jdhmnovel Chapter 534 A man can't do without his own savings
Chapter 534 A man can't do without his own savings
Thinking about these things, the old man smiled bitterly to himself. He thought back to those days and realized that money was an old thing, and he tried every means to secretly save some money.
Even if I don't buy anything, I feel completely safe.
Now that he's managing his own money and nobody's watching him anymore, he suddenly realizes that's all there is to it.
They have a lot of retirement money but don't know how to spend it.
Fu Huaiyi returned to the car and took out a large wad of money from his pocket.
"The New Year's money given by my grandfather."
Lin Yuyao glanced at it and asked, "Why is he giving you New Year's money at this time?"
"Uh...actually, it was his secret stash of money that he gave me. He said a man can't do without a secret stash of money."
Lin Yuyao: “…”
She thought to herself that the old man really doted on his grandson the most, and he definitely didn't give the older sister and younger sister this money.
"Do you want to store it, or what?"
"Keep the secret stash of money your grandfather gave you."
"Me, take it? Don't you mind if I save up my own money?"
"Well, you used to be too busy with work to spend money. Now it's different. You have regular get off work hours and time to spend money, so you need to set aside some for yourself."
There's no rush to go back. We'll stay in a hotel at night and drive during the day. The two of us can take turns coming so it won't be tiring.
Two days later, they returned to the familiar place.
Zhou Jing knew they were back, so she came over to return the keys to them.
"Is everything alright at home? I'll come over and open a window for you to air out the house when I have some free time."
Lin Yuyao: "Sister Zhou, thank you."
"Don't mention it. I'm just killing time anyway. If there's nothing else, I'll be going now. You guys just got back and have a lot of things to organize, so I won't bother you any longer."
"Wait a minute, Sister Zhou, I brought some gifts for Tingting."
"Oh dear, I'm just helping out with a small favor, what kind of gift are you going to bring?"
Lin Yuyao: "Whether you help us watch the house or not, I also want to give Tingting a gift."
Although it was said to be a gift for Tingting, it was actually a whole bunch of things, including mountain products brought from her hometown, snacks and pastries made by Aunt Qu from the Fu family, and of course, toys for the children.
Zhou Jing couldn't carry them all, and kept refusing, saying, "No, no, I can't carry them."
Fu Huaiyi: "Sister Zhou, let me help you with that."
“You must be tired after traveling for several days, it’s no trouble. I… oh dear, I can take it.”
So she left with several large bags.
Fang Qing was picking up trash downstairs when she saw Zhou Jing carrying several large bags out of Lin Yuyao's apartment building.
Zhou Jing also saw her, paused for a moment, and then smiled and said, "I told her I didn't want it, but Yu Yao insisted on giving it to me. Yu Yao is a very honest person. She's nice to me now because I was nice to her when she first came here."
Fang Qing gripped the bottles tightly, hesitating several times as if she wanted to say something.
In the end, I held back and turned to leave.
She didn't know Lin Yuyao was back, otherwise she wouldn't have come to pick up the items, even though she knew that there were always things to sell in this neighborhood.
In short, she felt ashamed to show her embarrassing side in front of Lin Yuyao.
"Why are you back so soon?" Lu Cong said with dissatisfaction, "If you don't work now, and you don't go and collect some scrap to sell, how will this family manage to make ends meet?"
Fang Qing retorted angrily, "Doesn't Jiang Ting have a job? The whole family depends on me for a living, don't they have any shame?"
“Jiang Ting’s salary is going to buy a house, and it’s due in March, you know that. He’s the one who has to take care of the house, the food and drink for the whole family, everything. What are you for? Do you want to treat him like an ox?”
"I..." Fang Qing choked for a moment.
After a moment, he added, "Does it really have to be that big?"
They could have chosen not to pay extra, but they wanted a larger house, so they had to pay extra for the extra space themselves.
"Will it be big enough for them to live in? Chenchen will be older soon, won't he need his own room? When he grows up, he'll get married and have children, right? Where will the children live?"
Fang Qing: "..." You're thinking far ahead. Chenchen is only a few years old, and you've already thought of the child.
I was thinking, "Don't you all deserve to die?"
Lu Cong continued, "I won't live much longer, so a big or nice house won't matter much to me. It's all for your future well-being. Didn't you say your illness is curable? After you're cured, don't you want children?"
If it's a girl, won't she have her own room in the future? City children are different from those in the countryside; you can't just give them any place to live and raise them.
Lu Cong said a lot, leaving Fang Qing with no way to refute him.
He has a sharp tongue, so it's rare for him to say such kind words, which actually touched Fang Qing.
He thought to himself that his words were harsh, but he never expected that he would actually consider their needs.
Fang Qing didn't argue further. Seeing that it was still early, she said, "I'll go out for a walk some more."
Then he went out carrying a large net bag.
As soon as she left, Lu Cong said, "Old woman, your trick still works."
Wang Cuilan said smugly, "I guessed her right. She can endure this so much because she's hoping we both die. Once we're dead, she'll finally get her revenge."
Speaking of this matter, Lu Cong was troubled and sighed, saying, "It's Jiang Ting... sigh!"
He shook his head and said, "Jiang Ting is no good, he can't beat her. I think if the two of us are gone, Jiang Ting will be completely devoured by her in no time. I will die with my eyes open in disgrace."
"Oh dear, old man, don't say that. The doctor said that as long as you take your medicine and go for regular check-ups, you'll be fine."
Lu Cong shook his head and said, "It won't get better. At worst, it will just drag on for a few more days. I know that very well."
Hearing him say that, Wang Cuilan wiped away her tears, "What will I do if you're gone? I don't want to live anymore."
"Hey, don't talk nonsense. Even if I'm gone, I have to live well. You have to keep an eye on Fang Qing and not let her bully our son."
Despite saying that, Wang Cuilan was still so sad that she kept wiping away tears.
At this moment, Lu Jiangting returned with Wang Chenchen by the hand.
"Father, Mother, what are you talking about?"
Seeing that Wang Chenchen was there, the two of them didn't tell the truth.
"He didn't say anything."
“I’ve heard you talking about death and life, Dad. Your illness is curable, so don’t talk nonsense.”
Lu Cong smiled wryly and said, "Why are you trying to fool me? I know in my heart whether this illness can be cured or not."
"Dad, just hang in there a little longer. You can get better treatment when medicine advances."
"Could that technology be advanced enough to cure cancer?"
"Yes, it's possible, it definitely is."
Lu Cong thought that maybe it would happen in the future, but he knew he wouldn't live to see it.
……
After the New Year, it's time to get back to work, and Fang Qing will have to continue sweeping the streets.
Fang Qing had previously applied for an extended leave of absence without pay, citing the reason that she was taking care of her sick father-in-law.
At that time, Lu Jiangting's work was at a critical juncture, so who would dare not cooperate?
Although Fang Qing's superiors had strong opinions about her taking a long leave, they dared not refuse to approve it.
It's just that Sister Zhao has to suffer. When there's a lot of work, the supervisor arranges for people to work overtime to help her, but when there's less work, she's all alone, working herself to the bone to do the work of two people.