Chapter 8

  Li Cui ran wildly downstairs, always feeling that someone was talking about her behind her back. This made Li Cui extremely angry, and she attributed all of this to Wang Qiqi's doing. In her heart, she thought, "Hmph, you don't come to ask for my help, don't expect me to come and assist you. When the time comes, I'll make you beg three times before I deign to help. And when that happens, I'll teach you a good lesson." As for the 50,000 yuan left by your parents, she had originally wanted to leave it for you, but now it seemed unnecessary. She would take it all for herself. Honestly, Li Cui's calculations were quite clever, but unfortunately, she encountered Wang Qiqi after her rebirth. Would she be so easily manipulated?

  Wang Dagu was humming a tune, feeling happy and content as he headed home to take a nap and adjust his mood before going to his older brother's house. Suddenly, he saw his wife at home and was startled, "How are you at home? Weren't you helping out at Qiqi's place?"

  Li Cuilian huffed and said, "Others have already grown their own wings and don't need my help anymore. Since that's the case, why should I go over there to be disliked?" In short, Li Cuilian thought it through and decided not to go back on her word, she wouldn't foolishly go over to help, going over to help without a clear reason would only make them think she had ulterior motives.

  Wang Daguang was originally about to lie down on the bed and rest, but when he heard his wife say this, he immediately jumped up from the bed. He pointed at Li Cui and said, "You're not going to help? How can that be? I just agreed with them, and they're willing to pay that much." Wang Daguang thought about it and felt quite pleased with himself. Originally, he was worried that after his brother and sister-in-law passed away, his own wallet would be empty. He hadn't expected the other party to agree to pay so much money. Even if he swallowed half of it and told Li Cui, as for that orphan Wang Qiqi, Wang Daguang really didn't think about giving her any money. He thought that since they had to support her and feed her for a few years, the money would just be considered food expenses.

  Don't mention that money, Li Cui's reaction was still okay. When she heard the man mention this money, she immediately got angry and walked to Wang Dagui's side, pointing at him and scolding him, "If it weren't for you thinking about making a fortune from someone's death, would I have been treated like a monkey in your brother's house today?" The more Li Cui thought about it, the angrier she became. Her scolding voice grew louder as she accused Wang Dagui of not doing household chores, not earning money, and even borrowing debt to gamble outside. She said he couldn't let her and her daughter live a good life like his brother's family.

  Wang Dagu was also annoyed when he heard this. Previously, he had said that his elder brother was useless, and Wang Dagu had listened to him. Now that his elder brother and sister-in-law were gone, why should he still listen to this woman's words? Wang Dagu couldn't tolerate it anymore. Moreover, in Wang Dagu's opinion, the money he would soon earn would be more than what his elder brother and sister-in-law had. "What are you getting angry about?" he said. "I told you to go and coax Wang Qiqi well. Although my brother only left 100,000 yuan, do you know how much compensation the other party is willing to pay?"

  "How much, can have how much, 80 million or 100 million?" Li Cui was also furious. Is this Wang Da Gui crazy? It's just going out to handle some things, whether it succeeds or not is still a problem, and what attitude is this towards oneself?

  "1.8 million, go steal, I'll tell you what he said, can give us 3 million to settle privately." Wang Dagu thought about it and felt pretty good, his brother's house was only worth over 10 million when they first bought it, plus renovations and all that, "You're not jealous of my brother's house, are you? When we get the money, we can buy a identical house, and decorate it even better than theirs, isn't that enough?" As for the remaining 2 million, Wang Dagu had already thought it through, he would keep it for himself to spend, and also have some capital for future gambling.

  Three million? This number stunned Li Cui, three million of her own, she never thought that one day her family would have so much money. And she also forgot, just like Wang Da Gui, that this money wasn't theirs. "Later we can go to Thailand for a trip, didn't your brother and sister-in-law go to Thailand last year? I heard from your sister-in-law that it's really fun there..." Ah, if only they had known that their brother and sister-in-law were short-lived ghosts, why bother going to Thailand? It's said that they spent a lot of money, if only they had stayed behind instead.

  Li Cui was already fantasizing about going to Thailand and of course buying some jewelry back, humph, big sister only brought a little bit of jewelry. Mentioning jewelry, Li Cui suddenly remembered something, "Right, Da Gui, did you see the jewelry that big sister usually wears today?" Li Cui thought hard for a moment, really didn't see those pieces of jewelry. Where did those things go, this made Li Cui very puzzled.

  Wang Dagu heard Li Cui say that, and also wondered, "Right, I was thinking at the time that something didn't feel right, but I couldn't think of what it was. Now that you mention it, it's true, but do you think Wang Qiqi will know?" Wang Dagu's first reaction was that Wang Qiqi had hidden the thing herself.

  Li Cui thought for a moment, "Right, today QiQi went to school and took a leave of absence with a backpack on her back. Do you think she would take it out to give to her classmates?" Now Li Cui is really regretful, if only she hadn't been in such a hurry to find something, she wouldn't have let Wang Qiqi carry the backpack out so easily. Now the jewelry is gone for sure. "Do you think Brother and Sister-in-law still have some savings left?" Li Cui brought up another point of view.

  Wang Daguai didn't quite agree with Li Cui's idea, "I reckon it's a bit far-fetched. If you have that many things, would you ask your classmate to keep them for you?" If you want to transfer property, you'll find a safe place to store it, not give it to a classmate. If it's a savings account, then it's fine, but if it's jewelry, giving it to someone else is really hard to explain. "How long has QiQi been out?"

  Li Cui thought for a moment, "According to what she said this morning, after taking the morning off, she went to the bank to withdraw some money and then headed back home. The time spent on the road is about right." Li Cui recalled that if Wang Qiqi had walked there, the timing would have actually matched up.

  "I reckon it's still in her backpack, that girl doesn't know many classmates and there aren't many who get along with her. I'm guessing she was just flustered for a moment, and the thing is probably either in her room or her backpack." Wang Dagui thought for a moment, "Hmph, why didn't we go take a look at her room today?"

  Wang Dagu said with a hint of regret, "But even if we can't find those things, it's okay, we still have 300,000 yuan." Wang Dagu didn't believe that Big Brother and the others would secretly leave so much money for Wang Qiqi.

  Li Cui heard Wang Da Gui mention the 300,000 yuan again and suddenly remembered something. "Just now I came back from Wang Qi Qi's house, it was for this matter." Li Cui quickly told the story of what happened, of course she made some modifications to make herself look better.

  Wang Dagu heard Li Cui say that, although he was quite dissatisfied with Wang Qiqi in his heart, the key to the problem is: "Li Cui, how can I praise you? You should know that now Wang Qiqi has become like this, maybe she received some stimulation. You're not unaware of how my brother and sister-in-law usually dote on her. Now she's at a time when she feels least secure, and it's understandable that she has such thoughts. But what kind of aunt are you? That little girl is so polite to you."

  Wang Dagu looked at his wife Li Cui with a scowl, "I'm telling you, go back and apologize to that girl right away. You need to understand that the key point of this matter lies with Wang Qiqi." Wang Dagu quickly clarified his thoughts.

  Wang Dagu's idea, Li Cui would not agree with it. She wouldn't go and lower her head to that little girl. "I'm the elder, after all. Does she have an elder like me? Besides, I think if I take the initiative to lower my head this time, do you think we can still control that little girl? Don't forget, you want to get compensation, but it's only possible if that little girl agrees. Otherwise, would they give you money?"

  Wang Daguai listened to Li Cui's words, thought again, and said yes. Originally, his wife and Wang Qiqi had a conflict because of this compensation matter. If he forced her to apologize, wouldn't it be agreeing with Wang Qiqi's idea? It's clear that the other party is willing to pay so much money just to avoid their son getting into trouble. If they really wanted to sentence him, would they be willing to pay so much money? At that time, his own 300,000 and his wife's 200,000 would all be gone. Wang Daguai thought of those great men's portraits leaving him like this, how could he be happy about it?

  After thinking for a long time, he rushed to Li Cui and said, "Yes, that's it. Now, except for us helping with the funeral of Big Brother and Sister-in-law, only Big Sister's family can help. You know, Big Sister-in-law's relatives are not in this city, even if they rush over, they will just be guests. If we don't go to help, how can that little girl handle it?" The more Wang Da Gui thought about it, the more he felt that this was a move to force Wang Qi Qi to give in. Later, he would let that little girl sign an authorization letter, and the money would safely enter his own pocket. At this time, Wang Da Gui could feel the great man who had just left him coming back into his pocket again.

  "We won't go to cause trouble, will your sister's family not come to help?" Li Cui hummed, you know that older sister is also a master who doesn't get up early without profit. Don't look at her being quiet now, it's uncertain whether she's waiting for her brother-in-law to return home at noon, the two of them discussing things, and then making a decision before coming over. "Will you be happy to give all that money to your sister?" Li Cui asked with a slanted gaze, looking at Wang Dagui. Wang Dagui also felt discouraged, knowing that his brother-in-law was not an easy person to deal with. Meat passing in front of him would definitely have a thick layer taken off, as for why he didn't take it all away, it's because his brother-in-law had the habit of letting others eat a bit too. Precisely because of this, there were many people who had opinions about his brother-in-law, but his position was still quite secure. "We'll go to your brother-in-law's house for lunch at noon." Wang Dagui decided to lay out the situation and talk it through, not believing that his brother-in-law wouldn't be tempted by so much money.

  Li Cui immediately understood and agreed to unite the front, thinking it was better this way. Although they had to give some to her sister's family, it was still better than not getting anything or giving everything to her brother-in-law's family. "Alright, I'll go prepare lunch for our daughter first." As for Wang Qiqi, Li Cui didn't want to bother with her at all and would have been happy if she starved to death.