Transmigrated as My Aunt in the 70s
Chapter 101 - 095 Money is gone

Chapter 101: 095 Money is gone

Gao Yuzhu, agitated by the matters concerning his brother-in-law, lost his usual composure. He rushed forward and slapped Tian Chunfang twice, shouting:

"You wasteful woman, that’s three hundred yuan! Aren’t you going to get it back for me?"

"Why are you hitting me, Yuzhu? You’ve never hit me before?" Tian Chunfang was stunned by Gao Yuzhu’s slaps; since their marriage, had Gao Yuzhu ever laid a hand on her? At most, he would just scold her a few times.

Gao Yuzhu was nearly driven mad by this foolish woman. Tian Chunfang, that idiot, never grasped the crux of any matter. He roared furiously:

"Not hit you? I wish I could beat you to death. Do you realize how much money that is? Three hundred yuan! I’ve scrimped and saved for years to accumulate three hundred yuan, and you, a wasteful woman, squandered it all in an instant. Don’t you think you deserve to be hit?"

"My elder brother only borrowed it temporarily. After the wedding banquet, when we collect all the gift money, he will be able to pay me back. Why are you in such a hurry?" Tian Chunfang felt utterly wronged.

She wasn’t the type of woman who disregarded money. When she lent the money, she had thought it through—after the banquet, the gift money would surely cover the three hundred yuan she lent out. It wouldn’t even be a month; it was merely a matter of the money being in her brother’s hands temporarily. It was an opportunity to maintain good relations with her parents’ family without spending a cent. Such a favorable situation, yet her husband not only failed to praise her but also hit her. Tian Chunfang felt deeply aggrieved.

If it were any other time, Gao Yuzhu, once he calmed down, might have appreciated Tian Chunfang’s intentions. But now his head was swollen with other concerns, purely focused on how to use connections to save his brother-in-law’s government position. Thus, he didn’t listen much to Tian Chunfang’s explanations and sternly demanded that she retrieve the three hundred yuan immediately, not a cent less.

Tian Chunfang was unwilling to comply. If she went back to ask for the money, it would truly sever her ties with her parental home. If she ever faced troubles in the future, which of her brothers would stand up for her? Therefore, she cried and pleaded with Gao Yuzhu to wait a month until her elder brother had sorted out the wedding affairs, promising that the money would definitely be returned.

Seeing that he couldn’t command his wife, Gao Yuzhu’s anger surged to the top of his head. Thinking of his hard-earned three hundred yuan vanishing, he convinced himself that his uncle was exacting revenge by tricking them out of this money. Additionally, without the money to help his brother-in-law secure a position, and not being an official himself, Gao Yuzhu would have to continue living cautiously. The more he thought about it, the colder his heart grew, and he lost all reason, punching and kicking the still sobbing Tian Chunfang.

"You wasteful woman, it’s my ill-fate to have married someone like you. Go get that money back now, and if you can’t get it back, don’t bother returning. Just go back to the Tian Family!"

Gao Yuzhu was somewhat rash with his words, no longer willing to restrain himself. Previously, he had been careful due to the influence of the Tian Family, but what had that caution yielded? Wasn’t his father-in-law’s family still treating him as an outsider?

Damn it, he wouldn’t tolerate it today. Daring to instigate his sister to steal money from his own home, he stood on solid ground; he was justified wherever he went.

Tian Chunfang was terrified by Gao Yuzhu’s outburst. Her greatest fear was Gao Yuzhu abandoning her, and upon hearing him tell her to go back to her parental home, her legs immediately went weak. "Yuzhu, please don’t leave me. I’ll go get the money right now, don’t be angry, ah!"

It could only be said that Tian Chunfang was excessively in love with Gao Yuzhu, which in today’s terms would be called infatuation. For the sake of an ungrateful man, she lost her dignity. If only she had been more assertive on her own, with the backing of her family’s influence, why would she be subdued on her own turf by Gao Yuzhu?

The incident at the Gao Family was overheard by Qinghua and Weiguo, the two kids. They had been a bit down recently because they hadn’t had any luck keeping an eye on Gao Yuzhu. If it weren’t for Tian Sisi bringing them delicious treats every day, the two little ones might not have held on for so long.

Today, hearing such a drama unfold, Qinghua and Weiguo’s eyes sparkled with excitement. This time, it was definitely worth Sister’s snacks.

The two lingered outside the Gao Family’s house for a while, and seeing no further noise inside, soon after, Tian Chunfang staggered out of the yard. Qinghua and Weiguo pretended to be playing hide and seek nearby with other kids, using the fruit candies on them as a draw, winning the favor of the village kids who happily provided cover for them.

When Tian Xinhua and the others returned from school in the afternoon, Qinghua and Weiguo excitedly recounted the incidents at the Gao Family. Although their narration was a bit disordered and even inconsistent, through piecing it together, Tian Xinhua and the others got the gist of what happened.

"It looks like Gao Yuzhu needs the money for something important, otherwise he wouldn’t be in such a rush to even fall out with his father-in-law," Tian Xinhua said with a smile.

"That must be very urgent. What could Gao Yuzhu possibly need the money for so urgently?"

Tang Qiubai also joined in the analysis, because this matter related to whether he and his grandfather could recuperate in peace, so he was very keen on breaking down Gao Yuzhu.

Tian Qinghua was wholeheartedly eating his biscuits, thinking that as long as Brother Hua and Qiubai were using their brains, that was enough; his job was to do the manual work.

Jianguo also furrowed his brows, pondering what Gao Yuzhu could need the money for. However, they were still young and lacked enough life experience, so even after a long thought, they couldn’t figure it out.

"Oh well, who cares what Gao Yuzhu wants to do. Once he takes the money, just have Qinghua and Weiguo keep an eye on him, and then we’ll see where he goes. You all are just making things too complicated," Tian Sisi rolled her eyes, thinking that overthinking people always liked to complicate simple matters.

Tian Xinhua and Tang Qiubai were enlightened by Tian Sisi’s words—right, instead of wracking their brains here, why not just straightforwardly watch what Gao Yuzhu was up to? Tian Xinhua smiled and patted Tian Sisi on the head.

"Not bad, Nan, you’re getting smarter and smarter."

"I’ve always been this smart, alright? Tian Xinhua, how many times have I told you, stop patting my head, go pat Da Huang if you want?" Tian Sisi pouted at Tian Xinhua.

Tang Qiubai watched the ruffled little wildcat with a smile, after spending some time together, he had gotten to understand Tian Sisi a bit—though a delicate young girl, she was not without reason and quite adorable, yet for some reason, she always kept her distance from him, like a veil was between them.

"Da Huang doesn’t like Brother Hua at all, doesn’t like being touched by him." Tian Qinghua, munching on biscuits, suddenly chimed in.

"Brother Qinghua, why doesn’t Da Huang like being touched by Brother Xin Hua?" Tian Sisi asked curiously. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote, give a monthly ticket, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)