Married in a Flash Embarking on the Journey to Wealth

Chapter 21

“There’s 3,000 dollars in the card. It’s for our household expenses this month.”

Although Leslie had signed a cohabitation agreement, he didn’t want to take advantage of a woman. He could still afford the household expenses.

“3,000? For household expenses?” Aurelia was surprised and looked at Leslie.

“Which ordinary family spends 3,000 a month just on living expenses? Nowadays, some ordinary people don’t even earn 3,000 a month,” she thought.

“Is there a problem?” Leslie frowned. He thought Aurelia found the amount too little.

Aurelia thought for a moment. She felt that since Leslie had brought it up, she needed to make some things clear for their future life together.

“Mr. Synder, our cohabitation agreement states that we live together as a married couple until our marriage ends. So, I think I need to know how much my husband earns each month.”

“Around 3,000,” Leslie casually said, quoting the salary of an average company employee.

“Is this house fully paid or on a mortgage?” Aurelia looked around.

Leslie’s expression darkened. He felt she was pushing her luck. “Mortgage. The monthly payment is around 1,300 dollars.”

almost half your salary! Is this your

paycheck to paycheck. Most young people in their company were in the same boat. They were making a couple of hundred bucks, and when the next paycheck rolled in, they barely had 20 or 30 dollars left. Forget about savings, just making it to the end of the month without eating

be a big spender. No wonder Linda was

nodded slightly. “It’s my salary

so she couldn’t really tell him off. So, she could only say, “It’s better to spend money wisely. Ms. Linda is getting older, and you’re her only son. What if… I mean, what if she gets sick in the future and needs

of helplessness too well. That

and felt puzzled. “Is she asking about his salary because of his mother?”

at the card and said, “Considering the current cost of living in Seacester, 500 dollars is enough for both of us. And we should keep an extra 150 dollars for emergencies. I’ll contribute half of this amount. After deducting your mortgage and setting aside some for social and personal expenses, I’ll save the rest of your salary

the porridge. But Leslie kept staring at her.

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back to reality and calmly picked

continued to eat

was running late. She quickly got

Synder, remember to wash

did you say?” Leslie paused while

asked him to

at Leslie. She said, “Mr. Synder, according to the cohabitation agreement’s fifth clause, we share household chores equally. I made breakfast, so is it a problem if you do the dishes? You were sick yesterday, so it’s fine that I helped out. Or you don’t know how to do

felt embarrassed when a woman asked him if he didn’t know how

finished his breakfast

a call from Daniel came. “Boss, where are you? Didn’t you ask me

video conference with the international headquarters today. They