Contract Marriage: Billionaire and His Deaf Wife
Chapter 272 Does His Dad Know? (4)

Chapter 272: Chapter 272 Does His Dad Know? (4)

"Auntie, here is the thing," Dad Gu said, keeping it brief, knowing long-distance calls were expensive, "Her mom, Nuannuan’s mom, wants to go there to see Nuannuan, but she doesn’t want Nuannuan to find out. She wants to surprise Nuannuan, so after arriving there, she plans to stay at your place for a few days first."

Auntie Qiu was already strapped for cash, so upon hearing this, she immediately wasn’t too happy about it.

If Mom Gu stayed at her place for a couple of days, she’d end up mooching off her food, drinks, and utilities.

Hearing silence from the other end, and listening to Dad Gu make the call, Mom Gu, who knew exactly what Auntie Qiu was thinking, immediately snatched the phone from Dad Gu and said to the person on the other end, "Auntie, we still haven’t received Nuannuan’s consultant fees from you."

Auntie Qiu’s scalp tingled, "Didn’t I give your family a check?"

"What check? We tried to cash your check at the bank, but they said it was no good, that it had expired. I called you a few days ago about this, and you told me you were too busy with Jiali’s school issues, but that once you got there, you would explain everything to Nuannuan. So now, where is the money?"

Mom Gu’s strong words almost made Auntie Qiu’s head explode.

She never expected Mom Gu to be so persistent. Thinking back to how Dad Gu had said they were family and needn’t worry about the money, she had tried to fob them off with an expired check.

Mom Gu wasn’t greedy for money, but thinking about how her daughter had worked tirelessly to earn every penny, she couldn’t let her daughter’s hard work be in vain. She had to recover every penny for her daughter.

Out of options, Auntie Qiu had to raise the white flag and surrender, thinking that letting Mom Gu stay for a couple of days and use some water and electricity was much more economical than paying tens of thousands in consultancy fees right now.

"Nuannuan’s mom, what are you talking about? I’m Nuannuan’s aunt; how could I cheat my own niece? As they say, you can cheat anyone but not your own family, right?" Auntie Qiu spoke gently and amicably.

"That’s all I needed to hear," Mom Gu was no fool and wanted to resolve this quickly, "I’ll take the bus over tomorrow."

Auntie Qiu threw down her phone.

"Ha ha," Qiu Jiaxuan teased from the side, "Mom, I told you not to bother with it. Look, you tried to be calculating, and now it’s ended up costing you money."

"You little rascal! Go take a shower right now. Do you want to suffocate me with the smell of alcohol? Don’t you know it’ll affect your sister who’s still in school?" Auntie Qiu grabbed a ballpoint pen from the table and threw it at her son.

Ouch, Qiu Jiaxuan, caught off guard, was hit by the pen and let out a shout of pain. Then he roared like a beast pricked by a needle, "Have you had enough?! I’m telling you, I’m not like Jiali. Jiali is just spending your money, but today I met a dude outside. He just introduced me to a way to make money. You’re going to regret this!"

Auntie Qiu didn’t expect her son to blurt out such things and wasn’t sure if Qiu Jiaxuan was telling the truth or not about making money, so she chased after her son asking, "Hey, don’t get scammed, okay? Your dad gave you quite a bit of money not to squander it but to look for business opportunities."

"You can relax on that front, I heard it’s insider info—" Qiu Jiaxuan, seeing his mother was interested, whispered in her ear.

What was this so-called insider info? Seeing her son speaking so confidently, Auntie Qiu couldn’t help but feel tempted.

The next day, escorted by Dad Gu, Mom Gu arrived at the bus terminal, bought a ticket for an early morning departure, and was scheduled to arrive there the next day.

Dad Gu kept telling her to take care of herself on the way. At the same time, he was actually worried about their daughter and told Mom Gu to call him depending on the situation.

Mom Gu agreed and boarded the bus.