A chubby head came out of the kitchen door, opened his voice and asked, "What's wrong?" Who is crying? ”

At this time, Gu Miao, who was crying, went to the backyard and couldn't find Li Ying, and the crying came back.

"Mom! The second-rate son of the Chen family laughed at me! He's such a bastard! ”

Li Ying was pulling the ramen, with white flower flour on her hands and apron.

"What?! What are you laughing at at that second-rate son? ”

Gu Miao cried and replied: "He...... Say I'm too fat. ”

"Dead boy!" Li Ying snorted coldly: "What's wrong with being fat?" I didn't eat his rice and his noodles, and it was his business to be fat! Don't cry, don't cry, the next time my mother meets him, the brigadier will scold him so much that he is bloody! ”

Gu Miao was still unwilling, and said: "You have to go to his house to scold, and you have to sue his wife!" Also, he is not allowed to pass by our door! ”

Li Ying nodded hurriedly and coaxed: "Okay, okay, I listen to you." I'm obedient, don't cry, don't cry! Mom's heart and liver don't cry anymore. ”

Gu Miao wiped away her tears, sobbed and asked, "Mom, why are you cooking today?" What do you eat for lunch? ”

Li Ying suddenly came back to her senses, hurriedly searched around, and found that Gu Qi was washing her hands in the corner of the yard with her son, and hurriedly rushed forward.

"Archie, did you give all your wages to the countryman—your daughter-in-law?"

When she met her son's cold glance, she hurriedly changed her words in a panic.

Gu Qijun shook his head with a gloomy face: "No." ”

“…… It's true? Li Ying didn't believe it at all: "Are you lying to me?" Did you secretly give her money? ”

Gu Qi's voice was cold: "No is nothing, what am I lying to you about." ”

Li Ying finally put her mind at ease and said happily: "That's good, that's good!" Mom told you, no matter how much your salary is in the future, you must not hand it over to your daughter-in-law to collect, you know? ”

Gu Qi frowned slightly and asked, "Why?" Xing'er and I are husband and wife, and the money I earn is the joint property between our husband and wife, and she also has a share in my money. ”

For Gu Qi, a straight man in science, the law stipulates this, so he will abide by it like this.

Li Ying snorted disdainfully: "Did she make money?" When did you make money? It's good enough that you can raise her, what else does she want? ”

Gu Qijun's face was cold, and he felt that there was no need to continue chatting.

Li Ying continued to chatter: "You, no matter what time you can't let her get your money." It's not easy for you to make money through hard work, what if she messes around with your money? You can keep some of the flowers around you, and you have to send the rest home and let your mother save it for you. ”

Gu Qi turned around and walked away.

Li Ying chased after him and said, "Archie, it costs money for your brother to find a job next, and it costs money for your two younger sisters to study." The money is earned by you, and you will definitely take care of your younger siblings. She is different, a woman will definitely take it back to her parents' house when she has money. ”

"Mom." Gu Qi couldn't help but interrupt her, "I will do my best to take care of my younger brothers and sisters at home." Don't guess, Xing'er's maiden family can't take care of her with money. ”

"How is that possible!" Li Ying snorted lightly on the tip of her nose: "In the past few years, fortunately, I have watched it closely, otherwise she would have made up for her mother's house." If you really take her back to Chongqing, you have to do it yourself. Money must not fall into her hands, you know? ”

Gu Qi caught a glimpse of Chen Xingling coming over, secretly a little anxious, and whispered to the old mother to stop talking.

Who knew that Li Ying was speaking energetically, and her voice was loud, and Chen Xingling could hear it all clearly before she got closer!

"She's lived in our house for more than three years, and it's good that I didn't let her pay for food, but I can't let her worry about your salary-"

"Mom." Chen Xingling interrupted her coldly, "You have been married to the Gu family for at least twenty years, right?" ”

Li Ying was startled, turned around in a panic, and the corners of her eyes twitched in embarrassment.

“…… It's been more than twenty years. What does this do, you ask? ”

Chen Xingling sneered and asked, "Then you have paid the food expenses for more than 20 years, right?" How many times do you pay it? How much money did you pay in total? ”

Forehead??

Li Ying blushed: "I'm talking about you now!" What are you doing with me! ”

Chen Xingling smiled calmly and asked, "You don't have to pay for food when you marry into the Gu family, why do I have to pay?" Could it be that you weren't the daughter-in-law of the Gu family before? ”

Li Ying was speechless for a while, and put aside her big fat face in embarrassment.

Chen Xingling turned around and said lazily: "I'll go and open the gate now—I'm going to ask the neighbors in Shangjing!" Which family's daughter-in-law needs to pay for food when she marries into her in-law's family? How much does it cost a month? How much do you pay in a year? How much does a daughter-in-law like me who has been for more than three years have to pay? ”

"Stop! Hold it! Li Ying shouted with a red face.

Chen Xingling walked forward by himself, making a gesture to open the door-

"Archie! You...... Stop her! Li Ying anxiously pushed her eldest son and shouted: "Don't go quickly!" ”

Gu Qi frowned slightly, his eyebrows and eyes were full of irritability.

"Mom, can't you say a few words? Think about it for yourself—did what you just say sound like words? No wonder Xing'er is angry, I can't accept it when I hear it! ”

"I ...... I won't say it! I won't say anything! Li Ying saw that her son was angry, and fled in a panic.

Seeing this, Chen Xingling slowly retracted his hand from the deadbolt.

Gu Qi looked at her apologetically, and for a while, he really didn't know how to appease her, so he squeezed his slender and white hand helplessly.

"Xing'er, bear with it for a few more days, and wait for the New Year...... Let's go back to Chongqing. ”

Chen Xingling smiled lowly when he heard him use "back" instead of "go".

"Archie, the 'reserve money' I mentioned to you back then...... You haven't forgotten, have you? ”

Gu Qi lowered his eyes and looked at her and shook his head slightly.

"No, I made up for it after I returned to China, and every month on the day of my salary, I stuffed five yuan into the big scallop as usual."

When he first got married, he would give all his salary to Chen Xingling. Anyway, his wife takes care of three meals a day, and he doesn't smoke or drink tea or alcohol, so there is no need to take any money.

On the contrary, Chen Xingling was very planning for money, and told him that the family should save a little money regularly in case of emergency.

After some discussion, the two decided to take out five yuan a month and save it, keep the remaining half for home, and send the other half back to their hometown.

Later, when he went abroad, his monthly basic salary was remitted to his hometown with the help of his colleagues from the finance department, and some food stamps and meat stamps were recorded in the accounts.

After returning to China, he exchanged the food stamps and meat stamps he had saved for two years into money, plus some allowances for the New Year, half of which he saved according to his wife's wishes, and the other half was sent back to his hometown.

He calculated that he had saved about 150 yuan at that time, which was about the same as the original savings budget of the couple.

Over the past year or so, he has successively stuffed nearly 100 yuan into the shells of the money reserve.

Thanks to his wife's good offer at the time, he is not without any savings at all. But it was a secret between their husband and wife, and he wouldn't tell anyone else.

Chen Xingling smiled sweetly and snuggled into his arms.

"Those are spare money, and you can't take it out until you have to. The little tiger has grown up, so he doesn't have to bother too much to take care of it. In the future, I will work hard to make money and never let myself be a burden to you. ”

"What nonsense." Gu Qi whispered: How can you be my burden...... I'm happy to take care of you for the rest of my life. ”

Chen Xingling was moved again and again, and stood on tiptoe for a moment, "Poof! The ground kissed his handsome face.

"Don't worry, even if it's a burden, I'll only be your sweetest burden."

Gu Qi's handsome face turned red, his long arms hugged her tightly, and he let out a low "um".