At these words, Li Guojun and Wang Xiuhua's faces turned as sour as if they had swallowed a fly.
Li Guojun cast a pleading look at Ma Yulian, who snorted coldly and ignored him.
Before forcing her to return to her parents' house, weren't Li Guojun and Wang Xiuhua capable?
Ma Yulian thought, since these two white-eyed wolves weren't obedient, it was better for them to get less money and the two daughters to get more. Then she could at least get back six hundred dollars!
Why help them?
Li Junsheng pushed the money to Li Guojun and Wang Xiuhua without caring if they wanted it, then turned to Li Guohua and Ji Xiaocui.
"Guohua, we must be fair. I gave you two hundred before, you spent twenty, you don't need to pay that back, just deduct it from this money."
"Two hundred and seventy-five, minus twenty, leaves two hundred and fifty-five. Take it and keep it safe."
Li Junsheng handed the money to Li Guohua. Li Guohua hesitated for a moment but took the money from Li Junsheng.
If he weren't married, he wouldn't have taken this money, leaving it for his father's retirement.
But now he had a wife and children. He couldn't let them suffer with him, so after some thought, he decided to take the money!
Ji Xiaocui was also very grateful to Li Junsheng. If not for his insistence, she and her husband wouldn't have gotten this money.
"Thank you, Father!"
When it came to Li Chunya, Li Junsheng directly gave her two hundred and seventy-five.
"Chunya, this is yours. Your mother's savings are still out on loan, when they're recovered, I'll give you your dowry back with it."
At these words, Ma Yulian reacted like a wild cat whose tail was stepped on, instantly bristling and baring her teeth at Li Junsheng.
"Give what back? I raised her this big, isn't it right to keep the dowry? You give it, I don't have money to give!"
But Li Chunya wasn't concerned with Ma Yulian's words. She just stared at the money Li Junsheng was offering for a long time.
After some thought, Li Chunya shook her head and refused Li Junsheng's money!
"Father, it's enough that you think of me as your daughter. I don't want this money. Keep it for your retirement. Since I'm married and not at home, giving you more money is also a way of showing filial piety."
Otherwise, taking this money back would just let Sun Gui take it for drinking, eating, and gambling.
Two hundred and seventy-five dollars was a lot. Not a cent would be spent on her and their two daughters.
She remembered that before marriage, even with her mother's favoritism towards boys, she could still be clean and tidy!
But after marriage, just tying up her hair would get her scolded by Sun Gui for being too dressed up and showy.
Her mother-in-law would say even worse things. Thinking of these things, Li Chunya's expression turned gloomy!
Seeing Li Chunya actually refuse this free two hundred and seventy-five dollars, Sun Gui's eyes blazed with anger.
"You..."
Sun Gui almost lost his temper and wanted to scold Li Chunya right there!
But at the last moment, he forced himself to stop, and with a fake smile, he tried to persuade Li Chunya insincerely.
"Chunya, take at least some for the children. They're growing, and you're pregnant, you need nutrition!"
This Sun Gui was truly contradictory.
Just a moment ago, he said their food was better than Li Junsheng's tonight, now he was telling Li Chunya to think about the children's nutrition and take the money.
Li Chunya's eyes showed fatigue and despair. She said coldly to Sun Gui, "It's fine. If I eat less, the children can eat more. Give the money to Father."
"You..."
Sun Gui was so angry his teeth itched. This wooden-headed woman was so useless!
Had he beaten her so much that he had beaten her brain silly?
To actually refuse money!
Seeing his daughter's weary and despairing expression, Li Junsheng thought for a moment and took back the money.
This money couldn't be given to Chunya now. Since he had returned from his rebirth, Li Junsheng knew that the child in his daughter's womb was also a girl.
In his previous life, it was when his daughter gave birth to their third granddaughter that she was despised by Sun Gui and his mother.
They ignored Li Chunya in her postpartum period and the baby in the cradle.
This money, Li Junsheng needed to keep it for his daughter, to spend it where it mattered - on her own recovery and raising three granddaughters.
Using Sun Gui's previous bragging, Li Junsheng said, "Sun Gui, I know you're not short of money, your food is better than our family's. Your family definitely doesn't lack nutrition for Chunya and the children."
"Let's wait until Chunya's child is born to give you this money. Then keep it for raising the child, since it's a big matter to add another mouth to feed!"
Sun Gui stood there stunned, realizing Li Junsheng would use the excuse that their family was well-off and not short of money to withhold the money.
If only he hadn't bragged earlier!
Sun Gui looked displeased, his face dark as he said angrily to Li Junsheng, "If you don't want to give the money, just say so. Why so many excuses? Who knows if you'll give it later? You might keep it for your own retirement!"
"Even the dowry I gave Li Chunya wasn't returned. With these two hundred and seventy-five dollars, I doubt you'll give them either."
Li Junsheng frowned and immediately countered Sun Gui, "What's your hurry? Didn't you say you weren't short of money? Could it be that was a lie? Chunya's pregnancy is so far along, she'll probably give birth in less than half a month."
"You can't wait half a month? I heard some rumors before, saying you take money from home to gamble. Could it be you really do gamble? Do you want to take Chunya's money to gamble?"
At Li Junsheng's words, everyone at the table looked at Sun Gui.
Even someone like Ma Yulian knew gamblers were no good. When they were in a frenzy, they would sell their house, land, children, and wives!
Let alone Li Guohua and Li Xiaoyu who genuinely cared about Li Chunya.
"Sun Gui, do you really gamble? If you're going to be no good, I can't let my sister stay with you!"
Second Brother Li Guohua questioned Sun Gui. Li Guojun didn't care about Li Chunya's affairs.
He was racking his brains trying to figure out how to get more money!
And Li Xiaoyu had no good feelings towards her brother-in-law. Instead, she directly grabbed her sister's arm and asked with concern.
"Sister, does he gamble? Don't be afraid, tell me the truth. If he gambles and keeps hitting you, I won't let him off!"
Knowing her parents and elder brother wouldn't help her sister, Li Xiaoyu showed her fierce side, ready to fight Sun Gui to the death.
And indeed, Xiaoyu was taller than Sun Gui by a bit. She might not be a match for him in a fight!
Sun Gui was afraid Li Chunya would expose him in public, so he secretly pinched her thigh under the table.
Warning her to keep quiet!
Sun Gui then gave a fake chuckle, nervously denying everything.
"Where did you hear such rumors? How could I gamble? It's clear that Father-in-law wants to divide money, but now you're not giving it... You just don't care about Chunya!"