Li Erya left the bank after expressing her endless gratitude. Miaomiao felt extremely happy that she had helped someone today. She had never had a concept of money and didn't think 100,000 yuan was a large amount. She only felt that it was within her ability to help others and do good deeds, which made her happy.
Miaomiao returned to the research institute and continued her routine life as usual. However, things were in a complete mess on Li Erya's side.
Li Erya had taken a long - distance overnight train and finally got home. As soon as she opened the shabby door, she saw her parents waiting for her.
Li Erya's first reaction was to tightly hug the 100,000 yuan she had just received. "Mom, Dad, why are you here?"
"Did you get the money?"
As the saying goes, no one knows a child better than their mother. Even if they had been treating their children badly, they had watched and raised them up. Mother Li knew her second daughter very well. She was timid and cowardly, but she was very stubborn in her mind. Otherwise, she wouldn't have given up the excellent suitor arranged by the family and resolutely married the poor man.
Li Erya's current expression was exactly the same as when she was about to elope with her husband. She must be hiding something from them.
There was no need to guess. The biggest thing for Li Erya now was that good - for - nothing granddaughter. They had implicitly hinted many times that Miaomiao was rich. Li Erya must have gone to ask for money, and judging from this situation, she must have succeeded.
"What money?" Li Erya nervously took two steps back. All she wanted now was to find an opportunity to run out of the house quickly and hand the money to the hospital. She deeply regretted why she had come home first to get a change of clothes.
"Don't pretend you don't know. It was I who told you San Ya's address! That dead girl is in the hospital. How could you ignore her? You didn't go out to work or borrow money but came straight home. You must have got the money. The only place you could get money from is San Ya. You can't deceive your mother!"
Mother Li felt extremely angry when she saw her second daughter being so disobedient. Thinking of Miaomiao, who had given them no face at all, her anger grew even stronger.
"Yes, I did go to see my third sister, but this money is a loan. I have to pay it back in the future." Since her secret had been exposed, Li Erya stopped struggling and just admitted it directly.
"Pay it back? That girl is extremely rich now. Her adoptive father has a fortune of tens of billions! Do you know what tens of billions means? It's like all the money in a city is in her father's pocket. Giving you this little bit of money is like throwing a bone to a stray cat or dog. Besides, with your monthly income of only 3,000 yuan, can you ever pay it back? Stop talking about this. Give me the money. How much did you get?"
As soon as the Gu family had reminded them of Miaomiao's father's name, the Li couple had specifically asked a person from Nancheng about it. They knew Lin Yao's status and wealth, and their greed had grown even more. They no longer cared about the task assigned by the Gu family at all. With such a money - making daughter, why should they care about any task?
As long as they could get the money, they would go straight back to their hometown. With this long - term source of income, there would be no problem with their son's marriage or building a new house in their hometown. Their hometown was so far away from the imperial capital. The Gu family would probably give up looking for trouble with them.
"All this money is for Yaoyao's treatment!" Li Erya could see that her mother wanted to take the money she had just gotten, and she immediately got anxious. Her daughter was now her life, and there was no way she would give this money away.
"If that little girl is gone, you can just have another one. You're treating a good - for - nothing like a precious doll. Hurry up and give me the money. You must be tired after this trip. Mom will leave 5,000 yuan for you." Mother Li said it as if it were the most natural thing in the world, not caring about her daughter's opinion at all.
Li Erya was so angry that her face turned red. She had been suppressed by her parents since childhood and couldn't say anything harsh. She just grumbled for a long time but couldn't come up with any solution other than being angry.
Seeing that Li Erya was reluctant to hand over the money for a long time, Mother Li lost her patience. She simply got up, walked forward, and reached out to grab it.
Seeing this, Li Erya quickly covered the paper bag and ran towards the door. But Mother Li got angry and grabbed her hair, pulling her to the ground.
The red banknotes scattered all over the floor. The mother and daughter were like crazy women, scrambling to pick up the money.
When there was no more money to pick up, Li Erya looked at the money in her arms and then at the money in Mother Li's hand. She gritted her teeth and decided to give up the money in her mother's hand. She continued to run as fast as she could and left her home, heading straight for the hospital.
Because of her obesity, Mother Li, who had just grabbed the money, huffed and puffed for a long time before she managed to get up from the ground. Looking at the money in her hand, which was only a little over 20,000 yuan in total, she complained to Father Li behind her discontentedly, "What's wrong with you? There was so much money. Why didn't you come and help me grab it? You just sat there doing nothing!"
"I have to maintain my image as the head of the family. If I were to crawl on the ground like you, how could the children be afraid of me in the future?" Father Li said with an embarrassed smile.
He still knew a bit of shame. It was better for his wife to do such a shrewish thing. Outside, he could still claim to be hen - pecked. Otherwise, if word got out that a couple had robbed their granddaughter's life - saving money, they wouldn't be able to live with themselves. People would surely point their fingers at them.
"You always have a point." Mother Li rolled her eyes. She thought her husband's words made some sense and didn't continue to argue. After counting the money in her hand, she exclaimed, "Oh my god! I only managed to grab this much, but it's already 23,000 yuan. How much money did that dead girl manage to take away just now?"
Mother Li looked heart - broken. But Father Li tapped the ash off his cigarette and said indifferently, "Don't focus on that little bit of money. If San Ya could give Erya so much money directly, it means she must have a lot more money in her pocket. That's the real big deal. It might even be more than the money those noble people promised us. We should control San Ya. After we've emptied her of money, we'll find a family for her to marry into. That girl has been well - raised and is very pretty. There are plenty of city people who would want her. Then the betrothal gift will be a large sum of money. Erya is very cunning. Didn't she verbally agree to our arrangement when she was going to elope with her husband but then ran away as soon as we turned our backs? And if she wants to save that little girl, let her. That girl is like a bottomless pit. After this money is spent, she will surely go to San Ya for more. Then we'll just intercept her at the hospital, and the money will be ours."
"You think well, but after the way we behaved last time, we're not even sure if San Ya will see us." Mother Li rolled her eyes and said.
"Then let's just go all the way. If San Ya won't see us, we'll send Erya. Anyway, Erya has to ask her for money. Then we'll take Erya's money. When Erya is also tired of us, we'll send Xiaobao. Xiaobao is on our side, and he's her younger brother. If he cries about being poor, he'll surely get some money."