The next morning, I got up a little late. I had taken care of Tangtang all night and she didn't stop whimpering until her fever broke. I didn't fall asleep until the middle of the night.
Still feeling exhausted and with a slightly dizzy head, she carefully lifted the covers and got out of bed when she saw that Tangtang was still asleep. She couldn't afford to get sick even for a second now! Even if she did get sick, she had to tough it out. Seeing those dazzling numbers of orders made her anxious. If she didn't ship on time, the platform would deduct a penalty, which would affect the customer experience. If she wasn't careful, she would receive a few bad reviews, and it would be difficult to make amends later.
Although she was constantly on edge, dealing with returns, customer complaints, and shipping orders, it was the end of the month again, and her earnings of 8640 yuan were quite satisfactory. Seeing that encouraging figure filled her with energy. She rummaged through the closet for winter down jackets, only to find they were either red or green, and couldn't help but sigh, "Oh dear! How could my taste have been so bad before? So outdated!" She frowned. The weather was getting colder, so she wore her bright red down jacket anyway, but what could she do when it was warm? If she bought a new down jacket, even with a discount, it would still cost over a thousand yuan, which she couldn't bear to do because she needed to save money to pay off her debts. She had a feeling that her mother would soon ask her for money.
Sure enough, she had just shipped out her first batch of goods that afternoon when she received a tearful phone call from her mother: "You are all heartless bastards! I raised you all, and you've all turned out to be ungrateful wretches! You asked me for money to build your house, and now that the house is built, you haven't mentioned paying me back, and you haven't even given me an IOU. I'm telling you to send me the IOU in the next two days. I only recognize written agreements, not just words."
Jiang Shuya heard that her mother was about to cause trouble again, so something must have happened. Fortunately, Lianhua New City wasn't far away. After finishing shipping all the goods, even though it was completely dark, she still hurried over by the streetlights.
My parents live in a temporary housing complex next to the Lotus Community. They rented the whole place because it's convenient for storing goods and it won't be demolished anytime soon.
Upon arriving in the courtyard, they saw Li Dalan eating. Her stomach rumbled, a sign that she hadn't eaten dinner in a long time.
When Li Dalan saw her arrive, she said sarcastically, "You're quite quick, a bit better than your sister. You can treat my words like imperial edicts, but it's useless. You have to pay back the money you took from me."
“It’s rare for your child to come here, and instead of asking her if she’s eaten, you start talking about money. Do you have no humanity left in your eyes when it comes to money?”
Jiang Donglai was already standing at the door at this moment.
Just as Li Dalan was about to explode, Jiang Shuya immediately stopped her: "Stop arguing, I'm here. You say you'll write an IOU, so I'll write it."
After saying that, he took out a notebook and a pen from his bag.
"The loan amount of 100,000 yuan should be written out, with an interest rate of 1% and a term of one year. Even if it's less than a year, it will still be calculated as a one-year loan with 1% interest," Li Dalan said.
Jiang Shuya paused for a moment and then said, "Mom, are you serious? You're joking, right?"
Li Dalan glared at her: "What are you talking about? If you don't agree, give me back the money now, and I won't lend it to you!"
He slammed his hand on the table again: "Hurry up and write it, then leave."
Jiang Shuya sighed deeply, looking helpless. She thought to herself, "Even bank interest rates aren't this high! This is too greedy!" Despite her dissatisfaction, she still wrote it down as she was told. Li Dalan then had her change the address to the date of the loan from a few months ago. After confirming that there were no problems, she had Jiang Shuya sign it, not forgetting to remind her, "When your Huang Minghao comes back, have him come and sign it too."
Jiang Donglai served the food and saw Li Dalan put the IOU into their secret stash and lock it. He frowned and then waved for Jiang Shuya to sit down and eat.
Jiang Shuya didn't stand on ceremony; her stomach was already rumbling with hunger.
Looking at her eating habits, Li Dalan said disdainfully, "Are you a reincarnated starving ghost? You look like you haven't eaten for days."
Jiang Donglai said, "You have to criticize her even when she's eating. Is this how a mother should act?"
Don't take out your frustrations about what happened to Shuting at noon on her.
Jiang Shuya, who was eating, asked curiously, "What's wrong with Shuting? She came by at noon."
Jiang Donglai sighed: "Chen Lin's parents came at noon. They brought gifts with them as a gesture of goodwill. They heard that when you got married, Huang Minghao's family gave 60,000 yuan as a bride price. Without saying a word, they told Chen Lin to go to the bank to withdraw the money and bring it over. But before your mother could even get the money to her hands, Shuting took it back."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Shuya suppressed a smile, held it in, and said, "If you want it, then give it to me."
At this point, Li Dalan spoke up: "I treated everyone equally. I told her that her sister didn't take the money with her, and besides, she helped the family earn tens of thousands of yuan. I said that we haven't gotten anything good from her since she started working. This money that was finally delivered to our door was taken by her. Why didn't I bring a bag with me when I went to the restaurant? Why did she have to carry it? When we came back and asked her for it, she refused to give it to us, saying that she needed the money to buy a house. You know, this traitor has long forgotten who raised her with love and care. She hasn't even entered the Chen family's door yet and she's already trying to take advantage of them."
After saying that, she grabbed Jiang Shuya's sleeve and said in a pleading tone, "Xiaoya, please help me persuade your sister. I tried everything to persuade her today, but she just wouldn't leave the money. She's really not as good as you, at least you can contribute to our Jiang family. If I had known she would be so heartless, I should have given her away back then. She's a traitor. And that Chen Lin, he looks so refined, but he just stood there and didn't say a word. He's really unfathomable. Even my business acumen has been ruined by them."
Seeing that she was getting more and more serious, Jiang Shuya knew that she was feeling unbalanced. She glanced at the little stash of money and asked, "Mom, how much savings do you and Dad have now?"
Jiang Dong glanced at Li Dalan, somewhat wary: "Why are you asking this?"
Seeing that they were also wary of her, Jiang Shuya said helplessly, "If you have money, I suggest you buy an apartment nearby. In a few years, the housing prices in Hexi will change dramatically. You can earn more in those few years than you would in the last twenty years."
Li Dalan put down her chopsticks and said, "I called you here to talk about your sister, why are you bringing this up! We're not going to have the money to buy a house, those apartments are so expensive, do you think your dad is robbing a bank!"
Seeing that she couldn't reason with her, Jiang Shuya didn't want to say anything more, so she finished the last few bites of her meal and prepared to leave.
Li Dalan pulled her aside and said, "Go and get your sister's money back for us. I promise you I won't charge you any interest on that 100,000 yuan. From childhood to adulthood, your sister has always been the one who listens to you the most. You two have a deep relationship, and she listens to what you say."
“She wants to buy a house and needs the money now. I’m not going to go. I’d just be asking for trouble. Even if you don’t plan to be her mother anymore, I’m still going to acknowledge her as my sister.”
After Jiang Shuya finished speaking, she picked up the bowls and chopsticks from the table and put them in the sink outside. After washing them, she took them to the kitchen and rode away on her bicycle. Li Dalan was there cursing angrily.
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