Financial freedom starts from graduation

Chapter 451: Mother and Daughter

"I really hope you have never seen the world and only love my ordinary face for the rest of your life..."

In the quiet of the early morning, the sudden sound of singing startled the woman who was tidying up something nearby. She quickly pushed the girl who was still wrapped in the quilt.

"Linlin, is your cell phone ringing?"

"It's mine. I'm sorry, Mom. I didn't expect the ringtone to be so loud... I couldn't be late today, so I just wanted to set an alarm."

The girl was startled awake from her sleep, quickly turned off the phone under the pillow, sat up and said embarrassedly.

A ray of scattered sunlight shone into the room through the gap in the curtains, illuminating the girl's fair and delicate collarbone, shining with a jade-like luster.

A few tiny moles can be seen on the neck among the messy hair. Although they add some flaws, they actually add some real colors to the beauty that is unique to youth.

Zhao Yu, who was helping Linlin tidy up her clothes by the bed, saw the girl's shoulders exposed and could not help but say:

"Why are you sleeping without clothes again? I've told you several times that this is not our own home... You are not a child anymore, you should be more careful."

"I, I'm used to it when I'm at home. When I put on the pajamas that Sister Xixi bought me, I always have trouble sleeping..."

Linlin stuck out her tongue.

"Miss Xu bought you clothes again?"

Zhao Yu caught the message revealed in Linlin's words. Her heart tightened and she quickly walked to the closet. When she opened the closet and took a look, she felt dizzy.

In the closet that Zhao Yucai had helped Linlin organize the day before yesterday, a bunch of new clothes appeared without knowing when.

Zhao Yu couldn't understand the brands with English logos on them, and she couldn't tell how good the materials of these clothes were, but she knew that these clothes must not be cheap.

She quickly turned around and scolded Linlin, "Why do you want your sister Xixi's things again? Your phone has already cost several thousand yuan, and now with these clothes, it's at least several thousand yuan more. How can we pay it back?"

"I don't want it, but Sister Xixi said that Brother Zhou Wang asked her to buy it, and she has to listen to her brother, so she has no choice. Besides, it can't be returned after buying it. I don't know what to do, so I can only put it in the closet for now..."

Linlin explained with a little grievance, and then silently added in her heart, Mom, you are wrong, my phone is worth more than several thousand...

The Huawei Pocket 2 Blue Dream Art Customized Edition small folding screen mobile phone, plus customized film and protective case, has a total price of nearly .

When Xu Wenxi took Linlin to the mall to buy a mobile phone, she just asked her which one she liked. At that time, Linlin didn't dare to look at it carefully. She thought she would like a smaller one. The smaller one should be cheaper... and this phone looked small and cute, and it was very suitable for her.

Linlin really didn't expect this phone to be so expensive. The only phone she had played with before was her mother Zhao Yu's Vivo phone. She had no idea about all the brands and models.

The Pocket 2 model was indeed not expensive, but when Xu Wenqian saw that there was a high-end version in stock, she naturally chose the best.

No matter how frugal she is, after all, having been around Zhou Wang for a long time, Xu Wenxi will not be stingy with this kind of "small money".

Linlin didn't see the price until Xu Wenxi was paying. She was so scared that she waved her hands repeatedly and kept saying that she didn't want it, but Xu Wenxi just touched her head and said with a smile:

"But you're going to school soon, so you need a cell phone, right? Otherwise, how can you contact us at school?"

Xu Wenxi's "we" was automatically filtered by Linlin to "Brother Zhou Wang". She stopped talking all of a sudden and silently accepted the gift from Sister Xixi.

Those clothes were the gifts that Lin Ran's sister gave her. Linlin didn't know how much they cost, but she knew that they must not be cheaper than this phone.

Because she secretly heard Sister Lin Ran and Sister Xixi say, "You've spent more than 10,000 yuan, so I can't spend less than you. Otherwise, what will the boss think if he finds out?"

Sister Xixi smiled and said at the time that the boss probably wouldn’t care about this, and no matter how much you spent, he would definitely reimburse you in full.

Sister Lin Ran asked Sister Xixi, do you want to get reimbursed?
Sister Xixi replied, I don’t want it, this is a gift I give to Linlin.

Then Sister Lin Ran said she didn’t want it either.

Linlin was confused and always felt that there was something hidden in the expressions of her two sisters when they were talking that she could not understand, but no matter what, she was very grateful to the two sisters.

Of course, Linlin didn't dare to tell her mother Zhao Yu the true value of these things, because she knew that her mother had been very anxious recently, always muttering that she didn't know how to repay Brother Zhou Wang's kindness. If she knew that she owed more, she would definitely feel worse...

The doctor also said that keeping my mother calm would be more conducive to her recovery.

"Ugh……"

Zhao Yu sighed, obviously not knowing what to do. At this time, Linlin thought of something and came over to hug Zhao Yu's hand.

"Mom, is your health really getting better? You look much better than before!"

"It's much better. I've been sleeping well these past two days."

When talking about this topic, Zhao Yu smiled a little. "Thanks to the special medicine that Doctor Zhong brought me, Mom can now do some physical work. This at least makes her feel better."

She now acts as a nanny in Zhou Wang's house. In addition to daily cleaning and tidying up, she will also cook some food when Zhou Wang or others need it.

It must be said that Zhao Yu’s cooking skills are not very sophisticated, but perhaps because it is the taste of hometown in Zhou Wang’s memory, Zhou Wang praised it highly after eating it.

This also gave Zhao Yu some comfort. His existence was still somewhat useful...

After all, although she is a nanny, Zhao Yu's presence is not strong. The property of Tomson First Floor has already arranged two special housekeepers to be responsible for daily cleaning. Coupled with the presence of the diligent sisters Yun Rou and Yun Lan, Zhao Yu often falls into the embarrassing situation of "having nothing to do".

And now, she and Linlin occupy more than one room in the house.

Originally, Linlin was going to live in the nanny's room with Zhao Yu, but Xu Wenxi mentioned that there was an empty bedroom in the house, and Linlin was not young anymore and would need her own private space, so it would be better for her to live there by herself.

After a period of silence, Zhao Yu finally agreed for some unknown reason.

It was only at Zhao Yu's insistence that Linlin was assigned the smallest room, which was the "children's room" in the developer's sense.

Of course, it is called a children's room, but the area of ​​40 to 50 square meters is still too big to be overwhelming in the eyes of Zhao Yu and Linlin.

Boom boom boom!
At this time, there was a knock on the door, followed by Xu Wenxi's questioning voice:
"Sister Xiaoyu, are you in Linlin's room? Is Linlin awake?" "She's awake. Miss Xu, please come in..."

Zhao Yu responded while motioning for Linlin to put on her clothes quickly.

Linlin had just put on her vest when Xu Wenxi came in. She glanced at Linlin, who was anxious to get out of bed, and said with a smile, "Don't be so anxious. We still have plenty of time. I'm here to ask you to have breakfast together..."

"Ms. Xu, that's all. You and Mr. Zhou can eat. I haven't finished the porridge I made yesterday. I'll serve Linlin a bowl later."

Zhao Yu quickly waved his hand to refuse.

"I've already poured out your pot of porridge, Sister Xiaoyu. I really don't mean to say anything bad about you. You're a patient, and Linlin is still growing. It's better not to eat too much leftover food... Mr. Zhou has already left. I just came to call you because I'm in need of a companion."

Xu Wenxi shook her head. "Come on, I'll go with you guys after we finish eating. The car sent by Butler Han is already waiting downstairs."

Seeing Xu Wenxi say this, Zhao Yu reluctantly agreed and turned around to hand the clothes she had just picked out to Linlin, "Linlin, I washed these clothes, you can wear this..."

Xu Wenxi noticed that the clothes Zhao Yu handed to Linlin were all old, and many of them had turned white. She immediately walked over and took out two new clothes bought by Lin Ran from the closet and put them on the bed.

"Linlin, today is a very important day in your life. You can't listen to your mother. Wear these."

"Miss Xu..."

"Sister Xiaoyu, let Linlin change her clothes by herself. Come out for a moment. I have something to discuss with you."

Seeing that Zhao Yu was still in a panic and wanted to refuse, Xu Wenxi immediately pulled her out of the room. After the door was closed, Xu Wenxi sighed slightly.

"Sister Xiaoyu, you can't always be like this. Have you ever thought that Linlin is only seventeen years old and she still has a bright future. Now that she has the corresponding conditions, there is no need for her to endure hardships..."

"I... Miss Xu, although I haven't read many books, I can understand what you said, but I owe Boss Zhou too much. Now I am very satisfied with having food and shelter. How can I dare to ask for more?"

Zhao Yu smiled bitterly and said, "I am a man who is destined to die, and I don't know how to repay him. I feel really bad..."

Xu Wenxi was silent for a moment, then she said, "What if I tell you that your disease might be cured?"

"Miss Xu, what did you say?"

"Haven't you noticed that your physical condition has been slowly getting better in recent days?"

Xu Wenxi said softly, "The so-called special medicine alone cannot achieve this effect. What you take every day is a high-end health care drug developed by the pharmaceutical company newly established by the boss. A small bottle of medicine costs nearly six figures..."

When Zhao Yu was stunned, Xu Wenxi continued, "So, Sister Xiaoyu, you have already repaid the debt, so why worry so much?"

"You have to understand that among those of us who were gathered together by the boss, each of us actually owes him a lot, and no one dares to say that they can pay it back..."

"The only thing we can do is to do our best to repay him in work and life."

"You are always so timid. You feel uncomfortable living here, and your boss will feel uncomfortable too. Even if you want to repay a favor, you shouldn't be like this, right?"

After Xu Wenxi finished saying what she wanted to say in one breath, she squeezed Zhao Yu's hand and turned away.

Zhao Yu stood blankly at the door for a long time. She looked down at her slightly worn dress, pursed her lips, and hurried back to her room.

……

Shanghai's private Pinghe School, a school with a very rustic-sounding name.

But Xiao An, who was standing at the school gate at this time, was very clear about the special status of this private school founded in 1996 in the education circle of Shanghai.

Among the more than 100 international schools in Shanghai, Pinghe School has always been ranked in the undisputed first tier. In the eyes of many people, it is even the leader, and is known as the "benchmark of international education in Shanghai" and the "Oxford, Cambridge and Ivy League harvester."

The sky-high tuition fees of over 5 yuan per year still make it difficult to get a ticket from the primary school to the high school. The annual enrollment rate is only %, which makes countless powerful families break their heads to send their children here.

Although it is already 2024, "winning at the starting line" is no longer an educational concept that many parents talk about, but due to the special nature of Chinese-style education, it is undeniable that this concept is still regarded as the truth by many parents.

Thinking back to a few months ago, Xiao An and her long-estranged husband ran back and forth in Shanghai countless times for their daughter's elementary school enrollment, but still could not get her daughter into the school. Xiao An couldn't help but sigh.

At that time, I just wanted to send my daughter to a better school. How could I dare to think of a place like Pinghe School?
But after meeting Mr. Zhou, all this became possible so easily...

The world is really wonderful. She never regretted climbing into Zhou Wang's bed that night in Hangzhou. But she didn't expect that the reward Zhou Wang would give her would far exceed her expectations.

Not to mention her daughter, hasn’t the trajectory of her life, including her own, been completely changed?

Jingle Bell!
The ringing of the cell phone interrupted Xiao An's thoughts. She looked at the contact displayed on the phone and quickly answered the call.

"Hello, Sister Ran, I'm Xiao An... Yeah, I rushed here as soon as I got off the plane, and I'm at the school gate now... Is President Zhou still inspecting? That's perfect, I'll need a while too, my ex-husband hasn't brought our daughter here yet... Okay, I'll contact you later."

Xiao An and Lin Ran had met each other at Hangzhou Manor, but they were not familiar with each other, so Xiao An was extremely polite on the phone. Even though she was older than Lin Ran, she deliberately called her "Sister Ran".

The same was true for Lin Ran on the other end of the phone. The main reason was that she had heard from Xu Wenxi in secret that this "Sister Xiao An" had been transferred to Beidu by the boss to be an assistant to a woman who was very special to the boss.

Xu Wenxi was vague about what was so special about that woman that Lin Ran had never seen before, and seemed not to be able to explain it clearly, but since Xu Wenxi mentioned it so carefully, Lin Ran naturally took it to heart.

After hanging up the phone, Xiao An saw that the agreed time had passed, but her unreliable husband still didn't show up. She frowned and called again.

"Du Huaian, you..."

Xiao An had just called the other party's name when the phone was hung up. Just as she was feeling a little angry, she heard a horn behind her. She turned around and saw a brand new Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan with a Shanghai license plate parked next to her.

The car window rolled down, revealing a slightly fat face. He looked up and down at the graceful woman in front of him with a look of disbelief on his face.

"An Xiaoyun, you...you went to Korea for plastic surgery?"

(End of this chapter)