These hands do laundry, cook, feed pigs, and weed every day. When have they ever rested?

What is she after?

Did he intend to steal that thousand yuan?

But she wrongly accused someone.

Su Chenwei raised her head, her gaze cold and aloof.

She didn't cry or argue; she just stood there coldly.

Su Chenwei crossed her arms, stepped forward, and gave a cold snort.

"Mom, you need evidence to catch a thief. Did you see me steal it?"

She took a step forward and looked directly at Zhu Xiuqin.

"Do you have witnesses? Footprints? Stolen goods? No, right? Then what makes you think it was me?"

“I haven’t even stepped into your room since the day I walked in.”

"Do you have gold bricks or silver ingots hidden in your house? I wouldn't even look at a thousand pieces."

There was not a trace of fear in her eyes when she said this.

She didn't look down on that thousand yuan.

Instead, they despise such baseless slander.

"Have you gone mad from working so hard? Instead of guessing what I'm doing, you should figure out who's most likely to take the money."

She gave Zhu Xiuqin a cold glance and added casually.

"You get up earlier than the chickens and go to bed later than the dogs every day. Don't you really know who has the best chance of getting into your room?"

Zhu Xiuqin was speechless, her mouth agape.

Her brows were furrowed, her lips trembled slightly, and her eyes flickered uncertainly.

A figure vaguely emerges in my mind, a figure that seems both near and far.

She tried to grab it tightly, but her fingers were just about to reach out.

The shadow quietly retreated, leaving only a ripple of unease in my heart.

She dared not think too deeply, fearing that if she did, she would uncover a truth she would rather bury forever.

Could it be...?

Was the money really not taken by Su Chenwei?

Once this thought pops into your head...

The "thief" she was so sure of turned out to be Su Chenwei.

Her heart felt as if it were being gripped tightly by an invisible hand, tightening more and more.

Her heart was pounding and her mind was in complete turmoil.

Just then, out of the corner of her eye, she noticed that Su Chenwei's gaze had quietly and quickly drifted toward the small side room where Liu Yuelan lived.

There was no resentment in his eyes, but rather a hint of inexplicable pity.

Just then, hurried footsteps came from outside the door.

Immediately afterwards, Shen Zhiyu appeared at the courtyard gate, his face pale.

His forehead was still damp with sweat, and his collar was slightly disheveled, clearly indicating that he had just rushed back from outside.

He went to the Liu family home specifically to find Liu Yuelan during the day.

I want to talk things out and persuade her to come back.

But the Liu family didn't give him a chance to enter; without saying a word, they kicked him out.

He stood outside the door and called out twice, his voice almost hoarse, but no one responded.

Left with no other choice, he gritted his teeth and went to work, fearing that skipping work would cost him his job and make life even harder.

I still held onto a sliver of hope.

He figured Liu Yuelan would come back once she calmed down.

He even fantasized that she would quietly push open the door and return to this home.

To my surprise, as soon as I entered the courtyard, I heard Zhu Xiuqin yelling at the top of her lungs, "Stealing money!"

He already had something to hide.

Suddenly encountering this situation, my head is spinning.

Cold sweat beaded on his forehead, dripping down his temples.

His legs seemed to have suddenly lost their strength, so weak that he could barely stand.

He stumbled and staggered, almost instinctively running towards the side room.

He didn't know why he was running.

But he knew he had to see Liu Yuelan immediately.

Liu Yuelan pressed her face against the crack in the door, holding her breath and carefully listening to the sounds outside.

She had already heard Zhu Xiuqin arguing in the courtyard, as well as Su Chenwei's explanation, and Shen Zhiyu's footsteps getting closer and closer.

Her heart was pounding, her palms were sweaty, and her nails dug into her palms unconsciously.

Shen Zhiyu pushed the door open and came in with such force that the door slammed against the wall with a "bang".

Liu Yuelan was startled by the sudden noise.

She quickly raised her hand to cover her mouth, and patted her chest with the other hand, trying to catch her breath.

She turned her head and glared at Shen Zhiyu fiercely, her eyes full of reproach.

"What are you panicking for! That money is mine!"

She spoke with a firm tone, but her voice trembled slightly.

He spoke toughly, but his face was deathly pale.

Her lips were pressed into a thin line, but her eyes seemed unfocused.

The thought of Zhu Xiuqin's incessantly nagging and fierce face made her tense up.

She walked back and forth three times, her steps hurried.

Finally, she gritted her teeth, her eyes hardened, and she turned around to open the old wooden box in the corner, starting to rummage through her clothes and stuffing them into her bundle one by one.

"No, I have to go back to my parents' house for a couple of days. If I stay here any longer, she'll curse me to death."

Shen Zhiyu rushed forward and stopped her, his voice pleading.

"Lanyin, how about... we pay Mom back first? We can... we can try to save up later, okay? Let's settle this matter first, and not make a big deal out of it..."

"No way!"

Liu Yuelan abruptly shook off his hand, her voice suddenly rising in pitch.

"That's money I saved up, every single penny of it I earned working from dawn till dusk. Why should she take it? Who does she think she is!"

Liu Yuelan pushed him away.

Her eyes were red-rimmed, but her voice was as cold as ice.

"If you want to stay here like a turtle and get scolded, I'm not going to put up with it! I can't live like this for another day! If this continues, I'll go crazy!"

Before he could finish speaking, the door to the side room was kicked open with a loud bang.

The wooden door slammed against the wall with a deafening crash, making even the tables and chairs inside the room tremble.

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