Chapter 227 Is there really such a good thing?

The student in front of her turned around and looked at the envelope containing money in her hand.

"Shen Xuewei, quickly open it and see if there's a thousand yuan inside."

Shen Xuewei didn't open it, but simply nodded and said, "Yes, it's a thousand yuan."

The principal already said how much the scholarship is; this person is just asking a question they already know the answer to.

Seeing that Shen Xuewei was holding the envelope in her hand and wouldn't open it for him, the man turned his head away in boredom.

After the freshman orientation ended, the students from each class carried their chairs back to their classrooms.

In front of everyone in the class, Shen Xuewei handed the envelope in her hand to Teacher Qin, asking her to temporarily keep the scholarship money for her.

Petty theft was still a common occurrence in high school. Everyone knew she had this thousand yuan, and if it remained in her possession, her suitcase might be broken into at any time.

Handing the money over to the teacher for safekeeping in front of so many people would put her at ease, and would also deter thieves.

Teacher Qin took the envelope, opened it, counted the money inside, confirmed that it matched the amount Shen Xuewei had mentioned, and nodded.

"Okay, then I'll hold onto this money for you for now. Come find me before the holiday on Friday afternoon to collect it and take it home."

"Okay, I'll come back to pick it up on Friday. Thank you for keeping it safe for me."

With Teacher Qin keeping the money safe, no one was watching it anymore.

However, there were still some students who were living in the dormitory for the first time and spent money recklessly, who came to Shen Xuewei to borrow money.

Shen Xuewei's response was simply: "No."

Although they were classmates, she didn't even remember the person's name, so how could she possibly lend him money?

Shen Xuewei spent eight days at school and finally had a weekend off.

As the school bell rang, even she, with her personality, couldn't help but look towards the door.

The teacher above knew how eager the students were to leave school, and with a wave of his hand, he looked at the unfinished problem.

"Alright, that's all for now, get out of class dismissed!"

"Yay! Thank you, teacher. Goodbye, teacher."

The students cheered and rushed out of the classroom.

Shen Xuewei ran very fast and soon reached the school gate.

Not far from the school gate, various stalls had already been set up.

Selling oden, grilled sausages, fried tofu... students leaving the school gate would walk past the crowd and head straight for these stalls.

Shen Xuewei hadn't eaten these in a long time and was feeling a bit craving them.

She glanced at the tricycles soliciting customers at the school gate, calculated the time, and figured she could catch the minibus back to town, so she walked towards the stalls.

After eating two grilled sausages, she wiped her mouth with a tissue and was about to take a tricycle to the bus station.

Just then, a motorcycle carrying passengers drove up from a distance and stopped in front of the school gate.

A stylish and glamorous woman got off the motorcycle.

She glanced at the students coming out in groups, and when she saw Shen Xuewei lining up to get on a tricycle, she quickly called out to her.

"Weiwei!"

The familiar voice made Shen Xuewei pause and look in the direction from which it came.

Upon seeing who it was, she asked in surprise, "Auntie, what brings you here?"

She had told Chen Fanglan during the summer vacation that she would go back to the village and not visit her during the first holiday after the start of the new semester.

Chen Fanglan pulled her out of the line, "Oh dear, your grandparents said you should stay with me this weekend."

She urged Shen Xuewei to get on the motorcycle.

After Shen Xuewei was settled, she also got into the car and let the motorcycle driver drive away.

The wind whistled past her ears, and Chen Fanglan's slightly puzzled voice rang out.

"That's strange. Before, when I told your grandparents you you wanted to stay with me, they were worried I'd lead you astray. Why are they suddenly asking you to come live with me this time?"

Shen Xuewei's lips twitched slightly.

My aunt didn't know the reason, but she had a vague idea of ​​what it was.

It's probably because she knew beforehand that Wu Yuhong's family wouldn't let her go to high school, so her reaction was a bit over the top.

Her maternal grandparents were worried that she would go back to Wu Yuhong's parents, so they decided to let her stay with her aunt for the week.

Back at Chen Fanglan's place, Shen Xuewei stared at Chen Fanglan, lost in thought.

Chen Fanglan, feeling stared at like that, subtly shifted her position back a little. "Weiwei, don't stare at me like that. It looks like you're plotting against me, which scares me."

Shen Xuewei's expression froze. "Auntie, you're overthinking it. You still owe me money, what could I possibly want to scheme against you?"

Chen Fanglan thought about it and agreed, then moved her buttocks back to where they were.

"What's wrong? Are you not getting along well with your classmates at school? You look... well, you're not very happy."

Shen Xuewei suddenly smiled and said, "No, I'm not upset."

"Auntie, can I ask you something?"

Chen Fanglan sat up cross-legged, picked up a management book from the side, opened it, and placed it on her lap.

"What is it? Tell me."

Shen Xuewei moved closer to her, "Auntie, I remember, didn't you used to be very close to Aunt Yufen?"

Although she didn't know why Shen Xuewei would suddenly ask this question, Chen Fanglan still told her the truth.

"We used to get along really well. But we haven't been in touch much in the last two or three years. The last time she called me, it was to ask me for money."

“I’m in debt myself, how could I possibly lend her money? As soon as she heard I wouldn’t lend her any, she hung up the phone immediately.”

She sighed and said with a sigh, "She's not doing well either. She has three children to raise, and her husband doesn't earn much money."

"I heard that the mother-in-law also favors the younger daughter-in-law. She gives all the good things in the house to the younger daughter-in-law..."

After a long pause, Shen Xuewei waited for Chen Fanglan to finish speaking before asking:

"Auntie, between Yuhong and Yufen, which one do you think the Wu family dotes on more?"

When this topic came up, Chen Fanglan had something to say.

"There's no need to compare them at all. The Wu family's favorite is, of course, Yu Fen."

"Don't think that your auntie is lazy at home. Before I started working, I worked in the fields a lot. The person I envy most in the village is Yufen."

"Although the Wu family was poor, she never worked in the fields from a young age, not even once. When she was seven or eight years old, her mother carried her on her back all day long, but Yu Hong didn't have that kind of treatment."

“Look at her now, even though she’s married, every time she comes back, she takes big bags and small packages from home. Her parents still think they haven’t given her enough…”

Hearing about the starkly different treatment the Wu sisters received, Shen Xuewei felt a pang of sadness for Wu Yuhong.

"So, if Aunt Yufen makes any request, her parents usually agree, right?"

Chen Fanglan paused, then said somewhat uncertainly, "Probably, anyway, her parents have spoiled her since she was little. Generally speaking, they won't refuse."

Shen Xuewei composed herself and gave Chen Fanglan a big smile.

"Auntie, can you do me a favor? If it works out, I'll forgive you 10,000 yuan of the money you owe me."

Chen Fanglan's eyes lit up instantly, "There's such a good thing?"

She pressed on, "Just tell me what you need help with. For the sake of the money, your auntie will definitely get it done for you!"