As soon as they entered the alley, they saw Old Lady Lin and her sister-in-law.
One of them was wiping away tears, while the other squatted at the gate of the Jiang family's house with a blank expression.
"Mom, sister-in-law, what brings you here?" Lin Yueru frowned.
She is the third child in her family, with older brothers and sisters and younger brothers and sisters.
With more children, they become less rare.
Besides, in this day and age, every family dotes on the eldest child and loves the youngest, leaving the middle child to suffer.
That's right, Lin Yueru is the one who gets bullied at home.
Therefore, after marrying Shen Xiuwen, Lin Yueru was very clear about matters concerning her family.
Normally, I try not to reply to messages, but if I can't avoid it, I just keep complaining when I go back.
She wouldn't have chosen her nephew if she hadn't been unable to find a suitable candidate this time.
Seeing their expressions of utter despair, Lin Yueru couldn't help but have doubts.
Could it be that Baozhu, that idiot, messed things up?
Just as she was thinking this, the next second, as if she had found her pillar of support, Grandma Lin grabbed her hand.
With snot and tears streaming down her face, she wailed, "Yueru, you're the most capable one in our family! You have to save Baozhu this time, no matter what!"
"He's so young, he hasn't even had a chance to carry on the Lin family line yet. If he's gone like this, how will I face your father in the afterlife?"
Lin Yueru knew immediately that things were over, but at this moment she could only pretend to be calm.
"Mom, don't panic. What happened to Baozhu?"
A hint of impatience flashed across Shen Xiuwen's face; he looked down on his father-in-law's family from the bottom of his heart.
She used to think he was poor and refused to let Yue Ru marry him.
Later, seeing that he had become the son-in-law of the Jiang family, she shamelessly sent her daughter to his bed.
If it weren't for his genuine love for Yue Ru, and the fact that Yue Ru was pregnant with his child, he would have found the Lin family members utterly disgusting!
I glanced around and thankfully no one was there, otherwise I would have been incredibly embarrassed.
"Alright, Mom, stop crying. Let's go inside and talk about it."
As he spoke, he took the key out of his pocket.
After trying for a long time, the key just wouldn't go in.
Looking down, I realized that the locks in my house seemed to have been changed...
Lin's eldest daughter-in-law, also known as Baozhu's mother, is an impatient person and doesn't have time for beating around the bush.
Every minute that is wasted means one more minute of suffering for her son, Baozhu.
Knowing that her sister-in-law was neither in charge nor able to make decisions, she directly sought help from Shen Xiuwen.
"Brother-in-law, my Baozhu has been arrested by the police..."
"You know Baozhu. He's timid and cares a lot about his reputation."
"If it weren't for those street thugs egging him on, he would never have stolen anything!"
"Please, I'm begging you, please think of a way to get them out of here, okay?"
"I only have one son, I can't watch him die!"
With each word spoken by Lin's eldest sister-in-law, Lin Yueru's heart sank a little further.
The remaining people were also shocked when they heard this!
Shen Qingqing reacted quickly.
Judging from what my aunt said, they only knew that my cousin had been arrested for stealing, but they probably didn't know whose house he had stolen from, otherwise they wouldn't have come here.
The most urgent thing now is to get her away as soon as possible and prevent her from saying anything inappropriate here.
So Shen Qingqing quickly stepped forward and helped her up.
"Aunt, don't worry, my cousin's situation isn't that serious—"
"It's not that serious!"
"The police said they emptied the house and the amount of money involved is huge. Even if they don't get shot, they'll still be sentenced to more than ten years of hard labor!"
What?
Shen Qingqing could hardly believe what she was hearing.
He... he emptied his house?
How dare he!
Lin Yueru was also stunned. The mother and daughter looked at each other and both saw the word "disbelief" in each other's eyes!
Shen Xiuwen sneered inwardly; he knew that their family coming here would bring no good news!
"Sister-in-law, it's not that I'm unwilling to help you, it's just that Baozhu has made a huge mess this time."
"Think about it, who has an easy life these days?"
"He came up and emptied the house. How is that any different from murder for money?"
"Xiuwen, you can't just not help..."
Just as Old Lady Lin began to sing, Shen Xiuwen once again ruthlessly refused.
"It's not that we don't want to help, it's that we can't!"
“Right now, the whole country is making examples of exemplary cases. At this critical juncture, who would dare to show favoritism?”
"Mom, don't blame me, your son-in-law is just that capable."
"I also advise you: don't rush into treatment when you're desperate."
"It wouldn't be good if this matter affected the younger brothers and sisters!"
That makes sense, but Lin Baozhu is, after all, the eldest grandson of the Lin family.
As the old saying goes, the youngest son and the eldest grandson are the lifeblood of an old person. How could Old Mrs. Lin really ignore them?
"Xiuwen, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have judged people so skeptically before. I really know I was wrong."
"Even if you don't care about the monk, please help us this time out of respect for Yue Ru, okay?"
"In the end, we are all family. Even if we break bones, we are still connected by tendons."
"If something happens to your maternal uncle's family, it will affect Qingqing's marriage and the marriage prospects of Qingyue and Qing'an. Don't you think so?"
Old Mrs. Lin's words had a double meaning.
It both humbled its stance and implied a threat.
In the past, Shen Xiuwen might have considered these things.
But right now, they're going to Hong Kong in two months, and Jiang Si is going to Heilongjiang Province next week for a rural trip.
Trying to blackmail him with this is a joke!
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