novellhall Chapter 261 The three children share equally
Chapter 261 The three children share equally
Lu Congyue went to sleep after taking a shower. The three children were still napping when Zhuang Qingxiang went outside to tinker with her own things.
After finishing my work, I started to calculate the amount of money I had.
With the 200 yuan dowry from Lu Congyue, she now has over 500 yuan in her hands, plus some small yellow croakers.
That's a huge sum of money!
I don't know if 500 yuan can buy me a formal job. Having a job would give me a stable income, which would be a good thing for me.
But there are three children in the family...
Zhuang Qingxiang shook her head, then wondered how much houses in the provincial capital cost, and whether five hundred yuan could buy a house, even a two-room one, so that Yueyue and Chenglin could each have a room, and they wouldn't have to worry about housing when they grew up.
If I can't afford it, I can buy it back in the county. I wonder if anyone is willing to sell it...
What procedures are required for buying or selling a house?
While Zhuang Qingxiang was lost in thought, Lu Congyue woke up from his nap.
Upon exiting, he saw Zhuang Qingxiang sitting at the table, resting her chin on her hand, lost in thought. He raised an eyebrow and said softly, "What are you thinking about?"
Zhuang Qingxiang subconsciously replied, "Can I buy a house in the provincial capital...?"
He paused, then suddenly stood up: "You're awake."
"Buy a house?" Lu Congyue frowned slightly. "You want to move out?"
She had wanted to move out before; back then, if she had a place to live elsewhere, she would have moved out immediately.
Now that the issue of the house is being brought up again, does this mean they're thinking about moving out again?
Lu Congyue felt a sinking feeling in his heart, a dull ache.
"Are you unhappy living at home?" he asked.
"No." Zhuang Qingxiang immediately noticed his unhappiness and quickly said, "I was thinking that now that we have some money, we should buy a house, just a two-room one, for Chenglin and Yueyue, so they can have their own place when they grow up."
Lu Congyue felt a sense of relief, but then continued to feel unhappy.
"Give it to Cheng Lin and Yue Yue? What about Dong Hua? You're not going to care?"
Zhuang Qingxiang asked in surprise, "Donghua has you, doesn't he? Didn't you leave all your things for him?"
Of the three children, Donghua has Lu Congyue's support and will not lack anything in the future. As for her Chenglin and Yueyue, she cannot compete with Donghua. She wants to start building a family fortune for them now.
Lu Congyue swallowed his anger inwardly.
His wife doesn't seem to realize that both children now have the surname Lu, that they are truly a family, and that the wealth they have accumulated will be divided equally among the three children in the future.
She spoke so earnestly, clearly showing how kind she was and how she didn't want Donghua to suffer because of the two children. This made it impossible for him to lose his temper with her.
I could only swallow my anger and slowly explain to her.
"Donghua has me, and you, Chenglin, and Yueyue also have me. In the future, they will grow up and become successful, with their own careers, houses, and families. We don't need to worry about these things. The wealth we've accumulated can be divided equally among them when we die. You don't need to think too much about it now."
Yueyue is only five years old, and her two children are not even one year old yet, and she's already thinking about buying a house for them. She's really overthinking things.
"You always think so much, aren't you tired?"
Lu Congyue stepped forward and put his arm around Zhuang Qingxiang's shoulder: "Living well in the present is more important than anything else, don't you think?"
Zhuang Qingxiang frowned slightly. As a mother, she felt she should prepare things for her child in advance.
Because she had once been penniless and had lived as a dependent since childhood, she wanted her children to always remember that no matter what they did in the future, they would always have a place to call home.
But Lu Congyue didn't seem to like it, and Zhuang Qingxiang didn't want to argue with him.
He simply said, "I have money now, but I don't feel comfortable leaving it at home. I might as well buy a house there and secretly rent it out to others, and I can collect some money every month."
"Houses are not allowed to be bought and sold now," Lu Congyue reminded her. "Besides, as long as you have a job, your employer will allocate you a house. As long as your child is successful, you won't have to worry about housing."
Zhuang Qingxiang naturally knew that houses were not allowed to be bought and sold now, but she was just wondering if there were any exceptions, the kind of transactions that were done secretly.
However, perhaps she was oversimplifying things; Lu Congyue was certainly more knowledgeable than her.
And he's right. As long as the children are successful and have jobs in the future, their employers will provide them with housing, so they won't lack a place to live.
Thinking of this, she became anxious again.
How can we raise children to be successful?
She only knows how to embroider and cook. It's no problem to teach Yueyue, but she can't teach Chenglin and Donghua, those two boys, can she?
"I... I don't think I know much about raising children," she said, sounding unsure of herself.
Because her younger siblings, whom she raised herself, all seem to be quite repulsive.
Lu Congyue knew she was thinking of those people from Dongya Village, and frowned, saying, "You've done very well. Don't doubt yourself. I'm here to help you. Don't worry, if they dare to disobey or be unfilial to you in the future, I'll break their legs."
Zhuang Qingxiang was startled and quickly said, "How could you hit the child?"
"I won't hit them if they're obedient. I'm not unreasonable," Lu Congyue sneered. "Besides, that's on the condition that they're not filial to you."
"I'm obedient, and I'm filial to my mom and dad!"
Lu Yue's clear cry rang out, and then the little girl ran over and jumped into Zhuang Qingxiang's arms.
"I listen to my mother the most."
Zhuang Qingxiang was amused by her hurried appearance and bent down to kiss her: "Yes, yes, our Yueyue is the most obedient. She helps her mother with so many chores every day. When she goes to school, she won't have to help her mother with chores anymore. She can just study hard every day."
"Going to school doesn't interfere with work," Xiao Luyue said dismissively.
She only went to kindergarten and felt that it wouldn't be difficult to help with chores after finishing school. She even thought it would be fine to take leave from school to help take care of her younger brother.
Seeing her like this, Lu Congyue suppressed a laugh and said, "I think our Yueyue is so smart, how about we learn a few more words starting tomorrow? Dad will teach you when he has time, and Mom will teach you when he doesn't. When you go to school, you'll definitely know a lot of words and be better than everyone else."
Little Lu Yue's eyes lit up as she listened.
She wants to be better than everyone else, so she needs to study hard!
When Lu Yue woke up, the other two little ones were soon woken up by Lu Congyue as well.
Zhuang Qingxiang complained that he woke the children up, but Lu Congyue said seriously, "They always sleep during the day. I'm worried that if they oversleep, they'll suffer at night."
"How could they have slept too much? There were people at home at noon, and they didn't sleep either; they just took a short nap in the afternoon."
"They're already awake, so I'll play with them for a while." Lu Congyue waved his hand. "You go about your business."
The two little rascals can't sleep too much, otherwise they'll stay up very late again...
Seeing that the two children were awake but not making a fuss, and seeing Lu Congyue babbling and laughing, Zhuang Qingxiang stopped worrying about them and went to the kitchen to prepare dinner for them.
We eat a big meal of meat and fish for lunch, so we eat something lighter for dinner. If we get hungry at night, we also have homemade snacks to eat.
When it was time for bed, Zhuang Qingxiang coaxed Xiao Luyue to brush her teeth, then wiped the faces and hands of the two children, cleaned them up, and then lay down next to the children to lull them to sleep.