Chapter 54: Jia Zhang fainted and bled
"Dad, our family is no longer able to make ends meet?"

Liu Guangtian, the second son of the Liu family in the crowd, became dissatisfied when he heard that Liu Haizhong had paid so much money.

With so much money, why not add some oil to the meals at home?

Liu Haizhong glared at him and said, "What do you have to do here? Go and ask your mother to go home and get the money."

Aunt Liu quickly brought the money. After Liu Haizhong got it, he handed it to Jia Zhang: "This is ten yuan from my family."

Seeing the money, Jia Zhang smiled happily, "Okay, okay, you are as generous as Old Yi. Dongxu, why don't you come and thank your Uncle Liu quickly."

Jia Dongxu thanked Liu Haizhong.

Although Liu Haizhong felt sorry for the money, in order not to be outshined by Yi Zhonghai, he pretended to be indifferent.

Yan Fugui wrote down on a red paper that Liu Haizhong paid ten yuan.

Jia Zhang looked at Yan Fugui proudly and said, "Old Yan, Old Yi and Old Liu both contributed ten dollars, so you can't be too bad, right?"

She looked at Yan Fugui and thought that Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong had set a good example this time and both contributed ten dollars, so when it came to you, Yan Fugui, you certainly couldn't let her down, right?
It would be so embarrassing if I pulled my hips.

What's more, Yan Fugui is a teacher at a famous school and can be considered an intellectual, so he should have more face.

So Jia Zhang felt that Yan Fugui was a stingy man and had to be plucked this time.

Yan Fugui narrowed his eyes and smiled as he spoke: "Jia Dongxu is getting married. It's a happy event in our courtyard. Our two families have lived in the same courtyard for so many years. I think we should give him some gift money and then have a drink at the wedding."

Mrs. Jia Zhang nodded with satisfaction: "Old Yan, what you said makes sense. My son Jia Dongxu grew up under your care. You are all uncles and aunts, so you should help this young couple. This time, you should do the same as Old Yi and Old Liu and give more gift money. I will thank you on behalf of Dongxu."

Jia Zhang thought she had Yan Fugui in her grasp.

Little did she know that she still didn't know Yan Fugui well enough.

Yan Fugui is indeed a miser, but the chicken is made of molten iron, and the feathers are integrated with the body and cannot be plucked out at all.

"When it comes to giving gifts, we have to do it within our means."

Hearing Yan Fugui's words, Jia Zhang's smug smile faded a little bit, "What do you mean?"

Yan Fugui explained with a smile: "Lao Yi is a senior fitter in the steel mill, and Lao Liu is a senior forger in the steel mill. They are both rich, but I am just a teacher in an elementary school. My income is far less than theirs.
Besides, Lao Yi's family only has two people, Lao Liu's family has five people, and I have six people in my family. My salary is not as high as theirs, but I have more people to support than them. My money is tight and I can't take out much money. "

Hearing this, Jia Zhang's face changed.

Yan Fugui continued, "Of course, Dongxu's marriage is a happy event in our hospital, and I can't not give a penny as a gift. So, I'll give you fifty... thirty cents as a token of my appreciation. I hope you don't mind."

"Only thirty cents?"

Jia Zhang's eyes widened.

This amount of money was far from what she expected.

Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong both contributed ten yuan. If you follow them and contribute, your contribution cannot be too low.

But now you can't even spend 50 cents, are you ashamed?

Yan Fugui is really shameless, especially when it comes to money.

He even calculated everything about his own children and was unwilling to suffer any loss.

What’s more, they are outsiders like the Jia family.

Originally he wanted to give fifty cents, but at the last minute he changed his mind and changed it to thirty cents.

Just cut off the small half.

"Old Yan is right. We should use all our strength and not try to show off our abilities."

Xu Fugui stood up to support Yan Fugui.

He had been unhappy for a long time since he saw Jia Zhangshi and Yi Zhonghai working together to defraud people of money and gifts.

Now that Yan Fugui is unwilling to pay more, of course he has to support it.

"I'm like Lao Yan. My family is not well off, so I only contributed 30 cents."

Xu Fugui continued, and he and Yan Fugui looked at each other in recognition, showing a great understanding.

Jia Zhang looked at him with dissatisfaction.

Yan Fugui has many children in his family and earns little, so it's okay for him to pay less.

Xu Fugui is a film projectionist. Apart from Yi Zhonghai, he has the highest income in the theater. Besides, he has only two children in his family, so the pressure is not that great.

He is actually the same as Yan Fugui, only willing to pay 30 cents?
The more Jia Zhang thought about it, the angrier she became, and just as she was about to open her mouth to question.

She was interrupted by Yi Zhonghai, who saw that Jia Zhang wanted to speak.

Based on his understanding of Jia Zhang, he knew that Jia Zhang would definitely not say anything good once she opened her mouth, so he decided to just shut up.

"I am Jia Dongxu's master and have a close relationship with him, so I gave him more gifts. You don't have to pay the same as me. Whether you give more or less, it's all a token of your kindness. I think the Jia family should be happy."

After Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, he glanced at Jia Zhang.

Jia Zhang knew what he meant and had no choice but to shut her mouth.

At this moment, she has not yet become the old hag who sits on the ground and throws tantrums and calls for souls at every turn in the play. A few years later, after Jia Dongxu's death, she will evolve from a short-sighted, selfish and lazy middle-aged widow to a necromancer hag.

After hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, Yan Fugui said happily: "Old Yi is right. The gift money is a token of everyone's kindness. No matter how much we give, the Jia family will thank us."

"Oh, that's so true."

Xu Fugui agreed.

With these two people taking the lead, the money contributed by everyone else afterwards did not exceed three cents.

There are even some that offer 2 cents or 1 cent.

Wang Jianye's family only contributed 1 cent, making them among those who gave the least in gift money.

……

After today's meeting.

Jia Zhang counted the money over and over again.

In the end, I only got twenty-two dollars.

Two of them were ten yuan each, given by Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong respectively.

The remaining two dollars was the total amount given by more than ten households in the courtyard.

All together, it’s only two dollars.

Jia Zhang was so angry that her hands were shaking as she counted the money, and the fat on her face was also trembling.

"Mom, stop counting. I'm scared."

Jia Dongxu couldn't help but say.

Qin Huairu was also looking at her worriedly, afraid that she would faint from anger.

Qin Huairu has just been married for a few days and has not been bullied too badly by Jia Zhang.

In a few years, when Qin Huairu sees Jia Zhang's true face, she will probably hope that Jia Zhang, this lazy and do-no-work burden, will be gone as soon as possible.

"Why are these people so stingy? They either give 30 cents or 20 cents, and some even give 10 cents. How can they afford to give it to them?"

Jia Zhang was so angry that her entire face from cheeks to neck turned red, and steam was coming out of her. Her teeth were almost broken.

"Didn't you charge twenty-two dollars? That's not a small amount. How much is too much?"

Jia Dongxu frowned and advised that he was not serious about this matter.

Basically, it was Jia Zhang and Yi Zhonghai who were calculating.

Seeing Jia Dongxu's indifferent look, Jia Zhang became even angrier.

"Who am I scheming for? It's all for you! How come you don't care?"

Jia Zhang was very disappointed with her child.

Originally, she thought that Yi Zhonghai would take the lead and contribute ten yuan, and then other households would follow suit and contribute a little more, at least one yuan or more, and the total would be forty or fifty yuan.

But now only twenty-two yuan has been received. Except for Yi Zhonghai and the competitive Liu Haizhong, other households either gave thirty cents, twenty cents, or only ten cents.

This was far from what she expected.

Jia Dongxu curled his lips and said, "What's there to worry about? Whether you give more or less, you will have to pay the money back in the future anyway."

"you you you!"

Jia Zhang pointed at Jia Dongxu and was so angry at him that she couldn't even speak.

In order to collect more gifts, she even lost her dignity.

But her son Jia Dongxu did not appreciate it, which hurt her more than the failure of her plan.

"I'm not wrong. That's right. A relationship is a one-way street. When they get married, we have to pay back all the money we received. We have to pay back as much as they give us now."

Seeing that Jia Zhang was so angry, Jia Dongxu still insisted on his own opinion. He was so stubborn.

"You little bastard, you are going to piss me off to death!"

Jia Zhang was so angry at Jia Dongxu that her eyes went dark, she lost her balance and fell backwards heavily.

Bang!

Jia Dongxu didn't have time to react, causing Jia Zhang to fall heavily to the ground.

"Is mom okay?"

Jia Dongxu was so scared that he rushed forward to help her up.

When I touched it, my hands were wet and covered in blood.

(End of this chapter)