Old Hu's expression was one of utter helplessness. "Well, my job is indeed quite comfortable, and the pay is not bad. However, my savings are limited. Once I buy this apartment, I'll have no spare cash. And my wife currently has many expenses. I truly can't afford a small car with the money I have..."
"That does sound like it," Lin Xiao calculated roughly. He really didn't have much money. "The salary is a bit too low."
"Low... is it?"
Old Hu felt that after paying social security and housing fund, his take-home pay of over ten thousand was quite decent in Changsha. He hadn't expected it to be described as "a bit too low" by Lin Xiao.
He truly felt the immense gap between people of different social strata.
"Not low?"
After Lin Xiao asked, he casually looked up the average salary in Changsha and then said, "It's not low."
"..."
After returning to the villa and putting their belongings away, Old Hu was already explaining the process and techniques for making cotton candy to Lin Xiao.
Making cotton candy, if you say it's simple, it's very simple. The hardest part is just needing a steady hand, which was incredibly easy for Lin Xiao.
Just an hour later, Lin Xiao looked at the finished product he had made and was quite satisfied. He could give his precious daughter a surprise tonight.
"If there's nothing else, Brother Xiao, may I leave?" Old Hu saw Lin Xiao smiling like a child and felt it was time for him to go. But before he could even finish speaking, Lin Xiao tossed him a set of keys. Old Hu caught them and glanced at them. These looked like the car keys for the vehicle outside?
"Drive it away. You're a minor official in your bureau, and yet you don't even have a company car. That's not right. Apply for one, and then return it to me once your assigned car is ready," Lin Xiao said.
He knew that if he directly gave the car to Old Hu, it would be difficult for Old Hu to accept, so he changed his approach.
"This isn't quite right," Old Hu said, looking at the car keys in his hand. He wanted to refuse.
"What's not right about it? I don't lack cars anyway. Just drive it. Consider it a thank you for taking the time to help me today. Go on, go on, get back to work first," Lin Xiao urged, "Don't be late if something really happens at the bureau and they can't find you."
"...Okay."
Only then did Old Hu nod and leave.
That's more like it.
Lin Xiao nodded with satisfaction. Old Hu was in a phase where he needed money. He could help him out.
Afterward, Lin Xiao began to generalize, researching how to shape the cotton candy into cute animals, something Xun'er would surely love.
Then, that evening.
Lin Xiao picked Xun'er up from kindergarten again. Now, only Bingbing needed him to drive him to kindergarten. The reason? Every time Bingbing ate, Xun'er would pull him to wait for her. As a result, if Lin Xiao didn't drive them, both children would be late.
When returning home, Bingbing now knew roughly how to get home. Coupled with the hidden protection of Ming Yi, there wasn't too much to worry about.
Upon arriving home, Xun'er was the first to spot the cotton candy on the table.
Before leaving, Lin Xiao had successfully shaped the cotton candy into a batch of small horses.
"Daddy is so amazing!"
Xun'er clapped her hands joyfully and then took a small horse, biting into its head.