Mother Wang, her mother, and her younger sister were in the room reviewing the ledger of gifts received from guests. The table was piled high with items such as large tea mugs, enamel basins, umbrellas, and thermos flasks.
Yuanchun, curious to see Mother Wang’s expression when she discovered the money was missing, turned invisible and slipped into the room.
Mother Wang was busy tallying the money and gifts recorded in the ledger. Father Wang served as the deputy director of the textile mill, and with layoffs currently underway, many people at the mill looking to curry favor with him had attended the wedding banquet, bringing gifts that were more than fifty percent more generous than usual. In cash alone, they had received three hundred and eighty yuan—enough to cover the entire cost of their son’s upcoming marriage.
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