In the book, the female supporting role dreams of being an idle fish

Chapter 217 Love Yourself First

Jiang Wen and Jiang Xiu, brother and sister, each sat on a chair.

"That's what I'm talking about. Auntie thinks our food is a bit good now and we're wasting money. Auntie wants to restore the food to what it was before. What are your three opinions?"

Jiang Huaibei understood and said in a low voice, "Auntie."

Jiang Huainan's reaction was the fastest. "Do we need to use the money from Huaibei and Huainan?"

Jiang Xiu shook her head.

Jiang Huainan felt that there was no need to touch the old foundation.

Why can't you eat something good?

So I asked directly, "Aunt, what do you think?"

Jiang Xiu didn't know what to say.

Jiang Wen spoke first, "I don't have a good body, I can't grow tall, and I'm often sick. Do I need to go to the hospital to buy medicine?"

Jiang Xiu immediately retorted, "We've only been to the hospital a few times since we were little."

Jiang Wen is a bit like a scholar meeting a soldier. "When you have a stable job and a stable salary, like now, having a certain amount of savings can really help you get through some difficult times."

"The problem is, we don't have any hardship to overcome right now. Our living conditions aren't good, and if we could, wouldn't we want to eat meat every day?"

"Without a healthy body, how can I work properly? How can I get paid? Only when I am healthy can I work properly. If, if my brother had no health problems at the beginning."

"An ordinary person who has never been to the battlefield. Can he not handle it? Can he risk another life? If I say, your current food Huainan will grow to more than 1.8 meters tall in the future."

"Based on the food we used to eat, Huainan would have grown to 1.7 meters at most. Huainan, you'd like to eat that. What about you, Huaibei? And you, Xiu'er?"

"If you were breastfed, would you be skinny and small? Would you like to be skinny and small? Are you satisfied with your current strength?"

Jiang Xiu thought it was a bit funny.

There are many men in the family compound who are not as tall as my eldest brother.

Most of the people and big brother are staggered from the ears and above.

Jiang Xiu didn't like to hear this. "Huainan and Huaibei don't need to be that tall. What's the point of having to be that tall? If the sky falls, they'll have to hold it up. Why would I need so much strength?"

Jiang Wen is concerned about Jiang Xiu's financial situation and only sees the immediate benefits.

incredible.

"Jiang Xiu, if you want to be the head of this family, just tell us. We are doing our best to create conditions to make our family better. What are you doing? If you think it's okay to skip meals, then you can skip meals starting tomorrow."

"I still have the final say in this family." Jiang Wen said and left.

Go back to the house.

Gu Lixia was still sitting there.

"I can't persuade Xiu'er. She just feels sorry for the food. You are knowledgeable and experienced. Please help her." Jiang Wen was not good at speaking and didn't know how to persuade others.

Jiang Xiu's words made my heart ache.

Gu Lixia saw it clearly.

"She's been through a lot in the past, and frugality has become a habit. Her family was poor before, and she's been living frugally for a long time. She feels her current living conditions are pretty good."

"She feels her savings are limited, and she has a sense of crisis, so she doesn't dare to spend money recklessly. Although her current income is decent, her family is poor and she doesn't have much savings."

"What if our income suddenly drops one day? Will our family starve to death? She believes that we should be prepared for the worst and live frugally to make ends meet."

"She still feels that life is a heavy burden, not as easy as you imagine. She probably has a plan for the future of Jiang Huainan and the other two brothers, including wives, three transfers, a ring, jobs, and a house. Every aspect is taken care of."

"She wanted to be prepared for emergencies. Seeking medical treatment and medicine would be a huge expense. If she got a serious illness, it would be a bottomless pit, and no amount of money would be enough to fill it."

"Or maybe she's just naturally stingy. She thinks a meal is enough to fill her stomach, and there's no need to go through so many dishes. But for me, the greatest sorrow in life is dying without spending your money."

"It's just a difference in values. Let's change the direction. I'll tell her a story."

Gu Lixia went to Jiang Xiu's room, where Jiang Xiu was sitting.

Gu Lixia also sat down on the chair.

"Jiang Xiu, let me tell you a story."

"Women occasionally encounter frightening things. Often, women's strength is slightly less than that of adult men. Evil doesn't just happen when you grow up."

"There's a girl in our compound who's a year older than you. She's never been to school. She's obviously a hardworking and kind girl, but she happened to run into a bad guy."

"She was your age, and her belly was getting bigger and bigger. Many people thought she was seriously ill. They asked her family to go to the hospital for a checkup. However, she didn't take it seriously at home."

"Until one day, after giving birth to a child, her mother, without asking any questions, picked up a stick and beat her. She said she had no self-respect and could not live without a man."

"No one knows the truth. The next day, she and her child jumped into the river outside our yard. She was gone."

"Suddenly someone came to her house to inquire about her, and she found out that it was a young man who was idle on the street. He had raped her while she was out collecting firewood. What could she do?"

"She was hoping for the best. She prayed day and night that she wouldn't have a child. But she got pregnant anyway. Her family wouldn't accept it at all. What could she do? She didn't even know who did it. She could only end her life."

"Have you ever heard of this saying? Kind people are often bullied. Sometimes being too kind isn't a good thing. I'm saying this just to prove that I won't hurt you. Your brother, he won't hurt you either."

"We said we wouldn't touch Huaibei's money, and that's what we definitely won't touch. Even the money for the yard renovations can be returned once the New Year is over."

"So, your brother and I seem to be spending lavishly this time. We have good reasons to do so. To be honest, your brother divided our father's pension into three parts. 600 for him, 600 for the three Huainan brothers. The rest is yours."

"I have absolutely no objection to this. Even if I gave you everything, I wouldn't mind. I don't need anything, I just need two watches."

"I don't know how I can persuade you. I can only ask you, after we buy something, is it better for the thieves to take it away, or for us to eat it ourselves?"

"Of course, you can choose to eat bran and vegetables and feel good about yourself, but it's meaningless. When I was a child, my mother kept complaining about the lack of rice and vegetables at home, and how the whole family couldn't get enough to eat."

"I listened and chose not to eat. I chose to go hungry. If I couldn't eat at home, I had to go out and find a way. That's the meaning of the black market."

"But it took me 20 years to realize who I saved it for: the male members of the Gu family, Gu Lichun, Gu Liqiu, and Gu Lao San."