After dinner, Xiao Furen had Xiao Hu and Little Niu wash the dishes and clear the table, while the old lady pulled her daughter into a room for a heart-to-heart talk.
Yuan Si went to her room for a moment, then came back carrying a cloth bag and handed it to the old lady. "This is my salary and bonus. Here, take it."
The old lady took the bag, opened it, and her eyes widened. "Why is there so much?"
It was all in bundles. She counted them—more than ten in total. Afraid she'd miscounted, the old lady checked that the door was closed, then took out all the bundles of cash. She laid them out in front of her and carefully counted them, stack by stack. There were thirteen stacks and a little extra. No mistake.
"This is my salary plus my bonus..." Yuan Si began to explain.
