"Neither in the east room nor in the west room, there is none!" Chen Guihua sat on a bench nearby, still leisurely cracking melon seeds, spitting out the shells all over the floor.
"Chen Guihua, don't go too far. Since we are dividing the family, it is reasonable to give a room to Zhuang Sheng." The village chief slammed the table, showing his imposing manner.
Chen Guihua was not afraid at all. Instead, she crossed her right leg like a melon seed, stopped her waist, and said confidently:
"Reasonable? How can the village chief tell me it's reasonable? When I married Zhuang Qiang, their shabby house only had two rooms, one for Zhuang Qiang and me, and one for Zhuang Sheng himself. A loyal stepmother, am I? Later, when the old house was rebuilt, it was also my money and labor that helped. What does Zhuang Sheng have to do with it?"
"Zhuang Sheng's unworthy mother died early, leaving him no room at all, and now she's coming to me to ask for a room! I still have two kids, Zhaodi and Laidi, so do they really deserve to live on the streets? Is it possible that when Laidi gets married, he'll have to share a room with his parents?"
"Isn't what Aunt Chen said wrong?" Chen Guihua had just finished speaking when she heard Zhuang Sheng speak.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Zhuang Sheng.
"What's wrong? You've been away from home all year round, living a carefree life in the army. Have you ever cared about our family?" After Chen Guihua finished speaking, she couldn't help spitting. She was so disgusted that she wanted to strangle Zhuang Sheng to death.
"Ruonan, do me a favor!" Zhuang Sheng turned and said to Liu Ruonan. Liu Ruonan nodded and said, "Go ahead."
It was at this moment that everyone noticed Liu Ruonan, who had been hiding in the corner and remained silent. Everyone was very surprised. Why was Liu Ruonan here? When did she become familiar with Zhuang Sheng?
"There's a cloth bag in my pillowcase. Can you help me take it out?"
Liu Ruonan gently lifted Zhuang Sheng's head, then pulled out the pillow, opened the pillowcase, and found a cloth bag inside. Liu Ruonan opened the bag and found many receipts and other documents inside.
Zhuang Sheng winked at Liu Ruonan, indicating that she should hand them over to the village chief. Liu Ruonan then handed all the bills to the village chief.
"Village Chief, these are the receipts for the money I've sent home over the years. Not a single one is missing. If you count them carefully, all in all, I've sent home a total of 6,300 yuan."
The village chief took the bills and used his fingers as an abacus. In a moment, he calculated the total amount.
"That's exactly what happened!"
"Aunt Chen, six thousand three hundred yuan is enough to renovate this house! I only need one room, it's not too much, right?" Zhuang Sheng looked at Chen Guihua who was full of surprise. Chen Guihua must have never thought that Zhuang Sheng actually had such a trick up his sleeve.
"When did you send the money? How come I didn't know? Your damn father actually dared to hide the money!" Chen Guihua said, and rushed into the house angrily. After a while, she came out with Zhuang Qiang's ear twisted.
"Ouch, it hurts, it hurts, let go!" Zhuang Qiang's facial expression had already become a little distorted because of the pain. It seemed that Chen Guihua really used a lot of strength.
"You still feel the pain? Tell me clearly, where did the money your son sent you go?"
"When did you send the money?" Zhuang Qiang argued while trying to break free from Chen Guihua's hand.
"The bills are all here, and you are still hiding them from me!" Chen Guihua pushed Zhuang Qiang in front of the village chief's desk. After Zhuang Qiang stood firmly, he took the bills and looked at them. Then he turned to look at Zhuang Sheng and tore them to pieces with an angry look on his face.
"They say to be on guard against wolves and thieves, but you, an unfilial son, are actually on guard against your own father! And you even came up with some bills at the end? I raised you with all my heart, shouldn't you be filial to me? You're actually playing tricks on your father."
As Zhuang Qiang spoke, he was about to go forward and hit Zhuang Sheng, but was stopped in his tracks by Chen Jianhua's burly figure.
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