She Lives without Regret in This Life

Chapter 928: Chapter 974: Only Thinking About Making Money

”Dad, Mom, are you full?”

”Yes, we are full. The food in the cafeteria is quite good,” Xu Xianxiong praised.

Sheng Ning glanced at the dishes that weren’t very oily, her lips twitched for a moment, ”I’ll take you all out for dinner tonight, for the most authentic roast duck.”

”Great!”

”It’s too much money being wasted.”

”Exactly, you should save your money for daily expenses, no need to waste it.”

”It’s not wasteful. Our salaries, both Qigang’s and mine, are quite good,” Sheng Ning said while eating, ”Dad, should we tell my family about what happened yesterday?”

Seeking his opinion made Xu Xianxiong feel valued; his daughter-in-law respected him, believed in his capability, proving that he’s the head of the family!

Zhao Lanzi rolled her eyes, too lazy to watch his foolishness.

”I think it’s better not to say anything. Anyway, it’s in the past, telling them would only make your mom worry.”

”I think so too.”

Both of their opinions were aligned. An’an kept pleading, ”Sis, I’m begging you, please don’t say anything. If you do, my mom will definitely take me back to our hometown. Really, she was reluctant to let me come in the first place. If she finds out, she’ll surely scold me to death.”

Actually, Sheng Ning didn’t really intend to tell them, but she felt bad hiding it from the elders. Since everyone agreed, she gladly accepted it.

”Alright! This time, let’s keep it to ourselves.” Sheng Ning raised the bowl of vegetable soup, drank half of it, put the bowl down, and looked at An’an saying, ”I just talked to Fatty Zhu for a while, he said An’an is very smart and deserves a better education. Once Qigang gets discharged from the hospital in a few days, I’ll arrange for you to go to school.”

”Great, great...” Originally, An’an wasn’t very interested in studying, only thinking about making money all the time, but with President Zhu’s approval, there was a faint expectation in her heart.

”Once I graduate, I’ll be able to earn more money.”

Alright! Her main goal was still to earn money, more money. Having lived a poor life in the countryside since childhood, those days of barely getting by, not seeing meat for months, and having to trade eggs from hens for daily necessities, had deeply ingrained in An’an’s mind.

Sheng Ning knew that changing her deep-seated beliefs wasn’t something that could be achieved overnight. Anyway, there’s a long time to study ahead, it’ll take four years just to finish college. During this time, she would work hard to earn money, and hopefully, with enough resources, she could gradually change An’an’s mindset.

”Ningning! This time we came, staying at the guesthouse, eating meals, and buying clothes, surely it cost you a lot. We did bring some money with us...” Zhao Lanzi began to reach into her pocket to take out money, but Sheng Ning stopped her swiftly.

”Mom, please don’t. If you do this, how can I, as your daughter-in-law, face the neighbors when I go back home for New Year’s?” Sheng Ning put down her chopsticks, and with a serious face said, ”Mom, let me tell you, when I got married, I brought several thousand dollars as dowry, which is more than enough for us.”

”That much?” The old couple really didn’t know, and neither did Xu Qigang, for that matter.

For the most part, Xu Qigang, being a man, had no real concept of money. Ever since he got married, he’s handed over his entire salary to his wife, and whether she had any private savings was something he never bothered about.

”Lower your voice.” Zhao Lanzi looked around, glad that since the meal rush was over, there weren’t many people around.

”It’s okay!” Sheng Ning smiled, ”So you should spend freely now. While you are healthy and able to travel this far, you should eat well, drink well, and have fun. Plus, the guesthouse hasn’t charged us anything. Your son is quite capable—he heard that as the parents of a war hero, you can stay as long as you like.”