“Let’s go together!” Su Xiaonuan said. “Mom, you can stay at the hotel tonight, you don’t need to come back with us. But don’t chat too late, you have to attend our wedding tomorrow.”
"Is it alright? Can we stay at the hotel?" Zhang Yulan asked Xiao Moran, looking for his opinion, when her son didn't answer.
The old lady was still a little hesitant because her son hadn't spoken, fearing that her actions might cause him inconvenience or trouble.
Even with the son she had raised with such care, Zhang Yulan remained cautious. All mothers are like this, only hoping that their children will be happy and joyful; their own happiness is secondary.
“Mom, you can stay in a hotel if you want.” Xiao Moran nodded. “The whole hotel is booked; there’s plenty of room.”
Zhang Yulan was as excited as a child, following behind her son and daughter-in-law with an unprecedentedly light step. Her son's grand wedding was truly a source of pride.
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Lan Yin drove Wang Xiaobao and Xiang Qiuyun to the suburban train station. She had already bought their tickets and left their luggage in the car, waiting for Wang Xiaobao to destroy Xiao Moxi before sending them away.
"Xiao Bao, did you really ruin Xiao Moxi's face?" Xiang Qiuyun asked him anxiously.
“It’s true,” Wang Xiaobao said with certainty. “Those screams, I still get scared when I think about them now. Luckily I ran fast, otherwise I would have been caught.”
"Did they recognize you?" Xiang Qiuyun asked.
"I don't know." Wang Xiaobao handed his passbook to Xiang Qiuyun. "Here, this is my passbook. All the money is in here. The password is your birthday. You can withdraw it yourself if you want."
"Can I withdraw it and deposit it into my savings account?" Xiang Qiuyun smiled radiantly, her hand trembling as she held the savings account. She stopped asking about Xiao Moxi and stared intently at the numbers on the account, which showed not just three thousand yuan, but four thousand yuan, exceeding her expectations.
Given Wang Xiaobao's extravagant spending habits, he assumed that he must have already spent several hundred of the three thousand yuan Lan Yin had given him. However, looking at the numbers on his savings account, he realized that not only had he not spent the money, but he had also secretly deposited money into it.
"Okay, it's all yours." Wang Xiaobao thought to himself, "The person has already left with me. You've taken my money, so isn't it still mine? I'm just letting you hold onto it temporarily. I'll take it back when the time is right."
Xiang Qiuyun quickly stuffed the passbook into her inner pocket. "When we get back from our trip, I'm going to buy a public rental apartment, buy some appliances so my mom can enjoy life too, and then use a thousand yuan to start a business. We can still save some money in the bank. I heard that Su Xiaonuan started her shop with a thousand yuan. Look how rich she is now!"
"When you're out having fun, watch more TV news, especially local news," Lan Yin thought to herself. "You think you can come back? Dream on! The moment you leave, you'll become wanted criminals."
"Yes, I will," Xiang Qiuyun said innocently. "I need to read the local news to understand the local market situation so I can invest and do business when I come back in a while."
"Mmm," Lan Yin responded, turning the steering wheel.
"Lanyin, please take good care of my mother while I'm away. She's not in good health and often suffers from rheumatism and pain. Please buy her some ointment when the weather changes. Thank you."
"Don't worry, I'll take good care of your mother." Lan Yin only agreed verbally; she had no intention of taking care of Xiang Qiuyun's mother at all. That kind of place was completely out of place for someone as wealthy as her.
Wang Xiaobao didn't say much. He was immersed in the joy of having snagged Xiang Qiuyun. Now that this woman was with him, there was no way he could get rid of her. A scoundrel like Wang Xiaobao wouldn't have any daughter in the surrounding villages willing to marry him. But now, he had found a great beauty from the city. Just thinking about it made him feel wonderful.
Xiang Qiuyun cast a joyful glance out the window, then suddenly exclaimed, "Look, aren't those the villagers from Xiaolong Village?"
Lan Yin and Wang Xiaobao followed Xiang Qiuyun's gaze and saw several vans and a car parked in the makeshift car wash. The car wash staff were using hoses to wash the vehicles.
Dozens of people squatted or stood around waiting. The town leaders said that since they were going to such a luxurious place, the car had to be washed clean so that people wouldn't look down on them, who came from the countryside.
"Heh, it really is them." Lan Yin's gaze sharpened. "It seems our guess was right. That wedding really is Jiang Yi and Xiao Moxi. Otherwise, these people wouldn't have come to the provincial capital. They've certainly made quite a show of it."
"So what if it's them?" Xiang Qiuyun scoffed. "They've come for nothing. Xiao Moxi is disfigured. Let's see how they hold their wedding."
"They really have a lot of influence, even the town leaders came," Wang Xiaobao said with a sly smile. "It would be terrible if the wedding turned into a funeral. It would be interesting if they angered that old woman Zhang Yulan to death."
“Xiao Bao, look! It looks like your mom is here too.” Xiang Qiuyun said, pointing to the old woman squatting by the roadside vomiting. “Looks like this free wedding is really attractive; even your mom came.”
"My mom, really, why did she have to come and join in the fun?" Wang Xiaobao covered his face. "Wouldn't it be better to just stay home?"
"There's free food and drinks, and free red envelopes too, why not come?" Lan Yin said.
"Look, your sister-in-law is over there with her two children too!" Xiang Qiuyun exclaimed as if she had discovered something amazing. "Don't the children need to go to school?"
"Stop the car!" Wang Xiaobao shouted.
"What do you want to do?" Lan Yin didn't stop, but drove even faster.
"I want to ask them what exactly happened."
"You'd better not go. You hurt someone, and the police are looking for you everywhere. Wouldn't that be like walking into a trap?" Lan Yin said coldly. "Besides, we don't have time. The train is leaving in half an hour, and it takes fifteen minutes to get to the train station from here. We need to hurry to catch this train."
"Xiao Bao, it's better not to go. Safety is the most important thing." Xiang Qiuyun had taken the money, and since the two of them had that kind of relationship, she was calling him "Xiao Bao" more and more naturally. "We should leave here quickly and come back when things calm down."
Wang Xiaobao no longer insisted; he now listens to Qiu Yun in everything.
Half an hour later, Lan Yin watched the train drive away before she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It's finally done!
After leaving the train station, she personally delivered the recording pen to the police station, saying that Wang Xiaobao and Xiang Qiuyun had absconded with the funds raised through fundraising. The recording pen contained not only their conversations about absconding with the money, but also Xiang Qiuyun's words about harming Su Xiaonuan. If anything happened to Su Xiaonuan in the future, Xiang Qiuyun would be the prime suspect.
Lan Yin and her family have returned to normal life.
To avoid suspicion, Lan Yin had no choice but to move in with her parents to Li Chunxiang's two-bedroom apartment.
Once the storm has passed, she will properly enjoy the wealth she has painstakingly acquired.
To confirm whether Xie Zhi had really gone mad, she and Li Chunxiang went to the trash can and picked up two moldy steamed buns, which they then threw to Xie Zhi.
Looking at the woman in front of him, whose heart was like a snake and a scorpion, Xie Zhi dared not be careless. He took the moldy steamed buns that Lan Yin and her daughter threw at him, and first held the steamed buns and grinned at them, one in each hand. After laughing, he took a bite of each bun. Although it was hard to swallow, he still swallowed it and kept saying "delicious".
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