novellhall Chapter 119 The money was given to my younger brother
Chapter 119 The money was given to my younger brother
"We didn't steal Huo Chen's marbles; he lost them to us. A bet's a bet!"
Hearing her son say that, Wang Shuyun felt even more that her second son's family was just making trouble for no reason.
"Don't kids always win and lose when playing marbles? If you lose, why go to someone else's house to ask for more? If you can't afford to play, then don't play."
Huo Jiyun really didn't know what to do with such unreasonable people. Besides, marbles weren't gold or silver treasures; they were just toys for children, so there were bound to be wins and losses.
Even though they knew perfectly well that Huo Chen's marbles had been stolen, Huo Dong and Huo Jie stubbornly denied it, and there was nothing they could do.
Huo Jiyun was very angry and didn't know what to do for a moment.
At this moment, Joanne asked softly from the side, "Huo Jie, say it again, did you really win all these marbles?"
No one can resist the [Truth Talisman], not even a cunning murderer, let alone a young child.
Huo Jie was about to lie, but his mouth was faster: "I stole it."
Everyone was stunned, including Huo Jie.
How did you say it out loud?
Wang Shuyun punched him, "What nonsense are you talking about? Didn't you just say you won?"
"Huo Jie, why did you steal Huo Chen's marbles?" Qiao An asked again.
"We hate him! He has new clothes, new shoes, even his marbles are colorful! I'll take everything he has!"
After Huo Jie finished speaking, he looked at Wang Shuyun and Huo Jiyu in a panic.
He was young and didn't understand why he was telling the truth.
At this moment, Huo Jiyun seemed to realize something.
When he asked, Huo Jie said the marbles were won.
When Qiao An asked, Huo Jie told her everything.
It's obvious that this has something to do with Joanne.
She followed him because she knew Huo Jie wouldn't tell the truth.
But why does Huo Jie always answer whatever Qiao An asks?
"How many marbles did you steal from Huo Chen? And how many did you and Huo Dong lose to him?"
"I stole twenty from him, and Huo Dong and I lost thirteen to him."
As soon as he finished speaking, Huo Ji was so frightened that he hid behind Wang Shuyun.
"Now that things are clear, return the thirty-three marbles!" Huo Jiyun said, following Huo Jie's words.
"I won't... I won't pay it back!" Huo Jie clung to Wang Shuyun's leg. "Mom, I don't want to give it to him."
"Second brother, it's just a few dozen marbles, what's the big deal? You're the second brother, give way to the third brother's family." Liu Huying chimed in.
Joanne sneered, "You mean older people should give way to younger people?"
Liu Yuying nodded matter-of-factly, "Of course, isn't that only natural?"
"According to you, Huo Jie and Huo Dong are really awful. They're three years older than Huo Chen, why don't they give in to him?"
"Or are they not human, but animals?"
"If you admit today that Huo Dong and Huo Jie are beasts, we won't take these twenty-odd marbles. How can a human argue with beasts?"
Upon hearing Qiao An's words, Huo Jiyu was enraged. Calling his son a beast was tantamount to calling himself a beast.
"Qiao An, I think you're asking for a beating, aren't you?"
Huo Jiyu charged forward, and just as he raised his hand, Huo Jiyun threw him several meters away with a back throw.
"Ouch!" Huo Jiyu landed on her back and almost fainted.
"Third brother!"
"His dad!"
Liu Huying, Huo Shoutian, and Wang Shuyun ran over almost at the same time.
That concerned expression stung Huo Jiyun even more.
From childhood to adulthood, Liu Huying and Huo Shoutian had never looked at him like that.
Whether he was injured or sick, they didn't care; they just told him to drink some hot water and take a nap.
However, they were both heartbroken whenever Huo Jifeng and Huo Jiyu had any health problems.
A dark glint appeared in Huo Jiyun's eyes.
Joanne felt the oppressive aura emanating from him and silently took her hand.
"Second brother! Are you crazy? It's the New Year! Third brother is your younger brother! How could you do this to him?" Liu Huying turned her head and shouted like a madwoman.
"I said, with me around, no one can bully Qiao An. If he touches Qiao An with any hand today, I'll chop off that hand. I mean what I say."
"Huo Jiyu, you'll see if you don't believe me!"
Huo Jiyun's eyes widened suddenly, and a strong aura of menace emanated from his body.
That was the killing intent accumulated over many years on the battlefield.
Ordinary people would feel an instinctive fear upon seeing this.
Huo Jiyu shuddered when he saw Huo Jiyun's scarlet, ferocious eyes, which resembled those of a demon from hell.
I subconsciously moved back a couple of steps.
"I'll say it again, give the marbles back! Do you hear me!"
With a loud shout, Huo Jie turned pale with fright, his mouth trembled, and he burst into tears.
He shakily took all the marbles out of his pocket.
Huo Jiyun was very serious and actually started counting them one by one.
"Twenty-eight, five short. Don't waste my breath talking to you! Hurry up!"
Huo Jie's lips trembled for a long time before he finally said, "I...that's all I have. The remaining five...I...we lost to Wu Xiaofeng."
"These five are what you owe Huo Chen. Each marble costs two cents, so give them to me."
Huo Jiyun said this to Wang Shuyun and Huo Jiyu.
"Second brother, that's enough. You two adults have come all the way to our door over something like this. Aren't you ashamed of yourselves?"
"I'm here today to seek justice for my son," Huo Jiyun retorted. "Mom, don't give me that nonsense. Debts must be repaid; it's a matter of course, even for a child."
"My wife, my son, you've bullied them for so many years, and I'm just here to collect some interest, and you can't even handle it?"
"Don't forget, I haven't settled accounts with you for all the grievances Qiao An suffered over the past four years!"
Huo Jiyun's voice was as cold as ice, devoid of any emotion.
"You... fine, fine! Now that you're a big leader, you don't care about us anymore!" Liu Huying turned her back.
She could say a few words on behalf of the third brother's family, but asking her to give money on behalf of Huo Jie?
No way.
Seeing that Liu Huying remained silent, Huo Jiyun then looked at Wang Shuyun.
"Did you give it to him, or did Huo Jiyu give it to him?"
Qiao An held onto Huo Jiyun's arm, her eyes curving like crescent moons.
Huo Jiyun is really cool when he gets angry; he has that ruthless quality of a tough guy in the military on TV.
"Second brother, where do we get any money left at home? Look what we're having for our New Year's Eve dinner tonight!"
Huo Jiyu said with a bitter face, "Don't even mention a piece, I can't even come up with a single cent."
No money?
Qiao An and Huo Jiyun didn't believe it.
They had just given Liu Huying thirty a few days ago; given the cunning of the third branch of the family, they must have extorted quite a bit from her.
However, they really didn't have much money, and Joan knew that best.
They used their last savings to buy her bicycle.
Qiao An asked Wang Shuyun in surprise, "Sister-in-law, how come your family is short of money?"
"Besides spending money on your family, who else do you give your money to?"
Huo Jiyu frowned.
"Who else could we give it to?"
"I gave it to my younger brother."
The two spoke in unison.
Wang Shuyun's heart tightened, and she looked nervously at Huo Jiyu.
"You gave it to your younger brother?" Huo Jiyu immediately realized.
"Wang Shuyun, explain yourself clearly! What do you mean by 'given to your younger brother'?"
Taking the opportunity, Qiao An asked again, "Wang Shuyun, how much money have you been supporting your brother over the years? Enough to make the family so poor?"