Unlimited Resources: Raising a Minister with a Space Supermarket-Chapter 425 - 394: Was It You Who Egged Him On?

His eldest son’s house had been built for more than two months, and it was his first visit. When his son finished building the house and invited guests over to celebrate, he happened to be unwell and couldn’t get out of bed, so he didn’t come.

Jiang Haiqiu’s originally smiling face changed the moment he saw his grandparents. However, considering that today was his own wedding day and as long as his grandparents didn’t cause trouble and just wanted a meal, he was still willing to accommodate.

"Grandpa, Grandma, come with me!" Jiang Haiqiu led Jiang Laohan and Jiang Laotai to the kitchen. There were lots of dishes prepared in the kitchen, and he could easily arrange a table of dishes for them.

Jiang Laohan originally had no other thoughts, but from the main room all the way to the kitchen, seeing the clean blue bricks and neat courtyard, along with the newly made chests and cabinets and the beautifully unchipped bowls and plates, his mindset changed.

If he could retire in such a nice house, how wonderful would that be!

Even though Jiang Haiqiu’s face showed no sign of a smile, he still placed the big meat and good wine before Jiang Laohan and Jiang Laotai.

Looking at Jiang Haiqiu, Jiang Laohan suddenly felt that his eldest grandson was quite good, much better than his younger grandson.

Jiang Laohan poured himself a glass of wine, then assumed the posture of an elder and slowly said to Jiang Haiqiu, "With your parents not here, you’ve already completed the wedding ceremony. Are you treating your grandma and me as if we’ve died?"

Jiang Haiqiu placed the last dish on the table, "Hurry up and eat, finish your meal and go back!"

This attitude thoroughly angered Jiang Laohan, and he slammed the table and stood up, "What kind of talk is this? I’m your grandfather, without me where would your father come from? Without your father, where would you come from? Now that you’re married, shouldn’t you bring your wife over to kowtow and serve us tea?"

"Don’t forget, when you and my father split the family, you already said to sever the father-son relationship unless my father recognizes you as his father. Otherwise, I can’t acknowledge you as grandfather!"

Jiang Haiqiu had actually softened over this, especially after having money. He had persuaded his father to give a little more for his grandfather’s pension every year, but his father was stubbornly resolute, refusing to give a single penny more, even threatening that if Jiang Haiqiu dared to secretly give money to his grandfather, he would no longer acknowledge him as his son.

Hearing his eldest grandson’s words, Jiang Laohan sat down somewhat deflated, his head drooping.

He knew his eldest son very well, stubborn as a bull since childhood. He was partial to his youngest son because he thought his eldest was a bit foolish and dazed.

Jiang Laohan said nothing, raising his glass and drinking it all at once.

Seeing his wife eating meat voraciously, Jiang Laohan was about to tell her to slow down, when suddenly a thought struck him, "Oh no!"

"Quick, hurry home!" Jiang Laohan dragged his wife’s arm, "Those two not coming to eat must mean they’re up to no good at home!"

Jiang Laotai was gnawing on a big bone, eating ravenously, "What can the two of them do? Let them do whatever they want. You go if you want to go back, I’m not full yet!"

Seeing this, Jiang Laohan yelled, "If we don’t go back, all our savings will be ransacked."

The big bone in Jiang Laotai’s hand clattered onto the table. She wiped the oil from her mouth with her sleeve and stood up in a panic, "Really?"

Jiang Laohan rushed towards the door as he said, "I knew something wasn’t right. That Lu last time said her father’s family needed money because he was ill and wanted to borrow from us. We didn’t lend it, and now just a few days later, suddenly they say they borrowed an ounce from her family. It must be a lie, that Lu is conning us!" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Jiang Laotai also felt her husband made sense, and hastily quickened her pace, muttering, "That son raised for nothing, actually siding with his wife, stealing money from me. I’ll beat them to death!"

The two ran home, taking three steps in a bound, and managed to catch Jiang Dingcai and Lu in the act.

Jiang Laotai rushed forward and snatched the clay pot Lu was holding, shouting, "What are you doing? What are you two up to? Is there a thief at home?"

Jiang Laohan picked up a fire poker nearby and gritted his teeth, hitting Jiang Dingcai, "You heartless guy, we have always favored you, and this is how you repay us, huh?"

"Ah... Dad, I’m wrong... Stop hitting me... I’m wrong, I won’t dare anymore..." Jiang Dingcai yelled, trying to dodge his father’s fire poker.

"Weren’t you and Mom at my brother’s place eating? How did you come back so soon? Did they not let you eat? Wait, I’ll go confront them. Not allowing you to eat, truly...

Ah, Dad, why are you still hitting me?" Jiang Dingcai tried to change the subject as usual, but it had no effect.

His father hit him like a madman, and he could only beg for mercy while trying to dodge.

Lu, feeling guilty, passively let Jiang Laotai grab her hair and slap her few times.

Forget it, since they were caught on the spot, they had to let them vent their anger. Lu resignedly closed her eyes, letting her mother-in-law slap her head and face repeatedly.

When the two elderly were tired from hitting, Jiang Laohan breathlessly instructed his wife to check the money and see if the numbers matched.

Jiang Laotai removed the seal from the clay pot, then reached in to grab the green handkerchief inside. With just a feel, she knew some of her silver was missing.

This clay pot contained ten ounces of silver, buried in the cellar at the back of her house, saved for funeral expenses, and she had never taken money from it. She wondered how her youngest son found it.

"Old man, some silver is missing!" Jiang Laotai said confidently before even opening it.

When she opened it, she was even more stunned—of the ten ounces of silver only seven were left, and inside were stones washed from shoes.

She realized this wasn’t the first or second time her son had stolen. All her small silver pieces were gone, leaving only three large pieces.

Jiang Laotai didn’t know whether to cry or laugh. Laughing because her son stole the small pieces, leaving the large ones.

Crying because she had saved money for her youngest son, being stingy on food and clothes, yet he connived with his wife to steal the money.

Unable to contain herself, Jiang Laotai smacked Lu a few more times, "You wastrel, no matter how much gold or silver, you would squander it all. You egged my son on to steal my money, didn’t you? It must be you. How did you know my money was in the cellar? Huh, how did you know?"

As Jiang Laotai questioned Lu and hit her, Jiang Laohan sharp-eyed noticed the small cabinet, originally with a lock, now had no lock and its door was wide open.

Jiang Laohan rushed to the cabinet and reached into the corner inside, but after feeling around for a long time, found no hard silver.

He turned around and roared at Jiang Dingcai, "Where’s the money pouch from here? Hand it over now!"