Nothing is possible without money.

1

In northern cities, winter is dry and cold, but this does not stop beauties on the street from pursuing beauty. In order to maintain a slim figure, they must wear clothes even in the cold wind. So beautiful and chilling. Ye Xilei is no exception.

The magazine office only had a half-day shift on Wednesdays. Xilei didn't want to go home early, so she dragged Meiluo shopping when she had nothing to do. Mei Luo saves money to buy a house for He Congfei. She usually sees more and buys less. After trying on clothes, she always finds a lot of reasons why she doesn't buy the clothes, such as poor quality and inappropriate color, and puts the shopping guide to the fault. Teeth itching with anger. Xilei is different. She is a typical shopaholic, mainly in buying clothes. When it comes to cosmetics, she does not pursue famous brands, young age, good skin, and everything she uses will make her look radiant. However, she believes that people rely on clothes. As long as she wears new clothes with good quality, brand and style, she will feel confident and energetic. Therefore, every once in a while, Xilei has to go shopping for clothes. The brands she likes are concentrated on the lady-oriented "Yikai" and "Gloria". Although compared with those rich people, these are not really big brands, but one piece costs several hundred. After shopping a few times, , the meager salary in Xilei’s pocket soon bottomed out.

He Meiluo took a fancy to a cashmere coat in the mall, which cost one thousand and eighty yuan. Thinking about the salary of more than two thousand that he had just received in his pocket, he hesitated and did not buy it.

On this day, Xu Bin got off work early and walked with Xilei on the street. He saw the cashmere coat in the mall again. Xilei went to try it on again and turned around in front of the full-length mirror several times. He made a circle and asked Xu Bin: "Does it look good?"

"It looks good. She has a good figure and looks good in anything she wears!" Xu Bin praised at the side.

Xilei said coquettishly: "I want it!"

Xu Bin said generously: "If you want it, just buy it! If it's more money, I'll buy it!" Look at the label 1080, Xu Bincai whispered: "It's a bit expensive, I'll buy it for you next month!"

Xilei lowered her face unhappily: "It will be spring next month, no need to wear a coat!"

After talking hard and pulling Xi Lei away from the counter, Xu Bin quietly told Xi Lei: "I paid my salary yesterday, and my mother asked me to give it to her. She said we had to pay for living expenses when we ate at home, so she left three hundred yuan for me. I don’t have enough pocket money to buy it!”

“Did you pay for living expenses at home before?”

“No, I don’t have the money to pay for it anymore!” My mother said that she likes the feeling of her son giving her money and honoring her."

Xilei stopped talking and said sadly: "I also like it when my husband pays me wages. What a feeling! "It seems natural to pay living expenses, but why do you have to pay living expenses when you come? Aren't you a family? In a fit of anger, Xilei turned around and returned to the counter. She asked the shopping guide to pack the clothes and bought it with her own money.

Xu Bin was not angry, but felt a little guilty, and caught up with him with a playful smile: "Next time, next month I will buy you a new Yangyang! Don't be angry!"

"I didn't Angry, no!" Xilei said it sincerely.

Back home, Xu Bin loves to show off even more than Xi Lei and can’t wait to let Xi Lei wear new clothes for him to see. Xi Lei dressed in her room and let Xu Bin admire it again. The workmanship, fabric, style, fit and comfort, and looking noble and generous. Xu Bin pushed Xi Lei out again and shouted: "Mom, come and see, Xi Lei New clothes!" Just like before when I bought new clothes and showed them to my mother.

The mother-in-law came out of the kitchen with hands full of flour. She looked at Xilei’s coat. She didn’t show any expression of surprise or praise. She just said lightly: "Buying new clothes again?"

The word "again" threw Xilei's joyful heart just now to the cold ground.

At the dinner table, her mother-in-law finally couldn't help it and asked, "How much does that dress cost?"

Xilei was still hesitating whether to tell the real price, but Xu Bin backed away. He said: "1080, half of her salary!" The mother-in-law's face suddenly darkened, and she said: "Xilei, you can't be so lavish when you get married. There will be a lot of money to spend in the future! There is no plan like this!"

What her mother-in-law said seemed to make sense. Xilei couldn't find a reason to refute it, so she could only say: "It's winter. Besides, I'm still newly married. I can't keep wearing old clothes! Why don't I buy another dress?" Yes! I bought it with my own money, not someone else’s.

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When the mother-in-law heard this, she tried again: "How about this? You will give all your wages to your mother from now on and leave some pocket money for you, and your mother will save the money for you, okay! "

When Xilei heard this, she immediately answered "No" in her heart, but she didn't say anything. They remained in a stalemate and didn't answer for a long time. Xu Bin just laughed and finally spoke openly. : "Okay, okay, just leave your son to you!" "

The father-in-law's words made the mother-in-law give up the idea, but she still explained with a stern expression on her face: "What I said is right. Look, we eat at home, buy vegetables and rice. Now, water, electricity, gas, whatever is free, I will make a unified plan for you so that you don’t all waste money! "

No one answered at the table, and the mother-in-law had no choice but to give up.

2

Office workers who have a busy week are accustomed to sleeping in on weekends. Xilei and Xu Bin were no exception. When her mother-in-law saw that her son was also sleeping in, she still got up early, sweeping the floor, mopping the floor, doing laundry, and doing ordinary things. The sound of thunder comes. Xi Lei is a light sleeper, and she often wakes up to such a sound. Such a small thing makes Xi Lei often unconsciously think of her mother. At home, as long as Xi Lei is sleeping, her mother wakes up early. , she does everything lightly, for fear of disturbing her daughter's sweet dreams, and she feels sorry for the children who have a heavy workload. Thinking of this, Xilei smiled to herself, how could her mother-in-law be like her mother? She's acting coquettishly in her arms! I don't treat my mother-in-law like a mother, so why should I ask others to do so? After washing, her mother-in-law was still sleeping in the bathroom, but it was rare. She usually washes the dirty clothes that Xi Lei put in the room by hand in a large plastic basin. Whenever her mother-in-law washes Xi Lei's clothes, Xi Lei feels both grateful and sad. . She knew she was lazy, but she was a girl who loved cleanliness and beauty, so even though her clothes were left in the dirty laundry basket for several days, she still remembered to wash them. This not only made her mother-in-law look virtuous and diligent, but also helped her wash the clothes. This makes Xi Lei even more lazy and ignorant. Therefore, whenever she sees her mother-in-law putting her clothes in the basin to be washed, Xi Lei, who has sharp eyes and quick hands, will take them out immediately and say, "Mom, don't do the washing for me." , I wash it myself! "

Her mother-in-law did not forget to educate Xilei at the right time: "Don't leave dirty clothes for too long, otherwise the good clothes will go rancid. Also, even if the clothes are left there after being worn for two days, they are not dirty. They still need to be washed. Frequent washing will also cause wear and tear on the clothes! It’s not a waste of water! You young people really don’t know how to live. ”

Xilei picked up a silk scarf that her mother-in-law had just put in the water. Her mother-in-law’s rough hands had been drawn out by her long-term work. It looked rough. Looking again, her mother-in-law had put a sweater in the basin. Oh my God, that dress needed to be dry-cleaned. Xilei quickly took it out and shouted: "Mom, don't help me wash the clothes." , I can wash it myself. "

The mother-in-law looked at the ignorant Xilei and sighed: "I don't know how long it will take for you to wash it. I don’t wash my husband’s clothes, and I don’t even remember to wash my own clothes quickly. "

Xilei pretended not to hear, put the sweater in her pocket, went to another bathroom, put the scarf in water and washed it by hand. The washed scarf was hung on the balcony and was scratched. The piece was clearly visible.

She sighed and walked into the bedroom to put away the magazines she had read at night. Xu Bin was still sleeping with her head covered.

After a while, her mother-in-law also finished washing the clothes. , started shouting outside: "Son, get up! The sun is shining on my butt. "

Xu Bin turned over and muttered: "It's so annoying! "Go to sleep again.

The mother-in-law called for a long time, but when Xu Bin didn't respond, she went straight into the room, lifted up the quilt, and smiled lovingly: "Get up, get up. ”

“Oh, nothing happened today. Let’s sleep a little longer!” "Xu Bin likes to sleep in just a pair of underwear. At this time, her mother-in-law has already lifted the quilt, patted her son's butt, and said with a smile: "Get up, my father and I are going to attend the wedding of a colleague's son today, you two go with us. . "

Xu Bin was so annoyed by his mother's nagging that he had to sit up and said, "If you don't want to go, you don't know me, so you can go by yourself.

At this time, the mother-in-law had accurately found Xu Bin's long johns from the closet and brought them over. She patted her son's thigh affectionately: "Come on, mom, let's wear it for you!" "Xu Bin just looked sleepy, half asleep and half awake, letting his mother put on his long johns, and then reluctantly got out of bed and got dressed.

Xilei was standing aside, dumbfounded. < /p>

Her mother-in-law went out. Xilei whispered contemptuously in Xu Bin’s ear: “Suck! Do you think you are three years old? nausea! "

Xu Bin chuckled and trotted all the way to the bathroom. Xilei knew without looking that even if her mother-in-law was in the bathroom at this time, Xu Bin would openly unzip his pants and face her mother-in-law under her eyes. He urinates in the toilet and ignores it. The mother and son are like this, never shying away from suspicion. In the words of the mother-in-law: "No matter how old you are, you are still my son. When you were a child, you didn't run around with your butt naked in front of me." "Xilei said it several times, but the mother and son remained the same, so Xilei had to give up.

After Xu Bin went to the toilet and washed up, he sat down in front of the computer. He did not want to attend the wedding with his parents. That means. The mother-in-law was still nagging her son to go with them, but Xu Bin didn’t want to go. The father-in-law was also beside him and said, “Forget it, forget it if they don’t want to go! Why are there so many people there! "

The mother-in-law curled her lips and said: "We have followed the others and we have to eat them back. It’s not worth it if you don’t go. "It's not embarrassing!" Go, go, go! "The old couple finally left.

Xilei breathed a sigh of relief and raised her head on Xu Bin's shoulders from behind: "Honey, what do you want to eat? I will cook for us today. "

Xu Bin heard this: "Okay! I like your Yangzhou fried rice the most, it’s so authentic. go! "

As soon as Xilei entered the kitchen, the phone rang. It was Mei Luo: "Woman, have you eaten? "It sounds like Mei Luo is in a good mood.

"Not yet? Getting ready to cook. "

"You cook! It’s rare! "Mei Luo teased her. "They are not at home today, I will cook! ”

“Stop it, come out, Cong Fei and I invite you.” ”

“Okay, wait!” "Xilei returned to the house and asked Xu Bin to get dressed: "Come on, Mei Luo is inviting us to dinner! "

3

In the rare winter sunshine, I occasionally saw a few sparrows sitting on the roof of the building jumping around looking for food. Xilei also felt happy and excited. At that moment she was I wonder if Que'er on the roof is worried. Xu Bin pinched Xilei's face and said with a smile, "Why are you so happy? "

Xi Lei smiled, stretched out her arms in a hug, and took a deep breath of air: "I feel like a bird breaking out of the cage. "

Xu Bin smiled disapprovingly: "Tch, it seems like someone has restrained you all day long! "

When they arrived at the appointed restaurant, Mei Luo and Cong Fei had been waiting for a long time. They waved to Xilei from afar: "Xilei, this way! "

Xilei and Xu Bin sat down.

Mei Luo asked generously: "What to eat? You order! Then he called to the waiter: "Waiter, order!" "

Xilei took the menu and said seriously: "Well, two portions of stewed snow clam with papaya, four portions of golden hook shark's fin, and a lobster, um, what else? "Before Xilei finished speaking, the waiter had already pursed his lips and snickered. This was just an ordinary restaurant, without those expensive things.

Mei Luo knew that Xilei was deliberately causing trouble, so she smiled and said, "What do you want? I'm so poor! Come on, come on, let me have some! "Mei Luo picked up the menu and ordered a few dishes, some meat and vegetables, some cold and some hot, economical and affordable, which is Mei Luo's usual style.

"Tell me, why did you suddenly think of inviting me? I've eaten. What's the good thing? I won five million. If you don't tell me, I'll just order something expensive! "

Mei Luo smiled mysteriously: "Guess. Forget it, let us never say anything! "

Cong Fei still smiled honestly, with the shyness of a big boy: "We, Mei Luo and I are going to get married next month. "

Upon hearing this, Xu Bin and Xilei said in unison: "Congratulations, great! "

Xu Bin thought about it and asked: "Where will you live when you get married? "Mei Luo and Xilei rented an apartment in the past, but never lived in the dormitory of the work unit.

Mei Luo took out a house purchase contract from her bag and shook it proudly in her hand: "Look, we bought a house and we will get the keys in a few days."

Xilei I took it and looked through it, and it turned out that it was just a fifty-square-meter house. Because it was a small apartment, the total price was low. I only needed a down payment of thirty thousand, and then there was the monthly payment of one to two thousand. Although it is small, they have their own nest after all, but although I live in a big house, I feel like I am just a tenant, and I can't help but feel envious in my heart. So he asked: "Is there anything like this? I want to buy it too!"

"No, it's already the end of the day for us to buy."

Xu Bin heard this , taunting Xilei from the side: "You buy it, do you have the money?"

Xilei rolled her eyes at him and said nothing. Xu Bin didn't know that when they got married, Xi Lei's mother gave Xi Lei 10,000 yuan as a dowry. Xi Lei also gave her a bonus a year ago, and she also wrote several travel articles for another family, which earned her a lot of extra money. , Xilei was cautious and did not tell Xu Bin, but had quietly saved 20,000 yuan for emergencies.

The dishes are served one after another.

Xilei couldn't hide her envy: "I'm so envious of you, Mei Luo, you have your own house."

Mei Luo smiled: "I'm still envious of you, you have your own house." Living in such a big house is not enough!"

Xu Bin also echoed: "That's right!"

Xi Lei muttered angrily: "What do you know! " She thought of what Wang Xifeng said in "A Dream of Red Mansions", which was so similar to her own mood at the moment: Pistacia chinensis is used as a mallet, but it is bright on the outside and bitter on the inside! Xilei stopped talking and just listened to Mei Luo chirping. After getting the key, she would decide what color to paint the walls, what kind of curtains to buy, what style of sofa, and what brand of TV. She already looked like a housewife. .

After finishing the meal, Mei Luo called the waiter to pay the bill. She carefully checked the order several times and only paid after making sure it was correct. There were still a lot of dishes left on the plate, and one dish was basically untouched. Mei Luo asked the waiter to bring a lunch box to pack.

Xu Bin praised on the side: "Look at how well Mei Luo can live, and then look at you." Mei Luo smiled bitterly and said: "You know how to live, but you're not forced out. Don't have money if you don't have anything. , as the saying goes, money is not everything, but nothing can be done without money. ”

4

When I got home, my father-in-law and mother-in-law were not back yet. Along the way, Xi Lei was depressed. No matter how Xu Bin told her jokes, Xi Lei ignored her. As soon as she entered the room, she threw herself on the bed. When Xu Bin went over to take a look, Xi Lei actually started crying, and a large area was wet with tears. Quilt.

Xu Bin was frightened: "Girl, what's wrong! I didn't provoke you!"

As soon as Xile turned around, she beat Xu Bin's chest: "It's you, it's you You provoked me, you liar. You said you would make me happy, but did you do it? You see, Mei Luo has her own home, although it is smaller, but it belongs to her. But as for me, It's like a tenant living under someone else's roof. I feel depressed, depressed, very depressed, and I can't stand it anymore."

Xu Bin never knew that Xilei had so much dissatisfaction, so he could only comfort her: "What's the matter? Isn't it a good life? The family is so big and we are all one family. You can do whatever you want. You are not happy for yourself. Why should you be depressed? My mother just loves to complain, so just take it for granted. Wouldn't it be over if you didn't hear it?" Xu Bin said, feeling aggrieved and went to the study alone. Xilei cried alone in the room for a long time, wondering if something was really wrong with her. She looked at herself in the mirror. Her face was pale, her hair was messy, and her eyes were filled with tears, like a resentful woman. She remembered a survey about depression that a magazine had done. She must be suffering from depression, right?

She patted her face, raised her smiling muscles with her hands, made a smile, and told herself: Xilei, you are great!

At this time, the mother-in-law and the others also came back. Xilei hurriedly wiped away the tears on her face.

She went out to get some water, but her mother-in-law still saw the tears on her face and asked, "What's wrong? We had a quarrel?" Xilei hurriedly covered it up: "It's okay, no!"

< p> Seeing that Xilei didn't want to say anything, her mother-in-law stopped asking.

Xu Bin also came over and put his arms around Xilei's shoulders with a playful smile: "We are fine!"

Mother-in-law and father-in-law entered their bedroom. After a while, a quarrel came from inside.

"Are you looking for it again? Is it inside?" the father-in-law's voice said.

"Where is it? I just put it here." It turned out that the wallet was lost.

The mother-in-law came out after a while and asked Xu Bin: "Have you touched my wallet?"

Xu Bin replied impatiently: "No, who knows where your wallet is?" Leave it alone." Finally, it was determined that the wallet was stolen by the thief in the car. She recalled that when the car was shaking, she seemed to feel that someone had grabbed her bag. She might have lost it at that time. Fortunately, there was only some change in it, more than a hundred yuan. . The father-in-law comforted him: "Forget it, it's just a hundred yuan, just throw it away. Just be more careful next time."

My mother-in-law fell on the sofa and sobbed softly. At first, it was like a small stream, but after a while, it burst into a vast ocean and began to cry loudly.

Xilei stood there in a daze.

Xu Bin felt baffled when he saw his mother crying so sadly. He brought a towel to his mother and comforted him: "Why are you crying? This is worth crying."

However, she Still crying. Xu Bin took out 200 yuan from his wallet, put it into his mother's pocket, and said comfortingly: "Come on, look, the money is back, cover up the position!" Xu Bin said the stock market terms that his mother was familiar with, and her mother-in-law held the money. , amused by his son.

When he looked up and saw Xilei looking at him, he became wary and asked: "Xilei, what are you looking at? Xu Bin gave me money, are you unhappy?"

< p> "Me!" Xilei didn't know how to answer. He just watched her cry and stayed by the side, not watching Xu Bin give her money. Before going to bed at night, Xilei felt angry and funny when talking about her mother-in-law crying because she lost money.

Xu Bin said: "My mother had a hard life since she was a child. My grandparents came here to support the Northwest. They were ordinary workers and their wages were not high. It was not easy to feed five children, so She has been frugal since she was a child and never bought expensive clothes. That year I went to college and lived on campus, and my father was always on business trips. She didn't buy food at home and ate noodles every day. Actually, I can understand what she said just now. Crying is actually not about the amount of money, but the strong sense of loss after losing her things."

Hearing what Xu Bin said, Xilei felt that it was also difficult for her mother-in-law. This was the first time. I feel that Xu Bin is so emotional and filial. Thinking of what Xu Bin said about "the strong sense of loss after losing one's own things", Xilei thought thoughtfully.

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