His laughter left Ma Yulian bewildered; she had no idea what he was laughing at.
Did he realize he was lying?
Ma Yulian felt a little guilty, but it was not convenient for her to ask Li Junsheng too many questions in front of her eldest son and his wife.
As for Li Junsheng, he really didn't expect Ma Yulian to give such a reason.
If she insists that she has no money, then there's nothing I and my husband can do!
However, her fabricated lie ironically confirmed her claim that she had such a large sum of money in savings.
Having been reborn after a tragic death in his previous life, Li Junsheng understands human nature best and knows the true colors of the eldest son and his wife.
If they knew that Ma Yulian had such a sum of money, given their nature and their behavior, they would be like turtles—once they've got their hands on something, they would never let go easily.
He wanted to see how Ma Yulian would cover up this lie. If she couldn't come up with the money, Li Guojun and Wang Xiuhua wouldn't let it go easily!
This Ma Yulian clearly hasn't suffered the consequences of fabricating lies.
Once you tell one lie, you have to tell countless more to cover it up; eventually, the truth will come out.
As Li Junsheng had predicted, Li Guojun and his wife's eyes lit up when they learned that Ma Yulian had a large sum of money that she had lent out to earn interest.
Their faces were filled with greed and excitement. The two didn't even notice Li Junsheng's inexplicable smile, and just kept praising Ma Yulian!
"Wow, my mom is so smart! This is really making money work for us. Does that mean we'll never run out of money in the future?"
“Mother-in-law, why didn’t you say you were using the money for something worthwhile? You’ve caused us to misunderstand. Look at this.”
Li Guojun and his wife walked to the sofa and showered Ma Yulian with flattery.
Ma Yulian was very pleased, secretly rejoicing that she had her eldest son and his wife completely under her control.
Now we don't need to take out any money!
However, Ma Yulian was too optimistic; Li Guojun and Wang Xiuhua weren't entirely brainless.
On the surface, they praised her for being smart, but in reality, she wouldn't give up until she got money.
Just as Ma Yulian was basking in the praise from her eldest son and his wife, Li Guojun suddenly changed the subject and said to Ma Yulian, "Mom, we're going to discuss dividing the family property and money tonight. There's still time. Why don't you hurry up and go to your uncle's place this afternoon to get the money back?"
"Let's get it back with interest, count how much money we have, and then divide it up tonight, so we don't keep arguing about money!"
Wang Xiuhua quickly chimed in, "Yes, Dad lost his job, and life will be tough for the family from now on. With this money, we can plan how to make ends meet."
"Huh? You're taking it back already?"
Ma Yulian's face immediately darkened; things did not develop as she had hoped.
Now, Li Guojun and his wife are finding it even more difficult to cope.
Li Junsheng sat down to the side to watch Ma Yulian's antics.
Now she doesn't have to say a word; the eldest son and his wife are more than enough for Ma Yulian to handle!
She probably never expected this, right?
She had been sowing discord and instigating her eldest son to ask her for money, but she never expected that one day, this foolish pawn would be out of her control and turn against her.
Seeing Ma Yulian's unpleasant expression, Li Guojun immediately stared at her and questioned, "What? Mom still doesn't want to take this money home?"
Ma Yulian felt uneasy. She coughed lightly and forced herself to remain calm as she refused Li Guojun's request for money.
"We can't get the money back yet. The loan hasn't matured yet. The borrower will only repay the principal and interest when the loan matures!"
Upon hearing this, Li Guojun and his wife exchanged a glance, both wondering whether Ma Yulian was telling the truth.
They wouldn't believe Ma Yulian's story until they saw the money!
After thinking for a moment, Li Guojun said unwillingly, "Since we can't get all of it back, how about you take half back first? Our family really needs the money urgently!"
“Your granddaughter Xingxing didn’t want to learn piano, but now she wants to learn dance. We’re short of money right now, and the higher-ups have said that we can’t afford to neglect our children’s education.”
Li Guojun was truly unwilling to accept the loss until he saw the money!
Especially after learning that the family had saved money for many years and could lend it out to earn interest, they were even more eager to do so.
He knew his family was rich, but he couldn't see it or spend the money, which made Li Guojun feel very uncomfortable!
He won't be able to sleep if he doesn't see the money today.
Wang Xiuhua felt the same way.
Looking at her son and daughter-in-law who kept asking her for money, Ma Yulian felt only annoyance!
"Money, money, money, all you two know is money. You're obsessed with money."
Ma Yulian looked displeased and gave a stern lecture.
Li Guojun smiled and began to use moral blackmail on Ma Yulian, while Wang Xiuhua used threats and inducements!
"Mom, you can't blame us for being greedy for money. These days, everything costs money. We have money so we can be filial to you. Otherwise, we'd just be saying nice things without any real commitment."
"Besides, we're not wasting money raising your granddaughter. You're Xingxing's grandmother, so you must want to give Xingxing a good education, right?"
Li Junsheng watched from the side and couldn't help but shake his head. His boss had used the wrong person to morally blackmail him.
She, Ma Yulian, has no morals whatsoever.
Indeed, Ma Yulian was unmoved by Li Guojun's words!
Wang Xiuhua was more ruthless, using both threats and inducements: "Mother-in-law, if you treat your grandchildren well now, they will be filial to you when they grow up and you get old."
"If your grandchildren knew that you have money that you keep to yourself and don't give to anyone, they probably wouldn't even acknowledge you as their grandmother. So, where can you go when you're old?"
Li Junsheng, watching the scene unfold, said, "Since the child has said so, why don't you hurry up and get some money back? It's not like you're asking to get it all back. The money has been lent out for so long, at least let everyone see how much interest you've earned."
“Yes, Mom, I heard that it’s not easy for individuals to borrow money from banks. If they want to borrow money, they can only borrow from us. You can ask Uncle to increase the interest rate.”
Ma Yulian hesitated, clearly caught in a dilemma.
I can't get the money out, but I can't not get it out either. It's driving me crazy!
"Mom, listen to me. Ask Uncle to raise the interest rate. Take advantage of the time now and go there quickly. This is very important."
Li Guojun grabbed Ma Yulian's arm and pulled her up from the sofa.
Li Guojun pushed Ma Yulian from behind, and she was pushed all the way to the door of her house!
Ma Yulian glanced back at her eldest brother. Judging from his expression, if she didn't bring the money back, he probably wouldn't even let her into the house.
Behind Li Guojun was Li Junsheng, who was watching the commotion. Ma Yulian hated him so much that her teeth itched.
If he hadn't mentioned his savings, the eldest son and his wife would never have thought of this!
"What are you looking at me for? Go and ask for the money back. If you don't get the money back, you don't need to come back."
Li Junsheng waved to Ma Yulian, and Li Guojun slammed the door shut. Before leaving, he reminded Ma Yulian to make sure she got the money back.
Ma Yulian stood outside the door with a grim expression.
What should we do?
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