1994: Starting with unpaid leave

To be honest, Dong Jianguo's impression of Xiuyun's second sister's family was rather ordinary.

In my past life, my second brother-in-law was the first to be laid off, and six months later, my second sister followed suit.

Normally, losing one's job suddenly and suffering a blow from society would make anyone feel down for a while.

This is perfectly understandable.

But in my past life, when my second brother-in-law was unemployed at home, I don't know how he got into stocks...

He couldn't see the danger in something that had bankrupted so many people; instead, he borrowed money from all over and invested his entire fortune...

The result, naturally, was that they were completely devoured in the game of big fish eating small fish.

To make a living, my second brother-in-law later started driving a taxi.

At first, he was renting cars to people and paying them a share of the profits. I don't know who told him that there were limited taxi license plates in Hecheng, and that they would eventually skyrocket in price like in Hong Kong. So he partnered with someone to speculate on the license plates...

They were successfully taken down for second blood.

Later, my second sister and her husband went south to work, leaving their child in the care of her parents. Sometimes they wouldn't come back even once a year.

When Dong Jianguo was bored, he would think:

If my second brother-in-law had used his intelligence for good, perhaps the couple's fate wouldn't have been so terrible...

Seeing that Xiuyun looked preoccupied, Dong Jianguo patted her on the shoulder:

"Why think so much? Maybe I'm wrong! The food is all served, go tell Mom and Dad to get ready for dinner."

"If they really need to borrow money, how about lending them two thousand?"

This money is the same as the red envelope I gave my second brother before. Although there's a suspicion that it's going to waste this time, treating everyone equally will save a lot of trouble...

"Um!"

Upon hearing this, Xiuyun's face brightened, and without caring that she was at her parents' house, she tiptoed and gave Dong Jianguo a quick kiss on the cheek.

"Ugh, you're taking advantage of me!"

Dong Jianguo covered his face, feigning surprise.

This act of taking advantage while pretending to be innocent made Xiuyun want to hit someone.

However, she didn't get entangled with Dong Jianguo and went straight out of the kitchen to the inner room.

When she got closer, she realized that the door to the inner room was not closed properly, but only slightly ajar.

Inside the room, the second sister, Zhou Xiuqing, was pestering her mother, Cao Wenli:

"Mom, please help us out!"

"You know Jinlong; he's quite capable, he just lacks an opportunity. Once he has the initial funding, his future achievements won't be any less than Dong Jianguo's!"

The mother's voice was a little weak:

"But your father and I are both retired. If you suddenly need so much money, we old folks just can't afford it."

"I know, didn't your family give you a gold necklace and a gold pendant for your birthday last time? Could you lend them to us for a while?"

"Don't worry, as soon as Jinlong and I make money, we'll definitely buy you an even bigger one."

"this……"

Seeing her mother hesitate, Zhou Xiuqing continued to persuade her:

"Mom, don't hesitate. This is a rare opportunity. If you miss it, who knows when Jinlong will be able to gain momentum."

"No matter what, we can't ruin his future!"

After listening, Cao Wenli finally nodded:

"Alright then, but please don't tell your sister."

"I also have a gold ring; you can take it with you..."

After saying that, she got up from the bed, walked to the dressing table, opened the bottom drawer, and took out a locked box.

After unlocking the lock, she took out the gold necklace that Dong Jianguo and Xiuyun had given her for her last birthday, as well as her own gold ring.

"Mom, you're so good to me!"

Upon receiving the only two precious metals in the house, Zhou Xiuqing was overjoyed and immediately hugged and kissed her mother!

Outside the door, Zhou Xiuyun heard the conversation between the mother and daughter inside the room and felt a tightness in her chest.

It was clearly a gift I gave to my mother out of filial piety, so how did it end up in my second sister's hands?

"Bang!"

Xiuyun pushed the door open forcefully and looked at her second sister in the room with an unfriendly expression.

The loud bang of the door startled the two people in the room, causing their expressions to change.

When Zhou Xiuqing saw that it was Zhou Xiuyun standing in front of the door, she couldn't help but widen her eyes:

"Third brother, what are you doing? Mom's still sick. Can't you be a little gentler? If you scare her again, can you afford to compensate her?"

Xiuyun glanced at her mother:

"Mom, are you scared? If you are, I'll take you to the hospital for a checkup, and I'll pay for it!"

"No, I'm fine," the mother stammered, her face full of guilt.

After all, he had just given the gold chain that his third daughter had given him to his second daughter, and the third son had caught him red-handed.

It's impossible not to feel guilty.

"Hey, third brother, what are you saying?"

"I see your business with Jianguo has grown quite large; it's like your whole family has benefited from your success! Now that you have money, you think you're above everyone else?"

"Can everything be bought with money? Can Mom's health be bought with money?"

Zhou Xiuyun ignored her second sister's accusations and reached out her hand to her.

"Stop talking nonsense and give my things back!"

"What do you mean, 'your stuff'? I don't know what you're talking about!"

"Zhou Xiuqing, are you trying to be unreasonable now? That gold chain was a gift for Mom, why should you take it?"

Second Sister Zhou Xiuqing sneered:

"You yourself said it was a gift for Mom, so how Mom decides to handle it is her own business. What does it have to do with you?"

"Mom, am I right?"

Seeing her daughter suddenly drag her into the vortex of the sisters' war, Cao Wenli felt a headache coming on.

The blood pressure that was lowered by medication seems to be getting out of control again.

But she also understood that the second son benefited from this, while the third son was unhappy.

The most urgent task is to persuade Xiuyun to stay.

So she said to Zhou Xiuyun:

"Xiuyun, listen to what your mother has to say."

"Your second sister and brother-in-law have found a way to make money, and they need some cash right now. I'm just lending them the chain to tide them over; they'll pay me back. Please don't overthink it, or you'll get sick from getting upset..."

Zhou Xiuyun retorted, "Mom, all you do is side with my second sister! Why have you always taken her side since we were little?!"

"You were sick, and I was the one who came to take care of you while I was heavily pregnant!"

"If she hadn't asked you for money, would she even have come today?!"

"I just don't understand, what's wrong with me compared to her?!"

She was already pregnant, and her hormone levels were not stable.

Stimulated by this incident, and recalling the grievances the two sisters had suffered since childhood, Xiuyun couldn't hold back her tears and burst into tears...

"Hey, third brother, don't give me that 'whoever cries is right' kind of nonsense!"

"Mom said I was just borrowing it for a bit, so don't spout nonsense and make false accusations!"

The sisters' argument disturbed the men in the house.

Hearing something was wrong, Dong Jianguo, Zhang Jinlong, and his father-in-law Zhou Yuejin all returned to their room.

Dong Jianguo pulled Xiuyun aside, feeling a pang of sympathy.

"Didn't you promise to lend me two thousand yuan? Why are you crying?!"

"Waaah, she...she took the birthday present we gave Mom...I'm not lending her any money!"

Xiuyun answered, sobbing, and buried her face in Dong Jianguo's arms.

Second brother-in-law Zhang Jinlong frowned and hurriedly explained to Dong Jianguo:

"Jianguo, listen to your brother-in-law, I recently found a way to make money, but there's a capital requirement... Your second sister is helping me..."

Dong Jianguo waved his hand:

"Brother-in-law, stop talking, I understand. You mean stock trading, right?"

"Um?"

Zhang Jinlong was taken aback, not understanding how his brother-in-law knew...

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