Chapter 19 Shen Qingqing Comes to Cause Trouble
That evening, around 9 p.m., Uncle Zhong quietly returned to the Jiang family's old house carrying a burlap sack.
What shocked Jiang Si was not the contents of the sack, but where Uncle Zhong got the sack from?
Uncle Zhong didn't hide it; he had long disliked Shen Xiuwen, so he brought him along on purpose when he went out.
I originally just wanted to find an opportunity to trick him and teach him a lesson, but I didn't expect it to work out so well by accident.
“Miss Sisi, you guessed perfectly well, this guy really does have another place to stay.”
"That small courtyard is a stand-alone house, and it looks quite old."
“These were all found in the cellar. I saw he was carrying a briefcase when he left, so he must have taken quite a lot.”
As he spoke, Uncle Zhong opened the sack, revealing the bright yellow croaker inside.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing that she was frowning and not speaking, her third uncle asked, "Is something wrong?"
Jiang Si nodded and voiced her doubts: "He had a lot of money with him when he left, so he should have had enough to tide him over."
"I'm wondering if he went to retrieve the gold late at night to try and pull strings to get someone out of trouble?"
After pondering for a moment, Third Uncle also felt that this was the most likely possibility.
The current bank's gold buyback price is 3.04 yuan per gram, while the black market price is at least double that. If Shen Xiuwen really wants to protect Lin Yueru, this amount of money is enough.
"That won't do."
Jiang Si had worked so hard to achieve what she had today, how could she possibly let him ruin her plans?
"How about I find a few people..." Third Uncle made a gesture of wielding a knife.
Jiang Si thought about it and shook her head. She did want to deal with her scumbag father, but it wasn't worth it if it dragged down the people around her.
"Third Uncle, we don't need to do it ourselves, I have a way."
As she spoke, she took out a pen and paper and quickly wrote a letter of complaint.
The reasons don't matter; what matters is that those people think it's profitable.
"Uncle Zhong, I'll need your help to make this trip for me again tomorrow morning."
"Don't worry, Miss Sisi, I've got it covered."
...
When Jiang Si woke up again, the sun was already high in the sky. She was awakened by a familiar sound of cursing.
Judging from the voice, it sounds like Shen Qingqing.
At this moment, Shen Qingqing's eyes were bloodshot, and she was pounding on the iron gate like a madwoman.
She was released early this morning.
The first thing she did after leaving was head straight to the cotton mill.
Yesterday she had a vague feeling that something was wrong, and sure enough, when she went to inquire, she found out that Jiang Si's job had been transferred to someone else a few days ago!
On her way back, she went to the bank again.
When Shen Qingqing learned that all the savings under her and her daughter's names had been withdrawn, the string of reason in her mind completely snapped.
"Jiang Si, you liar who doesn't keep his word, you'll die a horrible death!"
"Stop hiding in there like a coward, get out here right now!"
"What kind of business is it for you to bring this old geezer out when it's between us?"
"If you don't give me an explanation today, I'll kill myself right here! Jiang Si, you come out here—"
"Hey, young comrade, don't get agitated. Let's talk things out. Don't be so quick to threaten suicide."
Hearing the commotion, the neighbors all gathered around in twos and threes.
Some people offered advice, while others secretly grumbled to themselves.
Has the Jiang family been having some bad luck lately? Why are they fighting every other day?
"Aunties, you've come at the right time! Please help me judge this. How can she bully people like this?"
While crying, Shen Qingqing revealed that Jiang Si had taken 1,000 yuan from her but then transferred the job to someone else.
“If she doesn’t want to transfer this job to me, she can just say so.”
"But she clearly took the money, and now she's transferred the job to someone else. Isn't that harming me?"
Seeing Shen Qingqing crying so sadly, and hearing her reasonable explanation, everyone's emotions unconsciously tipped in her favor.
"If you put it that way, what Comrade Jiang did was indeed a bit unethical."
“1,000 yuan is a lot of money. Since you’ve taken the money, you should transfer the job to her.”
"That's right. We've lived together for so many years, how can we do things like this?"
The third uncle was so angry that his face turned ashen, and he was about to open his mouth to explain for Jiang Si.
Jiang Si came out of the house.
He was also holding a large megaphone.
After clearing her throat, she turned the speaker volume up to the maximum.
"Dear neighbors, everyone says that family scandals should not be aired in public. I originally did not want to talk about their rotten people and their rotten deeds."
"But some people are like pigs that aren't afraid of boiling water. They do such shameless things and still insist on showing off in front of me. Then I don't need to give them any face!"
"I'm sure everyone knows that our house was broken into a couple of days ago."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
I heard they emptied their house of everything.
Jiang Si took in everyone's reactions and continued.
"We only learned from the police yesterday that the mastermind behind this was actually Lin Yueru, who is Shen Qingqing's biological mother!"
"She colluded with her nephew from her maternal family to steal all our belongings!"
What?
Before everyone could even process the first piece of gossip, Jiang Si struck while the iron was hot and threw out the second.
"Furthermore, Shen Qingqing's aunt said in person yesterday that Lin Yueru used dishonest means to get into my father's bed back then."
"If you think about it, my mom was less than six months pregnant at that time."
"In other words, Lin Yueru knowingly seduced a married man."
"And Shen Qingqing and her brother are the illegitimate children born from their affair!"
At this point, Jiang Si looked directly at Shen Qingqing: "I didn't beat you to death, that's because I'm kind. Where did you get the nerve to bark at me like a dog?"
"Also, you just said you gave me 1,000 yuan. May I ask where you got this money from?"
"Don't forget, when your mother married into the family, your maternal family didn't even give her a pair of socks as part of her dowry."
“Your mother hasn’t worked a single day in all these years. Everything she eats, drinks, uses, and spends comes from the Jiang family!”
"So now you're using our family's money to buy my job. Your family really knows how to play the game!"
"I've said everything I wanted to say. I admit I didn't give her the job at the cotton mill, but I have a clear conscience!"
After saying that, Jiang Si put away the megaphone, walked straight up to Shen Qingqing, and slapped her hard across the face.
"This slap was given on behalf of my mother."
"Blame your mother for cheating on you. As her daughter, you deserved this slap!"
"Smack—"
"This slap was a slap I gave myself."
"You know how much you've taken from me, both openly and secretly, over the years."
After two slaps, Shen Qingqing's face swelled up instantly.
However, not a single person present spoke up for her, and their gazes towards her were filled with contempt and disdain.
All I can say is that she deserved it all!
Having vented her anger and explained everything that needed explaining, Jiang Si ignored the gossip outside and helped her third uncle back into the house.
"Jiang Si, you bitch, I will never let you get away with this!"
Shen Qingqing clenched her fists, her eyes fixed on Jiang Si's back.
However, Jiang Si didn't even turn her head.
Does making threats work?
Shen Qingqing has been pampered in the Jiang family for so many years. If she goes to the countryside, she probably won't be able to stay for even a second. It's only 68 years old now. If she wants to go back to the city... she'll just have to wait it out!
"sister--"
After an unknown amount of time, the Shen brothers, Qingyue and Qingyue, came looking for them.
Seeing Shen Qingqing's blank expression and the two very clear handprints on her face, her eyes instantly reddened.
"Was it that bitch who hit you?"
"Sister, say something!"
After a long while, Shen Qingqing came to her senses and suddenly became agitated, "Where's Dad? Where is Dad?"
Her father loves her the most, he'll definitely find a way to keep her in the city.
If all else fails... I'll just head south to Hong Kong tomorrow!
As for her mother, judging from the police's words, she will be sentenced to at least ten years in prison.
They are in dire straits themselves, so they can only ask her to stay inside for a while.
But what the brothers said next shattered Shen Qingqing's hopes.
"Sis, Dad's been arrested!"
"This morning, several members of the Red Committee came to check the rooms, and they found the 'big yellow croaker' in Dad's bag..."
“They said that Dad was hiding gold and was a ‘capitalist roader.’ These are all strong evidence of his crimes of exploiting the working people.”
Shen Qing'an also cried out loudly, "They also took everything from us."
"How could this happen..." Shen Qingqing's legs went weak and she almost fell to the ground.
Shen Qingyue remembered Shen Xiuwen's instructions before he left and quickly replied.
"Dad told us to settle down at Uncle Liu's old house first, there are still some things in there."
"Dad also said that if he didn't come out in three days, we should call Uncle Liu."
Hearing that Shen Xiuwen had other plans, Shen Qingqing finally felt less panicked.
Uncle Liu and his brother are both Dad's confidants; they certainly won't abandon me.
"Walk!"
The three of them went to the address.
As a result, they searched the Liu family's house from noon until evening, but not only did they fail to find what Shen Xiuwen had mentioned, they were also taken away by the police.
The person who called the police was an elderly man who lived near the Liu family's house.
It all started when he overheard a noise in the courtyard and, thinking a thief had broken into the Liu family's house, immediately called the police.
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