Chronicle of the 70s-Chapter 237 - 233: Money at the First Watch

Mr. Qin spoke those words and no one responded. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Qin Shouren wouldn’t care about the so-called big brother’s wellbeing, and as for Qin Miao, even less so.

Although it was never proven that his wife’s death was orchestrated by the eldest, he personally heard those two men say that emptying their wallets was Qin Shouhan’s command, but those two men can no longer be found.

But that doesn’t mean he didn’t do it, yet father told him that the eldest wasn’t that kind of person. What kind of person is he then? It’s already fortunate enough that he didn’t kick him while he was down, so expecting him to speak in favor for the eldest is out of the question. His mere presence was probably just to prevent Grandpa from offending the in-laws.

Mr. Qin spoke for a long while and when no one paid attention to him, his face turned red with anger and he stood up, pointing at Qin Shouren, "Shouren, are you really so heartless? Those were just rumors back then, do you believe them too? Your big brother’s life is at stake!"

Before Qin Shouren could retort, Qin Xi, looking indifferent, spoke first, "Grandpa, with all due respect, my father isn’t a police officer. Even if he believes my uncle is innocent, he can’t just release him from custody. Instead of getting angry here, why don’t you find out what’s actually happening? I heard at school that they found a lot of money with Qin Miao. Was that money from you, Grandpa?"

Qin Shen was about to counter but upon hearing about the money being found, he slumped back into his chair, feeling drained. Money was found with the eldest as well, could they really be spying?

Qin Shen looked hopefully at Mr. Li, his expression one of polite humility, "Mr. Li, could you please inquire about this situation? My son and granddaughter shouldn’t be spies; at most, they were blinded by money."

When Li Huai Ren heard Qin Shen finally asking him directly, he took a sip of tea and then with a sigh looked at Qin Shen, who was full of expectancy, and thought to himself with a sarcastic chuckle, huh, Li Huai Ren has always been protective of his own; when it was time to apologize for bullying his granddaughter, nobody came knocking with apologies. Now you’re here asking for a favor, thinking it would be so easy, huh!

Mr. Li responded indifferently to the hopeful Qin Shen, "Oh, like back then, you mean?"

Qin Shen’s face instantly stiffened, turning pale as snow, his hands uncontrollably trembling while his mouth hung open, unable to speak.

Qin Xi could hardly suppress a laugh, thinking Grandpa really isn’t afraid of giving my grandfather a stroke. He quickly suggested, "Grandpa Li, maybe you should make a phone call to inquire about this situation. My grandpa just wants to know what’s going on, he doesn’t plan to violate any national laws to alter facts."

Hearing his son say this, Qin Shouren frowned. So this is what Grandfather means, to release his son and granddaughter without charges.

Beside him, Qin Shen’s previously trembling hands gradually calmed, and he took a heavy breath.

Li Huai Ren glanced sideways, feeling a cold sweat as well, thinking how he nearly made this old man faint, better to let him go back home if he was going to pass out; wouldn’t want the family to blame it on his granddaughter. This isn’t good, better handle it, he thought as he nodded his head and left his seat to head inside.

After about ten minutes, Mr. Li finally came out. Qin Shen anxiously looked over, Mr. Li’s brow was furrowed and his expression unhappy.

Sitting down and taking a sip of tea before looking over.

At this moment, Qin Shen’s heart was in his throat, feeling like the news wasn’t good.

Li Huai Ren said indifferently, "Go back and wait for news. Soon, the relevant people will come to ask you questions."

What! Mr. Qin objected, "Relevant people, but I don’t know anything at all! I have no idea what the big brother took money for!"

Qin Xi gave a cold smile, as expected of Grandpa’s style—to protect himself first when facing major issues, even if it means sidelining his own son.

Li Huai Ren frowned, "It’s just questioning; as long as you haven’t done anything, you should be fine. But you should hurry back now to avoid suspicion of fleeing by the police, which wouldn’t be good."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Mr. Qin stood up and nodded, "Right, right, I need to rush back. I can’t delay here any longer, second son, let’s go back."

Qin Shouren actually wanted to stay the night at the eldest brother’s place and have a meal with hot dishes, but since his father decided to leave, he had no choice but to stand up and greet Mr. Li.

As they were just reaching the door, Li Xianglu came in changed clothes and exclaimed happily: "Dad, Grandpa."

When Mr. Qin saw his daughter-in-law arriving, he nodded slightly, and Qin Shouren, with some regret, said, "We came in a hurry, have to go back now because of some issues, you and Qin Xi take care."

Upon hearing they were leaving, Li Xianglu quickly said, "Dad, wait a moment. There are buns steamed in the kitchen—cabbage and pork; I’ll pack some for you." Saying this, she hurried to the kitchen without waiting for Qin Shouren to reply, and Sister Xing, having heard the conversation, quickly packed the buns, already steamed for five or six minutes, in a dish covered with gauze and then placed them in a net bag.

Li Xianglu checked and initially packed six buns the size of a fist and added four more before carrying them outside.

Qin Shouren and Qin Xi were talking at the entrance of the courtyard while Mr. Qin had already left, probably in a hurry.

Li Xianglu quickly handed over the buns: "Dad, heat them up before eating when you get back, freeze them if you can’t finish."

Qin Shouren took them, smiling, "Okay, I’ll come over again when I’m free in the next few days."

After seeing off the visitors, Qin Xi let out a sigh of relief and went back to the kitchen, and with Sister Xing, they served the buns and congee. She also packed some for Sister Xing before she returned.

Mr. Li had already taken a bun and started eating by then, and seeing his granddaughter coming in, he asked concernedly, "Have you caught a chill from the cold air?"

Li Xianglu blinked and shook her head, "Qin Xi didn’t let me in."

Mr. Li understood it was Qin Xi who intentionally said his granddaughter was sick, so he nodded and said, "It’s good that you didn’t come in. This old man is getting more and more confused, even thinking that I would intervene in this matter."

Li Xianglu quickly sat down, with some concern asking, "Grandpa, did you really intervene?"

Mr. Li gave a reassuring smile, "I did ask, but I only inquired about the situation, didn’t ask about anything else. Don’t worry about it, it’s nothing major."

However, Li Xianglu curiously asked, "Grandpa, is Qin Miao really a spy?"

With Qin Xi also entering the room, Mr. Li waited for him to sit down before saying, "It’s still under investigation. They say they found some money. Consider Qin Miao is a student, getting a monthly allowance of seven or eight yuan, and even if his family gives him around ten, it shouldn’t amount to that much money, right?"

PS: More coming soon, thanks for the monthly ticket and for pointing out a typo!