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.”

your salary! Is this your

many people who lived 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

Leslie to be a big spender. No wonder Linda was

nodded slightly. “It’s my

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 future and

understood the feeling of helplessness too well. That was

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

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 on this card. You

But Leslie kept

Chapter 21

back to reality and calmly picked

to eat

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

to wash the

did you say?” Leslie paused

asked him to wash the

we share household chores equally. I made breakfast, so is

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

left, Leslie finished his breakfast

are

video conference with the international headquarters today.