NOVPUBChapter 1192: Chapter 1192: Let Him Sleep on the Couch_1 Chapter 1192 -1192: Let Him Sleep on the Couch_1 There were only four of them, and they definitely couldn’t finish it all.
A considerable amount was left.
Although Peggy Lewis earns a lot, the monthly allowances she gives her family usually amounts to tens of thousands.
Still, Mrs.
Lewis saves most of it for Peggy.
The family didn’t even have the heart to hire a housekeeper, but dared to spend on daily expenses.
Better food, better clothes, and they had no qualms about spending money on travel.
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Because Peggy Lewis has relieved them of their worries.
But the majority of what Peggy gave to them, Mrs.
Lewis put in for financial management.
Planning to save it for Peggy’s wedding, to buy her dowry, cars, and as betrothal gifts.
Even though they have no financial burden, Mrs.
Lewis and Mr.
Lewis are not wasteful people.
They didn’t mind the idea of eating leftovers the next day.
They would definitely save it for the next day’s meals.
To an appropriate extent, Peggy wouldn’t oppose it.
Items like meatballs and fried fish could certainly be kept.
As for any leafy vegetables, even if Peggy didn’t mention it, Mrs.
Lewis wouldn’t keep them.
This made Peggy feel reassured.
She helped Mrs.
Lewis organize and plastic wrap the dishes that could be put together, then put them in the refrigerator.
With some empty dishes, she cleaned them up.
“Mom, how about we tidy up the kitchen next time?
I think our cabinets are quite old.
We could order a new set, re-plan the space, and leave room for the dishwasher.
It could save us a lot of trouble,” Peggy said while doing the dishes.
Despite her willingness to do the dishes, Mrs.
Lewis wouldn’t allow it.
So Peggy had to stand aside, using a clean dry cloth to wipe off the water from the dishes washed by Mrs.
Lewis.
“Why waste money on that?” said Mrs.
Lewis in disagreement, “Normally we don’t have such large projects at home, isn’t it because you brought your boyfriend home with you?”
“Your father and I can just make a few dishes when we are home.
How many dishes can there be to clean?” Mrs.
Lewis continued seriously, “You mustn’t think that it’s okay to spend Lyke’s money just because he’s wealthy.”
“Lyke’s financial situation is objective, we can’t change it.
But there must be equality in relationships, starting with financial independence.”
Before Mrs.
Lewis could finish, Peggy quickly interrupted: “Mom, where are you going with this?
I don’t earn as much as him, but anyone who earns more than him are capitalists.
For someone like me who works for others, I wouldn’t achieve that in my lifetime.”
“At his level, money is just a number, it’s not about money anymore.
My earnings cannot be compared to his, but compared to my peers, or even most people, I also make quite a bit.
Everything I mentioned, I can completely afford myself.
Let alone refurbishing the kitchen, even if I had to refurbish our entire house completely, I could afford it without having to spend someone else’s money.”
“Mom, I am angry with you saying that.
In your eyes, am I the kind who casually spends a man’s money?” Peggy looked somewhat upset, “Don’t I understand even this much?”
“Alright, alright, I spoke wrongly.
I don’t doubt you or disbelieve in you,” Mrs.
Lewis regretted as well.
The truth was, she didn’t trust, otherwise, she wouldn’t have said those things.
Peggy felt a little suffocated, but she could only vent it slowly on her own.
So, Mrs.
Lewis had to say: “Then let’s renovate.
Since we are going to renovate, let’s refurbish the entire house.
When you and Lyke get married, we will have to renovate again.
The walls need to be painted and the furniture replaced.
This furniture is also more than ten years old, and indeed, they have become worn-out.
They’ve been bumped and scratched a lot, and the walls have turned yellow,” said Mrs.
Lewis.
The Old Madam and Lyke were both in a hurry, as if they couldn’t wait for the two to get their marriage license immediately.
In such a hurry, Mrs.
Lewis almost suspected if there was anything wrong with Lyke’s health.
Given this attitude, Mrs.
Lewis had no doubt that the two would end up not being able to marry in the end.
So, she was completely relieved to start renovating now.
And again, even if Peggy really couldn’t marry Lyke, she could still marry someone else.
The house isn’t being renovated in vain.
“Don’t wait until we set a wedding date, then find that we can’t keep up with the renovation due to time constraints,” said Mrs.
Lewis.
“The money for our home’s renovation, combined with your father’s retirement pension, is enough.
You don’t have to pay for everything.
You just pay for the kitchen.” Since this was what Peggy first proposed, Mrs.
Lewis didn’t argue with her.
“You guys keep your saved money for your retirement,” Peggy said laughing, “Since we are going to refurbish the whole place, I will pay for it all.”
“What are you paying for!
You give us thirty thousand each month, which we get to spend.
Your father and I truly can’t use it all,” Mrs.
Lewis and Mr.
Lewis couldn’t spend it entirely.
Even if they traveled domestically and internationally, added the costs of all that up, they couldn’t spend 360,000 in a year.
Even if they enjoy some good food during the period, they can’t spend that much.
The two of them don’t buy clothes too often, because the clothes can be worn for a long time, and they don’t need to keep buying year in year out.
Peggy often buys expensive clothes for them.
As a result, Mrs.
Lewis, who manages the family finances, couldn’t spend too much of the money that Peggy gave.
Normally, Mrs.
Lewis saves money for Peggy without reducing her and Mr.
Lewis’s quality of life.
“We can’t spend that much, we can save quite a bit every month, and we have saved quite a lot over the years,” said Mrs.
Lewis.
“I myself don’t spend that much either.
Besides paying the mortgage, I work a lot, don’t have time to travel, and at most, there are some work-related expenses.”
Normally, she can apply for reimbursements for client hospitality from the company.
But Manager Thompson has been taking such good care of her, so Peggy often gives him some gifts.
In the workplace, these social exchanges are necessary.
And there are gatherings with colleagues.
Other than these, and hobbies, Peggy essentially doesn’t have any other expenditures.
She has indeed saved quite a bit of money.
There’s some in mutual funds, and some savings in the bank.
“You should keep it,” said Mrs.
Lewis, “your father and I can’t spend all of our daily expenses, and we can save.
Even if we don’t take care of our retirement, the money we saved for retirement is enough to spend.”
No matter what she said, Mrs.
Lewis didn’t agree.
Eventually, Mrs.
Lewis let Peggy bear the cost of renovating the kitchen only.
“Alright, everything is sorted, you take Lyke home, let him rest early,” said Mrs.
Lewis.
“What about dad here?” asked Peggy.
With no hesitation, Mrs.
Lewis said: “He insisted on drinking so much, just let him sleep on the sofa.
Sleeping on the bed would give it a reek.”
Mrs.
Lewis was fed up with Mr.
Lewis’s drinking.
Peggy just didn’t interfere in this.
