Wen Ziyun and Wen Ziqiu each got what they wanted, and carried their things into the rooms of their eldest uncle's and second uncle's houses respectively.
Seeing that everything was under her control, Wu Xiuli turned around and walked into the living room.
"I don't want to live anymore. I don't want to live anymore. If you force me again, I will die in front of you today. Oh my God! Why is my life so miserable?" Zhang Meihua cried and howled.
"Meihua, Meihua, isn't there anything we can do about it? Money can be earned again if lost. But if the eldest and second sons can't get out, all of us orphans and widows will have nothing to do but starve." Old Mrs. Wu shrank her body and tried to persuade her eldest daughter-in-law with a stiff upper lip.
"Sister-in-law, mom is right. Xiushan was implicated because of big brother's affairs. You don't want to return the money. Do you want to kill Xiushan? Ah~?" Xiao Hongyu expressed her inner indignation by dragging out the last word with an upward tone.
For the past two years, Wu Xiushan had been running many of Wu Xiushi's businesses, but the money earned had always been in the hands of his eldest sister-in-law, Zhang Meihua. Zhang Meihua had previously offered pleasantries, promising to buy a small courtyard for their second wife in a year or two, and Xiao Hongyu had believed her. But now, Wu Xiushi and Wu Xiushan had been taken away by the police, and Zhang Meihua was clinging to the bankbook, refusing to return the money and plead for leniency. Was she trying to send her daughter, Wu Xiushan, to prison as well?
"Xiao Hongyu, Xiushi worked hard to open a company, and both brothers share the money earned. Now that something has happened, you only want to let Xiushan get away and don't care about Xiushi's life or death. You're dreaming!" Zhang Meihua felt a pain in her heart whenever she thought about paying out money.
Thirty thousand yuan! If they give up this thirty thousand yuan, will they have a chance to earn it back in the future? It would be better for her to take the money and return home with the child. As for the child's father, staying in prison for a few years in exchange for thirty thousand yuan doesn't seem to be a loss.
"Mom, what's wrong? What happened?" Wu Xiuli walked into the living room, listening to a few fragments of what was going on, but she still didn't understand what was going on. Money? Her family had relied on her and Wen Yulong for the past few years, and they had made a lot of money. Was there any need to argue like this?
"Xiu Li! You are finally here. Come quickly and persuade your sister-in-law. Since Yulong is involved in this matter, it seems that we have to return the money." Old Mrs. Wu said worriedly.
"Yulong? What happened to Yulong? Mom, please tell me quickly." Wu Xiuli's eyes widened when she heard the name Wen Yulong. Wasn't this talking about the eldest and second brothers? Why did she bring up her Yulong?
"Xiu Li! Don't you know anything about this? The police said something happened with Yulong, and they traced it back to the eldest and second sons. They told the two brothers to go to the police station and explain the situation so they can decide what to do with them." Old Mrs. Wu couldn't help but get anxious when she saw her daughter's cluelessness. Could it be that Wen Yulong was trying to get himself out of this by putting the blame on the eldest and second sons? No! This had to involve Wen Yulong, or else why would his father-in-law be willing to exonerate his two disappointing sons? Even if he was willing to help, he wouldn't give it his all.
Thinking of this, Old Lady Wu earnestly advised Wu Xiuli, "Xiu Li! Your family can't just ignore this matter. Xiu Shi did those inferior things because he listened to you. You can't just take the money and do nothing about it when something goes wrong."
To pretend to be good? To get money?
Oh no! The military supplies in Wen Yulong's army were exposed so quickly?
Wu Xiuli watched as Old Lady Wu's mouth opened and closed. She could no longer hear what she was saying, only a buzzing in her ears. Thanks to Wen Yulong's orders, the Wu Xiushi brothers had made a lot of money in the past two years, and Wu Xiuli had received tens of thousands of yuan. But Wu Xiuli had never told Wen Yulong about this! Now that Wen Yulong and her brother were in trouble, would she lose the money she had in her hands?
It was unknown how long it had been before Wu Xiuli was pushed by Old Lady Wu. Only then did she hear the shrill voice of Old Lady Wu asking, "...what do you say we should do?"
Wu Xiuli was brought back to her senses by the push of Old Lady Wu, and she felt a salty and fishy taste in her mouth.
"Hiss~!" Wu Xiuli took a breath and realized that she had bitten her lower lip out of nervousness.
"Little sister, what do you think we should do now?" Zhang Meihua stopped crying when she saw Wu Xiuli. She stared at her with sparkling eyes, hoping to get a solution out of her. Zhang Meihua knew that her sister-in-law loved money even more than she did. It would be best if she could get Wu Xiuli to say that she would not return the money, so that she could say that she valued the money over the person.
"Sister-in-law, how could it be discovered? Didn't I say that an eight-jin quilt has half a jin of inferior cotton mixed in it? It's impossible for anyone to discover the trick with such a small proportion, unless..." When Wu Xiuli said this, she saw Zhang Meihua's guilty face and suddenly realized something.
Wu Xiuli's heart sank to the bottom, but holding on to a glimmer of hope, she pointed at Zhang Meihua and Xiao Hongyu and asked, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, tell me honestly, how did you get those quilts? How many fakes were mixed in? If you don't tell me the truth, I don't know how to solve this problem."
"Just... just two kilograms." Zhang Meihua glanced at the furious Wu Xiuli, but she didn't dare to tell the truth and anger Wu Xiuli, the most reliable "savior" for the Wu family.
"Six pounds." Xiao Hongyu and Zhang Meihua spoke at the same time, foolishly telling the truth.
Six pounds? Eight pounds of cotton stuffed with six pounds of inferior cotton quilt, can it still be used? Do you think everyone else is a fool?
Wu Xiuli glared at Zhang Meihua, the anger in her eyes almost igniting her. Wu Xiuli knew that her two brothers were not smart, otherwise their small business would not be so bleak.
If she hadn't asked Wen Yulong to assign military procurement to his brothers over the past two years, his crappy company would have collapsed long ago. He had no business acumen, yet he was jealous of others being bosses. Is being a boss that easy? One wrong move and you could lose everything.
I’ve seen people who hold others back, but I’ve never seen a mother-in-law’s family who holds back like this!
Whenever Wu Xiuli thought about the fact that she could no longer hide this from Wen Yulong, her heart felt like it was being fry in a frying pan. If the two old men in the Wen family knew that Wen Yulong was in trouble because of her, her status as the eldest daughter-in-law of the Wen family would be over.
"Xiu Li, you must think of a solution quickly. Don't you know a lot of people in official circles? Call them and release your two brothers first! I heard that they can't even get enough food in the detention center." Old Mrs. Wu held Wu Xiu Li's hand and said crying.
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