After breakfast, Chen Xingling rode his bicycle to school.

Gu Qi cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, then checked the inside and outside of the kitchen, closed the doors and windows, and then slowly drove his son out.

"Yin Mo, do you remember how Dad taught you how to count cubes last night?"

Xiaohuzi replied absentmindedly: "Of course I remember." ”

Gu Qi smiled slightly and asked, "How can I chop one more cube by one-third of the cube?" ”

Xiaohuzi frowned and thought about it seriously.

At this moment, a tall figure standing at the intersection in front of him waved his hand!

"Big brother! Toilet! ”

- It's Gu Yi!

Since Gu Yixiao and his family didn't come to Sanyuan for dinner, there were not many opportunities for the brothers to meet. Occasionally, when I encounter it in the cafeteria, I can't squeeze together because there are too many people.

Gu Qi pinched the hand brake, and stepped on the road with his long legs.

Xiaohuzi greeted excitedly: "Uncle! Good morning! ”

Gu Yi smiled and greeted him, pinching his eldest nephew's fat cheek.

"I've been waiting for you here for a while."

Gu Qi asked indifferently, "What's wrong?" What's the matter? ”

Gu Yi smiled embarrassedly and patted the front of the bicycle.

"Xiao Xing is going to the post office in the morning. She couldn't read, so I went with her. I'm afraid that I will be too late for work because I will walk too long and come and go, so I plan to borrow a bicycle from you. ”

"Okay." Gu Qi readily agreed, and made a gesture to get out of the car-

"No, no, no!" Gu Yi urged: "You Mali send Huzi to school, I'll wait here." Xiao Xing is still washing dishes in the rental house, and it will take a while to come out. ”

Gu Qi didn't hesitate, and left quickly on the bicycle on tiptoe.

A moment later, he watched his son run into the school gate, turn his bicycle and run back quickly.

A little more than a minute later, he handed the bike to his brother.

Gu Yi thanked him and said, "I'll park in the carport when I turn around, and I'll give you the key when I eat at noon." ”

"Hmm." Gu Qi nodded indifferently.

At this time, there was still more than half an hour before the start of work, and he only needed to pace slowly.

Gu Qi didn't take a step, and asked lightly, "Have you gone upstairs to visit your mother recently?" Have you ever met Gu Miao? ”

"Nope!" Gu Yi shook his head: "I will send money to my mother on the day I pay my salary, and I don't dare to go at other times." Every time we met, my mother either nagged or asked us for money. Xiaoxing wants to pay it, and I have to pay it too, otherwise she will lose her temper. I haven't seen Gu Miao for a while, and the last time I met Ah Xuan after work and said hello after school, I didn't see Ah Miao at all. ”

Gu Qi suddenly noticed something strange and asked, "The two of them ride bicycles to and from school together, why did you only meet Ah Xuan?" ”

"Ah Miao doesn't know where to go." Gu Yi replied: "Ah Xuan said that every time Ah Miao leaves after school, she will go first, and she will wait for less and do more exercises before going home." Ah Xuan also said that she occasionally came back in the middle of the night. ”

When Gu Qi heard this, Jun's face sank.

"A girl doesn't come home until midnight – how does Mom take care of them?"

Gu Yi blurted out: "She's not a child, she's seventeen now!" ”

Gu Qi glanced at him coldly and said, "It's seventeen, so I have to be stricter, so I don't have to suffer a big loss outside." ”

"Huh? Oh? Yeah! Gu Yi hurriedly agreed: "This age is not too young, and it really needs to be carefully managed." Ah Xuan has never liked to go out, and hides in his room all day to read. Ah Miao is completely opposite to her, she can't sit still and love to wander, and she has to go out to hang out on a cold day. ”

Gu Qi instructed lightly: "Occasionally go upstairs after work, so that my mother must be strict with her." If I see her swaying around without going to class, I will punish her personally if she comes to my office. ”

"Oooh!" Gu Yi hurriedly replied.

Gu Qi asked with concern: "You and Xiaoxing have been doing well recently, right?" Winters in Yucheng are not very cold, but when the cold air comes, it will still be cold for a few days. Does your rental house leak? ”

"No, it won't." Gu Yi replied with a smile: "No matter how strong the cold wind is, you won't be afraid when the doors and windows are closed." What about us...... It's okay, it's okay. ”

Gu Qi suddenly saw the strangeness in his younger brother's eyes, and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?" Not bad? Where is it not working? ”

"Alas~~" Gu Yi smiled bitterly haha; "It's not all about Xiao Xing's family. The day before yesterday, her mother's family sent another telegram, saying that the autumn harvest was not good, and that she was worried that there would not be enough food for the winter, and asked her to send some money back to buy wheat and sorghum. I'm borrowing a car from you for this purpose, and I'm going to send money. ”

Gu Qi raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "Is the money enough?" If it's not enough, I have it here. ”

Most of his salary was given to his old mother for his two younger sisters, but he also had some allowances and fixed allowances from the provincial capital.

Xing'er should make a lot of money, she usually never spends his money, and occasionally stuffs her with allowances, she turns around and throws the money into the big shell, saying that she has to save it.

She is supporting her inside and outside the house, and she pays for three meals a day plus various expenses, while he usually eats in the cafeteria, does not smoke or drink, and hardly spends a penny.

The ten dollars in the briefcase had been in place for months, and it had not been spent, and there was not even a chance to make change.

The younger brother earns more than twice as much as him, even if he has Xiaoxing's help, but both of them have to pay living expenses to the old mother, and they have to rent a house with various expenses, and the financial pressure is much greater than his.

Gu Yi shook his head: "No, we still have it by our side." It's just that...... I had been trying to save money, but I couldn't save it for months. I finally saved up twenty yuan, and I wanted this for a while, and I wanted that for a while, and then I turned around and spent it again. I finally saved 30 yuan last month, and this time I have to send 15 or 20 yuan, and the savings are gone. ”

Gu Qi smiled slightly and comforted: "You just started working this year, and it's normal that you can't save money." Fortunately, Xiaoxing can also help you make money, which can reduce some of the burden. Not having to go into debt and not worrying about making ends meet is already good. ”

“…… It's true? Gu Yi asked bitterly: "Big brother, can you and your sister-in-law save money when they first get married?" ”

Gu Qi shook his head: "At that time, I hadn't been rated for a job title, and my salary was very low, and most of my salary had to be sent back to my hometown to my mother." Fortunately, your sister-in-law is very good at running a house, and there are constant fish, shrimp and crabs in the building, and all kinds of seafood have never been broken. She had a field behind her house to grow rice, and she went to help during the harvest, and then she came back with a few bags, enough for the two of us to eat for a long time. At that time, I couldn't save money, but I didn't worry about food and clothing. ”

Every time he thinks of that short period of beautiful and warm days, he can't help but be grateful to his father-in-law's family.

In his most difficult time, they did not look down on him, but always secretly helped him.

Gu Yi asked curiously: "Then you-did you save money later?" ”

"Save." Gu Qi explained: "Your sister-in-law has a very large and beautiful shell, and there is a very small gap that can be stuffed with money, but you must have professional tools to pry it open. She asked me to cram five dollars a month when I got my salary and try to save it. I can stuff it in, but I can't take it out, so I slowly save it. ”

“…… Seashell? Gu Yi nodded and muttered: "I can stuff it in, but I can't take it out—maybe I can really save money." ”

Gu Qi continued: "Later, when I came back from abroad, I received the allowance for more than two years at one time, and I made up for it every month before. Until now, I have insisted on saving five or ten dollars a month, and I have really saved a lot of money. Your bride money comes from it. ”

"Really?!" Gu Yi nodded hurriedly: "That's really a good way!" ”

Gu Qi reminded: "You don't earn enough now, you can't save a lot at once, and you can't save it." Once you can't save, it's easy to break the habit of saving money. Habits are broken, and soon they can't stick to it. It's better to learn from us, save five or ten yuan a month, try not to take out that kind of thing, and when the habit is formed, the money will be saved. ”

"Good!" Gu Yi smiled: "I remember." ”

After a pause, he leaned forward a little and lowered his voice: "Big brother, Xiao Xing's maiden family comes to ask for money every once in a while, and every time there is a reason." It's not that I won't help them...... It's just that we have to live our own lives. At the end of the year, I have to pay the rent, and then it will be a big account. ”