“I’ve kept a record of every single one of them. Three years ago, my eldest brother borrowed 120,000 yuan to build a house, and my second brother borrowed 140,000 yuan. We also borrowed 20,000 yuan each for the fines for having more children than allowed, including other miscellaneous expenses. In total, my eldest brother borrowed 140,000 yuan, and my second brother borrowed 160,000 yuan, for a total of 300,000 yuan.” Tang Yuanyuan spoke clearly, and although her voice wasn’t loud, everyone in the room heard her.
Uncle Niu and Uncle Niu Er were shocked to find that she had borrowed so much money. They had initially wanted to scold Tang Yuanyuan for asking for money at this time, but now they didn't think so anymore.
Anyone would be anxious if a loan of 300,000 yuan hadn't been repaid, so it's understandable that Tang Yuanyuan refused to pay.
Tang Yuanyuan continued, "My eldest sister and second sister each received 120,000, which adds up to 240,000. In addition, my parents have given me 3,000 a month for living expenses over the years, and extra money for holidays, which is about 50,000 a year. I also keep this in my notebook. I have been married to Tiedan for eight years and have given him living expenses for eight years, which adds up to 400,000. I don't know if my parents have spent all of this money or saved some."
"Three thousand yuan?" Ya Dan exclaimed, looking shocked. Uncle Niu and Uncle Niu Er were the same. They worked themselves to the bone in the fields for a month and didn't even earn a thousand yuan. Tang Yuanyuan gave them three thousand yuan all at once. How could they possibly spend it all?
Tang Yuanyuan handed the notebook to Uncle Niu. “I’ve kept a record of every single transaction. Uncle, if you don’t believe me, I can show you the bank transfer records. I don’t have any proof for the other red envelopes, but I give Mom a 10,000 yuan red envelope every year when I go home for Chinese New Year. I also give her money during Mid-Autumn Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, and Qingming Festival. Mom, is that right?”
Tie Dan's mother looked a little embarrassed. She had no idea what to do, but when she did the math, she was shocked. She really hadn't expected her youngest daughter-in-law to give her so much money in a year. But why hadn't she saved any money?
"Yes, I gave it to her." Tie Dan's mother nodded, her head down, not daring to look at Niu Dazhu, feeling guilty.
"Mom, you definitely can't spend all 50,000 yuan in a year. You and Dad are healthy and don't go to the city. How much money could you possibly spend? You must have saved it all, right?" Ya Dan asked directly, but her eyes were fixed on her sister-in-law and second sister-in-law.
Actually, she had guessed that at least half of the 50,000 yuan had been taken by the two women, but Ya Dan thought that her mother should be able to save up tens of thousands of yuan to pay for the surgery first.
“Living in the village doesn’t cost much. Just some meat, oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar. Even if you eat better, it won’t cost more than three thousand. Dazhu’s wife, since Tiedan is having difficulties now, take out your savings to treat the child’s illness first. When Tiedan’s company does well in the future, he and his wife will definitely support you again,” Uncle Niu said.
"Uncle is right. It's what Tiedan and I should do to be filial to our parents. This year is a special case. Mom, why don't you pay for it first?" Tang Yuanyuan said sincerely, but she was secretly sneering.
Judging from her mother-in-law's guilty look, it seems that not much of the 400,000 yuan is left.
Niu Dazhu's eyes gradually hardened. He never cared about money and didn't know Tang Yuanyuan had given so much, but that didn't mean he was stupid. Moreover, no one knows a wife better than her husband. Seeing the old woman's expression, Niu Dazhu knew something was wrong. His face darkened, and he shouted, "Bring out the family savings book!"
Tie Dan's mother trembled with fright. After hesitating for a while, she went into the house and took out a savings book. She timidly handed it to Niu Dazhu and took a few steps back, afraid that Niu Dazhu would hit her.
She was indeed in the wrong, and Tie Dan's mother hated herself for it.
Niu Dazhu opened the passbook, counted the zeros at the end, counted them three times, and his anger suddenly surged. He slammed the passbook onto Tie Dan's mother's face, "You only deposited 15,000 yuan! Where did all the money go?"
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