PWDLAW Chapter 292: Discrepancy in Expectations

 Chapter 292: Discrepancy in Expectations

"It's eight coins and nine hundred and sixty wen, just forty wen short of exactly nine coins."


"Mom, I calculated it, take a look, is it correct?" Chu Jin happily stood up, supported the table with both hands and ran in circles on the spot, ecstatic. He had been learning abacus for a while, though with some mistakes before. This time, he was very confident.


Ye Muyu nodded, "Not bad, indeed that much."


She was satisfied with her son's abacus skills but she wasn't pleased with the habit of a child under six spending nearly nine coins without blinking an eye.


"However..." Ye Muyu's tone changed and Chu Jin stopped, looking at her with confusion.


"Xiao Jin, you probably don't have nine coins."


"Mom, I do. I've calculated it, and Uncle Chu Xing also told me that I would get more than ten coins, at least fifteen coins for myself."


"Is Uncle Chu Xing saying it's for you or for your parents?" Ye Muyu asked in return.


Chu Jin hesitated, recalling it once. In an instant he felt a bit guilty as if Uncle Chu Xing had indeed said it was for his parents.


"Mom... Uncle Chu Xing said it's for you and Dad." Although somewhat disheartened, Chu Jin admitted honestly. He didn't want to deceive his parents.


Ye Muyu rubbed his head "Child, when you grow up, you'll understand why Uncle Chu Xing said it's for your parents, not for you."


"However, if Mom guessed right, Uncle Chu Xing pays you for helping with the patterns, doesn't he?"


To boost her son's confidence a bit, Ye Muyu felt she should give him a small reward. A child carrying too much money at such a young age is not a good thing. If, when he grows up, he can't easily earn money, his mentality may not be able to handle it.


Of course, she wouldn't spend this money either. She would save it for him, and when he grew up, it wouldn't affect his character when she gave it to him.


Chu Jin did seem a bit more spirited. He nodded, "Mom, Uncle Chu Xing said that for drawing one pattern, he would give me twenty wen. Plus this morning, I drew eight sets of patterns."


"Eight sets of patterns, that's..." Chu Jin lowered his head, his fingers quickly calculating on the abacus and he figured out the specific number, "One hundred and sixty wen."


"Mom, is this one hundred and sixty wen mine?"


"Of course, this one hundred and sixty wen, Mom won't take a single wen. As for the gifts for everyone, Mom will help you with that. However, what to give needs to be reconsidered."


"Look, you worked hard to earn one hundred and sixty wen. Mom will contribute one hundred and sixty wen too. How about you take it to buy gifts?"


"As for the gifts you mentioned just now, wait until you earn nine coins and then buy them. By then, Grandpa and Grandma, Nanny and Grandpa, Dad and Mom, and Sister, will all be very happy."


"Little brother, I don't need the pearl flowers to be too expensive. I just need it to be the one you gave me. Even if it's only ten wen, I'll like it very much, even more than the expensive ones." Chu Ziluo realized that Mom seemed to think that little brother spent too much money. She also felt that nine coins, which she didn't dare to think about was too much.


She had saved her private money for a long time and it was only over fifty wen. Little brother was much better than her. However, she didn't expect him to spend nine coins in the blink of an eye!


In her eyes, nine coins were something only Dad and Mom could confidently spend. In the village, apart from Dad and Mom, no one else could confidently spend nine coins at once.


She naturally realized that little brother's idea was wrong.


Although it was filial, it seemed like extravagant spending, just like Mom before... maybe.


Chu Jin just felt a bit unacceptable in his heart. The discrepancy from ten coins to one hundred and sixty wen was considerable. Even though Mom was right, he still felt very sad.


Hearing Chu Ziluo's words, he raised his eyes, asking with a hint of doubt, "Really happy?"


"But the pearl flowers I planned to buy for you were seven hundred and fifty wen and the other girls in the village can't compare to what you wear." Chu Jin was a bit incredulous. He believed that expensive things were good and cheap things couldn't compare to expensive ones. How could anyone prefer cheap ones to expensive ones?

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