The Liang family was stunned by Zhang Dong’s actions; they watched Zhang Yu open her New Year’s money and take out a hundred yuan.
Everyone knew Zhang Yu always got a hundred yuan, but no one took it seriously, even if Zhang Yu knew about the favoritism.
No one expected Zhang Yu not to react, but instead Zhang Dong did.
"Mom, Dad, you..." Liang Yan felt the situation was getting worse; she had reminded them as soon as she arrived, and they had agreed.
No one expected that what was agreed upon would be so promptly and completely disregarded.
"Mom, Dad, Xiao Hao and Little Yu are grown now, they’re in high school, so you don’t need to give New Year’s money anymore." Zhang Dong said lightly.
"I’ll take care of their New Year’s money from now on." Zhang Dong made the decision directly.
The Liang Family Elders were stunned; they thought it was just a smaller New Year’s gift for Zhang Yu, nothing serious, but didn’t realize it would beco so serious.
"Son-in-law, we won’t do it again." Mother Liang was anxious, of course she was.
She knew that during holidays and birthdays, Zhang Dong always gave big red envelopes.
They knew Zhang Dong made money; he held patent rights, not a lot but at least hundreds of thousands a year, so giving them thirty or fifty thousand a year seed nothing.
But now they realize that the money could be given or not, as he chose.
"No need, Mom, Dad; Xiao Hao and Little Yu are grown and at the age to not take New Year’s money from you two elderly."
"Besides, your retirent pension isn’t high." Zhang Dong stood up and began to dress.
"Liang Yan, you should stay to tidy up, I’ll take the kids ho first."
Zhang Hao hurriedly swallowed his food, stashed his New Year’s money, and got ready to leave.
Zhang Yu also dressed, smiling and bidding farewell to the Liang family.
Liang Yan didn’t want them to leave first, knowing if she stayed, her parents would certainly bla her.
Soon, Zhang Dong’s family of four retreated, leaving the Liang Family Elders with a grim expression.
The Wife of Liang Hao also looked displeased; so many pots, pans, and house cleaning, now she was the only one left to do it.
Thinking of this, she suddenly felt dizzy, what to do, what to do.
The Wife of Liang Hao glanced at Liang Li, who was still present; right, she had forgotten about her sister-in-law.
"Liang Li, you..." The Wife of Liang Hao had just opened her mouth when Liang Li rushed to dress.
"Mom, Dad, my mom has sothing this afternoon, we’re leaving now." She wasn’t kidding; staying back would an cleaning up.
The kitchen was a ss, and the living and dining rooms weren’t clean either. Sorting them out would have been overwhelming.
The Liang family watched Liang Li’s family of three hurriedly leave once again.
Liang Hao really couldn’t hold back, "Really, all of them."
"Zhang Yu too, never ntioned before, now it’s a commotion."
"And brother-in-law too, our families have only one child; his has two, it’s not like we don’t give Zhang Hao New Year’s money."
Liang Hao thought Zhang Dong was petty; he could have solved the matter differently but blew it up instead.
"During the New Year, your brother-in-law usually gives us twenty thousand; for my and your Dad’s birthdays, he gifts five thousand each, and for Mid-Autumn and Dragon Boat festivals, another ten thousand — totaling fifty thousand."
"We only give the kids New Year’s money all year." Mother Liang thought of the lost money, feeling very upset.
Liang Hao and his wife were stunned that Zhang Dong actually gave so much; they were speechless, "Not including what my sister contributes?"
Father Liang nodded, "Your sister doesn’t give much now even if she does."
"If your brother-in-law doesn’t give either," Father Liang sighed gently, "Xiao Hao, be mindful of your spending from now on."
"Your Mom and I have our retirent pensions, you know that; we can only cover your family of three’s als, as for more money..."
Even though they loved their son, seeing other elders give all their savings to their sons and their outcos, they knew to save so.
Liang Hao and his wife didn’t earn much, but they weren’t poor, always supported by his parents, occasionally playing poor in front of Liang Yan, living quite well.
Didn’t expect the good days to leave them, "Mom, I told you, when my sister arrived, Zhang Yu ntioned the New Year’s money."
"Asked you to be fair, why didn’t you." Thinking of tens of thousands disappearing, Liang Hao felt heartache.
The Wife of Liang Hao didn’t look pleased either, glared at the Elder Liangs; they really ssed things up.
"Originally wrapped an eight-hundred red envelope, but that dead girl’s words were too much," Mother Liang now regretted.
"Then why didn’t you explain you misread the envelope imdiately?" Liang Hao trembled with anger, "Explain on spot and the matter solves itself."
The Liang Family Elders looked grim, "Couldn’t take it out."
"We wrapped eight hundred US dollars for Liang Hao and eight hundred red bills for Zhang Yu."
"Otherwise, we would’ve shown it long ago." They had no way to take it out, hence couldn’t act accordingly.
Liang Hao could only sit powerlessly on the sofa, "Really."
"My brother-in-law, a researcher, doing sothing so excessive." Liang Hao said angrily.
Mother Liang kept nodding, "Who says so? Had I known he’d do this, I wouldn’t have acted this way."
Mother Liang was truly puzzled, "Before, brother-in-law didn’t care much for Zhang Yu, why now..."
"Now Zhang Yu entered the rocket class at First High, directly ranking 25th in the year on the final exams."
"You know the reputation of First High."
"You should know, Zhang Dong loves high-achievers."
"He hoped soone in the family could get into Q University and B University."
"Zhang Hao is useless, clearly a son, yet he is suppressed by Zhang Yu."
"If he put in more effort, I could say, your brother-in-law may not even favor Zhang Yu."
"But she entered First High, Zhang Hao went to private high school — it’s unchangeable now."
Father Liang didn’t want to hear their ramblings, "Your wife, too; Zhang Yu, who got into First High, is very different now."
"Yet she insists on treating her as before; if not for provoking Zhang Yu, would things be like this."
Father Liang sat on the sofa, doing a thorough review of the situation, truly didn’t know before; once he did, he broke into a sweat.
In summary, it was caused by the Wife of Liang Hao.
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