As soon as she said this, the other three people at the table looked at her in surprise.
Zhang Guiying was furious: "What do you mean by that?"
Tonghua put down her chopsticks and said directly, "Getting married requires money, but our family doesn't have any."
"Won't you have money after you give out the bonuses? Where's your bonus?!"
Tonghua pretended to be confused and said, "Why do you want me to pay for your son's wedding? Is he my child?"
"Zhang Guiying stood up anxiously and said, 'Didn't you promise to pay for your brother? Are you planning to renege on your debt?'
She knew that a married woman is like spilled water, and once a woman gets married, her thoughts are no longer on her parents' home. If she had known this earlier, she should have asked her husband for some betrothal money earlier. It was obvious that the man was not short of money.
"It's true that I agreed. That was because of the brother-sister relationship between Tong Zhengyuan and me for many years. But who made you, as a mother, get in the way? You have no shame at all. You don't even think about your son and the overall situation. Why should I care so much about him!"
Tonghua really didn't understand what her stepmother was thinking. Now her son was getting married and needed to rely on her as an older sister to pay for it. However, her stepmother not only didn't treat her well, but was also picky and her attitude towards her was even worse than before. She was really not afraid that she would get angry and treated her like a fool.
Maybe she really hasn't figured it out yet. Now she is no longer the little girl who lives under someone else's roof and needs to live by her stepmother's mood. She can live well on her own now.
Zhang Guiying: "Just because we've raised you for so many years for nothing, you have to pay for your brother's marriage!"
Tong Zhengyuan on the side couldn't stand it anymore. He was so embarrassed that his face turned red to his ears. He knew that his mother was illiterate and had little education, but he had studied for a few years and knew what it meant to be unreasonable. In fact, his marriage was none of his sister's business.
It was already very good that his sister could contribute some of the money, and he didn't dare to expect more.
Tong Zhengyuan stood up and said to Tong Hua, "Sister, this is all my fault. How about this? Consider that I'm lending you the 500,000 yuan. I'll write you an IOU."
Just as he was about to go to the room to get a pen and paper, Zhang Guiying grabbed Tong Zhengyuan's hand and yelled, "Don't go! Why are you writing her an IOU? It's only natural for a sister to help her brother. Go ask the neighbors in the community, whose brother gets married and whose sister doesn't help the village a little? What's more, she didn't bring home a penny of the betrothal gift..."
She always felt that Tonghua grew up eating free meals, and it was natural for her to bring money home, and it was also natural for her to give money to her brother for his marriage. Tonghua, as an older sister, had money but didn't give it out. She was a complete ungrateful person.
Tonghua, who was listening at the side, found it funny and said, "Yeah, you're right, but I just won't pay you. What can you do to me?"
Zhang Guiying's eyes widened in anger as she pointed at Tonghua and said, "You, you, you, aren't you afraid of being drowned in the spit of your neighbors?"
Tonghua spread her hands and said directly, "At worst, I won't go home. Anyway, this is exactly what you want, isn't it?"
These words almost made Zhang Guiying so angry that her eyes turned white and she fainted.
Seeing that Tonghua's expression didn't seem like a joke, she began to feel scared. Now it was the turn of the two families to get married. What if her family couldn't come up with the money and the woman's family aborted the baby? This was the grandson she had been dreaming about day and night and looking forward to for so long?
Thinking of this, Zhang Guiying changed her expression. She began to speak to Tonghua in a gentle voice: "Tonghua, I know you were just joking. It was my fault. Just think about how good your brother is to you. You don't want to ruin his marriage..."
The speed at which her face changed was so fast that it was like she was two different people. Even Tonghua was amazed by it. If her stepmother were to perform Sichuan Opera face-changing, she might even win a trophy.
After the show, Tonghua got down to business: "You can have the 500,000, but my mother's house must be transferred to my name."
She thought about it and realized that this house was the only thing her mother left her, and she would only feel at ease when she got it in her own hands.
"Well, Tong Chengsheng, listen to what your good daughter said. You're not even dead yet, and she actually dares to set her sights on the house."
Tong Chengsheng, who was standing silently by the side, looked at Tong Hua and said, "What do you want this house for?"
Fairy Tale said seriously:
This house is the only thing Mom left me before she died, and I want to make sure it's in my hands. I've checked before, and this old house is over fifteen years old, and its market value is nowhere near $500,000. I'll use $500,000 in exchange for the transfer rights to the house. After the transfer, you can still live here, and nothing will change. How about it?"
In fact, this is much more cost-effective than buying and selling. They will not suffer any losses. An old house may not be sold, and even if it is sold, it will definitely not be sold at such a high price of 500,000. However, Zhang Guiying still does not want to be easily controlled by the fairy tale.
Zhang Guiying retorted loudly: "Although this house is very old, we have lived here for a long time. If it is demolished one day, you will be the only one who gets the benefit."
When Zhang Guiying saw that Tonghua wanted this house, she came up with an idea and wanted to make more money from Tonghua, but Tonghua was not a fool.
She said directly: "Since you are not in a hurry for your son to get married, then we can take our time. Anyway, I am not in a hurry to transfer the ownership of the house for the time being. I will go back to my room to rest first."
Zhang Guiying was furious. Although her son urgently needed money for his marriage, she had no way to force Tonghua to give her the money and could only worry secretly.
Zhang Guiying suspected that Tong Hua was lying to her, so she decided to find out for herself whether the government had any plans to demolish their house.
I asked an aunt nearby whose daughter works in a government agency. The aunt was puzzled as to why Zhang Guiying suddenly asked this question. She smiled and said that since their place is so remote, the government would never choose to demolish here.
After that, the aunt asked about Tong Zhengyuan's marriage and said that all the neighbors knew about it, so she must invite them to the wedding.
Zhang Guiying said a few perfunctory words and left quickly.
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