"They were quite polite, they even apologized to you."

Shen Heng made sarcastic remarks from the side, which earned him a glare from Bai Jiaojiao.

They waited outside for about half an hour before Bai Shibao came out.

He came out with his head down, like a stray dog.

"Bai Shibao, over here!"

Bai Shihai called his name, and Bai Shibao, hearing his brother calling him, immediately turned around.

"Big brother!"

Bai Shibao walked over and burst into tears: "Brother, I'll never do it again."

Bai Shibao was genuinely terrified. He overheard the police officer at the station telling him that Wang Qiumei's father had been reselling gold worth a full eight thousand yuan.

With such a large sum of money involved, the police station told him to give a proper explanation, or they would take him away and execute him.

Bai Shihai scolded, "Look at yourself! How dare you cry? Go home first! You should thank your brother-in-law this time, you know? He's the one who got you out of there, otherwise your life would be over!"

Bai Shibao immediately thanked Shen Heng, who shook his head and said, "It's nothing, you're Jiaojiao's third brother."

Shen Heng wasn't one to say nice things, so Bai Jiaojiao said, "Third Brother, we're all family, let's not worry about these things. Let's go home first, it's quite cold, and Dad and Sister-in-law are still worried at home."

"Why."

Four people on two bicycles rode home like that.

The news that Bai Shibao had been arrested by the police station spread throughout the village because a phone call was made to the brigade headquarters.

When they returned, it was just after lunch break and everyone was going back to work. When the villagers saw them, they couldn't help but ask, "Bozi, what happened to you? Why are you back?"

"None of your mother's business, get out!"

That person was clearly just there to watch the show, and he was driven away by Shen Heng's words.

Bai Jiaojiao said to an aunt, "My third brother was watching the commotion outside when he was mistakenly arrested. We explained it to him and brought him back. It's alright now, thanks for your concern."

Rumors are the most dangerous thing. If we don't clarify them quickly, who knows what kind of reputation Bai Shibao will have?

They brought Bai Shibao home in half a day, and it was obvious that it wasn't anything serious. Those who were just watching the spectacle found it uninteresting and stopped asking questions.

The four returned to the Bai family home and found Bai Shiqing sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed) clutching her stomach.

Bai Zhiman's initial worry turned into anger the moment he saw Bai Shibao: "Bai Shibao, what on earth have you been doing?"

If Bai Shibao comes back, then everything is fine.

This brat is making me worry so much; I'm no father if I don't give him a good talking to.

Bai Shihai jumped out of the car: "Bai Shibo is quite capable now."

"Brother Hai, what's wrong with Bozi?"

Deng Min had no interest in going to work and stayed home waiting for their news.

"Let him tell me himself, let's see if he has the nerve to say it!"

After Bai Shihai finished speaking, he went into the kitchen and saw that Deng Min had indeed left food for them. He brought it out and called to Shen Heng and Bai Jiaojiao, "Let's ignore him and come up to the kang to eat."

"Oh, right, you guys probably didn't have time to eat, right? I saved some for you."

Deng Min went to help Bai Shihai tidy up, while Bai Jiaojiao and the other woman stayed for dinner.

Bai Shibao sat in front of the kang (a heated brick bed) and recounted how he had been arrested that day.

"After I finished selling my things today, I went to Wangjiazui."

"Wangjiazui? What are you going to Wangjiazui for? Haven't you broken up with that family yet?!" Bai Shiqing exploded as soon as she heard the name Wangjiazui.

"Let him finish speaking. It's too early to get angry now," Bai Shihai said.

Deng Min frowned and pinched Bai Shihai, then said to Bai Shiqing, "Shiqing, you have a child with you. If you get sick from getting angry here, how will we explain it to your in-laws?"

Bai Shiqing calmed herself down and said, "Go on!"

Bai Shibao said, "Aunt Wang said that Uncle Wang was doing something at the village entrance and forgot something, so she asked me to help him get it. So I ran an errand for him... It turned out to be a gold ingot."

"Gold ingots?" Bai Zhiman immediately understood. "Did they get caught when they sold the gold?"

"Um."

Bai Shiqing almost fainted when she heard this. Luckily, Bai Shibao was standing right in front of her, otherwise she would have been worried to death.

"Why weren't you sentenced to death?! Why were you allowed to come back with me?"

Bai Zhiman was also speaking out of anger. If Bai Shibao were really sentenced to death, he would be in tears again.

Bai Shibao lowered his head: "It was my brother-in-law who helped me find him. I will definitely repay him in the future."

"Third Brother, I told you there's no need to say that," Bai Jiaojiao said immediately.

Bai Zhiman said, "Jiaojiao, that's not how it works. Your third brother must repay this debt of gratitude. Kid, our Bai family owes you. If you ever need anything in the future, just let us know, and we'll do whatever we can to help!"

Shen Heng put down his chopsticks: "Could you ask your daughter to pay it back?"

Bai Zhiman was stunned and didn't even react.

Bai Jiaojiao looked at Shen Heng's teasing eyes and reached out to pat him.

He doesn't even behave properly at his father-in-law's house!

Shen Heng said, "Look at me, this is how I get bullied. You don't believe me even if I tell you."

The young couple were flirting, and Bai Zhiman was too embarrassed to respond.

He turned to Bai Shibao and said, "What are you still standing here for? Go to Wangjiazu and comfort your girlfriend! Her father probably won't be able to get out, right? How can a family be without a man? It would be perfect for you to go and live with them!"

"Father, I really know I was wrong."

Bai Shibao knelt before Bai Zhiman: "I shouldn't have kept it from you and continued to meet with Xiaomei."

"Give me back Xiaomei! Give me back Xiaomei!" Bai Shiqing jumped off the kang and kicked him several times.

"Second sister, I really will never contact her again."

Bai Shibao now truly understands that Wang Qiumei didn't say a single word in his defense at the police station. On the contrary, his brother and sister, though angry, were still trying to stand up for him.

On the way, Bai Shihai relayed to him what Wang's mother had said at the police station entrance. She was completely different from the Wang Aunt he usually interacted with. Bai Shibo couldn't help but feel that Wang Qiumei was also lying to him.

"You absolutely must not! You must contact her, so she won't hate me in the future!" Bai Shiqing said sarcastically. Now that Bai Shibao was back, she felt relieved and started to walk out.

"Sister, let me take you."

Bai Shibao followed eagerly, and Bai Shiqing slapped him twice, but he still managed to walk away with her help.

Bai Zhiman shook his head: "How could such a thing have been born?"

"Father, even heroes can't resist the charms of a beautiful woman, and it's understandable given Bozi's age," Deng Min advised.

"You should speak up for him." Bai Zhiman never used a harsh tone with his daughter-in-law.

“Dad, Third Brother is at home. I’m worried that Wang Qiumei will come looking for him again. He says he won’t contact her, but if she does, will he be able to resist?”

After listening to Bai Shibao's account, Bai Jiaojiao realized that the family had definitely planned to call Bai Shibao over, involve him in a transaction, drag him into it, and force him to work with them.

This kind of person definitely has ulterior motives.

"Then what can we do? Can we exile him to the frontier?" Bai Zhiman thought about it.