Chapter 52: Want to split up the family just because something goes wrong? Wishful thinking!

Jiang Jianhua rubbed the door frame with the corner of his clothes, not daring to look up for a long time. "Sister-in-law, I just went home and discussed it with Yuanshan. You see, you just got married and you're already managing the accounts. You must be exhausted. How about... we split up?"

Yun Tangyin paused as she was putting the account book into the till. She turned around with a smile on her face, "Divide the family? What do you mean, second sister-in-law? Mom is still here. How can we divide the family just after getting married?"

"That's not what I meant." Jiang Jianhua waved his hands hurriedly, but glanced at Fu Yucheng.

"I mean, why don't we each manage our own expenses so you don't have to stare at the account book all day. You see, you and Acheng are a young couple, and so are Yuanshan and I. We can live a quiet life apart."

Fu Yucheng frowned.

He himself doesn't care, but Yun Tangyin doesn't want to split up, so he unconditionally supports Yun Tangyin's choice.

Fu Yucheng said indifferently: "Second sister-in-law, you are wrong. The Fu family has no rules for splitting up the family."

Jiang Jianhua was choked by him, and his eyes were red again: "I'm just afraid of causing trouble for my sister-in-law... Look at my brain, I always can't remember the accounts. If I make a mistake again, won't it cause you trouble? We're separated now. I spend the money I earn myself, and I don't need to trouble my sister-in-law to keep accounts."

Yun Tangyin hung the cash box key back on the wall, with a clear metallic clang. "If you're worried about making mistakes, second sister-in-law, take your eldest sister-in-law with you when you go shopping next time and let her keep track of it for you. Besides, how can we separate the expenses at home so clearly? If we have dinner at your house today and dinner at my house tomorrow, do we have to separate them too?"

These words were said intentionally to annoy Jiang Jianhua, and were also said to Fu Yuanshan. After all, Jiang Jianhua would definitely discuss it with Fu Yuanshan when he returned.

She walked up to Jiang Jianhua and said in a soft but forceful voice, "If Second Sister-in-law really thought managing the accounts was tiring, she shouldn't have taken the job in the first place. Now that you've handed over the account books, you're talking about dividing the family business. Do you think I'm too strict, or do you think it's inconvenient to hide your private money?"

Jiang Jianhua's face turned red. It was Fu Yuanshan who asked her to say this to test Yun Tangyin's thoughts.

Now seeing that Yun Tangyin really didn't want to split up, Jiang Jianhua could only lower his head: "I didn't mean that..."

Every time she suffers a loss, she learns her lesson. Without anyone's support, she really doesn't dare to confront Yun Tangyin head-on.

"That's good." Yun Tangyin interrupted her and picked up the brown sugar steamed bun on the table and handed it over: "Sister-in-law's steamed buns are delicious. Second sister-in-law, take two back for second brother to try. Don't talk about dividing the family anymore. Mom will be sad if she hears it."

Jiang Jianhua stood there holding the steamed bun, neither moving forward nor backward.

Fu Yucheng had already turned around to pour hot water, clearly ordering her to leave. She could only stammer, "Then I'll leave first," and almost ran out of the yard.

As soon as the yard quieted down, Fu Yucheng turned around and asked Yun Tangyin, "Why didn't you just agree to what she said? If we really split up, we can support Mom together and save her from worrying every day."

Yun Tangyin took a bite of the steamed bun and laughed: "Separation? She's dreaming."

She pulled Fu Yucheng to sit on the sofa, and drew circles on the back of his hand with her fingertips: "Do you think she really wants to split up? She's just afraid that I'll check the old accounts. She's been the manager for the past few years, and there are more holes in the account books than just today."

"I've looked through all the account books. Although the most recent accounts are balanced, I discovered that three years ago I reported buying 20 kilograms of cotton, but only 15 kilograms were actually recorded. Where did the other 5 kilograms of cotton go?"

Fu Yucheng was stunned: "There is such a thing?"

"It's a lot." Yun Tangyin counted on her fingers: "Buying coal, buying cloth, all this money added up, not to mention the radio, it's enough to buy two new TVs."

She suddenly leaned close to Fu Yucheng's ear and said, "If we divide the family now, wouldn't that mean they can just put all the money they embezzled into their own pockets? I'm not that generous."

Fu Yucheng finally understood: "You want to recover all the money they embezzled?"

"What else?" Yun Tangyin raised an eyebrow. "Mom asked me to manage the accounts, not to be a sucker. They used the Fu family's money to subsidize their own family and buy defective products to make up for the shortage. Now they want to split up and live in peace? They have to spit out what they swallowed first."

As she was speaking, Yuxia returned with a porcelain bowl filled with freshly pickled radish strips. "Yinyin, I'm bringing you some pickles. I just saw Jiang Jianhua storm off. Did they have another argument?"

Yun Tangyin took the porcelain bowl and smiled: "Sister-in-law is well-informed."

"That's just the kind of person she is." Yu Xia curled her lips, with a smile in her eyes, but also a bit of calculation hidden in them.

Fu Yucheng's face darkened: "Sister-in-law, please sit down first. I'll go get some water."

Yu Xia responded and sat down. "At the end of last year, Mom was sick and hospitalized. As a military dependent, Mom's medical expenses were free, but when Jiang Jianhua went to pay the bill, she insisted on claiming an extra five yuan in subsidies. I saw her and she didn't agree. I didn't dare tell Mom about this for fear of upsetting her."

Yun Tangyin poured the radish strips into the plate and said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I'm here for you. No one will touch a penny of Mom's money."

She looked at Fu Yucheng and said, "Go check the old accounts of the warehouse tomorrow, especially the records of cotton and coal entering the warehouse. It would be best if you could find the person who handled it at that time."

Fu Yucheng nodded: "I'll go prepare it now."

Yu Xia's eyes lit up: "Do you need my help? I know Mr. Zhang who's in charge of the warehouse. He remembers things very clearly."

"That's perfect." Yun Tangyin smiled. "Sister-in-law, please ask Uncle Zhang tomorrow if Jiang Jianhua was the one who went to pick up the cotton on the day of the cotton harvest."

Yu Xia nodded repeatedly: "Leave it to me! I promise to ask clearly!"

As she said this, she stood up. She also knew that Yun Tangyin's first move as a new official would be to make it a big and vigorous one.

Yu Xia thought that she had been playing deaf and dumb for all these years and now she finally had a chance to vent her anger.

The second brother and his wife have been relying on their power as housekeepers for so many years and have caused her a lot of injustice!

After seeing Yu Xia leave, Fu Yucheng held Yun Tangyin's hand and said, "If they really find out that they have embezzled a lot of money, Mom will be very sad if she finds out."

"Being sad is better than being kept in the dark." Yun Tangyin leaned on his shoulder: "Besides, Mom actually knows everything in her heart, but she can't get angry because of her face. It will be easier to deal with it once the truth is dug out and there is a reason."

She paused, then suddenly smiled. "Besides, isn't that Jiang Zhicheng coming soon? They're definitely going to want Jiang Zhicheng to help out. When the time comes, we'll show him the account book. No matter who he is, will he still have the nerve to support us?"

Fu Yucheng lowered his head and kissed the top of her head: "I'll do as you say. But don't tire yourself out. If the investigation becomes difficult, I can find a few more people to help."

"Don't worry." Yun Tangyin squeezed his arm. "I'm not that stupid. With my sister-in-law helping to keep an eye on them and you checking up on the past, if we work together internally and externally, how can we be afraid of not being able to catch them?"

The setting sun outside the window dyed the sycamore leaves in the yard golden red. Yun Tangyin looked at the key to the safe on the wall and tapped the table lightly with her fingertips.

Want to split up the family when something goes wrong?

You must pay back every cent you owe to the Fu family!