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.”

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

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

didn’t expect Leslie to be a big spender. No wonder

thought for a moment and nodded slightly. “It’s my salary card.

response, Aurelia got a 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

well.

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

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 on this card. You can check it

Aurelia continued eating the porridge. But Leslie kept staring at her. She asked, “Do you want

Chapter 21

to reality and calmly picked

continued to eat

quickly got up and

Synder, remember to wash

did you say?” Leslie

asked him to

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

a woman asked him if he didn’t know how to

his breakfast and took the dishes to

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

international headquarters today. They