"Sis... how much money?"
Su Ning snapped out of her daze and quickly covered Su An's mouth, afraid that others would hear.
"Shh! Little brother, go and call Mom and Dad over, and close the door behind you."
Su Ning was worried about leaving so much money at home. She was afraid that the money would bring trouble to herself and her family. Although He Ci meant well, the money was probably just a small amount to him.
For Su Ning and the people here, it was a huge sum of money. Her family was so poor that it would easily arouse suspicion. Li Mei and Su Qiang didn't know what their daughter was planning to do!
Su Ning stuffed the bag of money into Li Mei's arms, and Li Mei was so frightened when she saw it that her heart almost jumped out of her chest.
Su Qiang was also very curious and peeked inside to see what was inside. He was so curious that he could barely speak.
"Girl...where...where did you come from?"
All three people in the room stared at Su Ning, waiting for her to explain!
Su Ning glanced at Li Mei, then handed her the letter. Li Mei also came from a scholarly family, and she recognized all the characters on it.
Li Mei was a little panicked after reading the letter. What kind of boyfriend did Ning'er find that gave her 100,000 yuan as New Year's money? That was no small amount.
Su Ning had her own reasons for showing the letter to her mother. Her mother already knew that she had been abducted by Qiao Zhen, and she was afraid that her mother would think the money was dirty and wouldn't let her go out after the New Year.
Su Ning wanted to go back; He Ci was still waiting for her in Hong Kong, and she couldn't break her promise.
"Mom, it's not safe to keep so much money at home. Why don't you let Dad save it?"
Li Mei's eyes reddened. "Ning'er! Tell your mother what exactly happened with this money?"
"Mom, I just found out too. It's probably He Cifang's money. Don't worry, the money is clean."
Su Ning was afraid that her mother would misunderstand and think that she had really done something immoral outside.
“Really, Mom, if you don’t believe me, I can call He Ci.”
Su Ning knew her parents couldn't accept so much money all at once, so she took out her phone from her bag and dialed He Ci's number.
Not many people own mobile phones now; most people still use pagers to make phone calls, and landline phones are the most commonly used in villages.
Su Ning dialed He Ci's number, but the call was transferred several times before she finally got through to him.
Making a phone call from the mainland to Hong Kong was a bit difficult, but thankfully the call eventually went through.
Li Mei heard a pleasant and polite male voice coming from the other end of the phone.
"Hello! This is He Ci. Who is this?"
"Brother Ci! It's me, Su Ning."
He Ci's voice was filled with joy when he heard that it was Su Ning.
"Sweetie! Are you home yet? Say hello to your uncle and aunt for me!"
Su Ning looked at her parents who remained silent, and saw Li Mei pointing at the money bag. There was no way to explain it clearly; her parents would definitely not accept the money.
"Brother Ci! My suitcase..."
Before Su Ning could finish speaking, He Ci laughed.
"My dear! That's your New Year's money. I'm sorry I can't celebrate the New Year with you. Buy whatever you like, don't skimp on yourself or your family."
Su Ning didn't dare to say too much to He Ci in front of her parents. Rural thinking was relatively feudal, and in the eyes of the elders, being in love was considered immoral.
After hanging up the phone, everyone started to speak. Su Qiang didn't know about Su Ning's situation, and Li Mei hadn't had a chance to tell him before Su An called her over.
"Mom and Dad, you can rest assured now. This money is from a clean source; it was all given to me by He Ci."
Li Mei looked at the money in her hand as if in a dream, yet it felt like it was burning her hand. She stuffed the money into Su Qiang's hand.
"My daughter gave it to me, so I should save it quickly and not let anyone covet it. Also, I should keep 20,000 yuan to pay back all the relatives and neighbors. The New Year is coming soon, and no one is rich."
Su Qiang looked at Li Mei and then at Su Ning. He still didn't know what was going on. Suddenly, his family had money. It seemed that his daughter had a boyfriend, and this was the New Year's money he received.
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