Liu Chunlan tossed and turned in bed all night.
She finally came up with a plan; she finally thought of someone to take the blame.
Lin Wanyi. Yes, it had to be her.
As soon as day broke, she got up immediately.
She dragged Wang Hao and headed straight for the town.
The bank staff had not even started work yet. She and Wang Hao stood at the entrance, waiting for Wang Meijuan to arrive.
Sure enough, within a few minutes, they saw Wang Meijuan and Li Jun.
Liu Chunlan stepped forward. This time, she did not yell or scream:
Juan'er, listen to Mom, stop being foolish.
You cannot get this money. I am the owner, and I am right here. How could you possibly withdraw my money?
Be good, don't let Li Jun deceive you. Give the passbook back to me.
Wang Meijuan had gone through so much trouble to get it; there was no way she would return it to Liu Chunlan.
But she was also clear-headed today. Liu Chunlan's money would not be easy to take.
So, the fact that she dared to come meant she was fully prepared.
Thinking of this, she told Liu Chunlan:
Mom, you yourself said I am your daughter, so you shouldn't be so biased.
I stand by what I said. I don't want anything extra, just my own bride price.
You can either give it to me directly in a moment, or I will use my own methods.
In short, I must get this money today.
Liu Chunlan was scared to death inside.
Her money was finally slipping out of her control.
Her secret was finally going to be exposed to everyone.
But it did not matter; she had already figured out a countermeasure.
The bank opened right on time.
Wang Meijuan was the first to stand at the counter:
Excuse me, I want to withdraw money.
Liu Chunlan immediately pushed her aside:
Excuse me, I want to report a lost passbook.
The older female teller behind the counter said expressionlessly:
One at a time.
Wang Meijuan stood firmly in the first spot and handed the passbook to the teller:
Excuse me, I want to withdraw 400,000.
400,000?
Hearing such a large amount, the teller took the matter more seriously.
Just as she was about to take the passbook, Liu Chunlan reached out to snatch it:
Miss, this is my passbook! She stole it from me, and the money inside is mine.
I am not withdrawing anything, just give the passbook back to me.
Don't give it to her!
Wang Meijuan yelled, Hurry up and withdraw the money for me. I have the password, be quick!
Wang Hao stood behind Liu Chunlan, and Li Jun stood behind Wang Meijuan.
All four of them stared at the teller, but the teller silently pressed the panic button to call the police.
Hundreds of thousands of yuan was no small matter; she did not want to get into any trouble.
A few minutes later, the police arrived.
Liu Chunlan saw her saviors.
She grabbed a police officer's hand, full of grievances:
Officer, officer, she stole my passbook! Hurry up and arrest her, take her away!
Wang Meijuan was also defiant:
She is talking nonsense, officer. This is my money, my bride price.
It was originally mine to begin with.
As the two argued back and forth, the police officer asked them:
How much money is it, to cause such a scene?
400,000.
Li Jun spoke up first.
400,000?
With such a large sum, the police officer also took it seriously.
He walked up to the counter and looked at the teller:
Are you sure there is 400,000 in this passbook?
The teller was just about to check when Liu Chunlan started screaming:
Don't check! Wouldn't I know about my own money?
There is more than 400,000 in here.
As soon as she finished speaking, the bank teller said:
No, there isn't 400,000 in this passbook at all.
I checked, and there is only a little over 50,000.
A little over 50,000?
Wang Meijuan and Wang Hao cried out at the same time, and Li Jun also widened his eyes:
How is that possible? Look carefully again, how could there be only 50,000 or so?
The teller checked once more:
There is indeed only a little over 50,000.
After saying that, she looked at Liu Chunlan:
You said this passbook is yours, don't you even know how much money is in it?
I... I...
Liu Chunlan opened her mouth but did not know what to say.
Wang Meijuan stared at her:
Mom, where is the money? I am asking you, where is the money?
Where are your hundreds of thousands? Did you give it all to Wang Hao?
Or did you give it to Wang Kai?
Wang Hao hurriedly retorted:
Don't talk nonsense, I never took a single cent from her.
On the contrary, I give her a few thousand every month.
After he finished speaking, he also turned to ask Liu Chunlan:
Mom, where is the money? Did you give it to Wang Kai?
Did you use it to buy your eldest grandson's surname?
Tell us, speak up.
Liu Chunlan was yelled at so loudly by Wang Hao that she could barely stand straight.
She grabbed Wang Hao and started to leave:
Let's go, let's go home, son. We'll talk about it at home.
The Wang household.
Wang Meijuan and Wang Hao both stood in front of Liu Chunlan.
Both of them had ashen faces.
Liu Chunlan stammered:
Listen to my explanation. I didn't give the money to Wang Kai. I didn't give it to anyone.
Then where is the money? Where did it go?
Hundreds of thousands, where on earth did it go?
Wang Meijuan wanted nothing more than to step forward and pull Liu Chunlan's hair.
The passbook she had fought so hard to snatch actually had no money in it.
She really couldn't swallow this anger; just thinking about it drove her crazy.
Wang Hao was also frantic with anger. He had originally thought that Liu Chunlan's hundreds of thousands were all his, but now only fifty thousand remained.
He paced back and forth in the room irritably:
Where is the money? Mom, I'm asking you, where is the money?
Where exactly did it go? Hurry up and tell us.
Liu Chunlan knew she couldn't avoid it today.
She thought and thought, and finally said:
It was Lin Wanyi. She transferred my money away.
What did you say?
Wang Hao was the first to disbelieve her:
Mom, if you're going to lie, could you at least try a little harder?
For so many years, you guarded against Lin Wanyi like she was a thief. It's impossible for her to have even touched your passbook.
And it's even more impossible for her to know your password.
Mom, can you just tell the truth?
Liu Chunlan stubbornly insisted:
It is Lin Wanyi! I don't know how she found out my password, but she is the only outsider in this family.
Who else could it be but her?
Wang Hao laughed out of anger; he didn't believe a single word of it.
Over the years Lin Wanyi had been here, Liu Chunlan had bullied her so miserably. How could she possibly have transferred so much of Liu Chunlan's money?
This time, even Wang Meijuan didn't believe it. She said:
Mom, if Lin Wanyi really transferred it, you would have called the police long ago. Would you have swallowed your anger like this?
Mom, just tell the truth. Where did the money go?
Did you transfer it to another bank yourself, or did you give it all to Wang Kai?
Tell us.
Liu Chunlan said nothing else, just stubbornly insisting that Lin Wanyi had transferred her money.
Anyway, she was far out of reach, so Lin Wanyi couldn't come back to defend herself.
She had made up her mind to pin the blame entirely on Lin Wanyi.
But Wang Hao said:
Mom, bank transfers have records. If you still won't tell the truth, I will take you to the bank to print out the bank statements.
Then it will be perfectly clear exactly who the money was given to.
No!
Liu Chunlan screamed:
You can't go! I forbid you from going!
Haohao, Juan'er, what are you trying to do?
This is my money. I can save it wherever I want.
I can spend it however I want. What right do you have to question me?
Wang Meijuan was furious. She had worked so hard and been happy all night, only to end up with nothing.
Thinking of this, she suddenly slapped Liu Chunlan across the face:
Liu Chunlan, where is the money? I'm asking you, where is the money?
Stop beating around the bush with me. I'm asking you, where is the money?
