Chapter 1244: Chapter 1245: The Love-Struck Brother’s Sister 87 Zhang Dong moved out quickly, and even the old lady left decisively, saying it was to take care of her son. Liang Yan originally thought she could use being overwhelmed as an excuse to hire an aunt for cleaning; after all, the old lady couldn’t neglect her great-grandson. Unexpectedly, the old lady moved out before them. Not only did she move out, but she even rented the house, which really pissed Liang Yan off. If the house was empty and not rented out, they could hope she would return to live there. But now they’ve moved out, rented the house, so there’s no hope they’ll move back. At one point, Liang Yan had a thought that Zhang Dong wouldn’t abandon the house here. But thinking about it again felt unrealistic; a house nowadays is so expensive, not to mention there are two here. No matter what, renting out the house is fine, but there’s no selling it as long as she’s around—she’ll never agree to Zhang Dong selling the house. That’s a matter for later; right now the key issue is, “Our household expenses now only come from the five thousand your dad provides.” “It’s impossible to spend freely like before,” Liang Yan stated the expenses must stay within five thousand. Just five thousand? Zhang Hao frowned, “Mom, don’t you have a salary? Why don’t you contribute your salary?” “My salary doesn’t cover the utilities, and I’m the one paying for them.” “Plus, I need money for work. Ever since Zhang Dong moved to live in the residential area, I have to catch a bus every day, and sometimes when I miss it, I have to take a taxi; that’s another expense.” “Why, are you eyeing my money too?” Liang Yan said unhappily, “You all are parents now, don’t keep expecting your parents to cover everything.” “We can pitch in a little, but that’s it,” Liang Yan said, emphasizing the “expenses within five thousand.” “That’s enough to eat well, and later on, Jiaojiao has to do housework too, don’t expect me to come back to do it.” Liang Yan was used to having a maid at home, coming back to cooked meals. Now making her do housework and take care of a pregnant woman is out of the question for Liang Yan. “Mom, Jiaojiao’s health isn’t good enough,” Zhang Hao remarked, indicating Chen Jiaojiao needs things like bird’s nest to nourish her body. “Zhang Hao, this is your responsibility; did you think being a dad was easy?” “Plus, money for the child’s diapers, milk powder, all need to come from you.” “From what your dad indicates, the chances he’ll cover milk powder and diaper money are slim.” “Ultimately, you’ll have to fork out that money yourselves.” Although Liang Yan looks forward to her grandchild, if she has to pay for it, her anticipation vanishes. Zhang Hao stared at the indifferent Liang Yan, getting anxious, “Mom, how can you not care about us? You promised before that you’d cover milk powder and diaper expenses.” “Why deny it now?” Zhang Hao actually was near tears; only with Liang Yan’s assurances did he relax, even quitting his job, knowing they wouldn’t be abandoned. The result now is they are left to fend for themselves; how can they do that, “Mom, you’re pushing us to despair.” Chen Jiaojiao was equally angry, wishing she could call Liang Yan a big liar if not for needing money from her. Never seen such a liar, really too much. “How am I pushing you to despair?” Liang Yan certainly wouldn’t admit it, “I admit I promised before, but that was with money from your dad.” “I barely have enough expenses myself.” “I thought if you performed well, your dad wouldn’t refuse to pitch in.” “But look at your performance, all of you just lazy and aimless, even if I were your dad I wouldn’t be pleased with you.” “Zhang Hao, you were never good academically, already way behind Zhang Yu, if you continue being lazy, your dad’s dissatisfaction with you will only grow.” Liang Yan now, without any filter, sees Zhang Hao as completely unpleasing no matter the angle. “The child is yours; as parents, you can’t just wash your hands off everything.” Liang Yan went to her room to rest, worn out from a day’s work and still having to do chores at home. The aunt just left two days ago, before leaving cleaned the house, yet every day coming home it seemed like it hadn’t been cleaned for ages. Liang Yan, having worked all day at the office, comes home to clean up, too exhausted at night to move. Yet still needing to cook, with no one helping her, Liang Yan truly has no anticipation for this so-called grandchild. Chen Jiaojiao looked at the dirty living room, touched her protesting tummy, and looked pitifully at Zhang Hao. “I’m hungry too.” Zhang Hao thought for a bit, knowing calling Liang Yan to cook would be asking for trouble. Getting Chen Jiaojiao to cook was out of the question, Zhang Hao never imagined he’d have to cook himself. Quickly deciding, “We’ll get takeout.” Takeout, of course Chen Jiaojiao was all for it, “But do we still have money?” “Still some left.” Zhang Hao thought about the money on the card, which really wasn’t much. “I’ll go out tomorrow and find a job.” Getting money from Liang Yan, Zhang Hao knew wasn’t simple. No point spending time waiting, better to find a job outside. “Your mom really won’t give money?” Chen Jiaojiao couldn’t believe it. “My mom’s salary isn’t much; she only covers the electric bills with it, nothing else at home.” “Sometimes when money’s not enough, she has to ask my dad for money.” “Now my dad only gives five thousand, won’t give more, do you think my mom’ll fork out money?” Zhang Hao helplessly said, “You should stop shopping all the time.” “What did I buy?” Chen Jiaojiao was aggrieved, “Just a few pieces of clothing.” Chen Jiaojiao was unhappy, “Forget it, I’ll go rest, after sleep, my stomach won’t be hungry.” “Other women have kids, they get treated well.” Chen Jiaojiao felt very wronged. Zhang Hao chuckled, “You saying that, your mom was pregnant twice and wasn’t treated well either; she said she barely had enough to eat.” “Yet she still gave birth.” “If the child’s situation is really bad, it’s from your multiple abortions in the past.” Zhang Hao, recalling the doctor’s words from that day, was angry, very angry. “Had you respected yourself, avoided abortions, would the child’s situation be concerning?” “The mess you made with other men, now I’m forced to deal with, makes me the fool.” Zhang Hao was very unhappy. “Alright, you need to do some housework too; the doctor said light exercise is good for health and the baby.” Zhang Hao couldn’t be bothered with Chen Jiaojiao; since she didn’t want to eat, he decided to go out alone for a meal.