Li Chunmei glared fiercely at Sheng Fenghua. She knew that she could not avoid this matter, so she could only reluctantly go back to her room to get the money.
After taking the cash out, she stuffed it into Sheng Fenghua's hand and said, "It's getting late. Go and buy some vegetables."
However, Sheng Fenghua looked at her with a faint smile and then said loudly, "There's no rush. There's still time to count the money."
As she said this, she began to count in front of everyone, which made Li Chunmei's face turn ugly again. The money she took out was simply not enough since she only brought some small change. She thought that Sheng Fenghua would leave after receiving the payment. This way, even if she later found out that she was short of money, she wouldn't be able to ask her for more.
After all, she had given it to Sheng Fenghua in front of everyone.
But now, Sheng Fenghua was counting money in front of everyone. As she did so, she said, "Sister-in-law Chunmei, the number of notes is just too small. I have to count it properly so that I don't lose one or two bills. Although the medical fee is a measly few hundred, it's our village's half year's income."
"You!" Li Chunmei glared at Sheng Fenghua and gnashed her teeth. She just couldn't understand. In the past, Sheng Fenghua hated people saying that she came from a village. So, why did she take the initiative to mention it now?
While she was still feeling angry, Sheng Fenghua had already counted the money and said, "Eh, Sister-in-law Chunmei, did you count wrong? This is only a small change."
"What, only small change?" Li Chunmei's old face turned red, and she pretended to be oblivious. She reached out and took the money back from Sheng Fenghua's hand and said, "I'll count it again."
Then, she counted it randomly, turned around, and quickly went back into the house.
At this time, those who were watching the show finally noticed something. They thought to themselves, and the way they looked at Sheng Fenghua abruptly changed.
In the past, because of Li Chunmei and Bai Feifei, they looked down on Sheng Fenghua and presumed that she was merely lucky to marry Battalion Commander Si. In addition, she was as timid as a mouse. She lowered her head every day, and even her voice was as soft as a mosquito, so everyone disliked her even more.
But today, they saw a wholly different Sheng Fenghua. They couldn't help but have a question in their hearts: when did she change so much?
They could tell that she had actually let sister-in-law Chunmei, who had never suffered a loss before, admit defeat. This was the world's greatest miracle.
One had to know that in this family courtyard, Sister-in-law Chunmei was a teacher. She had a good job with a glib tongue. Besides, she was also a good person. Everyone praised her, but no one had ever dared to slap her face in public like Sheng Fenghua.
However, after this incident, everyone realized that Sister-in-law Chunmei was not as good as they had believed.
Especially the matter of giving less money. Since she had agreed, why did she have to pay less? If Sheng Fenghua had not counted in public, she would have had to stomach this loss.
Sheng Fenghua did not care what other people thought. She had never considered how to blend in with these military wives. She had her own life and her personal things to do. She did not have time to pretend to play neighbors with these people.
However, when she saw everyone's eyes on her, she returned a smile.
This time, Li Chunmei stayed in the room for a longer period. She did not want to give so much money to Sheng Fenghua at all, but when she remembered how she did not follow the rules, she was afraid that she would lose face again.
After hesitating for so long, when she took out the money again, more than ten minutes had passed. Sheng Fenghua was getting impatient from waiting.
If she did not come out now, she would probably be in a hurry.