Chapter 30: No One Was Home Yesterday Afternoon, So How Was It Robbed?

Old Man Liu took the last puff, tapped off the ash, and said, "Given the scene today, do you think the second son's wife will compromise? Rather than let the household remain unsettled later, it's better to split their family off early and spare them from dragging the whole house down."

Ge Ge Pozi Liu frowned in disagreement: "With Chuxue about to graduate, can't we wait a few more months? Didn't we agree before that her betrothal money should go toward marrying Dongzi?"

Old Man Liu stuck his pipe into his belt: "Why should you get all the good things? We didn't take a penny for the second son's treatment. Do you think the second branch will let you touch that money? Besides, the eldest couple said Dongzi's job is secured. When the time comes, plenty of good girls will want to marry Dongzi. What's there to fear about not finding a good one?"

Hearing this, Ge Ge Pozi Liu's mood improved considerably: "True. Our Dongzi is handsome. If he gets a job too, I guarantee our doorstep will be trampled flat."

But what she didn't know was that her grandson's job was merely a big pie-in-the-sky promise from the eldest couple. Without completing the task they were assigned, how could there be a job?

Meanwhile, Ge Xiuhua, working in the fields, half-heartedly did her work while whispering to her husband beside her: "Father really should have consulted us first. He just split off the second branch without a word, not even letting us speak."

Liu Shangan's face wasn't much better: "You know Father cares most about face. If he hadn't made a decision today, do you think the second branch's people would have let it go?"

"Then what about Dongzi's job?"

Speaking of this, Liu Shangan's face grew even darker: "How did you handle things? Wasn't it supposed to be foolproof? How did that damn girl just show up at home?"

Ge Xiulan glanced around nervously and lowered her voice further: "We clearly drugged her and carried her up the mountain. I'm puzzled how she got back."

"No one saw you act yesterday, right?"

"No, no. Absolutely no one knows about this."

She wouldn't mention that her own nephew was involved, nor would she let her husband know she had designs on that damn girl Chuxue.

Liu Shangan let out a long breath: "Since it's already like this, we'll find another chance. Anyway, she'll have to come back in a few days."

Before they finished speaking, a shout came from afar: "Shangan's wife, people from your maiden family are here looking for you!"

Just then, a shout came from the distance: "Aunt!"

Ge Xiulan stopped her work, her heart giving a jolt: "Did I just hear Baocheng from my eldest brother's house?"

Liu Shangan frowned, looking toward the distance, feeling a wave of annoyance: "Running so urgently, it can't be anything good."

Saying this, he drove his hoe into the ground and waited for them to approach.

Not seeing her nephew this morning had already seemed strange to Ge Xiulan. She threw down her farming tool and rushed forward: "Third, why didn't you come over this morning?"

"Aunt, our house was robbed."

"What?"

"Grandma's room, the kitchen, and the backyard were all broken into."

At this, Liu Shangan hurried over: "When did this happen?"

"We discovered it yesterday evening. Grandma was so furious she fainted. With the household in chaos, no one could attend to anything else. She only woke up this morning. The family feared she might lose heart again, so they sent me to fetch Aunt to comfort her."

Hearing this, Ge Xiulan's face instantly changed. She cried out in alarm: "No one was home yesterday afternoon. How could it have been robbed?"

(End of Chapter)