afternoon.
Yun Jin and He's mother returned from He Ximei's house. Xiao Niangao, along with her two older cousins and a younger cousin, had been playing wildly and finally settled down, falling asleep in the car.
He Tingchuan carried his daughter out of the car, and Yun Jin followed him upstairs to open the door.
As she opened the door with her key, she noticed a footprint on it and couldn't help but crouch down to take a closer look: "Did you kick that?"
He Tingchuan shook his head: "It wasn't me. Look at these footprints, they're not a woman's."
Yun Jin narrowed her eyes: "If it's not you, who else is in the family?"
He Tingchuan's face darkened, just as he heard Yun Jin say, "What's he doing running upstairs all of a sudden?"
"I'll ask him later." He Tingchuan wasn't stupid; he knew that He Ziqian must have come upstairs for a reason.
Yun Jin waved her hand: "I know why."
He Tingchuan had guessed it too, and he cursed through gritted teeth: "That brat."
Yun Jin opened the door and asked He Tingchuan to take Xiao Niangao back to bed. She went to the place where she hid her gold and silver jewelry to make sure her things were still there. It seemed she would have to buy a safe from Zhou Da.
She didn't lose anything, but she didn't know if anyone else had.
After Yun Jin went downstairs, she saw He Ziqian talking to his parents with a fawning expression on his face. Yun Jin deliberately said, "I don't know who was bored and kicked our door. I asked Nian Gao's dad, and it wasn't him."
Upon hearing this, He's parents instinctively looked at He Ziqian.
He Ziqian's guilty eyes darted around: "I...I saw a mouse and wanted to kill it, but it ran upstairs. Luckily, your door was locked, otherwise the mouse would have run into your room."
Yun Jin asked, "Was he killed?"
"No, it got away!" He Ziqian said with regret, "I wasted all my time, that damned rat."
"So that's how it is. The footprints on the door were from when you were kicking the mouse." Yun Jin said with a half-smile.
He Ziqian nodded: "Yes, it was from kicking a mouse."
When he said this, he noticed that everyone was looking at him. He was afraid that his bad deeds would be discovered, so he didn't dare to look them in the eye, especially his parents.
Judging from He Ziqian's micro-expressions and small gestures, it can be inferred that He Ziqian did something he felt guilty about, otherwise he wouldn't have such an expression.
Yun Jin guessed that her door was locked and she had no chance to enter. There were three other rooms in the house. One was for Brother He and Sister-in-law He, but they didn't live there often and didn't keep valuables there.
He Zizhen was very young and didn't have any valuables.
So it's just He's parents.
The elderly couple still had some valuables, such as the large and small yellow croakers that Mrs. He had. She said she had only two left, and whenever they needed money, she could always conjure up one or two coins to tide them over.
Who knows if she still has any left?
If she doesn't care, someone else definitely will.
For example, He Ziqian was so desperate for money that he even stole the money from Doubao's red envelopes.
Hearing their conversation in the living room, Feng Qianqian knew it was detrimental to He Ziqian, so she immediately spoke up: "Brother Ziqian, come here for a moment, I need to talk to you."
He Ziqian couldn't wait to go over, afraid that if he was a step too slow, he would be caught red-handed.
Watching his fleeing figure, Yun Jin narrowed her eyes, moved closer to Mother He, and deliberately talked to her, then steered the conversation to gold: "I wonder if gold prices will rise after the New Year. Prices are soaring now. If they continue to rise, I plan to buy some more gold."
Mrs. He agreed: "If you have spare money, buying gold is indeed a good idea. Even if you don't wear it, you can keep it and sell it later."
Yun Jin noticed that He's mother was only wearing a jade bracelet and asked, "Why isn't she wearing the gold bracelet I bought for her?"
At first, Mrs. He didn't realize anything and said with a smile, "No, I didn't bring it because I was afraid of losing it."
"I bought it so Mom can wear it and it'll look nice. Even if she loses it, I can just buy her another one. Next time we go to the jewelry store, Mom can come with me." Seeing Sister-in-law He staring at them, Yun Jin extended an invitation: "Sister-in-law, would you like to go take a look?"
"It's fine to take a look. We also need to prepare Qianqian's three gold items. It's cheaper to buy them early. The price changes every day, and it's scary." Sister-in-law He didn't think much of it and really thought they were going to buy gold.
Reminded by Yun Jin, Mrs. He thought of something and went to check the room. She noticed that the door was unlocked and realized that the old man had forgotten to lock it after leaving.
Although living in a military compound means you know everyone and it's relatively safe with fewer petty thefts, it's still best to lock the door if no one is home.
Mrs. He hoped she was overthinking it. She went straight to where she hid her money and biscuit box. She found it was still there, but when she took it out, it felt a little lighter, and her heart sank.
She quickly opened the box and found that, apart from the hundred or so yuan inside, the large bag of gold jewelry that she had wrapped in a clean handkerchief was all gone.
Among them were the jewelry that Yun Jin bought as a gift for Mother He, as well as the rings, bracelets, and necklaces that Father He bought for Mother He. It was only after Yun Jin married into the family in recent years that Father He was influenced by his son and learned to cherish his wife, so he bought these for Mother He.
Now, they're all gone!
Mrs. He's face turned ugly.
Mr. He came in to get something and saw Mrs. He, who was so angry she was about to faint, panicked: "Old woman, what's wrong with you?"
Mrs. He's face turned ashen, her eyes filled with disappointment and distress: "It's all gone, all my gold jewelry is gone."
"We can buy more if we run out, don't try to scare me." Mr. He shouted towards the living room, "Eldest son, third son, come here quickly, take your mother to the hospital!"
Upon hearing the news, Brother He and the others gathered around.
He Tingchuan looked at his mother, who was holding onto the cookie box tightly. Inside, there was nothing but a stack of money. He roughly guessed what had happened and his eyes turned cold: "Mom, don't be angry. Your son will stand up for you."
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