Chapter 97: Scamming Money
She grabbed Hu Li’s hand, her face completely cooling, "Hu Li, I don’t want to waste words with you. Everyone in our village is from Shicheng, and we can’t stand such sneaky behavior. Hurry up and return Granny Lu’s money to Xiang Yang. That was money Granny Lu worked hard to earn. How can you take it and not feel guilty?"
At this moment, Qin Pengfei happened to return with Qin Xiangmei, who was still holding candy and eating it, chatting away with Qin Pengfei,
"Brother, I want that hair accessory. You have to buy it for me later. That dirty beggar gave us more than a hundred yuan, didn’t she? I saw you count it. I don’t care, I want the hair accessory,"
As she spoke, Qin Xiangmei tugged forcefully at Qi Pengfei’s sleeve, determined not to give up until she got the hair accessory. She was always the treasure of the family; she got whatever she wanted, whether it was Qi Xiangyang or Qin Xiangnuan, none dared to argue with her. Qin Pengfei always indulged her, while the Qin Xiangyang siblings feared her. Now, she was really getting angry, causing a commotion, completely unaware of what was happening, nor who was inside the house, inadvertently exposing Qin Pengfei.
Qin Pengfei had wanted to coax Qin Xiangmei a bit, but the moment he looked up, his face went pale as the blood drained away rapidly.
He stared at Aunt Hua’s side, fixated on the beggar granny in tattered clothes, and instantly knew things had taken a bad turn—the old woman was back to claim her money. He had thought after Granny Lu left the money, she would have gone away, but never expected that she would dare to come back for it.
Hu Li’s face was also a mess of anger, turning a ghastly hue of green and white, a clear admission without saying a word. Even if Qin Pengfei had really taken the money, as long as they denied everything, could Aunt Hua possibly search their house? But now, even if they wanted to deny it, they had no leg to stand on.