Chapter 411: Shouting - The Sickly Young Girl Eating Watermelons in the Courtyard

In the Zhang family, Zhang Laoer's wife does not have a job. She cooks lunch at home every day and waits for Zhang's mother to come and eat with her grandchildren.

Today, as usual, she took her children out to chat in the morning. Seeing that it was almost time, she prepared to go home to make lunch.

Before going home, she first gave the child to her mother-in-law and asked her to look after him until she could bring him back with her at dinner time. Otherwise, if she brought the child home alone, she might not be able to take care of him while she was cooking.

When Zhang Laoer's wife returned home, the first thing she did was to open the pantry and take out the food she needed for lunch.

But at the moment I opened the food cabinet, my mind went blank for a moment and my eyes widened.

He swallowed unconsciously, then shouted, "Ah! There's a thief!"

It was both unintentional and intentional!

She would sometimes give some money to her parents' family, but usually it was just cash. The food was rationed and if she took more, there wouldn't be enough for the people at home, and she couldn't bear to do that.

However, her parents' conditions were indeed poor, and she was worried that if she ran out of food, her parents-in-law would suspect her.

If she shouts it out now, with the neighbors' testimony, she will definitely be able to clear herself of suspicion as she did not have the time to commit the crime.

This shout shook several floors above and below.

Zhang's mother also heard the noise upstairs and came up from downstairs.

She was panting as she walked along holding the child. After going upstairs, she saw a bunch of neighbors crowding in front of her house. "What's wrong? What's wrong? Make way, let me in!"

Mother Zhang squeezed in with her child in her arms. Seeing the second daughter-in-law standing there with red eyes, she became more anxious. "Tell me, what happened?"

Zhang Laoer's wife burst into tears as soon as she saw her mother-in-law, "Mom! There's a thief in our house, and all the food in the granary is gone."

Zhang's mother just stood there in a daze, her whole body swaying. If the lady next to her hadn't been quick to steady her, the child in her arms would have fallen.

"Be careful, be careful, there is a child in your arms!"

When Zhang Laoer's wife saw this scene, she didn't care about anything else and quickly hugged the child. She was almost scared to death just now.

After the child was snatched from Zhang's mother's arms, she came to her senses a little more. "How could the food be gone? That's the food left for our whole family for a week!" There were many people in the family, so even a week's worth of food was not a small amount. This almost broke her heart.

Although their family earns a lot of money, the bills they have are limited. There is only so much food each month, how can it be enough to eat?

Now we don’t even have enough food for a week. How are we going to get through this week?

Zhang's mother was also anxious. Without thinking of anything, she looked at Zhang Laoer's wife with suspicion. Could it be that the second son's wife was stealing under surveillance?

The doubt in her heart grew deeper and deeper. When Zhang Laoer's wife saw the look from her mother-in-law, she understood that what she had just done was indeed correct. If she didn't make the matter known to others and no one testified for her, she would probably be wrongly accused to death.

Zhang Laoer's wife began to tell the story, "Mom, I just came up for a few minutes, and when I opened the pantry, I saw that there was no food, so I..." she shouted!

His words and actions were all indicating that he did not have the time to commit the crime.

"Is there really a thief?"

"This is terrible. No, no, I have to go home and check it out." Many neighbors hurried home to check it out.

Although many of them had just checked their own pantries before, when they heard that other people's pantries were robbed, they couldn't help but go back to check.

After a while, the people who had gone home came back in a hurry. Zhang's mother also realized that her suspicion of her daughter-in-law was a little wrong, so after these people came back, she hurriedly asked, "How is it?"

"It's okay, it's okay, everything is fine in our family."

Zhang's mother felt even worse. This was considered an invitation to thieves, but why would they only rob her family?

Some smart ones did guess something. This is a family of thieves. Either they have a grudge against each other, or... there is a thief in the family!

This noon, I really had no choice but to take out my money and go to the state-owned hotel to pay for a meal.

Zhang's mother was not reluctant to let go, but there were many people in the family and it was not possible to do this every day.

Zhang's mother also took the opportunity to tell Deputy Director Zhang about this matter during lunch time. Deputy Director Zhang came back and asked his wife and daughter-in-law. He came to a conclusion soon.

After taking a puff of cigarette, he couldn't help but sigh. There was no need to guess anymore, there must be a thief in their house!

"Has Zhang Mengyun ever come back?" Deputy Director Zhang thought of her first.

Zhang's mother and Zhang Laoer's wife were both stunned. What does this have to do with them?

Could it be that this thief is her?

Zhang's mother was a little reluctant to believe it. She would rather the thief was her daughter-in-law than her own daughter. "My dear, are you kidding?"

Deputy Director Zhang took another puff of cigarette and exhaled, "Who are you kidding? When Zhang Mengyun got married, we didn't give her any more money in order to make her suffer a little. And the Jin family is not wealthy..." There was no need to say anything more after this.

Zhang Laoer's wife was so angry. Ever since the sister-in-law came back, the house has been in turmoil every day. The sister-in-law is still a person who knows how to do nothing and eats everything. Even after getting married, she still doesn't forget to do some big things at home. It's really...

If she hadn't spoken out about this, she might have been the one who was wrongly accused!

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Lin Qing didn't know what to say. During the meal, she heard the news that Deputy Director Zhang's home had been robbed.

When Lin Qing and Fu Huihui heard that only food was stolen, they began to have some guesses in their minds.

"This must be a thief!"

Lin Qing nodded. That’s right. If he was really a professional thief, he wouldn’t just steal food. He would value money more!

In fact, they are not the only ones who made such speculations. More and more people have responded and are now guessing who this thief is.

Some people guessed it was the eldest son's wife, some said it was the second son's wife, and some guessed it was the third son's wife. The suspected one was always the outsider who was considered to be the daughter-in-law.

There are all kinds of discussions.

When Lin Qing returned home in the afternoon, he heard Lin's mother talking about this.

"Mom, how did you know? Did it spread so quickly?"

"Tsk, you really underestimate me. Your mother has a lot of connections."

"I can't compare, I can't compare~" Lin Qing said jokingly.

"Ha! That's definitely better than you!" Lin's mother said proudly.

As for the Zhang family's affairs, everyone in that building knew about it. With so many people, the news spread quickly. It was normal for Lin's mother to get the news.