Fast Travel: Endangered Pup Rescue Project

Chapter 658: The Mother Exploiting Her Daughter

"Weiden, let's go out for dinner?"

"No." Weiden said irritably.

"Why?" The roommate was extremely puzzled. "What's wrong with you recently? I invited you several times but you refused to go out."

Hearing this, Wei Deng felt even more depressed. Didn't he want to go out? But a week had passed, and he had called his mother several times, but she refused to give him living expenses on the grounds that he hadn't found a suitable job and didn't have much money.

He had been very frugal with the last five hundred yuan, so now he had only a few dozen left. What could he eat when he went out? What if everyone urged him to pay for the meal?
"Are you out of money? Oh, our young master also has times when he is out of money?" The roommate said excitedly, "This time, I'm treating you, just consider it a favor to me."

However, the more he provoked Weiden, the less he wanted to go: "Who said I don't have money? Can't I just lose weight?"

Wei Deng has good facial features and is tall enough, but he is a little fat. He was not like this when he first started school, but in the past few months he has had a lot of pocket money, and he has been drinking, eating meat and staying up late with his classmates every day, so he has gained a lot of weight without noticing.

"Why, you haven't given up on Mo Ru yet! Do you want to lose weight before pursuing her?"

Hearing this, Wei Deng instantly felt that he had found a good excuse for himself, and it didn’t matter if he really lost weight, as long as he could catch up with the girl.

"Well, it's not just about chasing her. Didn't I go to see my mom last time? This is also my mom's request. She said that if I don't lose weight, she will control my living expenses. So I won't go to drink. I'll go to the playground to run later."

"Okay, we'll call you when you lose weight."

The roommates did not force it, but just glanced at Wei Deng's back suspiciously. In fact, they had long suspected that Wei Deng's family conditions might not be as good as he showed, but this had no impact on them. It was just a pity that there might be one less person to pay the bill in the future.

Tsk, why bother? Most of the students' families were not well off, so they were not as pretentious as Wei Deng. People who were truly honest and had no guilt inside were looked up to by others. The more they pretended, the more they liked to tease them.

After everyone left the dormitory, Wei Deng kicked the trash can in annoyance, and then called Song Xia again. Song Xia waited for a long time before answering, her tone filled with joy: "Son, do you miss me? If you miss me, come over. I checked and found that there is a direct bus to your school. It only costs two yuan to take it. You college students can get a discount. Come over and I'll make you something delicious."

"What delicious food can I make? I can hardly eat."

"How can you not have food? Didn't I just give you 500? Mom is here, and I haven't used up the 100 yuan living allowance yet. I didn't expect that the meat and vegetables in the provincial capital are not more expensive than those in my hometown. Some are even much cheaper. The cooked food in the vegetable market can be eaten for two meals for just a few yuan. Son, how about I buy you some cooked food and you can just get your meals at school."

Hearing these seemingly caring words, Wei Deng only felt more upset: "If you don't find a job, what can you buy? Can the prices in school be the same as outside? Anyway, I have no money. If you don't make money for me, I will starve to death. Do you know how embarrassed I was when my roommate asked me to go out for dinner just now?"

Song Xia listened and sighed: "How come your sister only needed a few hundred yuan a month? How much have you spent this month?"

"Mom, do you still want me to be filial to you in the future? I'm a student worker. If I also work as a student worker, do I still need to study? How can I find a good job after graduation if I don't study? Should I work in a factory like my sister?"

"That's true. You're not as hardworking as your sister. I'm not sure if I can count on you in the future." Wei Deng choked and then argued back, "If you don't count on me, who can you count on? You only have me as your son. Which family doesn't rely on their sons to carry on the family line and take care of them in their old age? Mom, what are you talking about? If I don't even have a little living money, how can I find a daughter-in-law for you? If you don't work hard in your freshman year, all the good girls will be chased away by others."

"If she is chased away for a little living expenses, she is not a good girl. Son, I tell you, if you want to find a wife, you have to find someone who loves you wholeheartedly, who will obey whatever you say, and who will be filial to you. If you marry someone who relies on money, you will be the queen. Does our family have the conditions to support her? When your sister gets married in the future, mom will be too old to move. Will she be able to look down on your salary? Will she abandon the children and run away?"

"Mom, what discouraging words are you saying! Will my sister no longer care about you and me after getting married?"

Song Xia took a deep breath. This ungrateful son of hers actually spoke in a matter-of-fact tone!

"I have to come back for Chinese New Year and other festivals, but a daughter who is married off is like water spilled out. How can I let her stay at her parents' home all year round?"

Wei Deng just felt extremely annoyed. Why did his mother seem to not understand what he said recently?
"Mom, you and dad worked so hard to send my sister to college, and it's only been a few years since she graduated and got married. Can she earn enough to pay back the money you and dad worked so hard to raise her for?"

"So what if you can't make it back? That's why having a daughter is a money-losing thing. You and your wife must give birth to a son in the future. Only a son can be counted on. Wei Deng, when you work, Mom won't have to work so hard to find a job like she does now?"

Wei Deng was shocked when he heard this: "Mom, don't you plan to go to work in a few years?"

"That's for sure!" Song Xia said as a matter of course, "Mom spent much more money on your training than on your sister. When you find a job in the future, your salary will definitely be several times higher than your sister's. With such a high salary, why would Mom still work? Of course, I am waiting to enjoy your blessing!"

Wei Deng was impatient. He knew his own limitations and that his salary might not be higher than his sister's after graduation. His mother wanted him to take care of her in her old age, but he might not even be able to support himself.

"Whose parents stop working as soon as their children graduate? Mom..."

"That's because other people's children don't have the ability, they're not as good as my son." Song Xia interrupted him with a proud tone, "Son, Mom believes in you. After you graduate, Mom doesn't want much living expenses. Three or four thousand a month is enough. Look, now Mom gives you more than four thousand a month!"

Wei Deng was very regretful now. Why did he say that no one could compare to him? His mother believed him. What if he really didn't work in the future? Where would he get the subsidy?

He still makes three or four thousand a month. What kind of adults would eat their children like this? Instead of saving some money for him, they actually want to exploit him?

Anyway, he has no money, and he won’t be able to give it to you even if you force him. So let’s just coax him first.

"Mom, let's talk about the future later. How can I let you starve? Transfer some living expenses to me first."

Song Xia said in an awkward tone: "But Mom doesn't have much money left. Can I give you two hundred first? You should spend it sparingly. Mom hasn't found a job yet. Even if I start working today, I won't get paid until a month later."

Weiden's eyes went dark. One month later? How would he survive in this month?