Free Web NovelChapter 217: Chapter 217: It’s My Money, and I’ll Spend It However I Want
After Miao Changquan decided to lend money to the Shen family, Miao Dagui, who was sitting in a nearby recliner, also spoke up.
"Jianguo, are you really confident you can make a success of this farmstead?"
"Dad, we’re confident!"
’Even if they weren’t confident in themselves, they were confident in Shen Nian! If Shen Nian said it would work out, then it definitely would!’
"Alright. Since you put it that way, I have a little money on hand, too. I’ll have your mother give it to you in a bit."
Miao Dagui did indeed have some savings set aside for his funeral. While it wasn’t a huge amount, for the Miao Family, it was a considerable sum.
He had insisted on not touching it, even when he was gravely ill recently. He figured that if he really did pass away, the money could at least be left for Tian Yilan to live on in her old age.
That was far better than throwing it all away at the hospital for nothing. What if he died and the money was gone too? How could his wife possibly manage on her own?
But things were different now. His health was improving. In the future, he could still do some work to earn a bit of money. He definitely wouldn’t let his wife suffer!
Since his burial savings weren’t needed for now, why not let his daughter and son-in-law’s family use them first?
As for getting the money back, Miao Dagui had faith in his daughter and son-in-law’s character. Even in the worst-case scenario—if he passed away within the year—his daughter and son-in-law would surely repay the money to his wife.
However, while Miao Dagui said it so easily, to the others listening, it was anything but a simple matter.
"Dad, how can you lend them money? I won’t allow it!"
Guo Chunxiang was the first to object. Of course, she knew Miao Dagui had some burial savings. The whole reason she had persuaded the family to bring him home from the hospital was to prevent those very savings from being spent on his medical bills.
In Guo Chunxiang’s mind, her husband was the eldest son, so everything her father-in-law owned should rightfully belong to them.
She wasn’t even willing to let Miao Dagui use those savings for his own medical treatment, so how could she possibly agree to him lending the money to the Shen family?
’She was still scheming about how to coax the money out of those two old geezers. Then her family could live worry-free for quite a while!’
’Who knew that Miao Dagui would just decide, without a word to anyone, to lend that money to the Shen family!’
"What are you talking about! This is my money. Since when do I need you to decide how I use it?"
Miao Dagui was no fool. Tian Yilan had told him everything that happened while he was unconscious, and he could see for himself what had been going on since he woke up.
He had lost all hope for his eldest son, and this eldest daughter-in-law of his was getting more and more out of line!
’Does she really think I don’t know what she’s up to? If it weren’t for the fact that she gave the Miao Family two children, I would never have tolerated her behavior for this long!’
"I..."
Hearing Miao Dagui’s words, Guo Chunxiang realized what she had just said had been a bit too blatant.
’It was one thing to think it, but she couldn’t just expose her true intentions in front of everyone!’
But she was Guo Chunxiang, after all. After only a moment’s hesitation, she came up with a way to salvage the situation.
"Dad, Miao Cuifen isn’t your only child, you know! You still have three sons right here! Everything you’ve saved, even if you want to split it, should be divided among all of us. How can you give it all to the Shen family!"
