At the main table, Mrs. Shen asked anxiously, "How is it? Have you found the ring?"
Uncle Liao wiped his sweat and shook his head: "We've asked everyone in the house who's free to go out and look for it, but they haven't found it yet."
Old Madam Shen frowned and said firmly, "Keep looking. This is the only thing Yaolin left for Meng Yatou. We must find it no matter what."
Uncle Liao nodded and hurried away again.
"Meng girl, don't worry. As long as the things are still in our Shen family's old house, Grandma Shen will definitely help you find them!" Old Mrs. Shen looked at Ning Yimeng, who was lying on the side with her head down and silent, and comforted her softly.
Mrs. Pei also sighed: "Old darling, I'm really sorry to trouble you."
However, half an hour later, the news Liao Bo brought was still that the ring was not found.
"Grandma, I've seen the ring that Aunt Yaolin left for Mengmeng. It's a rare custom-made ring by Master Edward. It's priceless now. Will it be stolen by someone jealous?" Shen Suyun approached Old Lady Shen and whispered.
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Shen frowned again and glared at Chen Qin and Sun Zheng beside her.
"I told you guys to just have a meal with friends and family, but you ignored me and invited so many strangers. Now that something like this has happened, if Yaolin's ring can't be found, you have to personally apologize to Meng Yatou!"
Chen Qin and Sun Zheng did not dare to refute. After all, the idea was proposed by Shen Suyun. They naturally did not want to push the responsibility to their precious daughter, so they had to take it.
"Mengmeng, if you really can't find it, auntie will buy you a more expensive ring, okay?" Chen Qin frowned and comforted Ning Yimeng.
Mrs. Pei sighed: "It's fine if it's really lost. It won't be Yaolin's if I buy another one."
It seemed like Mrs. Pei was trying to smooth things over, but it was like a slap in the face to Chen Qin. Chen Qin shrank aside and didn't dare to say anything.
Seeing that the time was almost right, Shen Suyun spoke again: "Mengmeng, when did you lose your ring? Where did you lose it? Do you still remember? It's like looking for a needle in a haystack. I'm afraid it will be difficult to find it. If you have a clue, it may be easier."
When everyone heard this, they all thought it made sense and praised Shen Suyun for being smart.
When Ning Yimeng raised her head, she was met with Shen Suyun's vicious and greedy gaze. She quickly lowered her head and said in a low voice.
"When I went to the dim sum area at 11 o'clock to eat dim sum, the ring was still there. Around 11:20, I realized it was missing."
"Have you been in the snack area all this time?" Chen Qin's eyes lit up.
Ning Yimeng pursed her lips and nodded.
Chen Qin breathed a sigh of relief: "That's much simpler. There's a personnel registration at the entrance of the snack area. We can just check and find out who has been in the snack area in the past 20 minutes."
Old Mrs. Shen also agreed to Chen Qin's proposal, and after a while, Uncle Liao brought up a list.
"That's great, there are only twenty-two people, it will be easy to check!" Chen Qin looked at Old Lady Shen excitedly.
Mrs. Pei's face was solemn: "My dear, we have no right to search other people's personal belongings. This involves invading privacy and is not good for the reputation of the Shen family..."
Chen Qin was stunned for a moment, then she realized how naive her thoughts were.
Mrs. Shen was silent for a long while before she spoke: "Since the things were lost in the Shen family's old house, I can't just stand by and watch. If they voluntarily let me search, it won't be considered an invasion of privacy. Reputation is just an external thing, how can it be as important as the relics."
Mrs. Pei immediately understood what Mrs. Shen meant and nodded: "Okay, it was Mengmeng who lost the things, and I will bear the consequences with you."
Listening to what the two elders said, Ning Yimeng felt guilty from the bottom of her heart.
She slowly raised her head and was about to say something, but someone pulled her sleeve hard. At Shen Suyun's warning look, she had to lower her head again.
Old Madam Shen called over everyone on the list, including Pei Yaozhou and Qiao Ruoxi.
"Dear guests, something just happened. My niece lost her mother's belongings, which are very important to her. I hope you can cooperate with us and check her belongings."
The expressions of those who were called over changed instantly.
Most of them came from the business community, and they didn't say anything out of consideration for Mrs. Shen and Mrs. Pei.
However, there were still two or three reporters who were not afraid of trouble and directly got angry.
"Mrs. Shen, are you suspecting that we stole Miss Ning's mother's belongings? Is this how you, the Shen family, treat guests?"
Old Madam Shen pressed her palms together, signaling everyone to listen to her. "I know this is embarrassing for you all, so I've prepared a small thank-you gift for you all. Xiaoqin, bring it up."
Chen Qin sighed and pushed a small cart up. When the yellow cloth was lifted, a golden glittering scene appeared, and everyone's eyes lit up.
"This is the Shen family's classic small gold medal of the twelve zodiac animals. I give it to everyone here as a thank you gift."
When Mrs. Shen said this, everyone's eyes widened and the reporters quickly changed their tone.
"Mrs. Shen is just generous. We didn't take anything, so we have nothing to hide. You can investigate however you want. We will fully cooperate."
You can get news and gold at the same time, so why not?
Even some of the onlookers were tempted and regretted not going to the dim sum area during that time period.
The search went smoothly, but the result was disappointing as everyone still found nothing.
Seeing those people happily leaving with the gold, Chen Qin felt distressed. She felt that all her efforts were in vain, so she asked Ning Yimeng.
"Mengmeng, did you get the time wrong?"
Ning Yimeng glanced at Shen Suyun and shook her head.
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