Chapter 278 - 0278 String-Pulling Trade 2_1
During dinner, Feng Qingxue did not mention the incidents that had occurred that day because she did not want the three children to know. Guan Cheng and Lu Tianjun seemed to share the same thought, remaining silent on the matter. It wasn’t until the next day when everyone had gone off to school or out the door for their tasks, under broad daylight in the cowshed, while feeding the mules, did Feng Qingxue begin to disclose the matter about the bracelet to Father Lu.
A flash of surprise passed through Father Lu’s eyes and he blurted out, "How is that possible?"
The Dragon and Phoenix Bracelet with the embedded ruby should have been with Miao Fengqin, how could it turn up in town? The Wang family wasn’t so hard-pressed that they would resort to selling off their possessions. He wasn’t oblivious to the true state of Wang Zhengguo’s wealth and he knew Miao Fengqin wouldn’t be foolhardy enough to bring it out.
Feng Qingxue found this very odd on hearing this.
"Father, why do you say that? Wasn’t it looted when our house was raided? It isn’t implausible that somebody took advantage of the chaos and it ended up on the outside."
"That’s one way to see it, but I know who took the bracelet. Now, you suddenly bring one of them back from outside, it’s only natural that I’m surprised. According to my prediction, they wouldn’t resort to selling something like this."
"Who took the bracelet?" Feng Qingxue asked curiously.
Father Lu shook his head, remaining silent.
All that happened in the past serves no purpose in mentioning it now, and no one could outrightly declare Miao Fengqin - the one who took the bracelet - to be entirely at fault.
Moreover, to preserve the face of Wang Zhengguo and out of respect for the relationship that he shares with Feng Qingxue, he couldn’t bring himself to reveal this and cause a rift within the family.