Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 156

Chapter 156: Chapter 122: The Inside Story (2)

In the main bedroom, Lin Liyin helped the old lady lean back on the bed, pulled up a stool, and sat by the bedside. She glanced at her, seeing she had no intention to speak.

Lin Liyin pondered for a while and softly asked, "Mom, how much money does big brother-in-law really have? How much do you lack? You have to tell me so I have an idea. The end of the month is coming soon. When big brother-in-law comes back, how long can you delay it? When I bought the courtyard, you said I bought it myself, was it with this money? I’ll make up the 2,000 Yuan for you. The child’s father already said he wanted to repay it. These years, the burden back home has lightened, and we have a bit of money in our hands, so don’t worry, we’ll find a way to cover whatever’s needed first."

Mrs. Lin gave her a look and said softly: "Why the rush, this amount is not small, your 2,000 is not enough. I still have to think about it.

At that time, besides Zhou Xiaozheng’s deposit slips, their family had quite a bit of money. Back then, before liberation, your brother-in-law deposited it in HSBC. It was run by foreigners, and the management was quite strict.

I asked your elder sister to give me all the money, and she took me to the bank to convert all of it to US Dollars, adding the dollars from the deposit slips, all into Zhou Jiao’s name. Your elder sister said this was left by Zhou Xiaozheng for his daughter, and it had to be in Zhou Jiao’s name.

Back then, the US Dollar was calculated in gold, a silver dollar seemed like it was $0.33, it’s been a long time, and I’ve forgotten some details. I only remember one of Zhou Xiaozheng’s deposit slips was $5,000, and the interest was $200. All the money from their family was converted into US Dollars plus the interest amounted to nearly over $9,000, depositing $9,000 under Zhou Jiao’s name, the extra dollars, and Zhou Jiao’s deposit slip, your sister handed all to me.

After it was handed to me, your elder sister never asked about it again. This money, before liberation, I didn’t even touch, I just kept it there. Later, seeing the situation improve, I was afraid the foreign-run bank would collapse, so I withdrew it all and changed banks. Over the seven or eight years, with interest, it amounted to over $10,000. Subsequently, our bank kept switching to new currency, that $10,000 I didn’t dare to touch, spent all the change and interest.

In 1952, when you got married, your second brother was organizing things, suddenly needing money for many matters. I secretly withdrew $2,000 and the interest, leaving $8,000 precisely in the deposit slip.

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