Chuzheng didn’t give these people a chance to argue; she swiftly called the police. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

The police station was right across from the neighborhood, and the response was quick.

The surveillance clearly showed Lu Qian taking the figurine out of the room, with irrefutable evidence.

The figurine is now worth more than when the original owner bought it, valued at over ten thousand.

Stealing personal property worth over ten thousand, she would be sentenced to at least two to three years.

Lu Qian’s things hadn’t even been taken out yet; they were just placed in her suitcase.

The police found the items and then heard they were relatives, and their attitude became a bit strange.

"A relative stealing isn’t considered stealing? Does the law protect relatives?" Chuzheng was determined: "The procedure must be followed, no reconciliation!"

"You..." The aunt was so angry she almost lost her breath: "What stealing? Why are you speaking so harshly? Xixi just wanted to take a look. Why fuss over such a trivial thing?"

"It’s worth ten thousand," Chuzheng reminded the aunt.

The aunt: "..."

She just couldn’t understand why such a person would be worth ten thousand.

"Now that it’s returned to you, why are you still relentless?" The uncle frowned, looking displeased at Chuzheng, accusing her with his eyes of being unreasonable.

"Taking it without my consent is stealing." No matter what the final outcome, her intention now was to scare them!

The uncle signaled Father Lu and Mother Lu to say something.

Lu Qian was already sixteen; should they really let her be taken away?

Father Lu and Mother Lu wanted to speak, but Chuzheng cast a cold glance at them: "Dad, Mom, if you condone her stealing once, there will be a second time, a third time. You’re not helping her; you’re harming her."

Father Lu and Mother Lu: "..."

Lu Qian, with red-rimmed eyes, was furious: "She did it on purpose! There weren’t any cameras before, and suddenly there’s a camera. She set me up on purpose."

Chuzheng: "Did I hold your head down and make you steal?"

Lu Qian: "..."

-

Chuzheng was determined, regardless of what the uncle and aunt said, she insisted on following procedure.

In the end, Lu Qian was temporarily taken away, and the uncle and aunt hurried after her.

Father and Mother Lu looked at the suddenly empty room and exchanged glances.

Chuzheng hired a lawyer to handle this matter, determined to get Lu Qian behind bars, and even if she couldn’t, she wouldn’t let it slide easily.

The uncle and aunt caused a scene, but Chuzheng didn’t even open the door for them, and she didn’t allow Father Lu and Mother Lu to open it either.

The two cursed outside without regard for their image, using all sorts of nasty words.

"Listen to how they treat you after all you’ve done for them," Chuzheng said, sitting on the sofa, urging Father and Mother Lu to pay attention.

Father Lu frowned, his expression was not good.

Mother Lu was initially a bit uncomfortable, but as she listened to those two take turns shouting obscenities outside, she gradually came around.

The uncle and aunt left in a huff after not getting any response from inside for a long time.

The stingy couple finally took the advice and hired a lawyer.

-

Chuzheng could manage herself, but she couldn’t manage Father Lu.

Father Lu finally decided to reconcile.

When Chuzheng heard this news, she was so frustrated she almost lost her cool.

What a terrible teammate!

"Xiao Chu, I’ve talked it over with your uncle and them, just consider it repaying their kindness for supporting me through school back then, and let’s not owe each other anything anymore."

"Do you think they’re going to let it go?" With that family, once they cling on, you can’t shake them off.

Father Lu sighed, "From now on, our family won’t have any dealings with them."

Given the current situation, Father Lu considered further interactions as quite impossible.

Chuzheng gave Father Lu a look but said nothing.

Father Lu assured Chuzheng: "Xiao Chu, it was your father who let you down in the past. This time, I’ve made up my mind not to be soft-hearted again."

After all these years, when you really think about it, all debts should have been repaid.

Chuzheng: "..."

It’s still more convenient to just eliminate them.

Lu Qian was released, and after being detained for a few days, she looked noticeably thinner.

At this moment, she was half-hugged by her aunt, with reddened eyes.

The aunt glared at Chuzheng, gritting her teeth.

Chuzheng calmly said, "Remember to pay me back for that dress, Aunt, or I don’t mind hiring a lawyer to sue you again."

After all, the bastard has money and can afford to hire a team of lawyers to serve you.

The aunt: "..."

One of the conditions of the settlement was that they had to compensate for that dress.

Maybe they were really afraid that Chuzheng would do something else, so the uncle transferred the money with a tense face.

The aunt cursed and said: "What an ungrateful family, if it weren’t for my husband, would you have your good days now? You think anyone cares about you!"

Chuzheng: "If you don’t care, then who keeps running here every day, clinging and refusing to leave? A pig?"

The aunt: "..."

Chuzheng’s words left the aunt speechless, and she left in disgrace with Lu Qian.

After that, Chuzheng never saw that family again.

The house finally became peaceful.

Mother Lu probably hadn’t had such a leisurely time during any previous New Year. She had time to go shopping and chat with her girlfriends, enjoying it like never before.

Father Lu sighed and said, "You know, about Big Brother and them..."

"Our house isn’t a welfare station. After all these years, we’ve repaid everything we owed," Mother Lu said, "I think Xiao Chu is right. If we continue like this, who knows what might happen."

Father Lu sighed again.

He was quite exhausted after all these years.

But family ties made it impossible for him to refuse...

However, given the current situation, Father Lu felt suddenly much lighter.

"Xiao Chu... she’s a bit strange," Father Lu suddenly said, "Have you noticed?"

Not just about the Lu Qian incident, but recently... he hadn’t seen Chuzheng smile, let alone act coquettishly like she used to.

Mother Lu had noticed it too, but the child seemed physically normal.

She even specifically asked some colleagues and friends, and they all ended up saying, "Puberty, it’s normal for kids to change."

The two discussed it for a while but couldn’t come up with a conclusion, so they decided to wait and see.

-

The winter break ended, and it was time to go back to school.

"I’ve been calling you, but you didn’t come out, what were you doing at home?" Someone sat down next to Chuzheng, and the boy’s voice followed.

Bai Dongai had just come in from outside the classroom, bringing in a chill, and kept rubbing his hands together to warm up.

"Sleeping."

"Did you sleep through the whole winter break?"

"Got a problem with that?"

"Are you a pig?" Bai Dongai clicked his tongue twice, "You’re not even gaining any weight. With pork being so expensive now, gaining some weight could be profitable, but you just eat for nothing. It’s such a waste."

Chuzheng: "..."

Is he attacking me personally?

Chuzheng ignored Bai Dongai, who was puzzled: "Why did you become so aloof after the break? Caught a cold?"

"I’ve always been like this."

"Yeah, right." Bai Dongai didn’t believe it; didn’t he know her well enough?

"Believe it or not."

"..."

"Hand in your homework," the class representative called out while collecting assignments from the front.

Bai Dongai retracted his strange gaze and took out his homework from his backpack.

Chuzheng was different...

She hadn’t even thought about her homework at all.