The purpose of returning is simple.

The first thing to do is to find out exactly what that stack of newspapers means.

Secondly, we need to make Jin Shu completely give up, make her understand her current status, and stop sending letters home in the future.

It's getting late, and Jin Yin hasn't achieved either of her two goals. How could she possibly go back like this?

She found Zhou Yanzhu and pulled her to the corner of the wall.

"I have something to tell you, and then I'll leave."

"Speak up, what's wrong? Out of money again?"

Jin Yin's throat tightened. She hadn't expected Zhou Yanzhu to say something like that, making it seem like what she was about to say was just to ask for money.

"Mom, what are you saying? How could I take your money? I came here to ask if you need money. If you do, I have some saved up here."

"What are you saying, child? Aren't you sick? You need the money right now."

"Even if I'm short of money, I can't take your money, cough cough cough..."

Zhou Yanzhu sensed something was off.

"What's wrong? Didn't you receive the money we sent you?"

"Money? What money?"

When Zhou Yanzhu saw that she really hadn't received the money, she immediately became excited. That was over twenty yuan, no small sum.

"The money your father and I slipped into the letter was for your medical treatment. Didn't you receive it?"

"I received a letter, and there was only a stack of old newspapers inside. You mean you put money in there, but the money turned into old newspapers?"

Old newspapers?

Zhou Yanzhu was incredulous; how could perfectly good money have turned into old newspapers!

She asked urgently.

“Your father and I put it in ourselves, there’s no mistake, how could it be a newspaper?”

"Mom, could it be that someone took the money inside and stuffed some newspaper in to fool us?"

Zhou Yanzhu looked deep in thought and muttered to herself.

"Who could it be? The envelope is intact, no one has opened it. Could it have been stolen on its way to you? Do city people really need that little bit of money?"

Seeing that Zhou Yanzhu couldn't figure it out no matter what, Jin Yin was getting a little anxious.

"What problems could there be after it's been sent out? The money must have been lost at home. Think about it, who in your family suddenly had money recently?"

"Suddenly having money... only Jin Shu could do that."

"That's gold..."

"It can't be Jin Shu's!"

Zhou Yanzhu spoke firmly, denying it outright. Her resolute expression made Jin Yin's face turn red with anger.

"How can you trust her so much? I'm quite curious myself, where did she, an ordinary country girl, get the money to start a factory?"

If Zhou Yanzhu still couldn't understand Jin Yin's meaning after hearing this, then she must be stupid.

She looked at Jin Yin, her tone somewhat somber.

"So what exactly are you trying to say?"

“It’s not that I want to say anything, it’s just the truth, Mom. I’m just worried that you’ve been scammed.”

“She’s my own daughter, what could she possibly lie to me about? I’ve barely raised her in my entire life, if I suspected her of being a thief, would I even be human?”

Upon hearing this, Jin Yin felt a sharp pain in her heart, as if it were being squeezed.

She kept a straight face, a cold smile playing on her lips.

"So it's only been a few days, and you've already recognized someone else as your own daughter. You don't even believe what I say anymore. I even traveled all the way back to see you."

Zhou Yanzhu felt a terrible pang in her heart; both her children were her flesh and blood, and she felt heartbroken if either of them was not doing well.

Just as I was about to say something, a sarcastic voice suddenly came from behind me.

"You've come all this way to see your parents, but you haven't brought anything back. After all, we've raised you for over ten years, and you still come back empty-handed. You're really shameless."

It turned out that the female worker who was closest to the mother and daughter overheard their conversation and couldn't help but make sarcastic remarks.

Jin Yin blushed and looked over, barely suppressing her anger.

"Did you see whether I brought anything or not? Mom, I almost forgot, the things I brought for you are still in the car, I'll get them for you right now."

The female worker pursed her lips, watching Jin Yin's departing figure, and couldn't help but remind Zhou Yanzhu.

"Your daughter is so lucky to have a mother like you who works herself to the bone to send her to school."

Which girl in the village doesn't drop out of school and go home to raise pigs and do housework when she reaches a certain age?

Not to mention the Jin family has three sons!

If this were any other family, Jin Yin wouldn't even be able to go to school, let alone have enough to eat every day.

Zhou Yanzhu not only supported her education, but also made sure she had the best food and drinks every day. And what did she get in return? She worked so hard to raise someone else's child, and to make matters worse, the child turned out to be an ungrateful wretch!

He came back and immediately tried to sow discord between the mother and daughter; he has a very malicious heart.

Of course, these words couldn't be said directly, otherwise Zhou Yanzhu would definitely defend her and turn against her, so the female worker kept them to herself and dared not say anything.

At this moment, Jin Yin stormed out and took out two gift boxes from the back seat of the car.

"What are you doing? This is my stuff."

Chu Dong grabbed her and looked at Jin Yin with a puzzled expression.

"Let me use it first, I'll buy you another one when I get back."

"Do you know what this is? It's full of rare mountain delicacies, including Ganoderma lucidum, bird's nest, and ginseng. A box of these costs several tens of yuan. How are you going to give it back to me?"

Besides, this doesn't belong to Chu Dong; it's something his dad kept in the car to give away.

If he loses this, his dad will definitely give him a good scolding when he gets back.

"Chu Dong, I finally came back, what's wrong with helping me? My parents have all these things, and you come to my house to tutor me every day, have they said anything about it?"

I helped you so much during your exams…

"Alright, alright, stop talking. Here, take it. I owe you from my past life."

Chu Dong hates studying more than anything in his life, but his parents hope he will become successful and force him to study hard.

Jin Shu used to help him; she would patiently tutor him after class.

Now that Jin Yin has arrived, she directly helps Chu Dong cheat, and his grades have improved remarkably. As a result, Chu Dong has received a lot of pocket money, and he hasn't been beaten or scolded for studying lately.

That's why he usually doesn't refuse Jin Yin's requests.

Jin Yin eventually delivered the last two gift boxes to Zhou Yanzhu.

Many people are watching.

"Mom, this is full of rare delicacies, like ginseng and lingzhi. Keep it to nourish your body."

"That must have cost a lot of money, right?"

"It's alright, a little over a hundred yuan a box."

"More than a hundred?!"

That's equivalent to a year's living expenses for my family!

Zhou Yanzhu felt it was too hot to handle and tried to put it back.

"Take it, consider it my way of showing my respect to you, so that some people won't think I've forgotten you all after I went to the city."

"You child, you're always thinking nonsense. It's enough that you came back to see me. Why did you bring such expensive things?"

After saying that, Zhou Yanzhu turned around, took a cloth bag out of her pocket, and stuffed it into Jin Yin's hand.

"Take this. It's not much. Don't deprive yourself in the city. Eat and drink as you please. Don't let people look down on you or bully you."

The cloth bag was bulging and heavy, and Jin Yin gently pushed it back.

"I don't want to."