It's that time of the year, where Chinese across the globe welcome the new Lunar New Years by feeding ourselves with food and show our love to our descendants with trustworthy cash. Now that I'm working and financially independent, I no longer receive the family love in the form of sweet sweet cash from my family.
I still remember the days when I would be on the receiving end of the love. My young naive self would thank every adults with happy dances like hobos bumming weed on Queen's St. Keyword in the previous sentence, is naive. My parents would collect all of the sweet cash for me, and they 'claim' to put them into a savings account for my future education....my ass. I'm sure though, that every Chinese parents are in this ultimate scam against the Chinese youth. Maybe when the new parents are expecting they would receive a pamphlet in the hospital to let them in on the scam.
So kids, next time your parents want to take your CNY money, fight for it with your dear life. Because otherwise you'll never ever see the money again, EVER. Don't let them scam you into believing that the CNY fat loot goes towards your college tuition or something, cuz trust me they are not.
(shhh don't tell my future kids)
