Lu Qingqing spoke nonchalantly, "I'm not spending his money, so why should he have an opinion?"
She had never shortchanged herself since she was young. Within her financial means, she paid great attention to health preservation, consuming a bowl of rock sugar bird's nest every day. Over ten years, she had become accustomed to the local habit of consuming soup, boiling sea cucumber and fish maw soup every other day, which cost her at least ten thousand a month, not including the essentials for a girl like clothes, cosmetics, and jewelry.
Truth be told, a boyfriend from the working class really couldn't afford her.
Fortunately, Lu Qingqing had understood the importance of self-reliance from an early age, and she was capable. She had never thought about relying on a man's money to live.
Tang Tang was about to speak, when suddenly she heard the ringtone of Lu Qingqing's phone. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "Who's that? You've been staying at home all day since getting your master's degree, and your social circle has become very small. Who would call you at this time?"
Lu Qingqing picked up the phone from the corner of the coffee table, and "Chen Yuxuan" flashed continuously on the screen.
"Speak of the devil."
Tang Tang understood, "Your boyfriend?"
Lu Qingqing uttered a sound of acknowledgment, her finger sliding across the screen to answer, "Hello, Yuxuan."
"Qingqing!" Chen Yuxuan's voice was exceptionally crisp and clear. Though he was already twenty-eight, he still had the vitality of a young person, "There's a typhoon passing today, and the storm outside is severe with deep water on the roads. Stay at home and be safe, don't go out. What do you want to eat tonight? I'll buy it and bring it to you after work!"
Lu Qingqing smiled sweetly, considerately replying, "Since the weather is so bad, you should be more careful when commuting. I'm not in any danger at home, so you don't need to come over in the storm and risk it."
Chen Yuxuan disagreed, "What will you eat tonight?"
"Tangtang is here with me, and she brought quite a few ingredients, so you don't need to worry about our dinner."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yuxuan's ears immediately drooped.
"Tang Tang came over to your place?" His hope of staying over at his girlfriend's place due to the bad weather was once again dashed.
Lu Qingqing, naturally clever, could easily discern where her boyfriend's disappointment stemmed from.
However, she had always adhered to the teachings of her grandparents and parents, abiding by the boundary between boyfriend and girlfriend before marriage and never rashly moved in together. Chen Yuxuan had suggested several times to live together to save on rent, but she never agreed, so she just smiled at the person on the other end of the phone, "Tangtang is my best sister, it's perfectly normal for her to come see me, right?"
Chen Yuxuan sighed, wanting to say that Tangtang didn't seem to like him very much, but considering she was right next to his girlfriend, he had to let go of the thought, "You guys be careful with the electricity and water issues, and call me if there's an outage, I'll be there immediately."
"With what you've said, we should cook earlier to avoid a blackout. I'll hang up now. Be careful on your way back from work."
"Alright, goodbye!"
As soon as he hung up and hadn't even had the chance to put his phone down, Chen Yuxuan received a call from his younger sister, Chen Yuwei.
"Brother," Chen Yuwei said with a particularly sweet voice. "I've graduated, and shouldn't you give me a reward? I'm about to enter society now, and I can't dress like a student anymore. I need to buy professional attire and some classy accessories, like bags and jewelry."
The wind and rain beat against the window with a pattering sound. Chen Yuxuan couldn't help pinching the bridge of his nose, "I'll transfer two thousand to you."
"Only two thousand?" Chen Yuwei's disappointment was evident as she grumbled, "Brother, with your monthly wage of twenty thousand, giving me only two thousand isn't even enough to buy an MCM chain bag like what my classmates got in Hong Kong."
Upon hearing that, Chen Yuxuan's expression immediately darkened.