Chapter 27: Bowl Smashing

Lin Xiangnan got her idea from Du Ai Hong, she left the things and left.

“Hey, these snacks.” Du Ai Hong felt a bit embarrassed. The big apple she ate was enough to pay for the information, she felt uncomfortable taking more.

“There are still some at home, keep them for yourself, I’ll get scolded if I take them back.”

Friendship is friendship, but there’s no reason to let someone do things for free.

Lin Xiangnan slipped away quickly, Du Ai Hong couldn’t catch up, she could only helplessly put the things away.

These past two days, while cleaning the house, Lin Xiangnan had also figured out the situation of the brick factory and the sand yard, if she went there more often during construction, she could also get things done.

What she needed to do now was to persuade Hu Meili and her uncles to pool money together to build a house. Most of the time, several families would cooperate, one family couldn’t raise that much money.

To show her financial strength, Lin Xiangnan went home with a basket, she secretly put two pounds of pork in it.

Hu Meili saw the meat, her eyes lit up first, then she asked coldly, “What have you been doing? You’re ignoring everything Mom said, right? If you’re reported, you’re finished.”

It was precisely because this kind of thing couldn’t be seen that Hu Meili didn’t dare to scold loudly, she was very frustrated.

Lin Xiangnan looked calm, “Mom, don’t worry, it’s okay.”

“I’m worried sick. Tell me honestly, what’s going on.”

“It’s just that some people are smuggling antiques that were destroyed during the Cultural Revolution, I pretended not to know their purpose and helped them make a connection. Then someone was caught, and I accidentally got lucky and got a lot of money.”

She had seen news in the newspaper about this happening in other places, Lin Xiangnan simply made up this story.

If she hadn’t really been unable to find a job, Lin Xiangnan wouldn’t have made up a story. But she really didn’t want to live a hard life, she had to find an excuse to make herself rich.

As for how much money she had gotten this time, Lin Xiangnan didn’t say a definite number.

She didn’t lack money, she had over two hundred million in her mall balance, and she could buy the money and various tickets she was using now in the mall. She needed to spend a lot of money to improve her life, she couldn’t find a new excuse every time.

Lin Xiangnan explained the situation in a few words, Hu Meili was even more nervous after hearing it.

“You silly child, why do you dare to get involved in everything? Aren’t you afraid of revenge?” Hu Meili gritted her teeth, “You can’t keep this money, you have to turn it in, then ask the police to guarantee your safety.”

“My goodness, I was involved in this, what if the police arrest me?” Lin Xiangnan comforted her, “Don’t worry, I’ll be fine. After someone was arrested, the other accomplices all escaped, no one will think of me.”

“You bunch of unemployed youngsters who just hang around all day, you’re always getting into trouble.” Hu Meili looked disgusted, she asked doubtfully, “Are you sure there’s no problem?”

“Really no problem. This happened before you got divorced, I just didn’t tell the family. See, I’m fine, aren’t I?”

Hu Meili glared at her, she was both angry and helpless, “I thought you were a coward. Who knew you were bolder than anyone else.”

Lin Xiangnan said with a smile, “We were worried about the money to buy a job, right? Someone paid me to help with something, of course I helped, who knew I was so lucky, I could get something for nothing.”

“Where’s the money?” Hu Meili reached out to Lin Xiangnan directly, “You’re just a child, what do you need so much money for? Give it to Mom to keep for you.”

Knowing that things were safe, Hu Meili didn’t think about turning it in anymore, she just wanted to keep it in her pocket.

Lin Xiangnan was planning to give some money to her family anyway, she said, “You can have the money. But you have to promise me one condition.”

“Hey, you kid. Mom and you are heart-to-heart, you’re playing tricks on Mom. I’m just keeping it for you, I’m not spending your money, you don’t even trust Mom?”

“Mom, do you want to live in a new big house?”

“Of course. Who wouldn’t?”

Hu Meili wanted to roll her eyes, but thinking that the money hadn’t arrived yet, she forced a gentle smile on her face.

“I got a thousand yuan this time, we can ask the uncles to join us and build a house, then I’ll have my own room.”

Lin Xiangnan didn’t dare to build a house with her own money, it was too conspicuous, and she couldn’t explain the source of the money. But according to Hu Meili’s financial outlook, she wouldn’t be able to get her own room unless she bled a bit.

Lin Xiangnan took out a wad of money from her pocket.

“You just don’t know how to spend money. You just had enough food and you already want to live in a big house. Isn’t our house good enough? You don’t have to spend money on food, and you don’t have to spend money on buying a job…”

Hu Meili wanted to reach for the money, but Lin Xiangnan dodged, she wouldn’t give it, “If you don’t agree, forget it.”

“You little rascal.”

Hu Meili didn’t say a word, she directly went for it.

She flailed around on Lin Xiangnan for a while, trying to jump up and grab it, but in the end, she didn’t even touch a single hair.

“Mom, you’re really something. I’m giving you a thousand yuan, and you’re giving me a room, there’s no better deal than this. If you really don’t want to, I’ll hide the money and not give it to you.”

“You dare!”

Lin Xiangnan presented the facts and reasoned, “If I really had ulterior motives, I wouldn’t have taken out the money, right?”

Hu Meili jumped for a while, but she didn’t get the money, she could only stand there panting and grumbling, “Okay, okay, I agree. You’re getting money and still negotiating, it’s a waste of raising you.”

“Give me five hundred first. When the new house breaks ground, I’ll give you the other five hundred.”

“It’s not safe for you to keep it. It’s best to give it to me to keep for you.” She only needed five hundred for the joint construction of the house, but she felt sorry for the money she had seen, she felt sorry to see Lin Xiangnan take it back.

“No need, it’s safe here, I haven’t lost a penny in all this time.”

Seeing that Hu Meili was still arguing, Lin Xiangnan directly put the money in her pocket, then ran to the courtyard.

With so many people around, Hu Meili didn’t dare to make a fuss, she glared fiercely at Lin Xiangnan, “You little rascal, you’re going to regret this.”

The aunties in the courtyard quickly smoothed things over.

“The child is so grown up, give her some face, don’t say anything to her.”

Lin Xiangnan smiled, “Yes, Mom, hurry up and cook, I’m hungry.”

Thinking of the meat Lin Xiangnan brought back today and the five hundred yuan in her pocket, Hu Meili snorted proudly, her mood instantly improved, she quickly went back to the house to cut the meat.

It was hot, they couldn’t finish two pounds of meat in one meal, Hu Meili cut a pound of meat, salted it, and prepared to send it to Hu Laodie later, and discuss building a house.

Before, Lin Xiangnan had made excuses for Hu Meili’s bad cooking, she thought it was because of the lack of oil and ingredients.

But today, after eating the meat Hu Meili cooked, Lin Xiangnan still found it hard to swallow. She had brought good meat, but Hu Meili cooked the lean meat dry, the fatty meat was greasy, and it had no flavor.

She was used to eating good food, Lin Xiangxi and Hu Meili both ate very happily, they all buried their heads in their meals.

Just as they were eating happily, a sound of broken bowls came from the Liu family next door.

Hu Meili instantly perked up.

Hu Meili used to get angry and smash porcelain basins and cups, it was just a loud noise, it wouldn’t break. She couldn’t bear to smash bowls.

Now the Liu family was smashing bowls, it was clear that they were angry.

Hu Meili didn’t hesitate, she immediately picked up two chopsticks of vegetables, held her bowl, and stood at the door of her house to watch the show while eating.