CHAPTER 168: CHAPTER 160: DON’T YOU HAVE ANY SELF-AWARENESS? (PART 1)

Mrs. Wang He, as planned, arrived at the Song family "by chance", only to witness this scene—

The old Taoist, who was supposed to extort Granny Song, stood on the roof of the Song family’s main house holding a broom, his legs shaking and eyes filled with despair.

Granny Song shouted loudly to the outside to catch the thief.

Upon seeing Mrs. Wang He, Granny Song grabbed her hand, "Sister, I’ve finally run into someone who can help."

Mrs. Wang He looked up at the roof, "That person..."

"A thief came to our house in broad daylight, you quickly help me shout!"

Mrs. Wang He: "He doesn’t look like..."

"That old bastard’s mouth is too venomous, he said if I didn’t give him money today, all who visit our house would be cursed with infertility, be covered in sores, oozing pus from top to bottom—a disaster! You tell me, can I not shout for help?"

Mrs. Wang He: "...Catch the thief—"

Their combined yelling quickly attracted the village chief.

Trailing behind the chief were villagers armed with hoes as weapons.

Upon entering the Song family courtyard and looking up, the thief was already on the roof, this was intolerable!

The village chief called for two strong men, who quickly climbed up a bamboo ladder and tied the person down.

The old Taoist had a fear of heights, was already pale from fright, and the moment he was brought down, his eyes rolled up, and he fainted.

The chief ordered him to be taken to the shrine for questioning and reassured Granny Song, promising to give her an explanation.

In the Song family courtyard, Granny Song gratefully held Mrs. Wang He’s hand, "Sister, thank goodness you came in time, otherwise, if you were even a moment late, our family would have been in real trouble."

The plan had failed, and Mrs. Wang He was so angry that she felt a pain in her chest, forcing a smile on her face, "What are you saying, old sister? I just passed by and helped shout."

"Your shout was no simple matter." Granny Song said: "If it weren’t for you, that old bastard wouldn’t have been caught so quickly. Come inside, let me pour you a cup of tea."

Mrs. Wang He: "No, no, I have matters at home, I must return quickly!"

"Won’t you stay for a meal?"

A meal? To hell with it!

Mrs. Wang He felt almost like vomiting blood, the originally well-mapped plan, who knew where it went wrong—that old bastard took the money, botched the job, instead of extorting money from the Song family, climbed onto the roof?

If it weren’t for fearing exposure, Mrs. Wang He really wanted to rush to the shrine and kick him a few times.

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The old Taoist, tied to a big tree outside the Upper River Village shrine, was interrogated. After being doused with several basins of cold water, he couldn’t take it anymore, tremblingly confessed, saying Limp Wang from Zhou Village paid him to do the job, came to deceive the superstitious Granny Song into borrowing high-interest loans.

The village chief immediately had someone bring Limp Wang for confrontation.

Upon hearing, Limp Wang vehemently denied, accused the old bastard of spewing lies.

Without waiting for the old Taoist to speak further, he swung his fist at the man’s face, knocking out two of the old Taoist’s front teeth.

The Upper River Village chief was startled, fearing if beaten any further, it would lead to a fatality, quickly ordered the men to hold back Limp Wang, saying the old Taoist would be sent to the county government for judgment by the honorable magistrate.

Who would have thought, shortly after people left, the old Taoist escaped the ropes and fled, with Limp Wang looking entirely innocent, cursed a few times, and limped home.

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The next day, Aunt Xie visited the Song family, heard about the incident, and laughed almost to the point of rolling.

This sister-in-law was personally chosen by her mother, thought she was quite formidable from the start, never expected that even after so many years, her skills hadn’t diminished a bit—the quick thinking, the way she handled the situation, remarkable, truly remarkable!

No wonder Song Wei is born smart, without a capable mother, could he have grown up like this?

Beside her, Wen Wan had already admired countless times in her heart, she even had a vague illusion—that being beside her mother-in-law brings more security than being with her husband, with her husband, worries of sudden misfortune, with her mother-in-law, only her mother-in-law making others miserable.

The next-door Second Lang’s wife once again heard about her mother-in-law’s "glorious deed". On this matter, she had only one thought: Damn, mother-in-law’s power had increased, the number of her losses in future confrontations is only bound to increase!

Song Erlang saw through her thoughts at once, sneered, "You still haven’t given up? Someone like Mom, not just this lifetime, even adding the next lifetime, you don’t have the capability to beat her, know your own limits, don’t you?"

Second Lang’s wife gave him an eye roll, "Mom may be capable, but she will age one day."

"If you say so, I must remind you properly." Song Erlang said: "Third sister-in-law has been married for so long, have you seen her suffer losses a few times?"