Chapter 42

The maid looked extremely nervous, clutching her handkerchief tightly. "The diamond ring that the young master bought for his wedding to the young mistress has gone missing."

Even if Liu Xiangqin was completely ignorant, she knew that the diamond ring must be expensive. Her expression immediately changed, and she snorted coldly, saying, "Fu Lanjun, you really went to great lengths to cheat us. The things you made up are quite convincing."

Mother Jiang ignored Liu Xiangqin and turned to the flustered maid, "Are you sure?"

The maid nodded hurriedly, then said in a flustered tone, "Of course I'm sure! When I went to clean your room and the young mistress's room just now, I found that the jewelry that was in your jewelry box yesterday was gone, and the diamond ring in the young mistress's bedside table was also missing. I was so scared that I ran downstairs to report to you before I even finished cleaning the rooms."

Song Shiwei silently complained in her heart, [You have to admit, Liu Xiangqin's husband is quite good at finding good matches; she picks the right one every time. I don't believe she doesn't have some experience as a thief.]

Mother Jiang, Jiang Zhuxin, and Jiang Xun nodded in agreement. To be able to steal so many things in such a short time and stuff them all into a jar showed how skilled they were at committing the crime; it was definitely not their first time.

[Good heavens! His reason for stealing was actually this?!]

[If Liu Xiangqin knew that her husband had been stealing for... well, you know, wouldn't she go crazy?!]

Why are the Jiang Family, who were staring wide-eyed to the side, suddenly silent?

What on earth is the reason for this? When is Song Shiwei going to change her habit of revealing only half of the juicy gossip?!

They really want to know the juicy gossip too! Here's 500 yuan, hurry up and reveal the whole story!

A note from the author:

To reiterate, the eccentricities in this article do not represent the author's values. There will be another update later, as usual, around midnight~

Chapter 42

◎ Liu Xiangqin awakens.◎

Song Shiwei watched her own Gossip Compendium. [This isn't the first time Liu Xiangqin's husband has stolen things; his reasons are always very simple.]

[Using Yin to replenish Yang? Saving my precarious penis?]

[Someone online told him about a folk remedy: he could worship the "Child God" and find a woman to practice dual cultivation with every day. This would guarantee him divine assistance in his sexual encounters, allowing him to have sex seven times a night, and he would even ascend to immortality after death.]

[And the goddess this fortune teller predicted for him was none other than Widow Li from the village entrance?!]

[These offerings aren't cheap, which is why Liu Xiangqin's husband keeps stealing, and yet he's never been caught.]

Song Shiwei was eating, she was suddenly struck by a blow and cursed inwardly, "[What a lunatic!]"

What kind of ridiculous reason is this? Anyone with a modicum of common sense could believe it.

[Wait a minute? The person who told Liu Xiangqin's husband that night was actually his own son?!]

Wow, that's exciting!

[Holy crap, the son tricked his father, and he actually succeeded? No wonder they're family; their intelligence is practically inherited.]

The Jiang Family was also completely bewildered. "Are you crazy? Could this scam be any more blatant?"

Only a complete idiot would believe that, and he keeps taking the risk of stealing.

Song Shiwei continued eating melon seeds. [His act of stealing today wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision; he had already decided to steal from his mother-in-law's house before they even set off for Yanjing to find their daughter.]

Mother Jiang: Huh?

They were complete strangers, yet they were targeted simply because of a single meeting when they were children? Her fist hardened; she really wanted to hit someone.

Seeing that her husband's face was flushed and looking rather unusual, Liu Xiangqin was extremely anxious. "You lost something and instead of checking it yourselves, you're trying to stop us?"

"Who knows if you're just making false accusations to slander us?"

Her husband, breathing heavily beside her, chimed in, "That's right, let us go!"

"Otherwise, I'll lie on the ground and refuse to get up. This isn't over until I've got tens of millions."

Wu Jianguo felt extremely uncomfortable with these things tucked inside his backside. This method had worked every time before, and since he had no bags or pockets, everyone assumed he hadn't stolen anything.

He passed the test easily the first few times, proving the fortune teller was right: this method could make a lot of money.

So when Liu Xiangqin said she knew someone in Yanjing, he didn't hesitate to urge her to come to Yanjing as Liu Xiangqin daughter. In reality, he was after the Jiang Family's money.

The ladies and young women of wealthy families all wear jewelry; they can easily become rich in this life just by getting a few pieces of jewelry.

He simply hadn't expected it to be so difficult to get a hand on this time.

He took a deep breath and tried to clench the penis tightly to prevent the contents from falling out.

But why did he feel a little short of breath?

He opened his mouth wide, breathing heavily, trying to find an excuse to get out.

But to everyone's surprise, Mother Jiang had several men in black standing neatly at the door. "I've already called the police. No one is allowed to leave here until the police arrive."

"To clear everyone's name, please have the housekeeper bring all the servants here. We'll investigate thoroughly when the police arrive."

Mother Jiang spoke each word carefully, without even glancing at Liu Xiangqin, as if she were simply stating a fact.

Liu Xiangqin immediately exploded, "Aren't you just indirectly calling us thieves?"

"We've been right under your nose since we walked in, how could we have had time to commit a crime?"

"Everything needs evidence, otherwise I can sue you."

Seeing that her path was blocked by the bodyguards, Liu Xiangqin turned around and launched into a tirade against Mother Jiang.

Mother Jiang remained calm and composed, saying, "Why are you in such a hurry? Didn't your husband just go to the bathroom?"