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The three of them walked up and saw Su Dahai there.
Zhang Guilan was happy, “Dahai is back too, just right, don’t leave tonight, we’ll have braised meat at home.”
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Su Yi jump out of the back seat of Su Dahai’s car.
Zhang Guilan immediately changed her tone, “Why are you here too?!”
Su Yi’s voice was filled with a hint of anticipation and excitement, “I went to the county to talk to my brother, and I happened to run into Dad looking for my brother too. Later, we went to the police station together, and then we came back together!”
“Police station?” Zhang Guilan’s heart skipped a beat when she heard the words “police station.”
She also saw Su Xingfa’s face looking even worse than when his parents died, and he kept his head down, not daring to speak.
Her premonition was even worse.
She hurriedly asked, “Why did you go to the police station for no reason?”
Faced with Zhang Guilan’s questioning, Su Xingfa lowered his head and dared not speak.
Su Dahai didn’t know how to speak either.
“Mother, let’s talk about it later.”
Zhang Guilan’s chest heaved up and down, and she glared at Su Yi beside her, “You tell me, what’s going on?”
Su Yi looked embarrassed, “Father, brother, such a big thing can’t be hidden, just tell mother quickly!”
After speaking, he told Zhang Guilan about Su Xingfa being robbed on the street and losing his money.
“What?!” Zhang Guilan couldn’t help but shout when she heard half of it, “Robbed? All the money is gone?!”
Su Xingfa directly squatted on the ground, grabbed his hair with both hands, and said with pain, “Yes, all gone, except for the iron pot I bought, the rest is all gone!”
Zhang Guilan was so angry that she was about to hit him on the head, “You old fool, what use are you? You can’t even keep your money when you go to buy a pot!”
Su Yi also sighed, “Who says not, a whole thousand yuan, just bought an iron pot! It wasn’t even warm in his pocket!”
Zhang Guilan beat and kicked Su Xingfa for a while, still not letting out her anger.
Then she turned around and pointed at Su Yi’s nose and questioned, “How do you know there was a thousand yuan? Did you take it?”
Su Yi scoffed, “He was robbed when I was at the textile factory with my brother!”
Su Dahai also nodded when he heard this, “That’s right, my little sister was with me then. The robber was a big, strong man. Mother, you can’t talk nonsense even if you’re angry.”
Zhang Guilan spat, “It didn’t happen sooner or later, but it happened right after she came back. Who else can I blame but her?”
Su Yi laughed angrily, “It’s clearly because Dad himself took the money and didn’t hide it well. When he went to buy things, he showed off his wealth and was targeted. What does it have to do with me?”
She was just being heroic and preventing the money from going to outsiders!
Zhang Guilan was tired of scolding and sat down on the ground, crying loudly.
Su Erqiang, seeing that all the thousand yuan was gone, couldn’t help but get angry and vent his anger on the nearby tree stump.
“Now it’s good! All the money is gone, what am I going to use to get engaged and married?”
Su Sanhu saw that everyone was so angry and also got anxious and started to make a fuss sitting on the ground, “We were supposed to eat meat today! Dad, how could you be so stupid, you lost so much money, that’s a thousand yuan!”
The Su family was crying and making a fuss at the village entrance.
Many villagers gathered from a distance to watch and laugh at their misfortune.
“What’s wrong with the Su family? Why are they making a fuss again?”
“You came late and didn’t hear. It’s said that Old Su went to the county to get a thousand yuan, and before it was even warm in his hands, it was robbed on the street!”
“My goodness, is that true? Didn’t their house just get robbed? Where did they get a thousand yuan?”
“Who knows, anyway, this year is not going to be good.”
On the other side, the Qin family was also extremely happy to see this scene.
Seeing her mother-in-law making sarcastic remarks among the crowd, Bai Ruolin felt a sense of approval for her mother-in-law for the first time.
However, Qin Yunfeng felt uncomfortable seeing the two of them making sarcastic remarks.
Before the Su family’s life was good, Su Yi couldn’t even afford to eat enough.
With the family losing money one after another, will Su Yi still have good days ahead?
When the Su family was making a scene, Su Yi didn’t feel ashamed, but she also couldn’t leave.
He just stood by, offering a few lukewarm words of advice, mostly watching them make a scene with a cold eye.
Su Dahai saw the crowd growing larger and quickly pulled Zhang Guilan away, “Mother, let’s go home and talk about this. Don’t let people make fun of us here.”
Zhang Guilan slapped Su Dahai, “Now that our family has suffered a misfortune, you’re still here making light of it. We’re in this state, what are we afraid of people laughing at?”
Su Dahai tried to reason with her for a long time, but to no avail.
He felt his presence was useless.
Plus, he couldn’t stand the cold sarcasm and pointing fingers from others.
So he simply pushed his cart back to town.
Seeing his eldest son leave, Zhang Guilan continued to berate him.
It wasn’t until the family had cried their fill and exhausted their anger that they finally got up and went home.
Although they had bought a new pot, they had no appetite to eat.
The Su family didn’t even bother with dinner.
Su Xingfa and Zhang Guilan had no appetite.
Su Erqiang and Su Sanhu, famished, eventually couldn’t hold out any longer. They ate cold, hard steamed buns soaked in plain water.
Su Yi didn’t bother with them, closing the door and entering her space. She took out the white rice and sweet and sour pork ribs she had bought from the state-owned restaurant and began to eat.
Just as the commotion at the Su family’s house was gradually dying down,
a sudden, urgent knocking came from outside the door.
Su Yi didn’t intend to pay any attention, so she just leaned against the window to observe the situation.
She then saw Su Xingfa open the door. The person who came was the matchmaker who had previously arranged a blind date for Su Erqiang.
The matchmaker was carrying two pieces of cloth in her hand. Upon seeing Zhang Guilan, she directly shoved the things into her hands.
“Sister Su, these are the fabrics you sent over before. I’m returning them to you, untouched.”
Zhang Guilan, her voice hoarse, hurriedly asked, “What’s the meaning of this? Didn’t you say you were almost done with Erqiang’s marriage?”
The matchmaker spread her hands out, “I can’t help it. They’ve changed their minds and don’t want to get engaged anymore.”
Hearing this, Zhang Guilan became anxious and grabbed the matchmaker, refusing to let her leave.
“What’s going on? Didn’t they say it was all good just the other day? Why are they suddenly against it?”
The matchmaker couldn’t break free and stood firm, sneering, “With your family’s current situation, who would dare to marry into it?”
“You have no money, no good fortune.”
“You know, that girl’s family is also waiting to receive a dowry to marry off her brother. Now, everyone in the ten miles knows about your family’s misfortunes and continuous losses. Without a dowry, who would dare to marry their daughter into your family?”
Su Erqiang, who had been eavesdropping inside, rushed out when he heard about the failed marriage.
But the other family was adamant, and no matter how much they pleaded, it was useless.
Finally, Su Xingfa spoke up, “If this family doesn’t work out, then we’ll find another one. We’ll figure out the dowry.”
The matchmaker, unable to escape their clutches, could only yell in frustration, “With your family so unlucky, who would dare to marry into it?”
Then, she flicked her sleeve and ran out the door.