After seeing Cheng Tao off, Cheng You began to prepare lunch.
Unconsciously, she made enough for two people again, only then realizing that Qi Chengyan wouldn't be back for lunch.
Fortunately, Cheng Wenyu returned, and he could finish it.
"Why are you back so early? It's not the weekend yet."
Cheng Wenyu said, "This is my last trip back before my final exams. I won't be back again until then."
"Why?"
"Our teacher asked me to stay and tutor some students."
Cheng You smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'll give you the food money later."
Cheng Wenyu left in a hurry, taking his living expenses and some food, and returned to school.
Cheng You didn't think much of it and went directly to Uncle Li's house.
Later, she heard from Zhou Yunru that Cheng Tianhua was borrowing money everywhere.
"Be careful. If he can't repay it later, those people will come looking for you."
Cheng You chuckled, "Even if they come looking for me, I have to acknowledge it."
"He's your father. Even broken bones are still connected to the tendons. If you deny it, will outsiders deny it too? What if you don't help repay it, and they refuse to leave your house? Yes, you have Qi Chengyan, but Qi Chengyan has his own things to do and can't always be by your side."
Cheng You thought for a moment, then fell silent, feeling that what she said made sense.
The problem was, she couldn't possibly give the money herself just to stop Cheng Tianhua from borrowing it.
Zhou Yunru sighed, what a troublesome family.
"You should go back and talk to him, preferably make him give up on this idea."
Cheng You hummed and went into the pharmacy to tinker.
She didn't come out until evening, bringing with her a jar of cold cream.
Zhou Yunru opened it and smelled it. It had a medicinal scent, not like ordinary cold cream.
"What is this?"
Cheng You thought for a moment, "Let's call it Qizi Cream."
"What are its effects?" She scooped out a little and applied it to the back of her hand.
"It contains Atractylodes macrocephala, Atractylodes chinensis, Radix Paeoniae Alba, and seven other medicinal ingredients. As for its efficacy, it should be for whitening and skin rejuvenation."
Zhou Yunru was tempted, "Why don't I try it?"
"You're pregnant and about to give birth. Let Xiao Wan and Li Ping try it first, and I'll give you some after you've given birth."
Zhou Yunru felt a little regretful, but thankfully, with the baby coming soon, she would be able to use it herself.
Cheng You only made one jar. Sun Xiaowan had been longing for it, so Duan Liping gave way to her, letting her use it first.
Whether to mass-produce it, Cheng You had to wait and see the results.
After delivering the Qizi Cream, Cheng You went to find Cheng Tianhua again and asked him about borrowing money.
Cheng Tianhua put on a shamelessly indifferent expression, but in his heart, he thought this method was indeed effective.
"If you don't lend it to Cheng Tao, I'll have to help Cheng Tao borrow it."
"Dad, it seems like your mind is entirely on Cheng Tao now, and you don't care about your promotion at all." Truly deep father-daughter affection.
Cheng Tianhua raised his eyebrows and looked at her, "What do you mean by that?"
Cheng You smiled, "If you really borrow it and can't repay it later, I won't help you. If things get messy, your reputation will be ruined. For Cheng Tao, are you willing to gamble your own future?"
Cheng Tianhua secretly cursed himself. He had been brainwashed by Song Yulian and hadn't considered this.
He always cherished his reputation. If his reputation was ruined because of this, it would be too much of a loss.
Seeing his remorseful expression, Cheng You chuckled.
"Dad, stop trying to trick me. Otherwise, you'll only have yourselves to blame."
Hearing this, Song Yulian couldn't suppress her anger any longer and strode out.
"Tianhua, we won't ask her for this! I've already borrowed it, and I'll send it to Cheng Tao later."
She wouldn't endure Cheng You's anger!
Cheng Tianhua was stunned and asked in surprise, "When did you..."
Before he could finish his question, he heard a sharp scolding from the side: "Hurry up and say it, where did you put the money!"
Cheng You looked over and saw Zhang Yunmei, who was twisting Ye Changfu's ear.
Ye Changfu was a quiet person, and no matter what she said, he remained silent.
Seeing him like a block of wood, Zhang Yunmei simply slumped to the ground and wailed, her cries filling Cheng You's ears.
"My life is so hard! I finally saved some money, and you took it to support another woman! You're heartless! I followed you at sixteen, and after so many years of hardship, have I ever complained? And this is how you treat me!"
Ye Changfu stood up with his head down, "Don't talk nonsense, when did I ever support another woman!"
Zhang Yunmei became hysterical, "Then tell me, who did you give the money to!"
Her voice was sharp and made Song Yulian tremble.
Cheng You suddenly realized, could Song Yulian have taken Ye Changfu's money?
Cheng You covered her mouth and cried out, "Auntie Lian, you just said you borrowed money. Did you borrow it from Uncle Changfu?"
Zhang Yunmei's voice stopped abruptly. She got up from the ground with a ferocious face.
"Song Yulian, is Cheng You telling the truth!"
Song Yulian backed away repeatedly, not expecting Zhang Yunmei to find out about this.
"It's not true, I didn't take his money. Cheng You, you're spouting nonsense!"
Cheng You blinked innocently, "I was just saying, I didn't say it was true. You just said you borrowed money, and it just so happened that Uncle Changfu's family had no money, so I naturally connected the two."
Cheng Tianhua's face turned ashen, and he cursed, "Cheng You, you've gone too far!"
Cheng You pouted, "What can I do? My imagination is just very vivid."
Before Cheng Tianhua could reprimand her, he saw Zhang Yunmei pounce on Song Yulian.
"The money I saved, I remember every penny. If you have the ability, show me the money. I'll recognize it at a glance!"
Song Yulian didn't dare to show it, muttering, "I didn't take it, I really didn't take it!"
Zhang Yunmei didn't believe her and started to search her clothes.
Finally, she pulled out a wad of cash from her pocket. It was in small denominations and looked like it had been saved for a long time.
Zhang Yunmei saw that it was indeed their family's money.
Her eyes widened with rage, and she gritted her teeth, "You still dare to say you didn't take it! Song Yulian, what's your relationship with Ye Changfu, and how long have you been involved? Tell me everything, I'm not done with you!"
Ye Changfu's face turned ashen, and he suppressed his anger, shouting, "Can you stop spouting nonsense!"
Song Yulian quickly brought up Cheng Tianhua, "It was Tianhua who asked me to borrow it. Your husband was willing to lend me the money out of respect for Tianhua!"
If she didn't say this, she would never be able to hold her head up again, and Cheng Tianhua would definitely divorce her!
Cheng Tianhua's face also darkened. Anyone in this situation would not be happy.
Especially since Song Yulian was a woman who had been with him for so many years.
"That's right, I asked her to borrow it. I didn't expect such a misunderstanding! Changfu, since your wife is unwilling, then take the money back."
Zhang Yunmei didn't feel ashamed and took the money home.
"Lending it to them is like throwing it into the water. You'll never get it back in this lifetime. Don't you have any brains!"