Chapter 125 The thief was caught
Looking closely, isn’t it Kang Xiaoxia’s mother?
The woman who always said "it's for your own good" and "sons and daughters are the same" was now holding her daughter's wrist, her nails almost digging into the flesh.
"Selling a daughter for a betrothal gift, how could you actually do such a thing? Aren't you afraid that your reputation will be ruined for half your life?"
Kang's mother glanced around hurriedly and cursed in a low voice, "Why are you shouting so loudly? Are you trying to ruin my reputation?"
Her cloudy eyes moved vigilantly, as if searching for anyone eavesdropping.
"You have no shame yourself, and you are still afraid that I will ruin your reputation?" Kang Xiaoxia suddenly sneered, her voice like a pair of rusty scissors.
"I'm doing this for your own good..." Kang's mother wanted to say something, but she didn't say it.
"Forget it. Who doesn't know that idiot from Director Wang's family at the fertilizer factory? He burned out his brain when he was a teenager and drools at the sight of everyone! How could you bear to send me there?"
Jiang Haitang's heart sank suddenly. She remembered that silly son. The last time she saw him at the supply and marketing cooperative, the fool was drooling over a beautiful girl and almost hugged her.
The Kang family actually wants to give such a beautiful daughter like Kang Xiaoxia to the Wang family?
At this moment, the cold wind blew past my ears, sounding very much like the fool's shrill laughter.
"I'm your mother, how can I harm you? The Wang family has only one son. If you marry him, won't all the family property be yours?" Kang's mother suddenly changed her expression, and the corners of her dry mouth pulled into a stiff arc.
Kang Xiaoxia's face turned red with anger and she shook off her mother's hand.
"If you think the Wang family is good, divorce my dad and marry them!"
Before she finished speaking, she turned around and was about to leave, but Kang's mother grabbed her hair.
"You think you've grown too independent and won't listen to me anymore, right? It's okay if you don't want to see me. I'll just arrange the marriage and send you over!"
Kang Xiaoxia suddenly fell silent, staring intently into her mother's eyes. "Let me guess, how much is the Wang family planning to give as a betrothal gift? Eight hundred, or one thousand?" She paused, then spoke each word with emphasis. "No, it should be fifteen hundred."
In the twilight, the muscles on Kang's mother's face twitched, like a toad being stepped on.
This subtle reaction caused the air to freeze instantly, and even the howling north wind seemed to hold its breath.
"One thousand five hundred, so all I'm worth is one thousand fifteen hundred!" Kang Xiaoxia laughed so hard that she almost cried.
"Who told you not to give your job to your sister-in-law?" Kang's mother suddenly threw in the towel. "Director Wang said that if you marry him, not only will he give you 1,500 yuan as a betrothal gift, but he'll also transfer your sister-in-law to work in the office!"
There is no greater sorrow than a dead heart. It turns out that it was because of this. In order to find a good job for the daughter-in-law, he had to give his own daughter to others to be abused.
"Pi Sufen wants to transfer her job. Let her marry the stupid son of the Wang family. I won't go! If you force me again, I will go to the Security Department and talk to Director Hu. By then, your job and Kang Dachun's job will be..."
Kang Xiaoxia's words were very decisive, but she was already shaky, her face was pale, and she could barely stand.
"Xiao Xia, I heard you laughing from far away. What are you laughing at?"
Jiang Haitang didn't care about anything else and walked over to support Kang Xiaoxia.
However, she pretended that she had just arrived and did not hear the conversation between the mother and daughter.
But Kang's mother felt guilty, so when Jiang Haitang looked at her with her clear eyes, she quickly found an excuse and left.
Kang Xiaoxia looked at the direction where Kang's mother left, and her heart became more and more sad. Such a mother and such a family would be better off not existing.
"Such an unbearable scene has been witnessed by you."
"What are you talking about? Every family has its own problems. It's the same for everyone."
"Haitang, I really can't hold on any longer."
Kang Xiaoxia was really fragile at this moment, and she hugged Jiang Haitang and sobbed.
Jiang Haitang felt sorry for Kang Xiaoxia, but what could she do when she encountered such a family member?
No actual harm has been caused, and even the law cannot help them.
But if the consequences have already occurred, what’s the point even if the law can help?
Severing ties or something like that, not to mention that the law doesn't recognize it, just the rumors alone can drive someone to death.
She gently patted Kang Xiaoxia's back to comfort the girl who was crying breathlessly.
She and Kang Xiaoxia really share the same suffering. She has no parents or family, but she is harassed by a group of shameless people from the Li family.
Kang Xiaoxia has parents and family, but they only suck blood from her.
Jiang Haitang sent Kang Xiaoxia back to the dormitory and let her lie down and rest.
Back home, Jiang Haitang was preparing to cook when Lu Liangchen came back with Xiao Taozi.
Seeing that Jiang Haitang didn't look very happy, Lu Liangchen asked, "Didn't you receive the award today? Why are you unhappy? What did the leader say?"
Jiang Haitang shook her head, thought about it, and then briefly talked about the Kang family's affairs.
"Liangchen, tell me, what on earth was the Kang family thinking? For the sake of their son and daughter-in-law, they would give such an outstanding daughter to a fool as a daughter-in-law."
Lu Liangchen said: "Not all parents love their children, especially daughters, who are more likely to be abandoned."
"I'm afraid the Kang family will insist on sending Xiao Xia over. Once they really send her to the Wang family, it will be too late to say anything."
"I'll ask Zhao Kai to check on them later. I used to think the Kang couple were okay, but now it seems they're not a worry."
"Before, the son hadn't started a family yet and the daughter was still young, so the parents' favoritism wasn't very obvious." Jiang Haitang said with a sigh.
I've seen a lot of this kind of thing in my previous life.
They seem to be very good to their daughters and seem to love them very much. Some people even act like daughter slaves. But when it comes to personal interests, sons are sons and daughters are outsiders.
Some families even spend effort to cultivate their daughters into successful people, just to create a blood bag for their useless sons.
Lu Liangchen comforted Jiang Haitang and said, "Don't worry, there is always a way to solve this problem."
"Perhaps, we can let Kang Xiaoxia find a partner and get married. As long as she can stand on her own feet, they won't be able to do anything to her."
Jiang Haitang thought about it and felt that this was the best way to get away from her original family.
The two of them chatted casually, and the mutton soup in the pot was already emitting a rich and delicious aroma.
Jiang Haitang kneaded the dough and baked two unleavened pancakes.
Just as the meal was ready, someone knocked on the door.
Jiang Haitang ran out and opened the door, and there was Zhao Kai at the door.
"Zhao Kai, why are you here?"
"Comrade Jiang Haitang, is the commander here?"
"Yes, please go in first." Jiang Haitang quickly made way to let Zhao Kai in.
Lu Liangchen had just walked into the living room carrying a large bowl of mutton soup and placed it on the coffee table when Zhao Kai pushed the door open and walked in with a cold look on his face.
We just caught a petty thief who was trying to steal important factory information." Zhao Kai reported from the doorway.
When Zhao Kai entered the room, he found that a pot of steaming mutton soup and two pancakes had just been placed on the table. Xiao Taozi was sitting upright at the table with a small bowl in her hand, swallowing her saliva.
"You haven't eaten yet? I came at the wrong time." Zhao Kai said as he was about to leave.
If you come to the house at mealtime, you will be laughed at.
"Since you're here, drink a bowl of soup to warm yourself up."
Jiang Haitang hurriedly grabbed him, brought over the bowl and chopsticks, and served him a bowl of soup.
"I bought a few pounds of mutton today. This kind of weather is perfect for mutton soup. You haven't eaten yet, right? Have some first."
Jiang Haitang stuffed the bowl into his hands and gave him a piece of unleavened bread.
Mutton is a rare commodity, and precisely because of its rarity, Zhao Kai felt embarrassed.
"this……"
Lu Liangchen laughed unhappily and said, "Why are you still being so shy? Eat quickly, and tell me what happened after you finish eating."
"Hey!" Zhao Kai had been busy for most of the day and was indeed hungry, so he picked up the bowl and started eating.
The taste of soaking the freshly cooked unleavened steamed buns in mutton soup is so refreshing.
After eating a bowl of soup and meat, and a large piece of unleavened bread, Zhao Kai, who was full, put down his bowl and chopsticks contentedly.
Lu Liangchen had almost finished eating.
"Captain, while on patrol today, we discovered someone sneaking into the R&D building. We immediately took action against them, and they're currently being held in the security department."
"Are you a factory employee?" Lu Liangchen asked seriously.
Zhao Kai shook his head: "No, it's a family member."
"Family members?" Lu Liangchen's expression became more serious.
The family members committed the theft but went to the R&D department. This is not right.
If someone wants to steal something, they would either steal things from the warehouse, the production workshop, or someone else's home. Why would they go to the R&D department?
The R&D department doesn't have anything that can be used directly or exchanged for money.
"There have been a lot of thefts in the factory these days. We've stepped up patrols since we received the reports. Otherwise, we might not have caught the culprit today."
"Captain, I don't think this matter is that simple."
Obviously, Zhao Kai came over because he thought of a deeper reason.
"Whose family members are they? Are all the people in this family under control?"
Lu Liangchen drank the last mouthful of soup, put down his bowl and chopsticks, and stood up to get his coat.
Zhao Kai glanced at Jiang Haitang, then lowered his voice and said, "It's from Li Shengli's family, his younger brother Li Shengjie."
Li Shengjie?
Jiang Haitang was quite surprised.
In her previous life, she raised Li Shengjie and sent him to school. She knew that Li Shengjie was a bit smart and did well in school. How come he started stealing after coming to the city?
"Li Shengjie should still be studying, why isn't he going to school?" Jiang Haitang asked.
"Ever since we arrived in the city, Li Shengli didn't arrange for him to transfer to another school, so this kid has been idle. I suspect that the several thefts in the factory before might have been caused by him."
"Speaking of which, the Li family is in a mess right now. The whole family is huddled together in a 20-square-meter house, and each one of them is stubborn and unyielding. They quarrel in the middle of the night, disturbing other people's rest. The neighbors have already come to us several times. However, we can't handle this kind of family matter, so we can only give them a warning."
When Zhao Kai said these words, he looked at Jiang Haitang and really didn't know what kind of life Comrade Haitang had lived in the Li family before.
The old witch in the Li family is always making trouble. Not long after she came, her daughter-in-law was so angry that she went back to her parents' home.
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