Hearing Liu Hua’s words, Shi Qiwan frowned and said, "Ah Hua, look at what you said. How do you use the word ’force’?" I’m just worried about your future."
Liu Hua didn’t want to listen to her nonsense, so she waved her hands and said impatiently, "Sister-in-law, do you think I don’t know what you are thinking? Aren’t you unconvinced because you lost the money given by the Huang family for introducing me to Huang Tingyun?"
Upon hearing this, Mother Liu frowned. She looked at Shi Qiwan and asked, "Eldest daughter-in-law, have you accepted money from the Huang family?"
Although she was scolding Liu Hua in her heart, Shi Qiwan showed a hurt and shocked expression and said, "Mother, I don’t know why Ah Hua wants to slander me, but I didn’t receive any money from the Huang family. You must believe me ah!"
Seeing her anxious expression, Liu Hua smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, you know whether I am slandering you or not in your heart. Will you admit this only after we confronted the Huang family face to face?"
Shi Qiwan turned pale after hearing her words. Although she did not receive money from the Huang family, she did make a deal with them.
Unlike other families who gave her money before the wedding day, the Huang family would only give her money after Liu Hua married into the Huang family. Therefore, the money which was supposed to be hers was gone before she even saw it, which made her feel unwilling and angry.
As soon as Mother Liu saw Shi Qiwan’s expression, she understood what was going on.
She looked at her with disappointment and said angrily, "Shi Qiwan, you are so good ah. I have never treated you badly since you married into my Liu family, but you dare to use my daughter as a deal to earn money. Are you treating me like a dead person?"
Hearing her words, Shi Qiwan panicked. Although Mother Liu is an easy-going person, she is not someone who would let her children, especially her daughter, be bullied.
Not to mention what her father-in-law would do, just thinking about what her husband would do made cold sweat break out on Shi Qiwan’s back. It is no exaggeration to say that Liu Hua is the apple of their eyes. If her behavior is known to her husband, she might get divorced!
Although she didn’t know why they were willing to treat a daughter so well, by using Liu Hua to make money, Shi Qiwan has crossed the Liu family’s bottom line.
Thinking of this, she quickly held her mother-in-law’s hand and said, "Mother, I’m wrongly accused ah! I didn’t do it!"
Mother Liu looked at her and said, "Since you said you were wronged, then Mother will help you clear your name. Let’s go to the Huang family’s house and ask them directly."
Shi Qiwan listened to her words, nodded, and said, "Mother, I understand, I will apologize to Ah Hua."
After saying that, she looked at Liu Hua and said, "Ah Hua, eldest sister-in-law is apologizing to you. Don’t lower yourself to my level. Please forgive me, okay?"
Liu Hua stood with her arms folded, looked at her pretentious sister-in-law, shook her head, and said, "Not okay. Before the Huang family, how much money did you get from other families?"
When Shi Qiwan heard this, she didn’t dare to look at her mother-in-law’s dark face and stammered, "I...I only accept ten yuan in total."
Liu Hua snorted at her words and said, "Sister-in-law, do you think I’m a fool? I think you made more than 100 yuan. Otherwise, where would you get the money to clean up the mess your brother made?"
Mother Liu also found out about this matter when her daughter-in-law gave her brother some money. As far as she knew, the girl’s family was seeking compensation because he had done something to damage the girl’s reputation. She thought it was a misunderstanding, but judging from her daughter’s words, it seemed that it was not as simple as a misunderstanding.
Seeing her mother-in-law’s face getting darker and darker as time went by, Shi Qiwan’s heart skipped a beat, and finally said, "Ah Hua, I did receive some money, but it was only thirty yuan. You must believe me!"
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