Chapter 1157
The Price of Growth
Chapter 1157 The Price of Growth
Although He Yuan quarreled with He Yuzhu all the time, she managed to reduce He Yuzhu's cigarette intake to one pack every three days and his liquor intake to three bottles a month.
But she was still fooled.
Not to mention anything else, just buying things to visit Comrade Lao Mu the next day took up nearly one-fifth of the 25 yuan living fund.
There is nothing to be done about it. When it comes to gifts, Comrade He Yuan wants to buy the best of everything.
This is because I couldn’t afford to buy “luxury goods” like malted milk, otherwise I would have spent at least ten more dollars.
He Yuzhu went to Yue's house and pointed out all of He Yuan's contributions.
His mother-in-law hugged He Yuan and kept shouting "good boy", but as soon as He Yuan went out, she pouted her lips so much that a soy sauce bottle could be hung on them.
You can tell at first glance that he looks unhappy.
There was no way out. Her grandmother gave her two dollars, but she gave it to her in front of He Yuzhu. In addition to asking her to hand it over, He Yuzhu also forbad her to include it in this month's living expenses.
This must have made little girl He Yuan very unhappy. You know, in things like this, all the unexpected money He Yuan got was put into her ceramic piggy bank.
So even though He Yuan is young, she has quite a bit of pocket money, probably more than a hundred yuan, which comes from the small amounts of money given to her by her elders.
The ones who gave the most were Yu Shui and Xiao Ren, the couple who were taken advantage of.
There was nothing to be done, He Yuan was sweet-talking, and Yu Shui and his wife had no idea about money.
Sometimes, when the little ones are coaxing, they will give them rainwater at a rate of a few cents a piece.
Seeing his daughter like this, He Yuzhu quickly said, "Yuanyuan, we have to be reasonable, right?
Your mother doesn't usually get these unexpected rewards. She has a fixed plan every month. She lives according to how much money our family spends every month.
You can't be worse than your mother the first time you're in charge, right?'
It is better to provoke than to invite. This sentence rekindled the little girl's fighting spirit. She waved her little fist, looked up at the sky, and snorted coldly: "Humph, I will definitely win."
This thing is so fun to play with children. He Yuzhu was laughing all the way back.
When the father and daughter returned home and the gate opened, Xiao Hei walked up slowly and circled around He Yuan's feet, wagging his tail quickly and rubbing his head against He Yuan's calves involuntarily.
This is a flattery to He Yuan.
The He family's dog has been lazy these days. One reason is that it is now in the middle or old age of its life and is not as active as before.
Another thing, Ma Hua just took it to the countryside for breeding a few days ago.
This thing is too clever. For example, during this period, no matter who brought back a big bone from the vegetable market, it was He Yuan who fed it to its mouth, so it has been closer to He Yuan these days.
Although He Yuan was inspired by He Yuzhu's words, she felt a little downhearted when she thought that only one day had passed and she had already spent more than ten yuan.
~Gifts for going to grandpa’s house, and He Yuzhu’s cigarettes and alcohol.
She pushed the car under the carport dejectedly, and the dog followed her closely. He Yuan turned around and was tripped by the dog. He Yuan was about to get angry, but when she saw the dog lying on the ground, trying hard not to cry, she softened her heart again.
You have to know that He Yuan stepped on Xiao Hei just now, and Xiao Hei must have been hurt.
But the dog remembered its owner's order not to make any noise and just whimpered softly without any sharp scream.
He Yuan bent down and stroked the dog's head, saying apologetically, "Xiao Hei, did it hurt when you stepped on me? I've told you so many times not to get too close behind me.
Look, you got stepped on just now, didn't you? "
"Woof..." Xiao Hei barked softly, which was his answer to He Yuan.
He Yuan stroked the dog's head again, still a little apologetically, but said with difficulty: "Xiao Hei, we can't live like this in the future. We can't buy big bones every day. We have to save money, otherwise this month's living expenses will not be enough."
I don’t know if the dog understood or not, but he barked at He Yuan twice in a low voice, which might be an expression of agreement or dissatisfaction.
One shoulder blade a day, that’s the treatment for the past two days.
There was no other way. Xiao Hei had gone down for breeding and probably had a lot of fun, but he was not in good spirits when he came back. So at He Yuan's request, we had to buy a piece of meatless shoulder blade every day to nourish Xiao Hei's body.
Even though Xiao Hei is the He family's dog, it is impossible for him to chew bones every day.
Most of the time, I make porridge with coarse grains, mix the leftovers into it, and eat it voraciously.
The shoulder blade is sold at the pork stall. It is also called pork fan bone. It is flat like a small fan. The meat on it is the easiest to shave cleanly. However, not many people buy it to eat these days.
Isn't it worthwhile?
So this piece of bone is the cheapest. There are many meat stalls that basically shave the meat off this piece of bone and then sell it directly as scrap.
This is not a waste, but if you really force someone to sell this bone, the customer will point at you and scold you.
These days, it’s not easy for everyone.
I finally bought some meat, but if there was too much lean meat, I would get into an argument with the butcher, let alone bones?
For example, there are people who like to eat bone marrow.
But pig ribs are useless except for making soup to enhance its flavor.
But that thing is also a rare delicacy for dogs.
Xiao Hei was confused by what he heard. No matter how smart he was, he was not a human after all. He had not received any professional training in speech skills and could not understand the meaning of his little master's words.
It just wags its tail rapidly to please its little master who gives it bones every day.
He Yuan was really sad now, and her eyes turned red in an instant.
She didn't expect that on her second day as head of the household, she would have to start by cutting down the food for her friends.
He Yuzhu looked a little confused. He didn't expect the situation to develop like this.
But if he was asked to comfort her, he didn't know how.
After all, this is the price of growing up.
No one's life can be smooth sailing.
There are always times when you have to make choices. If you want to grow up, sometimes you have to make things difficult for yourself.
Compared with the He family, the Xu family is not like this.
The Xu family is a seedling in a thousand hectares of land, and Xu Shengli has lived in the midst of endless love since he was young.
But it's also strange. As long as the mother has a good temper, no matter how much she spoils her child, the child won't be too bad.
This is the case with Xu Shengli. Under Jiuer's words and deeds, although he has grandparents who dote on him, some elders from his grandparents' family who pamper him, and he also has an unreliable father, Xu Damao.
But although Xu Shengli has many minor flaws, he is still very reasonable.
I used to be a little bit stubborn when I was a kid, but now that I've grown up, I don't have that kind of stubbornness at all.
He just can't study. He goes home to study on his own every day, and it feels like he's in prison. That fat body of his never stays still. It's always shaking like sifting chaff.
(End of this chapter)