Upon hearing about getting a wife, Leleās cheeks turned red, and he muttered something about still being young.
On the other hand, Yangyang widened his eyes and said to Yang Chuxia, "Mom, youāre already preparing the money for my wife, so can I discuss something with you?"
"What do you want to discuss with me?" Yang Chuxia looked at him suspiciously.
"Mom, the money for my wife is essentially mine, right?" Yangyang asked, counting on his fingers.
"Yes, you could say that." Yang Chuxia nodded, thinking about what this little rascal was up to.
"Since thatās the case, give me my money now. Iāll keep it myself, so when I grow up, I wonāt have to ask you for the money to get a wife."
Yangyang stretched out his small hand, looking at Yang Chuxia, feeling overjoyed inside. He heard there was a lot of money for getting a wife, and if he got his hands on it, he would have the money to buy a soft sword. Haha.
Thinking about this, he even laughed out loud.
"Hey..." Yang Chuxia laughed too, knowing this child had a motive.
With a snort, she said, "Youāre dreaming. Do you even know how much money that is to manage it yourself? If I gave you the money now and you spent it all, wouldnāt your mom still have to chip in when you canāt produce the money to get a wife in the future? Do you think your mom would just stand by and watch you not get married because you have no money? Obviously, I canāt. So, son, you can squash that idea."
"Sigh..." Upon hearing this, Yangyang let out a long sigh, "I knew it wouldnāt work."
"Mom," Lele, upon hearing, spun ideas around in his head. He thought, his brotherās idea wasnāt bad. If asking for all of it is impossible, then borrowing a part should work.
"What do you want to say now?" Seeing his eyes darting around, Yang Chuxia knew he had an idea, so she quickly said, "If youāre also eyeing that money, then donāt say it, donāt even think about it."
"Uh, alright, Iāll shut up." Lele raised both hands, but couldnāt help lamenting, "Sigh, Mom, if you let me finish, not only could I return you the bride price, but I could also return double."
Upon hearing this, Yang Chuxia knew he indeed had some cunning plan.
"No matter how tempting you make it sound, itās useless. Mom wonāt fall for it." Yang Chuxia waved her hand, "You kids stay here. Iām going to the kitchen to check."
Staring at her back, Lele tapped the chair leg with frustration several times.
"Whatās up, are you short of money?" Ye Ziāan asked after seeing his expression.
"Short, short!" Yangyang answered before Lele even spoke, "Both my brother and I are short of money. I want to buy a soft sword, but I donāt have the money."
Lele just gave him a frustrated look and said, "Dad, arenāt you asking the obvious? Besides, even if you ask, itās pointless, you donāt have money to give me."
"Donāt underestimate people." Ye Ziāan flicked Leleās little forehead, "Tell me, how much do you need?"
"Are you serious?" Lele asked incredulously.
"Of course!" Ye Ziāan nodded.
"One thousand taels." Lele held out a little finger.
"That much?" Ye Ziāan furrowed his brow, "What do you need it for?" Itās not that he didnāt have a thousand taels; a while ago, he went to the Glass Pavilion, intending to have them make a set of jewelry. The manager there took a liking to his new painting and not only didnāt charge him the cost for the jewelry but also gave him two thousand taels instead.