Chapter 767 - 0767: After the Separation 2_1
Upon hearing that they still had over six hundred dollars at home, Lu Jiang stared at his wife for a long time, ultimately resigning himself to disbelief.
"Hearing you say ’impoverished and desperate’, I thought we wouldn’t make it to next month with our money. Our combined salaries give us over two hundred dollars every month. Considering our life in the military, including all the social obligations and the underground purchases of local herbs, we would only spend a hundred or so each month at most. According to the summary you’ve made in this bill, the major expenses in the past six months have been airplane and train tickets, which we don’t have to pay for each month. Xiaoyun’s living expenses also aren’t paid on a monthly basis. I suspect, during your time in the Capital, you’ve had some free time to purchase antiques, jewellery, calligraphy and paintings haven’t you? There wouldn’t be this opportunity in the military."
"To avoid not having the money when we want to buy something, we have to be even more disciplined. As you said, buying antiques are costly, but when we come across them in the future, it’s safer to have them in our hands." Upon hearing this, Feng Qingxue attested she needed to save money even more, and would seize the opportunity to seek out antiques at waste-buying stations, second-hand markets, and black markets.
Upon thinking about it, Feng Qingxue couldn’t help but feel a sense of regret.
She had originally planned to go to the waste-buying stations and second-hand markets in the Capital after the confinement period to procure as many antiques as possible. Even if she couldn’t keep them all for herself, donating them to the state would be considered a contribution.
Some antiques can be kept as a personal collection, but some should be handed over due to their cultural significance.
Xibao finished the fruit all of a sudden and wiped his mouth, "I have money!"
Feng Qingxue and Lu Jiang stared at him in surprise, the latter asked: "I didn’t hear you mother say she gave you money. Where did your money come from?"
Xibao had been well-off since childhood and Feng Qingxue had never given him any money. Of course, excluding New Year’s money, but after receiving said money, they would take it away, including the money given by his comrades in the military.