Tech Dominator Starts with Raising Kids-Chapter 175: Don’t Treat Kids Like They’re Not Grown-Ups
The summer vacation always seems short for students who still have to attend school.
At the end of August, Zhou Yaling was a bit reluctant after finishing her last day at work.
Not for any other reason, mainly because Mo Jingchun paid her too much.
Although she didn’t work until the last day of August, the finance department still paid her full salary in advance on the 15th.
In less than two months, Zhou Yaling managed to earn more than 10,000 yuan in pocket money, and the key was she didn’t spend any of it, saving it all instead.
Of course, Zhou Yaling knew that earning more than 10,000 yuan was purely because of her elder brother Mo Jingchun’s care.
If it were someone else, her brother probably wouldn’t even look.
After getting off work today, Zhou Yaling didn’t go to the cafeteria for dinner as usual.
Instead, she sat in the monitoring room, holding Candy, waiting for Mo Jingchun to get off work.
Yesterday, Mo Jingchun mentioned that they would go out to a restaurant today.
In the monitoring room, Zhou Yaling stared blankly at the rows of surveillance screens.
Ding dong~
At this moment, a message notification and vibration came from Zhou Yaling’s phone.
5,000 yuan was credited to the school bank card?
Transfer!
Zhou Yaling looked up at her dad, "Dad, you don’t need to pay for my tuition this year, I still have enough."
"Besides, the tuition isn’t that expensive, only a bit more than 4,000. After paying, I still have plenty left."
Zhou Xing, putting his thermos cup away after taking a sip of tea, said calmly:
"Just take it. Your dad can still handle things now, keep your money for yourself."
"But don’t spend it recklessly if you have spare money."
"In that aspect, you should learn more from your brother."
"Look at him, his annual income is calculated in billions, he earns so much in a year and doesn’t spend recklessly."
Zhou Yaling pouted, "Dad, that’s just the company’s revenue, not my brother’s personal account."
Hearing this, Zhou Xing raised an eyebrow and glared at his daughter.
"Why? Isn’t the company your brother’s?"
"We advised you to study well, but you didn’t. Look at your brother."
"If you ask me, it’s not too late for you to realize it now. You can still go for postgraduate studies and become a scientist like your brother."
Originally, Zhou Yaling wanted to say that her brother was only a college graduate, not a postgrad.
But just as she was about to speak, she stopped herself in time.
It wasn’t that others weren’t postgraduates; it was because her brother didn’t have the intention.
With her brother’s performance of early graduation, whether it’s guaranteed postgrad admission or the entrance exam, it should be a piece of cake.
Zhou Xing knocked on the table and advised his daughter, "Don’t forget to thank your brother at dinner tonight."
"You played for two months, and he gave you more than 10,000. It’s only your brother who’s looking after you; try seeing if anyone else would."
"Oh."
At this moment, Candy, who was lying on Zhou Yaling’s lap watching cartoons, heard the alarm on her watch and handed the phone back to Zhou Yaling.
And struggled to get down from Zhou Yaling’s lap.
"What’s up, Candy?"
Seeing Candy run off quickly, Zhou Yaling hurriedly went to follow her.
"Brother will be off soon, Guoguo is going to meet him."
In the military police lobby, Zhou Yaling followed Candy and sat on the sofa for less than five minutes before Mo Jingchun came down from the lab.
"Candy, let’s go."
"Why are you here too?" Mo Jingchun was a bit surprised to see Zhou Yaling there.
"It’s the last day today, Li let me off early."
Mo Jingchun glanced over and took Candy’s little hand, "Don’t show off in front of me, or I’ll dock your salary."
"The salary has already been paid."
"Bleh bleh bleh~"
Mo Jingchun chuckled, "What? You’re not planning on coming back next year, the year after, or for an internship?"
Zhou Yaling raised an eyebrow and said, "Internship might not work, I remember a senior sister said that school internships have to be with companies with a contract with the school."
Mo Jingchun replied while walking, "No big deal, just sign a contract then."
"But then I wouldn’t be the only one interning."
"No worries, isn’t the enterprise the one who decides during interviews? Besides, hiring some interns doesn’t burden a company, and even brings some benefits."
"Otherwise, why do you think so many companies are willing to accept interns from colleges and universities?"
Hearing Mo Jingchun say this, Zhou Yaling felt like that might really be the case.
Would capitalists do something thankless? Probably not very likely.
Once outside, Mo Jingchun suddenly turned to look at Zhou Yaling.
"What’s the matter?"
"You go call Aunt, Uncle, and Grandpa, Candy and I will go to the basement to get the car."
Zhou Yaling nodded and replied, "Alright."
At the dinner table, facing a table full of delicious food, Candy sat in a high chair, eating with a mouthful of oil.
Zhou Xing, being the only one drinking, had quite a bit to drink by himself tonight.
Seeing his daughter not speaking up, even ignoring his signals, Zhou Xing said, "Xiaochun, this meal should have been hosted by your uncle."
"You’ve been taking care of me and your aunt, and with Lingling playing at the company for two months, you still gave her over 10,000."
Mo Jingchun quickly spoke after swallowing his food, "Uncle, don’t be so formal, we’re family. If I don’t take care of Lingling, who will?"
"That’s right, that’s right."
"We’re all family, come on, let’s have a drink together."
Mo Jingchun picked up a milk-filled glass, and the two men clinked their glasses.
Zhou Xing downed his glass of liquor in one go.
In the car back home after dinner, Zhou Xing kept talking.
In the evening, Mo Jingchun, not working that night, lay under the air conditioning with Candy, watching Peppa Pig.
"Brother, Uncle talked about sister today."
Mo Jingchun curiously asked Candy, "Oh? What did Uncle say about sister?"
Candy raised her eyebrows, thought for a moment, and said, "Uncle said brother takes care of sister and asked her to thank brother during dinner."
"But Guoguo waited all night and didn’t hear sister say thanks."
"Guoguo clearly heard sister agree."
Mo Jingchun ruffled Candy’s hair and smiled, "Maybe sister is shy, and has social anxiety."
It’s often said not to underestimate kids, and Mo Jingchun now understood the meaning.
It’s not that kids are adults, but rather that kids will tell parents when they go home.
Just as Candy was about to ask what social anxiety was, a WeChat message popped up on the phone.
The message was from Zhou Yaling, and it was a voice message.
Candy quickly tapped on the voice message.
"Ahem~ Dear brother, thank you for looking after me these past two months. Don’t forget our agreement to sort out my internship, okay?"
After listening to Zhou Yaling’s voice message, Candy looked back at Mo Jingchun with a surprised smile and said:
"Oh, it’s sister thanking brother."
