Chapter 425 The trash can is full of snack bags
When Zhou Yun heard this, his heart skipped a beat and he hurried back to his room to check the money in his wallet.
Not a penny less!
So where did he get all this money?
In order to prevent Jiang Lei from losing face in front of his classmates, she drove everyone away, closed the door and started questioning Jiang Lei.
"Where did you get this money?"
Jiang Lei stared at it with his eyes wide open and said, "I picked it up."
"Picked it up? Where did you pick it up?"
"I...I...I just picked it up on the road."
"Which way?"
"It's right in front of our house..."
She knows her son best. She can tell what he is going to do just by looking at his butt.
If he really picked it up, he would definitely be very proud and would not be like he is now, avoiding glances and hesitating when speaking.
He raised his hand, pinched his ear and lifted him up, and asked sternly, "Where did the money come from? Tell the truth!"
Jiang Lei stood on tiptoe, stretched out his hand to grab Zhou Yun's wrist, and kept shouting: "It hurts, it hurts..."
"Mom...it hurts..."
Zhou Yun twisted his ear hard, then loosened his grip and asked again, "Where did the money come from? Tell me!!!"
Jiang Lei squatted on the ground, covering his ears, still saying nothing, just crying out in pain.
"It hurts... Mom... You're twisting me so hard it really hurts..."
Seeing him crying, Zhou Yun felt so distressed that she squatted on the ground and asked in a gentle voice, "Son, tell me, where did you get this money?"
Jiang Lei cried loudly and panted for several times before saying, "I picked it up. I really picked it up..."
Her ears were red and her tears didn't look fake, so she believed him temporarily.
"I'm sorry, Mom misunderstood you..."
"How much did you pick up? How much do you have left? Give it all to Mom. A child can't handle that much money."
She raised her hand and gently rubbed his ear, wiped away his tears, and pulled him up from the ground.
Jiang Lei obediently stood up, went back into the house, and gave her thirteen yuan.
"That's all that's left."
Zhou Yun counted them and found thirteen pieces. He casually asked, "How much did you pick up?"
Jiang Lei rolled up the corner of his clothes and said pitifully, "I don't know either. I don't know..."
Zhou Yun didn't care about it anymore. He put the money away, cleaned the house, and packed up all the snack bags and threw them away.
When he went out, he met Jiang Xuzhou's wife, and they greeted each other casually.
Jiang Xuzhou's wife glanced at the trash can she was carrying, and her face suddenly turned cold.
She turned around and went home to complain to her mother-in-law.
"My second uncle's family was so poor that they had to borrow money from everywhere to pay for my second aunt's medical treatment, but she used the money to buy so many snacks for her son."
"I think the family still has money, otherwise they wouldn't waste it like this."
Jiang Xuzhou's mother was angry: "What? You still have money to buy snacks for Jiang Lei? But your uncle said the other day that there was no money left at home."
"Is Zhou Yun holding on to the money and not giving it to me?"
"I don't know about that. Zhou Yun usually seems very filial. Every time he comes back from the street, he buys things for your second aunt. Your second aunt shows off all day long.
Now that she has this fatal disease, she must use all her money to support your second aunt. Otherwise, why would your second uncle come to our house to borrow money? "
This is Jiang Yizhou's family matter, and Jiang Xuzhou's wife can't figure it out.
But she just felt uncomfortable.
That night, Jiang Huai had a bitter face and looked like he was in great trouble. He seemed to have aged ten years overnight, which was heartbreaking to watch.
His family had only a little over 400 yuan in total, so Jiang Xuzhou borrowed some from his friends and made up 550 yuan to give to Jiang Huai.
Everyone is working hard to treat Xue Shuzhen's illness. There is no reason for her to hold on to the money and not give it to her daughter-in-law who she treats like a treasure, right?
But she did buy snacks for Jiang Lei, and judging by the food bags filling the trash can, she bought quite a few.
Jiang Xuzhou's wife became angrier the more she thought about it.
I took my little daughter out for a walk and met Jiang Yizhou who was getting off work.
Jiang Yizhou greeted her: "Sister-in-law...are you out for a walk?"
Jiang Xuzhou's wife rolled her eyes at him and ignored him.
Jiang Yizhou felt puzzled and frowned, but he didn't pay any attention to it and rode his bike home.
Before he reached the door, Jiang Xuzhou's wife caught up with him.
"Yizhou, how is my second aunt?"
Jiang Yizhou got out of the car and said, "The operation was successful, but you have to stay in the hospital for a few more days."
"Well, heart surgery does require serious treatment. It must have cost a lot of money, right?"
"About forty-five thousand, that's what the doctor said."
"Forty-five thousand, that's a lot? What can you do with the five hundred and fifty your dad borrowed from us?"
Jiang Yizhou lowered his head upon hearing her words, pondering her words carefully. Was she truly concerned about him, or was she deliberately reminding him that he still owed their family 550 yuan?
Jiang Yizhou was silent for a while, and Jiang Xuzhou's wife said, "Yizhou, don't blame your sister-in-law for being too talkative."
"I've inquired about Second Aunt's illness. Even if she's cured, she'll still need medication to maintain her condition. Your family will have a lot of expenses in the future."
"When you have time, talk to Zhou Yun and tell him to save money when it's necessary. Don't always buy so many snacks for the children. It's not good for them to eat too much of those things."
"Saving money and paying off debts as soon as possible is the most important thing. Everyone has to make a living, right?"
"I'm not asking you to pay me back. 45,000 yuan, you probably borrowed from more than just our family. We're relatives, so I won't ask you to pay me back."
"But who knows if others won't be anxious. Do you think what my sister-in-law said is right?"
"After all, it's money we owe to others. The sooner we pay it off, the sooner we can have peace of mind, right?"
Jiang Yizhou pondered her words and could probably guess that Zhou Yun must have gone out to buy something again and was seen by her.
What they said is true. If you owe someone money, you must pay it back as soon as possible. Even if they are relatives, you cannot take it for granted that you owe them money.
Nodding, he said, "Sister-in-law is right. I'll tell Zhou Yun when I get back."
"Don't worry, sister-in-law, I will pay the money back as soon as possible."
Jiang Xuzhou's wife twitched her lips and said politely, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. Just do your best."
Jiang Yizhou nodded: "Well, I understand..."
After saying that, he pushed his bicycle home.
When I got home, Zhou Yun was cooking.
He washed his face, walked into the main room, and saw half a box of instant noodles next to the sofa. He immediately became annoyed.
He strode to the kitchen and questioned Zhou Yun: "You still have spare money to buy snacks for Jiang Lei? Do you know that we still owe others money?"
Zhou Yun was confused by his sudden attempt to make trouble.
In the past, she would talk nicely to Jiang Yizhou, but now she doesn't want to live with Jiang Yizhou anymore, so she doesn't indulge him at all.
"Are you crazy? You're acting crazy as soon as you get back. Which eye of yours saw me buy him snacks?"
Jiang Yizhou pointed towards the living room and asked, "Who bought the instant noodles in the living room?"
"That's something someone bought themselves with money they found on the roadside!"
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