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Chapter 6: You’ve Already Given It to Me—You Still Want to Take It Back?
Wang Xiuqin’s teeth were clenched tight, and her gaze was full of malice.
If she could, she would’ve charged forward and slapped Su Mujin across the face.
But now, with so many people watching—including factory leadership—even if she was seething inside, she couldn’t lay a finger on her.
Before Wang Xiuqin could speak, Su Mujin’s eyes turned red and her tears began to fall once more.
“Granny Chen, why isn’t my mom saying anything? Is she mad at me?”
Chen Fengmei, who wasn’t the least bit afraid of Wang Xiuqin, chuckled and replied, “Why would she be? She’s probably just thinking that giving you money alone isn’t enough—she’s considering how many ration tickets she should give you too!”
“Mom!” Su Mujin looked overwhelmed with emotion. “I knew you cared about me deep down. As long as you have me in your heart, I don’t need anything else!”
“You silly girl!” Chen Fengmei gave Su Mujin a playful scolding look. “Don’t say that. This is your mother’s gesture of love. Marriage is a big deal—how could she let you go into it empty-handed? I’ve known your mom for decades, and I know her best. At the very least, she’ll give you:
After all, it wasn’t her stuff, so Chen Fengmei had no problem promising it all with just a flap of the lips.
Su Mujin looked deeply moved, both excited and touched.
“Mom! Are you really going to give me that much? I always thought you didn’t like me, but I was wrong. You’re so good to me!”
Everyone around them chimed in with praises, calling Wang Xiuqin a model mother, someone who didn’t favor sons over daughters, who treated all three of her children equally.
With the crowd praising her to the skies, they hoisted Wang Xiuqin up so high she had no choice but to agree.
Her lips twitched, and she forced out a smile that looked worse than crying. “…Yes.”
Su Mujin smiled shyly.
“Mom, since that’s the case, how about you give it to me now? Both my sister and I are getting married soon, and you still have to go to work, teach her how to cook and clean, and help prepare her dowry too. That’s a lot to juggle. I’ll handle my side of things myself—I don’t want to trouble you.”
Wang Xiuqin had reluctantly agreed already, but she wasn’t about to just hand over the money and tickets.
“You’re just a kid—you don’t know how to buy things properly. I’ll do it.”
Chen Fengmei jumped in at once.
“You’ve still got me, haven’t you? Xiuqin, we’ve been neighbors for so many years, and I’ve watched Mujin grow up. I only have sons, no daughters, so I treat Mujin like my own girl. Just hand the money and coupons to her—I’ll go with her to buy everything. I’ll make sure it’s all done right!”
Others around chimed in, praising Chen Fengmei for being warm-hearted and helpful.
They said Wang Xiuqin was lucky to have such a good neighbor and could completely trust her.
Wang Xiuqin listened to the chatter around her and could do nothing but swallow her rage, grinding her teeth as she stormed back home.
A few minutes later, she returned with a stack of money and ration coupons, and handed them to Su Mujin in full view of the crowd.
“Mujin, this is a lot of money and tickets. You’d better keep them safe,” she said, every word squeezed out between clenched teeth.
Su Mujin beamed at her.
“Don’t worry, Mom. I’ll definitely take good care of them.”
Now that the drama had concluded, the crowd slowly dispersed, satisfied with the entertainment.
After all, everyone had lived in the same building for years—who didn’t know who was who?
It was no secret in the entire complex that Wang Xiuqin favored her eldest daughter and youngest son, and treated Su Mujin like she wasn’t even her own.
But all these years, Su Mujin had been quiet and reserved, never airing the dirty laundry in public. Everyone pretended not to know because it wasn’t their place to interfere in someone else’s family matters.
But now, things had changed.
Su Mujin had spoken up.
And with Chen Fengmei taking the lead, the rest of them were happy to join in. Why not? It was someone else’s business, and it was fun to watch.
Once the others had gone, Su Mujin turned to Wang Xiuqin again with a sweet smile.
“Mom, you don’t have to worry about me anymore. You should go teach Sister how to cook. Dad and Tianci will be home soon, and it’ll be dinner time. If you don’t start now, you won’t make it in time.”
Wang Xiuqin gave her a cold, dark glare before turning around and heading home without a word.
She’ll get what’s coming to her!
Once Su Mujin returned home, Wang Xiuqin would shut the door and settle the score properly with her!
After Wang Xiuqin walked off, Chen Fengmei, though visibly pleased, looked at Su Mujin with some concern.
“Mujin, you’d better be careful when you go back home later.”
Chen Fengmei had known Wang Xiuqin for decades and understood her well.
After suffering such a public loss, Wang Xiuqin was not the kind to let it go easily.
“Thank you, Aunt Chen,” Su Mujin said sincerely.
Even though Chen Fengmei had her own reasons for helping, without her backing her up, Su Mujin wouldn’t have been able to get that money and those ration coupons so easily.
“Aunt Chen, don’t worry. Since I dared to make a scene, I’ve already made up my mind. I won’t be staying in that house much longer anyway.”
Chen Fengmei was a little surprised by Su Mujin’s attitude.
Today’s Su Mujin was very different from the girl she used to know.
But when she remembered everything Su Mujin had said earlier—
Pushed into a river by her own sister and nearly drowned,
Crawled out only to be slandered for saving someone,
Lost her engagement, and now being forced to marry a paralyzed man…
Even Chen Fengmei had to admit—anyone would change after going through something like that.
She wouldn’t just change—she’d be ready to go down swinging with a knife in hand!
Chen Fengmei sighed and patted Su Mujin’s shoulder.
“As long as you’ve got a plan, that’s good. If anything happens, knock on my door. If I can help, I absolutely will.”
“Thank you, Aunt Chen,” Su Mujin said again—grateful, but clear-eyed.
But despite her gratitude, she didn’t intend to rely on Chen Fengmei too much.
She had already done a lot. Su Mujin wasn’t going to treat her like a lifeline or take her help for granted.
After saying goodbye, Su Mujin returned to the Su household.
The moment she stepped inside, she put all the money and coupons into her personal space.
Her space was already stocked full of supplies, so she didn’t have to worry about food, clothing, or daily needs.
But if she wanted to use them openly, she still needed a proper cover story.
With this money and the ration coupons, anything she brought out in the future could just be explained as something she bought—no one would suspect otherwise.
More importantly, she wanted to reclaim what was rightfully hers.
Why should her hard-earned wages be used to feed a house full of heartless ingrates?
Just as she stepped through the door, Wang Xiuqin shot her a cold glare.
“Hand over the money and coupons!”
Su Moli chimed in right after, “Yeah, hurry up and hand them over!”
That was supposed to be her dowry—Su Mujin didn’t deserve it!
Su Mujin raised an eyebrow.
“What are you saying? You gave them to me with your own hands just now. It’s all mine now—and you still want to take it back?”
@ apricity[Translator]
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