Reborn in the 1980s: I became a stepmother in the 1980s

Part 145 Assistance

Zhang Qian was stunned and instinctively asked, "What?"

"Sister-in-law Zhu did come to buy mung bean cakes from me, and she did give me money, but she only had a crumpled fifty-cent note. It's the first time I've heard that fifty cents can support her family," Si Nian said, and the surrounding area fell silent.

Zhang Qian opened her mouth but couldn't say anything. At that time, she only saw Zhu Yun give money but didn't see how much.

Zhu Yun was also stunned, looking at her in shock.

Si Nian glanced at her and said calmly, "I know it's not easy for Sister-in-law Zhu. Since she helped my family on my wedding day, I gave her quite a bit, which led everyone to think she was willing to spend money on so many cakes."

"In fact, I didn't take any money for the cakes. Not only did I not take money, but I also planned to ask Sister-in-law Zhu to help me buy mung beans and start a small mung bean cake business. So, the money she had was for buying mung beans. Because I didn't let her tell anyone, she lied, making you all think she was secretly saving money. Right, Sister-in-law Zhu?"

Sister-in-law Zhu was still in a daze, completely confused.

It wasn't until Si Nian winked at her that she suddenly came to her senses, realizing that Si Nian was helping her. If things went as Si Nian said, her mother-in-law wouldn't have any evidence of her hiding money, nor could she kick her out and force her to divorce her husband.

Zhu Yun just hadn't expected Si Nian to help her like this. They hadn't interacted much and had only met the day before her wedding.

Since she didn't talk much, she could count the times she'd spoken to Si Nian on one hand.

If it weren't for feeling sorry for the child and wanting to buy some mung bean cakes, she wouldn't have interacted with her at all.

She hadn't expected Si Nian to lie on her behalf.

For a moment, Sister-in-law Zhu's eyes reddened with gratitude as she looked at Si Nian and nodded, "Yes, that money belongs to Si Nian."

The people around were surprised to learn this and looked a bit astonished.

But what Si Nian said made sense. Most of the people there had attended her wedding.

Many had tasted Si Nian's mung bean cakes, and a lot of people had praised her for being skillful and clever.

The Zhou family was known as the wealthiest in their village, and Zhou Yueshen's attitude towards Si Nian made everyone hold her in high regard. Everyone wanted to maintain a good relationship with her.

Since Si Nian had spoken, naturally, no one doubted her.

However, Zhang Qian didn't believe it, because she hadn't seen Si Nian give Zhu Yun any money at all. It was clearly a lie!

She immediately said, "You're lying. That money was clearly hidden by my sister-in-law. Just now she said it was money she earned from doing needlework! If you gave it to her, why didn't she say so? Sister-in-law, you're too much. If you don't want to give money, just say so. Do you really need to conspire with an outsider to deceive us? We're not fools!"

Zhang's expression immediately turned sour upon hearing this, having been uncertain before.

Her gaze towards Si Nian also became unfriendly.

This city girl marrying into their village had been quite controversial from the start.

Although everyone had praised her, Zhang thought it was because they were all sycophants trying to curry favor with the Zhou family.