Chapter Seven

  Cheng Zihan used a bit of clever force this time, and his forehead was hit black, but it didn't cause too much harm.

  Cheng Hai just walked to the door and happened to see Cheng Huiling push down Cheng Zihan, his face suddenly changed, he took big strides and walked over, raised his hand and slapped Cheng Huiling hard.

  Cheng Huiling was beaten until she was dizzy and disoriented, it took her a long time to come back to herself, then she opened her mouth and shouted at Cheng Hai: "You hit me? You actually hit me? I'm going to fight you!"

  Cheng Hui-ling shouted loudly and rushed towards Cheng Hai.

  Cheng Hai grasped her hand tightly, looking at her coldly, "Enough! Are you crazy enough? Aren't you ashamed enough?"

  He finished speaking and with one push, he knocked Cheng Hui Ling to the ground.

  Cheng Hui-ling sat on the ground and burst into loud sobs.

  Cheng Zihan also hid in Li Lan's arms, covering her face and pretending to cry, while secretly glancing at Cheng Huiling. When she saw the red palm print on her face, she couldn't help but laugh secretly in her heart.

  Cheng Hai gave everyone a cold glance before turning to walk towards Cheng Zihan, pulling her out of Li Lan's arms. He carefully examined the wound on her forehead and only felt relieved when he found that it was not serious.

  "Does it hurt?" He reached out and gently rubbed Cheng Zihan's forehead, asking with concern.

  Cheng Zihan shook her head and said in a crisp tone: "Dad, I'm fine, I don't hurt."

  Cheng Hai nodded and walked over to sit down, glancing at Lai Ying and Cheng Shihao before asking, "First tell me what happened."

  Li Lanzai recounted the whole story from start to finish, and Cheng Haoyue's face grew darker as he listened.

  A few days ago, Li Lan returned to her mother's home and brought back over a thousand yuan. She bought some things and also purchased several hundred ducklings, which she is now raising. Since she doesn't have much to do at home except for farm work, it's convenient for her to take care of the ducks. The current price of ducks is quite good, so if she raises them well, she should be able to sell them for a decent price. Coincidentally, Lai Ying discovered that her savings account book had gone missing around the same time, and when she finally found it, all the money inside was gone - exactly over a thousand yuan. As a result, suspicion naturally fell on Li Lan.

  Li Lan felt too humiliated about this matter. Originally, after marrying in, she had already suffered many criticisms and difficulties from Lai Ying and Cheng Hui Ling. Now it has fallen to the point where she can only make a living by going back to her parents' home to get money, and on top of that, being wrongly accused of stealing money.

  Li Lan is a person who values her reputation and face extremely highly, being wronged like this made even her good temper unbearable, she started crying directly as she spoke, while Cheng Zixi beside her was also silently shedding tears, looking very pitiful.

  Cheng Hai listened to Li Lan finish speaking, not saying a word. After a while, he got up and walked to the small courtyard behind the house. After a while, he drove hundreds of ducks into the living room, then coldly said to Lai Ying: "Since you said my wife took your money to buy these ducks, now that the ducks are all here, strangle them all to death, and I'll come talk to you about reason!"

  Cheng Haiping rarely loses his temper and is recognized as the most even-tempered person in the village, but today he was also furious.

  Cheng Zihan quietly hid behind Li Lan, watching all this, and also sighed in her heart. It's rare for Father to get angry once every few hundred years, but she happened to see it.

  She had always heard her mother say this, but she didn't quite believe it. Her father was usually in a good mood, would he really do such a thing? Now she finally saw it for herself.

  Lai Ying's face was also very unsightly, over a thousand yuan at that time was already a lot of money, it was the savings of a long time, just like that, gone, how could she not be heartbroken?

  "That money can't just grow wings and fly away! If we don't find out who stole it today, I'll make a scene all the way to the village chief's place!"

  Lai Ying expressed her attitude, Cheng Shihao just smoked silently, not saying a word, but secretly glanced at Cheng Hai with inquiring eyes.

  Cheng Hai was not afraid either, he believed in his wife and wasn't worried about the matter being taken to the village chief.

  However, Jing Ling was somewhat flustered.

  The money was secretly taken away by her, naturally afraid that when the time came to make a fuss in the village chief's place, it would be caught and it wouldn't be so easy to settle.

  If you get caught stealing something in the village and are taken to see the village chief, it's going to be a big deal.

  It's not just about reputation, but also a shameful thing for the whole family to have a thief, and they will be ridiculed by their neighbors.

  She saw Lai Ying's resolute attitude, and after a moment of hesitation, she quickly scrambled to her feet, walked up to Lai Ying, and patted her shoulder in a flattering manner. "Mom, having a thief in the house isn't a good thing, you know. Later on, we'll become the laughing stock of our neighbors. We can't let this matter reach the village chief, or else the whole village will find out. How are you and dad going to live with yourselves afterwards? You've even taken in a thieving daughter-in-law."

  Cheng Hui-ling said as she glared fiercely at Li Lan.

  Li Lan was still wiping away tears when she heard Cheng Huiling say that, and her tears fell again.

  Cheng Hai snorted coldly and glared at Cheng Huiling, "Nonsense! Who took the money is clear in their own heart! Take the deposit slip to the bank to withdraw the money, the bank staff will definitely see who it is. As long as we go to find someone face-to-face to identify them, it will be clear. Do you dare to go with me?"

  Cheng Hui Ling stuttered, "I, I why should I go with you? The money wasn't even stolen by me!"

  Cheng Hui Ling still wanted to continue quibbling, but then, Cheng Zi Han's next sentence made all her quibbles die in her belly.

  "Aunt, what you said is indeed skillful, but I'd like to ask grandma, who else in the family knows your savings account password besides you? I think it's clear who took the money now. Everyone knows that taking money from the bank requires knowing the password, and given your relationship with my mom, how could you possibly have told her the password?"

  Cheng Zihan's words reminded everyone, and every gaze turned towards Cheng Huiling.