After listening to him, Shen Xiu almost couldn’t stand still. She had never known that Ye Qiu could be so generous! But the recipient of this generosity wasn’t her!
Five hundred thousand, not just fifty yuan, he makes it sound so trivial! Just donate five hundred thousand like that? Shen Xiu felt a bit dizzy, followed by an even greater fury.
"Why didn’t you tell ? Just donate such a large sum like that?"
Ye Qiu was taken aback, naturally responding, "I’ve always donated, haven’t you been supporting in doing this?"
Wasn’t that just to show how gentle, kind, and understanding I am? Shen Xiu felt a lump in her throat, feeling she couldn’t hold back anymore: "But that’s five hundred thousand, you’ve donated it all, what do we do?"
Ye Qiu frowned: "But Xiao Xue needs surgery, she needs this money more. Without it, she’ll be left to die, and since we aren’t sick ourselves, this money should naturally be used to help her urgently."
"But we don’t even have money for groceries! How will we live?" Shen Xiu hissed quietly.
"Don’t be unreasonable, I’ve already explained the priorities to you, and we still have five hundred yuan, don’t we? Use it sparingly. Once my salary cos next month, we’ll have more than enough."
Seeing Ye Qiu looking at her with suspicion and disappointnt, Shen Xiu suddenly paused, realizing she was losing composure. No, even if she cared deeply about that five hundred thousand, the money given away can’t be taken back. Rather than that, she should show her best behavior in front of him. Anyway, he’s so capable, there will certainly be more money later.
"I’m sorry, I got a bit too emotional. I don’t mind you helping others, I was just worried about our own situation." Shen Xiu smiled gently, deliberately showing her struggle and generosity.
Ye Qiu looked at her in agreent: "It’s great you truly don’t mind, I was afraid earlier that you might be deceiving . Xiao Xiu, look, we have the house granted by the dean, and the school resolved Xiao Huan’s enrollnt issues. Our life is already better than many others. Money is just an external thing; so people need it more than we do. Don’t worry, I won’t let you suffer."
Shen Xiu forced a stiff smile, if possible, she’d rather not have to appear so magnanimous.
Since the money she had in hand differed significantly from her expectations, Shen Xiu lacked the mood to cook dinner. For the two adults and one child, there was just a dish of greens and a bowl of seaweed egg soup. Neither she nor Shen Huan had much appetite, but Ye Qiu ate heartily, and seeing this, Shen Xiu felt even more stifled. She initially intended to provoke him, but unexpectedly, he didn’t find the dishes lacking at all.
"Xiao Xiu, it’s really wonderful to have married you. Before, I always settled my als in the cafeteria. This is the first ti I’ve tasted such delicious food, so this is what a ho feels like. You should eat too, it’s going to get cold." Ye Qiu said while serving a portion of romaine lettuce to both of them, which irritated Shen Huan to the point of throwing his chopsticks.
Ye Qiu first frowned at him, then looked at Shen Xiu. Seeing Shen Xiu wasn’t inclined to educate him, he held back from saying more, though the coldness in his gaze intensified. Let him be spoiled, it wasn’t his concern to deal with the consequences.
But Shen Xiu didn’t think like him. She saw that Ye Qiu didn’t mind Shen Huan throwing a tantrum at him, which boosted her pride even further. He clearly cared for her, too afraid to say anything harsh, fearing she might leave him.
After dinner, Ye Qiu simply washed up and went to sleep, and the situation Shen Xiu dreaded didn’t occur. Perhaps he respected her and didn’t want to rush things?
But was Ye Qiu really respecting her? No, firstly, he didn’t want to touch her, and secondly, he was truly exhausted from recent tis, needing rest, and he would soon be even more tired.
After symbolically accompanying Shen Xiu, Ye Qiu returned to the research institute. Li Hao saw his fatigued deanor and teased him, "Looking so worn out? Could it be... hmm?"
"If you’re that energetic, you’d better spend more ti looking at the petri dishes." Ye Qiu said, letting out a sigh.
Li Hao saw he truly wasn’t like what he imagined, so he asked with concern, "What’s going on? Is it that our work hours are too long and your wife is upset?"
"It’s not that, it’s about Xiao Xue."
"Xiao Xue? Is it the little girl we visited at Tongxin Orphanage last ti? What happened to her? Has sothing happened?"
"The surgery deadline is set, but the director there only has just enough for the surgery costs, lacking funds for subsequent hospitalization and observation expenses. And Xiao Hao, if he continues without treatnt, he’ll grow up feeling inferior. I thought to use the money I have to help Mrs. Chen with ergencies, but Xiao Xiu seems a bit unhappy."
Li Hao knew Ye Qiu was an orphan, and he knew Ye Qiu was a genuinely good person. Since starting to earn money, Ye Qiu had never stopped sponsoring the orphanage. Li Hao admired and felt ward by it; only those who repay kindness can truly be trusted as friends.
Moreover, Ye Qiu himself lived frugally for the sake of the children but never demanded others to join him in charity, clearly distinguishing things. However, after he saw those children, he couldn’t bear it himself, so he contributed a few tis.
But now that Ye Qiu is married, it’s certainly different than when he was single. However, this is the matter of one’s own family, and Li Hao didn’t know how to advise him.
Ye Qiu appeared very confused: "I don’t understand why she opposes it. Clearly, I had told her before marriage that these children need money more than we do. Doesn’t she understand? Why did she support it before but oppose it now?"
Li Hao stared at him silently; not everyone possesses such genuine kindness as Ye Qiu. Perhaps Shen Xiu was agreeing before, but things before marriage and after marriage are different. Before marriage, it was Ye Qiu’s own money, but after marriage, it’s the money of both. Using one’s own money to aid others for free, most people would mind!
Ye Qiu felt sowhat troubled: "Fortunately, she was finally convinced by , but I still feel a bit guilty towards her."
Li Hao exhaled in relief; it’s good he’s aware of balancing family and the orphanage. However, if the wife continues to oppose, it indeed becos a troubleso matter.
"It’s good you understood, but maybe in the future before helping, you could discuss it with your wife first. Maybe she wouldn’t be as upset then."
"I was thinking the sa." Ye Qiu nodded in agreent, "Clearly Xiao Xiu supported my donations before, so why doesn’t she like them now? Surely it’s my approach that is problematic. I’ll inform her first in the future; she will surely understand."
"Hmm, it’s good that you’re thinking this way."
After finishing the discussion with Li Hao, the two continued diligently working on the experints. Although he didn’t go ho, Ye Qiu still made daily phone calls to Shen Xiu, a fact that the graduate students in the lab often teased him about.
"Professor Ye, calling your wife again? You two have such a good relationship."
"It’s not as good as you say." Ye Qiu smiled sweetly, then took the phone outside.
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