After dinner, Xiaoxiao and Yang Ming headed back to their room. As soon as they entered, Yang Ming grabbed Xiaoxiao’s hand and looked into her eyes solemnly, saying:
"Xiaoxiao, thank you for today!"
Xiaoxiao was startled by Yang Ming’s sudden move, she jerked her hand away and took a few steps back.
"It’s nothing!"
What was up with her cheap husband? Ever since she ntioned divorce, he started to act oddly—first hugging her, then calling her wife, and now grabbing her hand twice. Even if she wasn’t the sharpest tool in the shed, she could tell sothing was off.
Was her cheap husband planning to actually settle down with her and be a real couple?
No, no, no, this was too dangerous! Xiaoxiao imdiately set up a dozen guards in her mind against him.
Xiaoxiao vigorously shook her head, thinking in this manner, when she heard her cheap husband say again, "You haven’t said it yet!"
"Said what?"
"Happy Birthday!"
"..." Say what! "What’s with you being so lodramatic, am I supposed to give you a birthday present or sothing?"
"A birthday present?"
"Hey! You really want one, huh? No! No! No!"
Such a greedy man! Xiaoxiao slamd the door and went out to wash up.
Yang Ming was left alone in the room, he looked at his own hand carefully, thinking about how he had just held his wife’s hand, which was soft and small.
As he thought about it, the corners of his mouth involuntarily curled up, but then dropped again. Because he rembered his wife did not want to hold hands and had jerked away from him.
Now he truly regretted running away from the bridal chamber—now even holding hands seed so difficult.
Yang Ming continued with his usual mountain climbing for a few days, while Xiaoxiao helped out in the rented courtyard. Due to Xiaoxiao’s guarded stance, their relationship remained lukewarm, which made Yang Ming feel quite depressed until payday arrived at the end of the month.
"Everyone, stop your work for a mont, ha! Today we’re paying out wages first! It’s been twenty days of work; it’s ti to sll the money!"
Xiaoxiao called everyone over, jokingly; payday was, of course, everyone’s happiest ti!
Everyone lined up to receive four hundred wen each.
"I never thought I could earn Silver!"
"Exactly, exactly, it’s really hard for us won to find work outside!"
"We really owe it to the boss!"
"..."
"..."
Everyone sighed and thanked one by one.
After dinner that evening, Xiaoxiao handed out wages to her family as usual!
"Sister-in-law, we don’t need it, right? We haven’t separated households! You be in charge of the family! Just keep the money!"
Boss’s wife felt embarrassed and reluctant to take the money. But, upon hearing the elder sister-in-law’s words, the second sister-in-law beca anxious, she wanted that Silver!
"You should all take it. If you’ve worked for it, you deserve compensation! Keep it for your own pocket money!"
"I’m managing the family, but can’t attend to everything and buy all your needs. Sotis you’re also hesitant to ask, and that’s not good. So, keep the money, buy whatever you need yourself!"
Xiaoxiao was not the type to manage every penny and oversee everything; she couldn’t care less about managing such details!
Then Yang Ming’s father spoke up: "Since the third daughter-in-law has said so, you should take it."
"Yeah!"
Everyone agreed imdiately, happy to take their money. It was the first ti they had earned Silver and held it in their own hands in many years!
After returning to the room, Xiaoxiao heard Yang Ming ask:
"Why don’t I have any?"
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