Old Lady Zhang's Rebirth: Going Mad! Severing Ties with Family! Becoming Incredibly Rich!

Wu Ximei instinctively picked up the account book.

She couldn't read, but she knew numbers. Seeing the total Zhang Guiying had calculated, she gasped, "2166 yuan? Zhang Guiying, why don't you just rob someone!"

Zhang Guiying was glad that she was frugal and had the habit of keeping accounts. "I didn't overcalculate, every single expense is recorded."

"My two children never drank milk after they were born. They were raised entirely on formula. They drank formula until they were two years old, and I spent 1728 yuan on formula alone."

"Then there was the cost of daycare. The daycare at the cotton mill cost two yuan a month. The two children stayed at the daycare after they were a month old. The eldest stayed until she was five and a half, and the second eldest stayed until she was four and a half. The daycare fees alone amounted to 240 yuan."

"The rest is just clothes, tuition, snacks, and other miscellaneous things for the kids. 2166 yuan is already a generous price; I haven't even factored in their accommodation and living expenses yet!"

Wu Ximei strongly suspected that Zhang Guiying was trying to swindle her money.

He handed the account book to Li Yaozong and asked him to take a closer look. Li Yaozong opened the book, which was yellowed with age. Each transaction was accompanied by a specific date and the item purchased.

The ledgers are clear and easy to understand.

There is absolutely no possibility of forgery.

Li Yaozong's heart pounded. He had always heard people say that raising children was expensive, but when Zhang Guiying actually calculated the exact amount, he was still shocked.

Li Yaozong felt a little flustered holding the account book; where was he going to get so much money?

"mom……"

Wu Ximei was also a little flustered, and asked repeatedly, "Is there really nothing wrong with this ledger?"

Seeing Li Yaozong nod, she couldn't hold back anymore and turned back with a forced smile. "Mother-in-law, let's talk this out. What do we parents work so hard for our whole lives? Isn't it all for the good of our children?"

"We've seen all that you've done for our two children over the years. We're not ungrateful; we appreciate it all."

Zhang Guiying wasn't buying it. "No need for thanks, just give me some money instead."

"..."

Wu Ximei could barely keep her smile. "My dear in-law, you know my family's situation. We all make a living by farming. We rely on the meager harvest from the land every year to survive. We also have to pay grain tax every year. After paying the grain tax, the little grain left at home is barely enough to feed the whole family."

As she spoke, she wiped away her tears, "Mother-in-law, our family is not like yours. All of you are workers. We farm to make a living, and we don't have much income at the end of the year. Even if you kill us, we still can't pay back the two thousand yuan."

Wu Ximei was filled with regret.

Zhang Guiying must have deliberately settled scores with Zhao Chunzhi because she saw how badly she treated her.

I should have been nicer to Zhao Chunzhi.

But she was used to it at home, and she had done it in front of Zhang Guiying before, and Zhang Guiying had never said anything.

Wu Ximei could only try to salvage the situation, saying, "Mother-in-law, I was just joking with you. Chunzhi and the child are both in the hospital. How could I possibly go back to my hometown at a time like this?"

"I'll stay at the hospital and take care of them, mother and child. I won't go anywhere else."

While pretending to cry, she secretly observed Zhang Guiying's expression. Seeing that Zhang Guiying was unmoved, she took her hand and said, "Mother-in-law, I will definitely treat Chunzhi as my own daughter from now on. We're family, so let's not be formal. This money..."

"You must pay this money back!"

Zhang Guiying pulled her hand back, showing no mercy. "My children are all workers. It was my husband and I who scrimped and saved to send them to school. You can't even afford to pay for your own children's tuition, so how dare you say such sour things to me?"

"I don't owe you anything, and I have no obligation to pay for your child's upbringing! Every expense is clearly recorded in the ledger. You have to pay it back, whether you like it or not!"

This is for real.

Wu Ximei was both angry and annoyed. She reached out and tore the account book to shreds. "What account book? I don't know anything about it, and I don't recognize it!"

Zhang Guiying was prepared. "Ha, I knew you old geezer would pull this trick. This account book was copied by me later. The original is still at my house."

"What exactly do you want?"

"Stop talking nonsense, it's only right to pay back debts."

Two thousand yuan is enough to buy her life.

Wu Ximei immediately acted like a rogue, saying, "The child belongs to Yaozong and Zhao Chunzhi. If they want to pay back the money, let them pay it back. This debt has nothing to do with me. I won't pay it back."

She didn't believe Zhang Guiying would be willing to make things difficult for Zhao Chunzhi.

Zhang Guiying sneered, "None of your business? Zhao Chunzhi separated from you two? Haven't they handed over all the money they've earned over the years to you and your husband?"

"It's shameless. I've never seen a family whose son has been married for almost ten years and has children who are already several years old, and they still don't give their son a single penny."

Zhang Guiying seized the opportunity to sow discord, saying, "At your age, you still love to be in charge. You just enjoy seeing Li Yaozong spend a penny and then ask you for a penny, right? When you're in a good mood, you give him two, and when you're in a bad mood, you don't. You control the family finances, making your son and daughter-in-law live at your mercy. That makes you seem so powerful at home."

"You've worked so hard your whole life for your children? Bah! What have you done for your son? You didn't support his education, you didn't give him a single penny of financial assistance, is this how you treat your son?"

Li Yaozong was taken aback at first, but after careful consideration, his expression slowly changed.

Wu Ximei panicked, "Yaozong, don't listen to your mother-in-law's nonsense. She's deliberately trying to sow discord between my son and me."

He then angrily retorted to Zhang Guiying, "Who said that my husband and I didn't contribute to Yaozong? Building him a house and helping him get married doesn't count."

Zhang Guiying, hands on her hips, yelled, "Aren't you ashamed to say that? Did you build that house when Li Yaozong got married? Did you and your husband not live in those rooms you built? Did you spend any money on your son's wedding? I gave Zhao Chunzhi all the few dozen yuan in betrothal gifts, and I even gave her an extra two hundred yuan as a dowry. You dare say that money didn't end up in your pocket!"

"You didn't help raise your son's child, nor did you give him any money. There are only a few major events in life, and you didn't help Li Yaozong with his marriage and the birth of his child. How dare you say you've made any contributions? Tell me, what have you contributed?"

"I've never seen anyone as selfish as you and your man. It's one thing for you to keep your own money, but why are you hogging Li Yaozong and Zhao Chunzhi's money? What? They're both grown men, can't they afford to spend their own money?"

Zhang Guiying stood up, put one foot on the stool, and said forcefully, "You've kept all the money they earned, so you have to pay them back! If you don't pay them back, I'll come and take your grain!"

"If one crop of grain isn't enough, we'll haul in a year's worth. If a year's worth isn't enough, we'll haul in two years' worth. If grain isn't enough, we'll use chickens and ducks. If chickens and ducks aren't enough, we'll use pigs and cattle. We'll only be done when we've paid off this 2166 yuan!"

"I mean what I say, go ahead and try!"