“You are all wolves and tigers. From now on, this knife is my weapon for self-defense. I will not give it to you.”

Fang Huilan trembled with fear at the cold glint of the waving blade, cursing Lin Qingyan as a madwoman in her heart, before returning to the kitchen.

There were only potatoes left in the kitchen. She looked at the basket of eggs, and there wasn't a single egg left; Lin Qingyan had eaten them all.

"Eat, eat, eat! You'll eat so much at once, you'll burst!"

She cursed Lin Qingyan under her breath again, then cooked a pot of rice porridge and heated up a few steamed buns, which she then brought to the dining table.

When the other three saw that there was only plain soup and steamed buns, Lin Sisi and Lin Guanghui were about to lose their temper, but Lin Heping stopped them.

Eat whatever is available, don't be picky.

He picked up a piece of steamed bun made from two kinds of dough and started to eat it. It was tasteless and disgusting.

After taking two bites, Lin Sisi and Lin Guanghui found the food unpalatable and threw it away.

Normally, Lin Qingyan would clean up after they finished eating, but now they couldn't order Lin Qingyan around at all, so Fang Huilan and Lin Sisi had to clean up the table like human beings.

To spite Lin Qingyan, Lin Sisi deliberately said, "Mom, Mingzhou is coming tonight, so we'd better tidy up the house properly."

Fang Huilan smiled and said, "Yes, it's time to talk about your marriage."

Lin Qingyan ignored them and instead looked at Lin Heping: "Dad, since I'm going to the countryside, how much money do you plan to let me take with me?"

Lin Heping was taken aback by her question, because he had never thought of giving Lin Qingyan any money.

"Qingyan, don't you get a rural allowance? I'll send you more money when you run out."

“My rural allowance is still with my stepmother. Besides, how much can the rural allowance be? It’s not enough for me at all. You know I’m weak, and I’m afraid I won’t be able to do much work there. I also need to buy medicine and things regularly. I was thinking that you could give me three thousand yuan in one lump sum before I go to the countryside.”

"Three thousand yuan?" Fang Huilan spoke first: "If you want that much, you might as well rob someone."

Lin Qingyan still looked at Lin Heping: "Dad, this three thousand yuan is not too much for me at all. This is all the pension money my mother left me. When my mother sacrificed her life, the factory gave her a total of three thousand six hundred yuan in pension money. I can receive two hundred yuan every year, but I spend less than forty yuan a year. Even if I calculate it at forty yuan a year, I only spent seven hundred and twenty yuan in total over these eighteen years, leaving two thousand eight hundred and eighty yuan. This is all what my mother left me, plus the subsidies from my educated youth office. You must give it to me."

She learned from the original owner's memories that every time she fell ill over the years, Lin Heping would ignore her under the pretext of work and leave her with Fang Huilan, who would never give her any medical treatment.

Fang Huilan always said that her illness was self-limiting, and that if she just endured it, it would pass, and the longer she endured it, the healthier she would become.

It was probably because of this prolonged delay that the original owner's body could not withstand the blow of the common ailment, leaving behind a whole host of chronic illnesses.

However, it can be said that the original owner was lucky to survive in such a situation where no one cared about her.

Lin Heping frowned unhappily when she mentioned money.

"Qingyan, when you were little, you needed your Aunt Huilan to take care of you. You can't just think about your own interests and not consider other people's hard work. We can't be so calculating with each other."

Lin Qingyan sneered: "You haven't said anything yet. All these years, I've been taking care of you all for over ten years. When has she ever taken care of me? I'm just a nanny. I should pay her five or six yuan a month. Let's say I've taken care of you for fifteen years. That's five yuan a month, sixty yuan a year, and nine hundred yuan in fifteen years. Besides the two thousand nine hundred and eighty yuan, you still need to pay me another nine hundred yuan for my hard work."

Lin Heping suddenly choked on his breath.

He wanted to negotiate a lower price with Lin Qingyan, not to raise the price.

"Qingyan, this isn't right. Is it really necessary to be so calculating?"

“It’s necessary. I’m just taking what I deserve, which is much better than you oppressing people.”

Lin Heping and Fang Huilan quickly turned to look at the doorway. It would be bad if others heard them talking; being labeled is a serious matter these days.

In fact, some neighbors would eavesdrop outside from time to time, fearing that the Lin family might do something to Lin Qingyan.

Fang Huilan said, "Qingyan, you're really asking for an exorbitant amount of money. Where are we supposed to get so much? Even if we did, should we give it to you?"

Lin Qingyan completely ignored her; her current negotiating partner was Lin Heping, and she simply treated Fang Huilan as if she didn't exist.

"Dad, I'm leaving in two days, and I want to see the money I need as soon as possible."

"Qingyan, where are you going to get so much money from me? I'm in a real bind."

“I don’t care where you get the money from, you’re the one who collects my mother’s pension. The money is in your hands, and I’m only asking you for it. If I don’t see the money in two hours, I’ll go to the factory and tell the factory leaders what’s going on. Maybe they can give you some advice, and they might even lend you the money.”

"No, no, no!" Lin Heping was almost terrified and broke out in a cold sweat.

That girl is really ruthless. She went to the factory to talk about these things. Wasn't she just trying to complain to the factory leader and expose him?

Let alone the fact that he's about to become the workshop director, even in normal times, the factory leaders can't know about their family affairs.

He hasn't made any significant achievements at work over the years. He's only been promoted step by step thanks to Dong Lianxin's prescriptions. The factory hasn't demoted him because they still want to buy his prescriptions.

He had run out of drug formulas. With the current workshop director about to be transferred, he used the living expenses the factory gave to that girl to bribe the leaders. He had a high chance of becoming the workshop director this time, and he couldn't let it be ruined.

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