Su Xiumei was at a loss for what to do. After hesitating for a moment, she buried the iron box back and covered it with bricks.
I wonder who hid this money here. There's so much of it, we can't just touch it.
But after walking a few steps, she couldn't resist digging the metal box out again and wrapping it in her clothes.
As soon as she stepped out of the temple, she stepped on the bunch of keys that Meng Shuyun had lost.
Su Xiumei was overjoyed. She hopped on her bicycle and sped back to the courtyard.
At this moment, Meng Shuyun had just finished eating noodles and was lazily playing with the two little ones in the cradle.
Looking at their healing and warm smiles, Meng Shuyun's pain seemed to lessen considerably.
Suddenly, the courtyard gate was rudely opened with a "bang" and then quickly closed again.
Meng Shuyun looked up and saw that Su Xiumei had returned. Her face was pale and she was holding something in her arms.
"What are you doing? Why are you so scared? Are you being chased by a ghost?" Meng Shuyun looked at her strangely.
Su Xiumei acted mysteriously, as if she were truly being chased by a ghost.
She pulled Meng Shuyun into the room and opened the things wrapped in her arms.
The moment the box was opened, Meng Shuyun's eyes widened in shock!
She thought to herself, "Su Xiumei must have eaten God's lucky koi fish!"
Every few days, I would find money, and each time I found more than the last, but no one came to claim it.
Just then, the door opened and Su Xiulan walked in, startling the mother and daughter.
"Mother, eldest sister, what are you doing? Why are you making such a fuss?" Su Xiulan frowned and rolled up her sleeves as she spoke.
Su Xiumei nervously made a shushing gesture, "Xiulan, could you please keep your voice down!"
Su Xiulan was full of doubt. When she saw the iron box on the bed, she was so shocked that she couldn't speak and her eyes widened.
The two sisters took out the neatly stacked 10,000-yuan bills, opened them, and carefully counted them. They found that there were more than 23,000 yuan inside!
In addition, there was a white jade pendant. The jade was smooth and delicate, and it felt warm to the touch. It was clearly a very valuable item.
They were so engrossed in counting the money that they didn't even notice Su Xiangnan and Gu Xue had returned.
"That's my jade pendant!" Gu Xue exclaimed in surprise as she stood at the door.
The three of them looked over and saw Gu Xue with a bandage on her forehead, pushing Su Xiangnan in.
The mother and her two children were startled when they saw the two of them.
"Xue'er, Xiang Nan, why are you back? Why didn't you knock before coming in!" Su Xiumei stood up and said somewhat helplessly.
"Yes, why didn't you knock before coming in?" Xiulan chimed in.
“This is my room.” Su Xiangnan’s face darkened.
Meng Shuyun coughed lightly and said, "Xiulan, give the jade pendant to Xue'er. Since it belongs to her, it should be returned to its rightful owner."
Gu Xue took the jade pendant, her eyes slightly moist and turning red.
Meng Shuyun looked at Su Xiangnan, gestured for him to come over, and pointed to the large bill on the bed, saying, "There is a total of more than 23,000 yuan. This money was picked up by your eldest sister in the dilapidated temple. It is probably the money that Su Xiangbei hid. The 20,000 yuan was given by that man, and the 3,000 yuan was extorted from the Jiang family."
Su Xiangnan stared intently at the money on the bed, saying nothing, his eyes deep and unfathomable, lost in thought.
Su Xiangbei has already been arrested, but there's still no clue about that man.
"Su Xiangbei, what did he say?" Su Xiangnan asked.
“She won’t say anything,” Meng Shuyun replied.
Although no one could understand what the mother and son were saying, no one interrupted and they listened quietly.
"In that case, I'll go there myself and see what's going on." Su Xiangnan turned his wheelchair, making as if to leave.
Meng Shuyun stopped him, put the 20,000 yuan back into the tin box, and suggested, "Let Xue'er handle these 20,000 yuan herself. The money was found by your eldest sister, so this 3,000 yuan is for your eldest sister. If everyone has no objections, let's decide it like this."
Su Xiangnan remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.
Meng Shuyun took her two sisters out and told Su Xiumei to keep the money safe.
"Xiulan, when you have time, take your older sister to open a bank account. With so much cash, it's safest to keep it in the bank."
Su Xiulan nodded and replied, "I understand, Mother. After lunch, I'll take my eldest sister there. I'll also stop by the supply and marketing cooperative on the way."
Su Xiumei quickly pulled the two women aside and divided the money into four portions. "Mother, Xiulan, take this money. Everyone who finds it gets a share. If you hadn't asked me to go find the key, I wouldn't have found this money."
As she spoke, her eyes welled up with tears. She felt extremely grateful to Meng Shuyun, believing that Meng Shuyun must have brought her good fortune.
"You must accept it."
Meng Shuyun smiled and said, "In that case, consider this money as my dowry for Xiaoli and Xiaojuan."
Su Xiulan echoed, "Yes, eldest sister, I'll also save my share for Xiaoli and Xiaojuan. Only with a dowry will we have confidence."
The two sisters stood in the middle, seemingly understanding but not quite, and asked curiously, "What is a dowry?"
"It's part of your dowry when you get married. You'll understand when you grow up," Meng Shuyun explained.
Xiao Juan tugged at Meng Shuyun's sleeve and said, "Grandma, can I decide what's for me? Can we buy a sewing machine right now?"
Xiaoli tugged at Su Xiumei's sleeve, "Mom, I want to buy a sewing machine too."
All three of them looked at the two sisters in surprise.
"Why do you two little devils want to buy a sewing machine?" Xiulan asked curiously.
“If we buy it, Mom will have a sewing machine to operate, and she won’t be so gloomy all the time,” Xiao Juan said.
“Yes, Mom was unhappy, but she became happy after getting the sewing machine,” Xiaoli chimed in.
The reprimand that Su Xiumei was about to say got stuck in her throat. She looked at the two sisters in disbelief, and tears streamed down her face involuntarily.
She knelt down and hugged the two sisters tightly. "Mom isn't unhappy, I'm just a little worried about Dad. Thank you both."
At this moment, Su Xiumei felt a warm feeling in her heart.
When Meng Shuyun was injured, her two sisters would stand on either side of her while she ate, serving her spoon and chopsticks.
Meng Shuyun couldn't help but sigh in her heart. She never thought that in both her lives, she would end up living a life of being waited on and served by others.
Su Xiuju had already taken a shower, changed into a new dress, and was carrying a gift, preparing to go out to attend Zhang Miaomiao's birthday party.
"Big sister, second sister, Mom, I'm going out now. Don't wait for me tonight. Xiaoli, Xiaojuan, Auntie will definitely remember to bring you cakes. Don't wait for me tonight, okay?"
Meng Shuyun called out to the hurried Su Xiuju, "Xiaoli, go get the shawl, Xiaojuan, go get the flashlight."
Upon hearing this, the two sisters immediately rushed inside to retrieve their belongings.
"Where is the birthday party? If it gets too late, we won't even know where you are," Meng Shuyun asked with concern.
"It's not far, it only takes me half an hour to get there by bike, it's right next to the Hongri Hotel."
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