ebookland Chapter 106 Repayment
Chapter 106 Repayment
Old Madam Qiao had no way to express her suffering, nor did she dare to make a fuss. If this matter got out, how could she face anyone?
She had no choice but to swallow this loss in silence, thinking that the debtor had run away and that it had nothing to do with her daughter or the Shen family.
In fact, all of these tens of thousands of taels of silver went into Shen Shi'an's pocket, and Qiao Chunli also received several thousand taels of silver.
Seeing all the members of the Qiao family gathered together, Qiao Chunli felt that disaster was imminent, and even Shen Shi'an panicked.
He never expected that Qiao Qingshu would be so capable as to gather all the people they had deceived together.
These people were relatives, and when they got together and talked, they found that they all used the same methods and routines, and everyone understood what was going on.
These people spontaneously gathered together, just waiting to come in and confront Shen Shi'an and Qiao Chunli!
"Liar! Give me my money back!"
"You even cheat your own family! Qiao Chunli, you deserve to die! Give me my money back!"
"Yes! You're not allowed to leave until you pay back the money!"
The crowd slammed the door shut, and shouts for their money back echoed throughout the room.
Qiao Qingshu stood in the crowd, coldly observing the terrified expressions on Qiao Chunli and Shen Shi'an's faces, quite satisfied.
This is why she detained Qiao Chunli; she wanted to bring Shen Shi'an, the actual beneficiary behind it all, to justice.
These days she had Lai Da pretend to be sick, actually so that he could take this opportunity to visit the collateral relatives of the Qiao clan.
Gather all these deceived people together, unite them as one, and work together to collect their debts.
This couple, Qiao Chunli, deceived people in public while Shen Shi'an manipulated things behind the scenes, embezzling over 100,000 taels of silver from the Qiao family.
Qiao Chunli was so frightened that she threw herself into Shen Shi'an's arms.
"My husband, I'm scared!"
Shen Shi'an also panicked and backed away, then suddenly shoved Qiao Chunli forward.
"This is all your fault! You're the one who caused this mess!"
Looking at this scene from the couch, Old Madam Qiao could hardly believe it; all these members of the Qiao family were familiar faces.
They were all completely fooled by Qiao Chunli and Shen Shi'an...
She felt her world collapse in an instant; her beloved youngest daughter, whom she had cherished for so many years, had actually plotted against her like this.
Over ten thousand!
Her closest relative turned out to be the one who was most severely deceived among this group.
A metallic taste rose in her chest, and she spat out a mouthful of blood.
Shen Shi'an ignored Qiao Chunli, who was so frightened that she rushed to Old Madam Qiao's bedside for protection.
She clutched the old lady's blanket and cried out.
"Mother! Please save me! Please save me!"
"Snapped!"
A resounding slap landed on Qiao Chunli's face, leaving a scarlet handprint on her snow-white cheek.
She covered her face in disbelief, completely unable to imagine that her mother, who doted on her so much, would actually hit her.
She was stunned for several seconds, her expression shifting from astonishment to anger.
She covered her face and shouted sharply.
"Mother, you actually hit me! You've never hit me before, not even when I was a child!"
Old Madam Qiao was so angry she was panting heavily like an old dog, pointing her finger at her nose and cursing.
"You good-for-nothing! You ungrateful wretch!"
"You know I've never hit you, you're the one I love the most! You shameless woman, you actually cheated your family out of money to support your husband's family!"
"How could I have given birth to such a worthless, ungrateful wretch! You deserve to die!"
Old Madam Qiao then pinched Qiao Chunli's thigh hard, wishing she could stand up and chase after her to beat her.
Qiao Chunli jumped back ten feet away immediately in pain, her eyes red and her lips pursed.
Qiao Chunli felt a tap on her shoulder and turned to look.
Another slap landed on the other side of her face.
The person who slapped her was her own brother, Qiao Jizhou.
Qiao Jizhou gritted his teeth and cursed, spitting as he spoke.
"You bitch! My Qiao family is in such dire straits now! It turns out it's all because of you, you bastard, pulling the strings behind the scenes!"
"If your Shen family doesn't return the money today, don't blame me for disregarding past favors and sending you both to jail!"
"You can expect to rot in jail!"
Her husband didn't protect her, and now her mother wasn't helping her either. Her brother was also beating her. Qiao Chunli stood in the middle of the room, feeling like she was on a deserted island. She felt hopeless and collapsed to the ground, wailing loudly.
Qiao Qingshu crossed her arms and watched this scene coldly, thinking to herself, "If only I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have done it in the first place."
In his previous life, Shen Shi'an's family was also imprisoned for huge debts, but that happened three years later.
Three years later, Qiao Chunli grew bolder and, through her connection with Qiao Qingshu, tricked her way into the Bai family. However, the Bai family saw through her deception and sent her directly to prison.
Qiao Chunli was released from prison only because Old Madam Qiao pleaded for her, while Shen Shi'an was beheaded and his head displayed to the public.
In other words, Qiao Chunli's deception of Old Madam Qiao and the Qiao family was never exposed in her previous life.
After losing her husband, Qiao Chunli did not return to Ganzhou. Instead, she lived a prosperous and arrogant life in the Qiao family.
Every time Qiao Qingshu returned to her parents' home, Qiao Chunli would find fault with her and make sarcastic remarks.
In this lifetime, Qiao Chunli will probably never have this chance again.
She will definitely send the couple to their deaths.
Shen Shi'an found a window and tried to jump out to escape, but his feet were grabbed by the crowd just as he was about to jump.
Originally, the Qiao family members only verbally demanded that they pay back the money, and their actions were very restrained.
But when they saw Shen Shi'an trying to run away, they all rushed forward like madmen.
After pulling Shen Shi'an down, it's unclear who started it, but the crowd punched and kicked him, beating him mercilessly.
The room was bustling with noise. Shen Shi'an was beaten so badly by the crowd that he cried out in pain. His body was covered in bruises and swelling.
Qiao Jizhou also rushed over and kicked him twice.
At this moment, Qiao Qingshu tugged at her father's sleeve and whispered,
"Father, why don't you hurry up and report this to the authorities? Everyone here can testify for you."
Qiao Jizhou slapped his forehead.
"Yes, yes, yes! We were so busy beating this scoundrel that we almost forgot about the important matter! Father will go and report to the authorities right away. Shu'er, please watch over this place for Father."
As soon as Qiao Jizhou left, Qiao Qingshu asked the Qiao family clan members to tie up Qiao Chunli and Shen Shi'an tightly and throw them in a corner to wait for the government to come and arrest them.
The room quieted down, and the Qiao family members, all acquaintances, gathered in small groups to chat.
Madam Qiao nestled on the couch, feeling an uncomfortable pricking sensation in her back.
In her earlier years, she deliberately neglected these uncles and aunts of the Qiao family, and her relationship with them was very strained and distant.
Living under the same roof with these people, and in this predicament, Old Madam Qiao's face turned a deep, dark red.
Several of Qiao's uncles gathered together and whispered among themselves.
"I never expected that Miao Man, such a shrewd and calculating person, would be the one who lost the most, tens of thousands! This is how she ruined the Qiao family."
"Yes, I already feel bad about losing three hundred taels of silver, but this guy lost over ten thousand taels of silver in one go, and it was even his own daughter who swindled him! That's really rare!"