Aunt Li showed no sign of shame and continued to talk. She glanced at the car beside her and suddenly her expression changed. She looked at Zhang Wenyu with a smirk, her eyes flashing with the light of discovering gossip.
"Wenwen, this car isn't cheap, is it? Who's so generous as to lend it to you to take your parents out for a ride? Tell me honestly, do you have a boyfriend?"
Oh my god! Why did the topic turn to her again! ?
Zhang Wenyu thought to himself that he was unlucky and had to explain.
"No! I don't have a boyfriend! I'm usually busy with work and don't have time for a relationship, so where would I get a boyfriend from? Aunt Li, don't talk nonsense!"
Aunt Li shook her head, smiled with a pout and clicked her tongue twice, with a look that said 'Don't try to lie, I've seen through you a long time ago'.
"Your aunt is never wrong when it comes to judging people. You, little girl, can't fool me! If you don't have a boyfriend, where did you get this car? Tell me now, where is your boyfriend from? What does his family do? I know a lot of people, maybe I even know someone in his family! Tell me who he is and I'll find out for you. Don't you believe my abilities? I promise to find out everything!"
Wealth should not be shown to the public. Zhang Wenyu did not want to spread the news that her family had become rich so quickly. It would be fine if someone else asked, but she would never dare to explain it to Aunt Li.
But she didn't want Aunt Li to accuse her of having a rich boyfriend, so she had to not mention the origin of the car, and just said that she was very busy at work and had no time to find a boyfriend.
Aunt Li refused to believe it no matter what. She held Zhang Wenyu and refused to let her leave, insisting that she tell her about her boyfriend.
The two families lived close together, so Aunt Li would know everything that happened at home. Whether it was Zhang Jingzhi wetting his pants in kindergarten or falling in love early in high school, Aunt Li would spread the news.
The former made Zhang Jingzhi lose face in front of his classmates, and the latter directly extinguished his budding love. Therefore, Zhang Jingzhi has always disliked Aunt Li.
Seeing his sister being embarrassed by Aunt Li at this time, Zhang Jingzhi directly ignited his deep resentment towards Aunt Li. He immediately rushed between Zhang Wenyu and Aunt Li, blocking Aunt Li's sight and protecting his sister behind him.
"Aunt Li, please stop making things difficult for my sister! My sister doesn't have a boyfriend! She bought this car herself!"
Zhang Jingzhi's shout not only successfully stopped the chattering Aunt Li, but also attracted the attention of people chatting nearby.
The quiet atmosphere and the gazes of the people around him calmed Zhang Jingzhi's mind down for a moment. He then realized that he seemed to be in trouble. He looked at his parents and sister behind him with an uneasy look, trying to seek help.
Zhang Wenyu sighed.
Never mind, I didn't intend to keep it a secret anyway. I was just afraid a lot of people would come to my house these next few days to ask about the news. But since I'd already bought a new house, I could just leave my things here and move in directly.
Zhang Wenyu was about to speak when Zhang's mother spoke first.
"Sister Li, you heard it too. Wenwen bought this car herself. Stop talking nonsense!"
There was a hint of doubt on Aunt Li's face.
"Wenwen bought it herself? Didn't she just start working for a year? She can afford a car now?"
Zhang's mother said with a normal expression.
"It's because their company has good benefits. Otherwise, how could we let Wenwen go to work out of town on her own? Wenwen's company has a partnership with a car company, and their internal employees get discounts on cars. Wenwen works very hard, and her boss appreciates her and applied for a car subsidy for her. My husband and I also contributed some money to help Wenwen with the down payment."
Zhang Wenyu admired her mother's serious and nonsensical look, and suddenly an idea came to her mind.
My ability to make up lies is completely inherited from my mother!
When the people around heard that the car was financed, they lost interest, continued chatting, looked after their children, and no longer paid attention to the situation here. Only Aunt Li was left standing there, half-believing and half-doubting.
Zhang's mother exclaimed after taking a look at her phone.
"Oh! We were so busy chatting that it's almost five o'clock. Sister Li, I'm not going to talk to you anymore. I have to go home and prepare dinner!"
He turned around and greeted.
"Lao Zhang! Wenwen! Xiaozhi! Stop standing there like idiots, go home!"
Aunt Li was also shocked when she heard that it was almost five o'clock. She quickly called her grandson home.
"Oh no, oh no, my son and daughter-in-law are getting off work. Zhuangzhuang! Zhuangzhuang! Stop playing and come home with me. Grandma has to go back to cook, and your parents will be home soon!"
Aunt Li sighed as she walked back with her grandson.
Ever since his daughter-in-law gave birth to a child, his temper has been getting worse day by day. His son, who forgot his mother after marrying his wife, no longer stands by him and only listens to his daughter-in-law. If he doesn't have dinner ready by the time his daughter-in-law comes home from get off work, and makes her unhappy, his son will get angry again.
The Zhang family fled back home, climbing all the way to the fifth floor. After closing the door, they almost collapsed on the ground due to exhaustion.
Father Zhang leaned his hands on the shoe cabinet at the door and spoke breathlessly.
"I say, do we have to run so fast? That Li guy can spread the rumor if he wants. Even if the neighbors come to borrow money, we can insist that we don't have the money and refuse to lend it to them. It doesn't matter. After all, the new house has been bought. At worst, we can just live in the new house and never come back. Why can't they just come to the new house to look for us?"
Hearing this, the other three looked up at Zhang's father.
Are we on guard against our neighbors? We're on guard against your extremely biased mother!
Neighbors won't come to our villa to ask for money, but your mother is definitely going to do that. If she finds out we're rich, we won't be able to keep our new house, not to mention the car. We'll be ripped off by them and eventually be branded as unfilial.
Zhang Wenyu and Zhang Jingzhi sighed in unison.
Why has her family been living so hard these past few years? Her parents are both working outside the home, and she lives frugally, but why can't she save any money?
All this is because their grandmother is too partial to her uncle's family!
Their grandmother always thinks about taking money and things from her own home to subsidize her uncle's family. She also says that her uncle's family has taken great pains to take care of her in her old age, and that her family should be grateful to her uncle's family and take the initiative to give money if they have taken advantage of her.
But every time grandma was sick and hospitalized, my parents took turns taking leave to accompany her, and my uncle's family never even showed up.
Her father once got angry and scolded her uncle, but was chased out by her grandmother with a broom. In the end, her family spent money and effort but still got a reputation for being unfilial to his mother and unfriendly to his siblings.
Mother Zhang knew what the children were thinking. She gave Zhang Wenyu and Zhang Jingzhi a warning look, forbidding them to speak carelessly and embarrass their father, but she sighed silently.
He is a good man in every way, but when it comes to his mother and elder brother's family affairs, he starts to become confused, just like the villain in the TV series who has been forcibly reduced in intelligence.
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