Rebirth in the 80s: The Scholar Wife is Cute
Chapter 431: Coaxing and Cajoling

Chapter 431: Chapter 431: Coaxing and Cajoling

"Where would I get the money if the person can’t be found?" Zhou Lanfang glared at her, exasperated by how her niece could be so clueless at such a critical time, seemingly not on her side.

Shen Jianhua’s face flushed with anger as he roared, "If that money can’t be found, pack your things and roll back to your brother and sister-in-law’s house." Now he had no idea where Mianmian had gone, no idea where to even start looking.

Upon hearing these words, Zhou Lanfang’s temper vanished, and she started to cry and wail again.

Zhou Siyu was jolted awake by Shen Jianhua’s words. If her uncle and aunt divorced, wouldn’t she also have to go back with them?

With that thought, she quickly steadied her emotions and tried to appease, "Uncle, please calm down. It doesn’t matter if we didn’t find my sister this time. In a few days, she’ll definitely have to return to school to get her notice. We can look for her again then."

After speaking, she quickly tugged at Zhou Lanfang’s arm, "Aunt, be more careful next time, please don’t make the same mistake again."

"Do I even need to say that?" Zhou Lanfang’s tone softened, she glanced at Shen Jianhua and saw that his expression had eased somewhat, then she breathed a sigh of relief.

Shen Jianhua felt frustrated. Without the money in hand, he felt uneasy and had no mood to stay in the living room, so he went straight back to his bedroom.

Seeing this, Zhou Lanfang also took Zhou Siyu into the room. As the door closed, she whispered reprimandingly, "Siyu, I’m your aunt. In this family, we are the closest. Don’t think that your uncle is always nice to you. Without me, the only one he would care for is that little bastard. You better not turn your back on family!"

Zhou Lanfang had felt uncomfortable ever since Siyu sided with Shen Jianhua at the school gate.

This was the niece she’d raised like her own daughter; how could she side with someone else?

Even if that person was her own husband, it wasn’t acceptable.

"Aunt, haven’t I been doing all this for you?"

Zhou Siyu clung to Zhou Lanfang’s arm, her voice filled with grievance as she explained, "Think about it! You lost sight of my sister, and uncle was already angry. If I took your side, wouldn’t he think we were ganging up and get even angrier? I was deliberately siding with uncle earlier so that I could put in a good word for you afterward, and didn’t that calm him down?"

Zhou Lanfang felt somewhat better after hearing her explanation, thinking it over, it did seem to make sense as she had described.

No matter what, as long as her niece was on her side, that was what mattered.

As for the little bastard, once found, she had to discipline her properly for daring to run away with the money. She must have a death wish.

"Once we catch that little bastard and get the money back, auntie will buy you lots of new clothes and dress you up all pretty, not letting you fall behind those city students at all."

Zhou Siyu’s mood bloomed with joy at the promise, knowing that once Zhou Lanfang made this vow and the money was returned, she would definitely be willing to spend it on her.

"Aunt, I knew you loved me the most." She buried her face in Zhou Lanfang’s shoulder and acted coquettishly, "Aunt, don’t argue with uncle recently, I think he’s been a bit hot-tempered."

She was the one caught in the middle when the two of them fought.

In the past, with Shen Mianmian around, there was a contrast, and she knew how to behave to show that she was sensible, but now it was only her, and it seemed like whatever she did wasn’t quite right.

"Sigh..." Zhou Lanfang let out a sigh and said through gritted teeth, "Now that your uncle can make a bit of stinky money, he thinks he’s something special and treats me differently than before."

As she spoke, her tears began to fall, and she complained, "I’ve been with him for twenty years, never enjoying any good fortune, only suffering. Now that life’s gotten a bit better, he wants to chase me away, and isn’t it just because I haven’t had a child?"

"Uncle’s not that kind of person," Zhou Siyu hugged her, offering a word of comfort.