Chapter 385 Give Money
Shen Xue asked for two hundred yuan as soon as she opened her mouth, as if her money was blown away by the wind. Wang Fanghong wanted to spit at her. She had never seen such a person before.
"Two hundred, two hundred, why don't you go and rob? I don't have two hundred. The most I can give you is five dollars. Take it or leave it."
The mother-in-law said no, but Shen Xue didn't believe it. Jing Chen said that the parents-in-law made almost two hundred yuan a month. She was kind-hearted, and she only asked her mother-in-law for more than one month's salary. "Mom, Jing Chen told me that you and your parents-in-law make almost two hundred yuan a month."
"Two hundred yuan salary? Zhou Jingchen told you that."
"Yes."
Wang Fanghong wanted to drag her son out and give him a good beating. He didn't learn anything else from going to the countryside, but he learned how to lie. She and her husband were at most small clerks in the unit, earning more than 50 yuan a month, and the two of them together only made 100 yuan.
The reason why their house is so big is that except for the eldest son, their whole family works in the same unit, and the eldest son also used some connections to enable him to live in this big house.
Afraid that she would think she was paid too much and ask for too much money, Wang Fanghong did not hide her salary. "Jingchen's father and I only make a hundred yuan a month, not as much as he said. With so many mouths to feed at home, his father and I don't have much money left every month. We don't have 200 yuan to give you."
"What? Only a hundred in total? How can you be so useless? Aren't you cadres? That's all they get?"
Shen Xue's voice is very loud. Why is the salary different from what Jing Chen said?
Wang Fanghong: “…”
Wang Fanghong didn't want to delay her work, so she pressed her Ren Zhong point consciously to prevent herself from fainting from anger again. She said to herself, I'm from the country, I'm from the country, don't be angry, don't be angry, if you get sick from anger, no one will replace you!
The salary is not that much, but I have some savings. Give me 200 yuan, or I will go to your company and make trouble.
Shen Xue didn't plan to let her mother-in-law go to work if she couldn't get the money.
She has not yet been to the big city of Kyoto. How can she do that without money? When she returns, she will have to buy herself some beautiful clothes and a pair of leather shoes so that the people in the village will envy her.
Shen Xue is just like a street urchin with nothing to do. If she is not given money, she might really go to the company and make trouble. Wang Fanghong was upset and went back to her room to get two hundred yuan for her.
Shen Xue immediately smiled happily, "Thank you, Mom. There are still some tickets you haven't taken yet. Please take more cloth tickets, candy tickets, and shoe money. I want to buy clothes for your grandchildren, and buy candy for your grandchildren."
Wang Fanghong went back to the house to get her tickets. "There aren't many tickets left. I only have one cloth ticket and one sugar ticket."
Afraid that she would start to yell again, she added, "There are no more tickets at home, so it's useless for you to go to my workplace."
"Okay then. I'll accept it with reluctance."
Seeing her expression, Wang Fanghong wanted to hit her with the sole of her shoe. What kind of person is she? Fortunately, the three daughters-in-law were all out. If the three daughters-in-law knew that she gave her two hundred yuan, they would make a big fuss.
Wang Fanghong has been obedient all her life and is about to retire. She never expected that her youngest son who went to the countryside to work would bring back such a thing for her. Fortunately, people who went to the countryside cannot come back easily. If they came back often, she would have to put an announcement in the newspaper to sever ties with them.
Give her the money temporarily, and ask Zhou Jingchen for it later.
After her mother-in-law left the house, Shen Xue happily came to Zhou Jingchen and said, "Jingchen, let's go out for a walk later. I haven't been to Kyoto yet. Didn't you say that the department store here is big? Take me to the department store."
Now that she has money, Shen Xue wants to buy things for herself. She is not the kind of person who would put herself in a difficult position.
When she and Wang Fanghong asked for money, Zhou Jingchen didn't come out, but he was listening in the room.
He thought that no matter how capable Shen Xue was, she could at most get a few dollars from his mother. He didn't expect that she could directly ask for two hundred dollars. Zhou Jingchen also admired her shamelessness.
"Then let's go out for a walk later, Xiaoxue. It's not safe for you to hold so much money. Keep ten dollars for yourself and let me take the rest."
Shen Xue held the money tightly, "No, that won't work. This is what my mom gave me. If you want money, go ask mom. Anyway, my parents owe us money, so it's not too much for us to ask them for any amount."
Two hundred yuan was a lot of money, she didn't want to give it to Jing Chen. Her mother said that women had to take money so that men would be obedient.
"Be good, give it to me and I'll give it to you when you need money." This was his family's money, and Zhou Jingchen wanted to keep it in his own hands. What if he took so much money and went back to the countryside and was fooled by Liu Pandi?
"No, you can ask your parents for it yourself." Shen Xue was firm.
"Jingchen, are we going shopping now? If not, I'll go to the kitchen to sharpen the kitchen knife. I think the kitchen knife at home is a bit blunt and it's not easy to cut vegetables."
She would sharpen her knife if she disagreed with him. Zhou Jingchen was so panicked. "Go now, go now."
There was no one to help take care of the child, so Zhou Jingchen couldn't leave the child at home. He and Shen Xue each carried a child and went out.
Knowing that Shen Xue had money, Zhou Jingchen was not stingy at all and took Shen Xue on the bus.
The bus was quite crowded, but Shen Xue was still very happy. "Jingchen, this bus is really fast. It's not cold at all when I get on."
"Well, Kyoto is different from your countryside."
Arriving at the department store, Shen Xue trotted in, "Jingchen, this is the department store you mentioned, it's really big."
Shen Xue was dazzled by the dazzling array of things. She looked at this, touched that, and wanted to buy everything. However, she didn't have enough money. After shopping for most of the day, she only bought a piece of Dacron cloth and a pound of sugar.
The candy was a bit expensive. Shen Xue hesitated for a long time and was reluctant to give Zhou Jingchen a piece. "Jingchen, this candy is not tasty. It's a bit sticky. You'd better not eat it."
Zhou Jingchen: "..."
Shen Xue didn't have enough shopping in the department store, so she asked Zhou Jingchen to take her to the park. They strolled around the park and didn't want to go home until they could no longer walk.
Wang Fanghong cooked tonight and they can eat when they come back, but Wang Fanghong didn't cook any dishes, just a pot of clear soup and a bowl of porridge that was as thin as it could be.
"I'm back. Come eat. This is the soup I've been stewing for two hours."
"Thank you for your hard work, Mom. You cooked a pot of boiled rice for us." She scooped the porridge in the bowl with a spoon. "Mom, you must have spent a lot of energy to cook this pot of porridge. Most people can't cook porridge without rice."
Zhou Jingchen, "That's enough. Mom works hard to cook for us, and you're still picky."
Seeing that her mother-in-law gave her two hundred yuan, Shen Xue said nothing and went back to her room. "You guys eat. I'm full."
When she returned to the room, Wang Fanghong immediately called her son back to the room and said, "I have already bought the tickets for you. You must get back to the countryside tomorrow."