A domineering country girl flirts with her son, and Commander Huo can't resist.

Chapter 109 Following the lead of others to freeload

Li Erbiao, standing to the side, cursed loudly, using extremely offensive language.

A confession alone was not enough. Just as Jiang Yushun was preparing to reinvestigate, the doctor who assisted in the autopsy brought good news.

He found a button in Qin Lili's stomach, which she must have swallowed before she died.

Jiang Yushun led the police to search Li Erbiao's house from top to bottom, and finally found the shirt with the missing button in the closet.

At this point, the physical evidence and the testimonies all matched up.

This was a major case. Jiang Yushun reported it to the county, and Minister Sun immediately sent people to take away the people and evidence. He even called to praise Jiang for solving the case so quickly, saying that when there was a vacancy in the county's position next year, they would definitely think of him.

But Jiang Yushun was not happy; for half a day, not a single person in the entire police station had a smile on their face.

Li Erbiao left dejectedly with Li Lannu.

Before leaving, Qiao An gave Li Lan Nu some food.

She felt sorry for Li Lannu's plight, but with her current abilities, she couldn't help her.

It wasn't about the money; it was because her father was still alive, and no one could get the child out of Li Erbiao's hands.

Joan won't work either.

Qin Lili's case has come to an end, and the Spring Festival has arrived as scheduled.

The black market has been bustling with activity these days. Small vendors who don't pay the entrance fee either resign themselves to paying or simply leave.

Whatever they sold, Feng Sanqiang and his men sold too.

Not only are their products better, but the prices are the same, so there's no way to do business with them.

After paying the entrance fee, Feng Sanqiang and his men left.

After this back and forth, everyone in the black market knew that the boss behind Feng Sanqiang was not someone to be trifled with.

Feng Sanqiang lived up to expectations, managing the black market with his men. The market was well-organized, and no trouble occurred even as the New Year approached.

Qiao An shuttles between the armed forces department, the machine tool factory, the police station, and the black market every day, keeping herself extremely busy and making money hand over fist.

The wooden box Huo Jiyun used to store her money was almost full.

However, this was only the money Huo Jiyun could see; her real savings were kept in her spatial storage.

Three days before the first day of the lunar new year, Qiao An and Huo Jiyun took their three children to town.

It just so happened that there was a tractor going to town from the village today, so they sat in the back of the tractor, all wrapped up tightly.

Liu Huying, Wang Shuyun, and Huo Jiyu were also in the car.

"Second brother, why are you taking the kids with you when you go to town to buy New Year's goods? You're just wasting money on three tractor trips."

Looking at them, Liu Huying felt a pang of displeasure. Was it really worth taking a few children to town?

Huo Dong and Huo Jie have only been there twice in all their years.

It only costs sixty cents for a round trip, and with three kids in their family, that's one dollar and eighty cents!

That's enough to buy several kilograms of cornmeal.

Before Huo Jiyun could speak, Qiao An hugged the child tightly, "There's nothing we can do. We're rich, we don't care about this little bit of travel expenses."

"you.."

Liu Huying was speechless.

Everyone knows that Qiao An sells steamed buns. They've been calculating how much money Qiao An can earn in a day.

After calculating for a while, I figured it must be more than thirty.

Liu Huying was filled with regret. If she had known she was in the brigade, she would have asked for 100 yuan.

Now look what's happened; he's signed and sealed the document, but he's suffering in silence.

But she still didn't want to give up. "Qiao An, your sister-in-law is pregnant and can't do heavy work. Let her come to your house to help make buns and pies or something. Just give her thirty or fifty yuan a month."

Upon hearing this, the women sitting in the back of the truck couldn't help but purse their lips.

"Hey, you from the Huo family, how dare you be so shameless? Giving only thirty or fifty yuan, do you think your Shen Xiufang is a factory worker?"

"That's right, why should they give you money? With what you did, you dare go to Qiao An's house?"

"I don't know how you had the nerve to say those things."

Liu Huying blushed instantly. "Huo Jiyun is my son, and Qiao An is my daughter-in-law. We're all family!"

"Second brother, it's settled then. I'll send Xiufang to your house after the seventh day of the new year."

Huo Jiyun looked down at Qiao An and saw her gently shake her head, so he didn't say anything.

Come if you want after the New Year. By then, Qiao An's business will have already moved to the machine tool factory canteen.

Even if Shen Xiufang wanted to make money, she couldn't possibly go to the machine tool factory.

The tractor bumped along the way and finally arrived at the entrance of Jinshui Town Commune.

Qiao An and Huo Jiyun led the child out of the car.

"Mom, let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative," Huo Jiyu said from the side.

"Where are we going? We're going with the second son's family. Let's see where they go."

After saying that, Liu Huying turned around and followed them.

"Mom, why are you looking at them? Didn't we come here to buy New Year's goods?" Huo Jiyu asked, confused. "Hurry up and finish shopping, we still have to walk back."

"You idiot, if you follow the second brother, whatever they buy, they'll have to buy us a share too, right? That saves money, doesn't it?"

Huo Jiyu suddenly realized.

"Yes, Mom, you're right."

"But what if Joanne refuses to pay?"

Liu Huying smiled smugly, "Then I'll let everyone know she's disrespectful to her in-laws and make her lose face in town!"

Wang Shuyun rolled her eyes; she didn't believe Qiao An would be so willing to spend money on them.

As for losing face...

Based on her recent experience, only Joan has ever embarrassed others; no one else has ever embarrassed her.

Soon Qiao An discovered that Liu Huying and the others had been following them.

"Huo Jiyun, your mother is trying to freeload," Qiao An said with a laugh.

Huo Jiyun had seen it too, and his face turned red. He didn't know what to say.

With such family members, he sometimes feels that he must have committed some terrible sin in his past life.

"What should we do? Should we come back tomorrow?" Huo Jiyun asked.

"How can we do that? We're already this far; going back now would be too much for the child."

Huo Fang led her younger siblings, looking left and right.

Last time Joanne brought them here, it was just to buy clothes and toys, and they didn't stay in town for long.

The department store is just ahead.

They went into the department store and headed straight for the ready-to-wear section.

New clothes are a must for the New Year. If she weren't afraid of being discovered, she would have liked to have Mo Yuxuan buy some nice children's clothes for the three children in another world.

The most eye-catching children's clothing these days is the red, white, and yellow checkered cotton-padded jacket.

Although they thought it was beautiful, Joan only thought it was tacky.

Because the Chinese New Year is approaching, the department store has stocked a lot of new goods.

Huo Chen, Huo Ning, and Huo Fang were so captivated by the sights that they couldn't move.

They all brought some pocket money today, wanting to buy some things they like.

Huo Jiyun watched the children, while Qiao An picked out clothes for them, and after choosing the clothes, she would hold them up to their bodies to show them off.

"What a spendthrift! They're really burning money! Do they even need to buy clothes that fit those brats? They'll only wear them for about six months. They really don't value money!"

When Liu Huying saw Qiao An buying new clothes that fit the child, her heart bled, as if Qiao An was spending her money.

She straightened her clothes and led Huo Jiyu and Wang Shuyun over.

"Ahem, second brother, buying clothes for the kids?"

"You've come back only once every few years, and I've never seen you buy anything for your two nephews."

"Well then, like them, let's get a set for Huo Dong and Huo Jie too."

Huo Jiyun's gaze changed when Liu Huying spoke.

He knew his parents had character flaws, but he never expected Liu Huying to have the nerve to say such shameless things in a department store.

They work so hard to earn money, why should they give it to others to spend?