Instantly, their eyes lit up as they looked behind the newcomer.
Seeing that there was nothing behind the old man, he couldn't help but feel disappointed.
However, I immediately thought: maybe they came with money and tickets.
After all, these two items are small and don't take up much space; they can be easily carried in a pocket.
With that thought in mind, the two looked expectantly at the man in military uniform at the door.
With expectant looks in their eyes, the communications soldier pulled a few pages of paper from his pocket and handed them to the two men:
"Hello, I have been entrusted by Comrade Ruan Miaomiao to come and ask you to return the money and items that she was cheated out of by your family."
Considering your house has been burglarized before, you only need to repay the equivalent value; the money and valuables combined will come to just over a thousand!
"What?"
"What did you say?"
"Isn't Ruan Miaomiao my daughter-in-law? What's wrong with her bringing me some things?"
"Oh, I see. Did Commander Ruan send you?"
"So what if Commander Ruan is a division commander? This is a new society now. Chairman Mao advocates freedom of love. How can you stick to feudal practices and try to break up a couple?"
“Go back and tell Commander Ruan that I disagree with his feudal and old-fashioned approach!”
...
The communications soldier's face darkened instantly as he watched the two bickering and cursing. He stepped forward, using his height advantage to intimidate them, his tone full of threat:
"This has nothing to do with Commander Ruan!"
While your son Shen Qingming was dating Comrade Ruan Miaomiao, he was also dating Comrade Zhao Xiuyun.
It was your son Shen Qingming who was having illicit relationships and had questionable conduct. After Comrade Ruan Miaomiao discovered this, she decisively broke up with him and tried to recover the money and valuables that Shen Qingming had swindled from her during their relationship, totaling more than 1,000 yuan.
Your son, Shen Qingming, has also admitted it; his signature is on this detailed list. You can take it and verify it item by item!
The communications soldier was annoyed by what Qin Xiang'e and her husband had said earlier, feeling that those words would damage the division commander's image. He spoke loudly, intentionally letting the neighbors who had come out to watch the commotion know the truth of the matter.
Shen Zesheng, who always cared about his reputation, turned gloomy.
Qin Xiang'e felt uneasy under everyone's gaze, but she still kept shouting:
"I didn't know about this. They're just young people dating, why should we adults interfere?"
Since Shen Qingming admitted it, then you should go and collect the debt from Shen Qingming. Why are you coming to us?
Does the fact that Ruan Miaomiao's father is a division commander give him the right to use his power to coerce people like this?
Upon hearing that Qin Xiang'e was again trying to damage the division commander's reputation through public opinion, the communications soldier shouted sternly:
"Comrade, I'm warning you, slandering soldiers can lead to legal consequences."
This isn't about whether you're a teacher or not; it's about your family swindling money and valuables from an innocent girl. If you don't return them, I'll report you to the police.
Don't say it has nothing to do with you. It's clearly written here who took each item. Your whole family participated in deceiving Comrade Ruan Miaomiao, and your share was much larger than Comrade Shen Qingming's. Logically and morally, you should all pay back the money!"
As the communications soldier said this, he also passed those few pages of paper around to the neighbors to read.
Just now, Shen Zesheng only glanced at it and confirmed that the list was correct; it did indeed contain things that his family had tricked into giving away to Ruan Miaomiao.
But who would want to return something they've obtained through their own trickery?
What's more, these things have all been stolen now, how are we going to pay them back?
However, the neighbors had already started talking about it:
"Oh my, Xiang'e, is it true that the bicycle your eldest son is riding was tricked into giving to him by his girlfriend by your second son?"
"I knew it! Bicycle tickets are so hard to come by, how did you get them?"
"Zesheng, so the watch on your wrist was also tricked into giving it to you by your second son using his sexuality?"
Didn't you say it was bought for you by your eldest son with his salary after he started working?
At the time, I was so envious of you for raising such a good son; you saved up enough money to buy you a watch after only a year of working!
"Xiang'e..."
The neighbors recognized the items on the paper and began to criticize the two men.
They hadn't noticed it when they took it, but now that so many people had pointed it out to them, Shen Zesheng and Qin Xiang'e were extremely embarrassed, their faces showing utter awkwardness.
Shen Zesheng stared at Qin Xiang'e with a sullen face.
Qin Xiang'e wiped away her tears and began to sob:
“Comrade soldier, the two children had a fight, and these things should indeed be returned. It’s not that we don’t want to return them, but our house was robbed a while ago, and we don’t have the money to pay them back. Do you think it’s possible to discuss with the division commander whether we can pay back ten yuan a month?”
Before the communications soldier could even speak, the surrounding neighbors retorted:
"Oh my, how dare you ask for that? Ten yuan a month, one hundred and twenty yuan a year, are you planning to pay it off in ten years?"
"Your whole family earns over a hundred a month a month, how can you be so shameless?"
...
The communications soldier also refused with a cold face: "Before I came, the division commander said that he could only give your family three days at most to raise the money. After three days, I will come to collect the money. If you are short even one cent, I will apply to your work unit to deduct it directly from your salary every month!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Zesheng and Qin Xiang'e panicked: if this really escalated to their workplace, not only would they be criticized by their superiors, but they might also lose their jobs!
The two were so frightened that they quickly promised to raise the money in three days.
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