Chapter 40 This Money is Still Hot
Zhou Qingmin looked at Zhang Lanxiang and felt his face burning. How could he have such a mother-in-law?
Thinking of this, he strode out of the office. When he reached the door, he turned back and shouted to Shang Ruonan, "Are you not leaving yet?"
Shang Ruonan looked at Zhang Lanxiang who was still making a scene, shook her head helplessly, and left with Zhou Qingmin.
Seeing that her elder sister and brother-in-law had left, Shang Ruolan also wanted to leave. However, if she left like that, Tan Chen would definitely think she was an irresponsible person.
In order to leave a good impression on Tan Chen, she stepped forward and pulled Zhang Lanxiang: "Mom, stop yelling and listen to the opinions of the two captains."
Zhang Lanxiang didn't want to listen to anyone now. She pushed Shang Ruolian aside and continued to curse.
Deputy Captain Wang slammed the table and stood up. "Zhang Lanxiang was being unreasonable and assaulted Li Rulan. She must pay the amount Tan Chen mentioned."
Now, the scolding stopped abruptly.
Zhang Lanxiang looked at Vice Captain Wang in disbelief: "Vice Captain Wang, this doesn't make sense."
Zhao Fa also stood up: "What's unreasonable about that? Let's do it this way!"
Zhang Lanxiang...
Why are these people siding with that little bitch Shang Ruoting?
Although Shang Ruolian also felt sorry for the money, she was more clear-headed than Zhang Lanxiang. Resolving the matter here was just a matter of compensation. If it was really brought to the police station, not only would Zhang Lanxiang have to pay compensation, but she might also be subjected to labor reform.
"Mom, just listen to the two captains and pay the money!"
Zhang Lanxiang also realized the seriousness of the matter at this moment. Her heart was bleeding when she thought about giving away the money she had just earned.
However, she is now powerless to change the current situation.
Finally, she gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, I'll compensate you."
As she spoke, Zhang Lanxiang started to unbutton her pants in public to take out money. Zhao Fa immediately turned his head away, thinking that this scene was really unbearable to watch.
Seeing Zhang Lanxiang's hand reaching into her pants for a long time, as if she was scratching something, even Deputy Captain Wang, who is usually the most lustful, found it offensive.
Soon, Zhang Lanxiang took out the Great Unity and put it on the desk.
Zhao Fa knew that the money was kept close to Zhang Lanxiang's body, so he didn't dare to touch it.
He called Shang Ruoting over and said, "Please check if the number is correct."
Shang Ruoting walked to the desk, pinched the corner of the Great Unity with her thumb and index finger, and showed an expression of disgust.
Finally, she couldn't help herself and said, "Captain, this money is quite warm."
Zhao Fagang had just taken a sip of water, but when he heard her words, the water in his mouth almost spit out, choking him and making him cough continuously.
Deputy Captain Wang, who was sitting at the desk opposite, was trying so hard to hold back his laughter that his face turned red and he almost got internal injuries.
Although Tan Chen couldn't see, he could roughly understand what was going on. The corners of his lips twitched. He really didn't know what was going on in this woman's mind...
The Shang family was so moved by her words that they felt they could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
Shang Ruolian, who was most afraid of losing face in front of Tan Chen, resisted the urge to strangle Shang Ruoting and explained, "After all, such a large amount of money is not a small sum. It's normal for my mother to be careful with it."
How could Shang Ruoting not see her little thoughts? She just wanted to save face for her family.
She deliberately put the money into Tan Chen's hand and said, "Please keep this money first and bring it back to my grandma later."
Tan Chen didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but when he touched the money, he felt that it was still warm.
"It seems to be really warm..."
"Pfft...Hahahaha..." Shang Ruoting couldn't hold it in anymore. She never realized that Tan Chen had such a sense of humor.
Shang Ruolan could no longer maintain her ladylike image.
"Shang Ruoting, you did it on purpose. You deliberately made my mother look bad in front of everyone."
Shang Ruoting felt innocent: "It was clearly Tan Chen who said that, what the hell are you yelling about?"
Shang Ruolian...
It seems that it was really what Tan Chen said.
"Anyway, we've paid the compensation, and today's incident is completely over."
Shang Ruoting looked at her with a smile.
"The matter of compensating my grandmother for her medical expenses is over. Now let's talk about my betrothal gift."
Zhang Lanxiang couldn't bear it any longer.
"Didn't I give you all the betrothal money?"
Shang Ruoting didn't even look at her, but looked at the two captains who were still trying to hold back their laughter.
"Captain, Deputy Captain Wang, I remember when the commune decided to let Shang Lichun raise me, they said I was only staying with them temporarily."
"Also, my household registration booklet is separate, and it also has two pages about my parents. This means that I am not a member of their family at all. At most, they and I can be considered close relatives."
"Let me ask you, is there any reason for a relative to take someone else's betrothal gift and not give it back?"
If it is said that when Shang Ruoting went to Shang Lichun's house, Zhao Fa was the deputy team leader of the production team, he still had some impression of this incident.
"Well, that's indeed the truth."
Then he looked at Shang Lichun and others who were standing there in a daze.
"Shang Ruoting is right. She has an independent household registration and is only a relative of yours. You are not qualified to accept her betrothal gift."
As soon as Shang Ruoting finished speaking, Shang Ruolian knew that their family would not be able to keep the betrothal money...
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