Xue Fu heard everything clearly from inside the house, but he hadn't fully recovered and didn't want to take action. He also knew that Jinzi was honest, but he was unlucky to have a shrew in his family. Once he recovered, he would make Jinzi divorce his wife and he would pay for him to find a virgin.
Just as Jinzi's wife was still nagging, Xue Fu narrowed his eyes and came out directly, patiently and gently saying, "I heard what you said, sister-in-law. I haven't been feeling well these past two days and have been so focused on resting that I forgot to pay for your accommodation. I'll go out and get some money in a bit. Don't worry, I won't stay for free."
Jinzi wanted to say no, but his wife pinched him, making him wince in pain. Jinzi's wife immediately softened her tone and said, "I knew Brother Xue was generous. I'll take whatever you give me, no need to be polite. I'll cook you all the delicious food."
Jinzi was about to speak when his wife glared at him. Xue Fu, considering himself a good older brother, immediately came to Jinzi's rescue: "Alright, I'll go get the money first."
After Xue Fu left, Jinzi said resentfully, "Brother Xue saved my life, and I should repay that kindness tenfold. I can't accept it. If you want money, I can earn it for you."
Jinzi's wife sneered, "He is your savior, not mine. I wash his clothes and cook for him, using my labor. All the money you earn belongs to me. If you want to do it for free, fine, you can do these chores yourself, and I won't say a word."
She did all the work, yet she still found fault with her. Just now, even though her tone was nice, look at her eyes. It was obvious she was bullying Jinzi, practically stating that she wasn't good enough for him. Nobody's blind. If she had said it openly, she might have thought more highly of him. But she's just trying to sow discord between the couple. Who would want to see that?
Looking at his wife's tall and strong figure, Jinzi was intimidated. Shanghai wives were usually slender and gentle, but his wife was like a bandit who had entered the city; she was domineering, and he dared not argue with her.
Besides, he's a grown man, how could he do housework? He can wash clothes, but he can't cook at all, and he's even worried about making Brother Xue sick!
Jinzi's wife said directly, "He was kicked out for having an affair. If you follow his example, the house and the children are mine, and you can get as far away from me as possible."
Jinzi quickly declared that he would never let his wife down and offered her some comforting words, and the two reconciled.
Besides, someone notified Zhu Fanfan the moment Xue Fu left, and Zhu Fanfan rushed off to watch the commotion. Fang Zhiguo didn't come along today because after the Jing family's affair was exposed, he was frequently called to the police station for help because of his involvement.
Because he couldn't protect Zhu Fanfan all the time, Zhu Jiabao specifically called Fang Zhiguo and asked him to cooperate with the police. Fanfan's side also sent someone to follow him, so now Zhu Fanfan's freedom of movement is not restricted.
Jinzi's family was not wealthy, so they lived on the outskirts of the city. After Xue Fu left, he did not return to the city but went directly to the shantytown.
There was a house in the shantytown that his father had built before his death. Although it was very dilapidated, it was a memento left to him by his father. He would come here once a month. People close to him knew this, so the people in the shantytown were not surprised to see Xue Fu and greeted him.
Xue Fu responded to each question without the slightest impatience. He seemed like a kind and handsome young man, but no one knew what he was thinking. When they arrived at his home, there was a gate with an iron gate guarded on it. This gate was specially built after he got married, and it was the only gate that was still in good condition.
When we got inside, half of the roof of the house had fallen off, so it was practically open to the elements. When it rained, the water would flow inside. It was the most dilapidated house in the shantytown. Everyone had advised him to repair the house so that at least people could live in it, but he kept complaining about being poor, so he didn't repair it.
This time, after entering the house, he felt very safe and began to think about divorce. He couldn't get anything out of Fu Jing and had only gotten himself into trouble.
The neighbors must have heard what Fu Jing said. He's completely lost face. Even if he goes back, they'll still laugh at him. He doesn't dare stay at Xin Mi's house, afraid that Fu Jing will go crazy. Ever since she gave birth to their son, she's become arrogant, thinking she's a great hero who expects everyone to cater to her. If she's unhappy, she'll cry, make a scene, or even threaten suicide. He's had enough of that.
Thinking of this, he quickly locked the door from the inside, made sure no one was around, went straight to the kitchen, took off his clothes, groped around in front of the stove, and moved all the soot aside. Even though he was careful, he still got quite a bit of soot on himself. He found the switch, pressed it, and several bricks under the stove separated outwards, revealing the black hole inside.
Zhu Fanfan was already sitting on the roof watching Xue Fu go in, not afraid of carbon dioxide poisoning.
After waiting for a while, Xue Fu came out, turned off the mechanism again, boiled water, washed himself, got dressed, and left.
After Xue Fu left, Zhu Fanfan used her mental power to follow him and only came down after confirming that Xue Fu was gone. She didn't expect things to go so smoothly.
Zhu Fanfan went to the kitchen. After Xue Fu boiled the water, he sprinkled the ashes on the stove. He was very careful. She used her mental power to check and found that there was a very well-made mechanism underneath. There were many protruding points like switches. If you were not careful, you would fall into traps everywhere and you would not be able to take the money even if you had it.
Zhu Fanfan went straight to the bottom and found another hundred or so large boxes. Not wanting to waste time, she put them all in. Seeing the switches, she maliciously turned them all on. But then there was a loud crackling sound, and Zhu Fanfan realized something was wrong. She ran faster than a rabbit, disappearing without a trace. No one knew she had been there.
Xue Fu has returned, and the neighbors have come to his doorstep. Seeing Xue Fu looking weak, they asked, "Did you set off firecrackers at home?"
People are struggling to get enough food these days, yet they have time to buy firecrackers. They should use that money to renovate their homes. If they don't have enough money, they can start with small repairs and work on them gradually.
Faced with everyone's accusations, Xue Fu could only say that he had other things to do and that things at home had fallen over, which caused everyone to leave.
People are really not in the mood to meddle in other people's business now. With the food supply reduced, they are not getting enough to eat. Sunbathing is just something that can stave off hunger and make them feel better, so people have dispersed again.
Xue Fu went to the kitchen stove again. Seeing that it was intact, he could only hope that even if the person died inside, the things were still his.
He quickly opened the mechanism, but it was blocked inside and couldn't be cleared out at all. Xue Fu could only go back first and clean it when he had time. There was a self-destruct device inside that would activate if it detected someone stealing something. This was a formation that he had specially hired someone to make.
Xue Fu cursed under his breath as he started walking back, still wondering who knew he had a wealthy family and had come to raid his hideout. Especially since he had just returned to retrieve his belongings and his house had been robbed, he suspected that he had been followed. Thinking of this, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
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