sbdcsierra Chapter 1652 Give Money
Chapter 1652 Give Money
Chapter 1652 Give Money
Ye Yaodong was busy until dark before he returned home. His family had already finished eating, and his food was left for him.
Lin Xiuqing went up to her and asked, "Did the household registration go smoothly?"
"There were some hiccups, but it was all done."
"What twists and turns?"
“We can’t change our rural household registration to non-agricultural household registration. Even if we use connections, we can only keep our rural household registration. It’s just that we moved from our rural area to this rural area. Fortunately, there are also small courtyards in the rural areas of Pudong.”
"No wonder you took so long. It shouldn't take that long to process a household registration, but you only came back now that it's dark."
"Anyway, it's solved."
"So, we can register tomorrow?"
"Okay, we'll register tomorrow and pay the tuition fee. After registration, we'll see how things go. If nothing major happens, we'll go to driving school and register Dad for driving lessons too."
Mr. Ye, who was watching TV, turned around and said, "I'm not in a hurry. You should finish dealing with the lake matter first."
“You’re not in a hurry, but I am. I’m very busy right now and may not have time. I can only squeeze it in whenever I have a spare moment. If I don’t have time, then I’ll just have to postpone it.”
"Then we'll talk about it when you're free. It's fine."
"Let's see first. We'll register Ye Chenghu tomorrow morning first."
The old lady interjected, "Let's eat first. Don't keep talking as soon as you get back. The food's gone cold. Luckily, it's the middle of summer, so we don't need to eat anything too hot."
"I've already eaten. I ate out. To thank my friends for helping me with the process, I treated them to a meal after the household registration was transferred."
It's just that communication wasn't well-developed; otherwise, a phone call would have been enough to let them know in advance, saving them from waiting for him to eat or saving him food.
Ye Chenghu was a little excited. He stood up from his cross-legged position on the sofa and flipped off the backrest. "So I'm going to register tomorrow? I'm really going to study here?"
"Nonsense, why would I go through all this trouble if you weren't studying here? I would have just thrown you on a ship and gone out to sea to work, which would have been much easier."
"Okay, okay, then Dad, buy me a bicycle. I can't just walk all the way here. The school must be quite far, right?"
"Let's register first, and then I'll take you to buy daily necessities and school supplies."
"Great."
After saying that, he chuckled and gestured with his thumb, index finger, and middle finger to his father.
"Dad, how much living expenses will you give me each month?"
"How much do you want?"
"Can I have as many as I want?"
"What do you say?"
"Hehe, why don't you talk to your mother about it?"
Lin Xiuqing said, "Didn't I hear from your father that you just went to collect your salary yesterday?"
Ye Chenghu's eyes widened, and he said nervously, "Salary is salary, and living expenses are living expenses. They can't be mixed up. Salary is what I work hard to earn, and I should be free to use it as I see fit."
"It's all thanks to your father."
"But I also contributed my labor. Why don't you mention that others who work for him earn more?"
Ye Yaodong said, "Then let's set a figure. You can receive your living expenses once a week, or give them to you monthly. I'm afraid you'll spend it all in half a month."
"how is this possible?"
"Hard to say."
“He has so much money, why would he give it to him? I’m afraid he’ll squander it.” Lin Xiuqing frowned slightly and glared at her eldest son.
"We can't discourage the child's enthusiasm for working and earning money. Since he earned it himself, let him manage it as he sees fit. Consider it a lesson in how to manage the money he earns reasonably."
Since he doesn't have much money right now, let him manage it as he pleases. This way, the adults can also see how their child spends money.
Ye Chenghu nodded happily, thinking that his father was indeed open-minded and generous.
Lin Xiuqing said, "He eats at home for breakfast, lunch and dinner, right? There's not much money to be spent there. Just give him 1 yuan a day for pocket money, that's 7 yuan a week, and 30 yuan a month."
Ye Yaodong nodded, that's about right, anyway he has money on hand.
"Only one yuan..."
"You think it's too little? You don't have to pay for food or transportation."
"If I'm studying here all by myself, who will cook for me?"
Ye Yaodong raised his chin and gestured towards his father, saying, "It will take your grandpa at least two or three months to learn to drive and get his driver's license. I'll take care of you here this semester. As for next year, we can talk about it next year."
"Oh, okay."
Ye Yaodong then said to his father, "Dad, I'll give you a living allowance every month, plus pocket money for Chenghu."
Mr. Ye waved his hand, "No need to give me any living expenses. I can just use my salary. My son and I can eat and drink with my salary."
"Okay, then I'll give you paid leave."
"Ah, he doesn't work and just enjoys himself, and we even pay him a salary every month?" The old lady's voice wasn't loud, but everyone in the room heard her.
“My dad is getting his driver’s license and he’ll be working for the factory in the future, so it’s normal for him to get paid. Besides, isn’t he my dad? Even if he doesn’t work, it’s fine to pay him a salary every month until he’s old.”
Mr. Ye was extremely satisfied with what he heard.
“That’s right, just consider it a son’s way of showing filial piety to his father. Don’t I also take care of you? I even sleep at your feet to take care of you.”
The old lady muttered an attempt to salvage the situation, "I didn't say anything..."
Ye Yaodong said with a smile, "How about I give you a salary too? You don't have to do any work, you can just happily wait to collect your money every day."
"I don't want it. What would I do with the money? Save it up to share with everyone later? I have enough to eat and drink, so I don't need the money. You keep it for yourself. Raising children costs money too."
"Nothing's wrong, I'm going to take a shower, it's so hot, I'm covered in sweat." Ye Yaodong said as he took off his clothes.
The next morning, Ye Chenghu couldn't wait to get up, put on his favorite clothes, tidied himself up, and then sat on the sofa waiting for his parents to get up.
He's already happily fantasizing about his future high school life; he's practically a local now, hahaha...
The old lady got up early and took a stroll, returning home full of energy with fried dough sticks in her arms.
"Why did you get up so early?"
Ye Chenghu went to greet him, helped him carry the fried dough sticks, and asked curiously, "How did you get in from outside? You can go out to buy fried dough sticks?"
"Why not? I went out for a walk and happened to see it, so I bought it. The porridge is also cooked."
"Heh, you seem to be quite used to it? You can even get up early in the morning to go for a stroll?"
"It's so convenient to buy things here. I went out and looked around, and they sell everything, even vegetables..."
The old lady enthusiastically told him what she had seen outside, then smiled and pulled him into the house with her.
Ye Chenghu followed behind, puzzled. "Where's my grandfather?"
"Weeding in the garden outside."
As the old lady spoke, she reached into her luggage until she pulled out a square object wrapped in a handkerchief.
She slowly opened the handkerchief with trembling hands. Inside were small change, one or two yuan bills, and some large denomination bills.
“Grandma is old and doesn’t have much money. This is all the money that everyone has given us, and I’ve saved it up. You’re the first in our family to go to high school, so Grandma has to give you some money to buy things to eat.”
Ye Chenghu quickly shook his head and refused, "No need, no need, I have money, you can keep your money yourself."
The old lady took out five 10-yuan bills, smiled, and pulled his hand to put them in his hand.
Ye Chenghu didn't dare to catch it at all. He shook his hand, but he was afraid that the movement would be too great and he would hurt the old lady, so he could only struggle slightly.
"No, don't give it to me. I have money. I earned several hundred during the summer vacation. I have much more money than you. You should keep it for yourself."
"Here, here, Grandma doesn't have much money, so I'm just giving you things to eat, books, and pens. Take them quickly."
Ye Chenghu was sweating profusely. "Really, you don't want it. Keep it for yourself..."
“I have nowhere to spend the money if I keep it. Your father is making a lot of money now. There’s no use for your money now, it’s all for you to spend. You should take it.”
"Really, there's no need. If my dad finds out, he'll beat me to death."
"No, it's from your great-grandmother. It's a token of her affection. Your father wouldn't dare hit you. Take it, it's already fallen on the ground..."
Ye Chenghu quickly squatted down to pick it up and tried to give it to the old lady, but she refused.
"You should put it away quickly. You can give it to your grandmother when you make a lot of money later. Keep it safe and don't let anyone else know."
Unable to argue with the old lady, Ye Chenghu simply threw the money onto her bed and ran out.
Ye's father was weeding in the yard when he saw that Ye had gotten up early in the morning, so he called him to help.
"No, I'm already dressed. I'll get covered in mud while weeding. I'll do it after I sign up."
After finishing his story, Ye Chenghu told his father about how the old lady had tried to give him money.
Mr. Ye said irritably, "She has too much money, yet she has to give it away everywhere."
“I threw it back on the bed for her. You can talk to her and tell her to put it away and not give it to me again.”
Ye Chenghu, a young boy, was really bad at refusing others' requests. He was so embarrassed and didn't want it to happen again.
Father Ye stood up, piled the pulled weeds into a heap, and clapped his hands. “I’ll have to go out and buy a hoe later. Pulling by hand is too slow. I don’t know where to buy one.”
"Just ask around."
"Go wash your hands and eat. We can start working after I buy the hoe. I'll also buy some seeds while I'm at it."
"Are you really going to grow vegetables here?"
"Of course, otherwise it would be such a waste of this land. What use would all this grass be?"
……
The father and son talked as they went inside, while everyone else was already getting up.
The old lady took out her bag of money again. She had originally intended to give it to him secretly, but now she could only do so openly.
However, before Ye Yaodong could speak, Ye's father scolded her.
"You have too much money? If you have too much money, then spend it on me."
"You wish! Are you still dreaming? What are you dreaming about in broad daylight? This is for Chenghu, he's our family's first high school student..."
“What’s so special about a high school student? If he gets into university, I’ll throw him a big party with drums and gongs. You should keep your money for yourself.”
“What money could I possibly need? My money is all spent on those little ones. This is for Chenghu to buy a schoolbag and school supplies. Don’t stop me, or I’ll break your legs.”
Ye Chenghu refused again, saying, "I said I don't want it, and I mean it. I have money."
Ye Yaodong also said, "No need to give it to him. What's so special about a high school student? What's there to give him? I paid a lot of money for him to attend! I would feel ashamed if you gave him money instead."
Lin Xiuqing also said, "Wait until he gets into university, then give it to him. Nobody will stop you then."
"Do we have to wait until he gets into university?"
Ye Yaodong chimed in, "That's right, it'll be more like it once he gets into university. Then, whoever comes to give him a red envelope, I'll let him accept it."
Ye Chenghu quickly buried his head in his bowl and started eating.
The old lady hesitated before putting the money away. "Alright then, I'll give him a big red envelope after he gets into university. I'll save up for a few more years."
Sister-in-law Ye also said with a smile, "If Chenghu gets into university, we'll give him a big red envelope. He'll be the first university student in our family!"
Sister-in-law Ye smiled and said, "Of course. College students are rare. Shanghai is a big city. The school conditions are definitely better than at home, and the teachers are definitely better at teaching. Who knows, maybe in a few years our family will really produce a college student, bringing honor to our ancestors. We'll really have to throw a big banquet then."
Ye Chenghu buried his head even deeper, not even daring to pick up any food...
Help! He's not even in high school yet, and everyone's already talking about getting into college...
Damn, the pressure is immense.
This is a difficult school to attend...
The old lady nodded happily, "Okay, okay, then we'll wait until Chenghu gets into university."
Ye Yaodong glared at Ye Chenghu, whose head was almost buried in his bowl, and said, "Did you hear me? Study hard. No one will care about you here, so you have to be self-disciplined. I will come to check your grades every month. You'd better figure it out yourself."
He nodded quickly, "I will study hard, I will definitely study hard, I will definitely study well."
"Hehe, don't put too much pressure on the child. Hurry up and eat. He's too scared to say anything after what you've been saying," the old lady said, trying to smooth things over and telling everyone to stop talking.
Ye Chenghu swallowed his tears, having lost all hope.
I wasn't even excited about going out to register.
"Don't hang your head, cheer up!"
"Dad, if I don't get into university, will you beat me to death?"
"Just do your best, that's enough."
Ye Yaodong didn't want to put too much pressure on him; he figured he should just leave it to fate.
Ye Chenghu felt somewhat relieved for the time being.
Lin Xiuqing gave a long, detailed instruction: "When school starts, you must get along well with your classmates, build good relationships with everyone, avoid conflicts with anyone, but also don't let anyone bully you."
"know."
"Call home more often when you have time. Call home if anything happens, or call me or your dad."
"Uh-huh."
"Tell your grandpa if you need anything. Be reasonable with your money, don't spend it recklessly, and don't get scammed."
Ye Yaodong added, "Be generous when you get along with your classmates, but don't be a sucker for them. Find the right balance."
"I know, don't worry, I'm not a child."
Lin Xiuqing raised her hand and patted his head, "You're taller than me, but you're still a child in my heart. Take good care of yourself here all by yourself..."
Ye Chenghu turned his head to the side, chuckled, and ran ahead. Then he turned back and said, "Don't be so mushy. It's awkward with so many people on the street."
Lin Xiuqing smiled.
"Why are you running? You've gone the wrong way, you know? Come this way, it's faster to take the bus."
"Oh……"
Ye Chenghu then jogged ahead.
The pressure is gone, and now all that's left is happiness.
P.S.: One more chapter, I'll continue writing after I take a shower.