My Multiple Identities Revealed After Marrying the Bigshot
Chapter 235: Body Search

Chapter 235: Chapter 235: Body Search

"I thought she deliberately brought a card so that carrying a bank card would be more convenient, fifty thousand yuan is too much, it’s not safe on the road," Old Madam Lu exclaimed angrily, "I thought she had changed and learned to be filial, but it turns out she’s still so inconsiderate!"

Afraid that the neighbors hadn’t heard clearly, Old Madam Lu stretched her neck and raised her voice to shout, "That unfilial thing, Lu Youxi, claims to give me fifty thousand yuan for our Old Master Lu’s treatment, but actually there were only three yuan in the bank card she gave me. Trying to fake filial piety and get a good reputation, bah! She’s asking for divine punishment!"

But Ge Guifen didn’t believe it.

"Mom, tell me the truth, did you transfer the money to your account right then and there and deposit it into a time deposit?" Ge Guifen suddenly hit the nail on the head concerning Old Madam Lu’s original plan.

"No!" Old Madam Lu flatly denied it.

She had indeed intended to do just that, "If there’s no money on the card, what do I have to save?"

"Ha! You sneaky woman, you went to town early this morning before dawn, wasn’t that to secretly stash the money away without us knowing? You never thought about using it for Dad’s treatment!" Ge Guifen yelled, "I’m telling you, take out the money! It was Youxi who brought the money for Dad’s treatment!"

Ge Guifen stood on the moral high ground and shouted, waiting for Old Madam Lu to cough up the money before discussing further.

Curing Old Master Lu was out of the question.

But by shouting like this, she could get the villagers to join her in accusing Old Madam Lu.

"There’s no money, really no money!" Old Madam Lu’s face turned red as she felt the difficulty of being unable to defend herself, "She really didn’t give me any money!"

"Mom, you can’t be like this!" Ge Guifen screamed, "Zhenjia did the wrong thing, he’s in jail, and I can’t rescue him; no one can. But Dad’s situation is different; he’s just sick! Dad has been your husband for decades, and you won’t even pay for his treatment! What are you keeping the money for? To buy yourself a grave?"

"You’re cursing me! I’ll tear your mouth apart!" Old Madam Lu was most offended by such remarks and lunged forward to tangle with Ge Guifen.

"Take out the money!" Ge Guifen, now turning into the avatar of justice, insisted, "This money is for Dad’s treatment!"

Old Master Lu in the clutter room heard their argument clearly from outside.

He heard that Old Madam Lu had even taken Youxi’s money given yesterday and had no intention of using it for his treatment.

So outraged, he was utterly bewildered, and everything before him turned pitch black as he fainted away.

But Old Madam Lu and Ge Guifen were arguing in the yard, and no one noticed his condition.

"I told you, there’s no money! Really no money!" Old Madam Lu shouted.

Ge Guifen stepped past Old Madam Lu, flung open the courtyard gate, and screamed at the top of her lungs, "Everyone, come judge this! Lu Youxi brought fifty thousand yuan for my father-in-law’s treatment, but my mother-in-law secretly saved the money and doesn’t intend to use any of it for my dad’s treatment! What kind of malicious heart is this?"

The neighbors had long since heard their quarrel and originally didn’t want to join the fuss, but Ge Guifen had put it out there, and they couldn’t help coming out to watch the drama unfold.

It couldn’t be helped; life in the village was too boring, and they had to find some gossip to entertain themselves.

"How can you do this," someone had already arrived at the Lu Family’s door to comment, "This is a spouse you’ve lived with for decades."

"Yes, no matter what friction there may have been, you can’t be so heartless when it comes to a person’s life and health."

"What do you know!" Old Madam Lu shouted in explanation, "He’s never been nice to me; only he could have the tasty food and drinks in the house. After all these years with him, I couldn’t even have an egg. I can only eat meat dumplings and taste meat during the New Year!"

The villagers really didn’t know about this.

They only knew that Lu Youxi and Liu Yushu couldn’t have these.

But they didn’t expect that Old Madam Lu couldn’t either.

"Alas, what a sin! You say you live like this and still you’re so harsh on Liu Yushu and Lu Youxi, way too much!"

Old Madam Lu jumped up in anger; she had said this to gain understanding, not to be accused!

These people didn’t sympathize with how miserable she was; how could they think of Liu Yushu and Lu Youxi!

"No matter what, you can’t deliberately refuse to treat your husband because of that."

"Exactly, he’s had a stroke now, and even if he recovers, he won’t be able to lord over others as before. Why not treat him?"

"If there really was no money, that would be one thing, but there clearly is. Leaving Uncle Lu lying in bed unable to move, that’s too painful, isn’t it!"

"Pah! You lot giving unsolicited advice! Go back home!" Old Madam Lu, flustered with embarrassment, moved to close the courtyard door, shutting out the gossiping voices from outside.

Ge Guifen had achieved her goal and did not stop Old Madam Lu’s actions.

With no one watching, Ge Guifen immediately ran up to attempt to search Old Madam Lu, "Mom? Where’s the passbook? Where did you hide it?"

"I really don’t have it!" Old Madam Lu cried out, not willing to let Ge Guifen search her.

Even if she had nothing, she couldn’t let Ge Guifen search her!

What was this nonsense!

But Ge Guifen just felt sure that Old Madam Lu must have transferred the money.

The two of them then started to scuffle.

Although Old Madam Lu was strong, she was, after all, old and couldn’t compete with Ge Guifen.

After a little struggle, Old Madam Lu was pushed to the ground by Ge Guifen.

With a loud "thud," she fell hard.

"Ouch!" Old Madam Lu cried out in pain, "My back, my buttocks! Aaagh!"

Old Madam Lu howled in agony.

She felt like something terrible was about to happen.

The pain in her back was unlike anything she’d experienced before, as if something had broken, shooting pain from her waist right up to her spine.

Old Madam Lu struggled to get up but found she couldn’t move at all.

She couldn’t muster any strength in her legs, and her waist hurt too much to exert any effort.

Ge Guifen didn’t care about Old Madam Lu’s condition; while she was down and unable to get up, Ge Guifen pressed down on her.

But even though she had found Old Madam Lu’s bank card, she had not been able to find the passbook.

Could it be that Old Madam Lu hadn’t transferred the money yet?

Or had she hidden the passbook somewhere else?

"Youzhen, help me carry your grandma into the house," Ge Guifen instructed.

Lu Youzhen came forward, grabbing Old Madam Lu’s legs.

Ge Guifen slipped her arms under Old Madam Lu’s armpits to lift her upper body, and together with Lu Youzhen, they carried Old Madam Lu inside.

Just as Lu Youzhen was about to turn toward Old Madam Lu’s room, she heard Ge Guifen’s unexpected voice, "Where are you going?"

"To Grandma’s room," Lu Youzhen said.

"Why go to all that trouble," said Ge Guifen. "Just put her down here."

They were currently in the center of the bedroom serving as the dining and living room.