"Bang!" The clear soup noodles were thrown onto the table by Zhao Xudong. His tall figure enveloped Wang Zhaodi. He stared at her with a gloomy face, his big hands clenched so tightly that they made a creaking sound.
"Wang Zhaodi, I'm warning you. If you dare bring my things to your parents' house again, you'll be kicked out!"
Wang Zhaodi shrank back in fear. "I...I, that's my brother. If we treat him well now, he'll be filial to us when he becomes successful in the future!"
"Filial piety!" Zhao Xudong raised his arm in anger and stopped in mid-air.
"He may not even be filial to his own parents, but he would be filial to me, his brother-in-law who is not related to him at all. Are you crazy? You expect your brother to be filial!"
Wang Zhaodi knelt on the ground in fear. "Xudong, Jiabao will be filial to you. He will. When he was a child, a fortune teller said he was destined to be rich and powerful. We will all enjoy the happiness with him."
Zhao Xudong laughed angrily, "If you want to be filial to your brother, do it yourself. Don't fucking take my money. From now on, don't even think about getting a penny from me!"
Zhao Xudong took his coat and put it on, then went to the cafeteria to eat without looking back.
In the afternoon, the door rang and Wang Zhaodi's younger brother Wang Jiabao came again, sitting carefree on the sofa.
"Sister, give me another twenty yuan. I need it."
Wang Zhaodi clutched the corner of her clothes in embarrassment. "I gave you all my money. Where do I have any money left? Your brother-in-law said he won't give me money anymore!"
"What!" Wang Jiabao roared angrily.
"If he doesn't give you money, you won't argue with him or ask him for it. He is a man, and it is his job to make money and support the family!"
Wang Jiabao lay on the sofa. "I don't care. I want money anyway. If you don't give me money, I'll go and make trouble with my parents and let them scold you to death!"
Wang Zhaodi lowered her head in panic, "Wait a moment, I'll go borrow it for you."
Wang Zhaodi ran to the opposite door and knocked. Li Xiufang opened the door.
"What's wrong?"
Li Zhaodi looked at her pitifully.
"Sister-in-law, can you lend me twenty yuan? Wait until Xudong gives me the money, and I will pay you back right away."
Li Xiufang screamed, "Twenty yuan? Even if you sold me, I'm not worth that much, no!"
With a "click", the door closed.
Wang Zhaodi ran upstairs panting. Captain Yun’s family must be rich. She saw them wearing new clothes every day and eating meat and eggs from time to time. She saw Captain Yun buying very expensive milk powder. He must be rich.
"Knock, knock, knock!" Wang Zhaodi knocked on the door while thinking of an excuse, thinking that she must make the excuse serious so that people would lend her money.
Li Yuling opened the door,
"Who are you?"
Wang Zhaodi fell to her knees with a plop.
"Auntie, I'm the wife of Zhao Xudong downstairs. Auntie, please save me. My brother is in trouble and needs money to save his life. Please lend me twenty yuan."
"Ah!" Li Yuling hurried forward to help her up.
"Where's Zhao Xudong?"
Wang Zhaodi lowered her head and cried.
"I don't know. I didn't find him."
Soldiers are often on missions, so it is normal for them to be out of sight for days. Li Yuling understood her very well, thinking that she was in urgent need, and since everyone lived upstairs and downstairs, they were all neighbors, so they should help each other.
"Don't worry, I'll get you some money. Send your brother to the hospital for treatment right away. Don't delay his recovery."
Li Yuling hurried back to the bedroom, took out twenty yuan from her bag, and hurried to the door to give her the money.
"Here, take your brother to the hospital."
Wang Zhaodi took the money and knelt down again with tears of gratitude.
"Auntie, thank you. When I have money, I will definitely pay you back."
Li Yuling helped her up,
"Hey, why are you kneeling down again? Take your brother to the hospital quickly! I'm not in a hurry about the money."
Wang Zhaodi went downstairs with twenty yuan. She didn't expect that it would be so easy to borrow it. Their family was indeed very rich.
After returning home, Wang Zhaodi gave the money to her younger brother Wang Jiabao.
"Here, Jiabao, you have to spend it sparingly. Once you spend it, it will be gone."
"Alright! Got it! You're so nagging, now I'm leaving!"
Wang Jiabao stuffed the money into his pocket and walked downstairs in a swagger.
Wang Zhaodi was very happy when she first borrowed the money, but now that she has calmed down, she feels a little scared.
She didn't have the money to pay Li Yuling back. What if Li Yuling asked her for money? If Zhao Xudong knew she had borrowed twenty yuan, he would definitely scold her.
"Don't think about it. At worst, I can just use the same method next time to borrow money from others and pay it back to the upstairs owner."
The next day, Li Yuling went downstairs to buy vegetables. Under a big tree, a group of women were chatting. Wang Zhaodi was also there. Li Yuling greeted everyone one by one and asked Wang Zhaodi with concern.
"Hey! Is your brother okay? Is he okay?"
Everyone's eyes were on her. Wang Zhaodi's eyes flashed uncomfortably. She lowered her head and curled the corner of her clothes with her fingers.
"It's okay, thank you for your concern, I'll go upstairs first."
Li Yuling turned to look at her in confusion. What happened?
The curious women asked her, "What happened to Wang Zhaodi's brother?"
Li Yuling said: "Yesterday she came to me crying, saying her brother had an accident and asked me to lend her 20 yuan. I was afraid that someone might really get into trouble, so I lent her the money."
Li Xiufang screamed, "Auntie, you've been cheated. Wang Zhaodi also came to me to borrow money, but I didn't lend it to her. I saw her brother yesterday, and he often comes to her to ask for money."
"What!" Li Yuling couldn't believe it. She was actually cheated out of twenty dollars.
"No, I'll go find her! Twenty yuan can buy a bottle of milk powder for my eldest grandson!"
Li Yuling went upstairs angrily, and the women followed her to watch the fun.
"Wang Zhaodi! Open the door! You liar! Give me back my money!"
Li Yuling banged on the door again and again, and the women helped to bang on the door. Wang Zhaodi heard the noise at the door and was so scared that she hid in the bedroom and dared not go out. Li Xiufang returned to her home, took out a pair of pliers,
"Auntie, use this to break the door open!"
Li Yuling took the pliers and knocked on the door, which scared Wang Zhaodi so much that she burst into tears.
"Open the door, you liar! Open the door! Give me back my money! If you don't open the door, I'll sue you in court! You liar! You took advantage of my kindness and cheated me out of my money!"
Li Xiufang also kicked the door, "Big liar! Open the door! You are really embarrassing Zhao Xudong!"
The commotion here was getting louder and louder, and someone ran to the training ground to look for Yun Muye and Zhao Xudong.
"Captain Yun! Captain Zhao! Something happened!"
Yun Muye and Zhao Xudong were training. When they heard the sound, they turned around at the same time.
"What's wrong?"
"Xudong's wife cheated Aunt Li out of money. Aunt Li was so angry that she blocked the door and demanded the money. Xudong's wife refused to open the door, so Aunt Li started banging on it with pliers!"
"What!" The two hurried home. The corridor was crowded with people. Li Yuling's voice rang out angrily in the corridor.
"Wang Zhaodi! Open the door!"
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