Kong Miaomiao’s eyes flickered, her pupils darting around, before she retorted,
“Why…why should I take it out? This is my family’s money. If others find out, who knows what bad ideas they might have? I don’t want it.”
The others agreed, after all, everyone is cautious about money.
Just as Kong Miaomiao was feeling smug, she heard Xia Canglan say,
“Alright, since that’s the case, then only my grandfather and Grandma Yao can see it. My grandfather is the pillar of our family, and Grandma Yao is respected for miles around. I wonder if these two are qualified enough to see it?”
Kong Miaomiao was about to say something when Xia Canglan interrupted her again,
“Or are you actually afraid to take it out? Are you afraid that the fact that you’ve spent all your money on your family will be revealed? If that’s the case, then I should report it to the police and say that there’s a thief in the family.”
Kong Miaomiao: “…..”
Damn it, she shouldn’t have come back today.
“Yes, hurry up and take it out. Don’t waste everyone’s time. We need to get home for dinner.”
Although they already had their bowls in their hands and were eating, it wouldn’t stop them from gossiping.
Looking at Kong Miaomiao, who was still motionless, Xia Canglan wasn’t in a hurry. Instead, she leaned close to her grandfather’s ear and spoke softly enough for everyone present to hear.
“Grandpa, judging from her appearance, she probably really took all the money her older brother gave her back to her parents’ home.
Also, what Panbao just said about her aunt only being in her hometown, and that she was hoping our whole family would die so she could inherit our family’s property, right, Grandpa?”
“Hiss!” Everyone gasped, staring at Kong Miaomiao in shock. They all wanted to see how this person could be so shameless.
“You…you all…” Kong Miaomiao’s chest ached with anger, her face slightly pale.
Grandma Yao tapped the ground again with her cane. “What are you doing? What are you dawdling for? If you’re going to take it, then take it out now. If you don’t have it, send someone to the police station. Don’t waste everyone’s time.”
Kong Miaomiao knew that if she didn’t produce the bankbook today, this matter probably wouldn’t end well.
She slowly felt her way back to her room, took out the bankbook, feeling flustered, but she could only hand it to Grandpa Xia under everyone’s gaze.
Grandpa Xia and Grandma Yao squinted at it, while the others, though curious, knew their limits.
A minute later,
Grandma Yao snorted coldly, glancing at the guilty Kong Miaomiao.
“That’s great, that’s great—”
The others assumed it was a compliment, but the tone sounded strange.
Sure enough—
“Kong Miaomiao, you’re practically trying to withdraw all the money from the savings account and take it all back to your family.”
“I can’t believe you’ve been married to the Xia family for seven years, and not only have you not saved a single penny for your own family, but you’ve also taken all the money Lan’s brother gave you and sent it all back to your parents’ home. What kind of stupid person would do such a thing?”
“Tell me!!”
Kong Miaomiao trembled, lacking confidence and feeling very guilty.
But, under the gaze of so many people, she still raised her head and tried to defend herself,
“What’s wrong with me spending my husband’s money? He gave it to me, so it belongs to me. I can spend it however I want, what’s it to you?”
Then, without looking back, she turned and fled back to her room, too afraid to come out.
Just as Kong Miaomiao was congratulating herself on her cleverness, she heard Xia Canglan say through the door,
“…Uh, Uncle Xia, are we just going to let her go like that? Aren’t we going to get all that money back?”
A neighbor asked Grandpa Xia with concern.
Before Grandpa Xia could speak, Xia Canglan smiled at the neighbor, her voice loud enough for everyone present, including Kong Miaomiao who had hidden in the room, to hear,
“Don’t worry, I’ll call my older brother tomorrow and have him file for divorce immediately and recover the lost property.”
Kong Miaomiao: “!!!!!!”
She was anxious; she was afraid that the madwoman Xia Canglan would really do it. But she was unwilling to give up the feeling of having money to spend and being waited on in her in-laws’ house.
She hated, hated Xia Cangyun who never came back. Although their marriage was something she had schemed for, if Xia Cangyun hadn’t stayed away, why would she have been unable to bear the loneliness and gone looking for him?
That night, some people couldn’t sleep, while others slept soundly. Xia Canglan was the one who slept soundly, and it just so happened that the next day was her day off—she was thrilled.
When Xia Canglan woke up, she saw Xia Panbao covered in dirt, her mouth full, yet she greedily stuffed food into her mouth—even a starving ghost wouldn’t act like that.
She frowned, her eyes scanning the room, and noticed Kong Miaomiao rummaging through the kitchen cabinets looking for something good, completely ignoring her own daughter.
Seeing Xia Canglan, Xia Panbao stared at her warily, her hands protectively holding the food in front of her. If it weren’t for something stuffed in her mouth, she probably wouldn’t have said anything nice. ”
That old hag! There’s nothing in the kitchen! Did she hide all the good stuff because she’s here?”
Kong Miaomiao searched again and again, refusing to believe it, but still found nothing. Frustrated, she kicked the cabinet hard, wincing in pain.
“What are you doing?”
Xia Canglan leaned against the doorframe, watching Kong Miaomiao’s clown-like antics.
Kong Miaomiao stiffened, turned around, and gave a sheepish laugh.
“Hehe, little sister, I’m… I’m looking for what dishes I can make. You haven’t eaten yet, have you?”
She said this, but showed no sign of intending to attack.
Xia Canglan, however, wouldn’t tolerate her. Pointing at Xia Panbao, who was covered in filth outside, she said, “If I see Xia Panbao eating like this again, I’ll break your fingers one by one and put them back on.
A mother’s fault is a mother’s fault for not teaching her child properly. Now go clean her and the dirty floor, or else—”
“I’ll go, I’ll go right now!”
Kong Miaomiao didn’t wait for her to finish before rushing out, scooping up her daughter and rushing to the bathroom.
While roughly rinsing her daughter’s clothes, she cautiously glanced outside to see if Xia Canglan was still there.
One glance, no; not sure. Another glance, and lo and behold, she was gone.
Kong Miaomiao quickly dropped her daughter and ran outside, only to find Xia Canglan was truly gone, not even in her room.
Good heavens, could Xia Canglan have really gone out to call Xia Cangyun and ask him to file for divorce?
Thinking this, Kong Miaomiao was frantic, wishing she could fly out and stop her, but she didn’t dare.
Xia Canglan was unaware that someone was using her absence as a pretext to gain more benefits for themselves.
At the post office entrance,
Xia Canglan said, “I need to make a call to show my concern for the people’s lives.”
“Serving the people, should I call a local or out-of-town number?”
“I need to call the military; I’m looking for my brother. He’s serving in the army.”
Hearing she was a military dependent, the post office clerk’s attitude immediately improved.
“Ring ring ring!”
“Please transfer me to Xia Cangyun, platoon leader of the 1st Regiment of the Heilongjiang Provincial Army. I’m his sister, Xia Canglan.”
“Wait a moment!”
“…..”
“This is the Heilongjiang Provincial Army. Who are you looking for?”
“Hello, I’m looking for platoon leader Xia Cangyun.”
“I’m sorry, Platoon Leader Xia is on a mission and temporarily not in the unit.”
Xia Canglan took a deep breath.
“Okay, it’s fine if he’s not here. Please ask the regimental leadership to help my brother apply for a divorce. I want to sue my sister-in-law for adultery, bigamy, and having an illegitimate daughter. She’s now pregnant, seriously damaging a military marriage. Please, leaders, do justice for my brother.” ”
!!!!!”