Abandoned on a stormy night, I divorced and remarried into a wealthy family.

Song Qintang stood up and looked at Long Jianjia. "Jianjia, are you saying that money can only be spent on you, but not on me?"

"Or did you see with your own eyes that I used the Wu family's money?"

When Song Qintang asked Long Jianjia so bluntly, her face stiffened, and she shook her head at Ms. Mei, trying to play the victim, "I didn't, sister-in-law, you're wronging me again."

"I just felt sorry for Haoqi-gege because I saw you spending so much money."

Every word she uttered was supposedly for the good of the Wu family, yet she never mentioned how much money she had contributed to the Wu family over the years.

Song Qintang looked at the two of them and said, "How much money is too much? Let's calculate it item by item and see how much I actually spent from the Wu family."

As she spoke, Song Qintang approached and placed the photo album of bills on her phone in front of them. "I know Mom doesn't believe me, but you can take a look at my bill details. In the past three years, which one of these payments was transferred to me by the Wu family?"

"There were also gifts from General Manager Wu, not many, they're all in the warehouse, even the receipts are still there, I haven't used any of them."

Song Qintang suddenly handed over her phone, which surprised Ms. Mei. She picked up the phone with a slight shock as she looked at the dense bill details on the screen.

She hadn't expected Song Qintang to prepare this.

She scrolled down to the bottom but didn't find a single transfer from Wu Haoqi.

Even when she spent tens of yuan, she noted down what she bought.

Even with such tight finances, the largest expenditure was used to buy them gifts, and everything was clearly marked.

All in all, she has spent all her income over the past few years on them.

Ms. Mei's expression grew increasingly grim as she looked at the document. "What do you mean by writing all this down? Do you expect us to pay it back?"

Song Qintang shook her head: "No, I keep these records just to know how every penny was spent."

"If this hadn't happened today, I wouldn't have brought it out."

Sitting next to her, Long Jianjia looked at the photos with a slight look of shock on her face. She picked up her phone and looked through them again, and this time she felt much happier.

It is said that a man's love lies where his money is.

Comparing the two, Wu Haoqi clearly loves her.

That's right, Wu Haoqi's money is only for her to use.

She put down her phone and whispered to Ms. Mei, "Godmother, if my sister-in-law says no, then no. I was just trying to be helpful."

"It wouldn't be good if my aunt found out if things continued to escalate."

Long Jianjia always manages to ignite the flames of war at crucial moments.

Ms. Mei glanced at Long Jianjia with pity, then looked at Song Qintang with malice. If it weren't for Song Qintang's unreasonable behavior, Jianjia wouldn't have been kicked out of the Wu family by Wu Lihu, and now she has to sneak in.

Even her bank card was frozen.

Thinking of this, Ms. Mei's anger flared up. "Who knows if this bill is fake? Besides, you don't necessarily have to transfer money; you can pay in cash. When Haoqi comes back, I want to see what kind of piece of trash he married. As his sister-in-law, he can't even afford to buy Jianjia a dress, yet he's arguing with me about this!"

"Instead of wasting your time, you should learn how to be a good person and how to please your elders!"

Song Qintang looked at the two of them and said, "Since Mom is worried, she can wait for Mr. Wu to come back and ask him if I asked him for money."

"As for how to conduct myself, I have always believed in reciprocity and that sincerity is mutual."

Song Qintang's words left Ms. Mei speechless.

She always spoke so casually, yet it left people feeling uneasy and unable to refute her.

Even Ms. Mei felt that she was the bad guy who had mistreated her daughter-in-law.

She took a deep breath and impatiently waved her out.

As soon as Song Qintang left, Zhao Ma returned and reported: "Madam, I went to check the storeroom. All the things the young master gave to Xiao Song are still there, and none of them have been touched."

"I don't think it's worth much money, it's not even as expensive as the things she bought for the young master."

Upon hearing this, Ms. Mei closed her eyes, unsure of what to feel.

For the past few years, she had been deliberately wary of Song Qintang, fearing that she would spend the Wu family's money on herself or on her sick mother. If she really wanted to know what Song Qintang had eaten or used from the Wu family, she couldn't think of anything.

This daughter-in-law, whom she had been wary of, had remained silent for the past three years, but then quietly produced the bill again, and she seemed to understand something.

Ms. Mei slowly exhaled, then said lightly to Long Jianjia, "Let's not mention this matter again. If your aunt finds out, it won't be good for us. Ask your brother to buy you whatever you like."

.....

Three days later, it was Ms. Mei's 60th birthday.

Many guests came to the Wu family's house, and Ms. Mei chatted with the ladies.

The socialites and heiresses chatted about fashion trends in the garden.

Song Qintang had given her birthday present to Zhao Ma well in advance.

Because she was going to work and coming home during a busy time, she didn't want to attract attention at that moment.

At that time, Ms. Mei will do the same thing as every year: open the gift, publicly ridicule it, and then give it to the maid to embarrass her.

Wu Lihu also brought her husband and son to her sister-in-law's birthday party.

Bai Chengce even brought Song Qintang some tonics.

Song Qintang couldn't refuse, so she had no choice but to accept it.

Long Jianjia didn't show up at the banquet today. I heard that Ms. Mei went to plead with her, but was turned away.

She didn't dare to force him any further.

People outside had heard more or less about Long Jianjia being kicked out of the Wu family, and today everyone tacitly refrained from mentioning her.

Quite a few people came to talk to Song Qintang, but she has never been good at socializing, and by the end of the banquet, her face was stiff from smiling.

Finally, the banquet ended, and she was thinking of quickly going to her room to wash up, but Wu Lihu called her to her side.

After the commotion subsided, only Ms. Mei and Wu Haoqi remained in the living room.

Seeing Wu Lihu pull Song Qintang in, both of them stood up and waited for Wu Lihu to sit down before reluctantly sitting down themselves.

Wu Lihu asked casually, like an elder having a friendly chat, "Haoqi has been treating you well these past few days?"

Not only could she hear these words, but everyone sitting on the sofa could hear them too.

What could Song Qintang say? Was she supposed to say that they hadn't met at all, but had instead given each other peace and quiet?

Wu Haoqi and Ms. Mei, who had just been looking downcast, immediately focused their attention on Song Qintang.

It could be said that each had their own thoughts, and Ms. Mei was afraid that she would tell Wu Lihu about the difficulties she was facing because of the mall.

As for Hao Haoqi, his gaze never left Song Qintang from the moment the banquet began and she appeared.

She wore a cream-colored knitted long dress, which accentuated her slender and graceful figure, making her look both charming and innocent. Her black hair was neatly tied back, giving her a fresh and pure appearance.

Compared to those heavily made-up celebrities, her refined and elegant demeanor stands out even more, as if she achieved everything effortlessly.

His throat was dry and itchy throughout the entire banquet.

Even drinking ice wine couldn't soothe it.

But Song Qintang never looked at him directly from beginning to end, and now the topic has finally turned to her.

His heart was pounding as he eagerly awaited her answer.