Rebirth in the 80s: The Scholar Wife is Cute
Chapter 411 Severing Ties 1

Chapter 411: Chapter 411 Severing Ties 1

"You worthless girl, I’m asking you a question, did you not hear me? Where’s the money?" Zhou Lanfang’s eyes bulged like copper bells, seeing Shen Mianmian ignore her, her anger surged rapidly.

"What money?"

"The money you took this morning."

"I took my own money, what’s that to you?"

"You are my flesh and blood, how can you say that money has nothing to do with me?" Zhou Lanfang, not caring that there were others present, gnashed her teeth and pointed at Shen Mianmian, "Bring out the money right now, or I’ll beat you to death. If I knew you were like this from the start, I would have smashed you to death when you were little."

Zhou Lanfang deeply regretted not taking the opportunity to get rid of the little bastard quietly when Shen Jianhua wasn’t at home.

"It’s too late for regrets now." Shen Mianmian watched Zhou Lanfang with cold detachment, reminding her of how Zhou Lanfang had looked right before she killed her in her previous life.

Upon hearing this, Shen Jianhua scolded sharply, "Mianmian, what kind of attitude is that? She’s your mother."

In his memory, his daughter had always been well-behaved, except for that time last year when the village chief visited, she had always been obedient. How had she become so sharp-tongued now?

He had once thought her introversion and reticence were issues, but now it seemed preferable to this backtalk that infuriated them beyond measure.

Shen Mianmian let out a cold laugh, staring at Shen Jianhua and asked, "Has she ever treated me like her daughter?"

Her gaze was calm and distant, as if she felt no affection for them, and even appeared as though they were enemies.

In Shen Jianhua’s heart, it was normal for parents to scold and beat their children, but children should never be defiant toward their parents, nor should they bear grudges, otherwise, they would be considered unfilial.

At this moment, Shen Mianmian’s behavior was, in his eyes, utterly disgraceful. Had it not been for the fact they were at the school gate, he would have hit her already.

His lips trembled with rage, "I really did raise an enemy."

"Jianhua, why are you wasting words with her?" Zhou Lanfang was so anxious her hair was nearly smoking, "First ask her where the money went!"

That was the crucial point. As long as the money was handed over, even if the little bastard ran off with someone now, she wouldn’t care.

He had already lost all face, but in front of He Nan, he still struggled to swallow his pride. After hesitating for a long time, he finally asked, "Mianmian, where’s the money you took from home?"

"Dad, you didn’t want me to go to school, and now you’re worrying about this money too?" Looking at him, Shen Mianmian felt nothing but disappointment.

Shen Jianhua’s face turned red again, too ashamed to look in He Nan’s direction, "It’s not safe for a child to carry so much money around, let me keep it for you."

"Keep it until it becomes Siyu’s tuition and living expenses?"

"Mianmian, why do you always have to be so obstinate?" Shen Jianhua, infuriated and embarrassed, grew increasingly harsh in his tone. The longer the confrontation dragged on, the more of a spectacle they became. It would be better to end it quickly, "Bring out the money, I’ll keep it for you, then go take your exam."

His words sounded like they were part of a trade, as if without the money, he would stop her from taking the exam.

Such words, it seemed, could only be spoken by him.

Looking at her father, who had given birth and raised her yet stood before her seemingly a stranger, Shen Mianmian felt a chill from her heart to her eyes, "Dad, this is the last time I’ll call you that. From now on, our father-daughter relationship ends here." She had paid back the debt of being raised in her previous life.

Parent-child estrangements were not uncommon, but for a child to sever ties with their parents was a first for a daughter prior to marriage.

Shen Jianhua’s chest heaved violently with rage, and he raised his hand to strike her, "Your mother was right, I did raise an ingrate. Today, I’ll knock some sense into you."