diskusbooks Chapter 551: Date with Mom 7
Chapter 551: Date with Mom 7
Gao Meina naturally would not give her salary to the other party for safekeeping, even though they were husband and wife, but Gao Meina did not want to live a frugal life just to save money.
But if I don't take out the money, Su Changliang will keep asking me where the money went. How should I answer then?
Gao Meina lowered her head and said, "There have been many expenses in the family over the years, so there is not much savings. Although I have a salary, it is not much, and most of it is used for personal relationships.
How about this, you don't have to give me your salary, you can handle it all by yourself, and if the family needs to buy something in the future, you can pay for it yourself, and come to me when you don't have enough. Of course, I will check the account book at the end of the year. If there is no surplus at home, then I will still be the head of the family."
Su Changliang thought there was nothing wrong with this, but Gao Meina was already very happy. She didn't have to hand over her own money, and only spent Su Changliang's money. Then she could find some excuses, such as a relative in her hometown getting married or someone else wanting to borrow money. She could do it two or three times and guarantee that the other party would not have a penny in their hands...
Su Changliang thought this was a good idea and decided to start controlling his own salary from the next month. He also wanted to take a look at where the money was being spent at home.
Su Tong sat aside, pursing his lips tightly, almost laughing out loud, "Gao Meina, your good days are about to end. When Su Changliang finds out that the family can't spend so much money and even has some surplus, I'd like to see what excuses you have to control the family's finances in the future."
Gao Meina's original intention was to let them try it out for a few months. Once they knew how difficult it was to save money at home, they would fully understand her painstaking efforts.
In the second week, Su Changliang received his salary. The first thing he did was to recharge the household water, electricity, gas, and even internet and phone bills, but the total amount of these things did not exceed three hundred yuan.
Then the second thing is to buy rice, oil, noodles, and some seasonings, but there is no need to buy these things. Their unit has very good welfare benefits, and the rice, oil and noodles distributed during the New Year and other festivals have not yet been eaten up.
At the same time, there are daily necessities for the household, such as shampoo and shower gel. Basically, I buy a new bottle once every one or two months. Most of the things I buy are toothpaste, toothbrushes, and even paper towels.
In order to regulate the use of his salary, Su Changliang took out a small notebook. That night, he sat at the dining table and typed in the numbers one by one.
Su Changliang's salary is not low, especially in this small place, where the average salary is two to three thousand yuan a month. Su Changliang's salary is 6000 to 7000 yuan, and even more at the end of the year.
"Okay, since you've been paid, let's cook something good tomorrow. I want to eat braised prawns, braised pig's trotters, and even better, braised lion's head..." Gao Meina knocked on the table, ready to give the other party a difficult question, "From now on, we should cook according to the standard of two meat dishes, two vegetable dishes and one soup. After all, there is a growing child at home, and we can't let the child starve."
Su Changliang felt that these were not problems. He was the one who cooked most of the meals at home anyway. He prepared four dishes and a soup that night. Su Tong enjoyed the meal very much. The most important thing was that she no longer had to listen to Gao Meina nagging about how hard it was to make money at home.
But even so, Su Tong was still prepared to make it a little difficult for the other party. Although he no longer had to do his homework, Su Tong still had a good relationship with his classmates.
"Yes, I threw away many of my clothes after wearing them once. My mother said that I grew too fast. I felt it was a pity, but there was nothing I could do. I didn't have a younger sister or anything like that, so I couldn't keep my clothes..."
Su Tong clapped his hands happily, "You really helped me a lot. You are taller than me, so I should be able to wear your clothes. If you can't wear them anymore, just give them to me. I won't mind anyway."
The classmate agreed without hesitation, and even told her mother when she got home that night. The other person's mother was planning to throw away her daughter's old clothes, but now that someone wanted them, she gave them away without hesitation.
In this way, Su Tong went back with a lot of clothes. In addition to his own clothes, the mother of the student also thoughtfully gave him some old clothes that she didn't wear. (Don't blame the mother of the student. The mother of the student was thinking that the student took the initiative to ask for old clothes. Was his family in financial difficulty? So she collected a pile of old clothes from other people in the family. Many of them were worn once or twice and they didn't look good, so she wanted to throw them away, but she couldn't bear to do so because the clothes were really expensive.)
Su Tong was still cheerful. Since he had a lot of things, he asked his classmates from the same community to help him carry some.
When Gao Meina heard the knock on the door, she thought it was her daughter coming back, but just before she opened the door, the mother from the community came in with her child, carrying a lot of bags.
Gao Meina: "This is..."
The classmate's mother smiled, then put the bags at the door, holding her son's hand and preparing to leave, "Tongtong's mother, this is what your daughter asked my son to bring back from school. I don't know exactly what it is, so you should ask your daughter when you come back. It's getting late, so I'll go back first."
Hearing that these were things her daughter had asked someone to bring back, Gao Meina nodded, thanked politely, and dragged the things back home.
Although Gao Meina was very curious about where her daughter got so many things, she still did not open the things, in order to protect her daughter's privacy.
Su Tong returned home happily with his small bag. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Gao Meina staring at the things he had asked his classmates to bring back with a puzzled look on her face.
"Haha...Mom, the Hong family has really made a fortune today..." Su Tong was so happy that he laughed happily. Then he knelt in front of the bags, opened the zipper directly, and put on his coat and clothes one by one.
"There was a girl in our class who was taller than me. She often outgrew her clothes after wearing them once or twice. The key point was that she didn't have many sisters, so many of her clothes had to be thrown away.
When I found out about it, I asked for it immediately. This way, I don’t have to buy clothes this summer or even next year. If I continue to be his classmate, I won’t have to buy new clothes for several years.
By the way, her mother is very kind and gave me her old clothes that she can no longer wear. You can try them out and see if you can wear them..."
"That's enough. Do you know what you are saying? Is your family short of food or water? You are like a beggar, asking for clothes from others everywhere. You even found old clothes for me. What are you thinking? Our family is not in the most difficult period. Even if we were poorer in those three years, I would not have..."
Gao Meina suddenly lost weight, because he suddenly remembered that the clothes his daughter wore seemed to be hand-me-downs that he had asked relatives and friends for. He used to say that he was saving money, but now...
Su Tong blinked at Gao Meina, "Mom, are you confused again? Aren't all my clothes picked up from other people's old clothes? Now I've specially asked for some back, isn't this just a good opportunity to lighten your burden?"