Chapter 150: Extra Update
Meng Xia said: “I just wanted to talk to you about living expenses. Now the eldest son’s family hasn’t moved out yet, so we’re still one household without splitting. Before, when we didn’t have jobs, it was like that, but now we all have jobs, so we should have new regulations.”
Lu Qiaoge took the initiative to say: “I understand, handing over living expenses is what we should do. I’ll keep five yuan each month, and give the rest to you, Mom.”
Su Hui immediately stated: “Mom, Zhi Guo and I will hand over our salaries.”
If it were the old Su Hui, she definitely wouldn’t feel comfortable handing over all her salary, but ever since she entered the food factory and saw Qiao Ge’s abilities, she no longer had even that little bit of petty thinking.
Following Qiao Ge is absolutely the right choice.
Qiao Ling is even more so.
Whatever Second Sister says goes.
It’s even more effective than what Mom and Dad say.
Meng Xia and Lu Da exchanged a glance, and Lu Da chuckled: “Handle it yourselves.”
He usually eats at the canteen, but today was salary payment. Knowing the family was anxious to repay debt, he took leave to come back and deliver his salary.
As long as the children have no objections, the home is stable.
He shook his fan and went to check his youngest son’s homework.
Meng Xia said: “You each hand over half your salary to me for living expenses. You buy your own other things, and the family will cover food and drink. Is that okay?”
Besides the pregnant daughter-in-law, there are the two grown young women. She couldn’t possibly provide everything they need completely.
So half the salary is enough.
Lu Qiaoge went to close the courtyard door, then opened her shoulder bag and took out one thousand five hundred yuan.
Meng Xia was startled to see a pile of money, but she thought it must be public money that her second daughter had taken.
“Why did you bring back your work unit’s money? What if it’s lost?”
Lu Qiaoge shook her head: “It’s not the work unit’s money.”
Lu Da walked over from there, frowning: “Did Xiao Qin give it to you?” Then he rubbed his hands: “This… this isn’t good, right? What’s going on? Even if you’re dating, you’re not engaged. Why take so much money from him? Not to mention you’re earning salary now—even if you weren’t, Old Lu could still support his own daughter.”
As he spoke, he even got angry.
Meng Xia hurriedly said: “Did Xiao Qin ask you to hold it for him? Put it away quickly, don’t take it out.”
Lu Qiaoge said unhurriedly: “Where did you get that idea? This is my money. I completed a 150,000 foreign exchange order, and the foreign trade section gave me this bonus. A total of one thousand five hundred yuan.”
The courtyard instantly fell silent.
Hearing it was Lu Qiaoge’s money from some foreign trade order, everyone was shocked.
Meng Xia stood up with a whoosh, ran to the doorway to check if the main door was properly closed.
Then she came back, sat opposite Lu Qiaoge, and asked in a trembling, incredulous voice: “Is it really yours?”
“Of course. The director personally approved it.”
Meng Xia felt like her eyes weren’t enough.
Her own hundred-plus yuan salary didn’t seem like much anymore.
Lu Qiaoge counted out five hundred yuan from it, pushed the rest over, and said with a beaming smile: “Mom, one thousand is for you and Dad. Whether you save it or use it to repay debt, I don’t care—you decide.”
Su Hui’s eyes widened huge. She really hadn’t expected her second sister-in-law to be even more capable than she thought.
Too amazing—she actually got such a big bonus.
Lu Qiaoge was very generous, giving ten yuan each to Lu Da and Old Mrs. Lu included.
Meng Xia held the ten yuan from her second daughter and suddenly cried.
She had thought the pinched days would go on endlessly, but who knew things could turn around so quickly.
Suddenly remembering something, Meng Xia immediately asked Lu Qiaoge what order it was, if anyone had made things difficult for her, and if people at her work unit knew.
Lu Qiaoge explained briefly, thought for a moment, and said: “You’re all my family, so I definitely won’t hide it from you, but others don’t know. It’s best not to tell anyone.”
Before Meng Xia could speak, Su Hui was the first to state: “Don’t worry, Qiao Ge. I absolutely won’t breathe a word.”
Lu Da had already sat over, and after hearing the details, he was relieved. Since the foreign trade bureau, foreign trade section, and district government had all approved it, there was no problem.
His second daughter was getting more and more amazing. He felt delighted and wanted to drink a few sips of wine, but the weather was hot, and Meng Xia wouldn’t let him.
Lu Qiaoge wiped Meng Xia’s tears and said softly: “This is nothing yet, Mom. You won’t lack money to spend from now on.”
Su Hui hadn’t expected there to be some for her too. Happily, she went to the kitchen and started cutting noodles, as wide as chive leaves—this was Second Sister-in-law’s preferred noodle width. After boiling, she fished them out, rinsed them in water, and delighted Qiao Ling carried out a big basin.
The dining table was set in the shady spot by the wall.
Meng Xia took the money inside the house to hide it. This time it was good—they could repay the debt.
But she still held Lu Qiaoge’s hand, lowered her voice, and complained: “You’re too honest. With so much money, you can’t just take it out in front of everyone. Truth be told, you know the face but not the heart—even siblings depend on fate.
If you expose all the money, what if your sister-in-law or Qiao Ling come to you later to borrow money or ask for it? If you give it and they don’t pay back, you lose out. If you don’t give it, you’ll offend them. Human hearts can’t stand the test.”
Lu Qiaoge felt Meng Xia had a point, but it really wasn’t necessary to hide money from family just because she had some.
Her family treated her very well, especially Mom and Dad.
Besides, if this lifetime she only had this one thousand five hundred yuan, that would really be embarrassing.
After coaxing the tearful and laughing Meng Xia to go repay debt, Lu Qiaoge didn’t rest but rode her bicycle to the lakeside.
Hua Hua lay in Lu Qiaoge’s bicycle basket, happily chatting with Lu Qiaoge.
【Old Turtle says it wants to talk with you, little master.】
【Big Carp says it’s all its fault, because it didn’t tell the truth, so little master you haven’t come to the lakeside.】
Lu Qiaoge was speechless: “You can’t blame Old Turtle for this. I’ve been too busy these days.”
Lately, things here had been calm, and the fishery company hadn’t come.
Qin Hengzhi said most leaders at the meeting opposed handing Hongxing Lake over to the local place, thinking it would lead to a no-man’s-land or two mother-in-laws situation.
So it was still best to keep it under 516 for now.
Kitty says: 【Little master, you go talk to Old Turtle. It’s feeling very guilty and thinks the same. It also says it can help you find medicinal herbs to cure the illness.】
Lu Qiaoge and Hua Hua soon arrived at the lakeside.
Near the dam’s waters, quite a few retired old comrades were fishing.
Lu Qiaoge walked toward the inside, and before she got close, she heard noisy voices.
【Little Fairy is here, Old Turtle, come out quick.】
【Don’t make noise. There are many humans fishing lately—be careful not to expose us.】
【You think they’re all like Little Fairy? They’re dumb as rocks and can’t understand.】
【Quiet down, I need to say a few words to Little Fairy.】
This was Old Turtle’s voice.
It had been waiting early in the shore waters, and knowing Lu Qiaoge had come, it swam right over…
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