In the bedroom of the main house, Lin Liying helped the old lady to lean on the bed, pulled a stool and sat on the edge of the bed, glanced at her, and saw that she didn't plan to speak.

Lin Liying pondered for a while, and asked softly, "Mom, how much money does the eldest brother-in-law have?" How much are you missing? You have to tell me that I have a number in my heart. The end of the month is fast approaching. When the eldest brother-in-law comes back, how many days can you delay? When I bought the yard, you asked me to say that I bought it, did you use this money? I'll make up for the 2,000 yuan. Originally, the child's father said that he would return it. In the past few years, the burden on my hometown has been light, and we have a little money in our hands, don't worry, we will find a way to cushion it first. ”

Old Madam Lin glanced at her and said softly: "What's the hurry, this money is not a small amount, your two thousand yuan is not enough." I still have to think about it.

At that time, in addition to Zhou Xiaozheng's deposit certificate, their family also had a lot of money. Before that was liberated, your brother-in-law would be in Citigroup. It was opened by foreigners, and the management was relatively strict.

I asked your eldest sister to give me all the money, and your eldest sister took me to the bank to exchange all the money in the family into US dollars, plus the US dollars on the deposit certificate, and stored them in Zhou Jiao's name. Your eldest sister said at the time that this was left by Zhou Xiaozheng to his daughter, and Zhou Jiao's name must be written.

At that time, the dollar was calculated in gold, and a silver dollar seemed to be $0.33, which was so long that I had forgotten a little. I only remember that one of Zhou Xiaozheng's certificates of deposit is $5,000, and the interest is $200. All their family's money was converted into US dollars plus interest, which was close to more than 9,000 US dollars, and 9,000 US dollars were deposited in Zhou Jiao's name, and the extra US dollars and Zhou Jiao's deposit receipts were all handed over to me.

When it was handed over to me, your eldest sister never asked again. I haven't touched this money until it was liberated, so I just saved it. Later, when the situation was good, I was afraid that the foreigners would open a bank and fail, so I took it all out and changed banks. In those seven or eight years, plus interest, there were more than 10,000 dollars. Later, our bank always changed new banknotes, and I didn't dare to move the $10,000 whole money, and I spent all the odds and interest.

In 52 years, you got married in the family, and your second brother ran errands, and suddenly there were more things to cost. I withdrew $2,000 and interest from your eldest sister, and I had $8,000 left on the deposit certificate.

The exchange rate for RMB that year, 1 US dollar was 2.227 yuan per RMB/RMB, and 2,000 US dollars and the interest of those years were taken, and I remember that it was 5,500 yuan for RMB. I bought you a yard and gave it to your second brother's house.

After that, I didn't use the remaining $8,000. Every time I go to the bank, I have to open Zhou Jiao's household registration certificate, which is very troublesome. Now there's $8,000 plus interest.

For so many years, if this account has been in Citibank, the total number will definitely be more than that, and I don't know how much it will be for 17 years. It's a mess – I took $2,000 from him, and I've forgotten about the interest I spent on the previous few times. I didn't bother to explain to your eldest brother-in-law, and I plan to leave 10,000 principal to pay him back.

In addition to scraping together $2,000, my headache is your eldest sister's salary for so many years. It's all spent in my hands, and I still ask your eldest sister to hand it over to me. I told her that I was afraid that she would be extravagant, and Jiaojiao would have to marry someone and ask for a dowry after she saved it. But what do I say now? Oh, Shanshan, Mom spent all your daughter's dowry, okay, that's even more too much than the Zhou family, she doesn't have to mess with me. ”

Lin Liying covered her mouth when she heard this, and smiled happily, "The old Zhou family robbed her of her dowry, and if you rob her dowry again, it is estimated that my father will turn his face with you." ”

Mrs. Lin shook her head helplessly, "Your father didn't know that there was still this money with me, otherwise he would have asked me to remit it to Zhou Jiao."

He just knows that I have saved your eldest sister's salary for her. How did he know that everyone in our family has a salary, but in fact, it is not enough at all. Don't talk about others, Xiao Lin often asks me for money, this, and that, how many clothes do she have in her closet?

Your second brother's family, four children to raise, and your second sister-in-law subsidizes her mother's family, how can you rely on your second brother's salary enough? Since he got married, he has relied on his family to support him. Giving birth to a child, your second sister-in-law is fashionable with others, you have to give the child milk powder, the Jiang family is not far away, don't you agree? There was no room for discussion in the compound.

In addition to the victory, the two brothers are sensible. Just the two little sisters, each cost more than the other. Your second brother was worried about gray hair in the early years, and he beat Xuezhen to lie at home for several days for a coat. Xue Zhen's child is really ignorant, he compares to others every day, and he always has to catch up with fashion. What should I do if I rely on your second brother's salary alone? Every time your second sister-in-law instructs Xue Zhen and them to call and ask for money, she thinks I don't know? I knew in my heart, but what could I do, it was my son. ”

Lin Liying had a headache when she heard this, "Mom, have you ever thought that you don't have any money yourself, and you use your eldest brother-in-law's money to help your second brother, will the truth work?" If the eldest sister knew about it, she would have to make a fuss, her temper would not be good. Do you calculate how much you owe her in addition to the 2,000 yuan to make up? That's the mess in front of you. But you have to tell her about her salary, right? I really don't have the money to pay it back, can I discuss with her privately to give her some of it?

There is also the second brother, the two victorious brothers are about to get married, where is the money? The second sister-in-law looked for you if she didn't have any money, where did you get the money in the future? What would my sister-in-law think if she knew that you had been secretly subsidizing your second brother? She's been giving you food. ”

Old Mrs. Lin frowned worriedly, "Your eldest sister didn't go to receive her salary since she started to give birth. At that time, she had almost a silver dollar a month, and then she issued paper money, and then she issued * coins, and her salary increased every year, plus she was always on business trips, and the monthly allowance was quite a lot. Except for the monthly remittance to Zhou Jiao, all of them are in my hands. At the beginning, I also had a deposit, and I also opened an account in the same bank, and sometimes I would deposit it when I remembered it, and I would withdraw it when I ran out of money. After all these years, how can I still remember?

Originally, I thought that Zhou Xiaozheng was gone, Zhou Jiao was still a girl, and she would get married sooner or later. There is still such a large amount of money in his name, and your eldest sister is not afraid of running out of money to spend in the future, isn't there still two sets of courtyards? The two of them are not as burdened as your second brother's family, and this money has no effect on them.

I originally planned to discuss with your sister in private in the future about the two courtyards and the 9,000 yuan and US dollars of the year to return to Zhou Jiao. Anyway, Zhou Jiao didn't know how much. But I won't give your sister's salary, she's my daughter, so let's talk about it. In case your sister doesn't agree, I'll make up some jewelry gold.

But who knew that Zhou Xiaozheng would come back alive? That's a different story. He knows exactly how much his family is. We haven't raised his daughter yet, and we have no affection. Besides, he didn't ask for their money to be handed over to me for safekeeping.

When he comes back and asks me for it, it will be clear. The principal amount of more than 9,000 US dollars in 17 years is calculated so far? It's not enough for our family to sell them all. If you don't pay back the money to Zhou Xiaozheng earlier, will you wait for him to settle accounts with me? It's better to pretend to be confused and return it to him in person as soon as possible, maybe he won't be able to speak.

Who would have known that he would come back alive, and this would disrupt my plans. If he is late and asks your dad to advance this money, what do you think your dad does? Besides, didn't you listen to your dad about that kid? is as shrewd as Zhou Xiaozheng, what else is there to say, hurry up and raise money. ”

Lin Liying thought of her father, "Then there must be a rough idea, do you have a plan in mind?" ”

Mrs. Lin nodded, "Roughly speaking, according to your eldest sister's promotion, the salary for 17 years will be calculated at the beginning, at the beginning it will be 20 yuan per month, it will be counted for three years, and then when it is 50 yuan, it will be counted for three years, and then your eldest sister will estimate that it will be 100 yuan per month, not counting the subsidy, but also five years, and it will be eleven years here." The remaining years of wages are all received by me, the salary of 110 yuan in the past six years is now 185 yuan, I calculate according to 150 for three years, and 160 for the next three years, and the part of the unit subsidy should be the 20 yuan remitted to Zhou Jiao every month, which will be directly deposited in the bank, and then directly give her a deposit certificate, which is for your brother-in-law to see, for Zhou Jiao. ”

Lin Liying pinched her fingers, calculated silently for a while, and looked up at the old lady in shock, "Mom, that's a lot of money, almost 20,000 yuan, the eldest sister buys some gifts for us, and often buys some dowries for Jiaojiao." So where did she get the money? ”

Mrs. Lin patted her, "What is the salary of 17 years, I plan to deposit 20,000 yuan in the bank as her salary." Actually, I can't remember how much your eldest sister's salary is, but I know it in my heart. She's almost on the same salary as me, and you forget that I have a pay slip and an accountkeeper. I can't get it anymore, she has one-third of her salary just for the subsidy, and her food, housing and clothing are basically in the army. A few times when I came back from abroad, she also gave me extra money for me to save for her and give it to Jiaojiao in the future. Hehe, it's 20,000, love or not.

Your eldest sister once said in private that she would wait for 50,000 yuan, remember to tell her. Listen, no matter how confused she is, she won't be so stupid that she can't remember the money. Your eldest sister usually goes on business trips and brings things around for people to earn extra money, and she buys some things for you to give to you, so she makes a lot of money and is generous. As for the dowry, she bought it cheaply locally, looked a lot, didn't spend much, and some of it was exchanged for military coats.

This time she didn't go to the Northeast, and she will go to the Northeast next year, she told me privately that Jiaojiao will be 18 years old next year, and she will be an adult, and Zhou Jiao must sign a contract with herself when the rented yard is 18 years old. When she came to the capital, it happened that the bank deposit certificate and the big yard were transferred to her, and the dowry was also given to her.

I asked her why she didn't keep some money, and she said that she planned to give Jiaojiao my salary deposit slip as well. Her monthly salary is close to two hundred, which is enough for herself. Explain it clearly as soon as possible, so that in case she is gone, the explanation is not clear.

Your eldest sister is also afraid that I will be reluctant to give Jiaojiao. She's dear, she's her own mother! I just haven't seen her, I haven't seen her, it's really something, I still think of my own children, and mothers all over the world are the same. ”

Lin Liying stood up and paced around the room, thought about it for a long time, and walked in front of her mother, "Mom, then your plan is to make up for the 2,000 dollars from your brother-in-law, and the 20000 yuan for the eldest sister, that is almost 25,000 yuan, and I only have less than 3,000 in my hand, what should I do with the rest of the money?" Otherwise, you can talk to the eldest sister directly, and let the eldest sister hide it from her brother-in-law. The brother-in-law is not short of money when he comes back, and there is a lot of 17-year salary for the repayment, but he has a higher salary than the eldest sister. ”

"Otherwise, you don't want to think about why I'm in a hurry to make up 20,000. Wait for your brother-in-law's salary to make up 50,000, and your sister doesn't have 20,000, I'm embarrassed to face your brother-in-law? Don't talk to your sister, she can't hide her words, your brother-in-law is in charge of her family, believe it or not, your sister will not suspect that your brother-in-law has other private money.

Based on my understanding of Zhou Xiaozheng, this kid still has something on hand, but he didn't take it out. Your father said that Jiaojiao can't trust others, not with her father, two people, and these two people are also blessed to have these two people in your sister. You will give 2,000 yuan for the yard, didn't Jianjun know that it was borrowed? You won't be embarrassed either. The rest of the money will be embezzled first when your eldest brother's salary is back. More on that later. I really couldn't help it, so I sold the gold I had left. I originally wanted to leave it to my three grandchildren, alas, let's see if it happens. ”

Lin Liying sat on the edge of the bed, leaned against the head of the bed, and said slowly: "Mom, do you think the eldest sister is really blessed?" Won't you be separated from your sister when your brother-in-law comes back? I'm still worried. Dad doesn't know if it's true - Jiaojiao will really protect her sister, will her brother-in-law protect her if she has an outside heart? If my sister-in-law ignores her, she probably won't be able to stand it, and I don't know if she can get over this threshold? ”

"Hehe, don't worry. If Zhou Jiao is a smart person, she will definitely protect your sister, her father is still young, if she really finds someone to be her stepmother, it is estimated that she will find a way to dismantle it, and she will not hesitate at all. No matter how bad her mother is, she is a mother, who wants to have a stranger to accompany her father? Waiting to have a child and steal her status?

Besides, no matter how angry your brother-in-law is, he will not complain about your sister, he is a real man, he likes to carry things on himself, and he will complain about himself, but it is true that there is a gap between us.

For the Zhou family, this time they will really break off their relatives. He had a bad relationship with the Zhou family. This will be his baby daughter will be dragged back for him, and he will not be able to be happy.

Your sister is a delicate mother, and because your sister has waited for him for so many years, she can be safe and worry-free. Your sister has the blessing of a dead eye, but fortunately your sister didn't listen to me. If your sister finds someone to marry, then Zhou Xiaozheng and Zhou Jiao will ignore our family, they are worse than strangers, and his road is really broken. They are so proud of people, they are arrogant in their bones, betrayal is betrayal, and they can't tolerate sand in their eyes. ”

"Hehe, that's good. No matter what position she stands for, she has a daughter who protects her, and the eldest sister can be regarded as a safe child. The eldest brother is also back, and the money is taken care of, and our family really has nothing to worry about.

As for the second brother, there is a second sister-in-law who subsidizes her mother's family like that, and you don't give too much Jinshan. I really don't understand what the Jiang family is trying to do to subsidize the old family so much? Don't live your own life? Their sons and daughters-in-law are afraid to go home. There's always a limit to helping people, right? Mom, you have to support it this time! Otherwise, the second sister-in-law doesn't know what to do, she asks for money when she opens her mouth, and she doesn't want them to support their old age and subsidize them, let her father know, see if she will clean them up? And did the second brother know that you embezzled your brother-in-law's money, so you sent a package to Jiaojiao? ”

Old Mrs. Lin hurriedly sat up, put on a straight face, and said eagerly: "He doesn't know!" Usually your second sister-in-law hides it from your second brother, otherwise your second brother wouldn't be angry if he knew? Don't show your mouth. In the future, I won't listen to your second sister-in-law.

Your second brother also wrote a letter saying that your eldest sister didn't go to see her daughter, the child was too pitiful, and asked your eldest sister not to buy expensive things for his girl at home, and if so, send it to Zhou Jiao. Said that he was too far away, or he really wanted to go and see, and he didn't worry about it if he didn't see it, and in the end it was estimated that he received too many things from your eldest sister, so he secretly bought it and sent it over, and your second sister-in-law may not know. ”

Lin Liying smiled awkwardly and said apologetically, "I am the most idle, I knew that Zhou Jiao was not easy to live in the Zhou family, and I would have gone to see her a long time ago." Jianjun has said it a few times, let me inquire. He said that the countryside is patriarchal, and it is estimated that life is not as good as I thought. I don't think my eldest sister went, so I'll just think about it myself. When my brother-in-law came back this time, I was embarrassed to see him, he was still good to me, but I didn't take it to heart. ”

Old Madam Lin nodded and sighed, "Things have happened, and there is no going back, so be it." If you want to blame me, the old woman. Shanshan said that she didn't worry about wanting to go and see, but the world was too chaotic at first, and I didn't worry about her going. When she was liberated, I also advised her not to ask for leave if she didn't have time, and it would take half a month to go back and forth, or she would take the child back directly. Besides, I don't like your sister to go to Zhou's house, your sister went back to her mother-in-law's house, who knows what happened inside.

Your dad is complaining about me, I know that. I really don't have any feelings for Zhou Jiao not growing up by my side. Besides, your father asked someone to ask, and he also asked in a letter, and they are all good children. Her grandfather has always said that she is willing not to return to Beijing, and has brothers and sisters at home to accompany her, and he also said that she is a lone seedling in the second room, and wants the child to return to Beijing when he is older. I discussed with your father that she couldn't ignore the fact that she was the granddaughter of the old Zhou family. There were three girls in the family at that time, and I really didn't care about this granddaughter. ”

Lin Liying saw that the old lady was in a bad mood, and after a few words of persuasion, she placed the old lady to rest and went back to the room by herself.

Lying on the bed, Lin Liying still kept thinking about her mother's words in her mind. She really didn't know that the eldest sister's family was so thick, no wonder her brother-in-law didn't care about the eldest sister's spending money, this was confident.

Thinking back to her in-laws, Lin Liying sighed faintly. This year, the brother-in-law was admitted to university, and Li Jianjun planned to bring his two younger sisters back to the capital, and they were all well planned. I paid back two thousand here, and I was relatively short on hand. Two sisters-in-law came at once,

Thinking about so many people crowded in the small yard, it's really a headache, and I don't know if the eldest sister will agree to borrow her big yard? In the past, she still had the confidence to ask directly, but now she knows that the yard was not bought by the eldest sister at all, it belonged to the Zhou family. She really didn't dare to guarantee that the eldest sister would agree, in a sense, she had to agree with her brother-in-law, but would her brother-in-law agree?

Lin Liying didn't know how things had come to this point. Since his family has ignored his daughter for 17 years, this Yue's family is dispensable for his brother-in-law. What's more, even if the money is repaid, it is still a small part. Her mother couldn't help it, so she gave up her face and pretended to be confused. As for her brother-in-law, he disdains to associate with their family. The relationship between the two families is worse than that of ordinary friends, and they will be able to get by in the future.