Chapter 329

Chapter 329

Wang Shoucheng wished he could smash the corn pancake in his hand into her face. She just opened her mouth and expected money to magically appear from his pocket? Where was he supposed to get the money?

Damn it, if he had known this matter would be exposed in the provincial city and that it wouldn’t lead to any consequences, he shouldn’t have been scared into giving so much money to those two damned swindlers.

Who could have predicted it? He Younde, who used to be so intimidating, was now in such a state.

Those two were definitely con artists!

He had definitely been scammed.

But he didn’t dare to speak out. If he did, he would become the family’s black sheep.

That wouldn’t fly.

If those ungrateful kids found out I lost all that family money, how could they still trust me to manage the family’s finances?

The family would fall apart for sure.

He was still counting on this family to support him in his old age.

No way!

Wang Shoucheng’s face darkened, and the pancake in his hand no longer tasted good.

He looked at his daughter-in-law, “Fifth Brother's Wife, this money is supposed to be saved for when we divide the family and give you all a settlement. If I give it to you now, what will happen later?

Besides, what if something goes wrong with the black market deal?

You want me to hand over a thousand out of the fifteen hundred we have. What’s left for the rest of us?

Are we supposed to stop living just because of this?

You’re just trying to keep up with Eldest Brother’s Wife. What does she have that you don’t?

You’re the one who didn’t want to spend the money. A golden opportunity came along, and you turned it down?

Moreover, a few days ago, you were urging me to get this matter done, and now, when it comes to the money, you’ve suddenly changed your tune.

Could it be that this old man secretly spent all the money?

Zhou Jiaojiao had a sudden realization, like a lightbulb went off in her head.

Something felt off. Whenever they talked about dividing the family or money, her father-in-law got really worked up.

She knew there was money in the family. During the division, it was mentioned.

That one thousand plus yuan, plus one-fifth of the money everyone had earned together recently, had gone into his pocket.

How could he say he didn’t have the money?

Moreover, she wasn’t asking for herself; it was for the family’s business.

Even if they don’t want to take the risk, I’ll just do it myself.

The most important thing is that he had been insisting on managing that part earlier, so it’s clear he wants to run the black market business.

This money was most likely squandered by that old man!

Thinking of this, Zhou Jiaojiao couldn’t sit still anymore.

Without mincing words, she said, "Dad, I think everyone else in the family agrees with this, and you agreed to it a few days ago too. Why are you changing your mind now that it’s about money?

We have so many people in the family. You take out a thousand.

I take two hundred, and each of the three older brothers' families take one hundred.

This is our family's business.

I think it's still a good deal, and outside, this business is managed by you, Dad.

What else could you possibly disagree with?

Are you saying we can’t even scrape together a thousand bucks in our family?"

"What nonsense are you saying? Who said we can’t come up with the money? Can’t you just calm down for once?" Wang Shoucheng's voice became shrill and hurried.

He wished he could throw this troublesome daughter-in-law out.

Always stirring up trouble for no good reason!

Wang Shoucheng’s agitation made the others start to wonder what was going on.

After all, everyone only knew there was money in the family. When the eldest brother left the family, everyone assumed Dad still had over a thousand dollars, which belonged to all of them.

But after the eldest brother separated, no one else succeeded in dividing the family.

Dad did everything he could to keep the family from splitting up.

And the money!

At first, Dad also said he would buy jobs for them, but later the money for the jobs was borrowed from their wives' families.

All these incidents suddenly made the family realize.

The quickest to understand was Wang Qingfu.

But he also played it safe and didn’t want to be the one to take the lead. After all, even if Dad might have spent the money, as long as nothing unexpected happened to the family, Dad would still be in charge. If Zhou Jiaojiao took charge, the family would fall apart.

And they wouldn’t benefit either.

That wouldn’t do.

Thinking of this, Wang Qingfu frowned and pretended to be the good guy: "I say, Zhou Jiaojiao, how can you talk to Dad like that? What Dad is holding is the foundation of our family.

If we lose the family foundation, how can we live?

Besides, Mom is already gone, if Dad doesn’t have any money left, what is he supposed to do?

This money is our family’s safety net, and we can’t touch it lightly."

Haven't we all made a little money lately?

We should all chip in. As for this one thousand you mentioned, why can't you borrow the money from Hu Tian?

Zhou Jiaojiao wanted to strangle her second brother for suggesting she borrow money from Hu Tian. Wouldn't that burn all her bridges with Hu Tian?

How could she rely on him later? If this money isn't used now, when will it ever be?

When we're flat broke?

Wang Shoucheng was thrilled with Wang Qingfu's attitude. He knew he could always count on his second son.

"Second brother, that’s not the way to talk about it. Isn't now an important time? Without this money, how are we supposed to live comfortably? We can't just miss this opportunity, can we?

Moreover, Dad isn't the kind of person you're implying.

Hasn't Dad always supported this matter? Why does he get defensive and start yelling whenever that money is mentioned?

Even if we don’t use the money, shouldn’t we at least get to see it?

I can't feel at ease about this.

Ever since Mom passed away, Dad’s been holding onto this money. Dad’s been spending a lot of time with some of the widows in the village.

What if..."

Wang Laosi couldn't take it anymore. Under the table, Chen Fang kept pinching him, urging him to speak up. He had no choice but to raise his doubts.

This remark angered Wang Shoucheng so much that he threw a biscuit at his head. "You ungrateful brat! You want to talk about money, see the money—why don’t you just ask for my life while you’re at it?

Do you really think your father is that kind of person?

I’m going to beat some sense into you today."

Wang Shoucheng was about to flip the table, intending to use this incident to avoid the money discussion.

Seeing this situation, Zhao Cuihua, sensing an opportunity to push for the family division, could no longer pretend to be mute. "Dad, if you want to hit Lao Si, wait a moment. At least let us see the money first. Third and I have always trusted you. If this money is lost, Third and I will also demand a family division.

We won't live like this anymore.

You've been saying that Lao Wu and the second brother's jobs were borrowed by themselves. I don't believe it.

Also, most of the grain we received in the autumn was earned by me.

I'm not doing this exhausting task of supporting the whole family."