Chapter 472

Chapter 472

Wang Shoucheng suddenly felt as if he had aged another ten years, his eyes devoid of any light.

All the efforts of so many years had been ruined in just a few short months by that short-lived wretch!

"Alright, remember not to play any tricks," Xiao Zhang said, seeing that he agreed. He had said everything Brother Wang had asked him to say.

He stood up and left.

He didn't want to stay here with this Wang Shoucheng!

This old man was no good, and even now, he showed no remorse towards Brother Wang, only resentment. He still had to look into Old Wang’s family affairs and report back to Brother Wang after finding out.

Early in the morning, the members of Old Wang’s family, after a night-long train ride, finally returned to the county.

Upon arriving in the county, Zhou Jiaojiao was taken away. Liu Xiaoe's eyes were swollen from crying the whole way, and Chen Fang had to help her back.

When they got home, Wang Laosi wanted to rest.

Chen Fang immediately stopped him: "What are you doing?"

"I'm going to sleep. I haven't slept all night," Wang Laosi said matter-of-factly.

"Hah! Your second brother and Old Fifth have already been taken in, Zhou Jiaojiao is also in trouble, and Third Brother has split from you. Now the family is relying on you to make money, and you still want to rest?

Can you even sleep?"

Chen Fang sneered.

Listening to his wife's scolding, Wang Laosi broke out in a cold sweat even though it was the middle of winter.

How could he dare to rest?

"I'll go to the factory," Wang Laosi said, not daring to think about how they would get through the days ahead, especially since He Youde had originally arranged their jobs.

Now He Youde was also in, Dad was in, and Second Brother and Old Fifth, who were the brains, were also in.

Fifth Brother's Wife, the so-called lucky charm of the family, was also gone.

From now on, he would have to rely on himself.

"Hurry up and go. Do you have any money and tickets on you? Buy a couple of buns to eat on the way. Second Sister-in-law is crying like this, I can't cook for you," Chen Fang quickly sent him off.

She was also worried. She and Lao Si hadn't gained much from Old Wang’s good times, but they couldn't avoid the bad times.

Now, Liu Xiaoe didn't even have work.

And with Second Brother having two daughters, the whole family was depending on her husband's salary to get by.

At least they still had this house to live in.

"Chen Fang, the more I think about it, the more I feel something's off. I need to go find my husband. He's such a good man, he must have been framed! Maybe it was that jinx Zhou Jiaojiao who caused it."

Liu Xiaoe was now completely focused on the fact that her husband had been arrested. After crying for a while, she went to talk to Chen Fang.

Chen Fang felt a headache coming.

"Second Sister-in-law, even if you go, you won't find anyone. Just wait for the notice. Besides, this isn't something we common folks can handle. I think you should think about what to do next. Lao Si and I can't take care of you indefinitely."

Either you take the two kids back to the village, or you’ll have to settle for odd jobs.

My husband and I can cover your food and drink, but we can’t afford to send your kids to school."

Chen Fang was also tempted to just run away.

Liu Xiaoe kept crying, completely at a loss.

"Going to the city costs money. Let my husband go and ask around later. First, come with me to get your girls back. We can’t leave them at my parents’ place forever." Chen Fang pulled Liu Xiaoe out.

Liu Xiaoe hated Zhou Jiaojiao with a passion, blaming her for all her husband’s problems.

"That curse of a woman, she better stay locked up! If she comes back, I’ll kill her myself."

Her voice was sharp, and Chen Fang rolled her eyes in response.

"Stop worrying about that. Focus on your kids first. And you better start pulling your weight around the house.

I’m pregnant now, and it’s just us few left in this family.

If you keep acting like this, you’ll be on your own."

Chen Fang warned Liu Xiaoe, very dissatisfied with her inability to grasp the current situation.

At the thought of being left on her own, Liu Xiaoe went quiet.

Wiping her tears, she wondered why her life had to be so miserable.

She did most of the chores, and while the other men in Old Wang’s family listened to their wives, her husband never did.

Now he’s been arrested too, leaving her with two girls to raise.

There’s no word yet on how long he’ll be locked up.

Liu Xiaoe was desperate, but with most of the family’s money gone—taken by Wang Qingfu—she had nothing.

Now she had no choice but to depend on Lao Si and his wife.

At this, Liu Xiaoe stopped crying and begged Chen Fang: "I’ll work hard, I promise. But you can’t just abandon my husband—he did everything for this family."

"Why don’t you get it? There’s nothing we can do but try to figure out what’s happening.

And don’t even think about going to the city and stirring up trouble. Big brother and sister-in-law aren’t people to mess with. If you want to get yourself killed, fine, but don’t drag us into it.

If you need someone to blame, blame Zhou Jiaojiao.

If it weren’t for Zhou Jiaojiao, our family would’ve been just fine."

Chen Fang kept warning Liu Xiaoe on the way to her parents’ house, afraid she might do something stupid.

They were busy with this until nightfall.

When Wang Laosi got back from the factory, he looked just as down.

Liu Xiaoe had dinner ready, all the while wondering how to push Wang Laosi to look for her husband.

Seeing her husband walk in looking so gloomy, Chen Fang felt a pang of dread.

"What’s wrong with you?"

Chen Fang didn’t get it.

Wang Laosi drank some water and let out a heavy curse. "I knew the He family couldn’t be trusted! The matter with He Youde has gotten out of hand. It’s just my luck; the person who arranged my job happened to go to the provincial city yesterday.

Now everything’s out in the open.

Today, just because I took a few minutes to rest, I got chewed out. And I was warned that I no longer have someone to back me up, and if I slack off again, I’ll be out of a job."

"Why? Even if we pulled some strings, we’re legit workers now, so why?" Chen Fang panicked.

"No way, they haven’t fired me yet. But I think it’s coming soon. Regular jobs are hard to come by. Which family doesn’t have a few relatives waiting for jobs? I think the guy who got me this job wants me to quit on my own.

So his relative can take my spot.

That way, I might get something out of it. Otherwise, I’ll just be waiting to be messed with."

Wang Laosi felt worse the more he thought about it. Now he couldn’t even return to the village; his household registration had been transferred here.

He had no choice but to work hard. Forget about slacking off like before; even taking leave had to be considered carefully.

I can’t afford to make even one mistake!

Thinking about this kind of life, Wang Laosi felt suffocated.

"We can’t leave; we can’t go back to the village now. Although your job is tiring and people look down on you, as long as you don’t agree, you can still keep working and earn wages.

We can still scrape by!

From now on, just work hard. Don’t even think about slacking off anymore."

Chen Fang frowned, feeling that the days ahead were really going to be tough.