Both Cheng Su and Qi Taiguo were excited and delighted about the great opportunity for a promotion to deputy battalion commander, but since things weren’t finalized yet, to avoid looking arrogant if word got out, Qi Taiguo told Cheng Su not to talk about it until it was official.
Cheng Su didn’t even need his instructions; announcing it now would be satisfying, but if it didn’t happen, wouldn’t they become a laughingstock?
However, she believed in Qi Taiguo and that he would get promoted. It might be a strong sixth sense. Maybe Ning Gang would help him rise too!
After chatting for a while, Qi Taiguo took off his military uniform to take a shower.
Cheng Su took his clothes, which needed washing, and, out of habit, started checking the pockets, finding an envelope inside.
"What’s this?" Cheng Su asked, holding the clothes in one hand while opening the envelope with the other.
Qi Taiguo was already at the bathroom door. He turned his head and said, "This month’s allowance. Just keep it."
Cheng Su replied with an ’oh’ and took out several bills from the envelope, counting six Great Unity RMB notes.
She casually rolled them up and walked to the bedroom to put the money in the box.
After they started their business and their income improved, she hadn’t paid much attention to Qi Taiguo’s allowance. She would just take it and put it in the box, using it when needed.
Just as she opened the box, Cheng Su suddenly felt something was wrong.
She counted again—six notes. This isn’t right. Qi Taiguo’s allowance was ninety yuan last year, and it increased by twenty this year. Why was she only getting sixty?
Cheng Su thought again. It seemed like since she came to live here last year, Qi Taiguo had been giving her sixty. Where did the rest go?
This guy, was he saving some private money?

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