CHAPTER 130: CHAPTER 130: BOUNDARIES

However, inside this house, on the surface, everything was quiet, and Jiang Xin couldn’t sense anything amiss for the time being.

Jiang Xin, looking utterly bewildered, walked around the courtyard of the Fu Family with her bag in hand.

After confirming that there really was no one at home, she touched her slightly confused head.

And then she thought she was truly being silly.

She decided not to think too much and went straight back to her room.

Where the Fu Family members went, what did it have to do with her?

She was actually happy to have some peace and quiet!

After stealing Jiang Xin’s dress, Mrs. Fu hurried to her parents’ home, eager to give the dress to her niece there.

So, at this moment, Mrs. Fu was basking in the compliments from her family.

How could she easily come back?

Moreover, Mrs. Fu was thoroughly prepared before going over. Before heading to her parents’ home, she specially went to the cooperative at the east end of the village and bought two pounds of pork. Right now, she was at her parents’, busily making dumplings.

She simply put everything else out of her mind.

She never considered what consequences she might face if her theft was discovered.

Of course, at present, she had no time to think of such things. After all, her relatives kept praising her from every angle, and she was overjoyed.

She even felt that stealing Jiang Xin’s dress was very worthwhile.

Didn’t she see her niece at her parents’ home light up upon seeing the new dress?

Her niece kept calling her "auntie" this and "auntie" that, clearly very admiring of her.

Even her sister-in-law and mother from her parents’ side said she had thought things through thoroughly upon seeing the new dress.

She could suddenly think of her niece needing a dress for an upcoming matchmaking event.

Wearing the new dress and redoing her image, she could look like a beauty, and hopefully, catch a wealthy suitor, which would then benefit her family.

Moreover, the dress even had its tags still on.

When gifting the clothes, Mrs. Fu shamelessly told her mother and sister-in-law at her parents’ home that she had just bought the dress and it had cost quite a bit.

Her family loved taking advantage of small benefits, so hearing this naturally delighted them.

After all, who wouldn’t be happy to get something for nothing?

As for Mr. Fu, after finding evidence of Mrs. Fu’s theft, he was truly irritated after trying to reason with her.

He felt that he and Mrs. Fu couldn’t exchange even a few words without disagreement.

This old woman was becoming more unreasonable with age.

When she was younger, though annoying, she wouldn’t engage in such petty thefts.

Now, in her older years, she became more and more unreasonable.

In any case, there was some odd behavior present.

Mr. Fu couldn’t get through to her and, being older himself and quite upset, decided not to stay at home. After all, he didn’t need to think hard to know what Mrs. Fu was up to.

He figured she must have stolen their daughter-in-law’s dress to give to her niece.

At its core, isn’t this just favoritism?

Unable to discern right from wrong.

Not even able to distinguish between close and distant relations.

Currently, Jiang Xin was their daughter-in-law; how could she favor outsiders by stealing from her daughter-in-law?

It was simply too unreasonable.

Therefore, Mr. Fu thought, out of sight, out of mind.

He chose to go play cards with his card-playing buddies at the east end of the village.

That’s why when Jiang Xin entered the courtyard, she found the house empty.

At first, Jiang Xin was stunned.

Then she quickly realized that the absence of the Fu Family had nothing to do with her.

She actually enjoyed the peace and quiet.

Jiang Xin’s good mood faltered entirely when she entered her bedroom.

She knew the calm surface usually meant something big was brewing underneath.

When she entered her room, her first instinct was that someone had been there.

Because in the morning, she had definitely locked the door.

But every item in the room, arranged by Jiang Xin herself, seemed to have been touched.

Jiang Xin was a picky person, dissatisfied with the original setup of the room, so she rearranged everything herself.

So, the moment she entered the room, she noticeably felt that everything had been moved. In fact, saying "moved" wasn’t quite right—"ransacked" would be more accurate.

Half of the items she had placed had been relocated.

Jiang Xin’s face immediately cooled.

She hadn’t expected Mrs. Fu to have such little sense of boundaries.

She had locked the door, clearly indicating that she wanted no one to enter her room or touch her things when she wasn’t home.

Such an obvious intention, and Mrs. Fu, not being dumb, should have understood.

But even knowing this, Mrs. Fu still insisted on coming in, clearly showing her disrespect.

Jiang Xin suddenly froze, not expecting that the incidents yesterday, which she thought would at least make Mrs. Fu restrain herself for a few days, would only see Mrs. Fu’s true colors reappear so quickly after just one night.

If things continued this way, she could not be blamed for being unkind.

Jiang Xin was not someone who was soft-hearted.

Mrs. Fu’s actions were an outright challenge to her.

If she continued to retreat, wouldn’t it just be asking for more bullying?

Jiang Xin shook her head in disbelief, thinking Mrs. Fu really didn’t know when to quit.

When she returned, she would definitely have to give Mrs. Fu a good lesson. She didn’t care about any in-law status; whoever crossed her was an enemy.

Originally, Jiang Xin was in a pretty good mood today, having solved several significant problems.

Not only had she gotten evidence of Jiang Wan being a mistress, but she had also successfully developed the photos at the photo studio.

Then there was the issue of renting a warehouse, which was also showing promising signs, but the Fu Family clearly didn’t want her to have it easy.

Jiang Xin lowered her head, surveying the room.

Since she had locked the door, it was clear Mrs. Fu must have climbed in through the window.

Even at her age, she still didn’t know how to keep still. If she fell and hurt herself, who knows how many days of pain it would cause?

Jiang Xin thought disdainfully, realizing she was worrying too much.