Chapter 379: Chapter 379

Father Jiang suddenly drove people away, which was unexpected for everyone.

In a moment of panic, Jiang Lirong blurted out: "Big Brother, what about our parents’ courtyard, bankbooks, and those assets?"

Father Jiang’s face immediately changed upon hearing this. He looked straight at Jiang Lirong, then glanced at the others, and said coldly:

"The old man and the old lady are not dead yet! Are you so eager to divide the old man’s and old lady’s assets already?"

These words were heavy, and the atmosphere in the room grew somewhat tense.

Standing by the window, Jiang Kechu showed a trace of sarcasm at the corners of his mouth, the main show was about to start.

Father Jiang continued angrily, "When it comes to taking care of the old man and lady, you all shrink and hide, but when it’s about dividing the old man’s assets, everyone’s eyes light up and hands are swift. You really have calculated well! As long as the old man and lady are alive, you can forget about those things."

Jiang Er, Jiang San, and Jiang Lirong felt a bit embarrassed by Father Jiang’s words, with a bit of irritation mixed in, thinking their big brother was being too harsh. There were still some younger ones watching here.

Jiang Lirong glanced at her sister-in-law, who had her eyes downcast, and thought bitterly: You act like it has nothing to do with you, pretending to be innocent, but the old man’s money has probably already gone into your pocket.

Gritting her teeth, she faced her brother’s anger, and said defiantly: "Big Brother, we don’t agree with what you said. I was just asking, when did we say we wanted to divide the old man’s assets?

Isn’t it that the old man suddenly had an incident? That courtyard is just empty there, and we have to discuss how to handle it properly, whether to rent it out? Or just leave it like that? If we leave it, who’s going to clean it?

Besides, both the old man and lady are now having difficulty moving, we have to help them look after their things. What if someone steals the fortune the old man saved all his life?"

She purposely emphasized the word ’steal,’ causing Mrs. Jiang to glance at her, and this glance made Jiang Lirong believe she had hit Mrs. Jiang’s soft spot, giving her more confidence.

As soon as Jiang Lirong finished speaking, Second Uncle Jiang and Third Uncle Jiang quickly came back to their senses and chimed in.

"Yes, Big Brother, Big Sister is right, the old man and lady are now, those things can easily be taken advantage of."

"Big Brother, we didn’t say we wanted to divide the old man’s assets."

"Since everyone seldomly gathers today, it’s fine to discuss it all together, speaking openly will reassure everyone."

Father Jiang was so exasperated by his siblings’ shameless behavior that he let out a cold laugh and said, "Fine, let’s talk about it then."

He really wanted to see to what extent they could be shameless.

Third Uncle Jiang quickly said, "The old man and lady can’t possibly move back to the courtyard. Leaving it there is too wasteful. I think it’s better to renovate it and turn it into a hotel. You go out and ask around; these kinds of hotels are in demand now. Foreigners love to stay in them, and it can make quite a bit of money."

Father Jiang snorted without speaking.

Second Aunt Jiang snorted and said, "Renovating will cost a lot of money, won’t it? Who will pay for it? And who will collect the profits afterward?"

Third Aunt Jiang smiled and said, "That can be easily discussed. Whoever wants to do this business can pay, and whoever pays can collect the profits."

Since Boss Jiang is a brigade commander in the military, and Jiang Laoer and his wife work in government offices, Jiang Lirong also works in an office, the suitable people for this job are them.

Second Aunt Jiang and Jiang Lirong quickly realized the trick and unhappily glanced at the Jiang Laosan couple, who were really good at scheming.

Jiang Lirong was worried about the old man’s eight hundred thousand in savings, not at all worried about the house, since she had the house deed, so she cleared her throat and said:

"Big Brother, besides the house, the old man and lady also have a savings account with eight hundred thousand. Where is that money now?"

Eight hundred thousand!

Jiang Er and Jiang San’s families were shocked and opened their mouths wide, having never thought the old man would have such a sum of money.

Mentioning this matter made Mrs. Jiang very angry, so she asked, "Sister-in-law, how do you know the old man has a savings account with eight hundred thousand? Did the old man tell you? Or where did you see this? Or do you have the old man’s bankbook?"

At this time, Wan Chu’er still hadn’t come, and Jiang Lirong thought Wan Chu’er would definitely not come, feeling a bit regretful, but it didn’t matter, she could still expose Mrs. Jiang.

At the old house, Wan Chu’er was feeding the two babies when she suddenly received a call from Lin Jiayi, saying something about discussing the two babies’ whereabouts and asking her to go to the big courtyard.

Wan Chu’er was first surprised about why they wanted to discuss the children’s whereabouts, especially in the big courtyard. But she quickly calmed down and coldly laughed in her heart, thinking Lin Jiayi was up to something again.

She didn’t bother to argue with Lin Jiayi, asked a couple of questions, learned all the Jiang Family members would be present, and became even more determined not to wade into that trouble, casually dealing with Lin Jiayi with a couple of lines before hanging up the phone.

Lin Jiayi, on the other hand, thought Wan Chu’er would come because no mother wouldn’t care about her children.

After hanging up on Lin Jiayi, Wan Chu’er directly called Jiang Kechu, and after the call, she was even less likely to go.

However, she thought for a while about why Lin Jiayi wanted to get her over there and felt Lin Jiayi was scheming for her grandfather to summon Uncle Lin back.

Let her think she’s so cunning!

So Wan Chu’er no longer paid attention to the Jiang Family’s matters and stayed calmly at the old house with the old man and the children.

Jiang Lirong gritted her teeth and said, "During the old man’s hospital stay, I once came here to visit the lady and found the old man’s bankbook on the sofa, showing eight hundred thousand inside.

I wasn’t reassured, so I went to the bank to check, and the money had been taken out."

She told a little lie, changing the bankbook being lost to being withdrawn.

Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, Second Aunt Jiang and Third Aunt Jiang immediately looked at the sister-in-law, with Third Aunt Jiang even asking, "Sister-in-law, how did you have the old man’s bankbook on your sofa?"

Mrs. Jiang sneered and said, "I wondered why the bankbook suddenly disappeared without a trace, turned out it was stolen by Lirong." She emphasized the word ’stolen.’

This clearly painted her as a thief.

Jiang Lirong’s cheeks twitched but she said nothing more. She had already thrown the brick, believing her two brothers and their wives would definitely hold onto it tightly, after all, it was eight hundred thousand, not eight yuan or eight hundred...

Surely enough, Second Aunt Jiang also asked, "Sister-in-law, how did the old man’s bankbook end up in your possession? Jiayi’s mother said the money inside was withdrawn, was it you who withdrew it?"

Mrs. Jiang said magnanimously, "Besides the bankbook, there was also the old man’s courtyard house deed, bankbook and house deed were put together, in an envelope, taken out by the lady to play, and stuffed into the sofa. I couldn’t find it later, just assumed it was stolen, so I reported it lost. Lirong, since you have them, you should return the house deed to the old man and lady."