Chapter 12 The Money for Breaking into the Second Son's House

Liu Shiping had no choice but to continue working in front of the shop.

The noise startled Liu Jianmei and Liu Jianli upstairs. When they came down, they felt like the sky had fallen!

But they could only watch silently, not daring to say anything.

If my second sister-in-law comes back and sees that my mother smashed their door, who knows what kind of trouble she'll cause.

Zhao Fengxiu glanced back at them, then went inside to search the house. She ransacked the place, then used pliers to pry open the lock on the box under their bed. Sure enough, there was a bankbook and some loose change inside!

The amount is quite substantial; there's over 2,500 in the savings account and over 100 in loose change!

Zhao Fengxiu was so angry that her eyes turned red.

Liu Jianguo married Lin Jingyi less than six years ago, and they have three children. During this time, Lin Jingyi has not worked and has been staying at home taking time off!

Only Liu Jianguo worked as a primary school teacher in the town after graduation, earning a monthly salary of just over 30 yuan!

Even if they didn't eat or drink anything, their savings over the past five years would be at most 1,800 or 1,900 yuan!

Besides, they have a family of five who need to eat, drink, raise children, and occasionally go out to play.

During holidays and festivals, Zhao Fengxiu would also give subsidies to Lin Jingyi's family. Over the years, Zhao Fengxiu clearly saw that Lin Jingyi's mother wore bright gold necklaces and bracelets!

Her father even brought home case after case of liquor!

My parents never stopped providing me with clothes and food every season!

Lin Jingyi doesn't work. Over the years, when her children need money, she only occasionally helps out at the oil pressing shop and steals some of it.

Since Zhao Fengxiu started checking the account books, she had always turned a blind eye. She knew they were stealing, but she didn't know they had stolen so much!

No wonder the accounts at the family's oil pressing shop never matched the figures.

As a primary school teacher, Liu Jianguo's usual benefits were nothing more than oil and rice provided by the school. How could he and his three children, Lin Jingyi, have saved more than 2,500 yuan in savings over the years without eating or drinking?

There couldn't possibly be that many!

Zhao Fengxiu grew angrier the more she thought about it. She grabbed the money, took her savings book, and left.

She knew that Lin Jingyi would be taking her three children to her parents' home today and bringing them some things, which is why she dared to so blatantly break into the lock.

Zhao Fengxiu deposited more than 2,500 yuan into her savings account. She already had more than 3,000 yuan, so she suddenly had more than 2,000 yuan more!

Nowadays, deposits and withdrawals are instantaneous, and there are no passwords for the passbooks. She suddenly felt like she had struck gold!

Suddenly becoming rich made me feel much better.

After depositing the money, Zhao Fengxiu returned without a word, hiding the passbook very well, so that even Liu Shiping didn't know about it, and then continued to check the oil pressing shop's ledger.

Liu Shiping saw through Zhao Fengxiu's actions but said nothing and continued to manage the shop.

Liu Jianmei and Liu Jianli were already waiting at the door, acting as if nothing had happened!

This oil pressing shop is at the end of the street, with its front and back doors facing each other, but they are quite far apart. You can hear some of it if you shout loudly, but it's not very clear.

There was a side road nearby, with only a few people passing by.

Liu Jianguo went to the school for a meeting today to prepare for the start of the new semester in the next few days.

Lin Jingyi didn't return with her three children until 4 p.m. She had nothing to do and planned to go back to her room to rest, since Liu Shiping and Zhao Fengxiu were both at the shop today, and she didn't dare to do anything.

Just as Lin Jingyi was about to go back inside, she suddenly noticed that the door lock had been broken!

Terrified, she screamed and ran inside to check for a while. Then, she ran out crying and shouted to Liu Shiping at the door, "Dad! A thief broke into the house! Waaah... Which thief was so brazen? Did you see him?"

Liu Jianmei, Liu Jianli...

As soon as she asked the question, Lin Jingyi followed their gaze and looked at Zhao Fengxiu, who was organizing account books in the small room next door.

Lin Jingyi was startled and immediately screamed and rushed over!

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In the evening, the area in front of this peanut oil shop was crowded with people.

Liu Jianguo also returned from school, and the three Liu brothers were also on the street preparing to come over. They hadn't finished putting up the remaining posters, so they planned to finish them after dinner tonight, since they didn't have anything else to do anyway.

However, they felt a great sense of accomplishment when they heard many people on the way speaking ill of the Chen family.

Solving the eldest sister's scandal meant solving the Liu family's scandal, and they stood up straighter after that.

Little did they know, a major event had occurred in their home!

Lin Jingyi knelt in front of the store and wailed, and her three children cried with her.

A group of onlookers and spectators had no idea what had happened. No matter how they asked Lin Jingyi, she wouldn't say anything; she just kept crying!

Knowing that Liu Jianguo and the others had returned, Lin Jingyi ran over with a cry of surprise, “Jianguo, do you know what? Mom is so cruel! She actually broke into our room and stole our money! All our money is gone, all gone! Waaah…”

Lin Jingyi cried her heart out, hitting Liu Jianguo with her fist.

Liu Jianguo glanced at the gazes of those around him, as well as the eyes of Liu Shiping and the others, and seemed to understand something yet also seemed not to understand!

Lin Jingyi in front of me was crying so hard she was almost exhausted, sobbing and her eyes were red and swollen!

She had clearly been crying for quite some time.

Before Liu Jianguo could ask for clarification, a bystander said, "Liu Jianguo! Something big has happened to your family. Your wife said that your mother took a lot of money from your family and even broke into your house."

“Your wife has been crying for almost two hours, just waiting for you to come back and uphold justice.”

"On one side is my mother, on the other is my wife, how am I supposed to tell them apart!"

"But this mother is really inhumane. She actually broke the child's door lock and took the child's money!"

Others disagreed, saying, "But Liu Jianguo's wife hasn't worked all these years. They have three children; where would they get so much money for food and other necessities?"

"Yes! Liu Jianguo is a teacher at our primary school. He earns at most 30 yuan a month. How much can he save?"

"But why was his wife crying so bitterly?"

"Who knows? After all, the whole family lives under one roof, so friction is inevitable. Even if no money was taken, no matter how much money was taken, picking the lock is still wrong!"

“Zhao Fengxiu is very good to this child, and he even has some savings. Shouldn’t the whole family manage the money together? How can the eldest son save money?”

The onlookers had various opinions, and Lin Jingyi kept crying.

Liu Jianguo thought for a moment, then looked at Zhao Fengxiu and said, "Mom, what are you doing? Why are you trying to pick our locks? You took our money, how can you treat us like this?"

Didn't you just get 2,000 yuan from the Chen family? Why are you so short of money again?

Upon hearing Liu Jianguo's words, Liu Jianbang's children all looked at Zhao Fengxiu, waiting for her to give an explanation.

Seeing his wife crying so hard, Liu Jianguo stubbornly continued, "Mom! You need to give me an explanation!"

Zhao Fengxiu remained in the small room with her head down, flipping through the account books. No one dared to approach; they simply watched from afar.

In the afternoon, Lin Jingyi screamed and tried to attack her. Zhao Fengxiu was about to throw punches when Liu Shiping, Liu Jianmei, and Liu Jianli stopped Lin Jingyi, preventing a fight from breaking out.

Zhao Fengxiu had already scolded Lin Jingyi that afternoon. Knowing she was in the wrong, she sat down by the door and cried until now!