The programmer and his woman

After the unremitting efforts of the two families, the money for buying a house was finally collected. This heavy joy seemed to have lifted a stone from my chest. I immediately transferred the borrowed money and the family savings to the same bank card to prepare for the down payment for the new house.

"Xiaoxia, we will go to the bank to withdraw all the money soon, and then we can go through the house purchase procedures tomorrow. This way we will feel at ease." I said to Xiaoxia with anticipation.

"Well, Wang Dong, let's work hard together. We will finally have our own home." Xiaoxia's eyes were shining with longing for the future.

"Dongzi, you are going to withdraw money later, right? Here, take this bag. It is sturdy and big, just right for holding money. You have to be careful when you withdraw money. After withdrawing so much money, you must go home quickly and don't stay outside." Mother handed me a bag and reminded me.

"Mom, don't worry, we will." I took the bag and felt warm in my heart.

When I arrived at the bank, I found that there were not many people there today. I walked straight to the counter and prepared to withdraw money.

"Hello, I'm here to withdraw money." I said politely to the bank staff.

"Sir, how much do you want to withdraw?" the staff asked me with a smile.

I took out my bank card and handed it to the staff: "Take out all the money in the card."

"Sir, are you sure you want to withdraw all the more than 300,000 yuan in the card?" the staff confirmed again.

"Yes, both." I answered firmly.

However, the staff member's next words caught me off guard: "Sir, large withdrawals require advance reservations."

"Ah? What? You mean you can't get it to me now?" I asked in surprise.

"Yes, sir, large withdrawals usually require an appointment one to two days in advance," the staff explained.

Xiao Xia at the side also remembered: "Wang Dong, I remember there was such a saying, it seems that if you want to withdraw more than 100,000, you need to make an appointment in advance."

"Oh, why is there such a saying? Can I make an appointment today and pick it up tomorrow?" I asked the staff hurriedly.

"Yes, sir," the staff member replied.

I had no choice but to leave the bank with my bag in my hand. Along the way, I felt a little disappointed. I didn't expect to encounter such an episode.

When I got home, my mother saw my frustrated face and asked quickly, "What's wrong, Dongzi? Where's the money you withdrew? Speak quickly! Oh, this is killing me!"

"Mom, don't be nervous. The money is not lost, it's just that it has not been withdrawn." I comforted my mother. "The bank said that large withdrawals need to be made in advance. I have already made an appointment and will go to withdraw it tomorrow."

The mother heaved a sigh of relief: "Oh, so that's it! I was shocked. Be careful when you withdraw money tomorrow."

"I know, Mom," I agreed.

The next morning, we arrived at the bank early. After a while of waiting, it was finally our turn. I successfully withdrew all the money. The piles of banknotes on the table made me feel at ease. We put the money in our bags and carefully carried it back home.

After returning home, we piled the money on the bed. Looking at the piles of bills with my eyes wide open, I was filled with emotion.

"Oh, Wang Dong, I've never seen so much money." Xiao Xia said.

"You haven't seen it, and neither have I." Then he turned to my mother and asked, "Mom, have you ever seen so much money before?"

The mother shook her head, her face showing childish excitement: "Of course I haven't seen it, no, I have to lie on this pile of money and take a few photos to show off my wealth."

"Come on, Mom, your way of showing off your wealth is too down-to-earth." I smiled helplessly.

What's the matter? I finally got such an opportunity, it's so rare, spread out your money, I'll lie on it, Dongzi, you take the picture for me.

"Hurry up, hurry up, don't dawdle." urged the mother.

I picked up my phone and took a few photos according to my mother's instructions. After she finished, she nodded with satisfaction: "Are you done? Show me."

I handed over the phone, and my mother looked at it and smiled and said, "Okay, not bad, not bad. Come on, take a few more photos for me from a different angle."

At this time, the father came over and said helplessly: "Hey Dongzi's mother, please stop making trouble here. It's not safe to keep so much money at home."

"What are you doing to me? The money is going to be handed over to someone else soon, and you don't even allow me to take a few photos as a souvenir. Really?" the mother retorted, "If it weren't for our son, would you have seen so much money?"

The father smiled helplessly and stopped talking, while the mother continued to pose for photos with great interest.

After a while, the father urged again: "That's enough, Dongzi's mother, hurry up."

"Oh, why are you in such a hurry?" said the mother impatiently.

"It's so unsafe to keep so much money at home. How can I not be anxious?" said the father anxiously.

The mother finally put down her phone, but she was still a little reluctant: "That's true. OK, I won't take any more photos. Dongzi, let's go and pay the money as soon as possible. Ask if it's okay to go now."

"Okay, I'll give them a call and ask."

I called the developer and asked about the payment. After learning that it could be done today, we started discussing how to bring the money over safely.

"But how do we carry so much money? Put it in the bag?" asked the mother.

"No, no, it's too dangerous to put it in your bag." The father immediately objected, "Do you remember that your bag was slashed by a thief a few days ago?

"But I didn't have any money in my bag at that time." The mother retorted, as if she was very proud that there was no cash in her bag and it was not stolen by the thief.

"Wasn't your brother-in-law's bag cut open by a thief a few days ago? He lost his money," the father added.

When the mother heard this, her face turned pale with fear. "Then what should we do? Oh, by the way, we have a tin box at home. It is scratch-proof and sturdy. How about we use the tin box to carry it?" the mother suggested.

The father waved his hands and said, "No, no, this is too eye-catching. Others will know that you have treasures here. What if you encounter robbers instead of thieves?"

The mother scratched her head and said, "Oh, this won't work, and that won't work either. What should I do?" She was obviously a little annoyed.

At this moment, she suddenly had an idea: "Oh, by the way, my dear father, I remember when we took the bus there, we saw a lot of farmers going there. What do you think about us dressing up as farmers and carrying a fertilizer bag?"

After hearing the mother's proposal, the father was a little amused and said, "Dongzi's mother, what kind of bad ideas are you coming up with?"

"I think that's a good idea," I interrupted. "Thieves and robbers won't target farmers."

"That's right." Father nodded. "Who will play the peasant?"

"Of course it's you." The mother pointed at the father without hesitation, "You look like him without any need to dress up."

My father sighed helplessly.

"Come on, old man, stop making excuses." Mother urged, "We have the baby, but where is the bag?"

"There are bags." The father pointed to the side, "I have kept several bags at home."

"Okay, let's try putting the money in there." Mother said and started to put the money in.

Soon, the money was put into the bag. The mother looked at it and felt a little worried: "Well, it looks like this, is this bag safe? What if someone scratches it?"

"This..." My father and I were both in a dilemma.

At this time, the mother thought of an idea: "Hey, I have an idea. Let's put the money in a shoe box and then put the shoe box in a bag. This way, when others see such a torn bag, they will not steal it. Even if there are some fools, they will not steal it after they cut it open and see that it is a shoe box. Even if you encounter a robber, he will not steal your shoes and take away."

After listening to my mother's suggestion, my father and I both thought this method was more reliable. So we quickly found a shoe box and a bag, carefully put the money into the shoe box, and then put the shoe box into the bag. In this way, even if we encounter any unexpected situation, we can ensure the safety of the money.

The bus slowly drove up and stopped in front of the platform. We carefully carried the fertilizer bag that we thought was conspicuous, and nervously scanned the surroundings.

There were not many passengers in the carriage, which made us feel a little relieved. However, even so, whenever someone's eyes accidentally glanced at the bag in our hands, my father would nervously squeeze the bag in his hand, fearing that someone would notice something.

He sat in his seat with a frown on his face, looking at the bag in his hand from time to time, as if to confirm whether it was still there. Suddenly, he shuddered, as if he remembered something, and asked in a panic, "Where is the bag?"

His mother was infected by his nervousness and subconsciously went to look for the bag of money. Then she realized what was going on and smiled and comforted him, "Hey, isn't it in your hand? You look so nervous."

The father also realized his mistake and smiled awkwardly: "Oh, yes, I was so nervous that I was confused. You guys are so mean to force me to hold it."

Along the way, we were nervous, afraid that something might go wrong. Finally, the bus arrived at the sales office. We got off the bus in a hurry and went straight to the sales office.

When we got to the sales office, we put the money bag on the ground. At that moment, my father finally felt relieved. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and sighed, "Oh my, look at how much sweat I'm sweating."

I handed him a tissue and consoled him, "Yeah, Dad, it's not that hot, why are you sweating so much?"

The father smiled and explained, "It was very tense, but fortunately we arrived safely. Let's ask them to come out and collect the money."

I immediately walked to the front desk and said to the staff, "Come on, we have brought all the money. Come out and count it."

The staff came over after hearing the noise and saw the fertilizer bags we had placed on the ground. They were a little confused: "Where is the money?"

I pointed to the bag: "It's all in this bag."

The staff member was even more confused: "Is this... inside this fertilizer bag?"

I nodded: "Yeah, open it and count it."

The staff member opened the bag and first saw a pair of shoes and a shoe box. She frowned and continued to open the shoe box, only then did she see the money inside. She looked at us in surprise: "Uncle, why did you put all the money in the shoe box?"

My father explained, "Hey, this was your aunt's idea. She said it's safe to put it here."

The staff member also smiled: "Oh, yes, yes, it is quite safe. Please wait a moment, it will take some time to count the money." After that, she turned back to the room and called another colleague, and the two of them started counting the money together.

Soon, a money counting machine was brought in from the back room. Two money counting machines were busy flying up and down, and from time to time, there were card machine alarm sounds. This scared my father again, and he asked nervously, "What's going on? We just took all this money out of the bank."

The staff member explained: "Don't worry, uncle, this machine always has this problem."

The father was relieved. "Oh, you scared me. I thought the money I took out from the bank was fake when it came to you. It's okay now. Just take your time."

Just then, another person came in. I originally thought he was a customer who was here to buy a house, but I didn't expect he was also here to pay. He took out a bank card and handed it to the staff and said, "I'm here to pay for the house."

The staff member inserted the card into the machine, swiped it lightly, and pressed a few buttons, and the job was done. The man left. My mother looked at his back with envy and said to me, "Donzi, look how easy it is for others to swipe their cards. If we had known earlier, we would have brought our cards with us to swipe our cards. Look how much effort it takes."

At this moment, I took a deep breath and couldn't help but sigh in my heart: "Yes, I should have thought of swiping a card from the beginning. This is much more convenient and avoids so much trouble." I turned my head and looked at Xiaoxia beside me. There was a glimmer of wisdom in her eyes.

"By the way, Xiaoxia, who said they wanted to withdraw cash?" I asked curiously.

"I said so," Xiaoxia replied, her voice calm and firm. "If I swipe a card, a high handling fee will be charged for such a large amount of money. I think the more I can save, the better."

After listening to Xiaoxia's words, I suddenly understood. Indeed, I had not considered the issue of handling fees before, but Xiaoxia had already calculated it so thoughtfully for our little family. I couldn't help but look at her with new eyes and was filled with gratitude.

"This lady is right." At this time, the staff at the sales office also interrupted, "There is indeed a handling fee for swiping a credit card, and it is not a small amount. This is your daughter-in-law, right? See how good she is at living." She said to her father with a smile.

Father also smiled and nodded, his admiration for Xiaoxia evident in his words.

Finally, the house was bought, but this also meant that we owed a lot of debts, and later we had to pay for renovations and furniture and appliances, which was also a considerable expense. Thinking of these debts, I couldn't help but feel a little stressed. But I knew that as long as we worked together, we would be able to pay off these debts.

After saying goodbye to my parents, Xiaoxia and I boarded the train back to City A. The car was noisy, but I felt unusually calm. I knew that the road ahead was still long.