Menantu Pahlawan Negara by Sarjana

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.”

salary! Is this your salary card?” Aurelia hesitated but

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

spender. No wonder Linda

slightly. “It’s

bit mad. But it wasn’t her money, 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

of helplessness too well. That was why she seemed a bit

looked at her 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

that, Aurelia continued eating the porridge. But Leslie kept staring

Chapter 21

snapped back to reality and calmly picked up his bowl.

Aurelia continued to eat

was running late. She quickly got up and grabbed her bag. Then, she walked

remember to

did you say?” Leslie paused while eating

him to

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

face crinkled. He felt embarrassed when a woman asked him if he didn’t know how

finished his breakfast and

“Boss, where are you? Didn’t you

the international headquarters today.