"Where are they? Where have they all gone?"

Lin Zhoushi sat up in bed and suddenly felt a little dizzy.

I haven't eaten properly for several days, and I just feel incredibly hungry.

After calling for a long time without anyone coming, he went to the main room and continued shouting outside. Then he saw Ma Huijuan emerge from the outhouse of Lin Chen's house.

"Grandma, why are you up?" She asked anxiously, her eyes darting out to meet the old woman's gaze.

Lin Zhoushi looked at her suspiciously, then burst into a tirade:

"You little brat, you're upset to see me up? What time is it? Go cook! Do you want me to starve to death?!"

Then she remembered that her son had injured his leg and had been taken to the hospital by Yu Xiaofeng and Lin Tao.

What terrible thing could happen to a perfectly healthy person walking by a field?

Unfortunately, his money was stolen, and he doesn't even know if he got medical treatment.

Ma Huijuan obediently went to cook.

Before long, the porridge was brought to Lin Zhou's side.

"You're giving me this to drink?" She glared at her, looking at the sparse porridge that reflected her face.

Ma Huijuan quickly put on a smile: "Grandma, you've just recovered from your illness, so you can't eat too much, or you won't be able to digest it."

Actually, she was just too lazy to cook. Her old hag scolded her every day, and she still wanted to eat well. She even added some ingredients to this bowl of porridge.

After hearing her explanation, Lin Zhoushi's expression softened. She gulped down the porridge and then pointed at her nose, questioning her about whether she had stolen money.

Ma Huijuan was stunned: "Grandma, you've really wronged me. Before the wedding, I had no idea you had so much money!"

"This money is probably lost a long time ago, don't blame me!"

"Who could it be?" Madam Lin Zhou impatiently withdrew her fierce gaze.

Ma Huijuan's eyes darted around, and she began to analyze the situation seriously.

"The person who stole the money must have known that you had money and that you hid it in your room."

Even if outsiders know you're wealthy, they can't easily get close to this room. I suspect the person who stole the money is someone close to you.

“Impossible. Although Xiao Feng is a bit domineering, she wouldn’t steal money,” Lin Zhoushi immediately denied.

However, she quickly thought of Lin Chen next door.

Ma Huijuan then smoothly steered the conversation: "Grandma, you saw the lavish wedding next door. And that Wang Xiufen, she just casually gave out thick stacks of red envelopes, where did they get their money?"

"Don't even mention it was sent from Jiang Ning's family; her family doesn't have mountains of gold and silver to let her squander like this!"

She had heard Jiang Rou say that her family had sent her two hundred yuan.

Did Lin Chen earn the rest of the money?

How can you make so much money?

The old lady's eyes lit up immediately; she concluded that it was her neighbor who had stolen her money.

Anger surged within her, and she picked up a hoe and headed to the next house.

A few seconds later, the key on the door clattered to the ground, and she kicked the door open.

"Search! Find all the money!"

She strode inside, directing Ma Huijuan to follow her and search as well.

Ma Huijuan rushed into Lin Qiao's room in one swift motion.

She's still thinking about finding world-famous books!

I was lurking around outside Lin Chen's house earlier, trying to find a place to go in and search, but unfortunately I didn't succeed.

She searched for a long time, but found nothing except a few revolutionary books.

Lin Zhou's situation was similar. She searched every possible place to put things, including the drawers of the table, the side cabinets, and the wardrobe. Apart from some clothes, she had no money at all, not even the malted milk powder she used to take out to eat.

"That's strange, this room is so clean, there isn't a single coin."

Just as she was wondering what was going on, Lin Chen and his friends rode back on their bikes.

As soon as I entered the yard, I saw that my front gate was open.

He rushed inside.

"Grandma, what are you doing?" He was furious. It wasn't a thief in the house, but his grandmother and Ma Huijuan.

Lin Qiao entered the room, also looking bewildered, and yelled at Ma Huijuan:

What are you doing in my house?

Ma Huijuan turned her body indifferently, and walked out quickly without saying a word.

Lin Chen also kicked Lin Zhou's family out.

Lin Zhoushi was still unconvinced and glared at him, shouting, "You stole my money, and you won't even let me search you!"

Tell me, where did you hide the money?

Lin Chen chuckled: "Grandma, are you sick? Go get your head checked. Since we separated from the family, we've never been inside your bedroom. You're home all day, how could we possibly have a chance to steal?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Huijuan quickly added fuel to the fire: "Grandma, did you hear that? He didn't say he didn't steal, but that he didn't have a chance to steal. He didn't answer the question directly, so he's hiding something!"

Lin Chen felt a tightness in his chest upon hearing this, and gave her a cold laugh:

"Ma Huijuan, what business is this of yours? Why are you getting involved and causing trouble? If there's anyone with the best chance of stealing money, it's the people in your west wing. You didn't instigate Lin Tao to steal it, did you?"

Ma Huijuan didn't expect him to retaliate, and hurriedly grabbed Lin Zhou's hand, shaking her head in defense:

"Milk, I didn't..."

Jiang Ning immediately interrupted her: "You didn't instigate it? Who would believe that! If you don't answer the question directly, you're obviously hiding something!"

Ma Huijuan was furious. She wasn't trying to deny anything, so why did she chime in? This immediately changed the way Lin Zhou looked at her, and she pushed Ma Huijuan two meters away.

"Xiao Chen, I know you have grievances from when the family was divided, but you can't steal my money just because of that! Please give it back, I'm begging you." Madam Lin's triangular eyes darted around as she changed her strategy.

She knew that Lin Chen had the softest heart. When they were little, whenever she said she couldn't do any work and asked him for help, he would come running to help.

He was so obedient back then. He was the one who turned the soil in our private vegetable garden. He knew how to cook at such a young age.

Unfortunately, they became less sensible as they grew older.

Lin Chen hadn't expected his grandmother to still be so convinced of him, and his voice became sharp.

"Grandma, you've been searching my house for ages, did you find anything?"

He was glad that all the money in the house was given to his wife to keep, and he only had some pocket money in his own pocket.

Ever since the last theft, my wife has been carrying all her money with her.

Lin Zhoushi looked flustered for a moment, then shouted, "I'm asking you to hand it over because I haven't found anything! If you don't hand it over, I'll go find the Party Secretary."

"Okay, go find it!"

Jiang Ning was in a good mood and quickly replied, wanting to see what kind of trouble the old lady could cause.

Just then, an oxcart swayed and wobbled, bringing Lin Baojia back.

Yu Xiaofeng jumped out of the car, her face as black as the bottom of a pot.

Anyone would feel uncomfortable being kicked out of the hospital just because they ate a meat bun!

Moreover, after being kicked out of the hospital, they could only go to the bus station to take a bus, and after going through many twists and turns, they finally managed to catch an oxcart.

For them, going home was harder than going on a pilgrimage; it almost cost them half their lives.

However, upon hearing that Lin Zhoushi wanted to find the Party Secretary to catch a thief, they immediately perked up...