CHAPTER 163: CHAPTER 147: BEATEN AND KICKED

After listening to everything Jiang Xin said and that it would be handled fairly.

The police officer no longer hesitated. A charge like burglary in this era would certainly be big news.

Yet honestly, it was somewhat ridiculous.

After all, what Mrs. Fu stole was within their own home.

The villagers looked at Mrs. Fu with complicated feelings.

The police officer directly escorted Mrs. Fu into the patrol car. Despite her wishes, she was forced to return to her maiden home to retrieve the stolen items and return them to their rightful owner.

She had no say in this matter.

Clearly, Mrs. Fu quickly understood this herself.

She genuinely didn’t want to return to her maiden home and face the embarrassment.

Her maiden family in the village was prideful.

If they found out she returned in a police car, what if they got implicated?

Given her mother’s temper, she could very well outright disown her, expelling her from the family, never allowing her to return.

In that case, all these years of trying to ingratiate herself would indeed be laughable.

Mrs. Fu struggled desperately, but how could she overpower the police officer? After a few moments, Mrs. Fu was left panting and resigned to her fate, sitting in the patrol car on her way to her maiden home.

Before leaving, Mrs. Fu didn’t forget to look at Mr. Fu with pleading eyes.

Unfortunately, at this time, Mr. Fu was truly powerless and could only take things as they came.

However, she didn’t expect that Jiang Xin could be so ruthless, which truly surprised her.

After all, regardless, they were still family at this point.

Even though in Mr. Fu’s heart, stealing clothes was indeed very wrong.

Mrs. Fu, being someone’s mother-in-law, really was too boundary-less, with not a shred of propriety at her age.

Taking it to the extent of stealing clothes was truly outrageous.

But Mr. Fu never imagined the matter would escalate to this level, even involving the police station, when they were family.

This would surely be enough fodder for gossip in the village for half a month.

This time, the Fu Family’s reputation was completely ruined, with no chance for redemption.

Mr. Fu wore a face full of worry, suddenly seeming to age ten years.

Since they were all involved, Jiang Xin and Mr. Fu got into the car as well.

The villagers who gathered to watch the commotion saw the main characters had taken the police car and no longer stayed around.

After all, they had seen the excitement, and the next step was to see how the matter would be handled.

It would take some time.

The village gossip spread unbelievably fast. Soon, it would pass from one to ten, then ten to a hundred; one wouldn’t have trouble hearing news.

For the upcoming period, there would be plenty of excitement to hear.

Today, Mrs. Fu had truly hit a wall.

Once everyone dispersed, the courtyard suddenly fell silent.

In the car, Mr. Fu and Jiang Xin exchanged glances as Mr. Fu took a deep look at Jiang Xinyi.

Mr. Fu remained silent for a moment, then spoke to Jiang Xin:

"I didn’t expect things would turn out like this."

Mr. Fu’s voice was incredibly hoarse. Although he hadn’t seen much of the world, Mr. Fu knew that burglary was not a minor charge.

The couple had encountered a major problem this time.

At their age, they truly didn’t know how to handle it.

Plus, their son, Fu Yu, was not home.

They truly felt isolated and helpless.

Thus, he thought of relying on Jiang Xin, hoping for a turnaround.

Jiang Xin remained silent; she was exhausted from the day’s events and didn’t want to say a word.

So, Jiang Xin ignored Mr. Fu.

Since Mr. Fu hadn’t spoken, Jiang Xin didn’t need to think to know what Mr. Fu wanted to say.

Rather than listen to those tedious words.