"How much does your sister-in-law want?" Wen Yulong asked.
Wen Yulong estimated that his mother probably had a few thousand yuan, so he should be able to borrow a thousand or so. He just didn't know how much Wu Xiuli's sister-in-law would demand before she would let him go. That woman, Zhang Meihua, had always been very greedy.
Wu Xiuli stretched out a finger and watched Wen Yulong's expression without blinking. She was really afraid that Wen Yulong would turn against her.
"One hundred?" Wen Yulong's eyes lit up, and then he shook his head. Zhang Meihua, that greedy girl, couldn't possibly ask for so little.
Sure enough, Wu Xiuli shook her head.
"One thousand?" Wen Yulong thought, if it was one thousand yuan, he could also ask Feng Xueying to contribute some.
Wu Xiuli shook her head again in embarrassment. She wished her sister-in-law had been so generous. Zhang Meihua's original words at the time were: "Ten thousand yuan, not a penny less." After all, this was a family heirloom left to the Wu family by their immortal elder sister.
"What? Zhang Meihua really dares to ask for ten thousand yuan? Those people in your mother's family are ungrateful. If I hadn't been dragged down by them, I would still be serving as deputy commander!" Wen Yulong took a breath and jumped in anger.
Damn it, he is like a tiger in the open air being bullied by a dog. He has lost his official position, and even these poor relatives from Wu Xiuli's mother's side dare to give him a hard time?
But... 10,000 yuan? This is not a small amount of money. His mother definitely doesn't have it. His father, Wen Yiran, has worked hard all his life and has never earned that much.
"Yulong, why don't you just forget it! You know my sister-in-law's temper. She's a money-grubber. Without 10,000 yuan, you definitely won't get the paper crane." Wu Xiuli
Having been married to Wen Yulong for so many years, how could she not know his personality? Wen Yulong was sometimes a bit stubborn. If you told him not to do something, he would do it anyway, just like when Wen Yiran didn't allow Wen Yulong to be with Wu Xiuli, but Wen Yulong insisted on marrying her.
"No, if I just let it go like this, I will never be able to get up again. How can I be willing to give up without trying?" Sure enough, Wen Yulong's reaction was similar to what Wu Xiuli expected.
Wu Xiuli lowered her eyelids and remained silent. Honestly, she hated Wen Yiran and his wife. If Wen Yulong could get the money from Feng Xueying, she'd be thrilled. Besides, the money wasn't going to anyone else, but to her family. She could then say a few good things to Old Lady Wu, asking her to negotiate a lower price with Zhang Meihua. She might even pocket the remaining money.
Having suddenly fallen from her "rich home" to the "slums" and losing all the money she had saved over the years, Wu Xiuli was terrified. She was desperate for peace of mind, and the best way to achieve that was to have money, preferably a lot of it.
"But my mother definitely doesn't have that much money..." Wen Yulong hesitated again. Wen Yulong didn't dare to anger Feng Xueying. After all, whether he could go home in the future depended on his mother's good words in front of his father!
"Yulong, doesn't Mom have antiques and stuff?" Wu Xiuli couldn't help but feel anxious when she saw Wen Yulong wasn't getting the message. It's unlikely that a family like the Wens would have much cash. But they still had some things passed down from their ancestors.
Antiques, jade, calligraphy and paintings, jewelry, etc., are all valuable items. One or two pieces are worth tens of thousands of yuan. Wu Xiuli had always coveted the jade bracelets and jade pendants that Feng Xueying had worn. Those were all great things!
Wu Xiuli didn't know the value of those things at first. It was Feng Xueying who showed off to Wu Xiuli, saying that most of her jewelry were old items and each piece was worth the price of a house in Kyoto City. Wu Xiuli was so envious.
Feng Xueying also said that her things would be inherited by her three sons after she passed away.
Wu Xiuli didn't think it was a big deal to be "kicked out" by Wen Yiran. However, she was not at all willing to accept the gold and silver jewelry that Feng Xueying had missed.
"Let me think about it." After being "enlightened" by Wu Xiuli, Wen Yulong suddenly felt enlightened. Yes! Their family did have some valuables. After all, his parents' things were left to their sons. It shouldn't be difficult for him to ask his mother to "withdraw" one or two items in advance, right?
Even if Feng Xueying refused, wouldn't the family still have Cao Yumei's dowry? After Cao Yumei's death, her entire dowry was left to her son, Wen Ziqing. Although Wen Yulong disliked Cao Yumei, he was deeply impressed by her dowry. The Cao family was a family that loved their daughters. Besides the furniture and clothing Cao Yumei's dowry for becoming a nun, it also included several large boxes of jade, antiques, gold bars, and silver ingots, worth at least as much as Feng Xueying's treasures.
Wen Ziqing is his son, so it shouldn't be wrong for him, as a father, to use some of his son's money and property, right? Thinking of this, Wen Yulong couldn't help but smile.
"Yulong, I will go back to my parents' home tomorrow and talk to my sister-in-law to ask her to charge less. After all, our lives are different from before, and we can save a lot." Wu Xiuli was relieved to see that Wen Yulong was concerned about her, but she still expressed her virtuousness.
"Thank you for your hard work, Xiaoli." After Wen Yulong made up his mind, his mouth became sweet.
"Brother Yulong, it's all my fault, otherwise you wouldn't have to suffer." Wu Xiuli heard this long-lost "nickname" and quickly took the opportunity to "confess" it.
During this period, Wen Yulong had been unkind to Wu Xiuli, and Wu Xiuli was afraid that Wen Yulong would listen to Wen Yiran and divorce her. Wu Xiuli was already old, her youth was gone, and her money-making skills had been mostly lost. If she tried to climb up the social ladder and was kicked out at old age, she would have no face to live in this world.
"Forget it! The paper crane catching fire is not something you can control. Luckily, your mother's family still has one, so it's not impossible to fix it." Wen Yulong's words were completely different from Wu Xiuli's thoughts. Wu Xiuli apologized for her mother's brother's involvement in Wen Yulong's affairs, but Wen Yulong was still obsessed with the paper crane that inexplicably caught fire while delivering a message to Wu Xiuyun.
Wu Xiuli was stunned for a moment, silent, but the sense of urgency in her heart grew stronger. Wu Xiuli knew that in Wen Yulong's heart, nothing was more important than his power and status. This time, Wen Yulong lost his position as deputy commander, not because he didn't care, but because he firmly believed that as long as he found Wu Xiuyun, Wu Xiuyun would be able to turn the tide for him.
In Wen Yulong's eyes, the paper crane represents Wu Xiuyun, an almighty and omnipotent "immortal".
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