C75 Insatiable Greed
C75 Insatiable Greed
Seeing Aunt Lee's hypocritical look, Lee Wanning really wanted to roll her eyes. She said, "Of course it's fine. Even my house and the shop are burnt, and there's money inside."
Hearing Lee Wanning's words, Aunt Lee's expression changed. "Then what do we do?"
"Money is just money. The owners of those two houses have already been compensated by the Liu Estate. I also lost quite a bit, but the Liu Estate was also not easy, so I didn't fuss about it."
"How can that be!?" Aunt Lee immediately said, "This …"
Lee Wanning knew what Aunt Lee was thinking, so she slowly said, "Don't worry, I will prepare Wanyao's dowry. If there's nothing else, you can leave."
When Lee Wanning mentioned this, Aunt Lee remembered her purpose for coming here today, and said, "It's like this, Aa Ning. When Lee Wanning mentioned this, Aunt Lee remembered her purpose for coming here, and said," It's like this, Aa Ning, we thought you worked too hard. You're coming with us to take a look? "
Lee Wanning looked at their expressions and said straightforwardly, "Sure." She didn't have anything else to do at home.
The three of them went out together. Aunt Lee flattered Lee Wanning all the way out. Lee Wanning listened with a perfunctory smile as she looked around. The more they walked, the more she felt that something was amiss.
Until Aunt Lee brought him to a huge mansion, "This is the place, how about it?"
Lee Wanning looked at her and said, "I should have explained it clearly to you, right? Both of my houses were burned down, and my money. Do you take me for a money printing press? "
Aunt Lee didn't know what a money printing machine was, so she just smiled and said, "Look, your sister is looking for someone to marry into her family. If there was a house like this, there would definitely be a good man who would be willing to come knocking on her door. This is your sister's life!"
Lee Wanning finally couldn't hold it in anymore and said, "You sound so relaxed! Let me ask you, how much does this house cost? "
"One …" "One thousand gold." Lee Wanyao whispered.
"A thousand silver, right?" Lee Wanning said with a smile, "Are you two crazy? Do I look like I have a thousand taels? Why don't you see where I live now? A dowry of a thousand taels? Let me ask you, when I got married, how much did you give me as a dowry? "
Aunt Lee did not expect Lee Wanning to bring up such a matter with her, her expression changed as she said, "Aa Ning, you can't say such things! Weren't our family's conditions bad at the time? Now that you have the ability, shouldn't you? "
Lee Wanning felt that her promise to buy a house for Lee Wanyao as a dowry was a huge mistake. She gritted her teeth as she looked at the two people before her and said, "You two have the ability now? Did you see my two burned-out houses? Why don't you feel heartache and heartache for me? "I'm really curious, with your intelligence, how did you manage to raise this child?"
Hearing Lee Wanning's words, Aunt Lee was instantly displeased. "What did you say, kid?!"
"No matter how I speak, I can speak better than you! You want to live in a mansion, right? Yes! Buy it yourself! You all have hands and feet, why do you need me to feed you? And you, Lee Wanyao, don't think that just because you have your mom backing you up that you are that amazing. If it wasn't for my dad, I wouldn't care about your life.
With that, Lee Wanning turned and left.
Although the two of them felt that they had made a big mouth for this house just now, but after hearing Lee Wanning's harsh words, they couldn't help themselves anymore. Aunt Lee rushed back into her house and said, "You have no conscience!" How dare you say that about your sister! "Oh wow, what kind of evil did our Old Li Family do to actually raise a daughter like you?!"
Aunt Lee's voice was loud, and in a short while, her words had already attracted the gazes of everyone around. Lee Wanning sat inside, looking as if she was just watching her perform.
Aunt Lee cried louder and louder. "Oh my, my life is so bitter. I've brought you up with so much difficulty. I didn't expect such a heartless thing …"
Lee Wanning stood up abruptly. Those who were already pointing fingers at him immediately shut their mouths when they saw him coming out.
Lee Wanning walked in front of Aunt Lee and said, "Why aren't you crying? Why don't you tell this big guy about how I treated you? "
Aunt Lee paused and immediately jumped up and pointed at her nose. "Just say it! "You ate and drank by yourself, leaving your father with us in the countryside. No one cares, just tell me …"
"Oh, no one cares? I'll give you 10 silver coins a month for your living. Is this a fake? "
The people around them were already cursing themselves. Hearing Lee Wanning's words, they immediately looked at Aunt Lee and Aunt Lee, disappointed. After a while, they said, "We're all middle-aged people, there are a lot of things that can't be helped …"
"And then this daughter with good hands and feet is dead?" Lee Wanning interrupted her.
When Lee Wanyao heard her name, she immediately exploded in anger, "Lee Wanning, don't go too far! I am your sister, and you actually cursed me like that? "
Lee Wanning looked at the finger she was pointing at and said expressionlessly, "My sister, right? Since you know that I'm your sister, is this how you treat your sister? "
Lee Wanyao looked around and saw that they were looking at her with eyes full of contempt. Angry, Lee Wanyao said, "What's so great about you!" Isn't it just some smelly money?! "
"Then what you want is my stinky money?"
"Lee Wanning!" Aunt Lee saw that her words were rejected, and said while gritting her teeth, "What do you mean by that? Your sister is going to get married, so what if you give her some dowry as a sister? "
Lee Wanning nodded and said, "Alright, then tell me, how much do you want for your dowry?"
Aunt Lee was silent. Lee Wanyao gritted her teeth and said, "Isn't it just to let you buy a house? Do you need to be so aggressive? "
"Buy a house?"
"On the east side of the city, each of them is worth only a few dozen silver taels."
"That's not a lot. It seems like this older sister is really shabby!"
Lee Wanning could clearly hear all the voices around her. She slowly walked up to Lee Wanyao and said, "You want to buy a house? "Then tell me, how much is the house that you guys took a fancy to?"
"One …"
Lee Wanyao looked at the crowd and swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
Aunt Lee directly said, "Isn't it just 100 taels of silver? Your life is so good, is a hundred silver taels too much for you? "
This woman's ability to invert right and wrong is pretty good. Lee Wanning sneered and said, "100 silver coins, right? That's what you said! "
Finished speaking, Lee Wanning had already walked out from the inside and took out all the money from her cabinet, saying, "This is a hundred and twenty taels, it's a lot. This is my dowry for my sister, from today onwards, don't ask me for more money! Of course, I will still pay the monthly living expenses. Whatever house you want to buy and who you want to marry, it has nothing to do with me at all! "
Aunt Lee didn't expect Lee Wanning to just throw the money to her and leave. Her expression was stiff for a long time before she could react.
Lee Wanning looked at her and sneered, "Why are you still here?" Didn't you say it? A hundred silver taels house, and the rest of the money will go to my sister to be her wedding dress, is it good enough for me to do this? "
Aunt Lee gritted her teeth and said, "Aa Ning, people can't be like this, you …"
"I don't have anything to say to you anymore. If it wasn't for my father, I would have already broken off all ties with you!"
With that, Lee Wanning turned and left without even looking at them.
Aunt Lee and Lee Wanyao looked at each other in dismay. After a long while, Lee Wanyao cried out loud and said, "What should we do? How can you buy a house with one hundred silver taels? "
Aunt Lee gritted her teeth and said, "Let's go. I heard that your brother-in-law works in the yamen. Let's go look for him!"
When Zhou Qu heard that someone was looking for him, he felt a little weird. When he walked out, he saw Aunt Lee and Lee Wanyao standing there with runny noses and tears.
Zhou Qu frowned and said, "This is..."
Aunt Lee wiped her tears away and said, "It's my fault. I knew Aa Ning's temper was bad, so after saying a few unfavorable words, she started to lose her temper at me. She even said that she wanted to break off all relations with us. Look …"
Zhou Qu glanced at Lee Wanyao, who was nodding her head, and said, "What did you tell Aa Ning?"
Although Zhou Qu knew that Lee Wanning never liked Aunt Lee, she wouldn't easily say something like breaking off their relationship.
Aunt Lee and Lee Wanyao looked at each other and said, "She didn't say anything. Maybe she's in a bad mood?" "Zhou Qu, I know what you're saying, but Aa Ning is still listening. Even if she hates me because I'm not her biological mother, I can't possibly despise her dad, can I?"
Zhou Qu told Lee Wanning the truth. When Lee Wanning heard that, she almost jumped up, "They went too far! When did I say that I wouldn't bother with my father anymore? No way, I have to report it! If I don't show her the colors, I won't be called Lee Wanning! "
Zhou Qu immediately pulled her down and said, "If you do this, won't you be making the whole town laugh?"
"Then what can I do?"
Zhou Qu thought for a moment and said, "I have an idea."