Chapter 1336: Chapter 1338: Why Are You Counting This_1
"He’s not that dumb," he said. "It wasn’t easy becoming an official; he wouldn’t let his aunt ruin him like that. I reckon he’s also looking for an opportunity to thoroughly deal with her. Isn’t that where we come in?"
With this incident, he can put in a few words in front of his aunt, saying how Ye Zi’an is not to be messed with, how big his official rank is, and how he won’t let her off the hook. His aunt, lacking much insight, would listen and obediently go back home.
At least she probably won’t dare to come to Gaoshui County for the time being.
"Ah, ignorance is really frightening. Compared to Auntie Ling, I suddenly feel that our family’s relatives aren’t so bad. At least they haven’t done anything as thuggish as this."
Especially since no one in our family has been bullying others by throwing their weight around. After all, Brother An is a County Magistrate, and the Yang Family is considered a prominent household in Wangquan Town. Among our family and relatives, there really isn’t anyone who takes advantage of their status to bully others.
"Let’s not talk about them anymore; we should rest early, we have to hit the road again tomorrow."
"Mhm."
The next day
After breakfast, the group packed up and got ready to depart.
County Magistrate Ling did come to see us off, but we didn’t say much and simply bid farewell with a bow.
Ye Zi’an was riding a horse at first, but after a short distance, feeling a bit uncomfortable, he decided to sit in the carriage instead.
Lele and Yangyang were both nestled in the carriage, one dozing off and the other holding an almanac, flipping through it and marking it with a pen.
"What is he doing?"
Ye Zi’an asked Yang Chuxia.
"I don’t know." The kid asked Mingcui for the almanac as soon as he got on the carriage and has been looking at it ever since.
Hearing the two of them talk, Yangyang turned around with a smile, "Pretty dad, I’m counting how many days are left until the end of the month."
"Can you even read the words on it?" Ye Zi’an thought if it were Lele, he wouldn’t be surprised.
Yangyang looked puzzled, "Why do I need to recognize the words? I just need to ask which page is for today and which is for the end of the month. After all, it’s one page a day, so I just count how many pages are in between."
Ye Zi’an opened his mouth, okay, he was wrong.
"Why are you counting that?"
Then, he heard a long sigh—a sigh so profound that even as parents, we couldn’t help but glance over.
"Pretty dad, I’m just seeing how many days until I get my monthly allowance."
"Huh?" At first, Ye Zi’an didn’t quite get it, then he remembered, "Oh yeah, you’ve spent all your allowance and even owe a debt."
The tone of schadenfreude made Little Yangyang purse his lips even more.
Ye Zi’an pretended not to see it and laughed, "Why, are you in such a hurry for your allowance? Did your brother ask you to repay the debt?"
"That hasn’t happened. My brother is close; he wouldn’t pressure me to repay. But, owning a debt and not repaying just doesn’t feel right."
Like a cunning little devil, he stroked his chin, and especially the way he spoke was amusing, making Ye Zi’an unable to help but laugh and bury his head in Yang Chuxia’s shoulder.
"Also, I want to buy something. Mom said I should spend money with a plan. The thing I want to buy definitely costs more than a month’s allowance. So, after I repay my debts, I have to see how much is left, then I’ll set aside some for expenses, and the rest I need to save. I’m figuring out how long I need to save to have enough for it."
Hearing that he’d already thought through so much so thoroughly, even knowing how to plan his spending, Ye Zi’an was intrigued, "What do you want to buy?"
"I want to buy a collar as a gift for my sister. My brother said he’s going to buy a jade pendant; he still has a lot of pocket money."