A charming widow in her 70s married a factory manager and raised his children.

Chapter 257: A Reassuring Thing

In those days, one hundred yuan was equivalent to three or four months' wages for a worker, a huge sum of money, and it was given to Zhuang Qingxiang just like that...

Okay, fine, I gave it to them, but now I'm frustrated because I want to spend another hundred on the next new product?

Isn't that going too far?

Dai Bin was furious, but he couldn't tell anyone.

He's a factory manager, and he got screwed over by the director of the relevant department; he doesn't even know what to say.

Dai Bin was so angry that his mind went blank, while Zhuang Qingxiang was so happy that she didn't know where to hide the ten ten-yuan bills.

Lu Congyue said that the money was hers, and that she earned it through her own abilities.

She could even earn more, as long as she could make pastries that would satisfy Director Dai.

However, given the limited purchasing power of the community, the ingredients for this pastry cannot be too expensive, and the price cannot be too high.

After listening, Zhuang Qingxiang began to think about what she could do, lost in thought.

Lu Congyue watched her quietly from the side. No matter how he looked at her, he felt that he must have accumulated a lot of good karma in his past life to be able to marry such a good wife. Not only was she the most beautiful, but she was also the most skillful.

After looking at it for a while, he was satisfied and went to get an envelope.

There were two hundred yuan inside, which I got from Old Village Chief Qian. He exchanged them all for large unification bills, a full twenty bills.

Take out the money and lay it out neatly on the table.

Zhuang Qingxiang's attention was inevitably drawn to a row of large unity signs.

A lot of money……

"What is this?" Zhuang Qingxiang asked, puzzled.

"This is for you," Lu Congyue said with a smile. "Keep it."

Zhuang Qingxiang frowned.

Two hundred yuan is no small sum. He had already given her his salary and savings, and he probably didn't have more than fifty yuan on him. Where did he get two hundred yuan from?

"You didn't make a mistake, did you?" Zhuang Qingxiang started to get nervous.

Lu Congyue paused for a moment before laughing and saying, "What nonsense are you thinking? This is the dowry I saved up. It should have been given to you when we got our marriage certificate, but I was too busy and forgot. I'm giving it to you now."

Fearing Zhuang Qingxiang would press him further, he immediately asked, "Qingxiang, are you unhappy that there's no wedding or banquet? I'm sorry, things were urgent at the time, so we kept everything simple."

Zhuang Qingxiang immediately forgot where the money came from, and said with a slightly flushed face, "It's okay, I don't care about that."

"I know, that's why I made the decision myself. You can keep this money; it's all yours. You can use it however you want," Lu Congyue said with a smile.

Zhuang Qingxiang felt both at ease and happy as she held the money. She wrapped the two hundred yuan and the one hundred yuan she had received in a small handkerchief and put them into the box.

Lu Congyue bought this box for her; it's full of her treasures.

Money, silk, silk thread...

The more money you save, the more at ease you feel.

Lu Congyue loved seeing her so happy; her eyes were sparkling and full of hope.

If we raise her for a few years, help her get back on her feet, and help her become more confident, then bringing up those things again probably won't make her too upset.

Lu Congyue is also full of expectations for the future.

He walked up to her and joked, "What good stuff have you been hiding?"

Zhuang Qingxiang didn't hide anything from him and showed him everything one by one.

Anyway, everything she has now was given to her by him.

As I was talking, I felt a hand on my waist, pulling and lifting it, with the palm pressed against my skin.

Zhuang Qingxiang paused, then turned her head to look at him.

Lu Congyue said seriously, "Go on, this fabric is nice. Did you buy it to make clothes?"

The hand on her waist remained still and didn't move, so Zhuang Qingxiang turned her attention back to the fabric. Seeing that he was talking about a piece of silk, she smiled and said, "No, who would dare to wear this now? I don't even dare to wear the clothes I buy in department stores out. If you wanted to wear this kind of material, you could probably only make underwear."

These days, anyone who dresses well or in a flashy way will be criticized; everyone looks drab and dull.

She only wore those fancy clothes when she was on missions, and she never wore them again after the missions were over. She also handed over all the clothes that she had bought with their money.

Actually, if this kind of fabric could be used to make a dress... especially a cheongsam, it would definitely look beautiful.

Her mother had a few of them, but they all disappeared later.

"Underwear?" Lu Congyue asked curiously. "A vest?"

Zhuang Qingxiang's undergarments were all made of pure white cotton, and she had never worn silk before. She thought for a moment and said, "It's not a vest, it's a bellyband, the kind of bellyband that children wear. You've seen it before."

She made these for the children; in the summer, they would only wear a bellyband to protect their navels.

The hand around her waist grew hotter. Zhuang Qingxiang tried to pull his hand away, but Lu Congyue pulled her into his arms and said in a low voice, "Then make one for me to see."

Zhuang Qingxiang was extremely embarrassed, and a blush spread from her cheeks to her ears and neck.

How could he say that in broad daylight?

"I want to see." Lu Congyue held her tightly, "Xiang, wear it and let me see..."

Zhuang Qingxiang panicked, her heart pounding. She patted his hand and whispered, "What are you doing? Let go! Let the child watch over him..."

"Let them watch. You're their mother, and I'm their father. It's normal for us to kiss," Lu Congyue insisted.

Zhuang Qingxiang was easily embarrassed, and her face turned bright red when she heard him say that.

She can be as affectionate as she wants when it's just the two of them, but if the child sees her like that, she'll feel incredibly ashamed.

"Let go!" Zhuang Qingxiang's voice became more urgent, but she still didn't dare to speak loudly. "Yueyue will be back soon and will see."

"Then promise me! I won't let go if you don't."

"you……"

Lu Congyue kissed her ear: "Then let Yueyue see how close her parents are..."

"Shut up!" Zhuang Qingxiang snapped, "Fine, I promise you, I promise you, okay?"

"Then I want to see it tomorrow." Lu Congyue pressed his advantage, biting her ear and forcing her.

Zhuang Qingxiang couldn't break free, so she had no choice but to quickly agree.

He didn't let go of her even though he had promised Lu Congyue. Instead, he smiled and pressed her against the box, saying softly, "There's still a while before Yueyue gets out of school..."

Zhuang Qingxiang was so angry she wanted to bite someone, but she couldn't hit him. She could see the two little ones drooling and looking at them curiously when she tilted her head.

Zhuang Qingxiang was truly enraged now, her eyes reddening: "You...you're bullying me!"

When Lu Congyue heard the sound was wrong, he quickly looked down at his wife and saw that she looked like she was about to cry. He was so frightened that he quickly took his hand out of her clothes and then hugged her back into his arms.

"I won't bully you," he quickly explained. "I have to pick up Yueyue later, how could I... I just wanted to kiss you..."

"Get away!" Zhuang Qingxiang pinched someone angrily.

Lu Congyue quickly let go and then enthusiastically played with the two babies, deliberately making some noise to attract Zhuang Qingxiang's attention.

"Haruka, look at Cheng Lin's drool..."

"Qingxiang, look what's wrong with Donghua?"

"Haruka...are they hungry...?"

Zhuang Qingxiang ignored him at first, but when she heard Xiao Chenglin crying, she went over, picked up the child, and comforted him, while glaring at Lu Congyue who was smiling apologetically.