roccoschili Chapter 45 The Worries of Poverty and the Worries of Riches
Chapter 45 The Worries of Poverty and the Worries of Riches
The scene returns to Paula's house.
Do you know what the scariest thing in the world is?
"It's because they're poor that they think about helping others; they're poor!"
"Are we capable of helping others right now?"
Paula's mother slammed her hand on the table and lectured her husband, still somewhat angry.
"You can't stop talking about money! Are you going crazy because of money?!" Paula's dad yelled at Paula's mom.
"Oh my god, am I weird?"
"Go ask a few passersby!"
"It's normal for someone who moves to the basement themselves to pretend to be generous and help others."
"It's normal to be responsible and careful in your daily life!"
Paula's mom was so angry she laughed, and she argued with Paula's dad to the very end.
"What's wrong with this semi-basement?" Paula's dad asked, trying to change the subject.
"What did you say?" Paula's mother looked at him incredulously.
"Wouldn't it be wonderful if it were warm in winter and cool in summer!" Paula's dad said carelessly.
"Damn it, if the semi-basement is so great, you're going to live here for the rest of your life!"
"I can't make it!"
Paula's mom retorted.
"Also, did you know that tomorrow is Deok-sun's school trip?"
"Your child is going on a school trip. Are you planning to let her go without giving her a single penny?"
"Shouldn't we give her at least 20,000? But we only have 30,000 left for living expenses this month!"
"What should we do! Tell me! Tell me!"
As Paula's mother spoke, tears welled up in her eyes. She wasn't just upset about arguing with Paula's father; she was also suddenly reminded of how much they had neglected their second daughter over the years. If they didn't even pay for the school trip this time, she didn't know how she could face her daughter again.
"Can you just tell the first part! The first part is enough!" Paula's father understood the meaning behind Paula's mother's words, and he got up to leave.
“Where are we going?” Paula’s mom called out.
"Where else can we go! We'll go borrow money from my cousin's daughter's friend back home!" Paula's father roared as he went out.
"Oh my god!!! Is that so!" Paula's mom yelled at his back.
......
Liu Shuyu's family
"Taek, how is it? Is Seowoo's cooking delicious?" Deok-sun asked Taek with a grin.
"Mm!" Aze replied with a smile.
"Shuyu, if you set up a noodle stall outside a school, you'd make a fortune!" the salamander exclaimed.
"You're crazy, Shuyu is so rich, why would he set up a stall?" Zhenghuan immediately retorted.
The salamander gave an awkward laugh and skillfully buried its head in the bowl to eat its noodles silently.
"By the way, are you guys going on a school trip tomorrow?" Aze asked Jung-hwan.
"Hmm, what's up? You want to go?" Jung-hwan looked up at him.
Aze didn't say anything.
"I told you so long ago, it would have been so much better to study. Now look at how awful it sounds to graduate from middle school... graduate from middle school..." Jung-hwan complained to Taek.
"Jung-hwan~ Taek earned 100 million last year~" The dollfish found an opportunity to attack Jung-hwan.
Jung-hwan, who had almost finished eating the noodles, suddenly lost his appetite and stared blankly, feeling embarrassed, when he saw Yoo Seo-woo.
“Hey! Shuyu is rich too, and he studies too!” Zhenghuan retorted to the dollfish with conviction.
"Hehe~~" Liu Shuyu chuckled without saying a word.
Are you kidding me? If it weren't for Deok-sun, who could possibly finish this book?
They've studied their whole lives, and even being reborn doesn't stop them from studying in a different country...
"Deok-sun, are you going on a school trip too? Gyeongju?" Taek asked Deok-sun, ignoring the bickering Dong-ryong and Jung-hwan.
"Yeah, that's right!"
"What's wrong? Are you envious? You must really want to go out and have fun too!" Deok-sun said with a grin, not forgetting to tease Taek for rarely going out.
"Oh, right! Ze, where are you going for your competition tomorrow?" Sunwoo suddenly asked.
“Oh~ Tokyo~” Azawa replied calmly.
Deok-sun's smiling face froze instantly, her smile vanished. She had only just gone to Gyeongju and hadn't even left the country, while Taek was already in Tokyo, Japan.
The noodles I was eating suddenly didn't taste good anymore...
Meanwhile, outside Zhengfeng's house, Paula's father was hesitating, his hand raised, wanting to push the door open and go in, but unsure how to start the conversation once inside.
At that moment, he thought of every possible reason, but in the end, he still didn't dare to go in. Finally, at that moment, he deeply understood how much his wife had sacrificed and endured for this family.
While Paula's dad was brainstorming, footsteps approached from behind.
Paula's mom, still fuming, tugged at Paula's dad, pushed him aside, and expertly opened the door and went inside.
"Big sister, I cooked some potatoes. You're still awake, aren't you...?"
"Hmm~~ Come in~~"
Listening to his beloved wife and Ms. Leopard's voices, Paula's father smiled with relief, feeling incredibly grateful to his wife. He ran home as happily as a child.
"Prenatal education tapes? Really~" Ms. Leopard couldn't help but laugh, reaching out to pick up her wine glass and clinking it with Paula's mother's.
"Sigh! Who can understand how I feel?"
"We had a huge fight because of this~"
"So poor they're practically penniless, yet they still want to do good deeds everywhere!"
Paula's mother rubbed her sore neck and helplessly told Ms. Leopard about her troubles.
"What can you do if people are good!" Ms. Leopard reached for the wine bottle and filled Paula's mother's and her own glasses.
"I just couldn't stand it anymore. Don't they care about their own children?"
"I'm so angry!"
Paula's mom complained about Paula's dad.
"You're still better than me. My nemesis is still living like he used to when he lived in a single room, and he can't even bear to spend a thousand yuan."
Ms. Leopard was complaining about Zhengfeng's father.
"That's because people live life meticulously."
"Moreover, Zhengfeng's father had a really tough time before, and those habits can't be changed overnight."
Paula's mother offered words of comfort to Ms. Leopard.
The poor have their own troubles, but Ms. Leopard, one of the wealthy people in the alley, also has her own worries.
"Having been dirt poor, it's time to learn how to spend money!"
"What's there to be ashamed of in front of others!"
Ms. Leopard couldn't understand why her husband remained stingy even after becoming wealthy.
“Everything takes time, big sister, take it slow,” Paula’s mother comforted her.
“She made a fortune overnight, how could her temperament change so easily? In any case, the person I envy most in the world is my eldest sister,” Paula’s mother said sincerely.
Ms. Leopard shook her head with a sneer. She knew she wasn't as good as Paula's mom thought; in fact, she felt a little envious of both Paula's mom's and Sunwoo's mom's families.
"Oh my, when will I be able to live a life without worrying about money?" Paula's mom said wistfully.
The two sisters smiled, both laughing at their helpless lives. However, Paula's mother laughed because she was poor, while Leopard's mother laughed because she was rich but her husband didn't act like one.
Money is something that some people worry about getting, while others worry about it even after they have it. People's dissatisfaction is often not determined by just one reason. It is the accumulation of these worries, big and small, over more than ten years of life.