CHAPTER 209: CHAPTER 209: STARTED CRYING WHILE LAUGHING 2_1

The phone rang, and he answered, "Lady Daqing, hello..."

"Donglin, how’s your health? I’ve been too busy and can’t be with you every day. You have to take good care of yourself..."

"Don’t worry, your son isn’t made of paper. Besides, you’ve already sent enough people to take care of me."

He hesitated slightly before saying lightly, "Mom, have you heard any rumors recently? You need to protect yourself."

With just these few words, Liu Daqing understood completely. She replied very calmly, "Rest assured, in my mind, your health comes first. Nothing else is that important. Donglin, you must get better."

"Lady Daqing, could you stop being so dramatic?"

"Is this being dramatic? Kid, you haven’t even seen me when I’m truly being dramatic."

"Mom, when I’m better, I have a mysterious gift for you."

"What gift?"

"If I tell you now, it won’t be a surprise. Just wait, I guarantee you’ll be very satisfied."

"Alright, I’ll wait."

When Yan Xixi woke up in the morning, she felt flustered. After washing up, she realized she had put her slippers on the wrong feet. Hurriedly, she put on a coat, but it felt too thin. She then changed into a down jacket, which she thought looked too unfashionable. Finally, after considering her options, she settled on the down jacket.

At work, she was distracted. She drank two cups of coffee and forced herself to finish all her tasks. When her salary was released on Wealth Q, she suddenly remembered and immediately went to collect it.

With the envelope in hand, her heart leaped. She rushed back to her office, closed the door, and immediately dumped out all the money. She had already seen the pay slip but couldn’t resist counting it again—such thick stacks! Her salary and performance bonus combined totaled fifty thousand! A full fifty thousand, and then some! And that was after taxes. This meant that she, Yan Xixi, was now a high-income taxpayer. Her taxes this month were higher than many people’s entire salaries!

Her base salary was deposited onto her card, but over forty thousand was given in cash. This was one of the company’s unwritten rules: high bonuses for employees were paid in cash that month.

After all, money in an account is just a number. Looking at cold figures in a bank account couldn’t compare to seeing stacks of bright red cash.

If a bankbook is an elegant lady, then cash is a stripper—completely exposed, so enticing.

Yan Xixi’s mouth fell open, and she couldn’t close it for a long moment.

It wasn’t that she’d never seen so much money in her life—rather, she’d never *earned* this much herself. Back when she was conning people in bars and teahouses, a monthly commission of a few thousand was already incredible. But now, it was over fifty thousand! And what’s more, she had earned it entirely with her own two hands, fair and square.

Without relying on any man, without selling her self-esteem, she could make a respectable life for herself. Indeed, money truly does give you courage!

She couldn’t hold it in any longer and jumped for joy several times.

True, this month was exceptional because of the large sum from Liang Sheng’s deal, but she had been promoted. Even if she didn’t earn as much in the future, it wouldn’t be too little. It would definitely be over twenty thousand. That was set in stone. Plus, there would be team commissions and a year-end bonus. How wonderful!

She sat there by herself, grinning foolishly until her cheeks ached.

Suddenly, she thought of her mother. Oh, if only I could have earned this much money back then, how wonderful would that have been?

Mom, I don’t need to beg anyone anymore, nor do I need to constantly watch other people’s expressions to decide how to act—I only need to rely on my own two hands now!

As she laughed, tears began to stream down her face. She covered her face with her hands, and the tears fell like rain.