Chapter 1192: Let Him Sleep on the Sofa

Chapter 1192: Chapter 1192: Let Him Sleep on the Sofa

There were only four of them, they definitely couldn’t finish so much food, and there was quite a bit left over.

Even though Li Xiaoyun earns a lot and gives the family tens of thousands of yuan each month,

most of it is saved by Mrs. Li for Li Xiaoyun.

The family doesn’t even hire a maid, and they only spend money on living expenses and daily expenses generously.

They eat well, dress well, and they also don’t hesitate to spend money on traveling.

Because Li Xiaoyun has relieved them of their worries.

However, most of the money given by Li Xiaoyun, Mrs. Li puts into financial investments for her.

Planning to save it for Li Xiaoyun’s marriage, to buy her dowry and a car as her bridal gift.

Even though there is no burden in life, Mrs. Li and Mr. Li are not wasteful people.

With so much left, they have no qualms about eating leftovers the next day.

The food will definitely be saved for the next day.

To a reasonable extent, Li Xiaoyun does not oppose this.

Foods like meatballs and fried fish can naturally be kept.

But dishes with leaves, even if Li Xiaoyun didn’t say anything, Mrs. Li wouldn’t keep them anyway.

This reassures Li Xiaoyun greatly.

She helps Mrs. Li separate some of the dishes that can be stacked, covers them with cling wrap, and puts them in the fridge.

Once there’s some space left on the plates, she goes to wash them clean.

"Mom, why don’t we tidy up the kitchen later? I see our cabinets are quite old. We could order a new set, reorganize the space, and reserve a spot for a dishwasher. It could save us a lot of trouble," Li Xiaoyun said while washing the dishes.

She wanted to wash the dishes, but Mrs. Li wouldn’t let her.

So, Li Xiaoyun had to stand aside and use a clean dry cloth to wipe the water off the dishes her mom had washed.

"Why waste that money?" Mrs. Li disagreed, "We usually don’t take on projects this big, it’s just because you brought your boyfriend back this time."

"Usually, when it’s just your dad and me at home, two or three dishes are enough, there aren’t that many plates to wash," Mrs. Li said seriously. "You can’t just think of using Zhao Dingli’s money just because he’s well-off."

"Zhao Dingli’s financial standing is an objective fact that we can’t change. But for a relationship to be equal, both parties need to be financially independent."

Before Mrs. Li finished, Li Xiaoyun hurriedly said, "Mom, where is all this coming from? I might not earn as much as he does, but those who earn more than him are capitalists. People like me who work for others will never reach that level in a lifetime."

"At his level, money is just a number, it’s not even money anymore. Compared to him, I don’t earn as much, but compared to my peers, or even most people, I still earn quite a bit. What I’m talking about, I can completely afford myself. It’s not just renovating the kitchen; even if we redo the entire house, I can pay for it myself, without needing to use anyone else’s money."

"Mom, when you say things like this, it makes me very upset. Do you think I’m someone who just spends men’s money casually?" Li Xiaoyun felt a bit upset, "Don’t you think I understand at least this much?"

"Okay, okay, I misspoke. I don’t doubt you, nor do I distrust you," Mrs. Li regretted.

In the end, it was still disbelief, otherwise, she wouldn’t have said such things.

Li Xiaoyun felt a bit stifled inside, so she could only slowly resolve it herself.

Mrs. Li had no choice but to say, "Then let’s just renovate. Since we are going to renovate, why not go ahead and redo the whole house? When you and Dingli get married, we’ll have to renovate the place again. The walls need painting, the furniture needs replacing. This furniture is over ten years old, it’s indeed worn out. Over time, there are many nicks and scratches. The walls are also turning yellow," Mrs. Li said.

The old lady and Zhao Dingli seemed in such a hurry, you’d think they wanted to get married immediately.

Mrs. Li almost started to suspect if there was some hidden health issue with Zhao Dingli because of their urgency.

With such an attitude, Mrs. Li has no doubt at all that the two will definitely end up getting married.

So now, Mrs. Li is quite assured in daring to renovate the house.

Besides, even if Li Xiaoyun doesn’t end up marrying Zhao Dingli, she can get married to someone else.

The renovation won’t be in vain.

"Don’t wait until we’ve set the wedding date, only to have the renovation speed not match up with the time available," Mrs. Li said.

"The money for the renovation, the retirement salaries and savings of your father and I are quite sufficient. No need for you to cover it all. Just take care of the kitchen," since it was Li Xiaoyun’s idea originally, Mrs. Li didn’t argue with her about it.

"You should save your money for retirement," Li Xiaoyun said with a laugh, "Since we’re going to renovate the whole place, I’ll cover the entire cost."

"What are you covering! Every month you give us 30,000 yuan, expecting us to spend it," Mrs. Li and Mr. Li really can’t spend it all.

Even including travel, both domestic and international expenses, they don’t spend 360,000 yuan a year.

On normal days even when they eat better, they don’t spend that much.

They hardly buy clothes, because clothes last a long time, it’s not necessary to buy new ones every year or month.

Li Xiaoyun often buys them expensive clothes.

So much so, the family financial controller Mrs. Li can hardly use up all the money Li Xiaoyun gives.

The money saved for Li Xiaoyun doesn’t lower the living standard for her and Mr. Li.

"We can’t spend that much; each month we save quite a bit, and over the years it’s added up quite a lot," Mrs. Li said.

"I also don’t spend much! Apart from making payments on my mortgage, I’m busy with work and have no time for travel. At most, I only have some expenses for work-related social interactions."

Entertaining clients is something that can often be reimbursed by the company.

But since Manager Tang takes such good care of her, Li Xiaoyun often gives Manager Tang some gifts.

In the workplace, these kinds of social interactions are necessary.

And of course, there are gatherings with colleagues.

Apart from those, and her hobbies, Li Xiaoyun doesn’t really have much else she wants to spend on.

She herself has saved quite a lot of money.

Some in mutual funds, and some in bank savings.

"You should just save it," Mrs. Li said. "Your father and I save from our living expenses, so even if you don’t support us in old age, the money we’ve saved will be enough for us."

Despite all that talk, Mrs. Li wouldn’t agree.

Finally, they settled on letting Li Xiaoyun only handle the kitchen renovation.

"Alright, everything’s cleaned up. You should take Dingli home so he can rest early," Mrs. Li said.

"And what about Dad?" Li Xiaoyun asked.

Mrs. Li said without hesitation, "He insisted on drinking so much, let him just sleep on the sofa. The bed would still smell of alcohol."

Mrs. Li was fed up with Mr. Li’s drinking.

Li Xiaoyun didn’t interfere with that.