blenderwars Chapter 1287 Miss Yuan is still too tolerant!
Chapter 1287 Miss Yuan is still too tolerant!
"Hey Dad, is my second uncle's family really going to throw a celebration for his son's graduation?"
The father and son were sent to the yard by their mother to prepare the barbecue. Lin Mo asked cautiously.
As for inside the house, Zhou Min, the mother, had already gone to the kitchen. Liu Ruyan and the class monitor followed her in. Liu Ruyan went in as the prospective daughter-in-law, feeling a little embarrassed to stay outside. To put it bluntly, she was just pretending.
The class monitor was used to it; whenever they had a get-together, Lin Mo would cook, and the class monitor would help out. You could say that Director Wang was a lucky fool.
As for Miss Yuan, she didn't care. She just lay around, occasionally coming out to play with Wangcai. Chuanmei was live streaming, and He Xiaoyue and Director Wang were filming footage. Everyone had their own things to do.
Upon hearing this, Comrade Lin sighed and said, "Otherwise, how can we get back the money we gave as gifts before if we don't hold a graduation banquet?"
Let's forget about it this month, but try not to come back next month!
"Why?" Lin Mo asked.
Comrade Lin: "Because next month is the peak season for graduation banquets. Your dad's side, plus your mom's side, it might be a bit of an exaggeration to say that we'll be eating graduation banquets for a whole month, but eating one every other day is definitely not a problem."
Especially those four-happiness meatballs and roast chicken. Every year at this time of year, I feel like throwing up when I see those two dishes. They've given me stress. Your mom knows about my condition, so a month in advance, our family stopped eating chicken and saved it for me to eat next month.
What kind of appetite do I have? I could never eat my way back if I gave away 200 yuan at once! If it weren't for you making money, we'd be lucky if we didn't contribute any money this month!
"Isn't everyone saying the birth rate is low? How come I see the number of students hasn't decreased at all?"
Hearing this, Lin Mo couldn't help but laugh. He knew about this too. After all, when he was admitted to a second-tier university, his family also held a celebration banquet for him. It wasn't because he did so well on the exam, but because his parents felt it would be a huge loss if they didn't hold one for him. They wanted to recoup some of their losses by hosting a few tables.
"Hey, what are you saying? Back when I was taking the college entrance exam, our family was quite well-off!" Lin Mo laughed.
Old Lin: "How can that be the same? I give 200 yuan every time, 200 yuan every time. I give more than ten cents every year at this time. It's been like this for so many years."
"When you had your graduation banquet, a lot of people came, but after deducting expenses, we still lost money. I don't know which bastard came up with the idea of graduation banquets; they made a little money and just threw it all into restaurants!"
It's obvious that Comrade Lin has a lot of opinions about this college admission banquet. Although it's a happy thing for a child to get into college, it should just be a family celebration. But I don't know when it started, but a child getting into college has become such a big deal that people have to give gifts for.
If it's a relative, that's fine, but some colleagues, they've only been here a few days, their kids are going to college, you give them 200 yuan, and then a few days later they leave, and you can't even ask them to return the favor.
But if you don't go, they're all colleagues, and you'll see them all the time; it won't look good.
Some people genuinely want to host a graduation celebration, but many more are being pressured into doing so because the sunk costs are too high. If everyone else is hosting, and you're not, you're just losing money. This creates a vicious cycle.
If others organize something and you don't, you'll lose money. If others organize something and you do too, you'll have to go the next time they ask you to. It's a hopeless situation!
Their family was the latter; they were forced into it and had no choice but to hold a celebration. However, after deducting the cost to the restaurant, they didn't actually receive much money from the celebration, far less than what they had put in. That's why Lao Lin said that all the money he earned went to the restaurant.
Just then, Lao Lin's phone rang. He took it out and put it on speakerphone: "Hey, Lao Liu, what's up?"
Soon, a man's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Old Lin, where are you? I need to talk to you about something!"
"Hey? Don't be silly, I remember your second child is going from elementary to junior high school, there's no such thing as having a graduation banquet here!" Old Lin said.
Upon hearing this, Old Liu's voice came through the phone: "Go away, who do you take me for? I can't afford to live like this anymore!"
"It's not a graduation celebration? Okay, what's up?" Old Lin asked.
Upon hearing this, Old Liu on the phone said, "Hey, could you lend me some money? Your son's doing so well now, you must have plenty of cash on hand. I have to give gifts lately, all for graduation celebrations!"
"Then wouldn't that mean we can't afford to live?" Old Lin laughed.
Old Liu: [Stop talking nonsense and give me two thousand right now]
Old Lin: "Okay, remember not to mention me when you give a gift! Also, if I were you, I wouldn't go if I could avoid it, I'd just transfer the money directly. What if I run into someone I don't know? I'd have to pay another 200!"
With that, Old Lin transferred two thousand yuan directly, and then continued, "It's over!"
Old Liu: [Don't worry, we've been through so much together, we know this stuff! By the way, where are you?]
Old Lin: "Me? I'm back in my hometown. My son has made something of himself, hasn't he? He demolished the old house in our hometown and built a villa. Today, my son brought his girlfriend and his classmate back to celebrate. Consider it a housewarming party!" As soon as he said this, there was silence on the other end of the phone.
"Old Liu, Old Liu? Say something, Old Liu? What's wrong?" Comrade Lin asked.
Old Liu: (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
【You fucking bastard @#￥%%…you're a real jerk!】
After he finished speaking, the phone was hung up. Then, Comrade Lin discovered that his two thousand yuan had been taken. Immediately afterwards, the other party sent him a 200 yuan red envelope with the words "Household Celebration" written on it.
Then there's a 60-second audio clip.
Comrade Lin didn't have the same level of vigilance as young people like Lin Mo, and he had never downloaded any anti-fraud apps on his phone, so he just opened it directly.
Then I heard a rant from the other person on the phone. The gist of it was, "I'm so broke I can barely make ends meet, so I came to you to borrow money, and you told me your family moved?"
He finally managed to borrow 2,000, and as soon as he got it, 200 was gone. He was speechless, blah blah blah.
Upon receiving the 200 yuan, Comrade Lin laughed: "Hahaha, I didn't expect to actually get some money back, that's great!"
Old Liu, your Uncle Liu, is the one who went to buy a car with us last year!
“I know, but Uncle Liu has already suffered enough. Is it really okay for you to charge him 200?” Lin Mo said speechlessly.
Hearing this, Old Lin rolled his eyes at him and said, "What's wrong with it? This is a housewarming celebration for our family. If you weren't successful and making money now, I would definitely have to throw a party to recoup some of the losses. Otherwise, it would be such a loss!"
Some shameless people would throw a whole feast just because their dog has puppies. Your dad is being very generous, considering this is a housewarming party!
Lin Mo:
There are all sorts of people in the world, he said. Then he continued, "It's only because you guys are too embarrassed to admit it. If it were me, I'd tell him to go talk to my car insurance company, run him over, and then bring some gifts to the hospital to see him!"
"Go to hell! The insurance premium will go up next year if there's an accident, it's not worth it. Anyway, your dad has decided that we won't go to any of this year's college entrance celebration banquets if we can avoid it. We'll send gifts but not show up, and if we go, we won't get any food back, and we might even have to spend extra money!" Old Lin said.
Although they are not short of money, the older generation's consumption values have not changed; they still need to be frugal!
Upon hearing this, Lin Mo, who was grilling skewers, suddenly spotted Miss Yuan in the living room, and a yellow exclamation mark immediately appeared above his head.
"Hey? You know what, Dad, I have a plan. It might not make you give less in gifts, but it will allow you to eat more when you go out to eat!" Lin Mo said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Comrade Lin followed his son's gaze and immediately realized, "That is indeed a good idea! But will Xiao Yuan agree?"
Hearing this, Lin Mo smiled slightly: "You're underestimating me. My sister Yuan never misses an opportunity to eat at a banquet. That little glutton from Jiangning is not just a name."
"You can give it a try. Oh, and by the way, bring your dog along too," Comrade Lin nodded and said.
Lin Mo then called Miss Yuan out and told her about the plans for next month. Upon hearing this, Miss Yuan's eyes lit up.
"Attending a banquet? Sure, that's great! I love banquets the most, Uncle. Don't worry, I may not be good at anything else, but when it comes to eating, I'm a professional."
"But let's make this clear first, I have a big appetite, so don't get angry if I eat too much. Besides, I don't eat just any dish," Miss Yuan said excitedly.
Upon hearing this, Comrade Lin sneered and patted his chest, saying, "It's alright, eat, eat as much as you want. I'd like to see which family dares to get angry. If they can't afford it, then don't do it. I'll take my niece out to eat. If they still complain that we're eating too much, I'll show you what it means to be a crow overturning the table. I'll make their family famous in the industry. They don't even care about losing face, so what am I afraid of!"
"Your uncle grew up watching 'Young and Dangerous' movies, do you really think I'm some kind of good guy?!"
Miss Yuan: "Hehehe, Uncle, o and k!"
Comrade Lin: "Hehehe, Yuan'er, k'er o!"
Lin Mo:
Miss Yuan is indeed too tolerant. She can hang out with them and even with her father, and there is absolutely no generation gap between them. That's really impressive!
(End of this chapter)