books44 Chapter 2357: Level of Savings
Chapter 2357: Level of Savings
chapter 2357: level of savings
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“you want to go too? you don’t even have a good relationship with li gui. what if you mess things up! you’re not allowed to go!” old madam xu said disdainfully.
“i won’t! li gui is about to join our family, so i won’t behave disagreeably!” liu xiao said immediately.
old madam xu sized up liu xiao. recently, xu tian had been beating liu xiao up. apart from the parts of her body which were not covered by clothing, she had wounds everywhere else. if she revealed any flaws at qiao mei’s house, who knew what the xia family would say about them! if the wedding plans between li gui and xu ba were ruined, liu xiao would not be able to pay the price!
qiao mei did not choose to entertain the xu family at home, nor did she ask them to go to li gui’s restaurant. she owned a small bungalow in the city center that had just been renovated recently. when she bought the house, she had already checked on the surroundings. the neighbors here had either already gone overseas to study or had other properties. there were very few long-term residents in the area.
even if the xu family members caused a scene, it would not cause any embarrassment to qiao mei.
xu ba did not come together with the xu family members. he turned up earlier at the small bungalow to look for li gui. he was worried that li gui could not cope with all the preparations alone. the event today could be considered their engagement banquet. xu hang and xu cai also came with xu ba to help out, though both of them looked very unwilling to do so.
“uncle xu, you’re here so early,” qiao mei said in satisfaction.
“is there anything else that needs to be done? the children and i have come over to help,” xu ba said with a smile.
although li gui could afford to do so, this was not the way to go. why should li gui be the one to suffer a loss after joining the xu family? moreover, as time passed, it was inevitable that she would feel resentful. qiao mei did not want li gui to get a divorce again.
“qiao mei...” li gui said softly as a form of reminder. she did not want to say such things in such a formal setting and make everyone feel awkward.
“it’s better to make things clear when everyone is around. otherwise, there will be a lot of trouble later and everyone will be unhappy. when men have money, they will go out and fool around. when beautiful women see the money in his pocket, they will definitely flock to him,” qiao mei said.
xu cai immediately retorted, “my father is not such a person!”
“i also know that uncle xu won’t do such a thing, but nothing is absolute in this world. you have to give us a promise and a guarantee, right?” qiao mei said with a smile.
“i’ll hand it over. i’ll hand everything to her!” xu ba said willingly.
“very good. there’s no hurry with regard to this matter. go back and calculate the exact amount of savings and salary and let me know. next, let’s talk about xu cai and xu hang,” qiao mei said.
xu cai looked at qiao mei in confusion and said, “us? what’s the issue with us?”
“uncle xu, how much pocket money do you usually give them?” qiao mei asked.
xu cai and xu hang were still in school and still needed financial support from their family. their monthly expenses were not much, but there had to be a specific amount.