CHAPTER 329: CHAPTER 328 NOT WORTH IT FOR HER!

When the counter was quiet again, Mrs. Zhen leaned over and patted her daughter’s head, "Xiao Yu, I’ll go alone if you don’t want to see them!"

"I’m afraid those six jackals will chew you up so that not even bone scraps are left!"

Mrs. Zhen, with her head full of black lines, replied somewhat guiltily, "Is it that serious? Hehe..."

Zhen Yu didn’t even bother to respond, just gave her mother a look to let her figure it out herself.

After school, Zhen Yu talked to Zhen Yan about this.

His reaction was a bit over the top! He insisted that his sister should stay to mind the shop while he would accompany their mother.

Zhen Yu tried to persuade him a few times, but seeing he wouldn’t listen, she had to tell the truth. "Brother, I want to take this chance to visit Han Mingyue."

"Why do you need to see her! Didn’t you just see her last month?" Zhen Yan wished his sister wouldn’t meet anyone, hearing her reason made him even more unrelenting.

"You also said that was last month!" Zhen Yu said, a bit angrily.

"You have to make a round trip on the same day, when will you have time to see him! Plus, you’re still drinking herbal medicine! Your body is weak, why run around needlessly!"

"..." Stinky Zhen Yan! He clearly knew what the herbal medicine was for, but he deliberately confused the issue!

However, he did have some points, as the time really was too short!

While Zhen Yu was still hesitating, Zhen Yan had already made up his mind, "That’s settled then! I’ll go get ready, you help mom pack her things!"

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Seeing her brother about to head back to his bedroom, Zhen Yu quickly pulled on him.

"Brother wait! There’s something I need to tell you!"

Zhen Yan knew exactly what kind of people those uncles were, so he immediately turned and asked, "Is it about money?"

"Yes!" Zhen Yu nodded, "Our family provides grandma a maintenance fee of one hundred and fifty each month, you know about this, right?"

"I know, what about it?"

"That price is too high!"

"Too high?"

"Yes! If I guess right, those uncles are probably only giving one hundred or even fifty!"

Upon hearing this, Zhen Yan immediately said, "Damn! Are you kidding me?!"

Zhen Yu shook her head, "I didn’t oppose it at the time because I thought it’s better to avoid trouble and just consider it paying for some peace."

"Indeed... So now,"

Zhen Yu calmly continued, "The old lady is passing soon, and there won’t be any more need for maintenance fees! With no reason to get more money, they must be calling mom back to squeeze a hefty sum out of her under the guise of funeral expenses! Plainly put, they want our mom to fork over more money! A lot more money! Using this last chance to fleece her!"

"Why should we pay more! No way!" Zhen Yan replied indignantly.

"Exactly! No way! Remember, you must not pay even a penny more than them! Because once you give in on some issues, they will push further!" Zhen Yu emphatically said, "If necessary, you can resort to force but it’s better to just kick a table or smash a door to intimidate them! After smashing, just buy an identical one to replace it! Remember, it’s ok to compensate with objects, but no cash!"

"Don’t worry! I have got it all figured out!" Zhen Yan patted his sister’s shoulder, "If they dare to ask our mom to pay more! I will spill the beans about our family paying more for maintenance fees!"

"Heh!" Zhen Yu smiled, "You see to it! Now you are the pillar of our family!"

"Hehe..." Hearing this, Zhen Yan touched his buzzed head, slightly embarrassed but smiling.

——

Zhen Yan didn’t return home until after it got dark on Sunday night.

As soon as he entered the door, he yelled, "Little sister! Did you save some food for me? I’m starving to death!"

"Saved some, go wash your hands and face quickly!" Zhen Yu came out from behind the counter and went to the kitchen to reheat the food that was kept warm in the pot.

Now that her brother was back, things were settled.

So Zhen Yu didn’t rush to ask; she just sat there dry, watching her brother wolf down his dinner.

"Didn’t you eat lunch?" After Zhen Yan put down his bowl, Zhen Yu asked while cleaning up the table.

"Ah! Don’t even mention it!" Zhen Yan swallowed the last bite of his meal and scoffed indignantly, "Grandma’s entire life has been lived in vain! Even I feel it’s unjust for her!"

"Oh?" Zhen Yu was somewhat surprised. What exactly was going on in the town to make her brother react so strongly?

"Those three uncles from out of town haven’t come back at all!"

After Zhen Yan finished saying this, Zhen Yu understood the situation and couldn’t help but shake her head helplessly.

These children, not willing to hurry even for their own mother’s funeral! Zhen Yan saying grandma lived in vain wasn’t an exaggeration at all.

Zhen Yan sighed and continued: "The local ones did show up, but sadly they just appeared and wanted to leave! They even wanted to drag our mom away!"

Zhen Yu remained silent, just listening quietly.

"Mom definitely wouldn’t agree! Grandma is still lying in the hospital! Although the doctors also said that grandma only has a couple of days left, she hasn’t passed away yet! To think that no one would stay to care for her before her death! I really, really...sigh!"

It was truly speechless to the extreme! Zhen Yu inwardly completed her brother’s sentiment.

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After her brother’s emotions calmed slightly, Zhen Yu softly asked, "What happened later?"

"Later, Uncle saw mom wouldn’t leave the hospital at all, so he just closed the door! Started discussing grandma’s funeral arrangements right there in the hospital room. Simply put, it was about asking mom for money!"

Zhen Yu really didn’t have the patience to listen to these vexing matters of the Cheng family, straightforwardly saying to her brother, "Skip the details, what was the result?"

"Uncle was in charge of organizing, and after everything was settled, the costs were to be shared equally!"

Zhen Yu furrowed her brows, "Is there a budget? Roughly how much money per family?"

She asked this extra question because she was worried the uncles would collude to cheat Mrs. Zhen! Taking advantage of her alone!

"You’re really cunning, little sister!" Zhen Yan slapped the table, "At that time Uncle was vague about it, and the fourth and fifth uncles immediately agreed! I thought that’s fine then and nodded along!"

"What?" Zhen Yu opened her mouth in surprise.

"Lucky I noticed there was still time, so I went to the Han Family and Fu Family! Only then did I prevent them from being tricked!"

Zhen Yu finally felt relieved, "Who advised you?"

"Everyone advised me! From now on I have to learn my lesson! I must ask clearly about everything before agreeing!"

"So you went back to them?"

"I didn’t even bother with lunch and rushed to Uncle’s house! I forced him to give me a number! He just blurted out eight thousand! I got so mad at that moment, I kicked his dining table into pieces! Let everyone go hungry together!"

"...Eight thousand? If it was only for an only child it might be reasonable! Our grandma has six sons and a daughter! They want our mom to bear all the funeral costs!"