Upon hearing this, Li Guojun and Wang Xiuhua's faces turned ashen, as if they had swallowed a fly.
Li Guojun cast a pleading look at Ma Yulian, but Ma Yulian snorted coldly and ignored him completely.
Before, she forced herself to go back to her parents' home. Weren't her eldest son and Wang Xiuhua capable of doing that?
Ma Yulian thought to herself, since these two ungrateful wretches are disobedient anyway, they should take less money and her two daughters should take more. In the end, she could at least get back six hundred yuan!
Why bother sticking up for them!
Li Junsheng pushed the money in front of Li Guojun and his wife, not caring whether they wanted it or not, and then looked at Li Guohua and Ji Xiaocui.
“Guohua, we have to be professional. You spent 20 of the 200 I gave you before, so you don’t have to pay back the 20. Just deduct it from the money here.”
"Two hundred and seventy-five, minus twenty, there are two hundred and fifty-five left. Take it and keep it safe."
Li Junsheng handed money to Li Guohua again. Li Guohua hesitated for a moment, but still took the money from Li Junsheng.
If he weren't married, he wouldn't want the money and would keep it for his father's retirement.
But he has a wife and children now, and he can't let them suffer with him forever, so after thinking about it, he decided to keep the money!
Ji Xiaocui was also very grateful to Li Junsheng. If it weren't for his insistence, she and her husband would never have received this money.
"Thank you, Dad!"
When it came to Li Chunya, Li Junsheng gave him 275 directly.
“Chun Ya, this is yours. The money your mother saved over the years has been lent out and hasn’t matured yet. When we get it back, we’ll return it to you along with your dowry.”
Upon hearing this, Ma Yulian reacted like a wildcat whose tail had been stepped on, instantly bristling and baring her teeth at Li Junsheng.
"What do you mean, 'give back'? I raised her all these years, isn't it only right that I ask for a dowry? I'll give it to you if I want, but I don't have any money to give!"
Li Chunya ignored Ma Yulian's words and stared blankly at the money Li Junsheng handed over for a long while.
After thinking it over, Li Chunya shook her head and politely declined the money that Li Junsheng was entitled to.
"Dad, it's good that you still care about me. I don't need this money. You should keep it for your retirement. I'm married and not at home, so giving you more money is my way of showing filial piety."
Otherwise, if we take the money back, Sun Gui will just rob it and use it for eating, drinking, and gambling.
With so much money—two hundred and seventy-five yuan—not a single penny would be spent on her and her two daughters.
I still remember that even when my mother favored boys over girls, she was always clean and pretty before she got married!
But after getting married, even if she tied her hair up, Sun Gui would scold her for dressing up too gaudyly and extravagantly.
Her mother-in-law said some very unpleasant things, and Li Chunya looked gloomy when she recalled them!
Seeing that Li Chunya actually didn't want the 275 yuan that had come for free, Sun Gui was so anxious that his eyes were practically spitting fire.
"Are you...?"
Sun Gui almost lost his temper and was about to curse Li Chunya on the spot!
But he stopped himself from speaking, offering a forced, insincere persuasion to Li Chunya with a half-smile.
"Chun Ya, please take some, at least for your two daughters at home. They're still growing, and you need nutrition while you're heavily pregnant!"
Sun Gui's words are truly contradictory.
Just now she said that her own meal was better than what Li Junsheng's family was having tonight, but now she's telling Li Chunya to think about the child's nutrition and to accept the money.
Li Chunya's eyes revealed exhaustion and despair. She said coldly to Sun Gui, "It doesn't matter. If I eat one less bite, my two daughters can eat one more bite. Give the money to Dad."
"you……"
Sun Gui was so angry that his teeth itched. This blockhead of a woman was so useless!
Could it be that when I hit her, I made her brain go blank?
They have money but don't want it!
Seeing his daughter's exhausted and desperate appearance, Li Junsheng changed his mind and took the money back.
This money cannot be given to Chun Ya now. Since his rebirth in his previous life, Li Junsheng knows that the child about to be born in his daughter's belly is also a girl.
In her previous life, her daughter gave birth to her third granddaughter, which led to her being disliked by Sun Gui and his mother.
The mother and son paid no attention to Li Chunya, who was in postpartum confinement, or to their infant child.
Li Junsheng needed to save this money for his daughter so that she could spend it wisely, on her own physical rehabilitation and on raising her three granddaughters.
Taking advantage of Sun Gui's boast, Li Junsheng said, "Sun Gui, I know your family is well-off. You eat better than my family, so you must be providing plenty of nutrition for Chun Ya and the children."
"Then let's give this money after Chun Ya's baby is born. We can save it to raise the child, since it's a big deal to have another mouth to feed!"
Sun Gui stood there stunned. He had known that Li Junsheng would refuse to give him the money, citing that his family was doing well and didn't need the money.
He stopped bragging just now!
Sun Gui looked displeased and glared at Li Junsheng, saying angrily, "If you don't want to pay this money, just say so. Why make so many excuses? Who knows if you'll actually pay it or not? You might just keep it for your own retirement!"
“I didn’t bring back the betrothal gift I gave to Li Chunya back then, so I doubt I can expect to give her this 275 yuan.”
Li Junsheng frowned and immediately retorted to Sun Gui, "Why are you in such a hurry? Didn't you say your family is well-off? Is that true? Chun Ya's belly is so big, she'll probably give birth in less than half a month."
"You can't even wait half a month? I heard some rumors before, saying you used family money to gamble. Did you really gamble? And you're thinking of using Chun Ya's money to gamble too?"
As soon as Li Junsheng said this, everyone at the table looked at Sun Gui.
Even someone like Ma Yulian knows that gamblers are no good; when they're in a bad mood, they'll sell their houses, land, and even their children!
Moreover, Li Guohua and Li Xiaoyu genuinely care about Li Chunya.
"Sun Gui, are you really going to gamble? If you keep going like this, I can't let my sister live with you!"
The second son, Li Guohua, questioned Sun Gui, while Li Guojun had no interest in dealing with Li Chunya's affairs.
He racked his brains trying to figure out how to get a bigger share of the money!
Li Xiaoyu didn't have a good impression of her brother-in-law, but instead took her sister's arm and asked her with concern.
"Sis, is he gambling? Don't be afraid, tell me the truth. If he dares to gamble and keeps hitting you, I won't let him get away with it!"
Knowing that her parents and older brother were unwilling to take care of her, Li Xiaoyu showed her fierce side, as if she was ready to fight Sun Gui to the death.
To be honest, Xiaoyu is a bit taller than Sun Gui, so she might not be a match for him in a fight!
Fearing that Li Chunya would expose him in public, Sun Gui secretly pinched Li Chunya's thigh under the table.
Warn her to keep quiet!
Sun Gui chuckled insincerely, denying the facts out of guilt.
"Where did you hear this rumor? How could I possibly gamble? It was clearly my father-in-law who wanted a share of the money, and now he's refusing to give it to me... I just think you're not sincere!"
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