Before returning to the county town, Uncle Fang’s wife, Li Wenjing, pulled Feng Qingqing aside for a long, heart-to-heart talk. She made it clear that from now on, the Fang Family would always be there to support her. She insisted that if Feng Qingqing ever encountered any problems, she must remember to reach out to them. Under the guise of it being their first formal meeting as relatives, she gave Feng Qingqing a large red envelope as a welcome gift. Although Feng Qingqing didn’t open it at the time, the thickness of the stack told her it was a significant amount. She did not decline it; in terms of reason, sentiment, public duty, and private connection, she had every right to accept it.
Elder Fang nodded in approval from the side, agreeing that since they were family, it was only natural for relatives to exchange gifts upon their first formal visit. Although the Fang household had been in turmoil when Feng Qingqing first arrived, preventing them from properly hosting her, Feng Qingqing knew the gift was just a pretext. They hoped to provide some financial support to her and He Yongan, two young people without elders to lean on, to make their lives a little easier. Sure enough, once on the train, Feng Qingqing opened the envelope and counted the contents: five thousand yuan. It was a massive sum—more than most families could ever produce. Feng Qingqing nodded to herself, feeling no guilt. Compared to the medical treatment she had provided, this amount was nothing to Uncle F…
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