After all that fuss, it turns out it's all about the game!
Hua Xiaomai was afraid she would pick a quarrel, and had already prepared her excuse. She smiled calmly, "Oh, that. After someone gave that to me, I left most of it at the store. What I brought back was already divided into two parts. One portion I kept at home, and the other, Yuhuai said he wanted to take to the Escort Agency to replenish Uncle Ke's health, so..."
This explanation had been agreed upon with Meng Yuhuai beforehand, not for any other reason than to save some trouble and to make Meng's mother aware that the goods were hers and that she had the right to decide who to give them to. But before she could finish, Meng's mother let out a mocking laugh and cut her off.