Chrissy woke up a little late and had already missed the time for the Sorority's Homecoming Day event, so after getting dressed, she didn't even have time to wash her face, left a "phone call", and left in a hurry.

Lip didn't care, and followed her out, not in a hurry like her, and staggered out of the campus and took the subway to Wallace North Street.

I haven't been back here for a few days, away from the Gallagher House where chickens and dogs are flying all day, and Lip really misses it a little.

Pushing the door into the house, Lip shouted "Hello" first.

Fiona, who was leaning on the running washing machine and drinking coffee while washing clothes, heard Lip's shout, leaned over and looked back, saw Lip, showed a sincere smile on her face, and replied, "Hi!"

Lip smiled and walked over and hugged her.

Fiona looked Lip up and down and said, "Wow! You're like a college student!"

Lip looked down at himself and said, "It's no different than ever." ”

"Yes! You're not a slum kid anymore, you're a prep elite at the University of Chicago!" Fiona said with a smile.

"I'll always be me, and that's never going to change. Lip said.

"OK!" Fiona didn't argue with him, changing the subject, "How's the week going?"

"It's okay!" Lip pouted, "Every day is to go to class, prepare, and write homework, which is very busy and fulfilling." ”

"I see you're adapting well. Fiona said.

"It's okay, it's mainly because I feel a lot more relaxed away from all this bullshit at home. Lip said.

"Yes, you're relaxed!" said Fiona.

"What's the matter? Frank and Monica are making a fuss again?" asked Lip.

"Not yet!" replied Fiona, "Monica seems to have really changed her mind this time, and she wants to be a good mother, cooking and doing housework every day, but she is more diligent! ”

"This is a good thing for you! You have really worked too hard all these years, and if you have this opportunity, hurry up and catch your breath. "You don't really think that Monica is going to be what you want to be!"

"Of course not!" Fiona said quickly, "I don't have this naïve idea for a long time!"

"That's good!" said Lip.

"However, I've had a much easier time these days, I don't have to get up so early in the morning to make breakfast, and after work in the afternoon, I don't have to clean up the house, I just need to do my own work well in the day, and I feel very relaxed!" said Fiona with a smile.

"I hope you can enjoy a few more days of this rare leisure time. Lip said.

"I want that too. "But the thought of the mess I'm going to clean up soon gives me a headache!"

"Alas!" said Lip had nothing else to say but sighed, "What about them?"

"It's all out, Ian is going to work, and Debbie, Carl and Liam are taken to the park for a picnic by Frank and Monica. Fiona said.

"Where did they get the money to go on a picnic?" asked Lip.

"Didn't you give Frank last month's disability allowance and Aunt Jinji's social security, maybe it hasn't been spent yet? In addition, Debbie and Carl also have money in their hands, and Frank and Monica, and now they are coaxing them around. Fiona said.

At the mention of money, Lip remembered one thing, "You have hidden the winter fund!"

The Winter Fund, which is the Gallagher siblings, in the past summer, some of the funds reserved for the winter, Fiona, Lip, Ian, Debbie, and Carl all participated, earning much more, earning less, and raising a total of almost 6,000 dollars, Fiona contributed 2,000, Lip contributed 2,000, Ian contributed 1,000, and Debbie and Carl each contributed 500.

This money will be used for Thanksgiving and Christmas in winter.

Fiona's job has now stabilized, and her monthly salary after tax is $2,500, which is quite good for Fiona, who only has a GED certificate.

The main thing is stability, 9 to 5 every day, and weekends or weekends.

Originally, after work and on weekends, Fiona could still work a part-time job, which she did this past summer, but after the summer vacation, because Lip, Ian, Debbie, and Carl all had to go to school, Liam couldn't be left unattended, so Fiona quit that part-time job.

Now, after Monica returns, Liam has someone to take care of, and Fiona has the idea of finding another part-time job, but it has not been implemented yet, mainly because she is afraid that Monica will disappear from the lives of her siblings again without knowing when.

Fiona's current job is not very well-paid, but it is enough to cover the family's expenses, and there is still a surplus.

Fiona, like ordinary American girls, has no concept of savings, has money in her hands, and has bought herself a few sets of clothes, shoes and hats, and finally no longer needs to wear torn clothes like a year ago, and she doesn't even dare to take off the label of the new clothes she bought for a date.

Therefore, this winter fund is still quite important to the family.

Fiona heard Lip's question, and smiled and said, "Hide it well! I hid it in the empty milk powder can and put it on the top level of the cupboard, and Frank won't go anywhere." ”

"Frank won't, Monica?" said Lipper, "I'd suggest you'd better move it somewhere, or simply set up a family account to deposit it in, and swipe it when you need it, or take it out temporarily." ”

The brothers and sisters had never had a good life before, and they had no place to use bank cards and credit cards, and they used small amounts of cash to buy things and pay utility bills, and they didn't have the habit of swiping cards at all.

Even though Fiona now has a stable job, a salary card, and a few credit cards, she is still used to using cash, and she is not used to swiping cards anytime and anywhere.

This is actually anti-American, but it is the daily life of the American poor class.

It's just that the Gallagher siblings now have the momentum of getting rid of the poverty class and transitioning to the middle class, and Fiona, as the leader, has many concepts that need to be adjusted.

Hearing Lip's suggestion, Fiona didn't say yes, still a little hesitant.

Lip added, "I don't have any extravagant expectations for Frank and Monica, I won't be surprised if they do anything, I hope you are the same, don't be blinded by Monica's performance in the past few days!"

"You know, it's not her normal state!"