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Chapter 199 - 199 192 The Profligate Old Ladies

?Chapter 199: Chapter 192: The Profligate Old Ladies Chapter 199: Chapter 192: The Profligate Old Ladies Shen Yunfang said with some difficulty, “Mom, this is really putting me in a tough spot. I’m the only one in the family working, and it’s good enough if I earn enough work points for my own food ration. Hongjun earns a salary, but you know how generous he is. Today one comrade has an issue, tomorrow another needs help. The money he can send back every month isn’t that much, and after I buy some oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and stuff, there’s hardly anything left. It’s hard for you to just ask me to come up with a hundred yuan. Where am I supposed to find that money for you?”

Qiu Shuping’s face changed at the mention of money. Her previously somewhat mild expression turned sharp as she said in a displeased tone, “Oh, don’t fool me. I may not know whether you earn money or not, but my son makes a good amount every month. Over all these years, he’s always sent money home every month, never missing even when he had comrades in need. How come ever since he married you the money stopped coming? Who would believe that if you said it?”

“Ah, that means our family must have saved quite a bit of money as well. Hongjun has been in the army for so long, just the money in mom’s hands should be enough for Hongqi’s wedding gifts,” Shen Yunfang said, her face one of surprise.

Qiu Shuping didn’t expect her daughter-in-law to latch onto her words and take this turn. She was somewhat at a loss for words. Of course, she had some money in her hands, enough for her son’s wedding gifts. But the money in her possession was dwindling, and now that they had separated households, her son wouldn’t be giving her money every month anymore, so naturally, she had to spend sparingly. Besides, with the daughter-in-law around, if she didn’t take care to secure some of her son’s earnings, it would all be spent by the daughter-in-law, leaving her with nothing.