The next second, when Lin Chunying saw Qiao Qiqi pull out a piece of paper covered with densely packed codes from her pocket, she was stunned.
Why did she feel that her daughter had been prepared for this all along?
Not only Lin Chunying thought so, but even Su Shangjin thought so.
Looking at the paper Qiao Qiqi handed him, he glanced at her suspiciously.
The latter, with a composed expression, said, "This is the serial number on my money. Please take a look, Uncle Su."
If Su Shangjin had only harbored suspicions before, now, looking at the clearly listed codes...
Moreover, through his comparison, these numbers were exactly the same as the codes on the 113.76 yuan note that Qiao Qiqi had mentioned earlier.
Realizing that Qiao Qiqi had been prepared all along, and that Lu Xiufen and Zhao Yuxiang had clearly fallen for the little girl's trick, Su Shangjin couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.
However, he did not expose it.
After all, even he felt that Lu Xiufen had gone too far over the years. A mother who could kick her own son out of her home was probably one of a kind in the world.
Fortunately, karma caught up with her, and Lu Xiufen eventually reaped what she sowed. She was kicked out of the house by her eldest daughter-in-law, and many villagers cursed her for deserving it!
Only someone as shameless as Lu Xiufen would have the audacity to go and stay at the home of her son, whom she had kicked out of her own house.
Even after all these years, there are still people in the village who feel sorry for Qiao Weiguo because of this incident.
Su Shangjin was one of them.
So he thought that if he could get Lu Xiufen to go back to where she came from through today's incident, it wouldn't be a bad thing.
Lu Xiufen finally realized that she had been tricked today.
But now that things had come to this, she was unwilling to give away the money she had already gotten her hands on. Thinking of this, she once again smeared Qiao Qiqi, shouting, "It must have been this little slut who saw the serial number on my daughter-in-law's money when she was spending it and secretly memorized it."
As she spoke, she began to curse at Qiao Qiqi, "How heartless you are! Even if you married into the Qin Huai family and are struggling to make ends meet because of poverty, you still have no right to steal your aunt's money!"
Qiao Qiqi almost laughed out of anger.
Seeing that Lu Xiufen was still making trouble at this point, she retorted directly, "Even if I hadn't seen my aunt for several months, it's impossible for her to see all the serial numbers so clearly, right? Does she check every single bill when she spends money?"
It was originally intended to satirize Lu Xiufen, but who would have thought she would shamelessly admit it?
"Yes, my daughter-in-law has a habit of checking money, and I can vouch for that."
Lu Xiufen was absolutely furious.
If she had known that this brat would be so incompatible with her when she grew up, she should have been heartless and thrown her into the stinking ditch back then.
Now look what's happened! Not only did she go against me at home, but after getting married, she's not even filial to me. She won't give me a single penny of the dowry. I've really raised a heartless wretch!
In Lu Xiufen's view, the Qiao family has spent so much money raising this wretched girl, so her dowry money should rightfully be kept for her to support herself in her old age!
Thinking of this, Lu Xiufen still pretended to be magnanimous, "If you had listened to me and married into the Chen family of the Third Team, why would you have suffered like this? Now you know that you'll suffer for not listening to your elders, right? Why don't you divorce Qin Huai now, and I'll go ask the Chen family if they still want you?"
Qiao Qiqi was so angry she laughed!
After discovering that she had transmigrated into the book, she learned about Lu Xiufen's previous arrangement for her to marry the mentally challenged Chen family member from the Third Team while receiving the original owner's memories.
Lu Xiufen initially tried her best to hide it, but fortunately, the Lin family had relatives in the third team who told Lin Chunying about it.
Lu Xiufen's reason for doing this was even more despicable: the Chen family had promised her a 30 yuan reward!
Seeing that she still had the nerve to bring it up, Lin Chunying angrily scolded, "How dare you mention the Chen family's affairs? That Chen family brat is clearly an idiot. If I hadn't asked my brother to help investigate, Qiqi would have been pushed into a fire pit by you!"
Lu Xiufen knew she was in the wrong, but she still said defiantly, "It's still better than marrying Qin Huai, who has no parents."
Lin Chunying wanted to explain.
But thinking that if Lu Xiufen knew that Qin Huai's family was doing well, she would definitely try to squeeze out more benefits from him in the future, she immediately shut her mouth.
As long as she knows her daughter is doing well, there's no need for Lu Xiufen to know.
Su Shangjin couldn't stand it anymore at this point.
"Grandma, I'll ask you one last time: do you admit that you took your granddaughter's betrothal money? If you still don't admit it, I'll send someone to the town to get the police to come down."
Lu Xiufen retorted, "This money belongs to my eldest daughter-in-law, why should I acknowledge it? I won't acknowledge it!"
Seeing that she was stubborn and unyielding, Su Shangjin had no way to deal with this old woman.
If it weren't for Qiao Weiguo's sake, he would have already sent someone to the town to get the police, but now this old man is refusing to admit it...
At this moment, Qiao Qiqi suddenly stood up and said, "Uncle Su, since that's the case, why don't you have someone call the police? I happen to have other evidence here, and I will naturally prove that the money is mine."
Upon hearing that she had other evidence, a flash of panic quickly crossed Lu Xiufen's eyes.
Zhao Yuxiang immediately grabbed her arm, looking uneasy.
Qiao Qiqi took in the expressions of the two men and said, "By the way, could you please send someone to the field to call my father over as well? I want to prove to everyone that this money is mine."
Su Shangjin frowned, then suddenly saw Qiao Qiqi wink at him twice.
A hint of surprise flashed across his eyes.
He immediately understood Qiao Qiqi's meaning and quickly called two people over from the field, "One of you go to the town's police station and find the police officer, and the other go to the field and call Comrade Qiao Weiguo back. Go quickly and come back quickly."
Because of the proximity, Qiao Weiguo arrived quickly.
Accompanying him was Qiao Qiqi's second uncle, Qiao Xishan. The two happened to be working together, and when they heard that Lu Xiufen and Zhao Yuxiang had come to the commune brigade to cause trouble, they followed along.
After Su Shangjin briefly explained the situation to Qiao Weiguo, Qiao Weiguo's face immediately darkened.
Lin Chunying's eyes were already red and swollen from crying. "Weiguo, that money really was Qiqi's betrothal money. Mom took it and gave it to my sister-in-law, but they won't admit it..."
Qiao Weiguo felt a pang of pain in his heart when he saw his wife's face full of self-reproach. He then turned a cold look at Lu Xiufen and Zhao Yuxiang.
The two met his cold gaze and instinctively looked away.
Seeing this, Qiao Weiguo understood immediately and said coldly, "Mother, I'm giving you one last chance. Obediently return the money to Qiqi, and I'll pretend nothing happened. But if it turns out you stole it, let me make this clear: you'll never be able to go back to my home. Not only that, I'll sever all ties with you!"
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