Rebirth: My Mother is a Virgin Mary

It was three o'clock in the afternoon, neither too late nor too late, and people were all in a lazy state. We looked at several restaurants, but they were all deserted. The only one that remained was the hot pot restaurant. Cheng Xinyuan took us around and found a hot pot restaurant hidden in an alley. There were still several tables of people eating at such a remote place at such a time. It seemed that this hot pot restaurant was really good.

Cheng Xinyuan doesn't have many strengths, but finding delicious food is definitely one of them. He has eaten every corner of the streets and alleys in this county town, and he has spent all his little pocket money on food.

The air was filled with the rich aroma of spicy butter sauce. I took a deep breath. It was so fragrant and tempting that my stomach started to growl. There is only one kind of sauce, which can be divided into mild, medium and extra spicy. As I love spicy food, I would choose extra spicy first, but Ms. Lin and Cheng Xinyuan...

"Let's have it slightly spicy. My mom and brother can't eat anything too spicy." I said to the waiter who came over to take our order.

"Very spicy!" Ms. Lin and Cheng Xinyuan said at the same time, scaring the waiter.

"Our food is very spicy, so be careful!" A friendly reminder from the waiter.

"Well, I came here just for the spicy food you have. I've never been to your house to eat, but my friends and classmates have recommended to me more than once that I must try the spicy hot pot. I heard that your spicy hot pot is this!" Cheng Xinyuan gave a thumbs up.

Ms. Lin also said: "My daughter loves spicy food very much. She said before that she has never tasted spicy food that suits her taste. Since your business is so good, the taste must be good. Let's try the extra spicy food today and satisfy my craving!"

My eyes lit up and I looked at the waiter with anticipation.

"Okay! Let's have the extra spicy hotpot. This is the treasure of our store, but not many people dare to try it. Let me make it clear in advance that your butt will feel uncomfortable tomorrow, so be mentally prepared." The waiter took away the order menu and said "with some ill intention".

I rubbed my hands happily, I can't wait~

Meeting Ms. Lin's inquiring gaze, I cleared my throat and said, "Mom, actually, I have always advised you to take control of the economy for my own selfish reasons."

The waiter brought a pot of barley tea. Cheng Xinyuan said "thank you" and sensibly poured a cup for Ms. Lin first, then for me, and finally for himself. I picked up the teacup and took a sip. Hmm, it tasted good, and it was very refreshing.

"I know. You told me to take good care of my money before, but I didn't listen to you then..." Ms. Lin sighed slightly, "If I had listened to you earlier, he wouldn't have taken so much. But you never told me about your selfishness before, what does this have to do with your selfishness?"

"Of course it matters!" I said seriously, "Mom, you have money in your hands, so it's definitely not just for you. You also said that it's for me and Cheng Xinyuan, so how can it not be for selfish reasons? Cheng Xinyuan and I will have more pocket money in the future!"

"Of course I do! I would like to give you two some pocket money, but I don't have any. Fortunately, your father also gives you two some. If he can't even do this, I won't let him take a penny!"

The pot base and hot pot dishes were already served, Cheng Xinyuan Kuku poured two plates of meat into the pot, and then poured in the hard-boiled frozen tofu and Sichuan noodles. When he wanted to pour in the mushrooms, I quickly stopped him: "Eat and hot pot at the same time, are you thinking it's a big pot of stew~"

"If my father can't even do this, then is he still a father?" Cheng Xinyuan stopped pouring the dishes and continued with Ms. Lin's words, without stopping, he started to stir the sauce.

"So this is my selfish motive, Mom. Five hundred a month for living expenses is really not enough~" I stared at the hot pot, but my tone of voice was filled with grievance and complaint.

"What?!" Cheng Xinyuan was anxious. He just picked up a piece of meat with his chopsticks and stopped in mid-air. "You have been in college for two years, and you only have 500 yuan a month for living expenses?!"

"I still had a thousand last semester before my freshman year!" I spoke the truth in order not to wrongly accuse Cheng Xingmin.

"Other families give more and more, why do we give less and less? How can we live on 500 yuan a month? You are a girl!" Cheng Xinyuan's voice became more and more dissatisfied, "Mom, do you know about this?"

"I know, your sister also told me that it's not enough, but I thought that she has nothing to do in school except studying, and she has already paid for her tuition and accommodation, so she only has to eat. How can 700 not be enough? Your uncle also said that your brother Xin Lin only has in school, and your sister is about the same, right?" Ms. Lin said while eating. The soup base was too spicy, and she almost drank a sip of water after eating a mouthful of food. She really thought so, so she didn't think there was anything wrong, but she didn't understand why Cheng Xinyuan was angry again.

Seeing Cheng Xinyuan about to explode again, I patted his arm and said, "Speak properly."

"Mom, who gave you the illusion that a college student with 500 yuan a month can live well in Dongyuan?" Cheng Xinyuan tried to speak in a steady tone. "You may not know what the consumption level in Dongyuan is like, but you have heard about it. If you go back ten years, 500 yuan would barely be enough. Now, you have to spend more than 500 yuan a month in the county town. I am a junior high school student who eats and lives at home every day and still begs my dad for 300 yuan!"

Cheng Xinyuan turned to me and said, "You too, if you don't have enough money, you won't ask for more! Why are you so sensible!"

"I want it too, but I'm not as shameless as you. You can get it by begging, but I can't. If I ask him for money, he will scold me for days..." I said while thinking, this hot pot restaurant is really good, the chili is so delicious and addictive, I will come here often in the future!

"Then how do you live on 500 yuan a month? Even if your school cafeteria has subsidies, don't you buy daily necessities? Don't you go out to socialize? University is a small society with so many places to spend money. How much can you save?" Cheng Xinyuan picked up a big piece of meat for me with chopsticks. "Even if you don't have to buy clothes, our mom has prepared them for you. What about the other things? They seem to be small things and small money, but adding one dollar together is not a small amount! My classmate's sister studies in Danyang and she pays 1,500 yuan a month. How is Danyang? Can it be compared with Dongyuan?" Cheng Xinyuan showed a trace of heartache. "No wonder you are so thin. I guess you can't eat well in school!" After saying that, he glanced at Ms. Lin with a complaining look.

I looked at the mountain of food in the bowl, all of which were picked for me by Cheng Xinyuan. I felt a warm current in my heart. I wanted to eat them all! "It's not as exaggerated as you say!" I chewed a piece of Gongcai, which was crunchy. "Of course I don't have enough money. I can go out and do part-time jobs. I don't have time during the weekdays due to many classes, but I have time on weekends. You don't know how fulfilling my life was in the past two years!" I put down my chopsticks temporarily and counted the part-time jobs I had with Cheng Xinyuan on my fingers. I told Cheng Xinyuan and Ms. Lin about it.

"From Monday to Friday, I have many classes and homework. I don't have time to go out for a part-time job. I just serve food in the cafeteria during meal time. The salary is low, only five yuan an hour, but the meal is provided. I can only work for two hours at noon. It's better at night. When I don't have homework, I can work for three or four hours. You see, I save the money for two meals a day, and I still have an income of 10 to 20 yuan. On weekends, I can go out to work part-time. I have worked as a part-time worker in KFC and McDonald's. It is very tiring, but the salary is much higher than that in the school cafeteria. I have also worked as a tutor. The salary of tutoring is high, but it is paid monthly. I can't wait. If you encounter unreasonable parents, it's good to find fault. I'm afraid that the salary will be deducted, and that month's work will be in vain! I also found a tutoring agency, but I was cheated of hundreds of yuan. Your sister is a law student, but what can I do with my half-baked theoretical level? Even if I report to the police, the amount is too small, and the police will not accept it! What to do, learn from the lesson, can only find temporary workers who are paid on the same day, handing out flyers and acting as puppets, I don't know how to do it. I've done it before, so it's tiring and it doesn't require much thought. You see, I go out to make money whenever I have time. When I'm not with my roommates and classmates, I haven't attended any class gatherings, so why should I care about socializing? There's no need to spend this money! Laundry detergent, shampoo, skin care products, etc., can be used for a long time after buying them once, so it's okay. Consumables and the like also cost a lot of money. Paper towels and the like are fine, but girls have special circumstances every month, which also cost a lot of money! My mom once said that I don't wear makeup even though I'm in college. How can I have the money and time to wear makeup! It's good enough to keep the collagen on my face! These are nothing, the key is that buying books is very expensive. I'm your sister studying law, and the textbooks I get are the most basic, but we also have to buy other teaching materials. We also have professional qualification exams, and the books are more expensive than one another. Hey, do you know how many laws there are in our country? Don't you have to buy them all? What's more, they are constantly updated. Just after you buy the previous one, a new one comes out! Five hundred yuan is not enough for me to save!"

Seeing that I had stunned Cheng Xinyuan, I knew what Ms. Lin’s expression was without even looking at her. It’s not angry enough, add some more!