Chapter 386 Threatening and asking for money are not intentional pretending to be stupid, they really didn’t understand.
Meng Yuan didn't have much stuff to begin with. When she went to Xinjiang to help, she basically took away everything she could.
The only thing left was a door panel that they used to sleep on the floor at night. Later, because it took up too much space, not long after Meng Yuan left, the door panel was burned by Hao Chunlai while he was chopping firewood.
Now, I heard her say that she was coming to get something.
Qi Fang and Hao Chunlai were naturally confused.
Huo Zhankai was still waiting outside the family compound. It was winter, and Meng Yuan didn't want to waste time here.
Then he said straight to the point: "Take the money."
"What money?" they both asked in unison.
Meng Yuan glanced at the couple, and finally her eyes fell on her stepfather Hao Chunlai.
"When I was helping Xinjiang, I was given 320 yuan as resettlement allowance according to regulations. You collected this money on my behalf with your household registration booklet, and you also said you would keep it for me."
"Now that I've settled down in Beijing, shouldn't the money be returned to its owner?"
Upon hearing this, Hao Chunlai's smile froze on his face.
It was indeed he who personally arranged for Meng Yuan to sign up for aid to Xinjiang, and he also received the resettlement allowance.
However, it would be unpleasant to hear this.
Moreover, it would also implicate the old 'Hao' humanoid figure that he had painstakingly managed for many years.
Therefore, he gave a unified statement to the outside world, including to Meng Yuan: the money will be kept by her family for Meng Yuan first, and when she gets married in the future, the money will be given to her as a dowry with interest.
But Hao Chunlai never dreamed that Meng Yuan hadn't come for so many years, and the first thing she did when she came to visit was to ask him for money!
"This..." He subconsciously glanced at Qi Fang.
Qi Fang, however, acted as if no one was there. She turned around and went to the kitchen to get some water without responding to his words at all.
She did not fail to notice the look Hao Chunlai gave her.
To be honest, if this had happened in the past, she would have definitely started to criticize Meng Yuan.
But things are different now. In the past few years, she and Hao Chunlai have been fighting because of these things at home.
There is a small quarrel every three days and a big quarrel every five days.
The affection between the couple who got married halfway through their lives has almost been worn out by these trivial matters.
She was too lazy to get involved in such a thankless job.
And she was thinking deeply.
Meng Yuan married well; her son-in-law was an officer, and his monthly salary was over a hundred yuan.
The Lu family, who adopted their son-in-law, was in pretty good condition. He was the only child in the family, and both the old couple had pensions.
I heard that my son-in-law's biological parents are even more remarkable, and are well-known officials in Beijing.
If you stomp your feet, the body will shake.
These few hundred dollars are really nothing to Meng Yuan.
I think the reason she came to ask for money today was simply to avenge what she did back then.
Not only Meng Yuan was angry, but Qi Fang was also unhappy.
When she first received the resettlement allowance, she and Hao Chunlai had agreed that they would each receive half of the money, and he nodded in agreement.
But Hao Chunlai turned around and hid it from her, and used the money to arrange the wedding of his eldest son.
Now, Qi Fang is naturally happy to be able to get this money out of Hao Chunlai's hands.
Of course, she didn't intend to let Meng Yuan take the money away.
Lao Xiao just needs a bicycle. With this money, I will buy him one in the spring so that he can ride it to work conveniently.
As for whether Meng Yuan would give it to her or not, Qi Fang didn't even think about it.
After all, it came out of her belly. As a mother, how could Meng Yuan refuse to give it to her when she asked for it?
Thinking about this, Qi Fang took the initiative to help out for the first time and said to Hao Chunlai.
"Yes, Lao Hao, you have been keeping this money for Yuanyuan for so many years. It's a rare opportunity for Yuanyuan to come today. Hurry up and give the money to her!"
As he spoke, he smiled ingratiatingly at Meng Yuan.
Meng Yuan didn't say anything, still looking as indifferent as before.
On the contrary, Hao Chunlai widened his eyes in disbelief when faced with Qi Fang's sudden defection.
Is this woman crazy?
More than three hundred yuan! That’s more than a year’s salary for him, why should I give it to him?
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