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"But..."
"If you keep saying 'but,' then it will be 70."
Jia Dongxu was completely at a loss, staring at the chicken in Sha Zhu's hand.
"You've already taken the chicken, and now you want me to pay you 60 yuan? Aren't you trying to extort money from me?"
OK!
He even dared to argue back.
"If you think I'm trying to extort you, then let's go to the street office!"
She then tried to pull him away.
Jia Dongxu struggled desperately.
But how could his strength be greater than He Hongyang's?
I stumbled and almost fell to the ground.
“I’m not going. If I go, the neighborhood committee will tell the factory about it, and I’ll get a public reprimand.”
"Since you know you'll be publicly criticized, asking for 60 yuan isn't unreasonable, is it?"
Jia Dongxu nodded helplessly: "It's not excessive, I will definitely try my best to make it happen."
"I don't care how hard you try, as long as I see the money in three days!"
Madam Jia couldn't bear to watch any longer.
Even if he could tolerate hitting his own son a few times, his family simply couldn't afford that much money.
The Jia family is not what it used to be.
The sewing machine has already been sold, and they still need to go around buying food to eat.
How could someone who can't even fill their stomach possibly come up with so much money?
She kept pleading for her son: "My son is very timid. He definitely wouldn't have stolen the chickens if no one had instructed him to..."
Before Jia Zhangshi could finish speaking, He Hongyang interrupted her, saying, "If you hadn't said it, I would have almost forgotten."
"Who is supporting you? Tell me their name."
Could it be that someone really instructed his son?
If I reveal his name, will I lose less money?
Madam Jia rolled her eyes and said, "If Dongxu tells me his name, can you give me a little less money?"
Upon hearing this, Jia Dongxu immediately nodded: "Indeed, someone instructed me, and it was he who discovered your chicken coop. If I reveal his name, can I atone for my sins?"
Atonement through merit? What a load of rubbish!
He must also be from a courtyard house.
Anyone who uses their brain can figure out who this person is.
Is it in the bangs?
Jia Dongxu was almost speechless with surprise. How could he be so smart as to guess it so quickly?
In other words, he had no chance to redeem himself.
If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have listened to his mother. I should have said Liu Haizhong's name immediately. Maybe I could have left a good impression on He Hongyang.
"Yes, it's him. How did you know?"
"I was just guessing. I was thinking of someone else, but now that you've confirmed it, it seems it was him!"
Jia Dongxu was almost in tears.
It turned out that He Hongyang was bluffing him, but he was too easily fooled and confessed as soon as he was tricked.
Wouldn't I offend both He Hongyang and Liu Haizhong?
One of them was a rising star in the factory, and the other was a veteran worker.
He can't afford to offend anyone.
"You absolutely mustn't tell him that I was the one who said it."
“As long as I go to him, he will naturally know that you were the one who told on me, without me having to say anything.”
Jia Dongxu looked miserable.
He felt he was incredibly stupid.
Why is it that He Hongyang always anticipates my moves? Why do I happily jump into the pit he digs for me every time?
"Haven't I offended him?"
"This is between you two. Who told you to listen to his instigation?"
Sha Zhu chimed in, "Even without Liu Hai's instigation, I'm afraid you would have tried to steal these chickens if you saw them."
"Your Jia family has a long tradition of stealing. Your mother peeked at men taking a bath, stole our pork knuckle, and now you're stealing our chickens. You're a leopard that can't change its spots!"
"Big brother, let's go home and find Liu Haizhong."
The two men took the chicken and rode away on their bicycles.
Watch their backs as they leave.
Jia Dongxu immediately squatted down on the ground.
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How unlucky he was! The chicken he was about to get was gone, and he even got caught red-handed.
He Hongyang suffered no loss whatsoever and even gained 60 yuan for nothing.
Jia Zhangshi sighed repeatedly, "How could you be so useless? How could you steal from his family? Don't you know how powerful He Hongyang is? He can catch you anywhere, even if you run to the ends of the earth."
"That's a whole 60 yuan! You only have three days. Even if your mother went out to sell them, she couldn't earn that much!"
He turned to Qin Huairu and said, "Why don't you think of a way to borrow some money from your parents' home?"
Qin Huairu hasn't settled accounts with him yet.
She knew He Hongyang's temper, so she didn't dare to say a word.
"Snapped!"
He slapped Jia Dongxu.
"Are you crazy? How could you steal chickens from the He family? Why didn't you tell us sooner? If we had known, we would have made you return them immediately."
"It seems that not only will you have to pay 60 yuan in compensation this time, but you won't get any of the factory's improved meals in the future."
"You've made such a fool of yourself in front of my family, and you still dare to tell me to go back and borrow money? Anyway, I didn't steal the chicken, so you can borrow from wherever you want."
Qin Jingru was utterly shocked by what she had just witnessed!
She only knew there was meat to eat, and had no idea that the chicken was stolen, and that it was stolen from the He family.
When He Hongyang asked her that question in a clear voice just now, she was so embarrassed that she didn't know where to put her face.
In the countryside, stealing from someone else's house would be met with criticism from the entire village.
She had always thought Jia Dongxu was incompetent, but she never expected him to be so morally reprehensible.
"What you did was theft. Luckily we didn't eat it, otherwise we would have been accomplices."
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"You deliberately concealed from us that this is the He family's chicken, are you trying to make us feel guilty and suffer from the pangs of conscience?"
"Brother-in-law, you've gone to school and worked, how could you do such a thing? If this gets back to our village, how will our Qin family face anyone?"
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Now even Qin Jingru is criticizing him.
She's only a few years old, what right does she have to say that about him?
He wouldn't have thrown that chicken if it weren't for her.
Jia Dongxu looked miserable: "It's all because you came. I wanted to improve your life, so I did it."
He actually blamed his own behavior on her.
Qin Jingru said, "Sister, listen to what he's saying. He did something wrong, but he won't admit it and tries to blame it on others."
"Did I send you to steal the chicken?"
"If that's the case, why did Brother He come to you instead of me just now? Why did they ask you to pay 60 yuan instead of me?"
Qin Huairu was determined to make up with him.
"Don't take it out on my sister. This has nothing to do with her. You stole the chicken yourself, you led us outside the city, and it was your idea to make beggar's chicken earlier."
"Since they've already given you three days, don't go home during these days. Go out and raise the money. Come back whenever you've raised enough, so I don't have to see you getting in my way."
"I traveled such a long way, didn't get to eat anything, and even got a severe scolding. It's so embarrassing!"
He pulled Qin Jingru and started walking back.
Jia Dongxu was almost in tears.
When they first saw the chicken, they didn't say that at all. They were clapping their hands with joy when they heard they were going to eat beggar's chicken.
How did their expressions change so quickly?
She's still his wife; even if she were a stranger, he shouldn't say that.
He's already suffering enough; this is just rubbing salt into his wounds.
"Mom, what do you think we should do about this?"
There was nothing Jia Zhangshi could do.
She could only earn three cents a night despite all her hard work.
Even if you don't eat or drink, it would take almost a year to earn 60 yuan.
With only three days left, what can she do?
If Yi Zhonghai had worked at the steel rolling mill before, perhaps we could have gotten him to come up with a solution.
If the Jia family hadn't sold their sewing machine, they might have been able to sell it to settle their debts.
But they had nothing!
This time, Jia Dongxu not only incurred debts, but also offended both the He and Liu families.
Once he gets back, He Hongyang will definitely look for Liu Haizhong.
Since Liu Haizhong couldn't afford to offend He Hongyang, he would vent all his resentment on Jia Dongxu.
"She's right, don't go home for the next few days."
"Mom, why are you on the same page as her? Where else can I go if I don't come home?"
"Go and raise the money. Don't forget that you've indirectly offended Liu Haizhong. When you go back, he'll definitely cause you trouble."
Does he think he won't cause trouble for me if I go to the factory?
Jia Dongxu held his head, completely helpless.
She started crying, "Why am I so unlucky? All I wanted was to eat some meat, why did I get such a severe punishment? He Hongyang can get pigs and sheep every month, why is he so successful?"
In the past, Madam Jia would have encouraged her son and told him not to be discouraged.
But now, she is truly powerless.
My own son is no match for He Hongyang! (Thousand)
177. If parents are not kind, their children will be unfilial!
With his hands behind his back, Liu Haizhong pretended to be strolling around the courtyard.