Rebirth in the 80s: The Scholar Wife is Cute
Chapter 408 Want Money 1

Chapter 408: Chapter 408 Want Money 1

Shen Mianmian had originally planned to stay in the city for the night and walk back early the next morning, but He Nan had offered to give her a ride.

She didn’t play tough or engage in insincere politeness.

"Brother He, then I shall trouble you."

"Mmm."

He Nan responded somewhat indifferently, as if he wasn’t particularly eager to give her a lift, but there seemed to be no better option at the moment.

Seeing this, Lu Siyuan felt even guiltier about his own thoughts, which he now considered rather inappropriate. Brother He was so busy, yet he still found time to help, and here he was, foolishly letting his mind wander. He really was despicable.

Just as He Nan had said, Zhou Lanfang and Shen Jianhua indeed had no intention of letting Shen Mianmian off the hook. On their way to the school, their car’s chain had broken, so they arrived just in time to completely miss Shen Mianmian, but they did bump into Zhou Siyu.

Zhou Siyu was actually in good spirits because some of the questions Song Zhengguo had provided tutoring for had appeared on the exam, and she had done quite well. She felt that her hard work had finally paid off.

But her joy was short-lived; as soon as she learned that Shen Mianmian had come to take the exam, her face changed instantly, and she began to complain.

"Auntie, how could you not keep an eye on her? She’s just a little girl. Now that she has come to take the exam, she must know that Uncle is involved too. She must hate us to death now."

She’s just a little girl and you couldn’t even keep an eye on her, how useless.

"I didn’t want to let her out either." Zhou Lanfang felt wronged and spoke through clenched teeth: "You don’t know how wild that girl is. She even split the door open, and with Li Chunhua and He Nan helping her, what could I do all by myself against the three of them?"

At home, no one wanted that wild child to study more than she did, but at that time, she really couldn’t fight against so many people, especially He Nan, who, when his expression turned cold, seemed like he was about to murder someone.

In the end, no one cared about her feelings, they all blamed her.

"This matter can’t just be blamed on your auntie, it’s my oversight too." Shen Jianhua sighed, not knowing what to do now that things had escalated to this point. But the most urgent matter was to find Shen Mianmian and retrieve the money.

Hearing this, Zhou Siyu quickly suppressed her emotions and apologized, "I’m sorry, Auntie, I’m not blaming you. I’m just worried that if my sister finds out, she’ll blame you and Uncle."

"Sigh!"

Shen Jianhua sighed deeply, feeling greatly humiliated. He was now too embarrassed to face the villagers, always feeling that they were laughing at him behind his back. How could he worry about whether Shen Mianmian hated him or not?

"I’m not afraid of the little wild child blaming me, what’s important is getting the money back." Zhou Lanfang gritted her teeth and glanced at the school with a look of resentment, "Everyone else has left the school, why hasn’t that damn girl come out yet? Did she die in there?"

It was such hot weather, she was sweating profusely, almost suffering from heatstroke.

Once she found her, she would certainly give her a good beating.

Shen Jianhua also found it strange. When they had arrived, the students had just finished their exams not long before, and many had come out of the school, except for Shen Mianmian. Could it be that she had left early?

Zhou Siyu resolved their doubts, "My sister probably went to eat, she’s quite keen on leaving when class ends."

"Siyu, you go eat, your uncle and I will wait here." Afraid of missing another chance to catch Shen Mianmian, Zhou Lanfang sat down on a large rock by the roadside, ready to confront and blame.

Shen Mianmian still had a large sum of money with her; without getting the money, Zhou Lanfang couldn’t even think about eating.

"Right," agreed Shen Jianhua, nodding in support of Zhou Lanfang’s words, "Go eat quickly and don’t delay your exam."

Their daughter might have been completely alienated by them, and it was uncertain how things would turn out in the future, but they couldn’t let that affect their treatment of their niece any longer.