Daily Intelligence System: Financial Independence-Chapter 36: Xu Li, the Husband-Protecting Maniac!
Ping County, inside Baidong Mall.
Xu Li was shopping with her daughter Jiang Xue, her mother Du Yongmei, and her sister Xu Sha. ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐ท๐๐ฟ๐๐ต.๐๐๐
Today is already the 19th of the twelfth lunar month, just ten days away from the New Year.
The malls in Ping County, big and small, are all decorated with lanterns and banners, starting the New Yearโs big promotion.
The streets and alleys are also adorned with red lanterns, and the festive atmosphere in the small county is growing stronger.
The three of them, along with little Jiang Xue, wandered through several malls in the city for half a day.
Xu Sha bought a new outfit for the New Year and a pair of black long boots, spending over 3000 yuan.
Du Yongmei had already bought a red dress for her granddaughter Jiang Xue a few days ago.
Today, while shopping, she saw an even prettier outfit than the last one and bought it without hesitation, spending over 500 yuan.
Jiang Xue has two new outfits for the New Year this year, and she couldnโt be happier.
Xu Li was mainly browsing without buying anything.
Sheโd say she only wore last yearโs red coat a few times and it still looks brand new, so thereโs no need to buy a new one.
They shopped until about half-past two, and then they all headed to the food court on the 6th floor of Baidong Mall, planning to eat their fill before continuing shopping in the afternoon.
"Sis, youโre not buying this, youโre not buying that, whatโs the point of coming today?"
"Itโs the New Year; whatโs wrong with buying yourself a couple of new outfits? Stop always thinking about saving money for Jiang Tao."
Xu Sha said, eating her crossing-the-bridge noodles, trying to convince her sister a bit indignantly.
For so many years, Xu Sha has firmly believed that her sister married the wrong man.
She really has zero regard for her rural brother-in-law, Jiang Tao.
Aside from being good-looking, heโs useless in every other aspect!
When it comes to earning money, he doesnโt make much.
Heโs also been a drifter up north for years and canโt give her sister much companionship.
If it were her in her sisterโs place, she wouldโve divorced him long ago!
Even though Xu Li is thirty this year and hardly does any skincare, perhaps sheโs naturally beautiful.
Her skin is very fair and firm, and she keeps her figure in great shape.
You canโt tell sheโs someone whoโs given birth.
Every time she goes shopping with her mom and sister, all she needs is to wash her face, apply some lotion, and put on lipstick.
A bit of grooming, and she can instantly transform from a rural stay-at-home young wife into a radiant urban beauty.
When Xu Li goes out with her 6-year-old daughter Jiang Xue, sheโs often mistaken for Jiang Xueโs sister.
Her sister Xu Sha is quite envious of her, who has perfectly combined the best features of their parents.
Standing at 1.72 meters, maintaining a weight of around 100 pounds, and never gaining weight no matter how much she eats.
Big eyes, high nose, double eyelids, a small face, and a long, fair neck.
Her only flaw is some poor judgment, everything else is perfect!
Just with her sisterโs attributes, even if she divorced with a child, she wouldnโt have trouble finding a wealthy partner with a house and car!
Xu Sha often says, "If I had my sisterโs traits, Iโd definitely marry a rich man!"
Though from the same womb, Xu Sha didnโt turn out as attractive as her sister Xu Li.
Unfortunately, she seems to have inherited her parentsโ worst traits.
With a height of around 1.6 meters, she gains weight just by drinking water, with a round face and single eyelids.
Thankfully, her parents arenโt ugly.
Though Xu Sha doesnโt give off an immediately pretty and beautiful vibe like her sister Xu Li, her looks are still above average.
Last year, she had a cosmetic thread lift done at a beauty salon in the county, turning her single eyelids into double eyelids.
Xu Shaโs attractiveness improved significantly, and noticeably more people have pursued her at school.
Many old classmates now see her as desirable again.
But Xu Sha isnโt like her sister, foolish enough to marry down for love.
While she is a fan of beauty, she loves money even more!
"What do you know, little girl? Even eating noodles canโt keep your mouth shut."
"New clothes, new phones, theyโre all consumer traps, get it?"
"Who said you must buy new clothes for the New Year? Itโs all marketing gimmicks from those selling clothes."
Though she said this, Xu Li deep down actually wanted to dive into that consumerism trap and roll around a bit.
Women inherently love beauty.
Which woman doesnโt want to buy herself a beautiful new outfit and get a pretty hairstyle to spend the New Year looking gorgeous?
No one wants to lose face while visiting relatives and friends during the New Year!
But once she thought about the 80,000 yuan debt from building the house this year.
And thought about her husband working hard outside every day.
Xu Li ultimately decided not to buy clothes or do her hair this year.
As long as the family is happy together, thereโs no need to care too much about those external vanities.
"Lili, itโs the New Year, if you like something, just buy it. If Jiang Tao wonโt get it for you, Mom will!"
Du Yongmei looked at her daughter with eyes full of heartache.
Back then, when Xu Li insisted on marrying Jiang Tao, she was against it.
Just like her younger daughter said, besides being good-looking, her eldest son-in-law is hopeless in every other respect!
He smokes, drinks, lacks education, and has no skills, not worthy of her eldest daughter at all!
The greatest accomplishment of Du Yongmeiโs life is having a daughter as beautiful as a fairy like Xu Li.
Over the years, everyone who saw her praised her, and as a mother, she felt immensely gratified!
In her view, with her eldest daughterโs appearance, without aiming for a wealthy family, she could at least marry a wealthy urbanite and lead a worry-free, well-off life!
Who would have thought her daughter was dead set on marrying a poor rural boy.
Not even eight donkeys could pull her back!
Stubborn as a mule and with a head of steel!
Seeing her eldest daughter being so thrifty now, reluctant to buy anything.
Du Yongmei, as a mother, felt heartbroken.
"Mom~ itโs not like what you think! My husband never minds me spending money; itโs really that I donโt want to buy anything and havenโt found anything I like!"
Xu Li hugged her momโs arm coquettishly, making Xu Sha on the side roll her eyes and get goosebumps.
Itโs a bit speechless seeing her 30-year-old sister being more coquettish than she, a university student.
Clearly, sheโs supposed to be the younger sister!
"Itโs just because Jiang Tao doesnโt earn much that youโre being so frugal."
"Our dad, an old Deng in his fifties or sixties, still makes over 10,000 a month."
"Your husband, young as he is, makes only seven or eight thousand a month, not even as much as an elder."
Xu Sha mumbled quietly, and when mentioning Jiang Tao, there wasnโt a hint of respect, not even calling him brother-in-law.
Back then, she also strongly opposed her sister marrying into the rural area, but it was ineffective.
"Xu Sha, how can you talk about your brother-in-law like that!"
Xu Li listened to her sister constantly referring to Jiang Tao as "your husband," and once again, being the husband protector, she glared at her sister angrily.
"Itโs just the truth! When I look for a boyfriend, if his monthly salary isnโt 20,000, itโs a straight pass."
Seeing her sister upset, Xu Sha pursed her lips and didnโt dare to say more.
"Lili, despite the harsh tone, your sisterโs words are factual."
"You really should talk to Jiang Tao about finding some other way to earn money."
"Young as he is, only making 70,000 to 80,000 a year, whatโs the use of that!"
"Your Aunt Liu next doorโs son-in-law allegedly made 150,000 this year."
"Upstairs, Aunt Gaoโs son, whoโs only 26, supposedly made over 200,000 this year."
Du Yongmei sighed and shook her head on the side.
Bringing up her eldest son-in-law always got her a bit worked up.
Why do other daughtersโ husbands and sons make money?
Why is it that her eldest daughterโs husband works hard all year yet barely earns anything!
Because of her son-in-law Jiang Tao, she always felt she couldnโt hold her head high in the neighborhood.
As soon as Du Yongmei finished speaking, Xu Liโs phone on the table suddenly lit up.
Clang!
First came the sound of coins dropping.
Then a voice reported a payment received: [Z Pay, 200,000 yuan received!]
