With Fang Qiao's intervention, Xiao Jing immediately knew when to stop: "Kindness is often taken advantage of. Sister-in-law, you're just too kind-hearted."
Yang Fengxia prided herself on being the most fair and just person and couldn't stand such words: "Stop talking nonsense, this is my own daughter, I love her dearly! Which eye of yours saw me bullying her?"
Xiao Jing muttered, "You just pushed her."
Yang Fengxia had a bad temper, and Fang Qiao was afraid that Xiao Jing would be taken advantage of, so she tugged at her sleeve: "Alright, say less."
"I didn't say anything wrong," Xiao Jing complained softly, before reluctantly shutting up and falling silent.
"She fell on her own! I didn't push her!" It was like punching cotton; she wasn't even given a chance to explain. Yang Fengxia felt a surge of anger.
She knew exactly how much force she used; she really hadn't exerted any strength! Those two damned girls, each with a single sentence, condemned her for pushing someone!
She was about to get angry when Fang Xue tugged at her clothes from behind.
Fang Xue whispered a reminder: "Mom, important matters come first."
Reminded by Fang Xue, Yang Fengxia realized that her focus had been diverted by these two brats, and quickly pulled her back: "Xiao Qiao, I've raised you for over ten years, it's time for you to repay me. No matter what, you have to scrape together a hundred yuan for me today. Don't say you don't have any, I know your family can afford it. You and Cheng Baidong are husband and wife, half of his earnings are yours. Just find any reason to ask him for it, he can't possibly refuse to give it to you."
Yang Fengxia was right. She and Cheng Baidong were husband and wife. As a wife asking him for money, he couldn't possibly refuse.
But it was precisely because of this that Fang Qiao felt heartbroken.
Because all she thought about was how to get that 100 yuan, she never considered whether the money would affect her daughter's marital status.
She had money, but she didn't want to give it to her family, so she lied and said that all the money in the family was in Cheng Baidong's hands, and that she only had a few yuan a month for grocery shopping.
But what if it's true?
If she really doesn't manage the money, and her husband is stingy and miserly, she asks him for every penny she spends, and then lies to ask for money for her family, asking for a hundred yuan at a time and not returning the money, then how should she explain this to her husband afterwards?
One hundred yuan has gone down the drain. How will her stingy and miserly husband treat her?
beat?
scold?
divorce?
Both are possible, right?
She hadn't considered any of these things.
What does a daughter's happiness matter when it comes to her son? It's utterly worthless.
The scales in her heart had long since tipped to the side.
Fang Qiao gave a mocking smirk and said, "I'm not going."
"If you're not going, then I'll go by myself!" Yang Fengxia threatened her, "If you don't do well in the future, don't blame me for not giving you face today!"
Yang Fengxia's words also have a reason.
Because if the brothers in the bride's family are not successful, the married sisters will lose face in their husband's family.
Therefore, families who love their daughters will try to keep things quiet and avoid asking their in-laws for money unless absolutely necessary, so that their daughters can hold their heads high in their husband's family.
But Fang Qiao didn't care.
Cheng Baidong's own family was also in a mess, so he didn't care much.
Fang Qiao said bluntly, "That's perfect. Go find Cheng Baidong and see if he's willing to pay this money."
"You know, he used to be in the army. To put it nicely, he's upright; to put it bluntly, he's stubborn. He can't stand any nonsense, let alone anyone breaking the law. You should go find him and talk to him. See if he agrees to pay money to bail him out, or if he'd rather put aside his own family and report Fang Lu directly so he can spend the rest of his life in jail."
"You, you're trying to scare me! I don't believe he's that heartless! Xiao Lu is his brother-in-law!" Yang Fengxia felt uneasy, but her voice was louder than before, clearly bluffing.
Fang Qiao: "Then you're welcome to try! See if he reports you! As long as you're willing to let Fang Lu take the risk, go ahead and go find him!"
"..." Yang Fengxia remained motionless.
A mocking look flashed in Fang Qiao's eyes as she urged her, "Go on, why aren't you going?"
Yang Fengxia choked for a moment.
Of course, she couldn't bear to let Fang Lu take any risks; he was her most beloved darling.
At this moment, Fang Yaozu tapped his pipe on the ground to knock out the ash inside. The sound was quite loud and immediately attracted everyone's attention.
He seized the opportunity to step in and smooth things over, saying, "Xiao Qiao, your mother was just saying it casually, don't take it seriously. She wouldn't want you to have a difficult time in your in-laws' house. Don't worry, she won't bypass you and go straight to Bai Dong."
Fang Qiao pretended to believe her: "Oh, I see. Then I misunderstood her."
"It's good that you understand." Fang Yaozu changed the subject and said, "How about this, we don't need you to go to Bai Dong for money anymore. Look at how much you have on hand right now. Your little brother still needs money for his affairs. Take out some of it, consider it a loan from us. When he gets out, I'll make him pay you back every penny. Is that okay?"
“If it’s feasible, then it’s feasible, but…” Fang Qiao simply took out all the change from her pocket, and then asked Xiao Jing to take out the money she had left over from buying groceries. They put it all together, counted it, and handed it to Fang Yaozu: “One dollar and three jiao and seven fen. That’s all I have in total.”
Fang Yaozu's lips trembled, his eyes widened in disbelief, and even his voice changed: "That's all?"
Fang Qiao nodded: "That's all?"
Fang Yaozu frowned deeply, the creases between his brows so deep they could almost trap a fly.
He was dissatisfied, but he didn't show it.
Yang Fengxia bluntly expressed her disdain: "What's the point of one yuan? It should be at least ten or twenty yuan, right?"
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