Transmigrated Into the Vicious Stepmother in a Historical Novel - Chapter 189

“The money I mentioned was not taken by me. It was most likely that your parents didn’t keep it properly and it was stolen by someone else.

I did not take it, I really did not take it. I can now earn money myself, so why would I take yours? Anyway, your whole family treats me like an outsider, so I don’t want to say anything more.”

Xu Yuxia shook her head, indicating that she did not take the money.

Although Lu Jiefang also believed that Xu Yuxia was not that kind of person, this was a serious matter. Old Mrs. Lu could not have wrongly accused Xu Yuxia so casually.

Just as Lu Jiefang was at a loss, Jixiang and Ruyi suddenly admitted the mistake.

“Dad, don’t blame Mom. It was Ruyi and I who took the money that Grandpa and Grandma put in the jar. It was our fault.”

“You took it? How did you take it?”

“Grandpa was asleep, and Ruyi and I secretly took it.”

After the commotion caused by Xu Yuxia and Lu Jiefang that had the whole village talking, Jixiang and Ruyi also realized that they were wrong.

So Jixiang and Ruyi took the initiative to admit their mistake. However, when Lu Jiefang asked where the money was, the two searched their pockets and bag but could not find it.

“I remember I put it in my pocket, but now it’s gone.”

“I don’t know, maybe it fell on the ground.”

Jixiang and Ruyi searched for a long time but couldn’t find it. Lu Jiefang searched repeatedly, but also couldn’t find it.

In the end, they even searched the path Jixiang and Ruyi had taken, but still couldn’t find it.

Besides, if it had indeed fallen on the ground, someone else would have picked it up long ago.

Lu Jiefang finally felt a sense of despair and helplessness. He never expected the culprit to be Jixiang and Ruyi.

When Lu Jiefang told Old Mrs. Lu about it, Old Mrs. Lu thumped her chest and let out a mournful cry.

“That was all my hard-earned money!”

When the money went missing, Old Mrs. Lu and Lu Jianguo had searched for a long time but couldn’t find it.

Not only did Old Mrs. Lu suspect Xu Yuxia, but even Lu Jianguo also suspected her.

Now hearing that Jixiang and Ruyi said they took it and lost it, Old Mrs. Lu immediately covered her heart, feeling the pain.

If Old Mrs. Lu had a heart disease, she would surely be pissed off to death by Jixiang and Ruyi.

On the other side, Lu Jianguo was also in pain, clutching his chest. He and Old Mrs. Lu had the same anguished expression.

These two children had no idea how precious that money was. Now that it’s gone, they don’t know what to do.

Old Mrs. Lu called Jixiang and Ruyi over and questioned them again.

“You two, say it again, you took the money, how did you take it? Where did it end up?”

The two little ones glanced at each other. They fidgeted with their fingers, heads hung low, barely able to see their own toes.

The two children didn’t dare to step forward and speak up because Old Mrs. Lu and Lu Jianguo’s expressions looked so scary. They didn’t know that Old Mrs. Lu could have an even more frightening expression than their mother Xu Yuxia. She looked like she wanted devour them.

Old Mrs. Lu’s expression was very indifferent.

“Don’t be afraid, Grandma just wants to know where you lost the money. If we can still find it, that would be great. Did you encounter anyone on the way? Try to think carefully about when you had your bags with you, maybe you can find a new clue.”