Qin Feng ignored the brothers' subtle banter and kept giving Qin Xiaoxiao advice. He had a good plan: as long as Qin Xiaoxiao listened to even a little, that was enough. It didn't matter how many tricks there were, as long as they were effective and could defeat the enemy in one move.

Qin Feng was still waiting for Luo Hongxing to bring him money, but things didn't go as smoothly as Qin Feng had hoped in Qinjiagou.

Luo Hongxing waited for an hour, but there was no sound from any of the rooms. Even the fourth-generation Su family children, who usually cried and made a fuss, were as quiet as chickens.

To put it bluntly, they absolutely refuse to go out, acting as if no one is home.

Luo Hongxing was almost laughing in anger. He glanced mockingly at the Su family elders who were still in a daze, then quickly looked away, slowly stood up, walked to the front door, and said to Aunt Liu, who was waiting outside to see what would happen next, "Have your Mingyu go to the county to report to the police. Here are the keys. Have him ride the team's bicycle there. The sooner he goes, the sooner he should come back."

Luo Hongxing's voice wasn't loud, but everyone in the two side rooms heard him. When Luo Hongxing returned to the eaves and stood next to the two elders of the Su family, the doors of both rooms opened, and the three elders of the Su family looked at Luo Hongxing with smiles on their faces, their eyes full of flattery.

“Accountant Luo, there’s no need to trouble Clerk Liu. Why go all the way to the county for such a small matter? My wife just found ten yuan and asked Accountant Luo to take it to Xiao Xiao.”

Su Laoda handed over the crumpled ten yuan. Luo Hongxing didn't say anything, but smiled and reached out to take it. However, Su Laoda was obviously reluctant to let go, and the two of them started pulling on each other's sides.

Luo Hongxing was afraid of tearing the money in half, so he didn't dare to use too much force. After thinking for a moment, he looked up at Boss Su and said, "Let go."

Su Laoda's eyes flashed with anger, and he wanted to get angry, but after thinking about it, he reluctantly let go of her hand.

"Thank you for your help, Accountant Luo."

Su Laoda lost all enthusiasm and went back to the main room with his hands behind his back.

Su Lao Er and Su Lao Si exchanged a glance, stuffed the money in their hands into Luo Hongxing's hand, and without saying a word, turned around and went back to their own homes.

Having received the money, Luo Hongxing didn't leave but went straight to the third room in the backyard.

In the backyard, Su Zhiyuan sat blankly for more than an hour before he came back to his senses under Wan Guihua's nagging.

"This little one looks quite delicate, but I didn't expect her to be so ruthless. Everyone in the Su family was beaten by her. I saw that the third son's wife's face was all blue and swollen. It seems that her leg was also hit. When I came back just now, she was limping. I don't know if it's broken or not."

I don't know how the Qin family raised such a little monster. I heard that Xiaoxiao had a heart condition when she was born and her health was always poor. Didn't you see how thin she was when she came?

I never expected that after raising it for more than half a year, it would actually recover and now it can even swing a stick and beat people up.

"If she's like this, she'll be able to go to the fields and earn work points in a few days, right? The fourth son doesn't like working in the fields and can't earn work points. If Xiaoxiao can earn work points, that would be good too; at least the young couple won't starve."

Su Zhiyuan understood that his wife wanted Xiaoxiao to work in the fields to earn work points, but she didn't consider that while she couldn't bear to part with her son, the Qin family could bear to part with Qin Xiaoxiao.

A grown man doesn't earn work points and relies on his wife to earn them to support him. Isn't she afraid that the villagers will talk behind Su Lu's back?

Just as Su Zhiyuan was about to speak, he heard a knock on the door.

Su Zhiyuan glanced at Wan Guihua, got up to open the door, and when he saw that it was Luo Hongxing, he made room for him to come in.

After entering the house, Luo Hongxing glanced at Wan Guihua and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, are you packing your things? Are you going to the hospital to see Xiaoxiao?"

Wan Guihua paused, stood up awkwardly, and nodded. "Um, I... I was just thinking about what to buy for Xiaoxiao. I don't know how she is now. If she's not doing well, I'd like to go to the hospital to take care of her for a couple of days."

Luo Hongxing nodded with a smile, "Xiaoxiao is so lucky to have a mother-in-law like you who cares about her so much."

After praising Wan Guihua, Luo Hongxing looked at Su Zhiyuan, no longer paying attention to her increasingly embarrassed expression.

"Zhiyuan, the first, second, and fourth wives each contributed ten yuan, so what about the third wife's share..."

Wan Guihua was taken aback when she heard this. "What? Our third branch is also contributing money? No, Xiaoxiao is our third branch's future daughter-in-law, and this matter is also related to our third branch..."

Just as she was about to say that it had nothing to do with their third branch of the family, Wan Guihua couldn't bring herself to say it when she saw Luo Hongxing's meaningful eyes.

Su Zhiyuan was a sensible man. "Wait a moment."

After saying that, Su Zhiyuan looked at Wan Guihua and said, "Give me ten yuan."

After finishing his sentence, Su Zhiyuan left without waiting for Wan Guihua to give him the change.

A moment later, there was a knock on the door, followed by Su Zhiyuan's voice, "You guys take out five yuan to pay for Xiaoxiao's medical treatment."

After saying that, there was no further sound, followed by footsteps, and then knocking on the door. "Give me ten yuan."

After waiting for a while, Su Zhiyuan returned to the door and shouted, "Second brother, give me five yuan right now, I need to go to the hospital."

Following Su Zhiyuan into the room, Luo Hongxing saw that Su Zhiyuan looked tired and his eyes were bloodshot.

Luo Hongxing sighed silently.

There's no one in this family who's easy to deal with. I used to think my sister-in-law was alright, but now...

well!

No matter how close the relationship is, it won't work if the child isn't your own. The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has been difficult since ancient times. It is said that mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are natural enemies. The ancients were right!

"Why should we pay? We're the ones getting beaten up, aren't we?"

"Five yuan? Where are we supposed to get that kind of money?"

"That's too much! I'm the one who got beaten up. Look how swollen my face is, and my leg was broken. I didn't even want to go to the hospital, and now I have to give her money."

Besides, why do those two restaurants charge five yuan while we charge ten? That's outrageous!

"Shut up and go back now."

"Don't embarrass me, hurry up and find some money."

"If you don't want to go to the police station, then hurry up and give me the money, or else..."

...

The noise outside lasted for a while, then quieted down again. Luo Hongxing sat calmly in his chair without making a sound. Su Zhiyuan and Wan Guihua's expressions were a mixture of embarrassment and anger at his lack of ambition. Finally, they both covered their faces in dejection.

Does the Su family lack money? Yes, but it's always been the elderly Su couple and Su Zhiyuan and his wife who are short of money. The other branches and families all have money, even more than they think.

Over the years, they have used public funds for food, clothing, and other necessities. Apart from working in the fields, they keep the money they earn from odd jobs outside. Over the years, each family has accumulated a considerable amount of savings. Even Su Guo, who got married last, is not short of money.

Five or ten yuan isn't much to them, but they don't want to spend it. Over the years, they've become accustomed to only taking in and not giving out. Asking them to take money out is no different from taking their lives.

Luo Hongxing waited another half hour before the three families finally and reluctantly brought over the money.

After receiving the money, Luo Hongxing didn't stay any longer and rode his bicycle to the county town with Su Zhiyuan.

As for the initial suggestion that Aunt Liu should go to her son Liu Mingyu to report to the police, Aunt Liu didn't care at all, nor did she go home and tell her son. She knew that Luo Hongxing was only telling the Su family.