The eldest brother hurriedly smoothed things over, "Mom, what are you talking about? What can she say? This is a good thing. It's not too late for us to be happy!"
The sister-in-law also spoke up, "Yes, it is indeed a good thing, but...Mom, Miss Su will move to our place in the future, what will we do with food?"
Don't blame her for thinking too much. The current meal is prepared by Zhao's mother for lunch, and she prepares it in the morning and evening.
Mother Zhao gets 1,500 yuan a month, and she makes up the rest.
Zhao Dong occasionally went home to have a meal, so he didn't bother asking for it.
If Sophie moves here later, she can't stay like this, right?
Zhao Dong said hurriedly: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I will definitely pay for the food. Xiaofei and I won't be back at noon, so I have to trouble my sister-in-law for the rest. Five thousand yuan a month, can you see if it's enough?"
The sister-in-law was overjoyed. According to her initial thoughts, Zhao Dong could just spend 3,000 yuan, which would barely balance the income and expenses. At least she wouldn't need to supplement too much.
The result was unexpected, the brother-in-law was quite sensible, he opened his mouth and got five thousand.
In this way, there will still be a lot left in her hands.
But before she could agree, Mother Zhao spoke up, "What's the food expense? You haven't gotten married yet, so you still have to pay for meals at home?"
The two mothers-in-law and daughter-in-law rarely argue.
"Mom, you can't say that. If Xiaodong was alone, I would definitely not say anything, but Miss Su can't still blame us, right?"
"Since Xiao Fei is willing to come, he is a guest. Do you still want to collect money?"
"If you stay for three or two days and call me a guest, if you stay for three or two months, then you still call me a guest? Even if you rent a house, you still have to pay rent!"
"What do you mean, Xiaodong goes back to live in his own home and still has to pay you rent?"
"Mom, that's not what I meant."
"No matter what you mean, as long as you haven't married yet, you won't get food expenses. This is the rule I set. If you don't want to accept it, unless you are not the daughter-in-law of the Zhao family!"
My sister-in-law was defeated.
The eldest brother hurriedly smoothed things over, "Yes, yes, just follow what mom wants."
Zhao Dong also opened his mouth, "Mom, what my sister-in-law said is right, I should get the money."
Mother Zhao glared at him, "What's the matter? Now that your wings are stiff, I can't control you anymore?"
Zhao Dong could only shut up.
...
After lunch, Zhao's mother and eldest brother went back to clean up their rooms.
The sister-in-law went to clean up the kitchen, and Zhao Dong picked up the bowls and chopsticks and followed her in.
He persuaded and said: "Sister-in-law, you blame me for this matter today. I should have said hello to you in advance. The matter is really urgent, so don't take it to heart."
"Xiaodong, you don't have to tell me, my sister-in-law is right about the situation and not the person."
"Yes, yes, as a family, we must not harm the harmony."
As he spoke, he hurriedly took out a card from his pocket and stuffed it into his sister-in-law's hand.
The sister-in-law wiped her hands and said, "Xiaodong, what do you mean?"
Zhao Dong explained, "Sister-in-law, actually Xiaofei and I have already discussed it. You keep the money, and I will pay a fixed amount of living expenses every month."
"Xiaodong, what mom just said is very clear, I can't take this money!"
Although my sister-in-law was not convinced, she still obeyed her mother's decision.
Zhao Dong said firmly, "If you don't accept the money, Xiaofei and I will rent a house outside, and we will definitely not come back to live there!"
The sister-in-law was even more embarrassed, "Xiaodong, aren't you embarrassing me? If your elder brother knew about it, he would think that I kicked you two out!"
"Then just accept the money. If I don't tell mom, don't tell eldest brother either. That's it!"
Looking at Zhao Dong's leaving figure, the sister-in-law felt guilty.
She even regretted a little. Even if the two of them came back, they would only stay for three or two months at most. Was there any need to argue about this matter?