Chapter 102 The 102nd Melon
Before Wu Ni could speak, Wang Hui sighed, wiped her tears and said, "Master, if you really have the ability, please help our family calculate where the liar who cheated me of my money is now. If you can't figure it out, then don't cheat us of our money. 188 is a huge sum of money for our family now."
Gu Xicao was slightly startled.
Wu Ni's face flushed with anxiety, and she couldn't help but say to Gu Xicao, "Master, my mother-in-law was just joking, don't take it seriously. We really believe in your ability."
"You're joking, I'm serious."
Wang Hui clearly wanted to embarrass her daughter-in-law on purpose. She glanced at Wu Ni and said, "You spent money to buy so many vegetables this morning, so forget it. At least it's a bargain for your family. But 188 yuan can buy vegetables for several days. If you can't figure it out, you must take the money back!"
Zhang Xin also echoed her mother: "That's right, sister-in-law, it's not that mom is specifically criticizing you, it's that you spend money lavishly and have no planning!"
"you--"
Wu Ni was so angry that she gritted her teeth and couldn't help crying.
Zhang Yao yelled at Zhang Xin and Wang Hui: "Mom, stop talking. We are already here, why are you saying this?"
Wang Hui curled her lips, feeling somewhat dissatisfied with her son's protection of his daughter-in-law.
Zhang Yao said to Gu Xicao, "Master, don't take their words to heart. We came here today to ask you to help us figure out where the scammer who swindled my mother is now, and whether we can get the money back."
Wu Ni sniffed and said to Gu Xicao, "Yes, Master Gu, my mother-in-law went out last month. Who knew that she was drugged and gave all her money, passbooks, gold and other things to the other party. The total amount was more than 400,000 yuan."
When Wu Ni said this, she couldn't help but feel distressed.
Zhang Yao earns a lot, more than 20,000 yuan a month, but they have a large family, two children who need to go to school, and his mother-in-law often complains about being uncomfortable here and there, so saving 40,000 or 50,000 yuan a year is considered a lot.
Originally, Wu Ni did not agree with her husband giving the money to his mother-in-law to manage, but her husband was easily influenced, and after her mother-in-law cried and complained a few times, she gave the passbook to her.
This one caused trouble directly.
Wang Laoshi came in with tea and heard this. He was shocked and said, "Did they spray a drug? What drug is so powerful?"
He asked this question out of curiosity, but Wang Hui was like someone stepped on her tail, and asked sharply: "What do you mean by that? Do you suspect I'm lying?"
Wang Laoshi never expected Wang Hui to react so strongly. He was stunned but also laughed: "Old lady, don't get excited. No one said you were lying. They just thought it was strange and wanted to find out more about it. Our boss has a good relationship with the police. Maybe he can help you find the scammer."
Zhang Yao was pleasantly surprised: "Really? That's great. Mom, tell them where you were scammed and what the scammer looks like. If the money can be recovered, I'll even give you a banner!"
Wang Hui hesitated at this time. She said vaguely: "I was drugged at that time, how could I remember it so clearly. Didn't I tell you that after the liar sprayed me, I was confused. If I hadn't met Axin, I wouldn't have been able to walk back."
She winked at Zhang Xin.
Zhang Xin understood and said quickly, "Yes, yes, I can prove that my mother was indeed in a very bad state at that time. You are making things too difficult for the old lady. How could she think of so many things?"
Wu Ni was extremely anxious and said angrily, "Even if you can't remember, you have to try hard to think about it, uncle. If it was just a few hundred or a few thousand yuan, I wouldn't say anything. This more than 400,000 yuan is enough for the down payment!"
When they heard the word "down payment", a trace of panic flashed across Zhang Xin and Wang Hui's faces.
Wang Hui immediately said, "Why are you yelling at my son? Why don't you bring us here to see the master? Why don't you just ask the master?"
Wu Ni was furious. No matter how effective the master was, she still had to ask for clarification.
Gu Xicao coughed and cleared his throat: "Everyone, please stop arguing. I already know the situation."
Wu Ni immediately stood up excitedly, grabbing the table, "Master, where is that liar?"
"There is no such person as a liar." Gu Xicao shook her head and said, "Your mother-in-law was not drugged at all. There is no such drug in the world."
?
Wu Ni and Zhang Yao were both confused.
Ever since Wang Hui had her money cheated out of her, there have been many quarrels in the family about this matter. Wang Hui spoke so confidently that even Wu Ni believed her.
But now, the master actually says that there is no such medicine?
So what is going on?
"How is that possible? You are not a master. I think you can't calculate at all. What nonsense!"
Wang Hui was anxious, pointing her finger at Gu Xicao, gesticulating and spitting, "If there is no liar, then can the bankbook and gold grow legs on their own?"
Gu Xicao looked at Wang Hui and said, "Old lady, bankbooks and gold won't grow legs, but someone gave the money to the youngest son, and was afraid that the eldest son's family would find out, so she lied and said she was cheated."
After Gu Xicao's words reached this point, there was nothing left for Zhang Yao and his wife to not understand.
Zhang Yao immediately looked at Zhang Xin: "Little brother, is what the master said true? Did grandma really give you all the money?"
Zhang Xin was so shocked that he didn't have time to calm down. He stood up and answered with a flustered and guilty face, "No, no, brother, don't believe what people say. How could my mother do such a thing? I can't take the money!"
But Wu Ni is not someone who can be easily fooled.
She stared at Zhang Xin, "You really didn't take it?"
"Sister-in-law, please don't wrongly accuse a good person. How could I do such a thing!"
Zhang Xin still refused to admit it.
If he had a mirror at this moment, he would definitely not dare to say such confidently.
Because the guilt on Zhang Xin and his wife's faces was so obvious, their faces were both red and they looked flustered.
"Okay, if you say you didn't do it, I believe you. I'll call the police right now and tell them someone is scamming me. If the police investigate and say you really didn't do it, then I'll believe you!"
Wu Ni finally couldn't hold back her anger anymore and picked up the phone on the table to call the police.
Wang Hui quickly held Wu Ni's hand and hung up the phone in anger, "What are you doing? What are you doing? Even if I really gave the money to Axin, do you really need to do this?"
After Wang Hui did this, where did the money go? Isn’t it clear?
No matter how filial Zhang Yao was, he stared at his mother with a puzzled and hurt look on his face, "You gave all the money I worked so hard to earn to your younger brother?"
Wang Hui showed a pitiful look on her face. She sniffed at her son and said, "Ayao, I don't want to do this either, but you know your brother is not capable and can't compare to you. The three of them still have to rent a house, which is really pitiful. I can't bear it, so I will lend them your money first. If you have the ability, you can earn this money later, right?"
Wang Laoshi listened nearby and shook his head.
Parents like this are really committing a sin. They love their son so much, but then they ask him to earn money to subsidize him. They use capable people to make up for the incompetent ones. This is clearly planting maggots among the children.
Wu Ni sneered, crossed her arms, and looked at her husband: "Before, your mother has been subsidizing your brother. I said that this can't go on. Now, our family's savings over the years will be used to subsidize your brother. More than 400,000 yuan, it's easy to say to earn more!"
Even though Zhang Yao always defended his family, his face turned red and he had nothing to refute.
He couldn't get angry with his own mother, so he glared at his own brother, "What about you, you really took it when mom told you to?!"
The youngest son looked guilty but calm, "Brother, Mom insisted on giving it to us, what can we do? Besides, didn't you always say that we are brothers? This 400,000 is just a loan from you. Don't you even want to do that?!"
The younger daughter-in-law also said, "That's right, uncle, just think of it as a kind gesture. Your family has a house and a car, so there's nothing to worry about. We still don't have a house, can you bear to see your nephew renting a house all the time?"
She nudged her youngest son.
The younger son understood and said to Zhang Yao cleverly, "Uncle, please, don't blame grandma, talk to my parents."
Zhang Yao has always loved his little nephew. Seeing his nephew acting like a spoiled child, a trace of pity appeared in his eyes.
Wu Ni saw all this and closed her eyes.
"Zhang Yao, I just understand now that you are a useless man. If you don't take the money back, I will call the police to get it back."
"Why do you do that? This money was earned by my son. What does it have to do with you?"
Wang Hui was secretly delighted to see that her eldest son had softened his heart, thinking that today's matter could be resolved. However, she never expected that her eldest daughter-in-law would jump out.
Wu Ni sneered: "Just because I am his wife and I own half of this family, if I say I want to call the police, I will definitely call the police!"
"You, you, if you dare to call the police, I will let my son divorce you!"
Wang Hui had never seen Wu Ni so stubborn before. She was almost furious and pointed at Wu Ni's nose and cursed.
"Mom!" Zhang Yao called out to Wang Hui.
Wu Ni laughed instead, "Divorce, do you think I'm afraid? Even if you don't tell me, I'll still get a divorce. Zhang Yao!"
Wu Ni looked at Zhang Yao with a look of complete indifference in her eyes. "We have been married for so many years, and I always thought you were a good person, but now I understand that you are a good person only to your mother and your brother. You don't care about our family at all. Not only will I call the police to get this money back, but I will also divorce you. From now on, I don't care how you want to subsidize your brother and your mother!"
Zhang Yao was stunned. He felt that his world was about to be turned upside down today.
"Why, why do you want a divorce just for such a small matter!"
"It's a small matter?" Wu Ni looked at the two silent children, then raised her head to look at Zhang Yao, "You think it's a small matter? Over the years, have you seen how wronged I have been? Have you ever taken to heart what I told you? I told you that your mother subsidized your brother, that your brother didn't consider himself an outsider in our family, that your mother bullied me and A Miao, and that she didn't treat A Li as well as she treated your brother's son. You think it's a small matter, so divorce now is also a small matter for you. Whether you agree or not, I will file for divorce, and I will get the custody of the two children."
"Don't be so wishful thinking. Miao and Li are our children. Even if we get divorced, they will belong to us!"
Wang Hui had been threatening Wu Ni with divorce, but she never expected that one day Wu Ni would actually ask for a divorce. She was surprised and secretly delighted, but then she couldn't help but ask for custody of the child!
Zhang Miao and Zhang Li hurriedly grabbed Wu Ni's sleeves and said, "We don't want to be with Dad and Grandma."
"A Miao, A Li, you guys..."
Zhang Yao was devastated and looked at his children in disbelief.
Zhang Li lowered his head, not knowing what to say, but Zhang Miao mustered up the courage for the first time, "Dad, you don't love us at all. Mommy has always protected me and my brother since we were young. To you, they are your family and we are outsiders. Even if the court sentences us to be with you, we don't want you, we only want Mommy."
If Wu Ni resolutely wanted a divorce, it would be like the end of the world for Zhang Yao. But Zhang Miao's words sounded like the end of the world to Zhang Yao.
No.
No.
How could he treat them as outsiders?
He only has two children.
Zhang Yao had a lot to say, but when he met the resisting looks of Zhang Miao and Zhang Li, he was speechless for a moment.
Is he really wrong?
Wu Ni brought her two children to thank Gu Xicao, and left without even looking at Zhang Yao. Wang Hui and others also hurriedly followed suit.
The family outside had just heard a lot of what was going on, and when they saw them come out, their eyes were all wild.
Zhang Yao met the gaze of one of his sons, his face flushed, he took a few quick steps, opened the door and left.
"Did you see that family? They want a divorce."
Chen Liqiang turned his head and gossiped to his elder and younger brothers, "That man is really a fool. He doesn't love his own children, doesn't protect his own wife, but loves other people's children. Now, they are divorced. He is so old, in his forties or fifties, he can't find a good one even if he looks for another one."
Chen Liyong and Chen Lixin both nodded in agreement.
Several daughters-in-law also felt that Wang Hui, the mother-in-law, was a real troublemaker.
"The eldest son is capable, so he should be attached to the younger son. Now he is comfortable, but if they get divorced, what friendship will the two brothers have in the future!"
"That's right. If you ask me, that mother-in-law is just looking for trouble. She even said that she was drugged, but in the end she gave the money to her youngest son to buy a house. Isn't this just looking for trouble?"
Several sons and daughters-in-law were discussing this. Chen Yongcheng, as a father, felt a little embarrassed. He put his hands in his sleeves and trembled, "Well, I think we should just forget about it and go home."
As soon as Chen Yongcheng opened his mouth, his sons stared at him.
The boss Chen Liyong was speechless and said, "Dad, you are crazy. We came all the way here and waited for so long to get a number. If you go back now, aren't you crazy?"
"That's right, father-in-law, we have a lot of money, more than 300,000!"
As soon as the eldest daughter-in-law finished speaking, she suddenly raised her eyebrows, feeling something was wrong, and looked at Chen Yongcheng warily: "Father-in-law, who did you give the more than 300,000 yuan to?"
Although the eldest daughter-in-law did not mention any names, her eyes looking at the second son and the youngest son made her meaning obvious.
I suspect that my father-in-law was just like Wang Hui, who used the excuse that his money was cheated, but ended up giving the money to his other two sons.
It would have been fine if she didn't say anything, but once she said it, her second and third son's families also reacted.
They stared at each other and looked at others suspiciously.
The second son was in the middle and had been neglected a lot since he was a child. He immediately suspected: "Little brother, could it be that the old man's money was given to your family?"
Of course the younger son denied it and instead suspected the older son: "Second brother, you asked the wrong person. In our family, my father loves my eldest son the most. The 300,000 yuan might have been used to buy a house for our eldest nephew."
The eldest son immediately retorted: "How is this possible? When my father was defrauded of his money, my husband and I were still working outside!"
"It's hard to say. Dad himself said that the money was swindled away, and we don't know exactly when. What if he gave it to you a long time ago and only said it now? No one would know." The second daughter-in-law felt that what her youngest son said made sense, so she sneered sarcastically.
She said, "Uncle, if you really took the money, you might as well tell us now so that we don't have to spend extra money. We can divide the more than 300,000 yuan among our families, and then the matter will be over. There's no need to make it as embarrassing as the previous family."
After hearing what his second brother and his wife said, the eldest son was angry and aggrieved. "My grandson took the money. I said I didn't take it, so I didn't take it. Dad, I think you should tell the truth. Where did the money go? Did you really get cheated?"
Chen Yongcheng was sweating profusely. If there was a regret pill at this moment, he would definitely buy two bottles.
"This money was cheated, and it could be fake. I don't know where the cheater has gone. I think we should just forget it and go home."
The more anxious Chen Yongcheng was to leave, the more his sons and daughters-in-law suspected there was something fishy going on.
Everyone was not stupid. Since no one would admit it, they simply dragged their father into Gu Xicao's office. As soon as they entered the office, they said to Gu Xicao, "Master, please calculate where my father's coffin board of more than 300,000 yuan has gone."
Gu Xicao asked them to sit down.
The eldest daughter-in-law was extremely anxious. She waved her hands and said, "No need to sit down. We don't want tea either. Master, if you have the ability, just tell me whether the money was cheated by someone. If it was, just tell me who it was given to."
Beads of sweat were pouring down Chen Yongcheng's face.
Gu Xicao looked at him, then at his angry sons, daughters-in-law and their families, and said, "It's not wrong to say that your father was defrauded of his money."
Several sons and daughters-in-law were stunned.
After looking at each other, they felt strangely better.
What is worrying is not the lack of money but the inequality of distribution. If the old man gave the money to only one son, it would be strange if the other sons felt good about it.
But if we were cheated by outsiders, we wouldn’t feel that angry.
Of course, we have to curse the liar!
"Where is that liar, you bastard, he has tricked my father!" The second son clenched his fists, his clothes were bulging with his thick arms, the blue veins on the back of his hands were like tree roots, it was obvious that he was a strong man.
Wang Laoshi looked at it and couldn't help rubbing his teeth.
This family is not easy to mess with. The liar will be in trouble if he offends them.
"Don't worry. Although your father was defrauded of this money, he may not be willing to get it back."
Gu Xicao said to Chen Yongcheng, "Mr. Chen, I think you should explain the situation to your son and daughter-in-law to avoid any misunderstanding."
Chen Yongcheng's face turned red as if blood was about to drip out, and he felt uneasy and as if he was sitting on pins and needles.
The younger son was very thoughtful. Hearing Gu Xicao's tone, he felt that there was something mysterious about this matter. He pulled Chen Yongcheng aside and whispered, "Dad, what's going on? I think you should just speak directly! Don't hesitate and waste everyone's time."
Chen Yongcheng covered his face and said, "How can I talk about this? If I tell it, I won't be able to face anyone."
The more he hesitated and evaded, the more annoyed his sons became. His daughter-in-law also said impatiently: "Father-in-law, what's the matter? Just tell me directly. There are no outsiders here, and the master won't tell anyone else. Just tell me now!"
"That's right, just say it quickly, and don't lie to others and make everyone worry about this matter recently."
Chen Yongcheng couldn't persuade his son and daughter-in-law, so he had no choice but to say, "I'll give that money to the housewife downstairs."
Mrs. Lou?
The sons didn't react at first, and when they came to their senses, they were all stunned.
The eldest son opened his mouth slightly, "No, Dad, why did you give money to Mrs. Lou? She is not related to us at all!"
The eldest daughter-in-law was smarter than her husband. Seeing her father-in-law bowing his head and not wanting to face people, an idea flashed through her mind. She pointed at Chen Yongcheng and said, "Father-in-law, you are not having an affair with Mrs. Lou, are you?"
The sons watched Chen Yongcheng neither say anything nor shake his head, and they were immediately furious.
The second son was so angry that he almost vomited blood. "Dad, are you crazy or stupid? You often said at home that Mrs. Lou was coquettish and seduced men everywhere even though she had a husband. You, you..."
The second daughter-in-law had an expression on her face as if she had eaten something raw. "No wonder Mrs. Lou had such a weird expression when she heard that our family had lost face. I thought she was laughing at our family, but it turns out she was laughing at us. Father-in-law, you are so capable. You have made our whole family lose face!"
The younger son was so angry that he said, "More than 300,000 yuan, Dad, even if you slept with her, you don't have to give so much. This money is enough to marry another one!"
Chen Yongcheng lowered his head and said in an awkward voice: "Well, it's not that I'm unlucky. When I was sleeping with Mrs. Lou, her husband suddenly came to my house and took pictures. I had no choice. I took the money and settled the matter for everyone's sake!"
The sons and daughters-in-law suddenly didn't know what to say.
Isn't this obviously a trap?
But this matter is just disgusting. It's your own fault for not being able to control your lower body. You flirt with someone you know is married.
"No, this money must be returned!"
The eldest son gritted his teeth and his face turned red.
Chen Yongcheng was anxious and grabbed his eldest son's arm. "No, you can't go. If you go, everyone will know about this. How can I face people?"
The eldest daughter-in-law was angrily: "Father-in-law, you know you are too ashamed to face people now. Why didn't you think of it when you slept with her? You are over 70 years old, and you are still not honest! It's a good thing that mother-in-law died early, otherwise she would be mad at you by now."
In front of Gu Xicao, the family discussed how to get the money back, at least half of it.
It's embarrassing, but getting the money back is more important than anything else.
Gu Xicao sighed silently, the private lives of some elderly people are really explosive.
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