Even after Su Wenxing was taken away, the people in the workshop were still gossiping. "We knew that kid wasn't a good person. Look at him, he always pretended to be so honest, it was all too deliberate. I think he was just after the director, because it's easier to get close to someone powerful."
Opinions varied, with most saying Su Wenxing was a scoundrel, too good at pretending, and that the Xiao family was unlucky to have met him. A small minority felt that even if it was a deception, since they were already engaged, they should just marry him. However, they were quickly silenced by those who spoke out against this, and dared not say another word.
Su Wenxing, taken back to the police station, was locked in a room. He was terrified and didn't know what would happen to him. In fact, he didn't realize his situation didn't meet the requirements for sentencing. After all, the amount involved didn't reach the sentencing standard, and as for the marriage fraud, he and Xiao Xue weren't married yet, and he hadn't caused any harm to Xiao Xue.
In this day and age, being handcuffed and taken away by the police, publicly punished, and having one's reputation ruined—Su Wenxing's reputation would be destroyed. The factory would fire him, and the police would then come to his family's door. This was all prepared by Xiao's father; his daughter, Xiao Dingyu, wouldn't be slandered for nothing.
Su Wenxing didn't return home all night, and the Su family was a little worried, but remembering that he had stayed out all night before, they didn't think much of it.
At noon, after finishing work in the fields, villagers walked home in small groups. Soon, someone noticed two policemen in uniform riding bicycles towards Old Su's house.
Just as Su Laoda and Zhao Xiaohua reached the door, the two policemen arrived at the same time. Seeing the police, the couple had a bad feeling.
Are you Su Wenxing's family? We need to contact his family about Su Wenxing.
We are Su Wenxing's parents. What happened to our Wenxing? He didn't come home last night. Old Master Su asked the police cautiously.
Su Wenxing cheated the victim out of money and a marriage contract. The victim has already reported the matter to the police, and Su Wenxing has been arrested. We are here now to inform you, the family members. We are also here to help the Xiao family annul the engagement, because Su Wenxing's deception renders the engagement invalid.
These are the engagement gifts you brought to the Xiao family, along with a dowry of one hundred coins. Please check if the amount is correct. If it is, please accept it; we have other matters to attend to.
When Su Laoda and Zhao Xiaohua heard that Su Wenxing had been arrested and taken to the police station, their legs went weak with fear. How... how could he have been swindled out of money and a marriage agreement overnight?
Officer, how could my Wenxing have cheated me out of money and marriage? Wasn't he engaged to the daughter of his factory's workshop foreman?
Yes, it was in the textile factory workshop. Su Wenxing was deceiving Director Xiao's daughter and her family. He impersonated her savior to approach them. Director Xiao provided evidence proving that Su Wenxing indeed defrauded them of money and a marriage agreement.
Take these items; this engagement is now over. If you want to know more about Su Wenxing's situation, you can go to the police station to find out.
The eldest son, Su, took the items handed to him by the police, opened his mouth but ultimately didn't utter a word. His family couldn't compete with the Xiao family; Wenxing had already been arrested. If they didn't break off the engagement, who knew what else awaited them?
The villagers who had gathered around heard that Su Wenxing had been arrested and taken to the police station. He had falsely claimed that someone had saved his life, and that he had lied about his girlfriend and engagement. They thought, "Su Wenxing and Su Wenli are truly siblings; they both enjoy doing this kind of thing."
Just when the villagers had finally begun to forget about Su Wenli's false claim of being Su Xingran's savior, they were now being dragged out and "whipped" again because of Su Wenxing's affair.
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