Chapter 23

Everyone pricked up their ears and their eyes lit up.

“My eldest sister came to apologize and said she was wrong. It just so happened that my parents asked me to send some things back. My eldest sister felt very guilty and took the matter over without saying a word, saying that she would do it.”

Shu Wan looked touched, and the audience was puzzled.

Isn’t this what should be done? The eldest sister is like a mother, so Shu Fangfang should be the one to take care of things.

But looking at Shu Wan’s expression, it doesn’t seem like that.

Someone caught the point, “Only send the letter to you?”

Shu Wan nodded, “Yes, my mother told me to listen to my eldest sister and always think of her first. So she never bothered my eldest sister with sending things. This time she took the initiative to send something because she really wanted to make it up to me.”

What a mother! She is too biased.

Moreover, if you want money, you can’t just grab a sheep and pluck its hair, and you can’t be afraid that the sheep will run away.

From what Shu Wan said, it turns out that she is the one who has been sending it home?

They clearly remembered that Shu Fangfang once complained to them that Shu Wan was ignorant and had no feelings for her family. She had always been the one to play between them, but she was helpless. Shu Wan still grew up to have a weird and troublesome personality.

Everyone seemed to smell something extraordinary and asked again: “What do you want to send?”

“Thirty yuan and quilts and cotton-padded clothes for everyone in the family to get through the winter, clothes and shoes for my younger brothers and sisters, and separate pocket money.”

Shu Wan counted on her fingers. Everyone’s eyes widened. Someone exclaimed,

“So many.”

Shu Wan shook her head. “It’s not much. Usually they ask for fifty dollars or more, but this time it’s still considered low.”

Everyone had complicated looks, and they felt that Shu Wan was no longer stupid, but had reached the level of dementia.

How can she make a living by sending so much money back home?

We should help my parents’ family when they are in trouble, but we cannot just ignore our own family and focus on poverty alleviation.

And according to Shu Fangfang, the eldest brother has a formal job in the city, and his younger brothers and sisters are in school. No matter how you look at it, they don’t seem like a family that can’t take care of themselves.

Even so, Shu Fangfang asked Shu Wan to lend money to Du Wendong, so that she could feel at ease letting her sister buy things to subsidize herself.

Everyone thought of Shu Fangfang’s Dacron at the same time, and felt even more sorry for Shu Wan. Their impression of Shu Fangfang plummeted.

Some people couldn’t help but advise, “You should save some money. What if you get sick or encounter a serious accident?”

As soon as this person finished speaking, she immediately shut her mouth. She actually forgot that Shu Wan usually listened to Shu Fangfang the most. She wondered if she would immediately turn hostile after hearing this.

Everyone was deeply impressed by Shu Wan’s madness and lit candles in silence.

Unexpectedly, Shu Wan nodded and said, “Sister-in-law is right. When I sorted out the account book last time, I found that I had spent so much money without realizing it and borrowed so much money. If it weren’t for everyone’s help, I wouldn’t be able to pay it back.”

In the past, everyone was indignant when the matter of borrowing money was mentioned, but now that Shu Wan took the initiative to talk about it, everyone tasted a hint of bitterness and started to comfort Shu Wan.

Shu Wan nodded with tears in her eyes. “I won’t say any more to my sister-in-law. I’m going home first. If my elder sister comes to look for me and can’t find me, it will be bad.”

“What does she want from you?”

“I was worried that my elder sister couldn’t carry the things she was buying by herself, so I helped her.”

Shu Wan forced a laugh and immediately gained a wave of sympathy.

Amid the sighing and sympathetic gazes of the crowd, Shu Wan left and returned to the yard.

The sun was shining brightly, Shu Wan was sitting in the yard, knitting a sweater, waiting for someone to come.

As soon as Shu Wan left, everyone started talking without restraint.

Some people think Shu Wan is stupid, and some people are angry because Shu Fangfang deceived everyone.

But everyone agreed that Shu Wan should not be asked to pay for this money.

Intentionally or unintentionally, Shu Fangfang’s “filial piety” spread throughout the yard.

Today, Shu Fangfang is in a very good mood.

Although she was embarrassed yesterday, she also punished Shu Wan in other ways. When she thought of Shu Wan’s reaction when she saw the ‘surprise’, Shu Fangfang felt happy.

It was worth squatting for half the night, and I quietly ran over to deliver a boy’s urine.

Perhaps it was the night wind last night that brought Shu Fangfang back to her senses.

Although she promised to send something to her family, the emperor is far away. How would Yu Chengcai know if she didn’t pay or send anything? As for my mother’s family, I’ll just say hello and let Shu Wan go out.

After the communication, Shu Fangfang felt refreshed.

After going out, everyone greeted me with a smile. Gradually, Shu Fangfang discovered that something was wrong. There were too many people greeting her, and they always said something she couldn’t understand.

Something like there’s no need to bother Shu Wan, you can ask someone for help, sisters should support each other, and so on.

Until she met He Xiangmei, He Xiangmei had a bad reputation in the compound, even worse than Shu Wan. Shu Fangfang didn’t want to talk to her and immediately walked around her and tried to leave.

He Xiangmei grabbed Shu Fangfang and said with a grin, “Fangfang, you want to send something back? I have two sets of quilts here, which I have only used once. I will sell them to you at a low price.”

Shu Fangfang frowned, “How do you know?”

“The whole compound knows about this! You’re going to send something back to your parents’ home. You know how expensive quilts are out there. If you want to save money, just sew them yourself. Why don’t you take a look at mine?”

“No.”

Shu Fangfang dodged a breath of anger, shook off He Xiangmei, and ran angrily to Shu Wan’s house.

“Shu Wan, open the door for me!”

There was a loud banging on the door.

When Shu Wan opened the door, she was faced with an angry face.

Shu Wan crossed her arms and asked with a smile, “Sister, what’s wrong?”

Shu Fangfang was angry, “Did you spread the message on purpose?”

“Big sister, if you want to send something back home, I will of course let everyone know about your filial piety. Unlike me, when I send something back, people will call me an ungrateful person.”

Shu Wan’s look of confusion made Shu Fangfang’s anger feel like a punch on cotton, powerless.

“You shouldn’t talk so much.” Shu Fangfang gritted her teeth.

She originally wanted to refuse to pay, but since Shu Wan interfered, she had no choice but to pay. When the sharp edge of the tool that you have allowed yourself to manipulate suddenly comes towards you.

Shu Fangfang suddenly understood, “Did you do this on purpose?”

The tone was questioning, but the eyes were determined.

Shu Wan smiled brightly and leaned close to Shu Fangfang’s ear, “It’s just a matter of reciprocity. You gave me a big gift, so of course I have to give you a gift in return.”

Shu Fangfang regretted it very much. If she had known earlier, she would not have acted on impulse. Now, she suffered heavy losses.

“Sister, if you need my help during the purchasing process, just ask. We are sisters after all.”

Shu Wan looked so kindhearted that Shu Fangfang felt a chill down her spine and she ran away.

She already regretted provoking this evil star.

Having been against Shu Wan these days, not only did he fail to raise enough money for Yu Chengcai’s job transfer, he also lost all the money he had saved.

She doesn’t have much money now. She used to spend money lavishly relying on Shu Wan’s subsidy and has little savings. Now, she doesn’t have enough money to buy things according to the requirements in the letter.

But Shu Fangfang didn’t dare tell Yu Chengcai, for fear that Yu Chengcai would find out and stop paying her salary.

Shu Fangfang suffered extreme pain in the next few days.

While walking on the road, people would ask her from time to time how the preparations were going and if she needed help. Don’t bother Shu Wan!

Shu Fangfang denied it again and again. How could she possibly look for Shu Wan again? Did she think she wasn’t miserable enough?

It was not pleasant to be the focus of the entire hospital. Yu Chengcai also came to ask about the progress, but Shu Fangfang did not dare to tell the truth.

At this time, He Xiangmei came over again.

He Xiangmei was still dressed the same as that day, but she hadn’t taken a shower for several days, and the strange smell on her body was getting stronger.

“My quilt is brand new. I’m selling it to you at a low price. You won’t find it at this price anywhere else.”

He Xiangmei’s saliva was flying everywhere. Shu Fangfang held her breath and asked in a deep voice:

“How much.”

He Xiangmei gestured and said cheerfully, “Fifteen yuan for two sets, that’s cheap. Outside, one set costs twenty or thirty yuan.”

This price is really cheap.

Shu Fangfang was moved.

But He Xiangmei was not a kind person. She was even known in the compound for being stingy and taking advantage of others. Shu Fangfang felt that something was fishy, ​​but she couldn’t resist the fact that the price was so cheap.

She relented, “Okay, but let me see it first.”