Chapter 235: It’s Hard to Guard Against Thieves Within Your Own Family

Cao Hongxin originally didn't want to talk about his family affairs to the outside world. After all, family scandals should not be made public.

But the emperor had always wanted Zhenren Xuan Yi to be the national master, but he was always rejected.

Everyone in the world knows that those capable Taoist priests and masters have very good tempers.

He was worried that if he concealed something, if Ling Chu was dissatisfied and rejected him, then he really didn't know what to do.

His wife was so angry that she almost divorced him because of his daughter's betrothal gift.

Cao Hongxin hoped that Ling Chu could help him solve the matter and did not hide it.

The Cao family has two sons, Cao Hongxin is the eldest son, and he has a younger brother.

Cao Hongxin has been sensible since he was a child. He knew how to study hard and make progress at a young age.

But his second brother Cao Hongdeng was just the opposite of him. He was doted on by his mother since he was a child. He was neither good at literature nor martial arts. When he grew up, he was also idle.

Although the Cao family is not very rich, it is still better than the worst. It is a pity that the little family property cannot withstand Cao Hongdeng's lavish spending.

After the two Cao brothers got married and gave birth to children, their days became worse and worse day by day.

Although Cao Hongxin is the commander of the Xicheng Army and Horses Division, he is only a sixth-rank official and his salary is not much. Cao Hongdeng was not good at studying and did not want to pursue an official career. In order not to live in vain, the family asked him to start a small business.

However, Cao Hongdeng had been lazy since he was a child. After getting married, he only spent three days fishing and two days drying nets when doing business. The little money he earned was not enough for himself.

Cao's father and Cao's mother doted on their youngest son. Seeing that he was not doing well, they often asked Cao Hongxin and his wife to subsidize a second house, either openly or secretly. Although the couple was dissatisfied, they could not resist Cao's mother's cry and begging.

Cao Hongxin's eldest daughter got engaged a few days ago. The couple did not want to wrong their daughter. In addition to the dowry prepared for her, they also planned to give her all the betrothal gifts given by the man as dowry.

Originally, those things were stored in the warehouse, but a few days ago, Cao Hongxin's wife discovered that most of those things were missing, and a small part had been replaced.

Cao Hongxin and his wife originally thought that there was a thief in the house, but what surprised them was that except for the things they were preparing for their daughter to get married, everything else in the house was fine and nothing was missing.

They originally wanted to report it to the government, but Cao's father, Cao's mother, and Cao Hongdeng's wife strongly opposed it, saying that it was a family scandal that should not be made public.

Moreover, everyone advised Cao Hongxin and his wife to settle the matter to avoid spreading the news and affecting their daughter's marriage.

After careful consideration, Cao Hongxin and his wife launched an investigation secretly, although they did not report it to the official.

What they didn't expect was that after the final investigation, they found that Cao Hongdeng and his wife were very suspicious.

Cao Hongxin's wife, Mrs. Jiang, even discovered that the gold hairpin worn on her sister-in-law's head was exactly the same as the gold hairpin in her daughter's betrothal gift.

An angry Mrs. Jiang went to her sister-in-law to demand an explanation, but the second wife and her husband did not admit that they had stolen her niece's things.

Mrs. Jiang was even scolded by her mother-in-law.

After Cao Hongxin learned about it, he went to his second brother to get his daughter's things back.

However, Cao Hongdeng was protected by Cao's father and Cao's mother. As you can imagine, Cao Hongxin, like Jiang, returned without success.

Even though Cao Hongxin was angry and angry, he couldn't hit anyone considering they were a family.

Knowing that he couldn't get it, he originally thought that as long as he found the things secretly and took them back, he would forget about it.

Unexpectedly, he tried his best to find where his daughter's betrothal gifts were hidden.

If he doesn't get his things back, his daughter will cry all day long, and his wife will even want to divorce him.

Cao Hongxin has been in misery recently and has really no other choice. That's why he is so eager to ask Ling Chu for help.

After hearing this, Ling Chu was really speechless.

It turned out that the person who stole the things was a domestic thief. No wonder Commander Cao did not report it to the official.

"Let's go and have a look at your house first."

Cao Hongxin was overjoyed when he saw that she didn't refuse.

He took Ling Chu straight back home.

Cao Hongxin's wife was very happy to see Ling Chu and fully expected her to find her daughter's betrothal gift.

But Cao's father, Cao's mother, and his second wife looked unhappy.

Mother Cao even shouted angrily at her eldest son with a stern face, "Xin'er, how can you let outsiders know about your family's affairs! If this matter spreads, aren't you afraid that Sister Xin's marriage will have troubles?"

Ms. Jiang had long been dissatisfied with her mother-in-law's behavior of protecting her second wife. When she heard her words, she said nothing with a sullen face.

Cao Hongxin knew that his wife was angry, but in fact he was not satisfied with his parents' favoritism.

"Mom, if you can't find the bride price, how do you want Sister Xin to get married?"

Mother Cao frowned, "Why can't we get married? Don't we still have some of those things? It's not enough. There are still some porcelain and cloth in the warehouse. How can you and your wife make up twenty-eight dollars if you add some private rooms?" Lifted."

Cao Hongdeng's wife Yao also said, "Brothers and sisters-in-law, we are not those rich and distinguished families, and the dowry and betrothal gifts cannot be compared with others. There is no need for you to spend all your family resources to give Sister Xin a dowry. Don't forget that you still have A son, you have to leave something for him.”

Mrs. Jiang was so angry that her mother-in-law and sister-in-law said something.

Cao Hongxin was also very angry, "Mom, the porcelain and cloth in the warehouse are old and old, how can they be used as dowry for Sister Xin..."

Before she finished speaking, Cao's mother interrupted her disapprovingly, "Why can't it be used as a dowry? Although those things are a bit old, they are not broken or broken. They are all good things."

Mrs. Jiang sneered, what a good thing, it’s just something that can be seen everywhere on the street.

Cao Hongxin looked helpless, "Mother, the betrothal gifts from the Wu family are on a list. If you let Xin Jieer take those things from the warehouse to marry, and the Wu family knows about it, how can you let Xin Jieer hold her head up in the Wu family?"

As soon as Cao Hongxin finished speaking, his mother and Yao Shi said almost in unison, "You can ask Xin Jieer to be careful to cover it up and don't let the Wu family know about it."

How can such a thing be covered up? Jiang Shi has long been clear about the tempers of her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law, and knows that she can't convince them no matter what.

She just glared at her husband angrily. If she hadn't cared about his face, she would have reported it to the police long ago.

Cao Hongxin was angry and helpless, "Mother..."

After listening for a while, Ling Chu had a general understanding of the personalities of Cao's mother and Yao Shi. Even if Cao Hongxin argued with them for three days and three nights, he would not get any results.

She couldn't help but interrupt him, "Lord Cao, are you looking for something else?"

Before Cao Hongxin spoke, his mother glared at Ling Chu coldly, and said with an unexpected look, "What are you looking for? The things have been stolen by thieves a long time ago. How can you find them?"

Jiang didn't speak, but just stared at Cao Hongxin coldly.

Cao Hongxin smiled bitterly in his heart. He knew that if he couldn't find his daughter's betrothal gift, his wife would definitely divorce him.

Although he was filial, he didn't want to be a foolish filial person. If he only cared about everyone, his small family would definitely be broken up.

"Miss Ling, thank you for finding the things..."

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