388: Chapter 388 The Check!

"Alas, they are a pair of unfortunate children after all."

"This red envelope... absolutely cannot be accepted!"

Soon, one of the middle-aged women spoke up.

If it were anyone else, would they dare return the red envelope after receiving it?

Was that possible?

These middle-aged women wished the giver would offer even more.

However... regarding the red envelopes from Lin Heng and Lin Xiaoxiao, they truly couldn't bear to accept them.

So, after discussing it, everyone unanimously decided to return the red envelopes to Lin Heng.

"Everyone put your red envelopes away. I'll take them over to Lin Heng later."

"It’s all upsetting money. Wouldn't you feel better if you didn't have it?"

Very quickly, an elderly woman respected in the village spoke up.

Hearing this, the others naturally had nothing more to say and each took out their red envelopes.

However, some people were still curious about how much money Lin Heng and the others had given and thought about opening them to check.

But then... they were shocked the next second.

Ah!

Suddenly... Chen Guihua let out a startled cry.

The others, noticing the middle-aged woman's voice, paused for a moment.

Hm?

What's going on?

"Sister-in-law Guihua, what's wrong with you?"

The one who cried out in surprise was naturally Chen Guihua, the one who had been sparring verbally with Xiaoxiao earlier.

When she let out that surprised sound, almost everyone present shot her a quick glance.

But soon, their gazes settled.

Good heavens!

In her hand appeared a piece of white paper!

Only a corner was visible, but it was definitely white paper, certainly not a bright red banknote!

Hiss...!

Seeing this, the expressions of the crowd changed uniformly.

White paper?

"How is that possible?"

Almost everyone blurted out subconsciously.

"No... it's not my fault. I... I really don't know..."

"It looked like this as soon as I opened it."

Chen Guihua was at a loss.

With the way everyone was looking at her, they assumed she had tampered with it!

The expressions of the others also turned strange.

"Could it be that Lin Heng made a mistake?"

"Made a mistake? Giving a piece of white paper? Can't even distinguish Renminbi?"

Someone immediately said with some indignation.

After all, who likes to find a piece of white paper in a red envelope?

Only the dead use white paper!

If this happened outside, in the city, perhaps no one would say anything, but this was the countryside... Villagers placed great importance on such things!

However, some people did speak up for Lin Heng, muttering:

"It shouldn't be... Although Lin Heng is a bit poor, he wouldn't do something like this."

"Exactly! I trust that child Lin Heng's character!"

"Something must have gone wrong!"

The others quickly chimed in in agreement.

Could it be... that Chen Guihua did this?

At this moment, Chen Guihua was also flustered.

"No... I didn't touch anything..."

As soon as she said this, the previously respected elderly woman waved her hand, signaling everyone to quiet down.

She took a careful look at the red envelope in Chen Guihua's hand, and then her eyes moved.

"Wait a moment... Take out what's inside this red envelope and let's see?"

Huh?

Upon hearing this, the crowd who had been busy talking paused.

Could there be some hidden mystery inside?

They turned to look at Chen Guihua.

Chen Guihua was also stunned, but she quickly calmed down.

Soon, Chen Guihua took out the piece of white paper from inside the red envelope.

Indeed!

It wasn't a piece of white paper!

Instead, it was something resembling a receipt or an invoice.

"Hm? What is this?"

"I don't know, never seen it. Could this be some kind of grain coupon? The kind you can exchange for goods?"

Someone quickly guessed.

As they gathered around, they quickly noticed other details.

"What bank?"

"Could this be another form of a passbook?"

The crowd fell silent again.

But soon, someone recognized the item.

"Hehe! You don't recognize it? This thing is a check, something you can freely withdraw money with at the bank."

"My ex-husband used to work in construction, he used these often."

Soon after one of the middle-aged women said this, she paused, and her expression turned strange.

A check?

"Oh... so that's what it is. Indeed, young people nowadays are different; they all like using checks..."

Many among them nodded thoughtfully.

And then... everyone subconsciously looked down.

Quickly!

The air suddenly solidified.

They all froze there.

Good heavens!

Wait... the number on it??

Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands... Millions??

What appeared in their pupils was a check worth one million!

The long string of zeros on it made them cry out in surprise.

They almost couldn't catch their breath and nearly fainted!

"Hey, hey! Sister-in-law Guihua?? Sister-in-law Guihua, what's wrong with you?"

At this time, after seeing the long string of zeros, Chen Guihua first paused, then quickly gasped, and before she could catch her breath, she directly fainted on the spot.

"She's still breathing, just too excited. She'll wake up in a bit."

"Quickly pinch her philtrum!"

"..."

The crowd scrambled in a flurry.

After quite some time, Chen Guihua finally woke up.

The first thing she said was, "Can this thing really be exchanged for one million?"

"Very likely!"

"But you might not know, this thing can also be fake! A so-called bounced check!"

"Sister-in-law Guihua, don't get too excited; it's not good for your health."

Someone quickly poured a bucket of cold water on her.

Huh??

There's such a thing?

She had gotten excited for nothing.

But how could Lin Heng possibly lie to them??

For a moment, everyone was conflicted.

And just at this moment...

A man covered in dirt slowly walked over.

Seeing the situation here, the women quickly turned their heads.

"Er Niu? What happened to you?"

Er Niu sighed helplessly.

"Nothing, the car just got stuck in the mud. I was just coming over to find some help."

He waved his hand, on the verge of tears.

He had even slipped and fallen on the road, his whole body covered in mud—it was quite a sorry sight.

"Oh..."

The crowd quickly understood.

And suddenly, they remembered what Er Niu had been doing outside.

Wasn't this guy a small boss?

They heard he earned quite a bit of money every year! He even drove a new car back for the New Year!

Very quickly, an idea struck the crowd.

"Don't worry about that matter for now. Later, I'll have Uncle Dazhu help you. You first come and help us check if this thing is real."

Hearing this, Er Niu nodded, "Let me see."

"It's this one!"

Soon, Chen Guihua held out the check.

"I want to see what thing you all don't recognize."

Er Niu said very boldly.

But very quickly... when he took the check, he froze completely.