Chapter 117 Call the police, don't pretend to be dead

Aunt Jiang knew about Old Man Jiang's situation. With Jiang Moli and her husband around, everyone contributed less. When Old Man Jiang was hospitalized, the three brothers had to pay for the expenses, but the two married daughters hadn't asked their father to pay. Aunt Jiang's family didn't have much money and was relatively poor.

Uncle Jiang was too embarrassed to say those things, and he couldn't bring himself to ask the other brothers to pay more. Aunt Jiang was different. She knew her family's situation, and someone had been laid off. She wanted her husband to look for Jiang Moli, but her husband said he should let his family find a job and not bother Jiang Moli. Since Uncle Jiang didn't look for Jiang Moli, Aunt Jiang didn't either.

People are still staying at home and have no jobs.

Aunt Jiang thought they had no money, and it was difficult to tell Uncle Jiang and the others. Since Jiang Moli was going to pay, Aunt Jiang heard that she should let Jiang Moli pay. If the three families really had to share the cost, they were afraid that their family would not be able to come up with the money, which would be embarrassing. Then, they couldn't say they had no money, otherwise others would think their family was unwilling to pay.

"Auntie is right," Jiang Moli said, "We'll pay for it."

Jiang Moli didn't know much about the situation at Uncle Jiang's home. Uncle Jiang's family hadn't said anything, so Jiang Moli hadn't gone to inquire. Father and Mother Jiang knew a little more. Father and Mother Jiang hadn't told Jiang Moli, so she didn't know.

But Jiang Moli knew that many people had been laid off in recent years, and that people in Jiang Xiaoshu's family worked in factories, so they might also be affected. When Jiang Moli saw Jiang Xiaoshu and the others before, they were dressed better, but when she saw them recently, they were not dressed so well. Even if Jiang Xiaoshu and the others tried to behave better, Jiang Moli could still feel it.

"We're all family, so there's no need to calculate too much." Jiang Moli said.

Jiang Moli didn't say anything to Aunt Jiang. If it were her, she would let others pay if they were willing to pay. She didn't have to rush to do so and pay the money. It was not easy to pay, especially for Aunt Jiang's family.

"Alright, alright, take it if you want." Old Mrs. Jiang said, "You just feel bad for your grandfather and for us."

"We are family," Jiang Moli said. "We can still pay for it, but if you ask us to do something else, we may not be able to do it."

After Jiang Moli and his wife had lunch at Old Lady Jiang's house, they went back with Jiang's mother, and Jiang's father stayed behind. When Jiang Moli and his wife left the Jiang family, Aunt Jiang did not catch up with them.

In fact, Aunt Jiang really wanted to catch up and ask Jiang Moli and her husband to help them think of a way to help their son. But Uncle Jiang didn't let her, so Aunt Jiang didn't go.

"Has your son not found a job yet?" asked Old Mrs. Jiang.

"We haven't found one yet." Aunt Jiang's voice was a little dull. "There are too many laid-off people. Those factories are recruiting workers, and many people have gone there. They don't need that many people at all."

"What about work that is harder and more tiring?" asked Old Mrs. Jiang.

"No," said Aunt Jiang Xiao. "If there's work, we'll let him do it. We originally wanted to ask Jasmine to see if she could help find a job for her cousin, but... the child's father wouldn't let us."

"If you can find it yourself, do it yourself. Don't always bother Jasmine," said Old Lady Jiang. "Jasmine and the others gave so much money because they knew you might be in trouble. They gave it directly, so you can feel more at ease."

After Jiang Moli and her husband returned home, Jiang Moli asked her mother, "Mom, did something happen to my uncle and aunt's family?"

"Your cousin was laid off," Jiang's mother said. "He was laid off before the New Year. He's been out for several months and hasn't found a job yet."

"So what do they think?" Jiang Moli asked.

"What else can you think of? Find a job," Jiang's mother said. "Your cousin has learned to drive, but he's not the only one who can drive. Many people can drive. Your uncle and aunt want to buy him a car, but they can't afford a brand new one, so they'll buy a used one. They're still discussing it because they're short of money."

"You know everything." Jiang Moli said.

"Your dad heard it from your great uncle," Jiang's mother said. "Your uncle didn't say anything in front of your dad. He didn't dare to say it. He said he wanted to buy a used car, but he didn't have enough money. How could that be possible? If he had enough money, it would be fine to lend a little, but if he wanted to borrow most of the money, your uncle would be embarrassed to ask."

The Jiang family members were quite sensible on this point. None of them thought that Jiang Moli was so rich and could just borrow money from her directly.

"This matter has been discussed since last year, and it hasn't been resolved yet. Your grandfather was hospitalized before, and now this happens again. It still costs money, and your uncle and his family don't dare spend the money on other things." Jiang's mother said, "I guess we can't buy this car."

"Then what will he do?" Jiang Moli asked, "He can't be out of work forever."

"Let's do some odd jobs now," Jiang's mother said. "With a wife and children at home, it's not a good idea to keep doing odd jobs. Actually, driving a shuttle bus or a public bus is both possible. But... if you want to buy a car, you need money. They didn't save much money from their previous jobs, so they spent all the money they earned."

"Is that so?" Jiang Moli said.

"They didn't ask you to borrow money, so don't worry about it." Jiang's mother said, "Driving is also dangerous."

Jiang's mother thought that this matter was not easy to handle. Uncle Jiang and his wife had not said anything. If Jiang Moli took the initiative to say that she wanted to help them, if something happened later, they would blame Jiang Moli.

"You can open a store even if you don't drive," Jiang Moli said.

"It's not that easy to open a restaurant," Jiang's mother said. "To open a restaurant, you need to have good cooking skills. If you don't have good cooking skills, the restaurant won't survive. You know how many restaurants have opened and closed, and then new ones have opened. Opening a restaurant doesn't mean you can just open it if you have money. Don't lose money later. Do you think it's easy just because you see others opening a restaurant easily?"

"It would be nice to open a grocery store like Sister Xiaoxue," Jiang Moli said.

"Someone already owns a grocery store near your uncle's house. If you open another one, how many people will buy things there?" Jiang's mother said, "Just wait. If they ask you, you can still lend them money. If they don't ask, just ignore it."

Jiang Moli looked at Sheng Jiahao, and Sheng Jiahao said, "Mom is right. There is no point in rushing to lend money to others. Even if they are relatives, they don't need our sympathy. We can still make ends meet. If we can't, they will definitely come to our door."

"Yeah." Jiang Moli sighed.

Mr. Jiang passed away after the Lantern Festival, but at least he made it through. Jiang Moli had already told her boss at work that she might not be able to perform during those days, so she didn't arrange too many performances for her and asked her to deal with her affairs first.

At Mr. Jiang's funeral, Jiang Yuqin came with her children.

When the Jiang family saw Jiang Yuqin, they all disliked her.

"At least I called him grandpa." Jiang Yuqin said.

"Go away, get out." Old Mrs. Jiang said bluntly.

When Mr. Jiang was ill, Jiang Yuqin didn't visit him much, nor did she buy him any food. Now, Jiang Yuqin brought her children to mourn, what were they crying about? It was really ridiculous.

"You are not a girl from our Jiang family, and we have nothing to give you. Get out." Old Mrs. Jiang had a cold face.

Mother Jiang supported Old Madam Jiang and looked at Jiang Yuqin, "You can go back."

Jiang Yuqin was just pretending, the Jiang family didn't need Jiang Yuqin's pretense. Old Master Jiang didn't think much about Jiang Yuqin when he was alive, and it was even less likely that he would think about Jiang Yuqin after his death.

"If you really have a conscience, you should change your surname to your biological father's," said Old Mrs. Jiang.

Jiang Yuqin didn't dare change her surname. She didn't dare let anyone know that she was her second uncle's biological daughter. Jiang Yuqin wanted to keep the surname Jiang. She had used this surname for so many years and she absolutely couldn't change it.

"Changing my surname is too troublesome. A lot of documents would have to be changed, so I didn't change it." Jiang Yuqin said, "Grandma..."

"Don't call me grandma, I'm not your grandma." said Mrs. Jiang.

"Jiang Yuqin, you should go back first." Jiang Moli walked over.

"I have been his grandfather's granddaughter for so many years, I am here to see him off." Jiang Yuqin said.

"If you want to send it off, just do it at the door. You don't have to send it off here." Jiang Moli said.

Jiang Yuqin had no choice. So many people wouldn't let her stay inside, so she had to go outside.

Ding Chao didn't come with Jiang Yuqin. He had originally told her not to come, but she came anyway. Jiang Yuqin cared too much about what people around her thought of her. Others asked her if she had gone to see Mr. Jiang, saying that Mr. Jiang couldn't hold on any longer, that Jiang Yuqin had been in the Jiang family for so many years, and that she had to do something.

Then, Jiang Yuqin brought her child over to avoid being criticized by others.

Jiang Yuqin's figure is much more bloated than when she was a girl. Jiang Yuqin has to take care of the children and work, she is still very busy, and her diet is not very good, but she has gained some weight. Jiang Yuqin thinks this is a good thing, so that others will not say that she suffers with Ding Chao. Jiang Yuqin always wants others to say that she is doing well with Ding Chao and that her choice is not wrong.

The Jiang family did not stop Jiang Yuqin from standing outside. Jiang Yuqin was allowed to stand there with her child.

But Jiang Yuqin left very quickly. Her son kept clamoring to go back, so Jiang Yuqin had no choice but to take the child back first. Jiang Yuqin's daughter didn't always clamor, but it didn't mean that her daughter wanted to stay here forever.

Jiang Yuqin passed away, and no one in the Jiang family cared much about her.

Jiang Moli still didn't bring the baby over. Old Master Jiang had said before he died that too young children shouldn't be brought over. This wasn't just for Jiang Moli's children, it applied to other families' children as well. Everyone followed what Old Master Jiang had said before he died, and they couldn't go against his wishes.

After all these things were done, Jiang Moli and others returned home.

From the time Jiang's father took care of Mr. Jiang until the funeral was over, it took less than ten days. After everything was done, Jiang's father looked a little tired.

"Dad, you should take a good rest." Jiang Moli said, "Take some time."

"It's okay. During those days, your uncle, uncle-in-law, and I took turns guarding the place." Father Jiang said, "It wasn't very tiring."

Jiang Yuqin had already returned home. Ding Chao was not angry when he learned that Jiang Yuqin had taken her children to the Jiang family's place. After all, Jiang Yuqin had grown up in the Jiang family, so it was only natural for her to go and pay her respects to Mr. Jiang.

"Did they let you in?" Ding Chao asked.

"No, there's no way they'd let me in." Jiang Yuqin said, "They're just fed up with me."

Jiang Yuqin saw Jiang's father, and she knew that Jiang's father must have seen her, but Jiang's father did not speak for her. Jiang Yuqin thought that she went to pay her respects to Mr. Jiang and that she was giving face to the Jiang family, but those people did not let her in.

"You...you are not from the Jiang family, that's why they acted like this." Ding Chao said.

"I know I'm not a member of the Jiang family, but I've been there." Jiang Yuqin said, "I didn't do anything bad in the past, and they still acted like that."

Jiang Yuqin still disliked the Jiang family. They all treated her badly. When Jiang Yuqin was still in the Jiang family, Mrs. Jiang and her family disliked her. Even after she left the Jiang family, Mrs. Jiang still didn't treat her well.

This can't be blamed on Old Lady Jiang. The Jiang family helped others raise a child for nothing, and they kept it a secret for so long. Who would be happy about this? The Jin family always let Jiang Yuqin stir up trouble, and Jiang Yuqin bullied Jiang Moli a lot. When Jiang's father thinks about the past now, he still feels very unhappy. He naturally doesn't want to see Jiang Yuqin, let alone help her speak.

"It doesn't matter if you didn't go in. You've already been there, so it counts." Ding Chao said.

"I didn't want to go originally, but those people were saying that the old man had passed away and that I grew up in the Jiang family, so they asked me if I wanted to go," Jiang Yuqin said. "So I had no choice but to take the children with me. I didn't take Hongwang with me because Hongwang has no connection to the Jiang family."

Jiang Yuqin went there with her two children. She thought that since she had treated the Jiang family like this, they should let her in. Jiang Yuqin felt depressed when she thought of what Old Lady Jiang and the others had said. So many years had passed, and she had not gone to see the Jiang family, nor had she caused them any trouble. Now she came to see Old Master Jiang off, and these people were still like this.

“…” Ding Chao was silent. It was better not to bring Ding Hongwang along.

Ding Hongwang didn't think so. He felt that Jiang Yuqin didn't treat him as her own son. If Jiang Yuqin treated him as her own son, she should take him with her.

Most of the money for the funeral was paid by Jiang Moli and her husband, with a small portion coming from gifts. Uncle Jiang and his family didn't have to pay, which made things a little easier. Uncle Jiang said his family would also contribute some money, and asked Jiang Moli to take the money back. Jiang Moli said no, saying that Old Lady Jiang was still living with Uncle Jiang, so the money would stay. Uncle Jiang didn't insist on giving the money to Jiang Moli. Jiang Moli didn't need that little money, and as long as Uncle Jiang and his family had a good attitude, that was all that mattered.

In the end, Uncle Jiang and his wife did not ask Jiang Moli for a loan. They mortgaged their house to borrow money for their son to buy a car. When Jiang Moli found out, Uncle Jiang and his wife had already done the job.

Around mid-February, Jiang's mother received a call from Aunt Lu.

It turned out that the children of Lu Er's aunt followed the son-in-law of Lu Da's uncle to invest, but the money was invested but not a single splash was made. The son-in-law of Lu Da's uncle then said that he had no money left and that he had lost money. He also said that he had lost his own money and that he had been cheated.

Aunt Lu didn't believe it. She suspected that Uncle Lu's son-in-law had swallowed the money.

"Several of our families contributed some money, thinking that since we are family, he would not cheat us." Aunt Lu said, "The eldest brother's son also contributed money, and the money is gone."

"..." Jiang's mother didn't know what to say. "He said investing can make money, and you believed him?"

"We have such a close relationship, who would have thought he would actually lie to us?" Aunt Lu said, "He's saying he lost money on his investment and that if he wants to make money, he has to keep investing. If he wants to keep investing..."

"Stop investing," Jiang's mother said. "If you keep investing and keep losing money, he'll ask you to invest more. Where are you going to borrow money? Before, he asked Jasmine's husband to invest, but he refused. He didn't trust him. What about you? Why do you still trust him? If he really had the ability, he would have made money on his own. He wouldn't have waited for you to make money together. You can forget about getting your money back."

"It's a lot of money." Aunt Lu said sadly, "He said that as long as we invest more money, we can get our money back."

Aunt Lu was a little unwilling, as her family had no money left. "Do you want to invest?"

"No." Mother Jiang understood Second Aunt Lu's intentions. Second Aunt Lu wanted Mother Jiang to invest money to help them out of their predicament. "It's useless. No matter how much more money you invest, eldest brother's son-in-law will swallow it all. Don't even think about borrowing money to invest. It's a bottomless pit."

"We are fine. My eldest brother borrowed money from outside to invest in his son-in-law." Aunt Lu said, "My eldest brother owes money."

"..." Jiang's mother was speechless. "When you did these things, did the whole family discuss it together?"

"We invested after discussing it," said Aunt Lu. "We have no choice but to invest. Big Brother has already come to us."

"Moli's husband didn't invest, and Big Brother called me, so I didn't ask them to invest," Jiang's mother said. "Big Brother doesn't understand that. He just thinks you're not in front of his son-in-law. Big Brother is a face-sitter, and you all know that. Big Brother knows how much the family expenses are and how much money we have left each month. And he asked you to invest... How much money do you have? Is he asking you to take out everything?"

"I didn't take out all the money, but I took out most of it." Aunt Lu said, "If I put that money in the bank, it would still earn interest. If I invest it with them, I'll have nothing. If I don't invest more now..."

"Don't add more money," Jiang's mother said. "You already suspect he's defrauding you, and you're still investing more money. Are you stupid? Don't add more money, and don't think he can help you make money. It's impossible. He has brothers and sisters himself. Where are they?"

"Those people have also invested." Aunt Lu said, "That's why we trust him so much."

Jiang's mother took a deep breath. "Don't invest anymore. The money you invested before is enough. If there is any profit, he will share it with you. Or are you thinking that your shareholding is too small, so you still need to invest money? If you invest money, others' shares will be reduced again, and they will have to invest money again. It will never end, right? This is obviously a scam, don't invest."

"It has come to this..."

"Then you shouldn't invest," Jiang's mother said. "If you still invest money, I won't do anything. That's not my money, it's yours. If you lose money, don't come to me. I can't help you."

Jiang's mother couldn't understand how these people could be so stupid. Uncle Lu's son-in-law had no blood relationship with them, so his relationship with them would be quite distant.

When Jiang Moli learned from her mother that Uncle Lu's son-in-law had deceived Aunt Lu and her friends into investing, and all their money was gone, she was speechless. Uncle Lu had called Jiang's mother because Sheng Jiahao had refused to invest. Jiang's mother had not forced Sheng Jiahao to invest, and she herself had not given any money.

And now, Aunt Lu and her people have been cheated.

"You asked your second aunt and the others to call the police, but your second aunt said we can't call the police because he's your eldest uncle's son-in-law," Jiang's mother said. "She said we can't just send him to jail."

"What are they going to do?" Jiang Moli asked.

"Your second aunt is still thinking about making additional investments to see if they can recoup her investment. She doesn't want to invest herself and wants me to invest, but I won't go." Jiang's mother said, "No matter how much money I have, I can't invest."

Jiang's mother wasn't so foolish as to jump in knowing there was a trap. Aunt Lu and the others had already jumped in, hoping others would pull them out. But could they? They would only be dragged in.

"If you refuse to call the police, then there's no point," Jiang's mother said. "That's the only way."

"They're just unwilling to accept being cheated out of their money," Jiang Moli said. "It's like a gambler's mentality. They always think they can make their money back by betting twice more. In fact, they're just being tricked. Mom, just tell Second Aunt. If Second Aunt and the others want to invest more, that's their own business. If they blame us for not investing more and not letting them make their money back, there's nothing we can do."

"No money was invested. Don't worry, I wouldn't have invested money without telling you." Jiang's mother said, "That's someone else's son-in-law."

Jiang's mother still knows the difference between near and far. She would never talk to her own son-in-law for someone else's son-in-law, nor would she force her own son-in-law to invest.

It's true that Second Aunt Lu and her people didn't call the police, but they went to find Uncle Lu. Uncle Lu suddenly looked much older and asked his son-in-law to return the money to Second Aunt Lu and her people. The son-in-law said that the money was gone and had been invested.

"Once the money is invested, there is no way to get it out." Uncle Lu said.

"Brother, you were the one who told us that this was a profitable business and asked us to trust your son-in-law," Aunt Lu said. "Now that things have turned out like this, you're saying there's no way to get the money out. You said you could withdraw your investment at any time, but now you can't."

"If you haven't invested the money yet, you can withdraw it. But if you've invested the money, you can't withdraw it." Uncle Lu said, "Wait a little longer, maybe you can get your money back soon."

"Do you believe it?" asked Aunt Lu.

Uncle Lu's family invested little, so they just wanted to show their appreciation and were prepared to let the money go to waste. Aunt Lu was being manipulated by Uncle Lu. Mother Jiang and Uncle Lu didn't listen much to Uncle Lu, but Aunt Lu listened to him. Furthermore, Aunt Lu's children all wanted to make a fortune, so they listened to Uncle Lu's son-in-law.

"That's the money." Uncle Lu sighed, "Just wait a little longer."

"Brother, I don't think you even know if you can get the money back." Aunt Lu said, "You shouldn't have asked us to invest money in the first place, and you also said we didn't trust your son-in-law. If you hadn't said those things, we wouldn't have said we'd invest more for your sake. Third sister and youngest brother are smarter, fourth brother and I are the dumbest."

Fourth Uncle Lu had already contacted First Uncle Lu, and they were told that it was basically impossible to get the money back, so they should forget about it. Fourth Uncle Lu and First Uncle Lu were having a very bad time. First Uncle Lu had originally thought that as long as he invested money, he would make money, and he thought his son-in-law would not cheat them. Even at this point, First Uncle Lu still believed that his son-in-law would be able to solve the problem.

About a month later, Uncle Lu's son-in-law ran away. He had not only ripped off his family but also people outside of his family. He ran away because he couldn't make ends meet and couldn't pay anyone.

Uncle Lu was stunned, and his daughter was also stunned. The son-in-law just ran away without caring about his wife and children.

When Jiang's mother knew about this, she had to go to Uncle Lu's place to see him.

"Mom." Jiang Moli went to Jiang's mother's room and watched her pack her things. "The driver will take you there. Tell the driver when you come back. They will be waiting for you there and will come back with you."

Jiang Moli was worried about letting her mother take the train. Her mother was old, and Jiang Moli was afraid that something might happen to her.

"Your eldest uncle was so angry that he was hospitalized. I don't know how he's doing," Jiang's mother lamented. "When he called me, I told him not to invest. He didn't. But he invested himself and asked your second aunt, fourth uncle, and youngest uncle to contribute. It's okay that your youngest uncle invested less, but your fourth uncle's family invested a lot, and your fourth uncle and your eldest uncle are even at odds."

When Jiang's mother thought about this, she found it absurd. Her eldest brother, old and still meddling in matters like that, had run things this way. Everyone had already separated and was living their own lives. Her eldest brother shouldn't have been involved in those matters, shouldn't have been forcing the family to invest. Now, everything was gone, and he had simply run away.

Those who owed debts were Uncle Lu’s daughters. It was difficult for Uncle Lu’s daughter to divorce them because the debtors had run away and she couldn’t find them. How could she divorce them?

"If your uncle had just been less involved, things wouldn't have turned out like this," Jiang's mother said. "If he's meddling too much, you're ruining your reputation."

"It has already happened. There's nothing we can do about it. Please don't say too much in front of your uncle," Jiang Moli said.

"I won't say much," Jiang's mother said. "How can I say much in front of him?"

Jiang Moli returned to her room and told Sheng Jiahao about this matter. She also felt that Uncle Lu was wrong.

"Even though we didn't invest, my uncle still called Mom and wanted her to tell her about us." Jiang Moli said, "My uncle must have told my second aunt and the others too."

"Everyone ran away. Did they call the police?" Sheng Jiahao asked.

"My second aunt and her family didn't call the police. Someone else did," Jiang Moli said. "My cousin is still there, so it's hard to get a divorce. Others are even asking her for money. I don't think my cousin has much money."

Jiang Moli had no intention of lending money to these people. They had to make this investment on their own and could not blame anyone else. The fact that these people had so much money scammed out of them showed that they were not particularly short of money.

Jiang Moli and her husband didn't go with Jiang's mother. It was Jiang's mother who went there alone, and the two drivers took turns driving Jiang's mother there. Sheng Jiahao had already made arrangements with the driver, asking him to arrange the hotel and other things, and he also prepared money for the driver.

When Jiang's mother arrived, Uncle Lu had already been discharged from the hospital and was lying down at home.

Jiang's mother did not live in Uncle Lu's house, but stayed in a nearby hotel. After Jiang's mother put her things in the hotel, she went to see Uncle Lu.

"Even when you told me my son-in-law wouldn't invest, I told you to stay out of it." Jiang's mother couldn't help but say this in front of Uncle Lu. "Things have come to this, so you don't have to think too much about it. Since you don't know anything about it, your relatives won't blame you too much."

"I didn't tell them everything..." said Uncle Lu.

Uncle Lu only mentioned it to his brothers and sisters. He wanted them to make more money, and he really thought they could make money. If he had known this would be the outcome, he wouldn't have mentioned asking others to invest.

Knowing in advance is priceless. Uncle Lu is now extremely regretful. If the brothers and sisters had not invested, they would have had more money. But after investing, all the money is gone.

"Even his own brothers and sisters were deceived," said Aunt Lu. "We never thought he was so cruel. He deceived us and his own family."

Aunt Lu and the others all thought their son-in-law must have a safe background, but who knew it would be like this? As for Sheng Jiahao's refusal to invest, Uncle Lu and the others also felt that Sheng Jiahao was too far away from them, so Sheng Jiahao didn't trust their son-in-law.

Things got to this point. Uncle Lu had no money to help his son-in-law pay off his debts, so his son-in-law ran away. Uncle Lu felt sad when he saw his daughter in pain.

"What is your current rule?" asked Jiang's mother.

"We can only let them divorce," said Aunt Lu. "After the divorce, no one will come to our daughter to ask for repayment of her debts."

"He's already run away, and he's still trying to divorce your daughter?" Jiang's mother asked. "What a jerk! Doesn't he know what he's doing? He didn't even get a divorce, and he ran away. He could have divorced first before running away. His wife and children are all here, and he just ignores them like that."

"We have no idea what to do," Aunt Lu sighed. "At this point, we can only rely on the police to find him. The police told us not to hold out hope. If he's gone, it will probably be hard to find him. None of us knows if he's smuggled abroad. If he's in China, it might be easier to find him, but China is so big, it's hard to find him either."

"It's difficult. Everyone's run away. Maybe... forget it." Jiang's mother said, "There's no point in saying anything now. Let's just leave it like this. I'll stay here for two days and then leave after that."

"Okay." Aunt Lu said, "Stay at home."

"No, I'm staying at the hotel. My driver is waiting for me," Jiang's mother said. "My son-in-law and his family have arranged a driver to take me here. The driver is also staying at the hotel. They will take care of everything. I don't have to do it. You guys get some rest. I'll come back tomorrow."

After returning to the hotel, Jiang's mother called Jiang Moli and told her about Uncle Lu's situation.

"Fortunately, nothing serious happened." Jiang's mother said, "I was just angry."

"Mom, you can't do anything about this. Just comfort your uncle." Jiang Moli said, "Don't stay at your uncle's house. Stay in a hotel."

"We're staying in a hotel," Jiang's mother said. "Your uncle's house isn't a good place to stay either. I see scratches on the door, and I wonder if someone came to collect a debt. I heard your cousin and his family even borrowed money for investment. It's such a shame to have such a good family become like this."

Jiang's mother hadn't expected Uncle Lu's family to be so blindly trusting. They'd assumed they wouldn't cheat because they were relatives, but they were determined to do so. That man had now run off with the money, not caring about his wife and children.

"Your cousin isn't having a good time either," Jiang's mother said. "She's staying with your eldest uncle and her child."

"Can you live here?" Jiang Moli asked.

"If you can't live here anymore, just sleep on the floor," Jiang's mother said. "Your aunt told me to stay at home, but I didn't. My old bones can't stand sleeping on the floor."

It's not like there aren't better options, so Jiang's mother naturally can't sleep on the floor.

The atmosphere at Uncle Lu's house was bad. Uncle Lu's daughter-in-law was very unhappy and had a long face. The daughter-in-law even greeted Jiang's mother, and Jiang's mother understood her feelings. If it were Jiang's mother, she would not be happy that her life had turned out like this.

"I dare say this in front of your uncle and aunt," Jiang's mother said. "We're not young anymore. Your uncle's lifespan will be affected by this."

"..." Jiang Moli was helpless. They couldn't change the facts, nor could they help Uncle Lu's son-in-law pay back the money.

"They deserved it. They had to trust that person and let things turn out like this," Jiang's mother said. "When I first spoke to your uncle, he was criticizing me, saying that I didn't treat him as my elder brother. Now, I wonder if I didn't treat him as my elder brother? It's because he lacked judgment and made the wrong decision."

"Okay, please say less in front of your uncle." Jiang Moli said.

"Say less, say less. You only said a few words," Jiang's mother said. "If we really didn't say a word, he would feel even worse. We came to see him, so he should feel better."

Jiang Moli hung up the phone and looked at Sheng Jiahao next to her in the bedroom.

"How is it?" Sheng Jiahao asked.

"My uncle has been discharged from the hospital, but his mental state is not very good and his physical condition has deteriorated a lot." Jiang Moli said, "Alas, my uncle just trusts his son-in-law too much."

"Wait for the police to catch the guy." Sheng Jiahao said.

"We don't even know where that person ran to. Whether we can catch him is still a question." Jiang Moli said.

In this day and age, it's relatively easy for a person to run away if they want to, unlike the Internet age, where it's not so easy. Jiang Moli thought that Uncle Lu needed to be thick-skinned. It wasn't that Uncle Lu was trying to scam people out of money... But Uncle Lu came forward to ask people to invest, which was his problem in itself. Uncle Lu couldn't escape it no matter what, and others would still blame him.

"When you get old, it's better to stay out of trouble and stop making a fuss." Jiang Moli said, "This time, the matter with my uncle is a good example. If my uncle hadn't talked to my mother and the others and used his status as an elder to pressure them, things wouldn't have turned out like this. My uncle is the oldest and has a higher generation, so when he put pressure on them, his younger brothers and sisters inevitably compromised. When his younger brothers and sisters compromised, a long line of people followed suit."

Jiang Moli thought it was a good thing her parents didn't bother with so many things. For example, when Uncle Jiang needed money, he didn't come to tell her, and his parents pretended they didn't know. They didn't ask Jiang Moli to help him. Uncle Jiang and his family mortgaged their house to buy a car, which was their own ability, so they didn't have to owe anyone a favor. If Uncle Jiang and his family asked, Jiang Moli and her husband would still lend them some money. There was no way they wouldn't lend them money.

If Jiang Moli has no money, she will lend less. If she has money, she will lend more.

"Many people don't know whether this investment is profitable or not. They just think that since others have invested, they might as well follow suit," Jiang Moli said. "Later, when they get scammed, they don't even know how they got scammed. Before, my second aunt was still wavering and wanted my mother and others to make additional investments. Maybe my second aunt and her people would be able to get their money back."

Jiang Moli felt that Aunt Lu and her people were still clinging to a lucky mentality, which was useless. They were simply deceived. If Aunt Lu had called the police earlier, they could have arrested the person. However, they did not go to the police for the sake of their relatives. When the person ran away, others would have called the police, but the police would not be able to arrest the person, let alone get their money back.

If we can’t get the money back, even if we catch the person, it will probably take a long time. If we wait a long time, the money will be worthless.

Jiang Moli felt bad just thinking about it, but fortunately her family did not follow the investment and did not lose so much money.

"It's too late to call the police." Sheng Jiahao said.

"It's just that it was too late to call the police." Jiang Moli said, "Things have come to that point, and they still talk about sympathy. They talk about sympathy with others, but they don't talk about sympathy with them. They treat them like pigs to be slaughtered."

On a new day, Jiang's mother went to see Uncle Lu, but she found someone banging on Uncle Lu's door, and someone else kicking it. Seeing this, Jiang's mother didn't dare to go over. The driver followed Jiang's mother and asked her to stand behind him.

"Come out, come out! Your husband cheated us out of our money. Did he leave it to you?" the burly man at the door said, "Don't play dead! Come out now!"

When these people knew that Uncle Lu's daughter had come back to live with them, they came to find her. They wanted to get their money back and hoped that Uncle Lu's daughter still had some money in her hands.

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Author's words: Completed article: "Sister who went to the countryside returned to the city after taking the college entrance examination [1970s]" Book number: 8513029

On the eve of the college entrance examination, Mu Qing's second sister gave up the exam because of pregnancy, and Mu Qing was admitted to a key university in the city from the countryside.

Before her brother and sister-in-law got married, her sister-in-law asked to give the job at home to her younger brother, so Mu's mother asked her youngest daughter to go to the countryside.

After returning to the city, Mu Qing discovered that she had traveled into a book. She was an excellent sister-in-law, and her elder sister was an excellent sister-in-law in another family.

My eldest sister's sister-in-law lost her husband and always brought her children back to her parents' home for meals. If my eldest sister said anything more, she would be disliked by her in-laws.

Mu Qing was a mere cannon fodder competing for a room with her nephews and nieces. Her brother and sister-in-law wanted to kick her out, in stark contrast to her beloved sister on the same block. Her brother was reluctant to send his sister to the countryside, and he went there himself without telling his family so that his sister could stay in the city.

When Mu Qing found a boyfriend who was good in every aspect, those people said that Mu Qing just wanted to turn from a sparrow into a phoenix.

The boyfriend joked: Then I have to build a phoenix nest for you, otherwise I can’t keep you.

Her boyfriend started his own business, while Mu Qing studied for a master's and doctoral degree, doing aerospace research.

This article: Fictional parallel world, family affairs, SC