Chapter 32: He took away a huge amount of supplies, and his wicked aunt got a slap in the face!
Zhizhi suddenly understood why her maternal grandparents' family's attitude towards her mother had suddenly changed.
So it turns out they were just using him. Not only did they want to take the opportunity to find a good job for their aunt, but they also wanted to use their father's military officer status as a protective shield so they could pocket all these small profits and then make a comeback later.
No! If these things are discovered, it will definitely affect Dad.
Moreover, given that her aunt-in-law is so malicious and even plots to harm her stepmother, she absolutely cannot ignore it.
Following the guidance of the space, the cub quickly found three more locations where gold was hidden.
[10 gold bars, 1 gold bracelet, 4 gold necklaces, 2 jade thumb rings; total gold weight: 5kg]
[Little master, your valuables have been placed in the space safe~]
A cheerful notification sound rang out, and Zhizhi wiped the sweat from her forehead after finishing her work.
If it weren't for the fact that her actions were too obvious and she was afraid of being discovered, she would have loved to take away all the shady things that the Deng family had secretly hidden.
However, there were quite a few of these; she took all the items that could be converted into cash quickly.
Sang Zhizhi breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling even more delighted.
Grandma and Grandpa had so much property, and they were always afraid that their daughter would take even a penny more. Now look what's happened, she's going to take it all, leaving them with nothing but an empty shell.
Hmph! Those who show favoritism don't deserve gold!
"—Zhizhi, dinner is ready."
Someone downstairs was calling her, and at the same time Huifang opened her door, just in time to see Sang Zhizhi outside.
Huifang's face showed a hint of panic. "When did you arrive?"
Did she hear everything I just said?
"you guess?"
Sang Zhizhi raised her little head, and although she was smiling, her words sounded like they contained a knife, "Auntie, talking badly behind people's backs will get you a bad mouth. You'd better be careful in the future."
Without bothering to see Huifang's reaction, she simply responded and went downstairs.
Huifang dared not speak out against her anger and followed them downstairs to eat.
After the nanny brought out the last serving of steamed pork with rice flour, everyone at the table officially started eating.
Deng Chun raised his glass first, "Commander Jiang, oh no, I should call you brother-in-law. I never expected that after all these years, our Deng family would become related to you. I'll toast you first."
These words were blatant flattery, which made Deng Qiu feel disgusted.
Jiang Anchao couldn't refuse, so he had no choice but to drink a cup as well.
"Brother, you're too kind. We're family now, no need to be so formal."
"Yes, yes, since you put it that way, I'm naturally happy too." Deng Chun chuckled and poured him another glass of wine, completely adopting a humble demeanor. "Your sister-in-law has been staying home with the kids for a year without working. Could you ask if your unit is still hiring nurses and find her a quiet job working in the infirmary? I know you hold a high position, brother-in-law, so it's just a matter of a word from you. What do you think...?"
Before Jiang An could speak, Deng Qiu interrupted the conversation, "Sister-in-law, have you studied medicine? The army isn't a shelter, do you think this is child's play?"
Deng Chun's smile froze, and he said awkwardly, "What qualifications do nurses need? All they do is give injections and dispense medicine. There are doctors for medical treatment too."
"Brother, you make that sound so easy. If you don't administer the injection properly, you could be paralyzed. Your sister-in-law doesn't even know all the names of the medicines, yet she's thinking of getting a stable job in the army? Anchao doesn't have that kind of ability. You should find someone else."
Deng Qiu had long suspected that their friendly attitude meant something was up.
Hearing her older brother's insatiable words, she decided to speak frankly.
“You only see that he rose to the position of regimental commander at such a young age, but why doesn’t anyone ask how he climbed up? He earned it by risking his life on the front lines. So that’s why I was suddenly called back home. So that’s what he was planning.”
Jiang Anchao was completely surprised, never expecting his wife to know so much about his past.
He felt a warm glow in his heart, and even the expression on his face softened considerably.
“Brother, it’s not that I don’t want to help, but the military is very strict with the management of medical personnel.” Jiang Anchao’s tone was sincere and earnest. “If my sister-in-law wants to go in, it will probably be difficult for her to become a nurse. But if she doesn’t mind, how about she becomes a cleaner… that should be possible.”
“That’s all work that old ladies do. It would be too embarrassing for me to do it.”
When Huifang heard about the job, she became unhappy and said, "I'm not going."
Seeing that the atmosphere at the dinner table was gradually becoming tense, Deng's father simply stepped in to smooth things over.
"Let's eat. We shouldn't discuss work at the dinner table. Xiao Qiu, quickly put some food on the child's plate."
Deng Qiu felt a mix of emotions when she heard her father showing kindness to her child for the first time.
But in the end, he didn't offend his father.
Zhizhi picked up a piece of meat and put it in her bowl. The sticky rice flour wrapped around the pork belly, which was steamed until it was translucent and fragrant. The aroma filled the air the moment she took a bite.
Seeing that she liked it, Deng Qiu put two more pieces on her plate.
Huifang muttered under her breath, "There were only eighteen pieces of steamed meat in total, and this little brat ate three of them. Doesn't she even let the adults eat any?"
Her complaints weren't loud, but Deng Qiu heard them clearly.
Deng Qiu held back, too lazy to argue with her sister-in-law.
Then she deliberately picked up a chicken leg and put it in Zhizhi's bowl, saying, "Zhizhi, eat quickly, you love chicken legs the most."
Suddenly, the table was slammed shut, and Huifang's son stood up from his chair and shouted, "The chicken leg is mine! Why should she get it?!"
Huifang quickly tried to comfort the child, saying, "It's yours, it's yours, no one can take it from our Chenchen."
As she spoke, she glanced sideways at Sang Zhizhi, "Why don't you hurry up and give the chicken leg to your younger brother?"
Deng Chun explained with a forced smile, "I'm sorry, we've spoiled the kids at home. We always give the chicken legs to them, so he thinks they should all be his. Zhizhi... you should be a sensible older sister, why don't you give the chicken leg to your younger brother?"
"But why should the older sister have to give way to the younger brother? Zhizhi also loves chicken legs."
Sang Zhizhi smiled innocently and took a bite of the chicken leg without any intention of being modest.
"you!"
Deng Chun wanted to get angry, so she turned her head and looked at her younger sister reproachfully, her eyes seeming to condemn, "Look at the good daughter you raised!"
Deng Qiu remained unfazed. "Aren't there still some on the table? It's fair that each of the two children gets one, isn't it?"
Zhizhi, biting into a juicy chicken leg, winked at Chenchen.
Why should older sisters always give in to their younger brothers?
She refused!
She wasn't going to spoil this young master.
When Chenchen saw that she had eaten the chicken leg, she immediately threw down her rice bowl and started crying, "Both chicken legs are mine! What's she getting to eat, you good-for-nothing! Mom, I want my chicken leg! Grandpa, Grandma! She stole my chicken leg!"
The child's wailing was hoarse and unpleasant, and everyone at the table turned pale.
Huifang felt sorry for her son and could no longer maintain her smiling face.
She picked up her son and scolded Sang Zhizhi, "Are you deliberately trying to make your brother unhappy? Is this how you behave at home? Apologize to your brother right now!"
Seeing that she had stopped pretending, Deng Qiu couldn't help but sneer:
"Sister-in-law, it's too much trouble for you to eat a piece of meat. How about we put the meat over there and leave it all for you and Chenchen?"
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