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Su Qingyue stopped, looking at him puzzled, âWhatâs the matter?â
Granny Sun, who had previously demanded payment from the Xiao family, was Sun Changdeâs wife. Su Qingyue really detested anyone from the Sun family.
Sun Changdeâs old face was also full of guilt. âWife of the Xiao Family, Iâm really sorry about my wife demanding money from your family. When she came after the six taels of debt the Xiao Family owed, I didnât tell her, as sheâs quite shrewd and I didnât dare to inform her. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
That night, Dashan brought one tael of silver and ten copper coins to repay the debt. I secretly hid the money under the bed, unaware that my wife found out. She knew I didnât have any medical fees that day and couldnât have earned so much. She also knew about Dashanâs visit and forced me to explain where the money came from. No matter how I tried to keep it from her, I ended up telling her everything. She scolded me all night. Early the next morning, while I went to the neighboring village for consultations, she went to your house to demand payment behind my back.â
Su Qingyueâs face showed indifference. âSo what?â
Having explained everything, Sun Changde thought the wife of the Xiao Family would appreciate it. However, she didnât even change her facial expression, causing him to feel somewhat frustrated. âI had no idea she would do that. I told her not to harass you. These past few days, Iâve been working in other villages and only returned home at night. My wife was afraid Iâd scold her, so she didnât tell me about it. It wasnât until this morning that someone from the village informed me. I immediately went home and scolded her, and sheâs still crying inside the house.â
He took out half a tael of broken silver from his sleeve pocket. âThis is the money I secretly saved up. Iâm giving it to you. The Xiao family is really having a hard time now. You returned the silver taels, but my wife kept them and refused to contribute a cent. She really went too far! As an old married couple, I canât do anything to her, but please take this half a tael of silver as my support. You donât have to pay it back.â
Su Qingyue looked at Sun Changde, whose face was full of wrinkles. There was nothing left for the Xiao family to flaunt, and many folks kept their distance. To make up for Granny Sunâs excessive demands, Sun Changde was willing to give half a tael, proving that he wasnât a bad person. âNo need.â
âPlease take itâ¦â Sun Changde was trying to give it to her, but a sharp voice of an elderly woman resounded, âHow dare you, Sun Changde, give money to the wife of the Xiao Family behind my back!â
Granny Sun quickly ran over, snatching the money from Sun Changdeâs hand and glaring angrily at Su Qingyue. âYou cheapâ¦â Confronted by Su Qingyueâs sharp gaze, she didnât dare to curse but shouted instead, âDonât think about taking advantage of my family! My Sun Family swears not to associate with your Xiao family!â
âIt was Doctor Sun who felt that you went too far in demanding payment, so he wanted to support the Xiao family with half a tael of silver. I never asked for it and wonât accept it.â Su Qingyue directly told the truth. It wasnât that she wouldnât help Doctor Sun. Rather, she didnât want to complicate matters, as an exchange of money between a man and a woman could lead to misunderstandings, and she didnât want to be misconstrued.
âYou old bastard, you must have lots of money, huh?â Granny Sun was so angry that she couldnât catch her breath.
âOld granny, it was you who went too far to begin with. By pushing the Xiao family like this, youâve lost your humanity in the village. But I still need to live here!â Sun Changde was infuriated to the point that his beard was trembling.
âHow dare you! Iâve done so much for this family, and youâre actually blaming me!â Granny Sun furiously scolded Sun Changde, and then she loudly raged, âWhen I married you, you were so poor it was pathetic! If it werenât for my dowry repairing the house, we would have had nowhere to live! If it werenât for my dowry money sending you to study medicine, you could never have learned medical skills in this lifetime!â