Chapter 36: A Big Argument in the Xie Family

The courtyard door closed, and the whole family gathered around to enjoy a lively meal.

The most popular dish was a large bowl of steamed shrimp.

Each shrimp was curved, half the length of a palm, as thick as a thumb, and bright red, making it particularly attractive.

They often saw chicken and ribs, but this was the first time the children had seen shrimp.

Xu Sangluo ordered two pounds, about 30 shrimp, enough for everyone to have four.

They were all too busy eating to speak.

After dinner, everyone cleaned up and went to their rooms, starting their favorite daily routine – counting money.

Xu Sangluo and Qin Zhiyu deliberately didn’t tell them how much they had sold today, only saying it was good.

Everyone thought maybe they could sell over 500 pieces today.

But when they saw the money piled up on the entire eight-仙 table, they were instantly stunned.

This huge pile of money was more than they had ever seen before.

“Wow, so much!” Little Qin Yan grabbed a handful of money, his eyes sparkling.

The little guy understood the benefits of money.

“Sangluo, how much did you sell today? Why is there so much money?” Qin Mama came to her senses and couldn’t help but ask, her breathing a little rapid.

Qin Mama could roughly estimate the amount of money in this pile with a glance.

That’s why she couldn’t believe it even more.

Qin Zhiyu couldn’t hold back, her eyes narrowed in delight.

“Mom, we sold everything we brought today!”

“Wow!” Qin Mama was the first to react.

Because she knew best how much Xu Sangluo had taken with her today.

2956 pieces, just, just like that, sold out?

Were there so many people in the county?

The others also realized what was happening, and then they all gasped.

Even Qin Zhiyi was stunned for a while.

Xu Sangluo smiled, “Our things are good, so the reputation is easy to spread. Many repeat customers came today.”

Qin Zhiyu nodded vigorously, “Yes, yes, many people bought for others, some even bought ten or twenty at a time, it was scary.”

She had seen the world today.

Usually, the money she collected was in small denominations, one or two yuan.

But today, she had handled many ten-yuan bills.

Everyone listened to her experience sharing, their mouths agape.

Qin Zhifeng was the most excited.

Because normally, it would be his turn to take a day off tomorrow, and he could accompany Sangluo Jie to the county.

After the excitement, he sat down to count the money.

After they finished counting, they all looked stunned and incredulous.

The total income for the day was 2098.6 yuan.

And today they didn’t need to buy materials, and apart from food and drink expenses, they didn’t lose a penny.

This number made many people toss and turn in bed that night.

Xu Sangluo, however, slept soundly, barely dreaming.

Meanwhile, in the neighborhood where the Xie family lived.

The argument between Xie Feng and Liu Xiuhua had just ended with Xie Feng slamming the door and leaving.

Things were scattered all over the room, with shards of porcelain and glass everywhere.

Liu Xiuhua sat on the sofa, her hair disheveled and crying, one side of her face was swollen, with a clear slap mark.

It was obvious that the person who hit her had used all their strength.

Liu Xiuhua didn’t expect Xie Feng to be so angry.

She had given Xu Sangluo 5000 yuan as hush money, and she had never dared to tell Xie Feng about it.

Because that money was Xie Feng’s.

After living together for over a decade, she knew this man’s character very well.

You can do anything, but don’t touch his interests.

Usually, Liu Xiuhua only dared to secretly save some private money.

Originally, she wanted to use her own private money to make up for the shortfall.

But she couldn’t find it anywhere, and in the end, she only managed to gather six hundred.

She wanted to borrow some from her daughter’s piggy bank, but found that the red envelopes inside were also gone.

She didn’t think about being robbed, she just thought her private money might have been discovered and taken by Xie Feng.

She had secretly taken his money, so she was nervous and pretended not to notice, but she was heartbroken.

As for Xie Huai’s things, she just assumed her daughter had taken them with her.

She couldn’t make up the 5000 yuan shortfall, and she didn’t have a job.

Fortunately, Xie Feng hadn’t discovered it, and after a few days of anxiety, she finally relaxed a little.

But Xie Feng needed money urgently today.

He counted and found that he was missing over 7000 yuan.

Xie Feng would make her keep track of every household expense.

He also knew that Liu Xiuhua would secretly hide private money.

But she only hid a few hundred yuan each time, so he turned a blind eye.

But now, over 7000 yuan was missing at once.

Their monthly expenses were only over 500 yuan, so where did the rest go?

Liu Xiuhua initially didn’t dare to say that she had given 5000 yuan to Xu Sangluo as hush money.

Others didn’t know, but she knew that Xie Feng had always known that Xie Huai was not his daughter, but Xu Sangluo was.

But this man had taken all his anger towards Xu Xiangyu out on her,

So he never exposed this secret, letting her torment Xu Sangluo.

He didn’t spoil Xie Huai’s book, but he was very caring and indulgent.

But Xie Huai’s book was not his biological daughter after all.

He didn’t care about her impersonating someone else to go to school, at most he would pay for her tuition.

After all, if Xie Huai’s book became successful in the future, he would be the one who benefited.

But now, before she had achieved anything, he had to give her such a large sum of money.

Xie Feng was definitely unwilling.

Not to mention that he really needed the money today.

Everything piled up together, it was no wonder he was angry.

Liu Xiuhua had been living a life of luxury for years, and she was not as accommodating as she was in her early years.

After being scolded by Xie Feng, she thought about how the house had poor sound insulation, and the neighbors would definitely hear it.

She was instantly angry and embarrassed, and they started arguing and bickering.

In the end, she accidentally spoke without thinking and got slapped.

Before leaving, Xie Feng ordered her to make up the 5000 yuan.

Liu Xiuhua was now angry, resentful, and worried.

She didn’t have a job, where could she get the money to make up for it?

After much thought, she could only ask her daughter for some money first.

She knew Xie Huai’s book had saved a lot of lucky money.

Not to mention, just the US dollars Xu Kailiang gave her, she could exchange them at the bank for tens of thousands of yuan.

At least this time it was to help her pay hush money, anyway, she had money herself, she could just pretend it was her own money.

She didn’t know that Xie Huai’s book’s letter asking for money was already on its way.

At this time, in the student dormitory of South China Normal University, Xie Huai’s book and five roommates had just returned from a state-owned restaurant.

The group surrounded Xie Huai’s book and chatted excitedly.

Xie Huai’s book was clearly the core figure of this small group.

Although she only smiled softly with her lips pursed, she couldn’t hide her pride and arrogance.

“Don’t exaggerate about a few meals, it’s not worth much, I’ll treat you to a meal at the Hai Tian Restaurant another day.”

“Wow, Hai Tian Restaurant, that’s really expensive, I heard that the ingredients there are imported from abroad, a meal must cost hundreds of yuan at least.”

“And I heard that they only accept foreign exchange there.”

Xie Huai’s book’s vanity was satisfied, she snorted, “What’s so great about that, my grandfather gives me lucky money every year, enough to eat dozens of meals there.”

“Wow, Xiaoman, your grandfather really runs a company abroad, that’s amazing.”

Xie Huai’s book’s face changed when she heard this, she said coldly, “What do you mean by that, do you think I’m lying? Also, I’ve told you several times, don’t call me that name.”