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A crisp sound rang out, and before anyone could react, Liu Fu threw the jade at Fu Man'er.

However, he didn't throw it accurately, and the jade landed next to Fu Man'er, breaking into two pieces.

"Man'er?" Liu Fang pulled her daughter closer, looking at her anxiously. "Did it hit you?" That jade piece may only be the size of a bowl, but it's actually quite heavy. It would hurt if it hit someone.

Fu Man'er shook her head and looked down at the jade at her feet.

Liu Fang was really angry. "Liu Fu, what are you doing? Don't you know that if that jade hits my sister, it will hurt her?"

A smug smile appeared on Liu Fu's face. "She's not my sister. You want this jade, right? I'll give it to you."

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Hmph, if we don't let him play with it, he'll smash the jade, and nobody will get it.

Liu Fang frowned as she looked at her nephew. How could such a young child do such a thing? He was wrong to begin with, but not only did he not admit his mistake, he made things worse.

She knew that this was caused by the indulgence of Grandma Liu and others, and if the child wasn't properly taught, he would never be able to change.

As the jade shattered in two upon hitting the ground, Old Lady Liu and Wu Xiaohua's hearts were in their throats. What to do? What to do?

At this moment, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were perfectly in sync. What else could they do but leave quickly?

After exchanging a glance, Wu Xiaohua took her son's hand and said, "Let's go home." Just as the three of them were about to turn around, Xu Genshan blocked their way.

He originally intended to just get the jade back and be done with it, but Liu Fuchao's action of throwing the jade at Fu Man'er just now made him very angry.

"What? We've already given you the jade, why won't you let us leave?" Old Mrs. Liu said, sticking her neck out.

"Leave? The jade has already been smashed by Liu Fu. This matter needs to be resolved, right?" Xu Genshan blocked their way, leaving the three of them with nowhere to go.

Liu Fang also said with a stern face, "Mother, Xiaohua, this matter must be resolved." We mustn't let Liu Fu be led astray by his family again, or he'll suffer the consequences.

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"I say, your family is really something. We gave you the jade, but you didn't catch it, so why are you blaming us?" Old Mrs. Liu lied through her teeth, she should have said "gave" instead of "threw".

Fu Man'er picked up the two pieces of jade from the ground, her face flushed with anger. "I'm going to tell Lord Song that Liu Fu smashed the jade he sent, and have Liu Fu arrested, imprisoned, and flogged."

"You're talking nonsense, I won't get arrested." The people were all afraid when they heard the official's words. Even Liu Fu, a child, understood this. Although he shouted loudly, he had no confidence at all.

“Yes, yes, yes.” Fu Man’er said “yes” three times in a row. “Then there will be iron chains to tie your hands and feet, no food for you, and you will be locked in a dark cell where rats will gnaw on your feet.”

Fu Man'er had heard all of this from Xu Genshu. She had an excellent memory and spoke with great conviction, which successfully turned Liu Fu's face pale with fright.

"Waaah, Mom, Grandma, I don't want to! I don't want to be arrested and thrown in jail, I don't want rats to gnaw on my toes! My feet are so smelly, they're not good to gnaw on!"

Liu Fu's crying started suddenly and no matter how Wu Xiaohua tried to soothe him, she couldn't calm him down.

"My grandson, you won't go to jail. That little girl was just bluffing you." Old Mrs. Liu glared fiercely at Fu Man'er. She knew that this good-for-nothing was no good.

"Really?" Liu Fu cried, unable to catch his breath.

Before Old Lady Liu could speak, Fu Man'er spoke up again, "It's fake, she's lying to you. You're the one who smashed the jade, not her. She won't go to jail, but you will. She's just trying to comfort you so you won't cry."

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Now things are really bad. Liu Fu is crying so hard that nothing can soothe him.

While the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law weren't paying attention, Xu Genshan quietly turned his head to the side and chuckled to himself. This little girl is really something.

When she couldn't appease her son, Wu Xiaohua vented her anger on Fu Man'er, saying, "Fu Man'er, tell him quickly, tell him he won't go to jail."

Liu Fu seemed possessed, constantly shouting that he didn't want to go to jail, and he couldn't hear anything anyone else was saying.

Fu Man'er tilted her head, looking adorable, and said, "I'm not going to tell him, I'm going to tell Lord Song."

"Father, let's go to town now and show this jade to Lord Song." The little girl even knew how to get the adults to cooperate.

Xu Genshan nodded, "Okay, Dad will go get the carriage now, let's go to town."

Liu Fu cried even harder, and Old Lady Liu became anxious, "Liu Fang, are you just going to watch your nephew be harmed by others?!" What if it really is as they say, and the officials are brought here?

"If Liu Fu hadn't thrown the jade on the ground, this wouldn't have happened." The implication was that he brought it upon himself.

"You!" Old Mrs. Liu was speechless. Even if her grandson had done something wrong, she didn't want to admit it. "What exactly does your Xu family want? Our Liu family only has this one son. Do you want to ruin our Liu family?"

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Old Mrs. Xu spat at her, "Pah! You all brought this upon yourselves." If Liu Fu hadn't been so irresponsible, and if the Liu family hadn't interfered, would this have happened?

"What exactly do you want?" Old Mrs. Liu cried out, hugging her grandson with heartache.

“Mother-in-law, we don’t want things to get so tense, but this is something the county magistrate sent us, and our whole family treats it like a treasure.”

Xu Genshan made the matter sound very serious, saying, "If Lord Song asks about this jade one day, what will we say? Seeing that the jade is broken like this, won't he blame us?"

“But Father, we didn’t break this jade, so don’t blame us. Blame Liu Fu,” Fu Man’er said, tilting her head back.

"Yes, don't blame us," Xu Genshan said, forcing a smile.

“Mother-in-law, how about this?” Xu Genshan thought for a while, “Although this jade is broken, we can buy a new one.”

“Yes, yes, buy one, buy one exactly the same, so that when the county magistrate asks, the jade will still be there.” Old Mrs. Liu hurriedly chimed in, how come she hadn’t thought of that before?

Xu Genshan nodded in agreement, then became annoyed, "But the jade sent by the county magistrate must not be cheap. I saw a similar size in town before, and it cost fifty taels."

"Fifty taels?" Old Mrs. Liu and Wu Xiaohua gasped, glancing at the jade in Fu Man'er's hands. It was so valuable!

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“Yes, Liu Fu broke the jade. Mother-in-law, you can just buy an identical one to return it.” Xu Genshan’s words left Liu’s mother and daughter-in-law looking at each other in bewilderment.

I'd rather they spend fifty taels of my money to buy a piece of jade!

"We don't have money, we can't buy it. Your Xu family has money, go buy it yourselves." This is an attempt to renege on their promise.

Xu Genshan's tone suddenly hardened, "Man'er, let's go to town and report to the authorities."

"Okay." Fu Man'er agreed readily, and the father and son turned to leave. This time, it was Old Lady Liu who wouldn't let them go. "What are you doing? Family members can talk things out."

Xu Genshan said, "Mother-in-law, I've said everything I need to say. Since you're unwilling to buy jade to make up for it, and our Xu family doesn't want to offend Lord Song, this is the only way."

Old Mrs. Liu had cursed Xu Genshan a thousand times in her heart. "Son-in-law, you know perfectly well that our Liu family is poor." Playing the victim was her specialty.

“You have money.” Fu Man’er looked at the money pouch at her waist. “Your money pouch is bulging.”

Old Mrs. Liu quickly covered the money bag with her hand, afraid that it would be gone if others looked at it too much. "This money was just lent to you. If our Liu family had money, we wouldn't be borrowing money, right?"

Xu Genshan said without hesitation, “Man’er is right. Don’t you have twenty taels of silver? Go borrow some more, make up the difference, and you can buy a piece of jade to make up for it.”

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Just as Old Lady Liu was about to object, Liu Fang stepped forward and said, "Genshan, how about this? Yu Niang and the others will pay half, and we'll pay half."

If we don't say it that way, I'm afraid they won't be willing to take out those twenty taels.

"But we didn't break it," Fu Man'er muttered softly.

When Grandma Liu and Wu Xiaohua heard this, they thought it seemed like a good idea. "Little girl, why are you so talkative?" Wu Xiaohua glared at Fu Man'er before speaking.

"Big sister, you're so kind. You know our family's situation; we really don't have any money."

"Mother, give the money to my eldest sister and the others." Wu Xiaohua thought that the jade was worth fifty taels, but they only had twenty taels, so they only had twenty taels and wouldn't care about the rest.

Old Mrs. Liu clutched her money pouch, reluctant to take it out, still pondering how she could possibly give away twenty taels.

Seeing her like this, Xu Genshan added, "We can't just throw away thirty taels for nothing!"

“Yes, Liu Fang, this is a matter for your family, we can’t use our Xu family’s money.” Old Mrs. Xu was also sensible and spoke up without hesitation.

Wu Xiaohua whispered to Liu Laotai, signaling her to hurry up. The Xu family members in front were still talking amongst themselves, and if they didn't hurry, they would take even more money later.

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Old Mrs. Liu was momentarily confused, but remained remarkably clear-headed. "I'll compensate you for the money. You can buy the jade yourselves, but you must give us that broken piece of jade."

"Yes, we must have it!" Wu Xiaohua was overjoyed when she heard this. The jade, worth fifty taels, was broken, but it should still be worth some money if she sold it.

The Xu family hadn't reached a consensus yet, and now this new condition has only intensified their argument.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Old Lady Liu handed over the money and snatched the jade from Fu Man'er's hand. In this way, the Liu family didn't lose too much.

She had it all planned out: if she could sell the jade for a good price, she would; if not, she would have it made into a piece of jewelry for herself, just like Old Lady Xu, to wear a bracelet and show it off.

Seeing that the Xu family was still talking badly about Liu Fang, Old Lady Liu quickly left with her people. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law seemed to have gotten a great deal and didn't notice that Xu Genshan couldn't help but laugh as they left.

After walking out of the Xu family's gate, Old Lady Liu vaguely realized, "Where did the money I borrowed go?"