After Grandma Liu and the others left, Xu Genshan quickly went forward to close the door.

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Grandma Xu, who had been holding it in, finally burst into laughter. Only after she finished laughing did she realize that Liu Fang was still there. She glanced at Liu Fang.

She was smiling with her lips pursed. Thinking of this, Old Mrs. Xu nodded silently. This daughter-in-law was always like this; she was a sensible person.

Old Xu looked at them with suspicion, and finally asked the question he had been wanting to ask, "Was that jade a gift from Lord Song? I remember it was a congratulatory couplet, wasn't it?"

He should have asked, because once he did, the others couldn't help but burst into laughter again. Old Xu was baffled. "Huh? What's going on? It was a jade given by Lord Song. Why is it still being played with by Man'er? Isn't that jade being wasted?"

He clearly remembered that the jade was for Fu Man'er to practice carving, and she had carved some messy words on it for several days in a row.

Moreover, since it was a gift from someone else, why didn't he keep it properly? Several times he saw that after Fu Man'er finished carving the jade, she would just casually put it on the shelf.

Thinking about this, Old Xu felt a pang of heartache; what a waste of such a good thing.

The more he asked, the more the others laughed. It was Fu Man'er who said, "Grandpa, that's fake. It wasn't given by Lord Song." The little girl winked at him as she spoke.

"What exactly happened?" Old Xu now understood; it turned out he was the only one kept in the dark.

Xu Genshan cleared his throat and explained the situation, saying that, to put it bluntly, they had extorted money from the Liu family.

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"Oh dear, is that really so? I was terrified." Old Xu breathed a slight sigh of relief after hearing this. "But, this means the Liu family..."

He looked at Liu Fang. After all, they were Liu Fang's family members. Wasn't it inappropriate to do such a thing in front of their daughter?

Liu Fang is a very insightful person, otherwise she wouldn't have such a tense relationship with her maternal family. "Father, don't worry. Liu Fu is just spoiled. He doesn't know right from wrong. He needs to suffer a little so he can understand what is permissible and what is not."

"As for the money I lent out, I never wanted to lend it in the first place. I know my brother well. Aunt Zhou and the others saw him going to the gambling den a while ago, although he hasn't been there since."

"But once you get hooked on gambling, it's hard to quit. Not only do you not get the money back from them, it also makes them even more greedy."

Therefore, she couldn't understand why Xu Genshan would lend the money to her family. The two of them had clearly agreed the day before that the money shouldn't be lent out.

Is it really just to gain a reputation as a good son-in-law?

When Xu Genshan took out the IOU, Liu Fang immediately understood what it meant; the IOU had a repayment deadline.

If the money is not repaid within the stipulated period, the Xu family will start charging interest.

Liu Laotai and Wu Xiaohua were both illiterate and in a hurry to get the money. Xu Genshan took advantage of this to get Liu Laotai to sign the IOU.

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Wu Xiaohua was both angry and guilty, so she could only take her son's hand and say, "Fu'er, be good. You can't touch that jade. It's worth a lot of money. Grandma will sell the jade later and use the proceeds to buy you food and clothes."

Hearing her pointed remark, Old Mrs. Xu simply rolled her eyes, hugged Yu tightly, and prepared to hurry home.

Liu Fucai wouldn't listen; he was determined to have that jade. He flung Wu Xiaohua's hand away and rushed towards Old Lady Liu.

The old lady Liu was walking on a small path, with a patch of land about half a person's height below. Liu Fu rushed over without paying any attention and bumped into the old lady Liu, catching her off guard.

The grandmother and grandson fell directly onto the ground below. Wu Xiaohua quickly peeked out and saw something terrible!

Besides the two people lying on the ground crying in pain, there was also a piece of jade that had been smashed to pieces. She felt a sudden darkness before her eyes, her body became unsteady, and she fell down as well.

Now all three of them are lying down, and no one is left out.