The weather was really too cold, and no matter how high or happy everyone was, they didn't dare to stay up late. After eating, they all went back to their rooms to hide under the covers.
Cheng Tianyuan took care of the three old people and went to bed, and found that Xue Ling had already fallen asleep.
Thinking that she had been very busy these days, he didn't want to wake her up. He took a hot bath and prepared to go to bed.
"Knock knock!" A low voice came from outside the door: "Dad, Mom, are you still asleep?"
Cheng Tianyuan heard his daughter's voice and thought something was wrong, so he quickly stepped forward and opened the door.
I saw my daughter, who had come back after dinner, already put on fluffy pink pajamas, with her long hair loose and eyes wide open in excitement, her beautiful little face full of excitement and high energy.
"Dad, where is my mother? Is she in the room?"
Cheng Tianyuan frowned slightly and quickly made a hissing gesture.
Unexpectedly, Xue Ling did not fall into a deep sleep. He had already been awakened by his daughter's movements and opened his eyes in confusion.
"...Who is it? The fourth child?"
Xue Xin chuckled, rushed past her father and rushed into the room, quickly jumped on the big bed, and pressed herself against the old ***.
"Mom! Mom! Third brother said you would like him to buy a car, right? Do you agree? Really?"
Xue Ling frowned and sat up, pulling up the pillow and leaning it against his back.
"What? You came here to ask me this in the middle of the night?"
Xue Xin hugged her arm and said with a smile: "Third brother, they are all in King of Glory. I heard him say that he wanted to buy a two-seater car, and he wanted to buy it for 200,000 yuan at a time, which made me envious.
Awesome!"
"Yeah." Xue Ling coughed lightly.
Cheng Tianyuan on the side unscrewed the thermostatic kettle and poured half a glass of water. He stepped forward and handed it to his wife, but glanced at his daughter without trace from the corner of his eyes.
"Is there something we can't talk about tomorrow? Do we have to come at this time? Your mother has already gone to bed, do you know that?"
Xue Xin stuck out her tongue and pressed her face against Xue Ling's quilt.
"Mom, third brother can buy a car now, what about me? Can I also buy a car? Third brother can realize the freedom of personal movement, so I should be able to, right?"
Xue Ling smiled slightly, but his words were very ruthless.
"cannot."
Xue Xin: "???"
Cheng Tianyuan took his wife's water glass and said warmly: "You can't compare to your brother's situation. You don't have the freedom to come and go as a person for the time being."
Xue Xin's beautiful little face instantly collapsed, and she pouted and asked plaintively: "Why? My mother used to say that you can only buy a car after you graduate and make money. But now the third brother is still far away from graduation! He can make an exception and buy a car in advance, why should I?
cannot?"
Xue Ling gave her a funny look and asked, "Your third brother has been making money for several years before he graduated. His income has proven that he can afford to buy and maintain a car. What about you?"
Forehead?
Xue Xin shrank her head and hesitated: "But... I can also afford to buy a car."
She and her third brother started learning to drive after receiving their ID cards. They spent a summer vacation and a winter vacation to finally get their driving licenses.
Despite this, the hero has never been used, the car license has not been used, and the steering wheel has not been touched a few times.
“Oh?”
Xue Xin blushed and hesitated: "I still have some money around me... Although I can't buy a luxury car, I can definitely afford a small car like the one my third brother likes."
Cheng Tianyuan on the side rolled his eyes secretly, intuiting that his little daughter was constantly testing "on the edge of death".
Seeing his wife's face darken, he was startled secretly and hurriedly spoke in advance to stop the little guy.
"Okay, okay, it's okay if your mother says no. It's late at night, and it's freezing outside. It's hard to hide under the quilt and sleep well! Hurry! Go to bed quickly!"
Xue Xin felt so wronged that she reluctantly got out of bed.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he took a step forward, he turned his head without giving up.
"Mom, is there no room for negotiation? I also have money to buy a car and maintain a car... The third brother has already bought a car, and I am the only one left without one. Mom, this is so unfair! All three brothers have bought a car.
I have a car, but I don’t have one.”
Xue Ling looked at her and asked in a deep voice: "Do you think we need to discuss it? You don't know the situation of your brothers? Your eldest brother bought a car after graduating from graduate school, and your second brother bought it second-hand with his own money after graduation.
Che. Your third brother is indeed far away from graduation, but he was able to earn his own royalties when he was in high school. In addition to donating part of the royalties he earned in recent years, the rest was used for living expenses or buying painting supplies. He did not spend it arbitrarily.
Money, he keeps saving money around him. This time he can earn tens of millions in royalties, which proves that he has enough independent financial ability. If he can afford to buy a car and maintain a car, then let him buy it. What about you? The money around you is
Where did it come from? Huh? Don’t you have a clue?"
Xue Xin saw that her mother seemed angry, and her aura instantly dropped.
"Mom, I...my money is saved from my living expenses. I don't have much...but it's okay to buy a car for transportation."
Xue Ling asked funnyly: "Why do you need transportation? At home on the weekends, the driver Lao Chen or the bodyguard will take you back and forth, and occasionally Xin Zhi. When you want to go out, there will always be someone to pick you up. When you are at school, you sleep in, where?
Do you need to drive? Is it possible that you need to drive to eat in the canteen or study in the library? Hmm? "
Xue Xin: "??"
Cheng Tianyuan coughed lightly and acted as a lobbyist before his wife got angry.
"Your third brother has fewer classes than you, and he has to go out for sketching and painting every three days, so he urgently needs a car to travel. In addition, he rarely lets his family driver or bodyguard pick him up. He usually squeezes into the bus by himself.
Or take the subway home or go to school. He can go out independently, but you can't yet."
Xue Xin didn't think deeply for a moment, and muttered dissatisfiedly: "I can do without a driver and bodyguard! If my third brother can travel independently, so can I!"
"What are you talking about!" Cheng Tianyuan glared at her quietly and whispered: "Except when you are in school, you are not allowed to be alone at any other time unless you are accompanied by a bodyguard or driver."
Xue Xin was secretly dissatisfied and acted coquettishly: "Dad, there is no need to be so careful, there is no need at all!"
"Shut up!" Xue Ling got angry and said coldly: "You don't need to be careful about your personal safety, so what do you need to be careful about? Ah? The cost of hiring bodyguards and security guards every year takes up our family expenses.
Do you know that it is more than half of that? If it is really not needed, what are we spending so much money on? Is it a waste of manpower, material and money?!"
Xue Xin's eyes instantly turned red when her mother slapped her, and she felt extremely aggrieved.
"I-I don't know! If you don't tell me-how would I know so much! I only know that I have the money to buy a car and the ability to maintain a car, but you don't agree with me to buy it! My brother and the others can do it, but I can't!
Third brother can make an exception, but I can’t! Mom, you are too partial!"