Xu Jiao was washing dishes with her head down. When she heard Li Sanmei asking her, she was slightly stunned, but then she made up her mind and decided not to beat around the bush.
She raised her head suddenly, looked at Li Sanmei, and said straight to the point: "Mom, I came to you this time because I really want to discuss something with you!"
Li Sanmei looked at Xu Jiao suspiciously, and then she heard Xu Jiao continue, "It's our Abao. He has found a good family and needs money to get married. Zhiyuan and I have all our money with you, so I came here to get the money back for Abao's wedding."
When Li Sanmei heard this, she immediately avoided his gaze and hurriedly advised: "Oh my! How old is Abao? How can you be so anxious about such a big thing as marriage? As for this money, mother should save the insurance for you first!"
Xu Jiao was stunned, and looked at Li Sanmei, puzzled: "Mom, Abao is already seventeen. When our brother was seventeen, the kids could already help with cooking."
"Besides, didn't you promise me before? You said that as long as Abao needs money for his wedding, you would return the money to us."
Li Sanmei's eyes were flustered, and she explained hesitantly: "My child, this is all for your own good! Your son wants to get married, and you two don't have money, so let Zhiyuan ask his parents for it!"
"All the girls in their family are dead, and Zhiyuan is the only child left. Isn't all their money yours?"
When Xu Jiao heard this, she was shocked as if struck by lightning.
Shen Shufen's words instantly echoed in her mind.
Xu Jiao didn't believe it. She absolutely didn't believe that her own mother would cheat her of her money.
She suddenly grabbed Li Sanmei's hand and stared at her with a sharp gaze: "Mom, Abao is my and Zhiyuan's child. How can we afford to spend their money on the wedding? Return the money to me quickly!"
Li Sanmei looked embarrassed and shook off Xu Jiao's hand, hesitating, "Hey... this money... I saved it for you, and I really can't take it out now."
Xu Jiao felt panicky and tears welled up in her eyes.
She asked angrily with a trembling voice, "Mom, you don't want to return the money to me, do you? This is the money I want to use to marry Abao! Mom, he is also your grandson! How can you be so selfish?"
Li Sanmei was furious and glared at Xu Jiao. "You damn girl! How can you talk to your mother like that? The Qin family doesn't need this little money! Don't they want to marry Abao if they don't have this little money from you?"
As she spoke, Li Sanmei roughly dragged Xu Jiao to the kitchen door and pointed at the large family in the hall.
He yelled at Xu Jiao, "Look carefully! Look at this room full of your younger brother, his wife, your older brother and his wife, and all those kids!"
"We have a whole family that needs to eat, and you only gave a small amount of money to your parents' home, and now you want it back? I raised you with so much hardship, do you have any conscience?"
Xu Jiao's face was full of disappointment. She kept shaking her head and said, "Mom, I have subsidized our family so many times before, but this time is different! This time we also have Zhiyuan's savings over the years! You promised me that you would save it for us, and you would return it to us as long as we need it!"
Seeing Xu Jiao pestering her endlessly, Li Sanmei's face suddenly turned cold and she said viciously, "Look, you are such a grown-up, can't you understand a little bit? It's ok that you came back to your mother's house empty-handed, but you ate and drank our food and drinks as soon as you arrived, and now you have the nerve to ask me, your mother, for money. Do you still have any shame?"
Xu Jiao didn't expect Li Sanmei to say such cruel words to her. She was so angry that she was shaking all over.
She stepped forward again and tightly grasped Li Sanmei's hand, crying and complaining aggrievedly: "Mom, every time I went home before, I didn't buy you a lot of things. Do you think I want to come empty-handed? Zhiyuan and I have all our money with you, and we are penniless now! Don't you feel sorry for me, your daughter?"
Li Sanmei pushed Xu Jiao's hand away, turned her face away, snorted coldly, and didn't even look at her.
Xu Jiao felt disheartened. She had always believed that no matter how patriarchal her family was, her mother still loved and cared for her.
She was silent for a moment, then raised her head and said with a firm look in her eyes: "Mom, I don't ask you to give me all the money. I don't want the money I gave you anymore! But you must give Zhiyuan's share back to us today!"
After hearing this, Li Sanmei shook her head indifferently: "We can't pay it back! We have already spent all the money and can't get it back!"
Xu Jiao was so angry that she was furious. She grabbed Li Sanmei and yelled, "Mom! You are trying to push me into a dead end! Do you want to force your daughter to death?"
Xu Jiao's voice attracted the attention of everyone in the hall. Qin Zhiyuan and Qin Abao quickly stood up and walked quickly into the kitchen.
The other people in the hall were stunned at first, and then slowly gathered around, their faces full of impatience and indifference.
Qin Zhiyuan felt distressed when he saw Xu Jiao's tear-stained face.
He quickly protected her behind him, frowned, and asked with concern: "Jiaojiao, what happened?"
Xu Jiao looked up at Qin Zhiyuan, the guilt in her heart surged even more, and tears began to fall uncontrollably again.
When Xu Jiao's eldest brother heard Xu Jiao crying in the kitchen, he was the first to frown.
He said impatiently, "What's the matter? You made a big noise in our house as soon as you came. Can't you let us have peace? You kept crying and whining. It's really annoying!"
Xu Jiao saw that her elder brother had his hands folded across his chest, and there was no trace of concern in his eyes, but instead it was full of blame.
With red eyes, she pointed at Li Sanmei and said, "Brother, please be fair. Last month, our mother asked me to deposit the money that Zhiyuan and I saved with her. Now Abao is getting married, and I came to ask mother for the money, but she refused to give it back to me. This is..."
When the eldest brother heard this, his face was full of disdain and indifference.
She interrupted Xu Jiao and said, "Is this a small thing that is worth you crying at home? Since you gave the money to mother, it belongs to mother. Do you want it back? No way! You are already married, but you still want money from your mother's family. Aren't you ashamed?"
The eldest brother's words were like a sharp blade, piercing Xu Jiao's heart.
The eldest sister-in-law also said sarcastically: "Oh, don't you know that a daughter who is married off is like water spilled out? You still want to get money from her parents' home! Don't we have a big family to live on? Don't you think that there are so many people to support in your parents' home, where will there be money for you? You should go back quickly and stop messing around here!"
As the sister-in-law spoke, she fiddled with the corner of her clothes, her eyes full of disgust.
Xu Jiao's youngest brother also stood up.
He stiffened his neck and said confidently, "Sister, you're already married, but you still go back to your parents' house all the time. No one said anything. Why are you asking mom for money today? If you keep making a fuss like this, don't blame me, your younger brother, for not recognizing you as your sister!"
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