TRANSMIGRATED TO THE 80S TO BECOME STEPMOTHERS FOR FIVE HIGHER-UPS

Chapter 10: That's What I Need to Take

At first, Mu Jingzhe had not thought of taking it this far.

However, Zhao Lan was not even willing to lend him the money, so he had to take it himself.

Since he had to take it himself, he would not return it.

Mu Jingzhe, who had read the novel, knew where Zhao Lan hid her money. One of his hiding places was a hole behind the urinal in the corner of his room.

It contained an allowance sent back by Shao Qihai for many years. The money used to build the house and pay for the daily expenses comes from this money.

As for her personal savings, they had been hidden in the burial mound of her late husband.

Zhao Lan's so-called personal savings were actually money for Shao Zhong's treatment, as well as money for other children's illnesses that Zhao Lan requested from Shao Qihai once in a while.

Shao Dong and the others had never been taken to the doctor when they were sick, not once. However, Zhao Lan would ask for money from time to time, accumulating small amounts into large amounts over time.

He would visit the cemetery every day. Villagers said she could not forget her dead husband, but in reality, she went there to see his personal savings.

Last night, Mu Jingzhe took advantage of the dark night and went to the back mountain to retrieve Zhao Lan's money.

He didn't feel guilty at all.

Using it to treat Shao Zhong's illness was a hundred times better than spending it on good food for Zhao Lan, Shao Fu, and his family.

Mu Jingzhe would naturally not admit it, but Zhao Lan was sure that it was him.

He had gone to check his personal savings today, but he had not expected it to just disappear. It just so happened that Mu Jingzhe also brought Shao Zhong to the doctor.

How could there be such a coincidence?

Zhao Lan extended her hand and pounced on Mu Jingzhe. “You still refuse to admit that you stole my money! I'll beat you to death, you thief. Ah...”.

Zhao Lan's momentum was powerful, but by the time she reached Mu Jingzhe, she was unable to move.

Just as Zhao Lan was about to kick him, Mu Jingzhe exerted strength, and Zhao Lan felt her arms would break.

"Let go! Release me!"

“Have you really calmed down, Mom? I'll let you go after you calm down.”

It would be strange if Zhao Lan could remain calm now. "I'll kill you"

Mu Jingzhe tilted his head. "Little Hong, help me."

Shao Dong hesitated for a moment before stepping forward to help.

Before Mu Jingzhe returned, Zhao Lan had taught them a lesson and given them rough clothes.

On Mu Jingzhe's orders, he tied Zhao Lan's hand with a rope and tied her to a pillar.

Shao Dong and his brothers were stunned.

Meanwhile, Zhao Lan was furious.

“Mu Jingzhe, you are dead. I'm gonna get you divorced today. Exit Shao Residence now..”.

Mu Jingzhe dug out his ears. "How about... We find another towel to stuff you with?"

"How dare you!"

Mu Jingzhe just wanted to scare her a little. She had not expected to see Shao Nan give her an old towel.

Mu Jingzhe: "..."

This speed…

Upon closer inspection, the towel seemed to be the one they used to wipe their feet.

Mu Jingzhe glanced at the plain and obedient-looking Shao Nan. Ck ck.

He shook his head slightly and looked at Shao Xi. "Hurry, invite the village chief."

Disappointment flashed in Shao Nan's eyes as she put down her towel.

“Mu Jingzhe, what are you doing? You crazy? How can you tie Mom?”

At that moment, Eldest Brother-in-law Shao walked through the door, his face full of shock. “I know something is wrong based on his voice. How can you do something like that?”

Shao Bei replied, “We didn't take it. We don't even know where it is.”

“Kids should not lie. If you do something wrong, you have to admit it. Didn't you go to Grandma's room last night? Did you take it yourself, or did someone ask you?"

Eldest Brother-in-law Shao did not speak loudly, but he spoke very quickly. With a few words, he decided what was going on. When he finished talking, the village chief happened to come.

He immediately turned to the village chief and said, “Village Chief, what are you doing here? How could they make you worry about such a trivial matter? The children were insensitive and could not distinguish right from wrong, so they took their grandmother's money. How shameful that they let you witness this. I'll untie my mother-in-law now.”

Shao Bei's face and eyes were red with anger.

At that moment, a hand suddenly caressed his head.

Shao Bei looked up and saw Mu Jingzhe.

Mu Jingzhe looked at Eldest Brother-in-law Shao and clicked his tongue. “Oldest Sister-in-law, why did you start acting and making up once you came in? This is our home, not the theater. Let's talk normally. Also, do not rush to untie the bond.”

He looked at the village chief. “Village Chief, my mother-in-law seems to have gone crazy.”

The village leader looked at Zhao Lan, who was cursing. "What?"

“I don't know what triggered my mother-in-law, but she suddenly accused me of stealing her money and then going crazy and started trying to hit me. She's my mother-in-law, so I can't retaliate. I can just tie him up and let him calm down so he doesn't hurt himself.”

Before the village leader could speak, he was interrupted by Zhao Lan.

“Mu Jingzhe, you're the one pretending to be stupid. You're the one who stole my money. Listen to me, I'll kill you if you don't pay me back!”

"If you don't have money, how can I steal it?" Mu Jingzhe sneered. “Yesterday, when I asked to borrow money from you to treat Little Zhong's condition, you kept insisting that you had no money. Now that I brought Little Zhong to the doctor, you accuse me of stealing your money? What kind of logic is that? You said that I stole money, but it's more like you blackmailed me.”

Zhao Lan rolled her eyes furiously. "You stole it precisely because I refused to lend it to you!"

“I didn't steal it. I borrowed money from my mother.”

“Bah! Who's gonna believe that? Just your mom, maybe.”

Eldest Sister-in-law Shao added, “Jingzhe, how much money did you take from mom? Return it to him quickly. ”

Now that they no longer received money from Shao Qihai, he had the same goal as Zhao Lan—he had to get the money back.

Zhao Lan's eyes shone with ruthlessness as she said loudly, “If you don't return the money to me, I'll go to the Mu Family and ask for it. I want the whole village to know that you stole money and someone from the Mu Family is a thief.

“You can say whatever you want. No one will believe you.” Mu Jingzhe did not care at all. “Everyone in the village knows that the Shao Family has no money. I'll ask you again: If you don't have any money, how could I steal it?

"Or are you saying that you have money but you can't afford to treat your Grandchild's disease?"

Zhao Lan thought inwardly that there was nothing wrong with her. He then heard Mu Jingzhe answer his own question. "That's impossible. Ma'am, you said earlier that you will treat the children that Shao Qihai left behind well. How could you not be willing to treat your grandson's illness?”

She looked at Zhao Lan and said, “Even I, a stepmother, borrowed money to treat her illness, yet her biological grandmother had money but did not want to treat her granddaughter's illness? You don't even want to lend me money? Isn't that cruel? You're not an animal, are you?”

Are you going to be an animal and insist that I steal your money, or are you going to admit that you have no money and have falsely accused me?

Zhao Lan's expression finally changed as she looked at Mu Jingzhe.

He wanted to curse loudly and demand his money back, but when he saw the village chief looking at him and then saw the people outside who had heard the commotion and came, he said, he almost bit his teeth but said nothing. .

Only then did he realize that Mu Jingzhe had considered everything carefully.

This was the first time Zhao Lan felt the bitterness of suffering in silence.

He had already lost his money, so why couldn't he deal with the person who had stolen it fairly? Why should he be so sad?

"You ... You ... Uh!" Zhao Lan shouted furiously.

"Look, I already told you that my mother-in-law is acting weird!" Mu Jingzhe calmly looked at him and exclaimed.

***

After everyone left, Mu Jingzhe announced that Shao Zhong's health was fine and he would be able to speak if he worked hard for it. He encouraged everyone to talk more with Shao Zhong before asking Shao Dong to stay and meet him personally.

Mu Jingzhe took out some money from his bag and handed it to Shao Dong.

"I actually took your grandmother's money."

Shao Dong: “..