Chapter 75 The Red Envelope Returned

"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious." said Shi's mother.

"I'm already divorced, and you're telling me to be patient?" Shi Nan said, "I won't be able to keep this job for long."

"Why can't it last long?" Shi's mother said, "This isn't your fault, it's my fault. I'll go apologize to them. I'll talk to them."

"What's the point of saying that? You're my biological mother!" Shi Nan shook her head. "It's useless. You're my biological mother, don't you know that? I've already told you that I'll only get married once in my life, so just take care of it. And you, what are you thinking about? You're thinking about her lack of education, saving money, and trying to intimidate her!"

Shi Nan didn't think his mother was trying to intimidate the Bai family; she was clearly trying to intimidate him, her own son. His own mother had betrayed him. Shi Nan had no way to avoid it, since she was his biological mother.

"I……"

"Now, if you say anything, it's like cutting up a perfectly good piece of clothing and then patching it up," Shi Nan said. "With just one cut, the piece of clothing has already become tattered. What's the point of patching it up?"

Shi Nan was in agony. All his plans had been in vain. His boss no longer cared about him, and his colleagues found him pathetic and ridiculous. If he stayed at the company, he would only be marginalized. Shi Nan couldn't live a life of indifference. He had to find a way out, perhaps leaving the company. But he was reluctant to leave, as the job at the Development Zone Investment Promotion Office was still quite good.

"Before, when there was nothing to eat, everyone even ate dirt." Shi's mother said, "I'll go and apologize. I'll kneel in front of them. Is that not enough? Shi Nan, don't worry. I will definitely make them forgive you."

"You'd better not go." Shi Nan was worried about letting his mother go, fearing that she would say something she shouldn't. Even Shi Nan himself felt uncomfortable listening to what his mother was saying, let alone others.

"If I'm not going, will you go?" Shi's mother couldn't bear to see her son bowing his head to those people.

"It's better for me to go alone than for you to go." Shi Nan said, "You still have to make arrangements for those relatives at home. Return the red envelope."

"Return the red envelope?" Shi's mother didn't think about returning the red envelope.

"We've returned it!" Shi Nan said firmly, "Don't let people think that our family is just after other people's money. The Bai family has already returned the betrothal gifts."

"They should return the money. They were the ones who asked for a divorce, so they have to return the betrothal gift." Shi's mother got angry when she thought of the Bai family. It was just a small matter, but the Bai family made a big deal out of it and insisted on getting a divorce. A good girl got divorced like that, and they didn't worry about Bai Meiqi not being able to get married. "You have to go and check the house, don't let them empty it out."

"Do you think I can still keep that house?" Shi Nan asked.

Housing was already scarce at the company, and some people hadn't been allocated housing. Shi Nan was allocated a house as soon as he got his marriage certificate, all thanks to Bo Meiqi's uncle. If Bo Meiqi and Shi Nan divorced, others would definitely be interested in the house, and Bo Meiqi's uncle wouldn't let Shi Nan continue living in it.

Even if Bo Meiqi's uncle didn't ask anyone to take back the house, how long could Shi Nan live in it? There would always be people who would say that Shi Nan didn't deserve to live in that house.

"You're already divorced, and this will be your second marriage. They still want to take the house back?" Shi's mother was stunned. "How can this be possible? You've lost so much face, and they..."

"Now it's not a question of whether I'm embarrassed or not, but how they're going to deal with me." Shi Nan said, "I might have to resign."

"Resign..." Shi's mother opened her eyes wide. "Resign? Son, what are you talking about?"

"It's like this, can I still continue to stay in the unit? If I have to stay, how will I get along in the future?" Shi Nan said.

"They are too narrow-minded." said Shi's mother.

"If I stay, even if I force myself to stay, I'll just be sitting on the bench," Shi Nan said. "My life will be ruined. Mom, could you please use your brain to think things through before you do them? If you had been less fussy, I wouldn't be in this situation. At this point, it's not a question of whether I resign or not. When I resigned, people tried to persuade me to stay, but it was just a superficial attempt."

How could Shi Nan not know the hypocrisy of those people? Many of them were just putting on a facade, and they had no intention of helping him at all. They were not related to him, so why would they help him?

Falling from a height happens in a flash.

Shi Nan just found it ridiculous. When he thought his future was bright, his mother directly cut off his path, and he had no choice but to find another way.

When Jiang Moli and her husband returned from their trip, they learned about what had happened at Shi Nan's wedding banquet. The weather was a bit cold, so Sheng Jiahao took a blanket for Jiang Moli to cover herself with. He also gave one to Jiang's father and mother. The blankets were placed nearby. The blankets were not very thick, nor very long, just suitable for covering the knees.

"It's a good thing you didn't go there," Jiang's mother said. "If you had gone there, would you have been able to avoid eating a single bite? If you had eaten one, you might have had to be hospitalized."

"I never thought..." Jiang Moli was shocked. "How could the Shi family do such a thing?"

"It's just to save a little money," Jiang's mother said. "Those people are really... speechless."

"That's speechless." Jiang Moli said, "You only get married once in your life and hold a wedding banquet once... No, Shi Nan is not getting married just once now, he will get married again in the future."

"Next time, if they dare to save money, they'll just not install it in a hotel. We'll have to wait and see what happens." Jiang's mother said, "But they probably won't do it this way next time."

Jiang's mother found it too horrible to think about it. "I heard that Shi Nan's leader is in the hospital. Some poor families are fine. They usually eat late-night meals, so even if the food goes bad, they can still continue to eat, and their stomachs are better. Those leaders' stomachs are not so good. If it were you, your stomachs wouldn't be so good either."

"It's not that good." Jiang Moli said.

"What about now?" Sheng Jiahao said, "This matter cannot be easily suppressed."

"Divorced." Jiang's mother said, "Shi Nan divorced his wife. They divorced the day after the wedding banquet!"

"Divorce?" Jiang Moli was surprised. "Just like that? Are they willing to divorce?"

"Even if you're unwilling, there's nothing you can do. Such a big thing has happened, and the woman's family can't tolerate it. Divorcing now is better than divorcing later. The outcome will be the same anyway." Jiang's mother said, "If you divorce sooner, the woman can get married sooner, and her life will be much easier."

"Yes." Jiang Moli said, "It would be better to divorce early and find another partner."

"The Shi family is still waiting for the woman to get pregnant and give birth," Jiang's mother said. "I heard they've been together since they got married. The woman's elders said if she gets pregnant, they should abort the child and not give birth to it."

"..." Jiang Moli was eating a piece of cake. When she heard what her mother said, she felt that the woman's elders were too slow to react.

Jiang Moli didn't think the girl's elders would be able to find out about the Shi family's affairs. The Shi family wasn't very popular on that street, and Shi's mother had offended many people. Shi Nan had become successful and was admitted to university. Shi's mother always felt that the girls on the street wanted to seduce Shi Nan, and she made things difficult for them, and they were all furious.

"When Shi Nan's wife...his ex-wife went there before, didn't someone say something to her?" Jiang Moli said, "They even got a marriage certificate."

"I guess the woman thinks it's just a minor issue." Jiang's mother said, "She comes from a good family and doesn't worry about Shi Nan's mother's affairs."

Sheng Jiahao brought Jiang Moli a cup of warm milk and asked her to drink some.

"I thought Shi Nan was a college student after all, so he's still quite useful." Jiang Moli said, "A college student."

"College students aren't that amazing," Sheng Jiahao said. "Not all college students are amazing."

Sheng Jiahao graduated from university, but he was not too arrogant. College students are also human beings and may not make a lot of money.

"That's you. For others, graduating from college is a big deal," Jiang's mother said. "You don't look down on our Jasmine."

"Jasmine is very good." Sheng Jiahao said, "If I dare to look down on Jasmine, my mother will scold me and my whole family will not let me go."

Jiang Moli glanced at Sheng Jiahao and said, "The teacher has good character."

"I was thinking of going over to take a look, but I've decided not to," Jiang's mother said. "Such a big thing has happened to Shi Nan's family. I don't know what Shi Nan is thinking right now, or what kind of trouble they'll cause. We should go less often so people don't think we're just showing off."

"Don't go over there." Jiang Moli said, "If you want to know something, let my sister-in-law tell you. She lives over there."

"Yeah." Jiang's mother nodded.

After Jiang Moli and her husband finished their meal, they went back upstairs. When the two of them were talking alone, Jiang Moli shook her head.

"Shi Nan is quite calculating, but he didn't expect his mother to make such a fuss at the wedding banquet." Jiang Moli said, "His mother looks down on those who graduated from technical secondary schools, and his ex-wife also graduated from technical secondary schools. Even if she has a good family background, they still think others are not as good as Shi Nan. In a few years, Shi Nan will be very powerful, and the Shi family will be even better. Shi Nan's mother likes to show off and suppress others. Shi Nan's ex-wife's family will definitely not go along with her, so she is making moves behind the scenes."

With someone like Shi Mu as a mother-in-law, it is impossible for her not to make things difficult for others.

"After this incident, I wonder if Shi Nan's mother can restrain herself a little." Jiang Moli said, "If she doesn't restrain herself, will Shi Nan still be able to marry in the future? No matter who Shi Nan marries, she will always find loopholes and say bad things about others."

"Stay away from them." Sheng Jiahao said, "Did she make things difficult for you before? Did she say something unpleasant?"

"Even if it's harsh, it's still considered good." Jiang Moli said, "Fortunately, everyone knows what kind of person she is, so others don't think I'm really in love with Shi Nan. All the unmarried girls on the street who are a few years older than Shi Nan have been talked to by Shi Nan's mother, and no one can escape it."

"Why didn't you unite to find them?" Sheng Jiahao asked.

"No." Jiang Moli said, "What's the point of joining forces to find their family? They are thick-skinned. They can even say that others are jealous of them. We all think they are mentally ill and avoid them. Facing such people, we have to go to them. Isn't that just asking for trouble?"

To put it bluntly, if you are bullied by a mentally ill person and you still run over to him, and then the mentally ill person has a seizure and says that he can't control himself, and then he hurts others, who should you blame?

Shi's mother was no different from a mental patient. She was like a mad dog, biting the young girls and their families on the street.

"The people from the subdistrict office have told them, but it's no use," Jiang Moli said. "When others say good things about Shi Nan, they take it for granted. When others are polite to them, they take it seriously. If you take people like that too seriously, you'll only suffer. It's better to stay away from them."

"It's good that you don't like Shi Nan." Sheng Jiahao said, "Aren't you envious that he got into university?"

"I'm not envious." Jiang Moli really wasn't envious at all. At that time, she hadn't recovered her memories of her past life, so she didn't envy Shi Nan at all. It might be because she subconsciously knew that she had attended university in her past life, or it might be because she had chosen the path she wanted to take to pursue her dreams. There's more than one path in the world. "I'm not envious, but I don't know about others. It's normal to be envious. After all, she got into university."

"Indeed, I was admitted to university after all." Sheng Jiahao said.

"You don't know how proud they are, and how good they are at showing off." Jiang Moli said, "Everyone in the nearby streets knows about Shi Nan's situation. It's hard for them not to know."

"They can't be proud for the time being." Sheng Jiahao said.

"Not only can I not be proud, I probably can't even raise my head to face others." Jiang Moli said, "But it doesn't matter, it's not our family."

Shi's mother really didn't want to go out, but she had to. Some neighbors had gone out for drinks and were vomiting and having diarrhea. People said that university students' banquets were truly unbearable for ordinary people, and that they couldn't afford such a treat. They said that deliberately, because they hated Shi's mother and the Shi family. If they had known, they wouldn't have gone to the drinks. Why did they have to go through all this superficial work, which had left them physically exhausted?

Fortunately, his condition wasn't serious, and many of his neighbors had almost recovered. Even so, they were still unhappy. They'd suffered, and Shi's mother had simply dismissed it as the vegetable vendor's fault, saying that everyone bargained when buying vegetables, and it was unheard of for them not to bargain.

"If you weren't holding your wedding banquet in such a high-end hotel, would we have given such a large red envelope?" one neighbor was unhappy. "Do you really think we're stupid?"

Shi Nan asked her mother to return the red envelopes to these people, but her mother was unwilling to do so. The hotel still cost them money, and buying food also required money. Shi Nan was really married. When Shi Nan got married for the second time, others might not give these red envelopes.

In the evening, Shi Nan came back from work and still had things to deal with at home.

"Mom, have you returned the red envelope?" Shi Nan had to keep an eye on his mother. If he didn't, his mother would not hand over the things.

"this……"

"Return it back." Shi Nan said. He didn't have any money. If he had, he would have returned it himself. "Mom, return it all. Don't let others laugh at our family. We're just in a bad situation now. Things will get better in the future."

"But……"

"Don't you always say I'm a college graduate?" Shi Nan said, "You have to believe that I'll get better in the future. Return those red envelopes to them and don't let others laugh at you. If you don't return them now, how will others view our family in the future?"

"Okay, back off, back off." Shi's mother was still unhappy. "Our family has wasted so much money..."

"In two days, I will resign from my boss," said Shi Nan.

"Do I really have to resign? Can't I just wait a little longer? After the Chinese New Year, maybe..."

"I can't wait." Shi Nan said, "If I wait, then others will deal with me. It won't be my own choice. There's a difference between the two."

"Oh." Shi's mother sat on the sofa, very unhappy. How did it turn out like this? Shi's mother originally thought that the matter was simple. Even if something happened, they could just deal with it together with the Bai family. Those people would definitely give face to Uncle Bai Meiqi. Who knew that they would not want Shi Nan anymore and divorced like this?

It was no use for Shi Mu to sigh any more, as the matter was settled.

Jiang Moli and Sheng Jiahao didn't attend the wedding banquet, but they had someone bring red envelopes over, which was considered a way to give face to Shi Nan and the leaders of the Development Zone Investment Promotion Office. When this happened, Shi Nan's leaders just thought they shouldn't have let so many people over at the time and shouldn't have given Shi Nan such face. Some people who went there to save face for Uncle Bai Meiqi were vomiting and having diarrhea. They were fine before, but they were ruined just for this face.

Others were giving face to Uncle Bo Meiqi, and it could be considered that Uncle Bo Meiqi owed them a favor. However, it didn't matter if Uncle Bo Meiqi didn't have to repay the favor. After all, he was the head of the Investment Promotion Office, so others had to continue to give Uncle Bo Meiqi face. Those people didn't go to Shi Nan to make a scene, even after Bai Meiqi and Shi Nan divorced, they didn't go. If they went to Shi's house to make a scene, it would be too embarrassing.

Shi's mother went to return the red envelopes one by one. She originally wanted to ask others to help return the red envelopes, but she was worried about problems, so she went to return them herself so that no one else could swallow the red envelopes. Shi's mother didn't want to go to Jiang Moli and her husband's home, so she gave the red envelopes directly to Fan Xiaoxue, asking her to return the red envelopes to Jiang Moli.

"She lives too far away, so we won't go there." Shi's mother said to Fan Xiaoxue, "You two are friends, so you can bring her along when you go."

"We don't go there often. Friends are friends. Who would often go to their friends' houses to eat and drink for free?" Fan Xiaoxue said, "You still have to return the red envelopes yourself. I won't do it."

Fan Xiaoxue rolled her eyes. Who did Shi's mother think she was?

If these people wanted to return the red envelopes, they could go and return them themselves, but Fan Xiaoxue didn't want to go. Fan Xiaoxue knew that if she went there, Jiang Moli would entertain her, but Fan Xiaoxue just didn't want to go there just to return the red envelopes to the Shi family.

"If it really doesn't work, why don't you wait for them to come and collect the rent, and then return the red envelope, isn't that enough?" Fan Xiaoxue said.

"It's just a piece of cake..."

"I have to run over specially. It's not a piece of cake," Fan Xiaoxue said. "I have to go to work, and Jasmine has to work too. We don't even have the same holiday schedule. Do you think I'll just go over there casually, regardless of whether they're home or not? If it's closer, I can just walk there, so I'll go. If I have to take a car, do you think the fare is free?"

Fan Xiaoxue said this deliberately, "When we went to your house to look for Shi Nan, we had to look at the time. We didn't look at the time, and you still blame us."

"If you don't want to, forget it." Shi's mother said with a cold face, "Why are you saying all this?"

"You were the one who started it," Fan Xiaoxue said. "I have to explain a few things to you. If I don't, you'll think that Jasmine and I have a bad relationship, and that Jasmine looks down on us. Jasmine is not your Shi Nan. Jasmine has a good relationship with us."

When Fan Xiaoxue and her friends went to hang out with Jiang Moli, she would entertain them. Sometimes, Jiang Moli would also invite them to hang out, but it wasn't always them going to Jiang Moli. They were all married, so the frequency of their interactions had decreased. Before, when Fan Xiaoxue got married and had children, she'd been hanging out with her friends much less. It had to be that way. With work and childcare, she didn't have the time to hang out.

Shi's mother turned and left, feeling that these people were bullying her family.

After leaving Fan Xiaoxue's house, Shi's mother looked at the red envelope in her hand. She couldn't keep it in her hand forever. Otherwise, others would think that they had returned the red envelopes to other families but not to Jiang Moli and her husband.

After thinking about it, Shi's mother went to Niu Cuihua's stall, where she was selling tofu. She went directly to Niu Cuihua's stall instead of her home.

"Let me return the red envelope to Jasmine?" Niu Cuihua was surprised.

"Yes, that's your sister-in-law. Wouldn't you guys go over there when you have time? Please help take it over." Shi's mother said, "I have other things to do, so I'll leave first."

Shi's mother stuffed the red envelope directly into Niu Cuihua's hand. Niu Cuihua wanted to say "no", but that was not possible. Shi's mother thought Niu Cuihua would return the red envelope to Jiang Moli, but she was wrong.

After Niu Cuihua sold the tofu, she went to Shi's house again.

"This is the red envelope that Jasmine gave you. You have to return it yourselves." Niu Cuihua put the red envelope on the table, said something to Shi's father, and left first.

When Shi Mu came back, she happened to pass by Niu Cuihua.

"Niu Cuihua..."

"The red envelopes are on the table. If you want to return them, go and return them yourselves," said Niu Cuihua.

Anyway, Niu Cuihua didn't return the red envelope. This red envelope wasn't for her, so why should she help the Shi family to return it? What if Jiang Moli and her husband asked Niu Cuihua to bring it back to the Shi family? Red envelopes are often pushed back and forth, and finally accepted.

Niu Cuihua didn't know whether other people had accepted the returned red envelopes, but she knew she should not get involved in this matter. If she got involved too much, she would lose face. It was none of her business in the first place, so why should she get involved?

After returning home, Niu Cuihua talked about the red envelope matter, and her mother agreed with her approach.

"You shouldn't take the red envelope and return it to your sister-in-law." Niu's mother said, "If you want to return it, those people should do it, not you."

"I thought so too. What if Jasmine doesn't want the red envelope?" Niu Cuihua said, "Let's not help return it. I'll send the red envelope back to the Shi family, and they can return it themselves."

"You should have given it to them at that time. What if they tampered with the red envelope and took out some money?" said Niu's mother.

"No way?" Niu Cuihua had never thought about this.

"It's better to be safe than sorry," said Niu's mother. "It's hard to say about this kind of thing. It's better to avoid it."

"Well, there won't be a next time." Niu Cuihua said, "What happened this time was also accidental."

At work, Shi Nan went to resign from his boss because he was too embarrassed to stay in the company any longer. As soon as Bai Meiqi's uncle got better, he came to work. When Bai Meiqi's uncle heard that Shi Nan wanted to resign and had written a resignation letter, Bai Meiqi's uncle took the resignation letter and looked at Shi Nan again.

"If you resign, you have to give up the house." Uncle Bo Meiqi didn't mention giving up the house before because the house had already been divided and it would not be easy to take it back.

Uncle Bai Meiqi naturally didn't want to care too much about it, as he didn't want others to think he was petty.

"We need to withdraw." Shi Nan said.

"If you want to continue to stay in the company, you can still stay." Uncle Bo Meiqi said, "Although you are no longer my nephew-in-law, this company is not run by me."

"No." Shi Nan didn't want to stay in this unit any longer. If it was just Uncle Bo Meiqi who was vomiting and having diarrhea, it would be fine, but the other leaders were also in a bad state. If those people saw Shi Nan, what would they think of him? Would they think that he would never do a good job and would cut corners? "This is the result of my careful consideration. I am not suitable to stay in this unit. I have to go back."

"You see for yourself," said Uncle Pamichi. "If you want to leave, it's already the end of the year, and New Year's Day is almost here. If you leave, you won't get your year-end benefits."

"Now is the perfect time to leave." Shi Nan said. How could he have the nerve to take those things?

Shi Nan wondered if he really stayed to get those things, would others say he was thick-skinned and shameless, that he stayed just for those little things, and that he stayed mainly for the house.

"I'll sort out the things in the house." Shi Nan said, "I'll be able to move out in the next two days."

"Since you have made the decision, let's go through the process." said Bai Meiqi's uncle.

If Shi Nan hadn't resigned on his own initiative, Bo Meiqi's uncle wouldn't have forced Shi Nan to resign, but Bo Meiqi's uncle would never have reused Shi Nan. Not only Bo Meiqi's uncle didn't reuse Shi Nan, no one else would have reused Shi Nan either.

Shi Nan didn't want to force others to explain things to him clearly. He resigned now, so he could still save some face. It would be too unpleasant to hear others say those things in front of him.

When Nan left the office with his things, he looked up at the sky. When Nan came, he was thinking about what he would do in the future and how he would climb to a high position.

Shi Nan was a little confused about what he should do next. He had resigned from the Development Zone Investment Promotion Office on his own initiative, and the government could not arrange a job for him. He had no choice but to find a job on his own.

The Shi family didn't have much money, and after this incident, they'd spent quite a bit. It wouldn't be possible for Shi Nan to start a business like Sheng Jiahao. He'd have to borrow money, and where would he get that kind of money? Borrowing from his friends? His friends themselves didn't have much money either.

In just a few days, Shi Nan left the development zone and never went to see Bai Meiqi again. Bai Meiqi went to the hospital, but the doctor said it was too early to tell whether she was pregnant and asked her to wait a few more days. The Bai family wanted Bai Meiqi to abort the child and not give birth to Shi Nan's child. If Bai Meiqi gave birth to Shi Nan's child, that child would become a stain on her, and the Shi family would use this to embarrass the Bai family.

Shi Nan returned to his parents' home, but his mother hadn't returned the red envelopes to Jiang Moli and her husband. The red envelopes from Shi Nan's boss were returned by Shi Nan himself. Most of the red envelopes had been returned, except for a few that relatives said didn't need to be returned, and the red envelopes from Jiang Moli and her husband. Shi's mother really didn't want to go look for Jiang Moli.

"I asked Fan Xiaoxue to deliver the red envelope, but she didn't want to. I then asked Niu Cuihua to deliver it, but she didn't want to either." Shi's mother said, "I'll deliver it tomorrow."

"I'll go and take it off." Shi Nan said.

"You're going to send him off?" Shi's mother frowned.

"Yes, I'll go." Shi Nan nodded, "You don't have to go. I don't have a job anymore, so I'll go over there."

"Why are you going over there? Aren't you afraid that they will laugh at you?" asked Shi's mother.

"Would you please speak properly when you get over there?" Shi Nan asked, "Are people laughing at us? And you're saying over here that others are laughing at us."

"I... they must be like this." said Shi's mother.

"Mom, I'll go deliver it myself." Shi Nan picked up the red envelope on the table, "This red envelope must be returned."

Shi's mother wanted to say something, but was stopped by Shi's father. Shi Nan took the red envelope and went to his room. He was in a bad mood. Everything was ruined. When Shi Nan closed the door, he slammed it hard. Shi's mother was shocked. She really knew that Shi Nan was angry.

"Stop talking and let Shi Nan go by himself." said Shi's father.

"I……"

"You too, you already booked a restaurant and banquet, so don't think about saving money." Shi's father said, "At worst, we can borrow some money from relatives. This matter will be over soon."

"You didn't tell me not to do that at the time, and you just stood by me." Shi's mother said, "Isn't it for our family? A person who didn't even go to college yet still asks for so much, wanting this and that. Who does she think she is? Having an uncle who is a leader is really amazing. In my opinion, it's better for Shi Nan to divorce her. Men don't have to be afraid of divorce. Our Shi Nan is a college graduate, and he can find a partner."

Shi's mother felt very upset. She didn't like Bo Meiqi, but she didn't expect her son to divorce Bo Meiqi so soon.

"They're just playing with us." Shi's mother was furious. "There were some problems at the wedding banquet, can't they be understanding? They insist on getting a divorce and forcing our Shi Nan to quit her job at the company."

"Don't say anymore." Shi's father said, "Things have already come to this, what else can we do?"

Shi's father had no idea what to do, as it was the investment promotion office of the development zone, and Shi's father couldn't intervene. Shi's father thought it would be better for Shi Nan to stay in the capital, but Shi Nan also had no way to stay in the capital.

On a new day, when Jiang Moli was about to go to work, she saw Shi Nan standing at the door. Shi Nan had been there for a while, and he wanted to press the doorbell but didn't. It was not until Jiang Moli was about to go out that their eyes met.

Sheng Jiahao prepared to drive Jiang Moli to work, and the two of them left home happily.

"This is the red envelope returned to you." Shi Nan saw Sheng Jiahao and also saw Sheng Jiahao protecting Jiang Moli behind him. "Not only your red envelopes, but everyone else's red envelopes have also been returned."

Sheng Jiahao looked at Jiang Moli, and Jiang Moli nodded, "Then take it back."

The amount of this red envelope is not small. Jiang Moli did not think of giving Shi Nan an advantage for free. Since the Shi family wants to return the red envelope, then she will return it.

Sheng Jiahao took the red envelope, but he felt that something was wrong with it, so he didn't say anything.

Shi Nan wanted to talk to Jiang Moli, but Jiang Moli said, "Hurry up and get in the car. I have to go to work."

Then, Jiang Moli and Sheng Jiahao quickly got into the car, and neither of them wanted to pay attention to Shi Nan.

Shi Nan didn't say what he wanted to say. He looked at the car driving away.

After getting in the car, Sheng Jiahao handed the red envelope to Jiang Moli. Jiang Moli opened the red envelope and found that the amount was wrong.

"Did I see it wrong?" Jiang Moli turned and asked Sheng Jiahao.

Because Bo Meiqi was the niece of the head of the Development Zone Investment Promotion Office, Sheng Jiahao gave a larger red envelope. He also considered the amounts given by other neighbors and ultimately settled on 18 yuan. While that might be considered small compared to the red envelopes given by other merchants attending the wedding banquet, Jiang Moli was invited as a friend of Shi Nan's, so it made sense for her and her husband to give less.

"Why are there two dollars missing?" Jiang Moli asked, "Isn't it eighteen? Is it because eighteen also means eighteen levels of hell? Did you take two dollars?"

"No." Sheng Jiahao said, "Who would have thought of this when giving the red envelope?"

"It wasn't me who took it out, nor was it you. This red envelope didn't pass through my parents' hands, so someone from the Shi family took some of the money." Jiang Moli said, "I don't know if the person who received the gift took it secretly, or if they took it on their own."

Jiang Moli thought it wasn't just her own red envelope that had issues, but probably everyone else's too. It was just a small difference, so people wouldn't make a big deal about it, but they might say a few words.

Just as Jiang Moli thought, it wasn't just Jiang Moli's red envelope that had problems, there were also problems with other people's red envelopes. When Bo Meiqi's uncle's colleagues received the returned red envelopes, they discovered that the amount inside was incorrect. They didn't tell anyone, but their wives told Bo Meiqi's aunt.

The Bai family was so angry at the Shi family's behavior that they laughed. This kind of behavior of returning the red envelopes was too disgusting. Why didn't they return all of them? Although not all red envelopes had this problem, only a few, the Bai family still went to find the Shi family.

When Shi's mother saw Bo's mother, she thought that Bo's mother had changed her mind and wanted Bo Meiqi to remarry Shi Nan.

"Mother-in-law..."

"What a shameless mother-in-law!" Mother Bai said, "How did you return the red envelope? How come there's less money in the red envelope? If someone hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known!"

"How could it be less?" Shi's mother frowned. "We didn't even open the red envelope. We just returned it directly."

"God knows what you did." Bai's mother said, "You are really so dirty. You caused such a scene at the wedding banquet, and you returned the red envelope in such a way."

Mother Bo felt heartbroken thinking about it. Why had she always thought these people's problems were just minor ones, and told her daughter not to mind those minor issues? It was all her fault. She had caused her daughter to become like this, making her a second-hand commodity. After her daughter divorced and remarried, Mother Bo was also worried that she would not find a better partner. It was all the fault of the Shi family.

"If you don't want to return the red envelopes, then don't return them. If you want to return them, you return them in this way. That's really stingy." said Bai's mother.

"Don't say that. We didn't open the red envelope and didn't touch the money inside!" Shi's mother said, "We give to others the same way they gave us."

"You know what you did." Mother Bo said coldly, "Shi Nan has a mother like you, so don't even think he can get well."

Bai Mu didn't come to see if Shi Mu was wronged, nor did she think about what happened. She just knew there was a problem with the red envelope, so she came to talk about it. This was also to let those people know her attitude. If those people didn't say it, she really wouldn't know, and some people really wouldn't say it.

Relatives and friends from both families gathered at a hotel. The recipients were arranged by the Shi family. The Shi family's relatives registered for the red envelopes, and only the meeting gifts were given individually to Bo Meiqi or Shi Nan. When it came time to return the red envelopes, Bo's mother took the red envelopes and returned the ones for her own relatives. She hadn't expected that there would be problems with the red envelopes in such a short time.

It was not easy for Bai Mu to ask each relative one by one. If someone said it was too little, then it was too little. It was impossible for others to say that on purpose.

When Bai's mother left, she happened to meet Shi Nan who had just returned from outside.

"Mom...Auntie..."

"Heh." Bai's mother sneered and left.

When Shi Nan saw Bai's mother's attitude, he frowned slightly and could only go home to ask his family what happened.

"You've come just in time." When Shi's mother saw Shi Nan, she immediately said, "Your mother-in-law, your ex-mother-in-law, said that there was a problem with the red envelopes we returned. Some of them had less money. How could the money in the red envelopes be less? We didn't even open the red envelopes."

"The red envelopes have less money?" Shi Nan was surprised. He had no idea how much money was in those red envelopes. Shi Nan didn't touch the red envelopes. At most, he thought that they would open the red envelopes when they had time after the wedding banquet.

"Yes, they said there was less money in the red envelope," Shi's mother said. "We received the red envelope, and it was like that. You said you wanted to return it, but I didn't take the money out. What's going on?"

Shi's mother thought that Bai's mother must have said that on purpose. "They must be trying to get money from us and cheat us!"

The red envelopes had all been returned, so who would open them one by one and take out some money? Shi's mother hadn't done anything of the sort, so she assumed the Bai family was deliberately trying to make things difficult for them. Bai Meiqi and Shi Nan were divorced, and Shi Nan had voluntarily resigned from his job. How long would the Bai family continue to make things difficult for them?

"What else could it be? Ask your maternal family." Shi's father was a little breathless. He hadn't gone to work these past few days and had been staying at home. "It's your maternal family who's in charge of registering the red envelopes!"