651 I Will Settle It
Looking at Old Madam Li’s current state, she probably would not be able to tell them where the money was at the moment.
“Zhao Hong, do you know where your mother-in-law keeps her money?” Sun Jian asked.
“I don’t know. She won’t tell me this sort of thing,” Zhao Hong said as she shook her head.
If she knew, her child would not be so sick! She would have stolen the money to treat the children long ago.
Sun Jian had no choice but to pinch his nose and endure the unpleasant smell as he approached Old Madam Li and asked, “Auntie! Where did you put the money!”
“Don’t kill me… I’ll give it all to you… Don’t kill me… Save me… Don’t kill me…” Old Madam Li curled up in the corner fearfully.
He did not know if she was pretending to be crazy or if she had really gone crazy.
Sun Jian looked at Li Gui helplessly and said, “Look at the state your mother is in. She probably won’t be able to give you the money…”
Li Gui looked at Old Madam Li, feeling heartbroken. All these years, the kinship that she thought they had only existed in her imagination. To Old Madam Li, she was just a money-making tool.
As long as Old Madam Li could get the money, she did not care about what happened to Li Gui and her children.
Old Madam Li and Zhang Qian were the same kind of people!
“I still need the money to save my daughter… She tricked me into coming back and stole my money. If I don’t have that money, my daughter won’t be able to live either. I might as well die with her!” Li Gui said in despair.
“Sister, you can’t think like that! You still have children! What will happen to your children if you die! Whatever happens to this old fart, she deserves it! But you’re different! You can’t die so easily!” Hai Hua tried to talk some sense into her.
Sun Jian also chimed in, “I’ll help you deal with this matter. You can go back to your village first and wait for my news. I’ll help you get this money back. Consider this part of my responsibility as the village chief.”
Li Gui looked at Sun Jian suspiciously and asked, “Really? Will you keep your word? My child can’t wait too long!”
“Just three days! Let Old Madam Li calm down first. If she’s still as crazy as now in two days’ time, I’ll find the money for you even if I have to dig three feet into the ground. Is that alright?” Sun Jian said.
After considering it, Li Gui had no other choice but to agree with Sun Jian.
Sun Jian hurriedly found a horse carriage in the village and sent Li Gui back. As long as she did not cause trouble in the village, he would do anything!
“Tell me, aren’t you being cheap! Why do you care about the Li family’s matters! What has it got to do with you!” Hai Hua whispered.
“What can I do! If this matter isn’t resolved, she’ll still come to the village to cause trouble! Don’t worry, I’ll come and take a look at Old Madam Li’s condition tomorrow. If she’s really crazy, I’ll bring people to dig up her courtyard. We’ll definitely be able to find the money,” Sun Jian said.
Hai Hua was happy when she thought of how the Li family house would look after being dug up and how crazy Old Madam Li looked! This was retribution!
“Leave this to me,” Hai Hua said smugly.
With one look, Sun Jian knew that Hai Hua intended to use her position to take revenge and teach Old Madam Li a lesson. Back then, he had also almost failed to become the village chief because of Old Madam Li, so he did not care about what Hai Hua was going to do.
Actually, everyone wished that Old Madam Li would die quickly. Even if he did something overboard, everyone would just turn a blind eye to it.
It would actually command public support!
“Alright, just know your limits. There’s still Zhao Hong and her children in the house. Don’t hurt the innocent,” Sun Jian instructed.
“Don’t worry, I know my limits,” Hai Hua said with a smile.
Li Gui sat expressionlessly in the horse carriage and looked into the distance numbly. She no longer had her mother or Qiao Mei. Her four children were now the only reason for her to keep going.
She wondered what the children ate after she left and if there would be thieves who would break in to bully her children.
There was nothing she could do even if she regretted her actions. If she had listened to Qiao Mei earlier, these things would not have happened and the children would not have to suffer.
Li Gui suddenly gave herself two hard slaps, causing both sides of her face to instantly become red and swollen. The coachman was so frightened that he did not even dare to breathe loudly. He had heard that this was a crazy woman. What if she became agitated again and killed him?
The coachman hurriedly cracked his whip and sped up, striving to send Li Gui back as soon as possible so that he could save his own life.
