When Xia Lei was arrested, some people who had to go to work went home for dinner, while quite a few villagers gathered to watch.
It's no wonder the villagers think this way. These days, everyone has a hard time making ends meet. If they can manage to eat their fill every day by carefully budgeting, that's already considered pretty good.
It's truly unexpected that Xia Lei's family, who seem so innocent, have hidden so many valuable things.
The large yellow croaker, the antique mirror, and the sparkling jewelry, not to mention the large sums of money Xia Lei mentioned at the end.
Good heavens, this is a thick stack of papers, probably a thousand or two!
They've never seen so much unity before!
No wonder Liu Yinyin didn't do any work, and only Xia Lei was working.
Even if he could earn ten work points a day, it wouldn't be enough for the mother and her two children.
It turns out that they were undermining the country by secretly selling cultural relics and making so much money that they lived a life of luxury without relying on those ten work points.
The villagers pointed and whispered about Liu Yinyin, thinking that her beautiful and carefree appearance was built on money.
Feeling the stares of those around her, Liu Yinyin bit her lip and took Xia Xi's hand. "Let's go home."
She closed the door, shutting out the sounds as well, and two lines of tears streamed down Liu Yinyin's face.
She knew that Xia Lei had always had his own profitable business, and she vaguely guessed what was going on. She was terrified for a while, but no one noticed at all. In addition, she had also obtained a lot of large yellow croakers and that jade seal, so no one paid attention to them.
Only then did Liu Yinyin feel relieved and dare to act boldly.
But I didn’t expect…
It's only been a few years, and the truth has already come out.
Liu Yinyin was heartbroken. Those large yellow croakers and jade antiques were her savings accumulated over many years, and now they were all gone. How could Liu Yinyin feel at ease?
She took the child directly into the house. The police took a lot of things, but the jade seal was not in the box. In addition, Xia Lei later confessed that the plate was also found, so the police did not continue the search.
Liu Yinyin found the small box that was used to store the jade seal and carefully examined it.
The exquisitely carved five-clawed dragon coils around, its eyes gleaming, as if it has been looking down upon the world with such arrogance for thousands of years.
As long as this thing is still here and hasn't been taken away, that's fine.
Liu Yinyin breathed a deep sigh of relief, but couldn't help blaming Xia Lei for being too careless. He hadn't managed to outmaneuver Zhou Mingli and Jiang Ci, but instead had dragged their entire family into the mess.
"Mom, was Dad arrested?" Xia Xi asked Liu Yinyin, looking up at her.
Liu Yinyin's tears fell again, "It's okay, your dad will be alright."
She needs to go to the police station, and Xia Lei needs to give her some advice on what to do next.
...
After Jiang Ci returned home, a huge weight was lifted off her shoulders.
At least they no longer have to worry about Xia Lei plotting against them all the time.
The two children got off their bicycles and ran into the house. Zhou Mingli had only been asleep for less than an hour, and the whispering of Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao was constantly ringing in his ears.
"White Rabbit milk candy is so delicious! I wonder when I can have another one."
"I ate half of it, and there's still half left." Zhou Miao stretched out her little hand, still holding the White Rabbit milk candy wrapper, with half a milk candy inside.
Zhou Yang's eyes widened when he saw it. "Can I lick it?"
Zhou Miao put the candy away, pouting, and said, "I'm not giving it to you. This is for Mom and Dad."
Zhou Yang pouted even higher than her, and said in a wronged tone, "If you won't let me eat, then don't let me see it."
The little girl, Miaomiao, whimpered and struggled to climb onto the bed, came to Zhou Mingli's side, and tried to stuff the half-eaten candy into Zhou Mingli's mouth.
Exhausted and sleepy, Zhou Mingli was awakened by her little movements. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a little kid constantly poking him with her little hands.
"What are you doing?" His voice was quite hoarse.
"Uncle Zhou gave me this milk candy," Zhou Miao said proudly. "I only ate half of it; I'm leaving the other half for Mom and Dad!"
Jiang Ci had just washed her hands and returned to her room when she heard this.
She turned her head slightly to look at Zhou Miao.
Zhou Miao is different from Zhou Yang. She is often exploited by "Jiang Ci" and has become accustomed to giving to Zhou Yang and eating the least amount of food.
She's already used to sharing.
After these days of physical discipline and strict discipline, Zhou Yang has become much more obedient. Even if he is tempted by something in Zhou Miao's hand, he will not snatch it. He also knows that his mother no longer favors him.
Zhou Miao, however, was not so easily persuaded.
No one can say that it's wrong for a child to like sharing.
But the fact that she can say no to people who try to take her things is a step forward.
Zhou Mingli met Zhou Miao's expectant gaze, then lowered his eyes and saw the half-eaten candy.
Um……
It was too hot, and some of the liquid melted, making it look rather unsightly on her little hands.
Seeing that such a child could restrain his desire to eat and leave half a piece for them, Zhou Mingli's gaze softened as he looked at Zhou Miao.
He said calmly, "Give it to your mother. I don't like sweets."
Zhou Miao exclaimed in surprise. She had specially saved it for her parents, but her father wasn't eating it.
The little guy was a bit disappointed.
She struggled to get out of bed and went to find her mother.
Upon bumping into someone at the door, Zhou Miao raised her hand high again, "Mom! Here! You eat!"
Jiang Ci smiled and patted her head, took the half-candy from her, and opened her mouth.
Zhou Miao obediently opened her mouth, "Ah—"
Jiang Ci stuffed the half of the milk candy that Zhou Miao was reluctant to eat into her mouth.
Zhou Yang's lips were so pouting, as he watched longingly, hoping to get a taste.
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