Chapter 8: It’s no use moving my mother here
Tan Yanxiang and Liu Shengjie took the money and went home. They packed up their things overnight and prepared to go back to the city to work.
This is why Deng Xiuzhen didn’t know them even though they lived at the east end of the street. They worked outside all year round and only came back for Chinese New Year or special occasions. This time they came back because Tan Yanxiang’s mother got a serious illness, which was said to be cancer. At first, they were afraid that she would not survive, so they called them all back. But later they said it was a misdiagnosis.
Tan Yanxiang and Song Yuanxiang used to have a good relationship and always told others that they were closer than sisters, so she took the opportunity to go see her when she came back. But who knew that this would happen and the friendship between these plastic sisters was ruined.
She had to run quickly to avoid Song Yuanxiang coming to her tomorrow. She was not afraid of Song Yuanxiang, but she didn't want to quarrel in front of everyone.
Rather than tearing each other's faces in person and causing a huge quarrel, it would be better to let Song Yuanxiang suffer in silence and vent her anger.
When Deng Xiuzhen returned home, Qin Yanlin was still clearing out the goods. Their goods are of good quality and reasonably priced, as everyone who has bought their products knows.
When they heard that they were going to ship goods, someone soon came to say that he wanted to take over. There were several groups of people, including former employees of the supply and marketing cooperative, who were probably the ones who wanted to take over their shop. Tan Yanlin directly rejected the old employees, and then selected them again, and finally agreed to transfer the goods to a new shop in the front street. The other party asked them to count the goods, calculate the price according to their purchase order, and come to count the goods tomorrow and then ship them away.
"What do you mean?" Tan Yanlin asked while working.
"After signing the settlement agreement, I was given another 500 yuan." Deng Xiuzhen said as she helped.
"Five hundred yuan? Didn't they say they wanted ten thousand? Why did they agree to five hundred? Is it related to my sister-in-law?" Tan Yanlin stopped and asked in confusion.
"I guess my sister-in-law is in cahoots with them. After I started talking like that, Tan Yanxiang was afraid that she wouldn't get the money, and she didn't want to lie down for a long time, so she got up and asked me for the money and ran away."
"Won't your sister-in-law be so angry tomorrow?" Tan Yanlin couldn't help laughing.
"She deserves it!" Deng Xiuzhen also laughed.
This time, they spent a total of 1,100 yuan: the hospital paid 400 yuan, and they first gave Liu Shengjie 200 yuan for living expenses and nursing care, and today they gave him another 500 yuan. They didn't bother to care whether the hospital's money was used up or not, so they let Tan Yanxiang and the others pay the bill themselves.
In this era when the salary is only one or two hundred yuan, it is equivalent to most people's income for half a year. It is true that they don't feel sad, but when they think that the matter is finally over and think of the phrase "saving money to avoid disaster", they are not too unhappy.
Deng Xiuzhen, in particular, felt it was worth it to see Tan Yanlin doing well and not injured. Money can be earned again, but health is hard to come by.
I was in a good mood and was motivated to work. The children came back to help, and we managed to count all the items and settle the accounts before 10 o'clock in the evening.
The next morning, as soon as the child went out, Qin Yanlin called the man to come and order the goods.
He was also a straightforward man, and he brought his wife with him. Tan Yanlin and Deng Xiuzhen moved the things, the man loaded the truck, and his wife counted according to the account book. The work was done efficiently and the loading was completed in the morning.
The two were cleaning when Song Yuanxiang arrived, along with not only Deng Chunlin but also Deng Xiuzhen's mother He Taoxiu.
"You stupid woman, how could you do such a stupid thing!" He Taoxiu pointed at Deng Xiuzhen and cursed as soon as she came in.
Deng Xiuzhen watched quietly. She didn't understand why she didn't feel that her mother was partial to her in her previous life. She actually thought that her mother scolded her to educate her and asked her to support her brother so that she would have someone to rely on. She felt that everything her mother did was for her own good.
"Why don't you pour mom a glass of water!" Deng Chunlin said with a stern face.
"Mom, you're here? Come, have some tea." Tan Yanlin handed the teacup to He Taoxiu with a smile, and then went to pour tea for Deng Chunlin and Song Yuanxiang.
"Yanlin, Xiuzhen is ignorant, I spoiled her, you need to be more tolerant, this has already happened, you should deal with it quickly, don't let outsiders gossip, it's not good for the children's reputation." He Taoxiu took a sip of tea and continued: "Xiuzhen, don't be stubborn, pay the money quickly, don't ruin the reputation of the Deng family, and make it difficult for your elder brother and younger brothers to live. If something happens, where can you find someone to help you? A woman must have a good mother's family, and must rely on her mother's family for support."
Deng Xiuzhen didn't say a word. She was thinking about some things her mother did in her previous life. Those things were not good for her, but good for her eldest and youngest brothers. Even before she died, her mother forced her to take out tens of thousands of yuan, saying that if she didn't, she would not acknowledge her as her daughter. At that time, she was alone with three children, and it was very difficult to survive.
She really wanted to know whether her mother knew that this time it was her eldest brother and his wife who had teamed up with outsiders to extort money from her.
"Are you deaf? Didn't you hear what mom said?!" Deng Chunlin scolded.
"Don't say that about Xiuzhen. Xiuzhen must be a little nervous after this incident. Don't scare her again!" Song Yuanxiang, as usual, came over to support Deng Xiuzhen while talking about Deng Chunsheng.
In the past, every time this happened, Deng Xiuzhen would lean towards her gratefully, but not this time.
Deng Xiuzhen not only did not approach her, but walked away.
Song Yuanxiang was a little embarrassed and a little panicked at the same time. She always felt that Deng Xiuzhen had become weird. This was secondary. The most important thing was that if she couldn't coax Deng Xiuzhen and didn't get the money, she would be beaten by Deng Chunlin when she got home.
"Mom, don't worry, I will communicate with them and resolve the matter so that my parents and brother's reputation will not be damaged." Deng Xiuzhen said after thinking for a while.
Tan Yanlin was slightly stunned after hearing this, but said nothing.
"Don't just talk and don't do anything. Hurry up and bring ten thousand yuan and let Chunlin take it. We will go to the hospital to apologize to the other party. How did you get into such a big trouble, you damn woman?!" He Taoxiu stood up and waited for Qin Yanlin and the others to take the money and go to the hospital together.
In her mind, if she came and said these words, Deng Xiuzhen would definitely take out the money.
Even if Tan Yanlin was reluctant, she had to give it up in the end. She had raised her daughter to be willing to give it up for her parents' family, and she was confident of this.
"Mom, we can handle it ourselves, you..." Deng Xiuzhen paused and then said, "Don't worry, we will solve it. We will solve it today, and no one will gossip about it. Don't worry." He Taoxiu's words made Deng Xiuzhen basically certain that her mother knew about this matter, and she knew very clearly that it was Deng Chunlin who wanted to extort money from them.
She felt bitter inside. How could her mother join others in cheating her?
But she didn't want to break up with him, after all, she was her mother. She could give up her brother and her sister-in-law, but she couldn't give up her mother.
"I'm relieved? How can I be relieved? Don't say anything more, give the money to Chunlin, and let's settle the matter face to face, then I'll be relieved!" He Taoxiu said, slapping the table heavily.
"Mom, why do you insist that I give the money to Big Brother?" Deng Xiuzhen already had tears in her eyes.
He Taoxiu's eyes twinkled and she said, "Your brother is capable and can solve the problem. If you don't want to give it to your brother, you can take it yourself."
"Mom, we can solve this problem ourselves. If we can't solve it today, I'll listen to whatever you say tomorrow." Deng Xiuzhen felt her heart broken and her voice choked with sobs.
But she still didn't want to embarrass her mother in front of her, she thought that when Song Yuanxiang went to the hospital and found that Tan Yanxiang had already run away, her mother would not force her.
"You damn woman, you're making a scene. You don't even listen to a word I say?" He Taoxiu said as she picked up the broom from the corner and hit Deng Xiuzhen.
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