Blackening starts from the golden years

"Fei Fei, Fei Fei."

Seeing that Wu Fei did not agree to resign and return to China with him, Su Mingzhe immediately took her hand and coaxed her:
"We can go back to China and take care of your parents. Last time your mom video-called you, she also told you that your dad's back and legs are not in good condition, so it's inconvenient for him to do anything, right?"

"Su Mingzhe, you are using my parents as an excuse now, why didn't you say anything at the beginning?"

Wu Fei shook off Su Mingzhe's hand and said with a rather unhappy expression:

"I think you want to go home and take care of your dad."

"I do not have."

Su Mingzhe felt a little guilty. Looking at him, Wu Fei continued:

"Haven't you always been worried about Mingcheng and the others, afraid that they couldn't take good care of your dad? This is good, you can go back to see them every weekend."

"No, honey, you know it's really not easy for me to find a suitable job now. Besides, I've even signed the job contract, right?"

Looking at Wu Fei, Su Mingzhe coaxed her:
"Honey, I know you are the one who supports me the most. Just quit your job and come with me to Shanghai. Our family will be together forever. Besides, if I am separated from you and the baby for a long time, it will not be good for the baby's growth. Without a father by her side, the baby's childhood will be incomplete, which will seriously affect her mental health."

"Su Mingzhe, don't use the baby to kidnap me. I tell you, I will never quit my job. I have figured it out now. A woman cannot be without her own job."

Looking at Su Mingzhe, Wu Fei said:

"When I gave birth to my baby, I quit my job and returned to my family to take care of her. I also graduated from a prestigious university, just like you. But later, I could only work as a receptionist when I started working again. I couldn't even afford a decent piece of jewelry or a bottle of my favorite perfume. I already sacrificed for my baby and my family. Now I have finally become the department manager of our company, which means I am considered a senior executive of the company. I will never give up such a good opportunity."

Hearing Wu Fei say this, Su Mingzhe couldn't help but frown and said:

"Didn't I buy you perfume? I'll buy you whatever jewelry or French perfume you like in the future, okay?"

"No, these are two completely different things. You buying it for me, or I asking you to buy it for me and I working and earning money to buy it, are two completely different things. I don't want to live a life where I have to depend on your face."

"What do you mean by living under my control? Isn't all the money in the family with you?"

"The family's money is with me, but do you have the final say on all matters concerning the money? You want to send money to your parents, you want to buy things for them, and last time your mom passed away, you asked for another 20,000 yuan. Can I say no? I can't, because you earn more than me, so I have to see your face. If you say you want to give, then I must give."

"Didn't I bring back the $20,000?"

"That's because Mingyu didn't ask for your money."

"Okay, even if Mingyu didn't ask for my money, did I discuss this with you in advance?"

"You're discussing this with me? You're just calling me to let me know that I can transfer the money to you, okay?"

"Okay, even if that's the case, isn't it my duty to respect my parents?"

"Yes, you should respect your parents, but what about me? Your Su family has three children, but I am the only daughter of my parents. Not only did I fail to show my filial piety, but they also gave us money to spend when we were in financial difficulties. In order to come to the United States to take care of me during my confinement, my mother applied for medical retirement two years in advance. How much pension does she lose every year now? But what about your Su family? When I was in the most difficult time, did your Su family help me in any way?"

"Why are you talking about this again? It's true that my mother was wrong, but she's dead now, and besides, she doesn't have the obligation to take care of you, right?"

"Su Mingzhe, then my mother has the obligation to take care of me? If you didn't have the money to hire a nanny, would my mother have to come to the United States to take care of me? She came to the United States, not only did she not spend a penny on us, she also brought money to spend on us. You are so filial to your parents, but have you ever been filial to my parents?"

Hearing this, Su Mingzhe also felt guilty, but he still said stubbornly:

"I send money to my parents, so you can also send money to your parents. Does what you are talking about now have anything to do with our trip to China?"

"Of course it matters. If I don't have a job, how can I send money to my parents?"

Looking at Su Mingzhe, Wu Fei said directly:
"You work hard outside to earn money. If I use the money from home to support my parents every month, wouldn't you have any thoughts in your heart? It's okay once or twice, but if it goes on for a long time, will you be angry with me?"

"I won't."

Su Mingzhe's face looked a little ugly. He felt that Wu Fei was simply being unreasonable. Was he that kind of person?

"Of course you would. You're not a saint. Don't think too highly of yourself. I haven't even spent your money yet, but you're already giving me a cold shoulder. If that really happens, will Xiao Mi and I still be able to live a good life?"

"Don't keep talking nonsense. Why don't you and Xiao Mi have a good life?"

"Because you want to save face, you take your Su family so seriously. You want to control everything about the Su family, and you don't consider me and Xiao Mi at all. Take your father's desire to come to the United States this time, for example. If I hadn't stopped you, would you have brought your father to the United States a long time ago?"

"So what? I've found a job now, haven't I? I earn $120,000 a year. Can I still let you and your daughter live a hard life?"

Looking at Su Mingzhe who was full of pride, Wu Fei said:

"Don't be too proud. In Shanghai, $120,000 a year is really nothing. If you want to buy a house, it will be even more difficult. And you should adapt to the working environment in China first. I am really worried about whether you can continue this job for a long time."

"You won't be worried about that. With my education and ability, I will be the top information technology talent when I return to China. What are you worried about?"

Wu Fei felt that Su Mingzhe was really a little too proud. He suddenly got a high-paying job, which made him lose sight of himself.

Looking at him, Wu Fei said:
"Forget it, you're on your own. You can't think too lowly of yourself, but you mustn't think too highly of yourself either. You've been in the United States for so many years, and you don't understand the current situation in China at all. Many of my classmates have returned to China, and they simply can't adapt to the working environment in China. The competitive pressure is no less than that in the United States. You are indeed a talent, but you are definitely not the top information technology talent in China, and you are too young..."

"What's wrong with my age?"

Finding a good job was originally a happy thing. For this reason, Su Mingzhe specially bought a bottle of French perfume for Wu Fei. However, Wu Fei spoiled his fun. Su Mingzhe, who was already arrogant, was very unhappy and he simply couldn't listen to what she said.

He took Mark's compliments seriously and thought he was an indispensable talent for the LSK Group. He was almost 40 years old, but still so stupid that he didn't even know his own level. If he was really the top information technology talent in the country, his annual salary would only be 120,000 US dollars?

Looking at the disappointed Wu Fei, Su Mingzhe frowned slightly and said:

"Since you don't want to resign, forget it. I will return to China next week and you take good care of Xiao Mi in the United States."

"it is good."

Wu Fei glanced at Su Mingzhe and nodded slightly. Although the two did not really quarrel, the rift between them was getting bigger and bigger.

Wu Fei also saw through Su Mingzhe, a typical male chauvinist. If she really quit her job and returned to China with him and became a housewife, she would most likely have to live under his thumb. Temporary love could not withstand the trivialities of daily life. If someone had no job and no income, he would definitely have no status in the family.

Moreover, Wu Fei felt that her current opportunities were countless times better than Su Mingzhe's, so she would not resign and return to her family at this time. Wouldn't that be too stupid?
She is now the department head of the company. If she does a good job, Yuan Xudong has also said that he will hand over the management of the company to her. After all, Su Mingzhe is just an employee. Although his annual salary is not small, Wu Fei always feels that he will not stay for long.

And she gradually developed a strong desire in her heart. She wanted to become the hostess of the company. Wasn't it for money and career that she came to the United States to study?
Now that the opportunity is right in front of her, how can she give up easily?

Wu Fei and Su Mingzhe parted unhappily and went back to their rooms to sleep. As for Su Mingzhe, he originally wanted to celebrate with Wu Fei and have a long-lost exchange of love, but that naturally fell through.

……

Soon, a few days passed, Su Mingzhe was going to work in China, and Wu Fei took Xiao Mi to send him to the airport.

airport.

Watching Su Mingzhe pulling his suitcase and checking in, Wu Fei hugged Xiao Mi and turned to leave. She gently rubbed Xiao Mi's forehead with hers and smiled:
"Baby, let's go home."

"go home."

Xiao Mi smiled very happily. Su Mingzhe's departure did not have any big impact on her. For her, as long as she could be with her mother, it was enough.

……

In the evening, at Wu Fei's house.

After dinner, taking a bath, and coaxing Xiao Mi to sleep, Wu Fei called Yuan Xudong, and soon after, Yuan Xudong arrived at her house.

Because she was worried about leaving Xiao Mi alone at home, and she couldn't take her to a hotel, Wu Fei had no choice but to ask Yuan Xudong to come home.

After entering the house and closing the door, Yuan Xudong hugged Wu Fei and started kissing her. He pressed her against the wall beside the door and kissed her seductive red lips wantonly, then her fair and slender neck, her sexy and delicate collarbone, her white and tender skin like a peach...

"Uh-huh……"

Wu Fei leaned against the wall with her neck tilted back, and she moaned softly:

"Well, don't be here, Xiao Mi is still at home..."

"it is good."

Yuan Xudong agreed and picked up Wu Fei. She smelled sweet after taking a shower and her skin was white and tender. He did not hold her horizontally, but held her soft waist with his left hand and gently supported her perky buttocks with his right hand. Her snow-white arms were tightly hooked around his neck, and her two white, slender and straight legs were tightly twisted around his waist.

"Uh-huh……"

She couldn't help but tilt her neck back and moan softly. Yuan Xudong carried her upstairs and walked into a room.

"Well... don't be here..."

Seeing many photos of Su Mingzhe and Wu Fei in the room, Yuan Xudong threw Wu Fei in his arms onto the bed and pounced on her...

"Uh-huh……"

Lying under Yuan Xudong, Wu Fei said silently in his heart:

"Mingzhe, I'm sorry..."

……

At this time, on a plane flying to Shanghai.

Su Mingzhe did not go back to Suzhou first, but flew directly to Shanghai. He wanted to stabilize his job first, and then wait until the weekend to return to his hometown in Suzhou in glory.

If he goes back now, his job is not stable yet, and Su Mingyu also knows that he was unemployed before, how can he still have face?
He feels uncomfortable if he doesn't pretend to be cool in front of his family.

When his work becomes stable and he goes home on weekends, he will tell others that his annual salary is over one million. He will think about his brother and sister-in-law looking at him with admiration, and his father being proud of him. Then he will apologize to Su Mingyu generously. Now, just thinking about it makes him feel good. All he wants is to save face.

An annual salary of 120,000 US dollars is approximately equal to one million RMB, which means an annual salary of more than one million RMB, a little more or less, to leave some room for imagination. This is Su Mingzhe's face.

The only regret is that Wu Fei is unwilling to resign and return to China with him. If Wu Fei is willing to resign and return to her family and become a housewife, then he will have more face. He is the eldest son of the Su family and must have the face of the eldest brother.

Thinking of Wu Fei, he couldn't help but sigh softly. He wondered if she was asleep now?

……

At this time, in Wu Fei's home in San Francisco, the United States. "Hmm... Hmm..."

Wu Fei's hands were resting on the balcony window, and it was obvious that she had not slept yet.

……

The next day at noon, Suzhou.

In a specialty restaurant, Su Daqiang, who has always been stingy, paid for his old acquaintance Lao Nie to have dinner with him at his own expense. He wanted Lao Nie to help him manage his finances.

Old Nie told him that he no longer played the lottery but played financial management, and Su Daqiang became interested. He bought lottery tickets worth several thousand yuan, but he only won five or ten yuan. He lost a lot of money, not to mention getting rich. After hearing that Old Nie had made money playing financial management recently, Su Daqiang wanted to ask him to teach him financial management and help him get rich together.

So, he invited Lao Nie out for dinner. He used to treat people to instant noodles, but this time he was really generous and ordered two dishes and a soup. The purpose was to learn from him, manage finances together, make a lot of money together, and reach the peak of life.

He is still very financially strong, more than many young people. Today's young people are lifeless, while the elderly with pensions are full of vigor and vitality.

His monthly pension is about 5,000 yuan, and Su Mingcheng and Zhu Li pay him 4,000 yuan a month. He also asks Su Mingcheng and Zhu Li for living expenses, which is 50 yuan a day, or 1,500 yuan a month. Adding all this together, his monthly income is just over 10,000 yuan.

Even so, Su Daqiang is still not satisfied. He thinks about getting rich every day. He is over 60 years old, and no one knows why he wants to get rich.

A few days ago, Zhu Li gave out a bonus of 12,000 yuan, which she returned to Su Daqiang. In this way, Su Daqiang now has almost 60,000 yuan in savings, and he began to think about financial management.

At the table, looking at Old Nie, who was dressed fashionably and wearing a pair of glasses, Su Daqiang smiled and said:

"Old Nie, last time you talked about financial management, I went back and looked it up, but I didn't quite understand it. How about you explain it to me?"

"Are you still thinking about that?"

Old Nie smiled and looked at Su Daqiang and said:
"Financial management is something that young people play with. I only know a little bit about it."

"Don't be so modest. This is something young people should do. Look at what you are wearing now. With that hat on, you look younger than any young person."

Su Daqiang smiled. He was not really complimenting him, he really envied Old Nie's style and wanted to manage finances with him.

Hearing this, Old Nie smiled and said:

"I tell you, whether you are old or not is up to you to decide. You said I am already this age, my spouse is gone, my children have started their own families and can't take care of me. You only understand when you reach this age that you should live your life the way you want and don't care about those worldly rules and regulations.

Look at me now. I am willing to mingle with young people, chat with them, exercise with them, and take the opportunity to learn their lifestyle. I learned financial management from them. Now I can also make a little money with my monthly pension and savings. It’s fun to make money, and I just want to have fun.”

“Is financial management really profitable?”

"You see, when you get old, if it doesn't make money, who would use it? This means that if you don't manage your finances, your finances will ignore you. If you manage your finances, your finances will care about you."

"Isn't it risky?"

"What do you mean there is no risk? There is no risk when you play the lottery? Let me ask you, how many times have you won the lottery?"

"go."

"As for financial management, it has relatively fixed returns. As long as you are not greedy and don't blindly chase high prices, you can generally make money."

"Old Nie, can you teach me about financial management? I also want to manage my finances. Don't try to do it all by yourself."

"What do you mean by eating alone? When it comes to financial management, first, you need to have capital, and second, you need to have a good attitude. If you want to have fun, then you can come in. If you want to get rich, you'd better stop playing this. The capital is relatively large, at least tens of thousands, so you have to discuss it with your family, and they have to agree before I can take you to manage your finances."

"Okay, I'll discuss it with them when I get back."

"it is good."

……

In the evening, Su Mingcheng got married.

After dinner, Su Daqiang hid in the bedroom to study financial management, while Su Mingcheng and Zhu Li were washing dishes in the kitchen. Su Mingcheng whispered:
"I think there's something wrong with Dad."

"Ah, what's the problem again?"

Zhu Li was frightened. She was now afraid of Su Daqiang, who would act up every now and then.

"I came back and found a lot of waste lottery tickets in the trash can."

Hearing this, Zhu Li breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile:

"I thought it was a big deal, it scared me. Playing the lottery is normal. Old people don't have much to do, so it's a way to kill time."

"It's not as simple as you think. When my mom was around, my dad would often steal money to buy lottery tickets. You gave him 12,000 yuan at once, and I was afraid he would buy all of it in a fit of rage."

"Is there such a thing?"

Zhu Li was also a little worried. She had only been thinking about paying back the money and had not considered whether Su Daqiang would waste all the money.

"Dad, he can't do this, right?"

"Didn't I tell you? My dad is an unreliable spokesperson. There's a reason why my mom was so strict with him."

"Then what should we do now?"

Zhu Li was a little anxious. She looked at Su Mingcheng and said:

"Think of a way to test him. Go quickly."

"it is good."

Su Mingcheng washed and wiped his hands. He walked to Su Daqiang's bedroom door, knocked on the door, then opened the door and walked in.

Su Daqiang quickly stuffed his phone under the quilt. He looked at Su Mingcheng who walked in, and Su Mingcheng also looked at him.

Sitting on the bed, Su Mingcheng looked at Su Daqiang and said with a smile:
"Dad, let's talk."

Looking at Su Mingcheng, Su Daqiang couldn't help but smile. Su Mingcheng asked directly:

"Dad, I just want to ask, did you deposit the 12,000 yuan that Lili gave you in the bank?"

"Not yet. I went out with your uncle Nie today. Something happened."

"Where did you put the money?"

"Yes, what's the matter?"

"No, no, no, nothing's wrong."

Su Mingcheng stuttered like Su Daqiang.

"I just want to say that you can't keep your money on you. It's easy to lose it. I think you should keep it in the bank. If you're too lazy to save it and don't understand it, give me the money and I'll save it for you."

"you……"

Looking at Su Mingcheng, Su Daqiang smiled and said:
"You, do you want to get the money back?"

"I do not have it."

"Then what do you mean?"

"I don't mean anything."

Su Daqiang mistakenly thought that Su Mingcheng was asking him for money, so he suddenly shouted towards the door:

"Lili."

"Hey."

Zhu Li responded, and she quickly washed and wiped her hands, then walked from the kitchen to the door of Su Daqiang's bedroom.

"Dad, what's wrong?"

Looking at her, Su Daqiang asked directly:
"Give me that money, it's to pay my debt, right?"

"Yes, I'm paying you back."

"You don't want to go back?"

"Dad, no, that's not what we meant. We are just a little worried..."

Zhu Li was a little embarrassed to say it directly, so Su Mingcheng said directly:

"I'm just worried that you'll spend money recklessly, and I'm not wrong to worry."

Su Daqiang lowered his head and whispered:

"You guys, just pay me back the money every month, and I'll spend it as I please. You don't have to worry about it, right?"

Su Mingcheng and Zhu Li were both stunned for a moment, and Su Mingcheng said:

"I think what you said actually makes sense, but why does it sound so awkward to me?"

"Okay, Dad knows how to keep his money, come out."

"Ok."

Su Mingcheng got up and left Su Daqiang's bedroom, going away with Zhu Li.

Su Daqiang said that Su Mingcheng spent money recklessly, and Su Mingcheng said that Su Daqiang spent money recklessly. They are indeed father and son.

...(End of chapter)