Chapter 1
My husband won three million in the lottery, and he deposited all the winnings into my card.
"Wife, you've suffered a lot these years. From now on, you will be in charge of our family's money!"
I was very touched. On the day of my son's engagement, he made a big promise in front of his future in-laws without consulting me.
"A villa and a luxury car are no problem. Dowry 880,000! The remaining money is enough for us two old people to live on in our old age!"
I was stunned on the spot.
"Hubby, what are you talking about? We don't have any money."
When the future in-laws heard this, their faces changed immediately.
"Why are you pretending to be rich when you don't have money? And you want to have sex with my daughter for free? Dream on!"
The son even overturned the table.
"Mom, the three million is clearly in your card, why did you lie and say you didn't have the money!"
"Do you know how much effort I put into pursuing Sophia? You ruined it all!"
I didn't argue, but directly opened the app and showed him the balance.
But my son didn't believe me and insisted on going to the bank to print out the transaction records to see what I spent the money on.
Unexpectedly, I was not anxious, but my husband, who is known as a "good man", was anxious.
……
"Where's the money? Where did you take it? That's three million!"
My son Kevin Wilson glared at me and questioned me angrily.
I repeated helplessly,
"Didn't I tell you? It's all spent."
But my son didn't believe it at all.
In fact, when my husband John Wilson said he wanted to meet with the future in-laws to discuss his son’s marriage, I was a little hesitant.
Because the savings at home are not enough.
Seeing that he was so confident, I thought he had saved some private money and wanted to give his son a surprise.
Unexpectedly, after making such a boast, he actually pushed me out.
"Eight hundred and eighty thousand dowry is no problem, we have plenty of money!"
"But the savings are in my wife's hands, so I need her approval."
As soon as I finished speaking, everyone looked at me.
I was stunned.
"Hubby, we don't have any money. Let alone 880,000, we can't even take out 80,000..."
When the prospective in-laws heard this, their faces changed immediately.
"Why pretend to be rich if you don't have money? Aren't you afraid of getting your tongue hurt by bragging?"
"My daughter is so blind that she actually fell in love with your son!"
As they said that, they pulled their daughter and slammed the door and left.
My son tried to stop me, but was slapped in the face. He then turned around and vented his anger on me.
"Mom, why did you lie?"
"Do you know how much effort I put into catching up with Sophia? Now you've ruined it all!"
With no other options, I had to open the bank app and show it to him.
The balance of 9,388 on it completely broke my son's defense.
"This is impossible! You have the 3 million bonus and my dad's salary card. How could this be all you have left?"
"Tell me, have you done something shameful behind my dad's back?"
My heart sank. I never expected that the son I carried for ten months would say such words.
Seeing this, the husband glared at his son.
"How can you talk to your mother like that? Apologize!"
My son found some silver.
"Dad, it's already this late, why are you still protecting her? Three million! Not three hundred dollars. It's only been a few years, and this is all you have left!"
"I can apologize, but she has to explain where the money went!"
I dropped my chopsticks.
"Doesn't your family have to spend money? Did the money for your college education come from the wind?"
My son glanced at me and said contemptuously,
"Stop making excuses. How much does my schooling cost? What's more, there's also my dad's salary. You're just making excuses!"
Chapter 2
I stood there in a daze, and suddenly realized that no matter how I explained, my son wouldn't listen.
At this moment, my husband suddenly pulled my arm and gently advised,
"Honey, I know you're worried that Kevin will spend money recklessly, so you said that on purpose."
"But now he has no house, no car, and no dowry. Which girl would be willing to marry him?"
"Besides, don't you want to have a grandchild soon? Just take out the money."
Looking at my husband's sincere face, I couldn't help but think of the day he won the lottery seven years ago.
It was an evening, he rushed into the house like crazy and hugged me tightly.
"Honey, I won! Three million!"
Then, he stuffed all the lottery tickets and salary cards into my pocket like he was giving me treasures.
"You've suffered with me all these years!"
"From now on, all our family's money will be in your hands!"
Seeing the after-tax bonus of 2.4 million deposited into my account, I was very excited and thought that good days were finally coming.
Unexpectedly, this turned out to be the beginning of a nightmare.
Thinking of this, I shook off his hand expressionlessly and said coldly,
"I don't have any money! You can say whatever you want, I have a clear conscience!"
Over the next few days, my son tried every way to force me to tell him where the money had gone.
But when I told him, he didn't believe it.
In desperation, I had to hide in my mother's Willow Creek Rehabilitation Center to find some peace and quiet.
As a result, not long after arriving, his son followed.
When he learned about the cost of Willow Creek Rehabilitation Center, his defenses were completely broken.
"I was wondering why we couldn't even get some dowry at home, and it turns out you were secretly using it here!"
"Hundreds of thousands a month, are you willing to spend that?"
"I am so unlucky to have a mother like you!"
My son's girlfriend, carrying a new bag, also acted weird.
"Auntie, you are too partial. You only care about supporting your parents. Can you please take a look at your own son?"
"At least leave half for Kevin to get married. I've never seen such an irresponsible mother like you!"
I was so angry,
"The cost of Willow Creek Rehabilitation Center was paid by your uncle. If you don't believe me, ask the front desk!"
"As for the three million, I didn't spend a cent! Stop spitting insults at me!"
The son sneered.
"Where did the money go? Did it grow wings and fly away?"
"If you don't explain yourself clearly today, don't blame me for not recognizing you as my mother!"
I couldn't stand it anymore, so I responded to him.
"How dare you say that? Have you worked a single day in the years since you graduated? Your startup went bankrupt in less than half a year. Where do you think all that money came from?"
"And your father..."
Before I could finish my words, my son interrupted me angrily.
"How dare you mention my dad? He doesn't smoke or drink, he just fishes and plays bird hunting. He gave you all his money, but what did you do?"
"You didn't even leave me money for my wedding. You don't deserve to be a mother!"
As he said that, he pushed me into the artificial lake in the yard with all his strength.
At this time, my husband hurried over and quickly pulled me out of the water.
Seeing me shivering with cold, he frowned and advised,
"My son was just anxious at the time. Why are you angry with him?"
"How about you take out the 880,000 dowry first? You can give the rest of the money to anyone you want. As for my son's RV and wedding, I'll figure it out myself!"
The son was not happy.
"Dad, that's all your money, why should you give it to outsiders?"
The husband quickly winked at his son.
"I earn the money, so of course I have the final say!"
As he said this, he looked at me eagerly, waiting for me to nod in agreement.
Chapter 3
I shook my head again.
"I have no money, where can I get 880,000 dowry for you?"
"John, do you also think that I used that money to support my parents?"
My husband avoided my sight out of guilt and discussed with his son,
"Kevin, how about we wait a little longer for marriage?"
The son looked incredulous.
"Dad, what do you mean? I promised Sophia's parents that I would solve the Dowry issue within three days."
"You've been patient for decades, can't you just stand up for once?"
"Okay, since you can't bear to do it, I'll do it myself!"
I thought he was just speaking in anger, but I didn't expect that the next day I would receive a call from Dr. Evans.
"Ms. Jiang, it's bad. Your son is causing a scene at Willow Creek Rehabilitation Center and is forcing us to refund your mother's fees!"
I rushed over and saw my son with a few hooligans, going crazy.
"This is all my dad's money, why can't I get it back?"
"It's a lousy Willow Creek Rehabilitation Center, so expensive, they must be charging exorbitant fees, believe me or not, I will expose you?"
The caregivers at Willow Creek Rehabilitation Center were all relatively young girls who had never seen such a scene before, so they had no choice but to block the door of the room to prevent them from entering.
I asked the dean to check out the spending records so that my son could see clearly that I was not the one who paid for it.
But he didn't believe it at all and insisted that I forged it.
In desperation, I had to call my husband over.
"Look at what your son has done! He doesn't know how the three million dollars in the card disappeared, but you don't know?"
"Either you explain this matter clearly in front of everyone today, or we get divorced!"
My husband hesitated to speak, but finally spoke hesitantly.
"Son, just do it for your dad's sake and stop making trouble, okay?"
"You can always earn more money if you lose it. There's no need to make the whole family unhappy over such a small matter..."
My son was so angry.
"Dad, what are you afraid of?"
"A woman like my mother won't be wanted by anyone even if she's divorced. Don't worry, I'll always stand by you!"
Seeing that my face was becoming increasingly gloomy, my husband had no choice but to forcibly push him out of Willow Creek Rehabilitation Center.
I was exhausted and apologized to the dean repeatedly.
But unexpectedly, that evening, my son burst into tears, exaggerated the story, and posted it online.
According to his accusation, I not only squandered all of my husband's savings, but also gave all of the 3 million bonus to my parents' home, resulting in my son not even being able to afford Dowry for his engagement.
As soon as the post was published, netizens went wild.
"Isn't this old woman stupid? She's so old, but she's still so ungrateful. I really need to learn something new!"
"That's right, if I were her husband, I would divorce her and kick her out of the house!"
"Her son is so pitiful. He has such bad luck to have such a mother!"
Then, my phone was flooded with calls from parents of students in the calligraphy training class.
"You can't judge a book by its cover. With your character, are you qualified to be a teacher? Bah, return your money now!"
"Otherwise I will report you to the Education Bureau and tear your face off!"
I clenched my fists, remained silent for a moment, and uttered a word.
"good!"
Originally, I planned to take a good rest after retirement.
I started a calligraphy class to teach students, just to supplement the family income.
Now it seems that those two ungrateful bastards are not worth my hard work at all!
Besides, I can’t sit still any longer!
But I didn’t expect that before I could fight back, netizens had already dug out my detailed information and address.