This laugh made Ma Yulian feel puzzled, not knowing what he was laughing about.
Had he seen through her lie?
Ma Yulian felt a bit guilty, but she didn't dare ask Li Junsheng more in front of the elder son and daughter-in-law.
For Li Junsheng, he really didn't expect Ma Yulian to come up with such a reason.
If she insisted she had no money, then he and the elder son and daughter-in-law would have no choice!
But by making up such a lie, she actually confirmed that she had a large sum of money.
Li Junsheng, who had been reborn from his tragic death in his previous life, knew human nature best and understood the true colors of the elder son and daughter-in-law.
In his previous life, because he had no money, he was despised and abused by the elder son and daughter-in-law, living in a doghouse, eating leftovers from a dog bowl, and enduring hunger and cold in the dead of winter. This made Li Junsheng clearly understand that these two only recognized money.
Ma Yulian daring to tell these two about a large sum of money was equivalent to inviting wolves into her home!
With their nature and true colors, they would be like turtles, biting onto meat and never letting go easily.
He wanted to see how Ma Yulian would cover up this lie. Without being able to take out this money, Li Guojun and Wang Xiuhua wouldn't let it go easily!
If they thought Ma Yulian had money but didn't want to give it, these two would definitely do something extreme!
This Ma Yulian obviously hadn't experienced the backlash of lying.
Once you tell one lie, you have to use countless lies to cover it up, and eventually, the truth will come out.
Sure enough, as Li Junsheng expected, when Li Guojun and his wife learned that Ma Yulian had lent out a large sum of money to earn interest, their eyes lit up.
Their faces were full of greed and excitement. They didn't even notice Li Junsheng's strange laugh, only heaping praise on Ma Yulian!
"Wow, no wonder you're my mother, so smart. Now the money is really multiplying. Does that mean our family's money will never run out?"
"Mother-in-law, why didn't you say you were putting the money to good use? Look what misunderstanding we caused."
Li Guojun and his wife walked to the sofa and fawned over Ma Yulian.
Ma Yulian was very pleased, secretly rejoicing that the elder son and daughter-in-law were under her control.
Now she wouldn't have to take out any money!
But Ma Yulian was too optimistic. Li Guojun and Wang Xiuhua weren't completely stupid.
On the surface, they praised her intelligence, but in reality, they wouldn't let go without seeing the money.
Just as Ma Yulian was immersed in the praise of her elder son and daughter-in-law, Li Guojun changed the subject and said to Ma Yulian:
"Mom, since we're going to discuss dividing the family and money tonight, there's still time. Why don't you go to Uncle's place this afternoon and get the money back?"
"Get back both the principal and interest, count how much there is, then divide it tonight. That way, we won't keep arguing over money!"
Wang Xiuhua quickly chimed in, "That's right. Father lost his job. With this money, we can plan how to live in the future."
"Ah? Get it back now?"
Ma Yulian's face suddenly turned difficult. Things weren't developing as she had hoped.
Now Li Guojun and his wife were even harder to deal with.
Li Junsheng sat to one side. Seeing Ma Yulian's troubled expression, he coldly snorted. This was just the beginning!
Now he didn't need to say a word. With the elder son and daughter-in-law, Ma Yulian would have enough trouble to deal with!
She probably never expected it, right?
Always sowing discord and inciting the elder son to ask him for money, but never thought that one day this foolish pawn would be out of her control and turn against her.
Seeing Ma Yulian's unhappy expression, Li Guojun immediately pressed her hard:
"What? Mom still doesn't want to bring this money home?"
Ma Yulian was restless. She cleared her throat and reluctantly pretended to be calm, rejecting Li Guojun's request for money.
"The money can't be taken back yet. The loan hasn't matured. At least wait until it matures, then the borrower will return both principal and interest!"
When these words came out, Li Guojun and his wife exchanged glances, both guessing whether Ma Yulian was telling the truth.
Without seeing this money, they wouldn't believe Ma Yulian's words!
Thinking about it, Li Guojun said unhappily:
"Since we can't get all of it back, why don't you bring half of it back? Our family really needs money now!"
"Your granddaughter Xingxing didn't want to learn piano, but now she wants to learn dancing. It's a time when we need money. The leaders above have said, what can't be lacking mustn't lack a child's education."
Li Guojun really couldn't let go without seeing the money!
Especially knowing that the family had saved money for years and lent it out to earn interest, he was even more eager.
The family might not know about the money, but now he knew about it but couldn't see it or spend it, making Li Guojun feel uncomfortable all over!
If he didn't see this money today, he wouldn't be able to sleep at night.
Wang Xiuhua had the same feeling.
Looking at her son and daughter-in-law who kept asking for money, Ma Yulian just felt annoyed!
"Money, money, money, all you two know is to ask for money. You're obsessed with money."
Ma Yulian's face was unpleasant as she scolded them.
Li Guojun smiled and began to morally bind Ma Yulian, while Wang Xiuhua threatened and tempted her!
"Mom, you can't blame us for being obsessed with money. What doesn't cost money now? We only have the capital to be filial when we have money. Otherwise, it's just empty words."
"Besides, it's for cultivating your granddaughter's talent, not spending money recklessly. You're Xingxing's grandmother, surely you want to give Xingxing a good education?"
Li Junsheng watched from the side and couldn't help but shake his head. The elder brother's moral binding was used on the wrong person.
Ma Yulian had no morality to speak of.
Indeed, Ma Yulian was unmoved by Li Guojun's words!
Wang Xiuhua was more ruthless, threatening and tempting:
"Mother-in-law, if you're good to your grandchildren now, when they grow up and you're old, the children will be filial."
"If your grandchildren find out you have money but keep it to yourself and don't give it to anyone, they might not even recognize you as their grandmother. Where would you go when you're old?"
Li Junsheng watched from the side: "The children have said it. Why don't you go get some money back? It's not like we're asking you to bring it all back. The money has been lent out for so long. At least let everyone see how much interest has been earned."
"Right, Mom. I heard individuals can't borrow money from banks. They can only borrow from us. Tell Uncle to add more interest."
Ma Yulian wanted to speak but held back, feeling extremely conflicted.
The money couldn't be taken out, but not taking it wasn't an option either. It was truly killing her!
"Mom, listen to me. Tell Uncle to add more interest. While there's still time, go now. This is very important."
Li Guojun grabbed Ma Yulian's arm and pulled her up from the sofa.
Ma Yulian was pushed out the door by Li Guojun from behind!
Ma Yulian looked back at the elder son. Seeing him like this, she knew if she didn't bring back the money, he might not even let her back in the house.
Behind Li Guojun was Li Junsheng watching the show. Ma Yulian hated him to the bone when she saw him.
If it weren't for him mentioning her savings, how would the elder son and daughter-in-law have thought about this!
"Looking at me for what? Go get the money. If you don't get it, don't come back."
Li Junsheng waved at Ma Yulian. Li Guojun slammed the door and didn't forget to tell Ma Yulian to definitely bring back the money.
Ma Yulian stood outside the door with a difficult expression.
What could she do?