
"Dream on, you couldn't even spend it all if I gave it to you."
"If I don't spend it all, I'll save it and use it to buy you cigarettes and alcohol later."
"That sounds nice, but isn't it still my money? Wouldn't it be better if I kept it for myself?"
“That has a different meaning. Once it's in my hands, it becomes my way of showing respect to you.”
"Using my money to show my respect? You really know how to talk. Have you finished your winter break homework? You have to go to school tomorrow."
“I’m not sure if I’m going to ask my mother for more living expenses if I’m not finished.”
"Ah."
"Dad, when are you coming to Shanghai? Are you coming to Shanghai or going directly by sea?"
"Come over in a couple of days, and I'll give you a chance to show my respect."
“Okay, then come over and pay me,” Ye Xiaoxi chuckled. “You have to pay me first, then I can have some money left over to give you.”
"Slippery."
Ye Xiaoxi held the phone and talked on and on for a while before hanging up.
Lin Xiuqing said, "The living expenses from me aren't enough; I'd like to ask your father for more money."
"I'll ask Dad for some money, and then I'll buy you lipstick and cosmetics, and dress you up like an angel."
"I'm about to choke on your pancake."
Lin Xiuqing glanced at her, then focused on watching TV, ignoring her.
(End of this chapter)