Twenty yuan was enough to make Zhao Erling, who was holding her child in bed, turn pale.
Zhao Erling had always known that her lazy mother-in-law was stingy, but she didn't know she could be stingy to this extent. In order to get back the two hundred yuan dowry, she wouldn't even let go of the opportunity for her to have a child.
Zhao Erling directly made a harsh statement.
"Mao Daxing, we can pay back the two hundred yuan, but if you dare to ask for even a penny more, see if I'll stay with you any longer!"
Mao Daxing's expression tightened.
Qin Xiang'e was also afraid that Zhao Erling would be disliked by her in-laws, so she quickly scolded, "Erniu, what nonsense are you talking about!"
Zhao Erling snorted coldly, then turned her back to the child.
Seeing this, Mao Daxing's mother quickly laughed and said, "Look at the mess this has made, Lingzi, why are you so angry? You said you wouldn't give more, so I won't ask for more, okay? Just the two hundred, I won't take a penny more, consider the rest as a loss, okay?"
See, even at this point, they still want to gain an advantage verbally.
"What do you mean by a losing deal... that sounds so awful." Qin Zheng snorted coldly through his nose, displeased.
Ye Yun blinked.
After a two-second silence, she turned her gaze to Mao Daxing and smiled amicably, "Second brother-in-law, you're saying that the baby's grandparents all organized this birth celebration?"
Mao Daxing nodded.
Seeing this, Ye Yun looked at Mao Daxing's mother again, still smiling: "Auntie, if we return the dowry money from back then to you, will you hold a birth banquet for the child according to custom?"
“What you’re saying, child, is that even if I don’t pay it back, I still have to do my part,” said Mao Daxing’s mother.
Look, they're still saying nice things.
This kind of smiling tiger is the most annoying; it's like they can't speak properly.
It won't kill you with anger, but it will annoy you.
"Just tell me if you can handle it or not," Ye Yun said bluntly.
Seeing Ye Yun's serious expression, Mao Daxing's mother glanced at Zhao Erling on the bed and stopped pretending. "If you return the betrothal money to us, then his father and I will naturally have money to hold the banquet."
"Okay, we'll go."
Ye Yun nodded.
"Not only will you get your principal back, but you'll also get an extra twenty yuan in interest."
"Really?" Mao Daxing's mother's eyes lit up, and she slapped her thigh. "Let's do it! Then his grandfather and I will go find people right away, and we'll have the banquet tomorrow!"
After saying that, he walked out with a beaming smile.
"etc."
Ye Yun called out to her, a slow smile curving her lips.
Mao Daxing's mother, unaware of the situation, asked smugly, "What's wrong?"
"Auntie, if I'm not mistaken, since the birth celebration was hosted by the grandparents, shouldn't the grandparents also pay for the expenses of the daughter-in-law giving birth?" After Ye Yun finished speaking, she turned her gaze to Mao Daxing, who was standing to the side.
Mao Daxing nodded blankly, "Yes, the cost of childbirth is also paid by the grandparents."
That solves the problem.
Ye Yun waved to Qin Zheng and Lao Si, "You two tell your aunt how much we paid for Second Sister's medical expenses this time she was hospitalized."
Qin Zheng: "The total cost for five days is 66.7 yuan."
"Not only that, not only that!"
The fourth brother's eyes lit up as he eagerly added, "My second sister had a difficult childbirth and ran a fever for three days after giving birth. The hospital bill was 66.7 yuan, which included my second sister's medical expenses and the baby's milk expenses. But my brother paid for more than just that; he also paid for living expenses!"
"During the few days I was in the hospital, in order to help my second sister produce milk, my mother cooked a whole old hen and a fish every day, which cost at least three yuan a day!"
"And the bedding and food we sent to my brother-in-law, let's say it's 50 cents a day. Add that to the chicken and fish, and it's 3.5 yuan. Five days would be 17.5 yuan. And with the hospital fees, it's 74.2 yuan!"
After saying that, the fourth brother gestured the amount of seventy-four yuan and two jiao to each of them.
Ye Yun looked at Mao Daxing's mother with a smile, "Auntie, let me round it down for you, seventy-four will do. Two hundred and twenty minus seventy-four, we owe you one hundred and forty-six, right?"
Mao Daxing's mother was stunned.
He stared blankly at Ye Yun, blinked, and the smile on his face could no longer be maintained.
Ye Yun maintained her smile and said gently, "Auntie, don't you like to smile? Don't you like to do accounting?"
"Then shall I settle the score with you while smiling?"
Mao Daxing's mother's face froze.
Zhao Erling looked at Ye Yun with admiration and gave her a thumbs up.
Then she let out a long sigh of relief, turned to Mao Daxing, and said in a way that left no room for refusal, "Mao Daxing, aren't you right?"
Mao Daxing has a headache.
Eager to end this farce, he nodded hastily, "Yes, yes, one hundred and forty-six, that's one hundred and forty-six! Mother, hurry and go find the person who's organizing the banquet!"
After saying that, he pushed his mother out of the house.
The door slammed shut.
Without Mao Daxing's mother's sarcastic remarks, the atmosphere finally returned to normal.
Qin Xiang'e felt sorry for her daughter Zhao Erling. Seeing that the baby had fallen asleep, she put a pillow under the head of the bed and told Zhao Erling to lie down and rest as well, telling her not to sit, otherwise she would have back pain when she got old.
Zhao Erling looked worried.
"Mother, how do you plan to pay back this money...?"
She knew her family's financial situation well. Back then, her dowry was used to pay for her fourth son's schooling. Over the years, they had been borrowing money from all sides, and they probably hadn't even paid off their debts yet.
"Erniu, don't worry." Qin Xiang'e smiled and patted her hand, glancing at Qin Zheng and Ye Yun behind her. "Zhengzi and his wife taught me how to make mung bean cakes. I've saved up quite a bit of money these days."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Erling cast a grateful glance at Qin Zheng and Ye Yun behind Qin Xiang'e.
"Zhengzi, Ye Yun, thank you." She said earnestly, a slight redness rising in the corners of her eyes.
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