Published at 22nd of December 2020 10:39:01 AM
Chapter 158
Title: Transmigrated into a Parvenu's Ex-wife in the ‘90s
Translator: Fringe Capybara
Chapter 158 - Installing the Telephone (3)
10,000 yuan? Asking for a 20 something girl to come up with 10,000 yuan in 1992? How could her parents even make such a request?
Shu Yan had seen Yingying’s lunch before . She just assumed that her family was poor . She hadn’t expected that it was the result of an extreme case of valuing males over females .
“Your parents were the ones who gave birth to you and raised you, not your little brother . You just need to do your part in being familial when your parents aged . There’s no need to support your little brother now . Don’t be silly . They don’t have your best interest in mind so you must have your best interest in mind . Your life belongs to you . ” Shu Yan patted Yingying on her shoulder . “Do your parents know how much you make?”
Yingying shook her head . “I’ve told them about my base salary and subsidy . I did not mention my commission . ”
“Then don’t mention it . When you go home today, let them know that the subsidy has been cancelled and meals will be provided on site . Get your own meals over here from now on . All you ever ate was steamed buns and vegetables . Look how skinny you are . I won’t keep you any longer if you lose more weight . ” Shu Yan tried to intimidate her on purpose . “And don’t mention the commission either . Save them up for yourself . You will have your opportunity to be familial later on but not like this . ”
Yingying has already had some thought already . She wouldn’t otherwise have kept the commission bit from her family . She just needed that final push .
“Boss Lady, can I keep my money with you? My mother worries that I will run away and hides my ID card . ” Yingying smiled bitterly . “I can’t even open a bank account . I can’t keep the money at home either . It’ll be even worse if my mom ever finds them . ”
“Sure . Then you keep a record on your end and I will keep one on my end as well . Just let me know when you need it . If you don’t need it, then just save them . It will be your dowry when you get married . ” Shu Yan teased her .
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Yingying smiled shyly . “It’s too early for that . I was chatting with Xiuxiu-jie a few days ago . She said that one should still be financially independent even after one gets married and not ask the husband for money if at all possible . ”
“That’s a good way of thinking . Having your own money is always the best . So save as much as you can, this will become your bargaining chips later on . ” Shu Yan heard the bell rang by the door and looked up . It was Zhang Huaxiu coming back after lunch with a bundle of flowers in her hand .
“Wow, the flowers are pretty!” There were stars in Yingying’s eyes from envy when she saw the big bundle of flowers in Zhang Huaxiu’s hand . “And here you said Chen Fei was shy . Doesn’t look like it . ”
Zhang Huaxiu gave her a stare then said, with a bit of shyness, “I plan to tell my parents . If they are okay with it, we will start making plans before the end of the year . ”
“That’s wonderful . ” Shu Yan was happy for Zhang Huaxiu genuinely .
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That night, when Zhang Huaxiu returned home, her parents were already in bed . She went and knocked on their door .
Wu Xiuyue came out of the kitchen and asked, “You wanted to talk to Mom and Dad?”
“I have an announcement to make,” said Zhang Huaxiu with a smile .
Father Zhang, Mother Zhang, Zhang Huafeng, and Wu Xiuyue sat in front of Zhang Huaxiu looking at her with their four pairs of eyes .
“Wait, come again . What do you have now?” asked Mother Zhang, surprised .
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“I have a boyfriend . His name is Chen Fei and he’s an architect . He was the one who designed the shop that I work at currently . He’s a very nice person and I’d like to introduce him to you . ” Zhang Huaxiu repeated herself and waited for her parents’ response .
“What do you mean introduce him to us . We don’t even know where he’s from, what’s his family like, how much he makes a month . We don’t even know his age . ” As much as they had been rushing her to find someone, now that she had found someone, her parents now worried about a whole different set of problems .
“He’s from Province Chuan . He’s 29 years old this year; one year older than me . That’s a suitable age for me . He’s 175 cm tall and I am 165 . We are a good match there as well . You will like his look . He also graduated from a polytechnic just like me . His mother passed away when he was a child and his father had remarried . He has an okay relationship with his father and hasn’t been back home in years . He said he will settle down in City Nan and can buy a place nearby . He has been looking at apartments at Nanfu Mansion and will buy as soon as you okay it . As for his monthly income . He is the top architect at his company and also a minority owner . He probably makes a decent amount . ” Zhang Huaxiu told them everything that she knew .
If he indeed was willing to settle down in City Nan and to buy a place at Nanfu Mansion, then it wouldn’t matter where he was from . They only worried that he was just lying and couldn’t really afford a place at Nanfu Mansion .
“This is too sudden . Give your mom and I some time to process this . ” Father Zhang was relatively calmer comparing to Mother Zhang .
“Yes, yes . We will need to think this over . ”