Chapter 452 - 450: Selfishness
Back at the Wang Family, those who had stayed at home were all worried, but seeing them return, each face lit up with joy, clearly indicating that things had gone smoothly.
Wang Yongfu stopped accepting mountain goods, tidied everything up, closed the door, and the whole family gathered in the main room to listen as Wang Yonggui vividly described their great achievements.
The little Beans listened with such envy that they wished they could grow up fast to witness such scenes for themselves.
Especially when Wang Yonggui mentioned the amount of compensation they received, the entire family was stunned.
Wang Laozhu’s tobacco pipe fell to the ground without him even noticing, Lady Jiang’s hands trembled, and the little Beans, who had been learning arithmetic these days, couldn’t figure out how much a thousand-plus taels of silver actually was.
Even Song Chongjin raised his eyebrows, not expecting Old Granny Zhang to be so effective. A thousand-plus taels in silver notes, plus the deeds to the courtyard houses, along with those calligraphy and paintings, this was all of Shopkeeper Zhang’s assets.
Wang Yonggui, who didn’t know the first thing about antiques, thought those paintings and calligraphy weren’t worth mentioning, but Song Chongjin knew better—the most valuable things in that pile were exactly those artworks.
Speaking of compensation, Wang Yonggui still expressed regret, "Initially, my younger sister had calculated that they should compensate us with four thousand eight hundred taels of silver. It’s a pity that only the one surnamed Zhang compensated us; the one surnamed Qin didn’t pay a dime. If he had also paid, we would have struck it rich and wouldn’t have any worries for the rest of our lives..."
Old Granny Zhang, without skipping a beat, took off her shoe and threw it at him: "I’ve told you before, that money is Chongjin’s, it’s meant to compensate him, what’s it to you? Talking about striking it rich, not having to worry for the rest of your life? Have you no shame? Do you expect your brother-in-law to support you for the rest of your life?"