Looking at his phone, Xia Yu frowned in thought: What did Yin Changgui, that silly guy, want to do now?
He pressed the end button, directly rejecting the call.
He entered the bank, ready to deposit all the money he had.
Yin Shulan would feel uneasy if the money stayed in her hands, but she dared not deposit it herself, so she had to rely on Xia Yu.
After he entered the lobby, a lobby manager approached him.
“Granny, the landfill is on the next street,” said the lobby manager, which made Xia Yu pause for two seconds.
Seeing the lobby manager’s gaze directed at the garbage bag in his hand, Xia Yu understood the situation.
“I didn’t see you as the lobby manager last time,” Xia Yu questioned. Last time, he had deposited five hundred thousand, and later frequently came to withdraw money; the bank employees had basically all recognized him.
“I’m new here; the previous colleague was promoted to the city.”
Still thinking about the garbage in Xia Yu’s hand, the lobby manager continued, “Granny, give me the garbage bag, and I’ll have the security guard throw it away for you. It’s inconvenient to conduct business with garbage.”
Xia Yu handed the garbage bag to the lobby manager without hesitation: “Then I’ll trouble you to throw it away.”
“No problem.” After receiving the garbage bag, the lobby manager was about to call the security guard, but suddenly felt something odd about the bag.
“Granny, what’s inside this bag?” he asked.
Yin Shuyu replied cheerfully, “Open it and see for yourself.”
Thus, the lobby manager opened the garbage bag.
His pupils widened, and he hastily closed the bag.
After pausing for two seconds, he opened the garbage bag again, confirming that it indeed contained only money.
“Granny, you…” the lobby manager looked at Yin Shuyu in astonishment.
Xia Yu waved his hand: “Didn’t you say you’d throw it away?”
“Granny, don’t tease me. Over the years, I’ve seen people bring money in snakeskin sacks and elementary school backpacks, but never in a garbage bag.” Brushing off the awkwardness, the lobby manager led Xia Yu to a private room next door, helped him deposit the money, and then began promoting financial products to Xia Yu.
Xia Yu declined everything. He looked down on the small interest rates, and purchasing financial products would hinder his flexibility in accessing the funds.
Although somewhat disappointed, the lobby manager didn’t persist. He escorted Xia Yu to the bank’s entrance.
When he returned, an employee approached him curiously and asked, “Manager, how much did that elderly lady deposit this time?”
“This much.” The lobby manager gestured the amount.
Though the employee already had a guess, he still couldn’t help but exclaim after confirmation.
“Why don’t I have a mom like that! If she gave me all that, I’d be willing to gain another generation in our family relationship!”
At noon break, the employee called Yin Changgui.
At that moment, Yin Changgui was fuming together with his wife.
“I called her before, and she always brushed me off. Today, when I called her, it was even worse—she didn’t even answer!” Yin Changgui slammed the table.
“Don’t get angry, don’t get angry,” his wife sensed his unwillingness to continue groveling and tried to comfort him. “If she doesn’t want to give it to us, forget it. We already have the house. That 100,000 yuan, at most, we’d only get 50,000. Be careful, and you can earn another 50,000 in a year. There’s no need to keep flattering her.”
“Exactly. Now, in what era do sons still have to apologize to their mothers with a willow branch on their backs!” Encouraged by his wife’s support, Yin Changgui’s mood improved. He took a sip of alcohol and continued, “Do you think I care about that little bit of money from her? I, Yin Changgui, have nearly a million in total assets!”
“Right, right.” His wife refilled his wine bowl.
Actually, she didn’t want to give up on getting the money from Yin Shulan. What Yin Changgui called nearly a million in assets was actually only more than 600,000, including the house and the shop.
However, judging from Yin Changgui’s current attitude, he clearly wanted to give up. If she pushed too hard, it might lead to another argument between them.
What a useless man. Was his face worth more than money?
Thinking this, she still comforted Yin Changgui verbally: “Forget she ever existed. If even her sons don’t recognize her, can she still be considered a mother?”
“Exactly, you’re right!” Yin Changgui, already tipsy, waved his hand and wanted to say more when his phone rang.
He picked up the phone, spoke a few words, and hung up.
He didn’t say anything else but sat there, frowning tightly.
“What’s wrong?” his wife asked.
“What did you just say?” Yin Changgui countered.
“As if she were never your mother…”
“You’re talking nonsense!” Yin Changgui slammed the table heavily. “No matter what, she’s still my mother!”
His wife stared at him in shock, unable to believe it.
Could her good-for-nothing husband actually have such deep feelings for his mother? That wouldn’t do! With feelings come expenses, and she must cut off their relationship!
At this moment, Yin Changgui lowered his voice and told her, “This morning, my mother deposited one million at the bank.”
Immediately, his wife slapped the table: “Didn’t you just say she wasn’t your mother? She’s your mother!”
The two leaned together, completely forgetting their previous intention to sever ties, and began discussing how to swindle Yin Shulan’s money.
At this time, Xia Yu had already returned to his own body, unaware that the news of his deposit had already reached Yin Changgui and was almost spreading throughout the small town.
That’s how small towns were—there were practically no secrets between people.
Glancing at the time, he went to the cafeteria with Gui Zixiao for lunch.
The taste of the cafeteria food made him miss An Siyao endlessly.
In the future, he should manage his gaming time more wisely. He can keep the delicious meals for himself and leave the unpalatable ones for the caretaker Yü.
After lunch, he spent a class period solving problems in the classroom and then returned home after school.
There was no one at home. Youxue had told Xia Yu last night that a friend of hers had come over, so she would go home with them tomorrow after school.
Xia Yu estimated it was Feng’s two sisters.
Since the two had come, he still needed to check on them. Tomorrow, he would go to An Siyao’s place to see how they were doing.
Actually, he could also use Youxue’s body to gather information, but the girl would probably feel disappointed, as she hadn’t had much time to play with Feng’s two sisters.
Therefore, Xia Yu abandoned this option.
At five in the afternoon, Youxue finally returned home.
“How are they?” Xia Yu casually asked.
“They’re staying at a hotel. The hotel room is so big!” Youxue excitedly told Xia Yu.
Through her description, Xia Yu basically understood the situation.
In short, the two used the excuse of running away from home to indulge in a life of leisure and entertainment in the hotel room.
They had arrived in Zilang last night and, until now, had only gone out once—to dine at the hotel restaurant.
Now, they couldn’t even be bothered to go to the restaurant, having meals delivered to their room, and spending all day watching TV series and surfing the internet.
Xia Yu felt relieved, but the next morning, he still went to An Siyao’s place.
Today, the pastry chef made “Hongyu Dumplings.”
Hongyu Dumplings were also delicious. Except for the “Lüyu Dumplings,” which were a niche taste, the others were all great.
As he was eating the dumplings, An Tianfeng came looking for him.
He came on behalf of Feng’s father to inquire about Feng Yujia and Feng Yumo.
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