1292 Prosperous for Three Generations
It was very difficult to correct Chi Ze’s habit of saying whatever popped into his mind. He did not open the envelope but handed it to Wang Fang.

“Honey, take it. Help me see how much there is. I’ll hand over my salary to you from now on,” Chi Ze said obsequiously.

Wang Fang was also curious about how much money they had made. The two of them had only worked here for a week and they would be satisfied if they could earn 10 dollars in total!

“Oh my goodness! I actually earned 10 dollars by myself! Am I dreaming!” Wang Fang said as she covered her mouth.

“Honey, you’re amazing! How much corn did you pluck? How did you make so much money? You must be exhausted,” Chi Ze said with heartache.

“That job isn’t tiring. Isn’t it the same as doing farm work at home?” Wang Fang comforted Chi Ze. She knew that he was worried about her.

“You do less work! I’ll do more work! I want you to come to the capital to enjoy life! You shouldn’t have to work so hard!” Chi Ze said.

“Don’t be so glib. Let me open your envelope,” Wang Fang said.

Wang Fang opened it and took a look. The 20 dollars inside made their jaws drop in shock. There were also two pounds worth of food stamps and two pounds worth of meat coupons! These were even more valuable than money!

“The two of us have made 30 dollars in one week! Doesn’t that mean we can earn almost 100 dollars a month!” Chi Ze said excitedly.

“The best part is we still have a lot of free time nowadays. Once it gets busier in the future, that means we’ll earn even more money. It seems that Xia Zhe didn’t lie to us!” Wang Fang said happily.

Chi Ze said smugly, “Hmph! That’s my brother! Why would he lie to me!”

“Oh please! You’ve let your so-called brothers cheat you of too much! Don’t you know that you have to be wary of others?” Wang Fang said helplessly.

Chi Ze was a very loyal friend. As long as a friend came to ask him for help, he would agree. He never rejected anyone. Wang Fang had felt vexed about this matter for a long time, but then again, it was Chi Ze’s sense of loyalty which attracted her to him in the first place.

The two of them were childhood sweethearts who grew up in the same village. Back then, Chi Ze’s family was not very well-to-do while Wang Fang’s siblings were all doing very well. Even though Wang Fang was a village girl, she had many marriage proposals! There was even a businessman from the city who wanted to marry her!

All the men took a fancy to Wang Fang as she knew how to manage a household well and had a positive attitude towards life. However, Wang Fang did not agree to anyone’s proposal and kept waiting for Chi Ze to come back and marry her. Chi Ze had passed that remark jokingly when they were young and Wang Fang had taken it very much to heart.

Wang Fang’s maternal family refused to let a poor boy like Chi Ze come to their house to propose marriage. Wang Fang abandoned everything she had and eloped with Chi Ze. She only liked Chi Ze and she could do without everything else.

Chi Ze also did not let her down and had now brought Wang Fang to the capital to live.

“I know! But Xia Zhe is really nice to me! We got on really well in the army back then,” Chi Ze said.
“Yes, yes, yes. I’ve already heard these kinds of stories 800 times. You’re simply bending my ears. But tomorrow, when Mao Hang and Huang Xu ask you how much your salary is, how are you going to reply?” Wang Fang asked sternly.

Without any hesitation, Chi Ze blurted out, “Of course I’ll tell them the truth!”

“How can you tell them the truth! You’re so stupid! What if you have more money and they have less? What if they feel that it’s unfair? For us, it’s not a big deal if we have less money than them. We can just put in more effort next week, right? But what if they mind?” Wang Fang said.

“Honey, what you say makes sense! Then what should I do?” Chi Ze said with a troubled expression.

“Just say that you didn’t get to take a look at all and the money is all with me. Their wives won’t come and ask me about such things,” Wang Fang instructed him clearly.

As the saying went, if one married a good wife, one would be prosperous for three generations. Wang Fang was the kind of good wife who could help him prosper for three generations! After Chi Ze married Wang Fang, his life became better and better. The two of them were also very happy together.

However, Huang Xu did not have it so good. The couple only earned 14 dollars in total, of which only three-fifty was contributed by Huang Xu’s wife.

“Why did you earn so little?” Huang Xu asked as he looked at his wife, Pu Tao.