Farm Tough Girl
Chapter 434 - 434 433 Pretending to be Sick_1

Chapter 434: Chapter 433 Pretending to be Sick_1 Chapter 434: Chapter 433 Pretending to be Sick_1 “Qingya!”

“Yes.”

“Go to the accountant’s office and bring fifty taels of silver.”

Qingya immediately ran off to take care of the task; only then did Muniang say to Chen, “Look at my memory, I completely forgot with all the busyness, it’s just, these days I have been so busy, I’ve become somewhat muddled.”

Chen gave a sheepish smile, “It’s, it’s no matter.”

After Chen and Madam Li left, Muniang couldn’t help but feel a trace of doubt. Why would Chen suddenly ask her for silver? It wasn’t that the silver should not have been given; the thing is, when Chen Yuhua had her accident, Chen had made it clear that their family didn’t care about silver at all and their daughter’s life was of utmost importance—they just wanted to bring the perpetrator to justice.

After driving Guo Yuehua away, they hadn’t shown the slightest interest in taking silver. Given the Chen family members’ personality, they probably wouldn’t be the type to ask for money, especially since Mei Garden had actually spent a lot of money on Chen Yuhua as well.

The doctor they had hired was the best and most expensive in Chatu Town, and even the medicinal materials used were of the highest quality. With ginseng given daily to strengthen the body, Mei Garden must have spent at least a hundred taels of silver on this accident involving Chen Yuhua.

However, several days had passed, and Chen’s family’s sudden request for money indeed caught Muniang unprepared.

Meanwhile, the old couple from the Chen family had an argument as soon as they stepped out of Mei Garden.

“I told you it’s embarrassing to do this kind of thing; what are they going to think of us in the future? What did Yuhua tell us just now? Lady Yu has no idea how much silver she spent because of her injury, not to mention the many servants who took special care of her every day. Although Yuhua was injured, Lady Yu secured justice for us, and Yuhua’s condition has been so well managed. And here we are, shamelessly asking for money. Isn’t that disgraceful?”

Madam Li’s face also reddened, “But our Dashu urgently needs silver right now; we have no choice.”

Chen let out a sigh, “If it hadn’t been for this, I wouldn’t have been able to open my mouth. We owe it to Lady Yu’s good nature; otherwise, what would they think of us? It would seem as though we were actually eager for our daughter to be hurt so that we could take the money.”

Madam Li said helplessly, “I just don’t know why Dashu suddenly fell ill again. To treat his sickness, our home’s silver has almost been completely spent. Just when things seemed to improve, and the daughter-in-law who left in anger returned, we were nearly back to normal, and then… ah, could it be that our Chen family just has poor fortune? One after another, our son and daughter have had mishaps.”

Chen glared at her, “Our children’s fortune is fine. Look at how Yuhua has encountered Lady Yu today, it shows her luck is actually too good!”

Chen family.

A woman was sitting at the edge of the kang bed casually cracking melon seeds, “I only went back to my maternal home for a mere couple of months, and our home has seen quite the change—this house has been renovated, hasn’t it? Inside, there are not a few fine things. I even saw several embroidered handkerchiefs just now, and they’re made of cloud brocade! Tsk, tsk.”

Dashu was taken aback and immediately said, “That’s Yuhua’s handkerchief, she must have left it at home, don’t take it.”

Wang Yufang glared and twisted his ear, saying, “What do you mean I can’t take it? Has the world turned upside down, huh? Just because I visited my maternal home, I’ve become an outsider, haven’t I?”

While wincing in pain, Dashu hastily said, “No, no, little sister cherishes her personal belongings the most, and she must have embroidered that herself, why should you take it?”

“I’m going to take it! I’ve never used anything so fine in my life, and I don’t just want to take it, I’ll also make her send me some nice fabric to make clothes. Last time I saw her, she had the air of a real lady, all dolled up. Becoming an actress really isn’t too bad, and although it’s a lowly profession, it sure brings in money,” Wang Yufang’s eyes began to sparkle with greed.

Dashu furrowed his brow and said, “Don’t talk about little sister like that, she became an actress for my sake, and besides, the owner over there never treats actresses as lowly people, you…”

“Enough, enough, shut up!” Wang Yufang waved her hand, really tired of listening to Dashu’s pointless chatter.

“Why aren’t father and mother back yet? Is getting silver coins such a hassle? Don’t they know you’re waiting for silver to save your life?!” Wang Yufang said discontentedly.

Meanwhile, Dashu, who was “waiting to be saved,” didn’t look the least bit sick, “If you want to ask them for money, just tell them directly, why make up such a pretense? Mother and father are going to worry about me for nothing.”

Wang Yufang snorted: “If you’re not on death’s door, would they have the face to ask for money? I’m telling you, your parents really have no pride. Their own daughter was seriously injured on someone else’s turf, and they didn’t make a peep. Don’t they realize how important it is to seek compensation?”

“But Mei Garden has taken good care of little sister, even if she’s been injured and bedridden, they’ve been providing her with lots of precious medicines. They’ve even continued to pay her monthly salary in full. How could our family have the nerve to ask them for money?”

“Why not have the nerve? It’s what they ought to do! They are just taking advantage of you all because you’re pushovers. It’s lucky I came back, otherwise, our family would have suffered a huge loss. Just keep ‘being sick’ like this, and when we get the money it’ll be easier to handle things. Your parents just lack backbone; they’re always led by the nose by others. If I didn’t use your relapse as leverage to force them, they wouldn’t be willing to go ask for money at all.”

As Wang Yufang spoke, there was a tone of disdain in her voice.

Actually, when she initially married into the Chen family, she thought it wasn’t too bad. Although they were just tofu sellers, they had a fairly solid foundation. But as soon as Chen Dashu fell ill and the Chen family’s savings were drained, Wang Yufang couldn’t stand it anymore. However, just leaving would definitely make people gossip about her, saying she was ungrateful and shameless.

So, she deliberately created conflict with the Chen family members and picked a fight, claiming she returned to her maternal home on a whim. The Chen family, preoccupied with their son’s issues, didn’t go after her, and she was pleased to be free, preparing to remarry after waiting for Chen Dashu to die. Her parents were already looking for another match for her.

But unexpectedly, Chen Dashu’s illness got better, and he personally came to coax her to return. After careful inquiry, Wang Yufang found out that it was because Chen Yuhua, that girl, had made something of herself. She was now the star actress of Mei Garden.

With the Chen family prospering, Wang Yufang had no reason not to return. She happily packed her belongings and went back. But not long after her return, Chen Yuhua had an accident, which didn’t affect the family’s finances because it was Mei Garden paying for Yuhua’s treatment. Yet Wang Yufang, greedily taking an inch, hoped to take the opportunity to extort a sum from Mei Garden.