novelraw Chapter 1004 - 1023: Grudges at the Mahjong Table
Chapter 1004 - 1023: Grudges at the Mahjong Table
An Jiayou stared at the other’s face for a long time before reaching out to take the red envelope handed over by the other party: "Thank you, Mom."
"Fool, why are you being formal with Mom."
"Uh-huh, got it, Mom."
On the night of New Year’s Eve, everyone was enthusiastically saying they didn’t want to sleep.
The third table for Mahjong was still short of one person, even the pregnant An Nan was joining in. According to the family rules of the Lin and Lan families, at the Mahjong table, there are no parents, no siblings, no brothers and sisters; the only rule is that any old grievances will be settled at tonight’s Mahjong game.
Thus, what An Nan saw was all the elders being as steady as Mount Tai, while all the younger generation were itching for action.
An Nan initially wanted to refuse, considering she was a pregnant woman. If they included her, they might try to accommodate her, and the game might not be as enjoyable; however, the others didn’t mind and still insisted on inviting her to join. Unable to refuse, An Nan had no choice but to sit down at the Mahjong table, only realizing after sitting down that she didn’t have any gambling funds.
Under everyone’s attention, she naturally said to someone: "Darling, I have no money."
She meant for the other party to quickly give her some money.
But when these words fell on the ears of others, they immediately interpreted it differently. The strongest reactions came from some elders in the family, their disapproving eyes simultaneously falling on Lin Mubai’s face.
"Mu Bai, this is not right, a good man hands over his savings book to his wife." Lin Ze, as a father, was the first to disapprove.
Lan Yiqing, spoiling her daughter-in-law beyond reason, also gave her son an unhappy glare, then spoke affectionately to her daughter-in-law An Nan: "From now on, Mom will give you pocket money, we won’t bother him, and after the child is born, I’ll help you raise the baby."
With these two people’s reprimanding, others swallowed their words back with great difficulty.
Meanwhile, Lin Mubai, as the protagonist, felt innocently unwilling to say any more because he knew very well inside, even if he explained countless times, no one would believe him.
Though, someone else willing to explain would be different.
Thinking of this, Lin Mubai cast a deeply aggrieved look at An Nan not far away.
After their eyes met, she raised a slight curve at the corner of her mouth, and then followed everyone’s explanation: "Dad, Mom, you misunderstood, he gave me a bank card, but I stay at home all day and haven’t had the chance to spend it, so don’t blame him."
"Really?" Lan Yiqing’s tone still had an air of disbelief.
An Nan quickly continued to nod: "It’s true, Mom."
"Hmph, good for him, otherwise I wouldn’t let him off."
After saying this, her gaze continued falling on the innocently looking face: "What are you standing around for, are you going to play or not?"
"Play, of course, I’m going to play." Aren’t these people misunderstanding him? Tonight he definitely wanted to make them pay dearly.
An Nan then discovered that none of these people brought money, and internally she was puzzled again. Just then, Lan Xinru at her table secretly whispered in her ear: "We first keep track of the score and then directly transfer through bank cards, so feel free to play." It’s best to lose more; anyway, some people are wealthy and won’t mind.
While she was poor, just a small-time doctor, her monthly salary was only that much, not even enough to fill the gaps between teeth.