She goes crazy, he'll cover for her; the darling of the group is someone no one dares to mess w

Wen Yang frowned and glanced at Fang Li. Fang Li squeezed her palm and took the initiative to step over.

Zhang Mei was carrying a red tassel cheongsam in her hand. The silk and Suzhou embroidery made it look both classy and festive.

Fang Li smiled and said, "It looks pretty good."

"Right? I picked this dress at first sight!" As she spoke, she lifted the dress to show Wen Tao: "Honey, Yangyang's friend also said this dress is beautiful, shall I try it on?"

Wen Tao glanced at Fang Li, then at Wen Yang, and nodded: "Okay, go ahead."

Zhang Mei entered the fitting room.

Seeing this, Wen Yang immediately decided to pull Fang Li away first.

As soon as he turned around, Wang Mingxia stopped him again.

Wen Yang's face immediately darkened. She looked at her mother and frowned, "Mom, what are you doing?"

Wang Mingxia glanced at Fang Li with a troubled expression, then pulled Wen Yang aside without saying a word, took two steps to the side, and whispered, "Are you leaving? Mom has something to tell you."

"What do you want to say?" Wen Yang asked in a very indifferent tone.

Wang Mingxia glanced at Fang Li behind her and smiled at her. Fang Li understood what she meant, turned her face away, and took two steps toward Zhou Yufan.

After watching her walk away, Wang Mingxia turned back to Wen Yang and said, "You know your brother and sister-in-law are getting married soon. Your brother's work over the years has been just so-so. Although he's a leader, his small company doesn't earn as much as the average employee in a big company."

"Look at your sister-in-law, she works in finance at a big corporation, and her salary is much higher than your brother's. This time, her family not only didn't ask for a bride price, but also provided a substantial dowry. Since we're getting a daughter-in-law, we can't let the bride's family feel too wronged. So, your father and I are planning to give her a bigger red envelope at the wedding ceremony. But we're already struggling to afford a house and a car for your brother. Could you perhaps...?"

Hearing this, Wen Yang understood everything.

He immediately interrupted her mother, frowning, "How much more do you want this time?"

Wang Mingxia immediately smiled and said, "It's not much. I plan to give you 66,000 yuan. Your dad and I can afford 6,000 yuan, but I'll have to ask you to help your mother with the remaining 60,000 yuan."

Sixty thousand.

That doesn't sound like much.

Her monthly salary after tax is nearly 20,000 yuan, which is only three months' salary.

But, there's always another 60,000 after the first one, and then another 60,000, and so on, it never ends!

"And that dress your sister-in-law tried on, the material looks expensive. You haven't given her anything yet. If she likes it later, could you buy it for her as a gift?"

Wen Yang no longer knew what expression to wear when facing the mother she had called for over twenty years.

It's not cheap, so I asked her to deliver it?

Want to give your daughter-in-law a bigger red envelope, but you expect her to pay for it too?

Is she a money tree or a treasure trove?!

Ever since she started working part-time to earn money when she went to college, how much money have they taken from her on and off? Have they ever asked her where all this money came from?

All they know is to exploit, exploit, and keep exploiting her!

She is a person, not a tool for making money!

"I have no money," Wen Yang said coldly, suppressing her grievances.

The smile on Wang Mingxia's face vanished instantly, and she frowned: "How can you not have money? Tao Tao is your brother. He doted on you when you were little, and now is the most important time of his life. You can't even give him this little bit of money?!"

"Such a small amount of money?" Wen Yang smiled aggrievedly. "Mom, you should speak with a clear conscience. When have I not given you and Dad money this month? I'm a person too, I need to live. All these years I've been working under pressure in Haicheng, and you've never asked me once? Now it's my brother's wedding, do you think it's reasonable for you to ask me for money?!"

"How is it unreasonable! You're his sister, our daughter. You're not getting married yet, so what's the point of saving so much money? You're helping your brother now, and he'll naturally help you when you get married. We're family, why are you so stingy about money?!"

"Me, care?"

Seeing that the mother and daughter were about to start arguing, Fang Li quickly came over and pulled Wen Yang back.

Wen Yang was full of grievances. She let her mother pull her along, but she still kept talking: "If I really cared, do you think my brother could still get married? How much money have I given you and my dad over the years? You asked me to give you a red envelope when my aunt's family bought a house, you asked me to help my second aunt's child find a job, and you even asked me to lend you money for my uncle's grandson's schooling! I'm just an ordinary office worker, I'm not a big boss, where did I get so much money!"

"Wen Yang, how dare you talk to your mother like that!" Wen Tao frowned.

Wen Yang looked at him, pursed her lips tightly, and remained silent.

Wang Mingxia looked at Wen Yang with disappointment in her eyes: "So this is how you've always viewed us all these years. That money was something you offered to me and your father out of filial piety. If you weren't willing to give it to us, you wouldn't have asked for it. Why have you held onto it all this time and suddenly started to make things difficult for us?"

"As for your uncle and aunt, they are your blood relatives. Relatives should help each other. Besides, they only borrowed money and didn't say they wouldn't pay it back. And your aunt, you gave them a red envelope when they bought their house, and now that your brother is buying a house, they're giving them a red envelope too. Isn't this just normal social interaction? Why are you so concerned about these things?!"

"Normal social obligations? Then why don't you pay? I haven't been back to the capital for years, what use are these favors to me?!"

"Yangyang! How could you say such a thing? They are all your relatives. You can't be so ungrateful!" Wang Mingxia's face was full of surprise and disappointment.

Seeing his mother's distress, Wen Tao's face immediately darkened: "You've been in Haicheng all these years, have you ever taken care of anything at home? When Mom and Dad are sick and need someone to take care of them, Dad twisted his ankle and was hospitalized at the end of last year. We had to rely on the help of relatives to help out. It was just a matter of asking you to contribute some money, and you're already complaining so much. If you didn't want to give it to us, you could have just said so earlier. We will never trouble you again. I will take care of Mom and Dad by myself. I'll pretend I don't have a daughter like you!"

"..." Wen Yang looked at the two of them in astonishment and heartache.

Seeing her mother turn her face away in agreement, she nodded, her lips trembling slightly and her eyes reddening, and then smiled.

Just then, the fitting room door opened, and Zhang Mei came out in a red cheongsam.

She seemed completely oblivious to the slightly awkward atmosphere among the people outside. She kept touching her slightly protruding belly and said somewhat unhappily, "It fits fine everywhere else, but it's a bit tight here."

The group quickly composed themselves.

Fang Li pulled Wen Yang behind her, turning slightly to shield her.

"It's alright, it looks pretty good," she said.

Wang Mingxia also laughed and said, "Meimei is beautiful, she looks good in anything."

Wen Tao took two steps forward, took Zhang Mei's hand, and pulled her into his arms, smiling as he said, "It's not tight at all, it's very pretty."

"Really?" Zhang Mei looked at him skeptically.

He nodded. "Why would I lie to you? You'll definitely stun everyone when you wear this to your wedding."

"Okay, this one will do!" Zhang Mei immediately went into the fitting room to change.