CHAPTER 1202: CHAPTER 1203: THE LOVE-STRUCK BROTHER’S SISTER 45

After getting in the car, Liang Li grumbled about various things, "Zhang Yu is really something. She gets a fifteen-thousand-yuan scholarship every semester."

"And yet she still cares about such a small amount of New Year’s money."

"And my brother-in-law, wanting to blow this out of proportion. We could have stayed at my parents’ for dinner; now look what happened."

Liang Li’s husband drove quietly, without any intention of joining the conversation.

After grumbling, Liang Li reached out to Liu Xia, "Give me the New Year’s money."

Liu Xia was reluctant, "It’s the New Year’s money from my grandparents."

Liang Li sneered unkindly, "Come on, if your mom didn’t always cry poor, do you think they’d give you so much New Year’s money?"

"Liu Xia, let me tell you, it’s not really New Year’s money. Your grandparents know I’m having a tough time, so they just used the pretense of New Year’s money to give me some."

What could Liu Xia do? She could only huff angrily and hand over the New Year’s money, which hadn’t even warmed her pocket, directly to Liang Li.

Liang Li felt the thickness and knew it wasn’t a small amount. She estimated it would certainly not be less than what Zhang Hao received.

When she opened the New Year’s money packet and saw what was inside, she was stunned, "Is this Euro?"

Liang Li’s husband glanced over, "Yes, it’s Euro."

Liang Li quickly counted, "It’s two thousand Euros, about sixteen thousand yuan?"

Liang Li checked the exchange rate on her phone and was stunned by the rate, leaving her mouth agape.

Liang Li’s husband, hearing there was so much money, brightened up, "Honey, you see, our car has been used for many years."

"Your brother-in-law gave it to us when he changed cars."

"It’s really quite old, with many problems, often needing repairs." Liang Li’s husband looked at her expectantly.

"With a car, we could go out to nearby places for fun on weekends."

Liu Xia heard this and her eyes lit up. She wanted to go out to play, but didn’t dare say it.

Liang Li snapped, "Liu Xia, all you think about is playing. Did you check your grades?"

"Please, can you look at your grades?"

"I don’t even want to say it. You’re just in primary school and you only scored sixty."

"Zhang Hao’s grades aren’t great, but at least during primary school, he had good grades and won awards. Our walls were covered with his certificates."

"It wasn’t until middle school that his grades fell."

"With your grades, don’t even think about middle school. I bet you’ll fail once you get there."

"Luckily, with nine-year compulsory education, you can’t be held back. Otherwise, I’d really worry about you repeating a grade."

Liang Li was filled with various grievances, "With Zhang Hao’s grades, we spend money and he can still go to high school."

"With your grades, I’m worried you might not even be able to get into a technical school."

"All you do is eat and play. Why did I have a daughter like you?"

"No car changes."

"Wait until your daughter’s grades enter the top bracket, then talk to me about this."

Liang Li really didn’t want to see her husband and child, each more foolish and unambitious than the other.

Liang Li’s husband gripped the steering wheel so hard that veins were popping out, but he couldn’t vent his frustration, since his family’s conditions weren’t good.

Their marital home was an old small place bought by the Liang Family as Liang Li’s dowry.

Even now, even though his income was higher than Liang Li’s, he never had any standing before her. She insulted him whenever she wanted, without regard for the setting.

Liang Li’s husband glanced at her, watching mobile videos and laughing like an idiot, and really didn’t want to see her.

She always said that their father and daughter were fools, irredeemable fools, without looking at herself.

She had been a warehouse keeper for so many years without any promotion, living off that little salary.

Constantly saying the family was poor and life was hard, yet why couldn’t she work together with him to build a better home?

He remembered the class reunion a few days ago, listening to old friends talk about their family matters, even though they constantly talked about conflicts and how hard life was.

But in his eyes, they were all quarreling over money but at least working together to earn, hoping for a better life.

And then there was the news revealed by an old classmate; he just listened without any expression at the time.

After all, they were no longer young; they all had their own families, children, social circles, and responsibilities to bear.

Watching Liang Li laughing loudly next to him, was it really worth spending a lifetime with someone like this?

He had thought, although their life wasn’t rich, it wasn’t too bad; they had stable monthly income, and though their daughter’s grades weren’t good, at least she was healthy.

But Liang Li insisted on comparing with Liang Yan, what could he do? When they met, she knew he wasn’t as promising as Zhang Dong.

Liang Li’s husband thought for a moment and still wanted to talk to her; they were already middle-aged and needed to carry on with life.

After getting in the car, Zhang Yu simply closed her eyes to rest.

After getting in the car, Liang Yan kept explaining, "I didn’t expect my dad to give only a hundred yuan red envelope."

"Didn’t you know before?" Zhang Dong said coldly, "You know what your parents mean. It’s because we have two children, and your brother only has one child."

"Yes, but am I any less filial?" Zhang Dong was angry, "I don’t care how much you help your parents."

"But during every festival, Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and Dragon Boat Festival, including their birthdays, I always give money."

"How much do your brother and sister give as filial piety?"

"Sure, they’re quick to take my filial money, but when it comes to giving New Year’s money, they think we have too many kids."

"Liang Yan, I’ve decided, no matter what, your parents are elders after all." Zhang Dong was now much calmer.

Liang Yan, hearing this, thought there might be a turnaround and looked at Zhang Dong expectantly.

"Xiao Hao and Little Yu’s New Year’s money, your parents don’t need to give."

"I will give it to them, and the money for your parents’ filial piety should still be given—one thousand each time for their birthdays and the three major festivals."

"Whether you want to buy them gifts or give them money, you have your salary."

Not giving money was not an option, but since that’s the case, it can’t be as lavish as before.

Liang Yan was stunned. As Zhang Dong’s spouse, she knew how much money was given for parental filial piety.

"Isn’t this a bit too little?" Liang Yan couldn’t imagine how disappointed her parents would be if they knew this.

"What’s so little? How much do you think Liang Hao and Liang Li can offer as filial piety?"

"Since they’re partial, let them continue being partial."

"Do you think they look down on Zhang Yu? Isn’t it also looking down on you?"

"They might be biased towards males, but would they give Liu Xia any less New Year’s money?"