"You bought this for me?"
Zhou Ling frowned, her eyes filled with uncertainty, but her anger subsided considerably because of those words.
Seeing this, Wang Xiuhua quickly added, "Yes, your father and I felt guilty towards you, so we wanted to buy you some gold jewelry to make it up to you. What parent in the world doesn't love their child?"
Zhou Ling was taken aback, but then she frowned again and questioned, "Then why didn't you even say goodbye before abandoning me and leaving Fanjia County? Is this how you compensate me? I think you're just making excuses."
When asked about this, Wang Xiuhua stammered and didn't know how to continue her story in a way that would convince Zhou Ling.
“Xiaoling, don’t blame your mother for this. If you have to blame someone, blame me. I’m the one who stopped your mother from telling you.”
Zhou Dana suddenly spoke, revealing a complicated expression.
what is going on?
Is there something else going on?
Although Zhou Ling was curious, her anger wouldn't subside so quickly; she wanted to hear how the two of them would explain themselves.
"Since you've caught us, I won't hide it from you anymore. To tell you the truth, the reason your mother and I left Fanjia County without saying a word is because we were in a real hurry. I helped someone before, and that person said they wanted to thank us. Time was of the essence, so they asked us to come over immediately and specifically instructed us not to let anyone know."
He probably did something illegal in China, and the fewer people who know, the better. That's why I left Fanjia County without telling you. Do you really think we left because we argued with you? Of course not. No parent would stoop to the level of their own child.
Zhou Dana looked like he had something to say but couldn't.
Wang Xiuhua looked on with admiration and nodded in agreement.
Seeing that Zhou Ling's complexion had improved, Zhou Dana knew that his efforts had been effective. He pretended to sigh and gave a bitter smile, saying, "Just two days ago, that friend left. Before he left, he gave me some money. Your mother and I spent some of it and came here today to buy gold jewelry, thinking of giving it to you when we got back and finding you a new place to live. I didn't expect that you would come here before we even got back. This is the truth you wanted to know."
"real?"
Zhou Ling raised an eyebrow. Although she was still resentful, after hearing these explanations, she was no longer as angry as she had been at the beginning.
"If you don't believe me, Dad can swear that if I'm lying, may I be struck by lightning."
Zhou Dana's face was very serious.
Seeing this, Zhou Ling gradually believed it. Wang Xiuhua quickly changed the subject, saying, "Daughter, now that you're here and know the truth, we won't help you choose. You can choose yourself, and your father and I will pay."
Did she choose the gold jewelry herself?
Zhou Ling immediately became interested. Speaking of which, she didn't have any gold jewelry on her at the moment. She had stolen her adoptive mother's gold ring while Zhou Chen was away, but Zhao Kun had taken it and sold it, and she had already spent it all.
If Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua bought her gold jewelry, she wouldn't mind forgiving them.
"Which gold bracelet here is the most expensive? Pick the best one for me."
Zhou Ling immediately said to the jewelry store clerk.
Upon hearing this, the gold shop clerk immediately offered to help with the introduction. Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua exchanged glances and winked at each other. Although they were extremely reluctant to spend money on gold for Zhou Ling, they could only appease her for the time being.
Half an hour later,
Zhou Ling wore a gold bracelet, a gold necklace, and gold earrings. In a great mood, she treated Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua the same as before.
"By the way, you should buy me one, and also buy the exact same one for my second sister."
Suddenly, Zhou Ling thought of her second sister, Zhou Na.
When Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua heard that they also needed to buy something for Zhou Na, their hearts sank. They had already spent over ten thousand yuan on Zhou Ling, which was already heartbreaking. If they bought something for Zhou Na, they would have to spend another thirty thousand yuan.
“Xiaoling, it’s not that your mother and I don’t want to buy it for your sister, but we don’t have much money left. We can’t spend all our money on this, right? Our family still needs to live, and your sister is in college now. Wearing gold and silver isn’t good. What student wears gold jewelry? It’s easy for people to target her.”
Your sister will definitely have everything in the future, and she won't lack these gold jewelry pieces. But you are different. You are still raising a child, and there will be many expenses when the child goes to school. Your mother and I have decided that we will give you almost all the remaining money, because we love you the most.
If you really feel that your sister has nothing, then give her your gold necklace or earrings. But I don't recommend it. First, your sister earns money more easily than you because she is a college student. Second, you don't even have a job. With this gold jewelry, you can have it as a backup plan and sell it for money when necessary.
Actually, we hope you won't tell your sister about this. If you do, and she doesn't have it, she might be jealous and resentful, thinking we're biased. You'd better put your gold jewelry away and keep it as part of your savings.
Zhou Ling fell silent. One second she was thinking about getting a piece of gold jewelry for Zhou Na, but the next she gradually lost that idea. She felt that Zhou Dana was right. Zhou Na made money more easily than her and would have everything in the future, but what about her?
She not only has to support herself, but also her child.
Second sister, I'm sorry. You're a college student, you certainly don't lack gold jewelry. Although it's not fair to you that all of Mom and Dad's money is going to be used to subsidize me, your younger sister, it's only right that you take care of me, right?
Zhou Ling felt ashamed and indebted, but in the end she felt it was reasonable and followed Zhou Dana's advice.
"Then I won't tell my second sister."
Upon hearing Zhou Ling's words, Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua exchanged another glance and smiled. If Zhou Na knew about this, given her intelligence, she would likely realize that they were fabricating lies to deceive Zhou Ling. Furthermore, Zhou Na would be even angrier because she would still have to give them money.
At this moment, Zhou Ling helps to cover it up so that the matter won't be exposed, and they can deceive both sisters at the same time.
Today, spending such a large sum of money on Zhou Ling really hurts, but there's nothing we can do. If this gets to Uncle Hat's place, their fake parenthood might be exposed, which would make their crime even more serious and cut off their future path of exploiting Zhou Na. For now, we'll just consider it a loss to avoid further trouble.
The family of three had lunch at a restaurant.
Zhou Ling parted from the two men with satisfaction. Looking at the gold bracelet on her wrist, she was in a particularly good mood. It turned out that she had misunderstood Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua from beginning to end. Things were not as she thought. The two men liked her more, cared for her, and treated her like their precious darling.
"My parents are a little biased towards me, second sister, you should be able to understand that, right?"
“You’ll have it easier than me in the future. I’m different. I have to think about myself and Xiaoya. Second sister, please don’t blame me.”
Zhou Ling muttered to herself.
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