In the bedroom, Lin Lishan and several people were sorting out the gifts brought by today's guests and sorting them into boxes. I was amused when I heard Zhang's mother's voice outside. Everyone has been in confinement and understands that this will cause the bird to come out of the cage and forget the time to return, so you can't criticize the elders. At the same time, I am also happy for Zhou Jiao, this mother-in-law treats her like a daughter, and the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is good, which is what the mother's family is most willing to see.

Hearing is false, seeing is believing. Although the elders who have been to Zhangjia Village say that the conditions of the Zhang family are very good. But everyone's worries have not been alleviated at all. Far away from the capital, all the way over, you can see thatched houses and earthen embryo houses everywhere. I thought of the little girl who was only 17 years old and lived a life of poverty. For example, Lin Liying is even more ashamed and worried, which is very different from what she imagined. For example, the two aunts and sisters-in-law of the Cheng family are even more distressed, and they don't understand why the eldest brother would obey the child's wishes. What they saw and heard at Zhang's house that day completely relieved them.

"Where have you been? Where to go in the future, you have to say it, so that the elders in the family can rest assured. Come and sit down and have a good chat with your mother. Mom is going back tomorrow, and it's not easy to see you. Lin Lishan pushed Zhou Jiao to sit on the chair.

Zhou Jiao smiled, pulled the corner of her clothes and hugged her waist like a child, "Mom, there is a train." I want you to run over to you. I just have a lot of time now. Won't you stay longer this time? I'll go shopping with you. ”

"Let's talk about it when I have a chance to come here later. Your cousin and aunt all took leave and came over, and hurried back to work. At the end of the year, we went home early and went shopping together. ”

After listening to this, Liu Ting, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Cheng family, asked her, "Jiaojiao, why don't you go back with us tomorrow?" Your aunt is a doctor, and it will be fine with us to bring Xiao Ping'an. ”

Zhou Jiao spread her hands and said helplessly: "Cousin, I also want to go back early, but I can't." The school gave face to the resumption of school, and I had to wait for the exam to be completed. Don't tempt me. I miss my dad now, and I can't wait to go with you. ”

"Let's get down to business. We'll pick you up at the station then. Remember to take a telegram before getting on the bus. Don't bring anything, you and Xiao Wu will take care of the safety and wait until we return to Beijing to buy it. Save yourself the trouble of bringing it with you. ”

Zhou Jiao nodded, she has space and is not afraid of many things, people are well-intentioned, just listen to it.

A few people chatted about the fun places and delicious food in the capital and recommended them to her. I made an appointment to take her with me and visit the temple fair together in the New Year.

The eldest cousin Liu Ting and Cheng Ruzhu like Zhou Jiao very much. They miss their daughters and hope that their daughters have not been able to get their wishes. Zhou Jiao conforms to the image of their daughter in their minds. As the only girl in the Cheng family's grandchildren, they prefer Zhou Jiao to stay in the capital and take care of them if they have something.

Cheng Ruzhu put down the things in her hand, sat next to Zhou Jiao, and whispered how good the small courtyard that Zhou Xiaozheng moved to after returning to Beijing was how good, how convenient, what was the configuration, how it was in the compound, what were the ones, and what are the popular girls in the capital now. In general, if you don't go, you will regret it, and if you don't live in the compound, you will regret it.

Zhou Jiao listened to her soft words, desperately looking for a clue in her mind, and quickly thought about her father's military rank. This time, her father didn't talk to her about her position, and she didn't ask.

Now I listen to Cheng Ruzhu and her aunt talking about some gossip in the compound. It turns out that many couples in the compound are not original partners, it turns out that bloody things don't necessarily happen to ordinary people, and it turns out that there are idealists who pursue fashion and freedom in any era.

Cheng Ruzhu and the others finished gossiping about the compound, and then talked about the deeds of so-and-so, and told Zhou Jiao to go back to the capital and ignore it. For people who have heard of his name before they have seen it, Zhou Jiao is not interested at all, but she can hear a hint of wind direction from it. It turned out that Mrs. ** had loomed.

Lin Lishan has always been uninterested in these rights and wrongs. At this time, she was busy sorting out her things, thinking about whether to tell Zhou Jiao about her grandmother's repayment of the money this time. She took it in a daze, and hurriedly got on the train to give her the list to her man, and now the more she thought about the amount, the more wrong it became. This matter is not easy to discuss except for his own daughter, and even his own man.

When it was bedtime, Zhou Jiao accompanied them back to the room. After the arrangement, Lin Lishan found an excuse to go back to the West Wing with her. When he arrived in the back room, he frowned and remained silent.

Zhou Jiao was taken aback, and hurriedly asked her, did she encounter something difficult to solve? Did something happen at home, and her father wouldn't let her know?

Lin Lishan saw that there was no one in the room, and whispered in her ear, "It's not a big deal." It's about your grandma paying back the money. Before I came here, she gave me a gift to bring to you. When I was leaving, she gave me two deposit slips, and without saying anything, she said that this was the money our family had with her.

Didn't I care? After looking at it, I handed it to your dad when I got home, and hurried to catch the train. In the past two or three days, I have taken the train, and the more I think about the amount, the more wrong it becomes. I think your grandmother did give me two certificates of deposit. One dollar is your dad's. There's also one that I've been with her for so many years. The amount above is too different. I didn't look at it and ask her carefully. Your father's deposit receipts are one-third less, and mine is only 20,000 yuan. I'm confused, how can it be so much in 17 years?

I probably know in my heart, in addition to the basic salary and subsidies, it will also be stored in your grandmother's, and she will have almost 50,000 yuan. In the first month of last year, I also told her that she would notify me when she had enough 50,000 yuan, and wait for you to go back to Beijing to go to high school. She nodded. Did you say your grandma got it wrong? ”

After listening to this, Zhou Jiao looked at her mother speechlessly. Still a fluke? This was to avoid her father, and deliberately gave it to her before she left. How can you get it wrong? Think about her superb grandmother, this is in line with her thoughts. Ever since she knew that Zhao Chuanguang had gone to see her cousin, she had lost hope for Mrs. Lin, who had single-handedly brought up her cousin.

is also from a big family, and his vision is really small. With so much money deposited with her, her father received a pension from the army, and he still held on to her father's deposit receipt. She and her mother are the rightful heirs. She used to be young, could it be that she was still young when she got married and had children, and she still wanted to keep it? If her father doesn't come back, it is estimated that the money will be swallowed by her, and no one knows yet. As for being able to repay so much money, in fact, both her father and daughter knew it, and her mother was in the dark.

Zhou Jiao frowned when she saw her worried, and hurriedly comforted her, "Mom, you should be filial to her." Don't ask grandma, it is estimated that she has no money on hand. You let it pass. Grandma's family will be involved in money and property in the future, and you will only look at it and not say anything. In case they ask you to borrow money, the amount is large, and they will push it to my dad, so that people can go directly to my dad.

I guess grandma is either subsidizing her mother's family or the second uncle's family in the northwest. Didn't you even collect your uncle's salary last time? I guess we'll have to make noise in the future. You assume that you have forgotten how much money you put in your grandmother's.

Our family is not short of money, and my dad doesn't pay attention to money and won't care. When you go back, don't mention the money to my dad, especially the extra money you make. You pretend you didn't see the amount and hurriedly handed it over to him. Don't care about the money, think about the good thing, you see Dad is back, what is the money? Now our family has money and power, and more money and less money are just numbers, and if you give it to you, it will also be put on the deposit certificate. ”

Lin Lishan asked unrelentingly, "You really won't take the wrong order?" Or take one less? I still want to ask your grandma. There's no reason to give my money to your second uncle and them. ”

Zhou Jiao had no choice but to make it clear. If her mother's temper comes up, it will make a big fuss. When her grandfather found out, he had to smash the pot and sell iron to make money. And if something leaks out, her dad's money will be made public. In the end, it was her father who suffered.

"Come here, my grandmother didn't bring you my father's deposit receipt, so I should have no money in hand at that time. So she made a fuss about the three baptisms and gave a complete set of gold and jade. When my dad comes back, why should she keep my uncle's salary? Just to make money to add it. As a result, the money was not enough, you and my dad came to me, but she didn't pay it back, and wanted to wait until she got together to pay it back. But it was too coincidental. My father's background was exposed, and you hurried back. So what does she do?

It can only be handed over to you. It's good to talk to your own daughter. If you don't believe me, you go to the bank and ask if these two certificates of deposit have been deposited with a large amount of money in recent days. To put it mildly. If my dad didn't come back, my grandmother wouldn't have planned to return it to our mother and daughter. Do you think about it? I am a daughter's family and married, so for my grandmother, this money should not be given to me. As for you, aren't you her daughter? It is only natural for a mother to use her daughter's money.

So, don't ask. It's not interesting. In fact, she still has so much money, my dad and I already know it. Our father and daughter didn't mention it in front of you because they were afraid that you would think too much. And don't make a fuss about it. If the matter leaks out, my father's family background will be suspected. Others, regardless of whether they come from the right way or not, will think about the worst. It didn't affect my dad well. Even if my grandmother didn't pay back our family's money, she couldn't tell others. My own mother, it's useless to tell others and give people jokes. We should be filial to her. ”

Lin Lishan cried with a sad face, hugged Zhou Jiao and complained, "It's over." I also told your dad how capable he is, and a lot of money is stored in your grandma. It's a shame to lose. ”

Zhou Jiao covered her mouth and smiled, so she couldn't speak too early, and she fell into the handle, right? She didn't have to think about it to know that her mother's temperament must be proudly showing off to her father.

After a while, Lin Lishan suddenly stood up and asked her in shock, "Jiaojiao, you said that your grandmother won't exchange your dowry for money, right?" I didn't mention those things to me this time. We've all moved, what can't we put down? ”

Zhou Jiao couldn't help it, laughed, her mother's reflex arc was too bad. Her father asked her to go back at the end of the year to collect the dowry, but she didn't think about it.

"Mom, don't worry. The previous one may be diverted for other purposes, and at the end of the year, you can get back seventy or eighty percent. If you wait for a few cousins and cousins to get married, you don't know. Don't worry, if you really embezzle, you will give it away a long time ago. What can you do? My dad is back, and my grandma has some scruples. If you move the money, you won't be arrogant about the dowry. She is a smart person, afraid that you will be in a hurry and noisy. Well, don't care about anything outside of your body, your heart is worth more than a dowry. If it's gone, it's gone. ”

Lin Lishan nodded helplessly, what else can I do now? However, she planned to go back this time and ask the old lady in private, and instead of arguing with her, she would ask her who she had given her money to. Her family's money always has to be asked where it goes.

For her mother, she was very disappointed. said it nicely, and agreed with her ideas, but in private she had already spent all her savings. What is her life? Why did the old Zhou family embezzle her things, and her grandmother still embezzled her money? None of the elders are sincere to their children.

She didn't dare to go back to face her man now. Even Jiaojiao thought that her family man didn't know everything about it. Her mother won't give her a way to live.