Chapter 331: Chapter 331

Gong Qiang was rolling around on the ground, but no matter how he cursed, Gong Zhuang and Gong Qiang still began counting how much debt there was in total.

Gong Ruini looked at how Gong Zhuang and the others were counting money, then glanced at Gong Qiang rolling on the ground. The scene really made her feel a bit uncomfortable.

It’s not that she felt she must sympathize with Gong Qiang, but to not even offer an apology was a bit excessive.

Sigh, this is human nature. Gong Ruini sincerely felt that this family, really for the sake of money, was not even willing to keep up appearances.

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I truly wonder if Gong Dajiang could see this scene, if he would think of resurrecting to properly teach these unfilial children a lesson.

"Take Ni Zi and them to rest for a bit," Gong Tao said, not caring how much money those IOUs were, but absolutely refusing to let his children watch.

They absolutely couldn’t let their children be led astray. The scene was really unbearable to watch, not to mention they didn’t know how long this commotion would last.

Cai Meina responded softly, and after taking two steps, she remembered the other children also needed their sleep, "Xinyu, don’t you guys want to go to sleep too?"

Before Gong Xinyu could respond, Gong Lili waved her hand impatiently, "You guys go to sleep."

With her own mother not around, and her oldest brother being unreliable, Gong Lili felt she had to be present. Even though they were children, they needed to be outnumbered, otherwise, their family would be bullied to death by their third uncle and the others.

Not even a little polite, was that attitude what juniors should have? It really showed a lack of manners.

Miao Cuihua gave her own child a push, "Sis-in-law, help me keep an eye on Ming Ming and Jia Jia."

Miao Cuihua, though rough around the edges, was still very caring towards her children, "You two follow your second aunt to rest."

As siblings, Gong Jiaxin paid special attention to her brother. Upon receiving Miao Cuihua’s instruction, she immediately took Gong Jiaming by the hand and followed Cai Meina to rest.

"Mom, where are we resting today?" Cai Meina asked softly.

Zhang Lan, though not appearing from the inner room, had heard clearly the chaos earlier, especially the lively commotion. She had been watching intently from the doorway. When she saw her second daughter-in-law asking about where to stay, she responded with irritation, "Figure it out yourself."

Hmph, if it weren’t for Gong Tao and his wife, how would the house have gotten so chaotic?

"How should I know where to stay? What if I pick somewhere you don’t like?" Cai Meina was also irritated. Are they treating her like an easy target?

"Mom, these are your grandchildren. It’s getting late, shouldn’t they be sleeping?" Cai Meina watched her daughter rubbing her eyes, recalling that she hadn’t taken a nap, which broke her heart.

"Sleep? In the past, when someone died, the descendants had to keep vigil..." Zhang Lan droned on about how in the past, people had to keep vigil when someone passed away, almost inciting Cai Meina to explode in anger.

Gong Tao heard this outside, "Since there’s no place to stay here, let’s go back to the hotel."

"I’m here anyway, I’m sure Dad wouldn’t want the kids to suffer."

"Especially since the older brother hasn’t taken charge."

"Old mom is also all kinds of sad." Gong Tao looked down even more on Zhang Lan. Avoiding the disputes between the eldest and the fourth by hiding in the room, was that really okay?

Gong Tao couldn’t imagine the embarrassment among friends and relatives if his own father had passed during the day.

"I..." Zhang Lan, facing Gong Tao’s calm face, couldn’t help but feel a bit flustered, thinking that everything Gong Tao said was a jab at her.

"Don’t leave it to me. With the elder sister-in-law not around, Wu Rui not arrived, if you, as their mom, don’t step up to maintain order, then who will?" Gong Tao wasn’t willing to let his wife busy herself with a thankless task.

Bring Dong Li back to take charge? That was out of the question. Zhang Lan wasn’t willing to let such a destructive daughter-in-law return.

But having to take charge herself, Zhang Lan was also absolutely against it, "My life is so bitter, dear husband, you’re barely gone and they’re already bullying me one by one."

Zhang Lan took a few quick steps to Gong Dajiang’s body and began to wail, not caring about the dirt on the ground, sitting there clutching her chest and crying aloud.

Is this considered a bitter life? Crying like that without any regard, it’s really no different from a shrew cursing in the street.

Gong Ruini was stunned watching her, "Grandma used to say the Northeast women are shrews, and she seems about the same."

Gong Ruini wore a look of disdain, thinking they just want to smear her family, "Grandma, my parents were just asking where we would sleep tonight, how did it turn into people bullying you?"

"Is it because you’re too sad about Grandpa’s passing?" Gong Ruini asked with a puzzled expression.

"But didn’t you say yesterday that this is the eldest brother’s house and we shouldn’t go into the other siblings’ rooms?" Gong Ruini asked pitifully.

"Sister, Grandma is just like that. We can’t go into the rooms, or she’ll accuse us of being thieves," Gong Jiaxin whispered in comfort.

Miao Cuihua was also very angry, "Mom, that room has such a bad smell, there’s simply no way to stay there."

"Mom, think about that hole in Dad’s body, wouldn’t you feel a lot of pain thinking about it, how could you be so heartless..." Miao Cuihua also threw herself in front of Gong Dajiang’s body, thoroughly accusing Zhang Lan.

To an outsider, it looked like they were standing up for Gong Dajiang, but in reality, they were accusing her, the daughter-in-law, of being various degrees of heartless, which made Zhang Lan’s head ache.

Zhang Lan really couldn’t understand how things had come to this point. While the daughters-in-law had had some grievances against her in the past, it had never been this rowdy. How was it that now each one was stepping on her?

Looking at the bewildered expression on Zhang Lan’s face, Gong Ruini really wanted to tell her that in this day and age, it’s not mothers-in-law who are frightening, but the lack of money in your hands is.

Realize that those so-called IOUs, whether or not they could actually collect, definitely didn’t include a share for Zhang Lan; it was guaranteed the three brothers would divide the money.

Without money to her name, how could Zhang Lan remain so arrogant? As for the house, it was tied to the eldest’s assets, and with the property owner Gong Dajiang dead, Zhang Lan couldn’t secretly give it to any son.

With no money or stake in the property, and such a terrible temper, always with the attitude of "I’m the mother-in-law, you should treat me well," which daughter-in-law would like her?

Once Gong Zhuang happily calculated the loans, grinning widely, he knew the old man had money on hand, just not expecting it to be so much.

After finishing his calculations, just as Gong Zhuang was about to ask how to handle these IOUs, he saw his mother causing a scene, filling his mind with dissatisfaction.

"Mom, you’re supposed to rely on your children now that dad is gone. You should be thinking about your future," Gong Zhuang warned with a sinister tone.