nycdaug Chapter 8 Settling Accounts and Demanding Money (Part 2)
Chapter 8 Settling Accounts and Demanding Money (Part 2)
Shen Wancheng checked the kitchen and bedroom again to make sure nothing was missed, then returned to the main room to settle the accounts.
"House: 1000 yuan; Furniture and household items: 1496.55 yuan in total."
"Adding the previously calculated deposit compensation and other expenses of 7454 yuan, the total is 8950.55 yuan."
Shen Wancheng did not use any paper during the entire accounting process; she did it all mentally, yet her calculations were exactly the same as those of a People's Armed Forces Department officer who was using a calculator.
Liu Congyi's initial admiration has turned into amazement.
Shen Wancheng has an exceptional sensitivity to numbers; she might be a genius in this area.
With this matter settled, Shen Wancheng should no longer be staying in Xixia Village. Perhaps she could go to the county town and work in the People's Armed Forces Department.
Liu Congyi started making plans in his mind.
8950.55 yuan
When Shen Wancheng calculated the total amount that the Shen family needed to refund, Shen Dapeng's face turned ashen.
His gaze towards Shen Wancheng and her sister had changed from anger to resentment.
However, the officers from the People's Armed Forces Department noticed, and everyone tacitly stepped aside to block the gaze from Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao.
By now, the sky outside had completely darkened after this whole saga.
It's already 8:30 pm.
Without further delay, the leading police officer directly notified the Shen family, headed by Shen Dapeng.
"Shen Dapeng must return 8950.55 yuan to Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao within two days. Our bureau will no longer pursue the matter of Shen Dapeng and other related personnel embezzling Comrade Shen Datian's property."
"After today's investigation, it is true that the Shen family, led by Shen Dapeng, abused the orphans of martyr Shen Datian. The orphans, Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao, accepted compensation from the Shen family. After coordination and discussion, Shen Dapeng needs to compensate the sisters Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao 1000 yuan. Our bureau will no longer pursue this matter."
"Following today's investigation, it has been confirmed that Shen Daxing and Zhou Fengxia violently forced another person into marriage. We will arrest Shen Daxing and Zhou Fengxia and take them to the Public Security Bureau for further interrogation."
Upon hearing the police's verdict, Liu Chunhua, who had just woken up, almost fainted again.
The total amount is 9950.55 yuan, including the 8950.55 yuan in compensation of 1000 yuan.
Where did they get so much money?
That bastard Shen Wancheng really doesn't leave them any way out!
Once these police officers return to the county, she'll skin that bastard Shen Wancheng alive.
When Liu Chunhua heard that she needed to compensate and return the money, she was stunned and completely ignored what the police said at the end: that they would arrest Shen Daxing and Zhou Fengxia and take them back to the police station.
Shen Daxing and Zhou Fengxia panicked when they heard that they could not be exempted from punishment.
"Officer, this is a misunderstanding! I did not force Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao! It's a misunderstanding!"
"Officer, I knew nothing about this; it was all this woman's idea!"
"Shen Daxing, don't be so shameless! What am I doing this for? Isn't it all for you, for this family, and for our two children!"
Ignoring her own injuries, Zhou Fengxia lunged at Shen Daxing, trying to grab him and question him, but Shen Daxing dodged her with a sidestep.
Zhou Fengxia fell flat on her face.
Zhou Fengxia didn't get up; instead, she grabbed Shen Daxing's legs and let go, cursing under her breath.
"Shen Daxing, you heartless bastard, you have no heart!"
Shen Daxing tried to kick Zhou Fengxia away, but his two sons rushed forward and hugged him.
"Dad, Mom is injured. If you hit her again, you'll kick her to death."
"Shen Daxing, you clearly knew my plan from the beginning, and you were the one who contacted Liu Datong. Don't try to deny it!"
"You damned woman, what are you saying? Shut up!"
The fight between Shen Daxing and Zhou Fengxia has solidified their guilt in violently forcing the Shen sisters to marry freely.
In the end, it was the police officers who brought this farce to an end.
"Cuff them both and take them back to the station."
Liu Congyi then said to Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao, "Niece, you two come back to town with us. Don't be afraid, we'll wait until you get your compensation before we go back to the county."
Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao looked at Liu Congyi with gratitude and said in unison.
"Thank you, Uncle Liu."
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The villagers of Xixia Village, who had been watching the commotion outside the Shen family's house, rushed into the house as soon as Shen Wancheng and her group left, bombarding the house with questions.
"Uncle Shen, why were your eldest son and his wife taken away?"
"Yeah, he was handcuffed and taken away. What did he do?"
"They abused Cheng and Yao. We should have told them off earlier; they were bound to get their comeuppance sooner or later."
"Hindsight is 20/20; I didn't see you helping those two girls before."
"Won't Daxing and Fengxia really go to jail? Then Grandpa Shen's family will have two ex-convicts."
For the Shen family, the villagers' words were like rubbing salt into their wounds.
Shen Dapeng casually picked up a broom and started chasing people away.
"Get out, get out! All of you, get out of my house!"
The younger generation of the Shen family had not yet married or started their own families. When they heard the villagers talking about how two of their family members were going to be ex-convicts, they suddenly realized that not only were their family broke, but their future marriages would also be affected.
Shen Daxing's two sons were terrified and helped Shen Dapeng drive the people away.
"Get out of my house!"
The villagers made a few more sarcastic remarks before reluctantly going home.
The main room of the Shen family fell silent once again.
Hearing the villagers' discussion, the Shen family members were all uneasy.
Shen Dabiao wanted to ask Shen Dapeng what to do several times, but he was afraid of being scolded by Shen Dapeng, so he swallowed his words.
In the end, it was Liu Xianglan who couldn't hold back any longer.
She was really desperate. Both of her children were still in school, and with two ex-convicts in her family, she couldn't even find a good job, let alone get married.
Liu Xianglan felt that the third branch of the family had suffered an undeserved disaster.
She never bullied her second brother's family, and they never tried to take over their house.
When her older brother's family forced their way in, she privately told her mother that her older brother's family was going too far, trying to take everything, and that of all the family's belongings, her older brother's family had taken the most.
Now that her elder brother and sister-in-law are locked up, her son and daughter are also unable to hold their heads high. If she doesn't make a scene, she'll definitely suffer the consequences.
"Mom and Dad, my brother's family did something wrong, which has implicated Da Biao and the two children. You have to give us an explanation."
Shen Dapeng suddenly looked up, his eyes already bloodshot, and stared at Liu Xianglan.
"What explanation do you want?!"
Liu Xianglan trembled with fear and hid behind Shen Dabiao, but when her own interests were involved, she became much bolder and insisted on speaking.
“My elder brother and sister-in-law went to jail, which made Da Biao and my two children feel ashamed. Shouldn’t they compensate our family?”
"Huh?" Liu Chunhua suddenly exclaimed, "Don't you know what's going on at home? And you're asking me for an explanation now?"