Chapter 642

"Okay brother, if there's anything, I'll call you immediately. It's been almost five minutes, let's hang up first!"

Little sister Li Ying timed it and hung up the call with Li Ye, letting out a long sigh of relief.

After arriving in Hong Kong, Li Ying realized how high the cost of living was in this place. A casual meal cost more than ten yuan, so wouldn't a phone call cost dozens? After all, a bowl of noodles in the mainland cost a few cents, but a long-distance call cost several yuan!

Although they were staying at Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng's house after arriving in Hong Kong, they couldn't let others pay for this phone bill, right?

To be honest, Li Ying was not a stingy child, but she had come to Hong Kong with over eight thousand yuan, originally thinking she was wealthy and powerful! As a result, after calculating the treatment fees, medical expenses, and other costs, this eight thousand yuan didn't seem very abundant.

"What were you babbling to our brother just now?"

"What?"

Li Ying was carefully calculating the various expenses in her heart when she suddenly heard her sister Li Juan scolding her coldly.

Li Juan said sternly, "What you said to our brother just now about the 'torn opening'—is that something you should say? Aren't you ashamed?"

"Aren't I ashamed?"

Li Ying's eyes blinked, and then she said amusingly, "What am I ashamed of? The ones who should be ashamed are Xia Xia Yue and Cui Aiguo; the one who should be ashamed is Tong Li Mingyue!"

"You still won't admit it! You still won't admit it. Mom, look at Xiao Ying..."

Sister Li Juan pulled Han Han Chunmei over directly and started lecturing Li Juan: "Xiao Juan is only fifteen this year, yet she says things like 'torn opening' to her big brother. Are those filthy words spoken by those old hags something he should hear? What would my brother think if he heard this? What would my sister-in-law think if she heard this?"

Li Juan was very angry; her hands went to grab her sister's collar several times, but in the end, she gritted her teeth and reasoned with her.

Ever since she started university, Li Juan hadn't used "physical suppression" on her sister much, but tried her best to be civilized and reason, convincing people with virtue. If this were in the past, she would have already taken action.

But little sister Li Ying sneered and said, "It's ridiculous; you don't understand the point at all. When brother hears these words, he won't feel they are filthy; he'll feel they are satisfying~"

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Li Juan was stunned, as if she had grasped the so-called "point."

And little sister Li Ying had already started "enlightenment" mode, saying to her sister: "University student, you must have memorized the two lines of poetry 'On the day the Imperial Army pacifies the Central Plains, do not forget to tell your father during the family sacrifice,' right?

When a great revenge is avenged, those lying in their coffins want to hear it to feel satisfied.

Now that brother's enemy has had bad luck, shouldn't we be the first to tell brother? Don't you know about when brother was rumored in school and labeled as Huang Huang Shiren?"

"Of course I know. At that time, we were even thinking of going to find that Xia Xia Yue and beat her with a club! If it weren't for brother moving to the Second Grain Store in the end, and Grandpa saying we weren't allowed to find trouble with that Xia Xia Yue and affect brother's college entrance exam, I would have definitely hit two lumps on her head..."

"Don't be anxious, the days are still long!" Little sister Li Ying said coldly, "It was because we had to call her eldest aunt and we couldn't afford to provoke her before. Now she is just a Tong Li Mingyue; what are two big lumps on her head..."

"Hmm, let's plan this long-term. She hasn't said less bad things about our mom all these years, saying our mom brought bad luck to the family. I must let her know what bad luck really is in the future."

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Han Han Chunmei listened from the side, dumbfounded.

For so many years, she had always lived cautiously; how could she know that her two daughters had once been so bold, and now it seemed they might be even bolder in the future.

"What are you two going to do? Is the family not chaotic enough? If you dare to cause trouble for me, see if I don't beat your butts to a pulp..."

Han Han Chunmei raised her palm, put on a fierce look, and sternly deterred her two daughters.

This couldn't blame Han Han Chunmei for being timid. A divorced woman in the eighties with two children had to be a head shorter when seeing people, swallowing her grievances herself. How could she dare to argue with people or take revenge?

"Oh, oh, oh, don't worry, Mom, I guarantee I won't cause trouble for you. We are just venting our hatred with our mouths; how could we dare to swing a club at someone's head!"

Li Ying reacted extremely quickly and immediately giggled to coax her mother; anyway, Han Han Chunmei was very easy to coax.

But this time Han Han Chunmei said sternly, "Your sister definitely won't, but you are hard to say. You are getting bolder and bolder. I knew you were hiding money before, but I didn't expect you to hide so much."

Sister Li Juan also immediately rebelled and lectured her sister: "Exactly, eight thousand yuan, you really dared to hide it. Do you still have Mom in your eyes?"

The mother and two daughters' trip to Hong Kong this time almost fell through, because when coming to Hong Kong, Li Kaian gave Han Han Chunmei two thousand yuan, and plus the salary Han Han Chunmei had saved herself, Li Kaian thought it was enough for a trip.

But Li Kaian didn't know Han Han Chunmei was going to the hospital! The medical expenses in Hong Kong were simply ridiculously high. Giving birth to a child in the mainland cost only a few dozen yuan, but taking an X-ray in Hong Kong could be ten times that. How could the poor afford to live in a hospital?

Han Han Chunmei was embarrassed to say it directly. What if she got pregnant with another daughter? Then she would still have to abort it, a joy in vain.

Therefore, the little daughter Li Ying was forced to reveal her eight thousand yuan; otherwise, Han Han Chunmei wouldn't have dared to come.

Han Han Chunmei was very shocked. In just one year, Li Ying had secretly saved over eight thousand just by using Sundays and winter/summer vacations.

Although Han Han Chunmei didn't ask Li Ying to "hand over" the money again, she no longer believed Li Ying was "timid."

If she were timid, there would be no bold people in the world.

"If I didn't hide money, what would you spend?"

Li Ying, who had been lectured by her mother and sister, jumped three feet high and started to complain like an old farmer at a bitterness-recollection meeting.

"Yes, I hid money, but didn't I hide money for you? If it weren't for me this time, could you have come to Hong Kong? Still complaining about this and that. Why don't I buy you a ticket and you go back now? Exactly, sister, you..."

Little sister Li Ying reached out and pointed at sister Li Juan: "Do you expect our brother to pay for all your dowry when you get married in the future? When our mom can't take out the money, won't it be shameful? Can I not hide money?"

"Do you want to say that I don't need to hide money even if I earn it? With your big mouths leaking everywhere, letting everyone know that selling clothes is so profitable, what else can I earn?"

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Sister Li Juan and Mom Han Han Chunmei were both shocked by Li Ying, who was in full aura. Li Ying was young, but every word she said was reasonable and firm.

Joke, if you have money in your hand, don't you speak firmly?

If you keep complaining about this and that, I'll buy you a ticket and send you back.

Li Juan was very ashamed and said sincerely with her head down: "Xiao Ying, don't worry about the dowry. Count half of Mom's expenses for coming to Hong Kong this time to me. I will definitely give it to you after I find a way to earn money."

This was the first time Li Juan, the older sister, bowed her head to her younger sister.

As the eldest sister, letting her younger sister become the pillar of the mother and two daughters—what does this look like? Must know shame and then be brave.

But Li Ying said impatiently: "Just go to school well! If I rely on you to earn money, then what use am I? Don't think about this and that in the future."

"Earning money is important, but it's not the most important. I might not even be able to get into Jingcheng University! Our mom still has to rely on you to hold up the facade."

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Li Juan was really depressed; she couldn't figure out how the youngest child in the family could be so responsible.

However, Han Han Chunmei asked Li Ying in surprise: "Xiao Ying, you also want to take the Jingda exam?"

Han Han Chunmei knew that Li Ying's grades had improved rapidly this year, but Han Han Chunmei had always thought Li Ying was passively studying to "earn money" and never figured out that Li Ying also wanted to take the Jingda exam.

Li Ying's eyes blinked again, and she giggled: "Not necessarily. According to my analysis, Jingda is getting harder and harder to get into. I'll take whichever school I can get into."

Han Han Chunmei couldn't close her mouth for a long time, then said excitedly: "Xiao Ying, as long as you get into university, even if it's a junior college, I will set off ten thousand firecrackers at the door, letting everyone see that daughters are no worse than sons..."

"Also," Li Juan nodded and said: "I only realized how lucky I was to get into Jingda after I arrived there."

"Xiao Ying, don't have pressure. Actually, since you are so good at earning money, it doesn't matter which university you go to."

Li Juan was telling the truth.

Now, whenever she thought of Li Ying's eight thousand yuan, she felt a sense of powerlessness.

Even if she were assigned a job after graduation, her annual salary would only be one thousand yuan! No wonder "going to sea" has been popular recently! It is said that some teachers in the school go to the park at night to set up stalls for a "second profession."

But Li Ying shook her head and said very seriously: "You are wrong. If a good university is not important, why did our brother take the Jingda exam?"

"Why did Sister-in-law Liu want to come to Hong Kong to have a second child? Isn't it because she wants her child to go to a better university here? You go to school well, you go to be an official in the future, and I will earn money. Neither of us can do without the other."

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Han Han Chunmei and Li Juan stopped talking.

After a long time, Li Juan apologized to her sister solemnly: "I'm sorry, Xiao Ying, I blamed you wrongly before. You see further than I do."

"That goes without saying," Li Ying smiled proudly: "When it comes to studying, I'm certainly not as good as our brother, maybe not even as good as you, but when it comes to vision and calculation, I'm only a little bit worse than our brother, and neither of you is as good as me."

"Knock, knock, knock~"

Li Ying was just being proud when the door was suddenly knocked.

The mother and two daughters opened the door and saw Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng's wife, Liu Liu Qiaorong.

Although Liu Liu Qiaorong gave birth to a son in her first pregnancy, after hearing about the situation in Hong Kong from An Xiaolian, she decisively wanted to come over to have a second child. If it weren't for her emboldening Han Han Chunmei this time, no matter how Li Ying instigated it, it would have been useless.

After Liu Liu Qiaorong entered, she took out a stack of golden Hong Kong dollars and handed them to Han Han Chunmei with a smile.

"Auntie, this is what Brother Li Ye asked me to bring to you. Count it, exactly one hundred bills."

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Han Han Chunmei hurriedly waved her hand to refuse: "No, no, we brought money. How can we spend Xiao Ye's money again? Really, no need."

"Auntie, you are being a stranger."

Liu Liu Qiaorong smiled while stuffing the Hong Kong dollars into Han Han Chunmei's hand: "Li Ye said, in a place like Hong Kong, money can solve all problems."

"You can choose not to spend it while holding it in your hand, but you absolutely cannot be without it. We are unfamiliar with the place, so we cannot be short of money."

"This, this, this, it's not appropriate. Xiao Ye is already married, and his money is the money of a small family. If I spend his money again, people will poke my spine."

Han Han Chunmei was still very conflicted. After all, she was a step-mother-in-law. If Wen Wen Leyu knew Li Ye was giving her money and the young couple had a conflict, her sin would be great.

But Liu Liu Qiaorong had received Li Ye's call to send the money; how could she take it back? In the end, she put the money down.

After Liu Liu Qiaorong left, Li Juan and Han Han Chunmei counted the stack of Hong Kong dollars; it was actually a full one hundred thousand.

The mother and daughter, who were originally stretched thin, immediately felt relaxed.

However, little sister Li Ying on the side was worried.

She didn't talk to her sister and mother, but she was conflicted in her heart: "Does my brother know our purpose for coming to Hong Kong? What is his opinion?"

"Sigh, I can't guess! When it comes to calculation, I'm not just a little bit worse than him!"

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