Back to the 70s: My Childhood Sweetheart Spoils Me Rotten
Chapter 29 - 28 The Round Tale

Chapter 29: Chapter 28 The Round Tale

No way, how come Zhao Xuran actually stood up to agree with Zhao Guangran, wasn’t his face looking bad just now?

Gong Ruini thought Zhao Xuran would give Zhao Guangran a good scolding to completely crush these unreasonable notions.

How could he agree? From how they’ve been getting along these days, Gong Ruini could definitely say Zhao Xuran was very strict with Zhao Guangran.

"Bro, you actually agreed?" Could it be that our brother agreed to let him earn money and then spend it on food and fun?

The thought of having lots of delicious and fun things in the future made Zhao Guangran’s eyes light up completely. He was sure he’d have a lot of little followers behind him, absolutely running the show.

Every time he thought about that scene, Zhao Guangran’s eyes sparkled in all sorts of ways.

Zhao Xuran really wanted to take back his previous words, but once he thought of his plans, he could only hold back.

He couldn’t take back his words, but he could give him a good lesson, mildly controlling his strength before smacking Zhao Guangran on the head, "What are you thinking."

"Even if you earn money and can make decisions yourself, you can’t just spend it however you want." Zhao Xuran immediately knocked over Zhao Guangran’s abacus.

See, here it comes, I knew this guy didn’t have such good intentions, Gong Ruini almost shouted out, this guy likes to pull this trick, but unfortunately, Zhao Guangran still couldn’t see through his brother’s ploy.

Gong Ruini dares to guarantee that Zhao Guangran absolutely wouldn’t agree.

No way, this time it was Zhao Guangran’s turn to be stunned, wasn’t it obviously an agreement, why did it suddenly turn out like this, is this still his brother?

Money can’t be wasted, only spent like Ni Zi does, then what’s the point of working hard to earn money?

"Why are you unwilling?" Zhao Xuran suddenly raised his voice and asked.

"It’s not that I’m unwilling." Just kidding, if he disagreed, would there be any good outcome?

There were things to honor mom and dad in it, if they knew he opposed it, Zhao Guangran could feel how disappointed his parents would be.

"I’m not unwilling, just feel that it doesn’t suit me, can’t I just spend a tiny bit according to my wishes?" Zhao Guangran gestured with his hand to show ’just a little bit’.

"That depends on your performance." As for spending a tiny bit of money on snacks, Zhao Xuran thought it was very normal, you have to know that Zhao Guangran is still a kid, and you can’t expect too much from a kid.

As for what Gong Ruini said she was planning to do, Zhao Xuran felt that she should be able to handle it, but it’s impossible to not take anything out to use, she is, after all, younger than Guangran.

Ah, performance matters huh, Zhao Guangran’s face fell, now what should he do, his brother’s standards were very high.

More importantly, Gong Ruini was right there beside him as a role model, Zhao Guangran could sense how his brother would phrase it when the time comes, he would surely say something like, "Can’t you do better than a girl?"

But just to give in like that, Zhao Guangran really couldn’t reconcile himself to it, "Fine, okay."

Hmph, Zhao Guangran didn’t believe that after Gong Ruini had money she wouldn’t buy snacks or anything, when the time came he would just follow her lead.

"Good." Zhao Xuran watched as Zhao Guangran couldn’t stop staring at Gong Ruini, predicting that this kid would closely monitor Gong Ruini, which was also good, a little boost to the younger brother’s interest couldn’t hurt.

To avoid the younger brother messing around in the village alone, and if he saw that Gong Ruini could spend the money she earned herself, this kid would surely cause a fuss, better to give the younger brother a chance.

If Zhao Guangran could follow Gong Ruini’s example, that would be the best outcome, and if he couldn’t control himself well, they could always take back this permission later.

Gong Ruwen didn’t expect Zhao Guangran could do that, and he was tempted too. Even though he knew that if they really made money, they couldn’t waste it, having money on hand was still good. If mom and dad needed money in the future, they could use it.

Yes, the more Gong Ruwen thought about it, the more he felt his sister should work hard to earn money, so that even when dad and mom’s money was taken away by grandpa or others, they wouldn’t be left hungry.

"Dad, I want to be just like my sister." Gong Ruwen loudly expressed his thought.

Gong Tao honestly hadn’t reacted yet, he just didn’t expect his daughter would want to earn money by collecting herbs and keep the money with her.

Even though the money from collecting herbs might not be much, it was still money, was it really okay to leave it with the little girl?

Gong Tao hadn’t figured out what to say to make Gong Ruini drop this idea when he heard Zhao Guangran stand up, leaving him without a way to make Gong Ruini change her mind. In his view, Zhao Xuran would definitely oppose it.

Unexpectedly, not only did Zhao Xuran agree with these two children’s unrealistic ideas, but his own son also jumped in.

It’s really troubling, but besides agreeing, Gong Tao couldn’t think of a reason to object. It wouldn’t make sense for Zhao Guangran to be able to do it but not Gong Ruwen who is older.

If only Zhao Xuran had opposed from the beginning, this was all Zhao Gang’s idea to relinquish control, "Alright, but I want to see how you spend money, you can’t waste it."

"Okay, I promise not to waste money, I’ll record every penny of income and every penny of spending," Gong Ruini loudly pledged, "by then we can have accounts, and mom and dad can audit our books."

Keeping accounts? Cai Meina had nothing to say about her husband spoiling the kids in every way at the end, but she wouldn’t oppose after he agreed to the kids’ ridiculous plans. She was waiting to step in once the kids wasted money.

"Do you know how to keep accounts?" Zhan Jing also thought it sounded fun; their family kept accounts, recording every income and expense to track interactions and the money given to parents for easy reference later.

But how would the kids know this, was it Cai Meina and her husband who taught them?

But seeing their surprised expressions, it was clear they hadn’t mentioned it to Gong Ruini.

Gong Ruini quickly shook her head, "I don’t know, I just heard mom mention that an aunt worked in finance, so I asked mom what finance does, she said it keeps accounts, recording income and expenses."

Phew, Gong Ruini found an explanation that worked, ah, being a kid means having to get adult approval for everything, all sorts of explanations are such a hassle.

When can we stop explaining everything, Gong Ruini felt all kinds of complaints in her heart.

Oh, so that’s how it was, Zhan Jing didn’t think there was a problem in her words; in her view, a child couldn’t talk like that, but she was really surprised, thinking Gong Ruini was quite the genius.

Cai Meina couldn’t recall these things, she often took the kids to the factory bathhouse, running into colleagues was normal, "Alright then, Ni Zi, you need to keep good accounts, mom will check."

"But Ni Zi, do you know how to read?" Cai Meina didn’t think Gong Ruini could do this all by herself.

Given Gong Ruini’s current situation, she certainly didn’t, "That’s why I need to work hard to learn. Before I learn, mom, you can help me keep accounts, and mom can do a spot check every few days. As long as the balance matches the money we have, it means we haven’t secretly spent money."

Ah ah ah, how could this guy do that, keeping accounts, having parents check the balance of their money, doesn’t this mean he can’t secretly spend money at gatherings?

Zhao Guangran expressed great pressure, not knowing if he could back out at this moment?

Forget it, now the hope of backing out seems slim, his big brother was staring intently at his back, if he dared to voice disagreement, the consequences would be unimaginable.