Dressed as a middle-aged mistress, I want to lie down every day
Chapter 15: Showdown in public, she has the final say from now on
The next day, Mo Chenxi took the initiative to send Mother Liao to find Bao from the second house to coordinate the accounts.
When she came back yesterday, Bao smiled at her attentively and fawned over her, but seemed to want to say something but hesitated, looking embarrassed, and in the end she said nothing.
Mo Chenxi knew that Bao was eager to give the account quickly, but seeing that she had just returned, she was too embarrassed to speak.
Since she planned to take over as soon as she came back, there was no need for her to delay any longer, which also helped Bao's family out of trouble.
I finished looking through the accounts for more than two months in no time.
Mo Chenxi sneered as she watched. For example, take her medicine money as an example. Fan, the accountant, paid half of it. Old Madam Jiang had been the accountant for less than a month, and the medicine money was still owed and handed over to Bao.
The bill handed over by Bao still shows the money owed for the medicine.
So we have to wait for her to come back and pay for the medicine herself?
Mrs. Fan and Mrs. Bao were quite sensible and did not keep accounts of their personal expenses. The second and third wives tried to reduce their expenses as much as possible.
Although Mrs. Jiang knew the situation in the mansion very well, she did not reduce expenses much, and the bill at the dim sum shop was about the same as usual.
Fortunately, she opened the dim sum shop in secret, otherwise it would not be enough for the He family, including the Jiang family.
Mo Chenxi had to be the housekeeper again and couldn't just take over the account books and continue to be the He Mo family as before.
In the evening, we gathered together to have dinner at Madam Jiang's house, which was the first meal to welcome her back.
Fan's pregnancy had already passed the first three months. He Wenliang helped her in. Bao carefully followed her husband with the children. After arriving, she served behind Madam Jiang.
After dinner, Mrs. Jiang sent the children home and said kindly, "Now that the eldest daughter-in-law is back, mother is finally relieved. This family still depends on the eldest son and his wife. When the eldest daughter-in-law was young, she also took good care of the four siblings, Huai Jingyi."
These words were a secret warning to the third wife, Mrs. Fan.
Fan lowered her head, and her hand just touched her husband's leg. She twisted it hard, and He Wenliang almost cried out, but he frowned and endured it.
"Let's not talk about the past. It's Chinese New Year now. Our He family also wants to celebrate the New Year happily. It's time to make new clothes for the children, otherwise it won't look good when they go out to pay New Year's greetings."
Ordinary people know to make new clothes for their children during the Chinese New Year, let alone the He family?
Mrs. Jiang used her child to say that she had been wearing old clothes when she went out recently, and she was afraid that someone with a sharp eye would notice.
He Wenyan didn't say anything this time. The second son, He Wenpu, said flatteringly, "You have to do it for your mother first."
Bao was so angry that she wanted to kick her husband. She didn't do any accounting for her mother-in-law, but as soon as her sister-in-law came back, she offered to make new clothes for her mother. Doesn't she have any shame?
Doesn't this mean she is unfilial?
He Wenyan also glanced at his second brother and said, "You are so generous for not spending your second wife's money."
What my second brother just said is what he usually says to flatter our mother, but this time he is not in charge of the household and doesn’t know how expensive food, oil and salt are.
Although he did not manage the household himself, he borrowed money at high interest and asked his wife to sell the shop to pay off his debts. He had to rely on his wife for household expenses after the Chinese New Year. As soon as his wife came back, she had to make new clothes for his mother. She could not wear old clothes, as it would kill her!
Old Madam Jiang glared at her eldest son, then looked at her eldest daughter-in-law with a smile, waiting for her to agree with her illegitimate son and ask him to make her two new sets of clothes.
Mo Chenxi didn't respond at all. She said, "Now that we are in front of mother, my second and third brothers, let's talk about the situation in the mansion."
Everyone looked at her, and He Wenyan became even more nervous. Why didn't his wife tell him what she was going to say in advance? This had never happened before.
He was afraid that his wife would tell about the loan sharking.
Mo Chenxi asked Mama Liao to bring in the account books for the past few months. "The old account books are all in the master's study. Mother, my second and third siblings have all personally managed the family accounts. I think everyone knows what the situation is like now. If it's still the same as before, I don't think we'll even be able to come up with the betrothal gifts and dowries when the younger generations get married."
No one said a word. Madam Jiang had originally planned to marry off her younger generations. First, the eldest grandson and granddaughter. The Mo family would provide subsidies. The second wife was a concubine's daughter, so they would give her a little. Then, when it came to the third wife's turn, perhaps the eldest son would get a promotion and further advancement. The He family had turned things around, so what else could they need?
Mo Chenxi continued, "The He family only has the salaries of the three brothers. We grow some vegetables, raise some pigs, and feed some chickens on the farm, but it's barely enough for the family to eat. The dozen or so acres of land also covers the family's food and drink, with no other additional income. Let's not even think about saving for the younger generation's betrothal gifts and dowries. Even the expenses of such a large family are not enough. Whoever says there is enough will take over the account book."
When asked, no one said a word.
Mo Chenxi continued, "I don't think this can go on. I was exhausted from working for this family before, so I collapsed. During this period of recuperation, I thought carefully and decided that I can't continue like before. From now on, I will save as much as possible and cut back on what I should spend and what I shouldn't spend. I still say the same thing, if anyone is unwilling, please take over the account book."
She just wanted to come clean in public and say that she would be the manager from now on and she had the final say, and whoever was unwilling could take over.
No one was willing to take it, no one said a word, and Mrs. Fan and Mrs. Bao lowered their heads and didn't look at their sister-in-law.
Mo Chenxi flipped open the account book and said, "It's also because my health hasn't been good. I've spent a lot on medicine these past few months, but I see only half has been paid. As for the remaining half, since I'm back, I'll pay for it myself and won't use the public treasury."
Old Madam Jiang breathed a sigh of relief. Medical treatment and medicine were much more expensive than snacks for her. If the eldest son's wife used the public funds to pay the bill, wouldn't other places have to cut back? How would she celebrate the New Year?
But when she heard what Mrs. Mo said next, she became unhappy again.
Mo Chenxi said, "This is a good start. From now on, except for the old lady and the children, everyone else in the mansion will pay for half of the medical expenses themselves."
When Mrs. Jiang heard this, she was unhappy and said, "Which family still makes such distinctions?"
Mo Chenxi said with a half-smile, "Mother is right." She turned to He Wenyan and said, "Dad, it's almost Chinese New Year. As the old saying goes, debts are not owed until the New Year. Please settle Doctor Zhang's bill first. The public debt is less than ten taels of silver. I'm afraid it's not enough. Mother just said that we can't make such a distinction."
He Wenyan was also angry with his mother. Why did we have to pay for the medicine ourselves when my eldest wife fell ill? Oh, but there was no difference for others?
The lady asked him to pay the bill, but he had just paid back the money for printing. How could he have the money to pay the bill?
He Wenyan said with a dark face: "The medicine hasn't been paid yet, what's the point of buying new clothes? Pay the medicine first, then we can talk about other things."
Old Madam Jiang was so angry. These were the words of her own son. If there was no one else around, she would have thrown a teacup at him.
His daughter-in-law is sick, and the Mo family is around. His mother has no new clothes to wear when she goes out for a social event. Isn't it embarrassing for him, a wealthy man, to lose face?
He Wenliang felt that it was really shameful for his mother to say this. His mother didn't think spending five or ten taels of money on his uncle's family was too much. She would make a few more new clothes for going out for social events, but she kept delaying paying for her sister-in-law's medicine.
He glared at Fan again. Why didn't she tell him about this? If he knew, he would have borrowed money to pay for his sister-in-law's medicine.
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