readease Chapter 212 Xiao Lan's Domineering Money Distribution: Men May Run Away, Money Is the Most Reli
Chapter 212 Xiao Lan's Domineering Money Distribution: Men May Run Away, Money Is the Most Reli
Xiao Lan swept her hands across the table, clearly separating the pile of small bills.
She first took out thirty yuan and stuffed it into Li Xianglian's hand. Then she carefully divided the remaining ten-odd yuan and the stack of ten-yuan notes, and finally kept one-third of it.
"Take it." Xiao Lan said decisively, "We're partners in this business today. Your skills are valuable, and you're good-looking, so this thirty yuan is what you deserve."
Li Xianglian was startled and quickly pushed the money back.
These days, how much do workers earn in a month? She took thirty in one night, and my heart was trembling.
"Sister Lan, this is too much. The scraps of cloth are yours, the rubber bands are yours, I just sewed a few stitches and set up a stall. You should take the lion's share."
Xiao Lan clicked her tongue and pressed the thirty yuan firmly into Li Xianglian's palm.
"Li Xianglian, listen to me carefully. In my eyes, money always comes first. Men may leave, children may grow up, and even families may fall apart, but if you have money in your pocket, you can hold your head high no matter where you go."
Xiao Lan picked up a hair tie that wasn't finished yet and twirled it between her fingers.
"The reason I gave you so much is because I, Xiao Lan, have a long-term vision. I value not only your skills, but also your family, Qin Rushan."
He's now the head of the transport team, he owns the trucks, and he's got connections. With your family's backing, I'll have plenty of opportunities to do big business in the future. Consider this money my investment in you."
Li Xianglian listened in a daze. Although she was gentle by nature, she was not stupid.
Xiao Lan is openly making long-term investments.
"Well... alright then. Sister Lan, feel free to ask me to do anything from now on."
Li Xianglian clutched the money tightly, her palms sweating profusely.
She earned this through her own abilities, not by asking Qin Rushan for it, and that sense of satisfaction made her heart pound.
"That's right."
Xiao Lan patted her shoulder with satisfaction, "Men are working hard outside, so we can't just sit idle at home. Once we've saved up some money from this deal, we'll rent a shop across from the department store and be our own bosses, openly and honestly."
Li Xianglian nodded heavily, a surge of pride welling up within her.
As long as I can make money, I can tolerate being treated badly by people like Zhao Guangming.
At this moment, in the backyard of the machinery factory.
The door to Aunt Hua's house was bolted tight, but inside, a suppressed sob seemed about to explode.
Wang Chunyan sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), her dress was in a terrible state, and her face was covered in tear stains and black eyeshadow, making her look filthy.
Aunt Hua stood in the middle of the ground, trembling with anger, pointing her finger at Wang Chunyan's nose, her fingertips shaking.
"You better tell me the truth! Where did you spend the night last night? Did that beast Zhao Guangming... defile you?"
When Aunt Hua asked that question, her heart ached as if it were being cut by a knife.
She'd raised her cabbage for over twenty years, and now it's all been eaten by a pig.
Wang Chunyan trembled, her eyes darting away. After a long pause, she muttered softly, "Mom, what do you mean by 'wasting' me? Guangming said he likes me, and he said he'll have his dad come to our house to propose marriage soon. We're just starting to live together in advance..."
"Go over your ancestors' legs!" Aunt Hua slapped the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) hard, making the bowls and chopsticks on it clang loudly.
"You fool, you've been blinded by greed! Who is Zhao Guangming? Everyone in the county knows he's a heartless scoundrel who'll play with you and then discard you. If he really wanted to marry you, would he need to take you to that filthy guesthouse? He's just trying to get something for nothing, tricking you out of your body!"
Aunt Hua was so anxious that tears streamed down her face.
"How could I have given birth to such a shallow-minded wretch like you! Even though Li Xianglian is from the countryside, at least she found a truly upright man like Qin Rushan. And you, you're just eager to be her plaything!"
Wang Chunyan, now emboldened, retorted defiantly, "What's Qin Rushan? He's just a laborer running a transport truck! Guangming's dad is the factory director! Once I marry into the Zhao family, I'll be the factory director's daughter-in-law! Then you'll all benefit from my success!"
"You're still dreaming!" Aunt Hua was so angry she wanted to bang her head against the wall. "Do you think you can cross the threshold of the Zhao family? What do you have to offer? Your reputation, ruined by his sleeping around?"
"You've forgotten? Last year, Lin Chunmiao from Workshop Two jumped off the bridge while heavily pregnant. When they pulled her out, her body was pale and white. Have you forgotten all that? That was a human life! Just because that beast Zhao Guangming wanted to take advantage of her and then deny everything, he drove her to her death!"
Wang Chunyan snorted coldly, smoothing her messy curly hair, her eyes full of disdain: "That's because Lin Chunmiao is spineless and tried to climb the social ladder by getting pregnant, but failed. Brother Guangming told me long ago that it was that woman who seduced him first, and when she realized she couldn't get into the Zhao family, she tried to threaten suicide. This is blatant slander, she deserves it."
"Slander? You've completely lost your mind!"
Aunt Hua angrily punched Wang Chunyan hard on the back. "If it were a frame-up, would Old Man Zhao have gone out of his way to send five hundred yuan to the Lin family? That's five hundred yuan! How many years would our Wang family have to save up to see that much money? That Zhao guy isn't running a charity, he hasn't done anything wrong, why should he pay this money?"
Wang Chunyan still stubbornly insisted, "That's called special compensation from the factory. Guangming's father is a man of great importance; he was afraid that the Lin family would cause too much trouble at the factory and delay production. You're just a big shot with long hair and short brains; you don't know anything about the intricacies of these big factories, you just keep making a fuss."
Aunt Hua felt utterly desolate looking at her daughter's stubborn and unrepentant attitude.
She regretted it, regretted letting Yanzi try to climb the social ladder. Now, instead of climbing the ladder, she had ruined her own life.
Seeing her mother crying so sadly, Wang Chunyan felt a little uneasy.
Last night at the guesthouse, although Zhao Guangming said a lot of nice things, his impatient expression and smell of cigarettes afterwards made Wang Chunyan feel uneasy.
In particular, at the end, Zhao Guangming didn't even see her off; he just threw her ten yuan and told her to go buy something good to eat.
That was ten yuan, a lot of money, but Wang Chunyan always felt that the money was like money to buy her life.
"Mom, don't overthink it. Guangming bought me so many hair ties today, it cost fifty yuan!" Wang Chunyan tried to salvage some self-esteem this way.
"He's spending fifty dollars on a few scraps of cloth? He's just throwing money away!"
Aunt Hua stopped crying, her eyes turning fierce. "You'd better keep this to yourself! Starting tomorrow, you're not allowed to go anywhere. Go to work properly, and come straight home after get off work! If you dare to associate with Zhao Guangming again, I'll hang myself right here at the Zhao family's gate!"
Wang Chunyan remained silent, but in her heart she was thinking that as long as she could get pregnant with the Zhao family's child, she would see if this old woman would still dare to stop her.
The next morning, as soon as Li Xianglian got up, she heard people talking about it in the alley.
She went to the pool to get water and ran into Sister Liu, who was carrying a vegetable basket.
Sister Liu's big mouth was unusually active today, her eyes kept glancing at Li Xianglian, her ill intentions were obvious to the naked eye.
"Oh, Xianglian, I heard it was quite lively the night before last?"
Aunt Liu leaned closer, her voice low, "I heard that you and Xiao Lan set up a stall outside the movie theater and completely captivated that young master of the Zhao family, spending fifty yuan on him in one go?"