"You're talking nonsense!"
Ma Yulian was furious. Because Li Junsheng was ineffective in handling matters, the transfer of his job to Chen Zhiyuan had been delayed, and she didn't dare let Li Guojun know about it.
She could only try to hide it for now. Ma Yulian stammered to fool Li Guojun.
"I said you're such a fool. As long as you give your father some sweets, make him happy, and whatever private money he hides, isn't it still ours?"
"When I said those things at the door, it was for your father to hear. You were upset about it, and I couldn't be nice to you and Xingxing?"
Li Guojun thought about it and then suddenly realized.
"That's why Mom, you were acting so different this afternoon!"
It turns out she wanted to find a way to make his father willingly hand over all his private money.
The self-important Li Guojun couldn't help but give Ma Yulian a thumbs up.
"Mom, you're smart, you have ways."
Ma Yulian was flattered by her son's praise and became proud.
She was a person who could bend and stretch!
Li Guojun hurriedly said nice things to Ma Yulian. As long as he made her happy, all the money in the house would be his.
"I know Mom loves me most. When your granddaughter succeeds, when I get to Dad's factory, we'll definitely take good care of you, making you enjoy luxury like an old lady."
In the past, Ma Yulian would have been so happy she couldn't close her mouth.
Today she wasn't very happy. Facing Li Guojun's flattery, she clearly felt guilty.
Let's talk about the future later. For now, we just need to fool the eldest son.
Otherwise, if the eldest son knew she had Li Junsheng transfer his good job at the mechanical factory to Zhiyuan, he would definitely cause trouble.
She had to keep it secret until the matter was settled, and when the eldest son caused trouble, it would be too late to do anything.
Li Guojun didn't know what Ma Yulian was thinking. At this moment, he was only fawning over her, rubbing her shoulders and saying nice things.
Wang Xiuhua came back after washing the dishes and couldn't help but roll her eyes secretly at Li Guojun's fawning.
"Xiuhua, I have two clothes that you can wash for me."
Ma Yulian commanded her daughter-in-law with a clear conscience. Wang Xiuhua never thought that after her father-in-law stopped working, she would be the first one to suffer in the house!
"Mom, those are nice clothes. Dad usually washes them himself. I haven't handled them before, afraid I might not wash them well."
Wang Xiuhua tried to get out of it, but Ma Yulian took the opportunity to lecture her.
"Isn't clothes just rubbed to wash? What's the difference between you washing and Li Junsheng washing?"
Wang Xiuhua unwillingly went to wash the clothes. Li Guojun followed closely behind, giving his wife a good scolding.
"Come on, helping Mom wash two clothes is what you should do as a daughter-in-law. Mom is on our side. If you behave well and make her happy, all the money will be ours."
Wang Xiuhua muttered while rubbing the clothes, "Is it real or fake? Your mom doesn't even have much say in front of your dad!"
"Oh, it can't be fake. Mom is just flattering Dad. Give him some sweets, and once he's happy, won't the private money come out?"
Wang Xiuhua was half-believing, half-doubting, and reluctantly started washing the clothes for her mother-in-law.
At night, Ma Yulian sneaked into Li Junsheng's narrow room.
She had found an excuse earlier to live separately from Li Junsheng, sending him to sleep in the worst room in the house.
At this moment, Li Junsheng was sleeping on a simple folding bed, snoring softly, clearly already asleep.
Seeing him asleep, Ma Yulian tiptoed in like a thief, searching through Li Junsheng's work clothes pockets.
She searched through all the pockets of his clothes and pants, even his shoes, wanting to dig up the small room.
She couldn't find the hundreds of dollars Li Junsheng had left, which made Ma Yulian extremely unhappy.
"Good, you've really learned to hide money!"
Ma Yulian stared at Li Junsheng, wishing she could strangle him.
She didn't know where he had hidden the money, afraid he might spend it recklessly.
Ma Yulian gritted her teeth and endured the frustration in her heart!
"Wait until this is over, and you'll see what happens to you, Li Junsheng!"
She said these words with hatred and turned back to her big bedroom, going to bed with her frustration.
The next morning, as soon as Li Junsheng opened his eyes, he noticed that his clothes and pants were in slightly different positions than when he went to sleep.
It seems Ma Yulian had sneaked in last night to search!
Fortunately, he had a backup plan.
It was still early, not even six o'clock, and Li Junsheng sat up on the folding bed.
The folding bed creaked, and Li Junsheng lifted the quilt, taking out the money and work transfer certificate he had deliberately pressed under his mattress before going to sleep.
He hid the things under his mattress where he was sleeping. If someone wanted to steal the money and certificate, they would have to move him.
Moving him would wake him up, which prevented Ma Yulian from stealing the money and certificate.
Counting the money, none was missing.
The certificate was also safe in his hand, and Li Junsheng felt slightly relieved.
Taking a deep breath, Li Junsheng felt unprecedentedly happy.
Today he didn't care about Ma Yulian and the eldest son's breakfast. He stretched and moved his body a bit.
Still wearing his usual gray work clothes, he put the money and certificate in his pocket before going to fetch water to wash up.
Today Li Junsheng rarely shaved his messy stubble.
The Li Junsheng in the mirror had sharp eyes, clear black and white, not turbid.
After shaving the stubble, he looked ten years younger!
In the past, he only took care of his wife and son, Li Junsheng himself was messy and rarely dressed up like this.
"From today on, I'll live differently!"
Li Junsheng made up his mind. This time he would live like a person, making Chen Dazhu and Ma Yulian pay the price they deserved.
Lowering his eyes and hiding the bone-chilling coldness in his eyes, Li Junsheng pushed the door open.
Just as Ma Yulian was yawning out of the bedroom and saw Li Junsheng's rare grooming, she stared at him with wide eyes.
Li Junsheng straightened his back and stood there. At the same age of fifty, he actually made Ma Yulian feel he was better than Chen Dazhu.
Ma Yulian felt secretly unhappy and wanted to ask Li Junsheng if he was peacocking, dressing up at his age.
Could he have another woman outside, spending the money he just got?
But she was afraid that saying this wrong would delay him getting the work transfer certificate at the factory.
Ma Yulian had to swallow the words on her lips.
According to Li Junsheng's wimpy nature, there shouldn't be any other woman who would look at him!
Looking at Li Guojun's room, she wasn't sure if they were awake.
Ma Yulian wanted to pull Li Junsheng aside to talk to him, but he dodged away unnoticed.
"What are you dodging?" Ma Yulian glared at him and lowered her voice to ask, "Can the certificate matter be settled today?"