Chapter 8 It's not that I can't afford the gift, marrying my sister-in-law is more cost-effective
Chu Sheng tried his best to show his anxiety, but he could not hide the excitement and pride in his eyes.
And considering their family couldn't even afford the bride price, where did they get the 2,000 yuan in savings? How did he dream of this?
And he said it was stolen by Xia Xian, what an idiot.
Quan Ruifeng pulled the corner of his lips sarcastically, his eyes gloomy.
"Are you sure that Xia Xian stole more than 2,000 yuan from you? Think it over carefully before you speak. The consequences of making a false report are not small."
"You don't want to know."
Quan Ruifeng reminded them based on professional ethics.
But Chu Sheng didn't appreciate it at all. He just believed that it was a fact that Xia Xian stole their family's money!
He said with certainty.
"I'm sure Xia Xian stole more than 2,000 yuan from our family. We need to report it to the police!"
"Yes! We want to report it!"
"You little police officer have been trying to stop us time and time again. Could it be that you have hooked up with that shameless bitch Xia Xian? I'm telling you, even if she's your mistress, you can't be partial to her. You're a police officer! You have to serve the people!"
Old Mrs. Chu looked at Quan Ruifeng with suspicion, and she kept talking about her mistress.
It was the first time that Quan Ruifeng met someone who spoke in such vulgar language. He was so angry that he laughed. He turned around and went back to the Public Security Bureau.
The long legs took a step, and the wind they created made a whistling sound.
"Come and take your statement. I'll send the police immediately."
He uttered these words in a cold voice, and it was obvious that he was really angry.
"Mom, can you please control your mouth and stop talking nonsense? He doesn't look easy to mess with. If we piss him off, we'll all be in big trouble!"
"Besides, he's a police officer. If he really doesn't want to handle our case, what else can we do? We don't even know where to sue him. Are we going to throw a tantrum? What if he locks us up again like he did yesterday?"
Chu Sheng was speechless and began to educate his mother. He couldn't let his mother ruin his good fortune.
"Oh, yes, yes, I know I was wrong. I'm used to throwing tantrums. I'll change."
Old Mrs. Chu also knew the seriousness of the matter and immediately admitted her mistake. She also went in and carefully apologized to Quan Ruifeng.
"I'm sorry, little policeman, I was just too anxious and didn't mean to say those nasty words to you."
"Who wouldn't be anxious if they lost so much money? What's more, my family not only lost money but also my daughter-in-law. You have to understand me as an old woman. I am also a widow, and my life is not easy..."
As she spoke, she was about to howl again.
"Quiet."
However, Quan Ruifeng didn't buy her trick. He glanced at her coldly with sharp eyes and scolded her harshly in a domineering voice. Chu Sheng quickly pulled his mother again, and the few of them finally completed the process with some bumps and bruises.
Quan Ruifeng went to find Liu Jun and went to the Chu family first, then followed Chu Sheng and his mother to Xia Xian's house.
One of the two houses is in the east and the other in the west. They are quite far apart and it takes about an hour to walk there.
It was also because they were far away that the Xia family did not hear about Boss Chu’s illness at the beginning.
At this time, all the men in the Xia family went to work, and only Xia's father, Xia's eldest brother, Xia's second brother and Xia Xian had jobs at home.
Her mother and sisters-in-law are all unemployed. It is very difficult to find a job these days. Occasionally, when they see someone needs temporary work, they go and help out and get paid for a few days.
In order to prevent their children from going to the countryside, Xia's father and mother took out all their savings and mobilized all their connections, and finally bought a job for the eldest and second brothers Xia. They still owed a lot of money. As for Xia Xian, she got the job by herself. She was lucky enough to have the help of a noble person, who told her that the factory was recruiting workers and asked her to take the exam. She worked hard and was admitted.
Although I am still just a temporary worker now, at least I don’t have to go to the countryside.
Originally, she didn't want to get married so soon, but she was afraid of changes in her work and was asked to go to the countryside. In addition, there was not enough space at home, she was old, and Boss Chu seemed to be a good guy, so due to various factors, she got married.
Unexpectedly, even though she was so cautious, she still fell into the trap of the Chu family. Fortunately, God gave her another chance.
Today Xia Xian was going to find Quan Ruifeng to discuss the deal. After the deal was done she would have time to deal with Chu Sheng and his mother. She didn't expect these people to show up.
As soon as the door was opened, Lei Juan was furious when she saw Chu Sheng and his mother dared to come to her house. She picked up a broom and was about to hit them.
"How dare you come to my house! You heartless bastard, you tricked my good daughter into becoming a widow! I will beat you to death!"
"That's right! And you even bully me at home!"
Mrs. Xia and Mrs. Xia also immediately went to find the right tools.
"Hey, hey, hey, auntie, don't get excited. Don't hurt us by mistake. We are the police!"
"Now the mother and son said that Xia Xian stole more than 2,000 yuan from their house before returning to her parents' home last night. They reported the case to the police, so we have to come and take a look and confront Comrade Xia Xian."
Liu Jun grabbed the broom, asked her to calm down, and then told her the purpose of their visit.
However, his words made Lei Juan even more furious, and she asked back in disbelief.
"My daughter stole more than 2,000 yuan from them? Let's not talk about whether my daughter would steal money. If their family had more than 2,000 yuan, would they still be unable to find a wife?"
Xia Xian was also shocked by the audacity and stupidity of the mother and son, but they had always been like this.
She sneered, crossed her arms over her chest, and didn't bother to explain. She just glanced at them.
"They said I stole, so I stole? Where's the evidence?"
"Director Mei watched me leave yesterday. I couldn't wait to leave the Chu family. Who has the time to steal money? I didn't even ask for a betrothal gift from them because I understood that they were poor. It's insulting to accuse me of stealing money. If they can't produce evidence, I will sue them for defamation! And for marriage fraud and hooliganism!"
Xia Xian spoke in a resolute voice, without any trace of guilt after having done something bad.
Liu Jun also felt that what the mother and son said was ridiculous, but he was a police officer and he had to enforce the law impartially and follow the necessary procedures.
"That····"
"Come with us and let Director Mei be your witness."
Liu Jun was about to speak but was interrupted by Quan Ruifeng. He looked at Xia Xian. Although his voice was still cold and his expression was indifferent, Liu Jun still noticed something different.
He was puzzled. This person usually didn't care about anything except that matter. He was just going through the motions. Why did he suddenly speak today?
"OK."
"Mom, sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, don't worry about me, I will be back soon."
Xia Xian was not afraid and was about to go out immediately.
"Who is poor? We don't show off our wealth!"
"We don't give you a betrothal gift not because we can't afford it, but to test you! We don't want those who despise the poor and love the rich!"
"Anyway, you stole my money. Go back and see for yourself what you have done to our home. There is no place to step!"
Old Mrs. Chu said aggressively, and she felt even more justified.
"It's not that I can't afford the bride price, but marrying my sister-in-law is more cost-effective? Haha."
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