"Mom, I need to go out for a bit—just remembered something!" Tong Yuheng thought of what Fan Eryong had done today and felt a surge of anger. If he starts something, how can we not return the favor?
"Big sis, you're not going to fight, are you?" The twins, Yuling and Yulong, watched with eager, sparkling eyes, looking ready to jump into action.
"What fight? Later, you two behave and go with your second sister for tutoring. Tomorrow, I'll talk to your teacher about whether you can graduate early!"
"Huh? Why? We still have half a year until graduation!"
"Ask your second sister!" Tong Yuheng called back as she dashed out.
Tong Yuheng thought to herself: By now, Fan Eryong's medicine should have taken effect, right?
She pulled out a pen and paper from her shoulder bag and wrote a line with her left hand: Section Chief Hu went to Widow Zhou's house!
She quietly tossed the note into Han Ailian's yard, then turned and ran toward Widow Zhou's house.
Speaking of Widow Zhou, she was quite the character in the compound—a troublesome entanglement from her father Tong Linsheng's past.
She used to hang around her father for no reason, always badmouthing her mother, saying she couldn't bear a son and that Tong Linsheng would have no one to care for him in old age!
Widow Zhou and Section Chief Hu did have some ambiguous dealings, and after Tong Linsheng's sacrifice, Section Chief Hu had developed some improper intentions toward her mother. But Tong Jiahui remained cold and distant every day, so he didn't dare provoke her.
As for Fan Eryong and Widow Zhou, their affair was real. The book even mentioned that when Tong Jiahui fell ill, Fan Eryong brought Widow Zhou home to fool around, only for Yuhan to catch them and beat them up.
Fan Eryong was probably at her place now. Well, if you're up to no good, let's tear off your fig leaf and see who's really doing the dirty deeds!
Less than ten minutes later, Han Ailian stormed over with her group of gossipmongers. Things were already lively inside Widow Zhou's house—anyone outside could tell what was going on!
Han Ailian kicked the door open and found two people in the heat of passion. She tore them apart and saw it wasn't her husband! Immediately realizing she'd been used as a pawn again, she dropped the matter and left. If it wasn't her man, who cared who they were with? Time to go!
Tong Yuheng hid behind the house, waiting for the commotion, but felt disappointed when nothing erupted.
Han Ailan saw it as none of her business and didn't want to make a scene. The others, recognizing Fan Eryong, feared his brother might retaliate later, so they also backed off and left.
Section Chief Hu was unlucky. After arguing with his wife, he went to the office. Feeling stifled after a while, he bought some snacks at the supply and marketing cooperative, planning to vent his frustrations at Widow Zhou's place.
Just as he arrived, his wife happened to come out from inside, and they ran right into each other!
Seeing what he held in his hands, Han Ailian flew into a rage. She snatched the items and gave him a big slap, then rushed into the house, grabbed Widow Zhou by the hair, and dragged her out!
The shrew cried and cursed like a madwoman, and soon neighbors from all around heard the noise and came to watch the spectacle.
Fan Eryong and Widow Zhou were still disheveled, and the crowd couldn't figure out what Han Ailian was making a fuss about.
Section Chief Hu grabbed his wife and whispered in her ear, "I heard you came here, so I came looking for you. What's gotten into you? Do you want me to wear a tall hat and parade through the streets? What about my job?"
Han Ailian finally understood the situation. To catch adulterers, you need both parties present. Besides, her family still relied on Old Hu's salary to marry off their son. If she wanted to make trouble, she should do it at home!
Widow Zhou and Old Hu definitely weren't innocent, but she would deal with that fox privately!
"I made a mistake. I was afraid this slut was seducing my husband, but turns out she was with Fan Eryong. You two are unmarried, so just get married and live together!"
After saying this, she patted her butt, pulled her husband away, and didn't forget to take the food Old Hu had bought.
Tong Yuheng laughed among the crowd. This was quite a juicy scandal. Whether these two would marry to settle the commotion was up to them. And whether the Hu couple would fight when they got home was even less something she needed to worry about!
She touched the back of her head—it still hurt a bit. She thought to herself: Isn't there supposed to be a Golden finger when you transmigrate? The heroine's Golden finger was stolen from me, wasn't it?
Where was that jade pendant? Her great-grandmother gave it to her before she passed away, saying it was the Tong Family's heirloom passed down to the eldest daughter.
Great-grandmother didn't have a daughter, so it should have gone to her mother, and eventually her mother would have passed it to her. The old lady simply gave it directly to her.
Great-grandmother died when she was five. Her grandmother mostly helped her mother take care of them, the granddaughters. But grandmother fell seriously ill a few years later and soon passed away too, so she didn't experience these years of struggle sessions and the terrifying House raid and exile.
This jade pendant was a spatial divine artifact. You could store things inside it. According to the original book's description, the space was tens of square meters in size and could store supplies. The female protagonist used it for buying and selling, making quite a lot of money.
The female protagonist often used the space to steal others' things and profit from them. Of course, the book rationalized all her reasons for stealing.
Thinking of this, Tong Yuheng immediately ran home to search through her drawers. She looked for a long time but couldn't find the jade pendant anywhere! She asked her sisters, but they also said they hadn't seen it.
Older sister, are you talking about the jade pendant great-grandmother gave you?" Yuyao asked.
"Yes, have you seen it somewhere?"
"I saw Fan Yaqing's clothes reveal it when she bent over. She quickly hid it, so I couldn't see clearly!"
"That means she took it. She always comes to our house for no reason, taking little things from my drawers. No one pays much attention!"
"I never thought she was a thief! I'll scold her severely tomorrow!" Yuyao was furious!
They sisters didn't like Fan Yaqing, but this person was like sticky plaster, always wanting to play with them.
Could it be that Fan Dayong saw this jade pendant and guessed our family had hidden some treasures?" Tong Yuheng suddenly thought.
That jade pendant was carved from top-quality jade. In several decades, it would be very valuable!
So that's it! Fan Yaqing always came to her house to get close to her—was that also something her father made her do?
You're not afraid of a thief stealing, but you are afraid of a thief coveting. It seemed they really needed to leave soon. But before leaving, she definitely had to get her jade pendant back!
Back home, Tong Yuheng wasn't in a good mood. Tong Jiahui thought her head injury was serious and wanted to take her to the hospital. Eventually, she couldn't resist and went.
The doctor examined her and asked a bunch of questions. Seeing she didn't have dizziness or nausea, he gave her some liquid medicine to apply on the broken skin and sent them back.
"I said it's fine, Mom, you don't need to worry too much. I just wasn't careful, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to beat me."
The original owner had practiced some martial arts with her father, but compared to her skills as a special forces soldier, it was far from enough.