Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

Chapter 615 - 610: Stealing Money

In fact, when Zhiming recalled the incident with the drugging, he also felt ashamed to face Luo Dashan, which is why he still had some hesitation, searching for an excuse, "But Xu He is going to give birth in the first half of next year, if I’m not at home..."

Before he could finish, Zhou Yunmei interrupted him, "When Xu He gives birth, won’t I be at home? Besides, her family lives not far from here, they can take care of her. So many people will be watching over the child once it’s born, you don’t need to worry about it."

After hearing this, Zhiming still did not immediately agree, only saying, "Let me think about it and get back to you."

After returning from Zhou Yunmei’s place and not having secured any money, of course, Xu He scolded him furiously, calling him useless and saying marrying him was worse than marrying a dog. If Zhiming did not have a strong mindset, such berating might have made him despondent.

Zhiming lay on the bed, ignoring Xu He altogether, allowing her to scold as she pleased, but his irritation and anger were almost at a breaking point, and he might not be able to bear it much longer.

Just now, he was still hesitating about whether to follow Zhou Yunmei’s suggestion and go to the city to work, but now he had made up his mind. As soon as the new year was over, he would leave immediately, without a moment’s delay.

Even if he couldn’t make money in the city, to escape from Xu He, he had to go.

In this moment, Zhiming strongly began to miss Fang Xiu; ever since he had married Xu He, her flaws had only made Fang Xiu seem even better.

Right now, he did not know how much he regretted what he had done to Fang Xiu and their divorce.

In fact, even if Fang Xiu had another person’s child, being with her would be better than being with Xu He.

Thinking this, Zhiming’s desire to go to the provincial city intensified. He wanted to know how Fang Xiu was doing now and if there was still a possibility for them.

After scolding Zhiming, Xu He beside him began to rack her brains about how to extract Zhou Yunmei’s US$ 100.

It seemed that even Zhiming had failed to get the money, and no matter how much she argued, it would be futile. If she couldn’t get the money openly, she would have to play it by ear; she had to get Zhou Yunmei’s US$ 100.

She had been to the provincial city once before, made some purchases, and was now nearly out of money. Xu He was someone who felt insecure without money on her, and she absolutely had to get a hold of Zhou Yunmei’s money.

So, the next day, while Zhou Yunmei was out playing with Little Zhuzhu, Xu He sneaked into Zhou Yunmei’s room. She turned Zhou Yunmei’s clothes chest upside down, because she had noticed before that Zhou Yunmei liked to keep money in the clothes chest, just carelessly stuffing it into a garment’s pocket, in a way not easily found by anyone.

Strangely enough, no matter how hard she searched, Xu He couldn’t find that US$ 100 in the chest. She even flipped through every single item of clothing and still found nothing.

Having not done any work since becoming pregnant, Xu He was exhausted just from this bit of activity. She sat down on the kang (traditional Chinese bed) to rest a bit before continuing her search.

Suddenly, her attention shifted to the head of Zhou Yunmei’s kang, she paused; Xu He remembered that once Zhiming inadvertently mentioned that there was an empty space at the head of Zhou Yunmei’s kang with a little box hidden inside – not visible from outside, concealed with bricks. It looked like just a plain wall, but if one removed the bricks in front, a sizeable empty space was revealed.

Zhiming had mentioned it as a joke when he first got together with Xu He. They had spoken about it when he was a child and then both of them just forgot, but Xu He suddenly remembered.

She went over, tapped the bricks at the head of the kang to identify the hollow, then used a small iron bar to pry a brick loose, revealing an old red box hidden within.

The box looked like it hadn’t been touched in a long time, covered with the kind of dirt and sand from house building. Xu He felt a chill in her heart at that moment; she instinctively felt that the money wasn’t there. If it were, Zhou Yunmei would surely check from time to time that the money was still there.

However, the box was hidden in such a secretive place and was locked, which greatly piqued Xu He’s curiosity. She had to see what was inside; maybe it was where Zhou Yunmei kept her gold items or something.

Thinking about it, Xu He felt it was more and more likely.

Seeing the chest was locked, she directly searched for a hammer at home and smashed the lock open.

Upon opening the chest, Xu He’s face turned extremely disappointed; there was nothing in it, just a few pieces of paper that had turned yellow, indicating they’d been there for some years.

Xu He picked them up for a look, and they just listed the birthdates of the Luo Family’s children. There was nothing special about most of them.

But when she saw the one folded separately, Luo Zhiyong’s, Xu He’s brows furrowed.

It stated that Luo Zhiyong was born during the Hour of the Ox on the fifth day of May, but Xu He distinctly remembered that Luo Zhiyong celebrated his birthday at the end of July.

Xu He had liked Luo Zhiyong before and naturally wanted to know everything about him, even considering giving him a birthday gift.

What’s going on here, could it be a mistake?

But the others were correct, only Luo Zhiyong’s was wrong. And isn’t it a bit unlikely for parents to record their child’s birthday incorrectly?

Just as Xu He was pondering this, suddenly there was a noise from the yard, and then the sound of Zhou Yunmei talking to someone.

Xu He got a scare and immediately hurried to fix the chest lock, put it back in its original place, and restore the bricks on the outside to how they were.

After arranging everything, the door opened.

In came Zhou Yunmei and Luo Cuilan, each holding Little Zhuzhu, both originally with smiles on their faces. Luo Cuilan had come back from the provincial city for the New Year, and both mother and daughter were quite happy. But as soon as they entered and saw the room turned upside down and Xu He caught red-handed inside, their smiles faded.

Luo Cuilan was stunned for a moment and asked, "What’s going on here?"

But Zhou Yunmei immediately thought of Xu He’s intentions. Furious, she charged over and pointed at Xu He, scolding, "Xu He, well done, you! If you can’t get money from me, you come to my room to steal it, don’t you?"

"I..." Xu He tried to deny it but couldn’t come up with a good excuse.

Zhou Yunmei cut her off, saying, "Don’t say you weren’t stealing money. If you turned my room into this mess, what else could it be if not theft?"

Since Zhou Yunmei put it that way, Xu He simply admitted outright. She tilted her head defiantly at Zhou Yunmei, not the least bit intimidated, "I came looking for that US$ 100 for the New Year, so what? This is my own home, does it count as stealing if I’m looking for money?"

After speaking, she paused for a moment, then looked at Zhou Yunmei smugly, her tone extremely provocative, "If you think I’m stealing money, then bring me to the Police Station."

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