No sooner had Xu Hongmei left than Ye Zhenghua closed the door, hurried back to the living room, plopped down on the sofa, and slowly opened the file folder with trembling hands.

Inside, stacks of brand-new banknotes were neatly stacked, all ten-yuan notes, still smelling of ink.

Ye Zhenghua quickly calculated in his mind.

Ten yuan a piece, twenty thousand yuan, that's...

Two thousand!

He had never handled so much money in his entire life!

Not to mention counting!

I don't know if I can count them all.

He shook his hands, gritted his teeth: Count! Make sure you count it all!

"One, two, three, four, five..."

Without further ado, Ye Zhenghua squinted and began counting carefully and clumsily, afraid of making a mistake.

With this money, there are so many things he can do!

First, we need to replace that old, broken color TV at home!

If you're going to replace your TV with a larger one, go for a 29-inch one, so the whole family can watch TV comfortably.

All the furniture in the house needs to be replaced!

That creaky wooden bed should have been thrown away long ago!

And this broken sofa and rickety coffee table also need to be replaced with brand new ones.

I'll buy some more delicious food and fun toys for my two sons to make them happy too.

Didn't the twins always want a bicycle?

We bought each of them a new bike so they could ride it to school.

The remaining money can be saved for the sons' future weddings.

He lost focus and forgot where he was in the count.

This brain is so useless!

We have to start counting from the beginning!

Just as Ye Zhenghua was about to start counting the money again, the twins' door creaked open, and Ye Linnan and Ye Linbei walked out of the room one after the other.

The two were wearing pajamas, their hair was a little messy, and they were yawning as they walked, pretending not to know what had just happened.

"Dad, where did all this money come from?"

Ye Linnan's eyes widened, and he ran to the coffee table in two steps, pointing at the money on it and asking.

"It must be tens of thousands, right?"

Ye Linbei also came over, his face full of disbelief.

Ye Zhenghua did not explain the origin of the money to them, but simply greeted them with great enthusiasm.

"Perfect timing, you two, come help me count the money. My mind is all muddled, I can't count it properly no matter how hard I try."

As he spoke, he picked up a wad of cash and stuffed it into Ye Linnan's hand, then picked up another wad of cash and stuffed it into Ye Linbei's hand.

"You guys are smart enough, you come and do it carefully, don't miscount."

The two brothers exchanged a glance, then obediently sat down and helped Ye Zhenghua count the money.

As Ye Linbei counted the money, he asked worriedly, "Dad, where did this money come from? Will there be any problems if you accept it?"

"What do you know, you're just a kid!"

Ye Zhenghua glared at him irritably and scolded, "Why worry so much! Just count them for me, don't worry about anything else. Dad knows what he's doing."

Ye Linbei pursed his lips and secretly glanced at Ye Linnan next to him. Seeing that he didn't say anything, he shut his mouth and focused on counting the money.

The three of them counted the money carefully and confirmed that it was indeed 20,000 yuan, not a penny more or less.

Ye Zhenghua put the money together, put it back into the document bag, and felt very pleased with himself.

These 20,000 yuan will now belong to him under the surname Ye!

However, soon, a new worry arose in my mind.

Where should this money be hidden?

Hiding it at home is definitely not an option.

What if Meng Xueyun finds it and uses it to subsidize Meng Zihan?

Moreover, the security situation in the residential area has been poor recently, with several burglaries occurring.

If a thief knew we had this money, and sneaked in late at night while we were asleep to steal it, that would be a huge loss.

After much thought, I decided it would be better to deposit the money in the bank.

Ye Zhenghua took out his black briefcase, stuffed the document bag inside, and zipped it up.

He said to the twins, "Dad is going to the bank to deposit the money. You two stay home and keep an eye on the time. When it's almost time, hurry up and get ready to go to school. Don't be late."

After saying that, he took a step and was about to go out.

He walked along, sighing with emotion.

Xiao Chen is truly a lucky star for our family!

If it weren't for her, how could we have gotten this huge sum of money!

I really gave birth to a wonderful daughter.

However, despite his pride, he knew very well that he still had to get past Ye Linchen to truly have the money in his hands.

After all, the money came from the Zhang family to appease Ye Linchen's anger.

If Ye Linchen refuses to withdraw his report, the Zhang family will take the money back.

He also didn't want to give up his position as deputy factory director.

As for Meng Zihan, who cares whether she lives or dies?

Ye Zhenghua walked to the shoe cabinet, changing his shoes while pondering how to persuade Ye Linchen.

Soon, a sly smile appeared on his lips.

Although Ye Linchen is stubborn, he still loves money in the end.

Wasn't her previous conflict with her family all about money?

Since that's the case, then let's use money to win her over!

As long as you tell her that the Zhang family paid her money and she agreed to drop the report, she'll get half of the money, and she'll definitely agree.

Ye Zhenghua felt a pang of heartache again.

Half of it, that's 20,000 yuan, so that's 10,000 yuan!

This is no small sum!

What does a little kid like her need so much money for?

What if she takes the money and squanders it? Wouldn't that be a waste?

However, if she doesn't give it to him, she won't withdraw her report, and I'll have gained nothing in the end.

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