within Temptation

Chapter 91 Sister's Request

It was almost one o'clock in the morning when I returned to my home.Zhang Yun has made up her mind to break up with her husband, and I have nothing to say about it.After all, it's just a matter between their husband and wife. I'm an outsider, and I can only persuade them, not influence their fate.

Before Zhang Yun bid farewell to me, she begged me not to tell anyone about it.Because in any case, this is a disgraceful thing, and she doesn't want to attract other people's attention and interference.I knew she was referring to her sister and Tang Xiaoru, and I also knew that once her sister Zhang Wen knew about it, it would be her parents.But what I can't understand is that since Zhang Yun has made up her mind to divorce her husband, she still has to tell her family about it.What is the difference between speaking now and speaking later?

However, since she asked me, I had no choice but to agree to her.Anyway, I have fulfilled my responsibility and dispelled Zhang Yun's idea of ​​committing suicide.As for the future, let her figure it out by herself.

In a blink of an eye, National Day is here.Although the company does not have a seven-day holiday like other enterprises and institutions, there are as many as five days including Saturday and Sunday.Moreover, we employees also received the first salary after the establishment of the company in advance.Since I was promoted to the deputy leadership position of the department, the corresponding salary has also increased a lot.Excluding the withheld income tax, pension, etc., the actual amount paid to my salary account was 960 yuan.

Hehe, compared to when I was in the old company, I got an average of more than 1000 yuan a month, which is really a world of difference!This is still the salary paid by the company when it is just starting up and there is no benefit.When the company's business grows in the future and the money comes in, my income will be much higher than it is now.

The salary has increased, and the family burden that I had been carrying on my shoulders has been greatly reduced immediately.This is nearly 4000 yuan in salary, and I gave 1000 yuan to my sister as the cost of supporting her family's life.Another 500 yuan was given to my mother to reduce the family's tense living expenses because of Yingying's arrival.I originally wanted to return the remaining 2000 yuan to Shi Shanshan.But when Shi Shanshan heard that I wanted to pay her back again, she immediately got angry at me.Said that I have considered her as a girlfriend?From now on, she will be my wife. What is the difference between her money and mine?
I finally understood that Shi Shanshan never intended to ask me to pay her back.In her mind, she and I are one, and my burden is her burden.If I and her count so clearly, it means that I don't see her as one of my own in my heart.

In this regard, I am both touched and ashamed.I had no choice but to never mention the matter of repaying the money and save the rest of the money.I swear in my heart that I will never wrong Shi Shanshan in the future, and when I marry her in the future, I must do it in a beautiful way, so that she can feel that marrying me is a happy thing.

However, having money is not a good thing.I don't seem to have any more excuses to live that frugal, frugal life.Shi Shanshan firmly disagreed with me smoking those three-yuan-a-pack cigarettes again, saying that even if I don't cherish my body, I still have to consider her face, right?She didn't want others to say that her boyfriend was stingy, and he still smoked low-end cigarettes despite having such a high salary.

For this matter, I also argued with her for a long time.In the end, she and I each took a step back. I did not smoke high-end cigarettes as she said, nor did I stop smoking low-end cigarettes that are not available on the table and are extremely harmful to the body.I folded one, and picked up a pack of mid-range Yanhongtashan that cost ten yuan a pack.In this way, it made me feel so distressed that I couldn't sleep well for three days.Ten yuan a pack of cigarettes!Even if I only smoke one pack a day, it will cost me 300 yuan a month.My God, 300 yuan!

Of course, I'm stingy to myself, but that doesn't mean I'm stingy to my loved ones.With ample income, I often buy some small gifts for my nephew Liangliang and my blind sister.For my girlfriend Shi Shanshan, I also have the ability to take her to some shopping places to have fun.I usually buy her a dress or something, and I no longer feel tight.

Everything I have now is given to me by Tang Xiaoru.Therefore, I am still full of gratitude and respect to her.No matter what kind of woman she is, no matter how loose her private life is, she is someone I need to pay back.Now that I have a girlfriend, I have stopped fantasizing about her.Then, let me work harder at work and repay her trust and promotion in me!

This day is the last day of the National Day holiday.Tomorrow, the company will resume work.In the evening, Shi Shanshan and I made an appointment to go roller skating at the Cultural Palace.So after dinner, I told my mother that I was going out and maybe I would come back later.

My mother was cleaning the dining table with a smile, and suddenly said to me: "Xiaoyong, when will you bring your girlfriend home for my mother to see?"

I was taken aback, although I knew that my performance these days had already shown that I had a girlfriend, but after all, I still haven't told my family members.My mother suddenly asked such a direct question, which always makes me a little embarrassed.

I had no choice but to chuckle and say, "Now...the horoscope has not been written yet, so what's the rush?"

My mother turned around and said with a smile: "Haven't you curled up yet? Mom doesn't see it? Look at you recently. It's been half a month and you've been away from home almost every night. You used to be slovenly and your hair was always so messy." Yes. But now it’s clean and refreshing. Also, where did you get that T-shirt on your body? Did your girlfriend buy it for you? The relationship is so good, and you don’t even have a word. ?”

I sweated, "Although she helped me choose this T-shirt, it was my own money, okay? If it wasn't so cheap, I wouldn't have bought it."

My mother laughed out loud, leaned in front of me and said happily: "Who cares who paid for you? Anyway, with a girlfriend, my son is really different from before. I said, don't you bring your girlfriend back It’s fine to let mom see it at home, but I have to let mom know which girl she is and what she looks like, right? Do you have a picture of her? Show mom quickly.”

I had no choice but to smile wryly, "No, I don't have a picture of her."

My mother rolled her eyes and said again: "Then... what's her name? How old is she this year? Where does she work?"

I thought to myself that sooner or later I would bring Shi Shanshan back, so I might as well tell my mother the truth now.So, when I was about to introduce Shi Shanshan's situation to my mother, I suddenly saw Yingying standing at the door of my mother's room with her hands on the door frame, and she called me softly: "Brother, can you come here for a while?" ?”

I immediately stopped what I was going to say, hurriedly walked in front of my sister, and said, "Yingying, what's the matter?"

Since I gave her the MP3 that day, Yingying and I have gotten closer.Since then, although I have been away from home often, it does not mean that I have ignored my sister.On the contrary, no matter how busy I am, I always find time to be with her.Talk to her, talk about topics that interest her.Up to now, Yingying has become very dependent on me, chatting with me every day has become her happiest time.

But at this moment, after I walked up to her and asked him what happened, Yingying looked embarrassed, lowered her head, and hesitated, as if she didn't know whether to say or not to say.

I was a little strange, so I asked again: "Yingying, what's the matter?"

Yingying hesitated for a while, and suddenly she fumbled with one hand, and gently took my hand: "Brother, come in, I want...to ask you one thing."

ask me one thing?I looked back at my mother, but she nodded to me, signaling me to try my best to satisfy Yingying.I nodded, turned to Yingying and said, "Okay, no matter what, I will help you do it."

With that said, I followed Yingying into the room.But I still have some doubts in my heart. Why does Yingying seem to want to tell me alone, without letting my mother know?
After standing still, Yingying finally made her request: "Brother, this afternoon... I heard from the radio that Xu Shu will hold a large-scale concert in our city on No. 15 this month. You know, The person I like the most is her. I think... I think..."

I was startled and said, "Do you want to go to Xu Shu's concert?"

But Yingying nodded, hurriedly turned back and groped on the bed for a while, took out a small cardboard box, opened it, and said to me: "Brother, I know that tickets for Xu Shu's concert are difficult to get." Yes, and the fare must not be cheap. Look, is the money enough? I only have so much, if it’s not enough, then I...then I..."

In an instant, I felt sore in my heart.I know that the money in this cardboard box is what is left after Yingying sold all her property and paid off all her debts.This is the only money she has at her disposal.I also know how much Yingying likes Xu Shu, even if she can't see her eyes, she still hopes to experience her idol's demeanor up close.I also know that since Yingying's parents passed away, this is the only spiritual pillar for her to live strong!As an older brother, how can I refuse this request from my younger sister?How could she use her money to satisfy her wishes?

Thinking of this, I gently pushed away the box that Yingying put in front of me, and said in my softest tone: "Silly girl, you are my sister, and it is right for my brother to buy some tickets for my sister. Hurry up." Get up, I promise, I will let you go to Xu Shu's concert."

(End of this chapter)