While people were enjoying the braised food here in a lively atmosphere, the Shen family was filled with gloom and sorrow.

Li Qiuhua was taking care of Shen Zhilan in the hospital, and Xiao Weidong went to Shen Zhimei's house to play with his two little nieces.

Old Master Shen stayed in the 82nd Army all day long. Shen Jianguo's unit had a lot of things to do at the end of the year, so he lived in the unit these two days. Only Shen Xiaoqing and Dong Manting were left in the room.

Li Qiuhua cooks on weekdays. No matter what Dong Manting wants to eat, she just needs to say it and Li Qiuhua will prepare it and serve it to her immediately.

Now that Li Qiuhua is not around, the task of cooking naturally falls on Shen Xiaoqing.

Although Shen Xiaoqing can cook, she has no money!

So, we can only do what we have at home.

In the past two days, we have eaten all the radishes, cabbages, potatoes and pumpkins stored at home.

Seeing that there was not much oil left in the bottle, Shen Xiaoqing didn't dare put more in.

Dong Manting was used to eating big meals, so she found it hard to swallow boiled vegetables without even a drop of oil.

If it were in the past, Dong Manting would have put down her chopsticks long ago.

But now...

Her pockets were emptied and she had lost her confidence.

"Grandma, the oil bottle at home is almost empty, so I..." Shen Xiaoqing pretended to be embarrassed.

Although Dong Manting and Shen Qiaoling had been hiding the truth from her, she still got a general idea from others.

What she didn't expect was that Shen Qiaoling, who usually acted arrogant and domineering in front of her, would actually be defeated by that sickly guy.

What a fate! "It's okay! If it's gone, just put in less!"

Dong Manting frowned and spoke in a cold tone, but Shen Xiaoqing could still hear the frustration in her voice.

When her mother was still alive, this old witch was so stingy that she always asked her mother to buy this and that and eat whatever she wanted, and she never spent a penny. Now...

Eight thousand...

You deserve it!

Although the sickly guy was annoying, she still wanted to praise him for this matter, saying, "Well done!"

“Bang, bang, bang…”

At this time, someone knocked on the gate.

"It must be grandpa who is back." Shen Xiaoqing stood up with a happy look on her face.

Dong Manting subconsciously straightened her meticulously combed hair.

"...Aunt!" After pulling open the bolt, Shen Xiaoqing saw Shen Qiaoling standing outside the door. The smile on her face paused for a moment.

Shen Qiaoling raised her chin slightly, glanced at Shen Xiaoqing impatiently, said nothing, and went straight into the house.

Shen Xiaoqing closed the door, pouted and spat on the ground.

He's almost been trampled into the mud by that sickly guy, and he still has the nerve to show off.

"Mom, what are you eating?!" Shen Qiaoling looked at the boiled cabbage and shredded potatoes on the table with a look of surprise, without a drop of oil on it.

Not only is there no meat, there isn't even a drop of oil.

Is this something humans eat?

"Have you eaten?" Dong Manting sighed.

"Eat it!" Shen Qiaoling lost her appetite when she saw the cabbage that looked like slop.

Especially the smell, it makes me feel nauseous.

I don’t know how her mother managed to get it into her mouth.

Shen Qiaoling picked up an apple from the fruit bowl in the living room, but felt that it didn't feel right, so she threw it back and took out an orange instead.

"These apples are all wilted, and you didn't even bother to replace them with fresh ones."

"No one at home has any, so who will eat the fresh ones?" Dong Manting took two bites of the salty and tasteless shredded potatoes and put down her chopsticks.

"Where's Dad?" Shen Qiaoling broke off a slice of orange and put it in her mouth, only then she noticed that Grandpa Shen was not there.

In an instant, Shen Qiaoling vomited again.

"Who bought this orange? It's so sour."

Dong Manting frowned and glanced at the oranges in the fruit bowl, then pouted, "Who else could it be? That country bumpkin!"

"A bumpkin is a bumpkin. He can't even buy an orange." Shen Qiaoling clapped her hands in disgust.

"Isn't Yun'an going to bring Huihui and Yaya back today? Why are you here?" Dong Manting suddenly remembered that her son-in-law said he would come back to accompany his two granddaughters to celebrate the New Year.

Chen Yun'an has been away from home for many years and only comes back once every one or two months. It's not easy for him to come back...

"Something urgent happened over there, I'll be back tomorrow." Shen Qiaoling hung her head.

I used to look forward to his coming back from vacation every day, but he never had any vacation.

Now, even though I didn't want him to come back, he came back again.

"Does Yun'an know about the money?" Dong Manting seemed to have guessed it.

In the past, as soon as the son-in-law said he was coming back, the daughter would start cleaning the house and preparing food a few days in advance...

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

But now he looks worried.

Shen Qiaoling shook her head.

Those two thousand yuan were all their family’s savings.

My brother-in-law wanted to borrow 200 yuan from them to build a house, but Chen Yun'an only agreed to lend 100 yuan. Now...

Two thousand yuan was gone in an instant.

How could she tell him?!

She said she was blackmailed? She said she gave it to her uncle? She said she gave it all to that short-lived guy in order to save her cousin? Shen Qiaoling was extremely depressed.

It’s all that short-lived ghost’s fault!

Eight thousand yuan! She gave it to the man in a flash, not even giving him time to react.

You know she will give the money to others, she will never take the money out no matter what.

When Shen Qiaoling thought that Chen Yun'an would be back with his two daughters tomorrow, her heart couldn't help but sink.

She could even imagine how furious he would be when he found out.

"What should I do if he comes back and asks?" Dong Manting felt annoyed when her guess was confirmed.

Her son-in-law is good in every way except that he places too much emphasis on money.

Normally, a hundred or so yuan would be fine, but now it's two thousand...

"If it doesn't work, I can just say I lent it to my cousin to buy the director's position. I can't say I gave it as compensation to that short-lived ghost, right?!" Shen Qiaoling was also annoyed.

But now that things have come to this, what’s the point in worrying?

The important thing now is to get away with it first.

Fortunately, Chen Yun'an only has seven days of vacation. After he leaves, she will slowly think of a solution.

"But this is not a long-term solution!" Dong Manting sighed.

This is two thousand, not two hundred.

I have lost my job and will have to live off my savings. How can I find a solution? When Dong Manting thought of all these troubles, she was worried.

In the end, it's still that short-lived girl's fault. If she hadn't lost her balance and fallen down after being pushed, they wouldn't have ended up in such a situation.

"Mom, do you have any money on hand? Give me some. The New Year is coming soon and our family hasn't bought any New Year's goods yet. Yun'an has finally come back, and I can't let him eat vegetarian food every day like me!" Shen Qiaoling stated the purpose of this trip.

Dong Manting glanced at her daughter, whose eyebrows and nose were almost wrinkled with worry, and went back to the house to get out five big unity cards.

Seeing that there were only five photos, a hint of displeasure flashed in Shen Qiaoling's eyes.

"Mom, what can I do with this fifty dollars?"

I didn’t prepare any New Year’s goods at home. After the New Year, people came and went, and I gave red envelopes to the children. How could I not spend money?! This little money was not even enough to fill the gaps between our teeth.

"I only have a hundred yuan, and I gave you fifty, so I only have fifty left." Dong Manting sighed.

This really is like going back to the time before liberation.

(End of this chapter)