Tang Anning hurried as fast as she could and finally arrived at her parents' home.
Compared to the Ning family's residence, her family's home was practically a slum.
Since getting married, she has basically never gone back to her parents' home.
Sometimes when she comes back, she feels there's nowhere to step, there are puddles of water everywhere, and if she's not careful, she can get splashed all over.
The water was dirty; if you touched it barefoot, your feet would definitely itch in no time.
When Mrs. Tang came out to pour water, she immediately spotted Tang Anning.
She glanced at Tang Anning's empty hands indifferently, her face full of displeasure. "Why did you come back empty-handed?"
Tang Anning said with dissatisfaction, "I always bring something back, but this time I came back empty-handed. Are you going to scold me for this too, Mom?"
Tang's mother rolled her eyes in exasperation, adopting a lecturing tone, "When a married daughter returns to her parents' home, how can she come empty-handed?"
"I'm afraid people will laugh at me if I tell them."
Tang Anning replied, "Then don't tell anyone, no one else will know."
She steered the conversation to the main topic, "Mom, what about the pair of dragon and phoenix bracelets I gave you before?"
Tang's mother instinctively snapped, "Are you out of your mind?"
"Going home empty-handed, and still needing to take things from home?"
Tang Anning was so angry she was speechless. "Mom, that's my dragon and phoenix bracelet. You promised to keep it for me, so I entrusted it to you."
Tang's mother thought to herself, "Once something is in her hands, why would she spit it out?"
"Why do you suddenly want the dragon and phoenix bracelet back?"
Tang Anning quickly recounted the whole story.
"Separate the family?" Mother Tang's eyes widened like saucers.
"Your parents-in-law are still alive, why are you dividing the family property?"
"Besides, you're currently unemployed. What will we do if your in-laws refuse to continue supporting you?"
This is what she cares about most and is most concerned about.
"Mom, if I can't come up with two thousand yuan and the dragon and phoenix bracelet to return to the second son's family this time, there will be no room for negotiation on the division of the family property!"
“I also want to ask you for some money to make up 2100, plus a pair of dragon and phoenix bracelets. That way, my in-laws will be satisfied. I’ll also have my husband beg them. We still have a chance not to be kicked out.” Tang Anning revealed the purpose of her trip home.
Tang's mother coughed unconsciously, and didn't dare to look her daughter in the eye.
Upon seeing this, Tang Anning quickly asked, "Mom, did you give away my pair of dragon and phoenix bracelets?"
After all, her mother, like her, liked to support her family!
Who knows if she gave it to her family?
Mrs. Tang retorted, displeased, "Do you think I'm out of my mind?"
"I didn't send it out!"
She hesitated before finally saying, "I used it all to exchange for money."
She seized the opportunity to play the victim, saying, "Anning, your brother has gone astray with others. He gambles every day and owes a lot of money!"
"If I don't help him pay back his debt, someone will cut off his hand!"
“He’s our only son, how can I just stand by and watch him have his hand chopped off?”
Tang Anning's voice was strained, like a trapped beast, "Mom, those are my things, how could you sell those dragon and phoenix bracelets without asking me?"
"You can't buy gold bracelets anywhere now, what am I supposed to do?"
"Are you just going to stand by and watch me get kicked out of the Ning family?"
"I'm not doing well, so don't expect me to subsidize you in the future!"
Tang's mother didn't think she had done anything wrong at all. "Your things are my things. Besides, that's your own brother. If something happens to your own brother, how can you, as his older sister, just ignore it?"
Tang Anning was furious at her mother's shameless excuse. "I don't care, you have to give my things back no matter what!"
"Over the years, I've given you subsidies of at least several thousand, if not ten thousand. It's not unreasonable for me to ask you to contribute 2,100, is it?"
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