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2089words2026-01-26 09:16

My father has been gone for several years.Suddenly,my grandmother demanded that my mother take out 300,000 dollars for my uncle's marriage.
My mother couldn't afford it,and my grandmother threatened to have people smash the noodle shop that my mother had painstakingly managed for more than twenty years.
Not only did I not stop them,but I also cancelled the five social insurances and one housing fund of my grandmother and my uncle.

Since they want to fall out completely,let's do it thoroughly!
Just after handing over the work in my hand,I received a call from my mother.
I frowned.My mother has always been very sensible and knows that I'm busy at work on weekdays,so she rarely calls me in the morning.
I quickly walked towards the lounge area and answered the phone.
"Annie...Well,could you please come back home?"
My mother spoke hesitantly,looking very embarrassed.

My heart tightened,and my tone wasn't very friendly:
"Is Grandma asking you for money again?"
"......Yes."
"How much money did they ask you for?"

I thought that if it wasn't much,I would just give it to them to avoid trouble for myself.I'm not short of that money either.
My mother was silent for a long time on the other end of the phone and then blurted out a figure:
"Three hundred thousand dollars."
"How much?!"
I thought I had misheard and took a sharp breath.
"Three hundred thousand dollars?That blood-sucking old hag who isn't afraid of retribution!What does she need so much money for?"
"Your grandmother said that your uncle,your father's younger brother,is going to get married this year.He needs to buy a house and prepare the betrothal gift,and she wants us to contribute some money to help share the cost."
What kind of sharing is this?It's almost like asking us to pay the full amount of the house purchase contract!
Also,my uncle has been single for more than thirty years,and all the women in the county know what kind of person he is.
How could there be such a fool who is eager to marry him?
I sighed and glanced at my watch:
"What did you tell them?"
"Don't worry.I said what you told me to say.I said that you're in charge of the money in our family now,and I can't make this decision."
My mother quickly added:
"I also told them that you're busy with work and can't come back,but they insisted that you come back.Otherwise,they will come to New York to find you in person."
It seems that they really won't give up until they get this 300,000 dollars.
I soothed my mother's emotions:
"Mom,you did a great job.Don't worry.I'll go back tomorrow morning.I'll ask for leave right now."
After saying that,I hung up the phone.
They just can't stand seeing others live a peaceful life!
Speaking of my grandmother's family,they are really not easy to deal with.They haven't missed doing any unreasonable things.
My father died early,and my grandmother is a stubborn old woman with deep-rooted patriarchal ideas.She hated me so much that she almost strangled me when I was born.
My mother got a lingering illness when she gave birth to me and had a hard time getting pregnant again.So she was also looked down upon in their family.They said that my mother was"an old hen that couldn't lay golden eggs."
In recent years,taking advantage of my mother's soft nature and being easy to talk to,they have been sucking money from our family.Now their behavior has become more and more disgraceful,and they open their mouths wide as soon as they come.
People who don't know might think that my mother was sold to their family.
If they want to bully my mother and take money from our family,they have to see if they have the ability!
That night,I asked for leave,booked a plane ticket,and flew back to my hometown overnight.
As soon as I got home,I saw my grandmother's family sitting on the sofa like debt collectors.As soon as I entered the door,all eyes were on me.
They almost wrote the words"Give money"on their faces.
My mother was sitting in a corner,hunching over,with her head down,and occasionally wiping the corners of her eyes.
I felt both distressed and angry.I took another look at the people sitting on the sofa.
This family of blood-sucking and overbearing bullies really hasn't changed at all.
I didn't want to waste any more time.Coincidentally,I hadn't changed out of my work uniform,and my fierce makeup was still on.
I tossed my hair back with my hand,sat on the sofa without saying a word,and crossed my legs:
"Tell me,what's going on?"
Grandma was sitting in the middle of the big sofa,looking at me arrogantly:
"Annie,I heard that you're in charge of the money in your family?Just in time.Your uncle,your father's own brother,is planning to get married this year.Asking your family for 300,000 dollars isn't too much,is it?"
I calmly turned on the voice recorder on my phone and smiled slightly:
"Three hundred thousand dollars?When my father's funeral was held,I didn't see you take out even thirty dollars!"
Grandma didn't expect me to speak so sharply.I was completely different from my mother.She immediately lost her temper and stared at me with her triangular eyes:
"Is this how you talk to your elders?Just because you've been working outside for a few years,you've forgotten your roots so quickly!Lily,look,this is the ungrateful wretch you spent so much money on to raise with my son!"
"Mom!"
My mother shouted with red eyes.
"If you want to talk about something,just talk about it.Why are you saying such things about Annie?"
"Do you have the right to speak?Shut up!"
My slovenly and sneaky uncle kicked the stool my mother was sitting on.
It was midsummer,but he was still wearing a fake long-sleeved shirt.My uncle really thought he was a decent person.
"The 300,000 dollars you're asking for now belongs to my mother.Do you think my mother doesn't have the right to speak?"
I raised my voice and spoke firmly.
"You're in your thirties,and you don't have a proper job.I didn't say anything about you living off your parents.I don't care if you and your mother are willing to play the game of one willing to beat and the other willing to endure.Every time you lose money gambling,you borrow money from my mother.I haven't even settled those accounts with you yet!"
I slapped the coffee table so hard that it made a loud noise.My uncle shivered and retracted his neck like a turtle.
I withdrew my sharp gaze and turned to a strange woman:
"This should be my aunt,right?You're young,almost the same age as me.How could you be so blind as to choose such a guy?You may not know that he's involved in two of the three vices of gambling,prostitution,and drug use.He has contributed a lot to the business of those small hotels.How dare you marry him?"
"Also,is your family marrying off a daughter or selling a daughter?Three hundred thousand dollars?Your parents really dare to ask for that much."
I already guessed in my heart that this 300,000 dollars definitely wouldn't be just a part of it.This amount,neither more nor less,is clearly the betrothal gift money when I think about it.
Fortunately,I rushed back.If we gave this 300,000 dollars as the betrothal gift today,I'm afraid they would count the money for buying a house on my mother's head tomorrow.
As soon as I said these two sentences,my uncle immediately became furious.He stood up and pointed at my nose and cursed at me:
"Damn it,Annie,you bitch!You really think you're something,don't you?You son of a bitch,I'll kill you today!"
As he said that,he rushed towards me with a ferocious expression.
Grandma hit his calf with a walking stick.He was in so much pain that he grimaced for a long time,like a spinning top.
She asked me to come back just to ask for money.My uncle didn't know how to control his strength,and she didn't dare to make the matter too big.
My uncle gave me a fierce look and sat down.
"Just tell me whether you'll give the 300,000 dollars or not!"
Grandma was too lazy to hide it anymore and made the matter clear.
"Ten thousand dollars."
I didn't want to waste any more words with them,so I reported my lowest bottom line.
For the sake of my father.
Grandma sneered:
"Ten thousand dollars?Who are you trying to send away?I remember that your mother has always run a noodle shop.That shop was bought by my son.If you don't hand over the 300,000 dollars today,I'll have people smash your mother's noodle shop!You have to think clearly.This is your mother's lifelong effort."
My grandmother tore off her last layer of disguise.The flabby flesh on her face twitched,and saliva spattered everywhere.She was extremely disgusting.
I sat up straight with my legs crossed:
"Okay,smash it.Go ahead and smash it."
My mother was worried as soon as she heard this:
"Annie!"
"As long as you don't feel sorry for it.Anyway,this shop doesn't belong to my mother."
"But I didn't expect you to have the nerve to mention this shop?When my father died,my mother didn't get a single penny.Instead,she spent tens of thousands of dollars on his funeral and buying a gravestone.You know better than me where the money my father left behind went,right?"
The smile on my face disappeared,and my eyes were sharp.
"Does my mother really care about your ten-square-meter shabby shop?You smash it.Smash it as much as you want.I have plenty of money to buy my mother a shop in a better location.Anyway,the brand has already been established,and there will be people buying it wherever it is!"
I didn't change my expression.This sentence was to reassure my mother.
"Also,I suggest that you'd better lock the shop directly.After all,it's an era of law now.I don't want to have to send you prison meals at the end."
Grandma was so angry that several strands of her hair stood up.She raised her walking stick at me and spoke obscenely:
"Damn it,you little slut.I should have strangled you to death back then.You ungrateful wretch.Not only did you kill your father,but now you want to bully me!I'll beat you to death!"
After saying that,she jumped up and started hitting me with the walking stick.
My mother rushed over and hugged me tightly in her arms.The stick landed on her body,and she let out a muffled groan in pain.
I was completely enraged.I didn't expect that old hag to really dare to hit someone in broad daylight!
Fine.Since you don't care about the younger generation,don't blame me for not respecting the elders!
I squeezed my hand out of the gap,waited for the right moment,and snatched her walking stick!
I hit her hard on the thigh with the stick,making her scream in pain:
"Someone is hitting me!Someone is hitting me!My granddaughter is trying to kill me!"
As she spoke,she jumped up and down.
The villain first sues the victim,right?Fine.
I waved her wooden walking stick like I was crazy,stabbing and whipping with each swing;stabbing and whipping again.
"Damn it,you old bastard.I'll scatter your ashes one day!"
I forced her all the way to the door.She clung to the door frame of my house desperately and refused to let go.
I poked her hand away with the stick.
I quickly opened the door,stabbed her in the stomach with the walking stick,and kicked her out.
My uncle reacted and rushed towards me with his claws outstretched.
I took the opportunity to step aside slightly,making him pounce on thin air.His face hit the door hard,and a layer of skin was scraped off.
As soon as the door lock opened,he immediately fell down and landed on my grandmother,who had just gotten up and hadn't stood still.
"Ouch,you damned thing!"
There was a howl.
I turned around and looked at my aunt,whose face was pale with fear.Then I pointed the stick at the mess outside the door:
"Do you want to go out by yourself,or do you want me to help you?"
Before I could finish speaking, she ran out consciously and even stepped over my grandmother and uncle who were lying on the ground in a distorted state.
I rolled my eyes,threw the walking stick at them,and closed the door.
Hearing their curses outside the door,I felt much more relieved.
I shouted at the door:
"Get out of here quickly.I've already called the police.If you want to be detained for a few days,you can stay here and keep cursing."
When they heard this outside,they were probably bluffed by me and left while cursing.
I finally let out a sigh of relief.