The Delicate Darling with Her Rough Man-Chapter 240 - 239: Return the Money

It suddenly dawned on everyone.

Chen JianShe’s words were a wake-up call.

How could such conscienceless scum like Lin Jiandong and Chen Shulan be so kind as to adopt Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang?

They must have been after their courtyard.

Many people were grinding their teeth in anger.

"Lin Jiandong, you’re a real schemer. An ’honest man’? Don’t make me laugh! None of us so-called ’clever’ people are as calculating as you."

Chen Beiguo was also trembling with rage.

Looking at Lin Jiandong lying on the ground like a dead dog, he felt that Leng Yuan’s kick had been too light.

It should have been harder.

The Village Chief was worldly and experienced. Although he didn’t fly into a rage, his expression was grim.

"Lin Jiandong, and to think you promised me you would treat Sweet Girl well and send Xiao Yang to school. You’re worse than an animal."

The Village Chief could barely control the urge to strike him with his tobacco pipe.

But seeing Lin Jiandong looking half-dead from Leng Yuan’s kick, he just couldn’t bring himself to do it.

Seeing that the cat was out of the bag and the whole village knew, Lin Jiandong decided to drop the pretense.

"Village Chief, Brigade Leader, I know I was wrong. I’ll go back and treat Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang properly this time, I swear."

When a seemingly honest person started acting shamelessly, it was all the more disgusting.

The Brigade Leader’s face was cold.

"Too late. This matter must be reported to the police."

When Lin Jiandong saw the Brigade Leader was serious, he was instantly terrified.

He was even more unwilling to admit to these crimes, and he immediately started shouting.

"Brigade Leader, I didn’t buy or sell a child, and I didn’t illegally occupy Sweet Girl’s family’s property! I just let my son and daughter sleep over there. If it’s a big deal, they can just move out."

"As for Sweet Girl, I admit I was in the wrong, but what family doesn’t give their kids a beating when they misbehave?"

Hitting children was normal in the countryside.

You just gave them a thrashing when they didn’t listen.

There was nothing strange about it.

’He refused to believe the police would bother with such a trivial matter.’

At some point, Gu Jiaojiao had untied the ropes binding Li Aihong and her husband. No one knew what the three had talked about, but Li Aihong’s head was bowed, her face pale and troubled.

"As for whether a child was being bought and sold, let’s hear what the person involved has to say!"

Gu Jiaojiao patted Li Aihong’s shoulder with a cheerful smile.

Li Aihong pressed her lips together.

Lin Jiandong wasn’t worried at all.

’Li Aihong is in the same boat as me. She’ll definitely speak up for me; otherwise, we’ll all go to jail together.’

’Anyone with half a brain would know what to say.’

All eyes turned to Li Aihong.

Everyone waited for her to speak.

Li Aihong: "..."

’She suddenly felt immense pressure.’

But she didn’t dare cross Gu Jiaojiao. Gu Jiaojiao had told her that if she did, she would find a way to "take good care" of her.

The image of Leng Yuan sending Lin Jiandong flying with a single kick was still seared into her mind. She was just an ordinary worker; how could she dare to provoke such a god of death?

Her lips trembled, and Li Aihong spoke in a low voice.

"I made a deal with Lin Jiandong to buy Xiao Yang. I already gave him the money. The one hundred yuan is in his pocket right now."

’Li Aihong knew she wouldn’t be able to take the child anymore.’

’If I had known buying a child would be this much trouble, I never would have walked for hours through the heavy snow just to land myself in this mess.’

The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. Li Aihong rushed up to Lin Jiandong and Chen Shulan.

"We don’t want the child anymore! Give us back our money."

’I can’t buy the child, so I have to get the money back!’

Lin Jiandong looked up and glared at Li Aihong. ’She must be crazy,’ he thought. ’How could she admit to such a serious crime and still expect to get her money back? She won’t get a single cent.’

He was just about to retort.

But Li Aihong’s husband slapped him across the face.

"What are you looking at? Give us the money."

Li Aihong’s husband was also filled with rage. When it came down to it, today’s whole mess was Lin Jiandong’s fault for tricking them.

He was the one who claimed to be Xiao Yang’s biological uncle, saying his older brother had passed away and he couldn’t afford to raise the child, so he just wanted to find a good home for him.

Chen Shulan, who had been standing silently to the side, hadn’t dared to make a sound.

But when she heard them demanding their money back...

’That was one hundred yuan!’

’It was already in our pockets. There was no way we were giving it back.’

"We already gave you the child. It’s your fault you weren’t capable enough to take him away. I don’t care, our business is done."

Li Aihong and her husband: "..."