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Her gaze returned to Jiang Chengzhou, and she continued, "Even if what you say is true, you didn't see him take the money with your own eyes. How can you be sure they took it? There are other people living in your house. Did you ask them if they touched the money?"

Although Jiang Chengzhou was somewhat displeased to hear him say that, he still answered her question seriously.

"When I left in the morning, I was the last one to go. I counted how much money I had left when I took it. I was also the first one to come back in. I can guarantee it wasn't a family member who took it; it was definitely him!"

Jiang Chengzhou pointed at Liang Ping.

Liang Ping immediately stood up excitedly, "I said I didn't! Show me the evidence!"

"Alright, stop arguing."

He Guiqin frowned and told the two children to quiet down.

"Liang Ping," He Guiqin gestured for Liang Ping to sit down, "Jiang Chengzhou just said he saw you leaving his house, is that true?"

Liang Ping's lips trembled twice, and he said in a trembling voice, "I... I was just passing by."

Jiang Chengzhou was about to retort when Lin Zhilan stopped him.

"Auntie?"

"Sit down, and you can speak later, okay?"

Jiang Chengzhou snorted and obediently sat down next to Lin Zhilan.

He Guiqin stared at Liang Ping. "You really didn't go in?"

"No." Liang Ping shook his head, his fingers unconsciously picking at the seams of his trousers.

Looking at Liang Ping's appearance, He Guiqin already had some guesses in her mind.

However, she lacked concrete evidence and could not make a direct judgment.

By now, Wang Xiuzhi had figured out the reason behind the matter.

Lin Zhilan's nephew suspected that Liang Ping had stolen money from their family.

She was both embarrassed and angry, her face flushed red. She grabbed Liang Ping and pulled him up from the stool. "Did you steal someone's money? If you took it, give it back right now!"

"I didn't!" Liang Ping denied it outright. Facing Wang Xiuzhi, his attitude became even more forceful. "I said I didn't take it, and that's final!"

Wang Xiuzhi was both anxious and angry, and raised her hand to hit Liang Ping.

Liang Ping gritted her teeth and didn't cry out.

He Guiqin quickly pulled Wang Xiuzhi away, her tone stern, "The matter hasn't been clarified yet. You can't just hit the child like this. If he really didn't steal the money, aren't you wronging him?"

Wang Xiuzhi froze, glancing tentatively in Lin Zhilan's direction.

That's how it is in their hometown. If a child causes trouble, the adults will beat him first, at least to show that they didn't protect him.

This can also calm the other person down and prevent them from being too harsh on the child.

Lin Zhilan also disliked this muddled educational approach and gave Jiang Chengzhou a wink.

Jiang Chengzhou blinked and immediately understood.

He was just fighting fiercely with Liang Ping, but now he's standing in front of Liang Ping, trying to persuade Wang Xiuzhi.

"Auntie, I've already hit him. You should rest for a while and not tire yourself out."

Wang Xiuzhi: "..."

She didn't know how to respond to Jiang Chengzhou's words.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Jiang Chengzhou asked another seemingly unrelated question, "Auntie, do you know how much money Liang Ping has?"

Wang Xiuzhi shook her head and subconsciously replied, "He's still a child, where would he get the money?"

"Would you give Liang Ping money to buy things for you at the supply and marketing cooperative?" Jiang Chengzhou asked again.

Wang Xiuzhi didn't know what he was up to, but she still shook her head.

She herself is reluctant to go to the supply and marketing cooperative, and even more reluctant to let her child take money there.

Lin Zhilan knows Jiang Chengzhou too well.

Hearing this, she already knew what Jiang Chengzhou was going to do.

Lin Zhilan raised her hand to cover her eyes, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

The solution the child came up with was indeed the child's idea—somewhat naive, yet utterly speechless.

He Guiqin, on the other hand, was quite curious about what Jiang Chengzhou was trying to do.

Jiang Chengzhou looked at Wang Xiuzhi with a grin, "Then can you promise me one thing? You can't give Liang Ping a single penny from now on, and you can't let him help you buy things from the supply and marketing cooperative."

Wang Xiuzhi was stunned.

This request may sound strange, but it's not difficult to fulfill.

Their family doesn't have the habit of giving their children pocket money, nor do they often send their children out to run errands on their own.

Without much thought, Wang Xiuzhi agreed.

Having received this promise, Jiang Chengzhou turned around, smiled at Liang Ping, and then made a face, his expression revealing the undisguised smugness and provocation of a young man.

"I'll be keeping an eye on you from now on. You said you didn't steal any money from our family, so you better not let me see you buying anything at the supply and marketing cooperative. If I catch you spending money any day, I'll tell the army and have them arrest you."

Liang Ping's face paled for a moment, and he swallowed hard. "You... you can keep an eye on me or not, but I didn't steal any of your money."

He insisted on this, and Jiang Chengzhou gave him a fake smile, then pulled Lin Zhilan up from the sofa. "Aunt, the matter is resolved, let's go."

He Guiqin hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.

Is this problem solved or not?

Lin Zhilan stood up and said, "Sister-in-law, do you have a better idea? I'm on Chengzhou's side. As long as you can persuade him, I'll agree to anything."

He Guiqin was somewhat embarrassed.

In the past, they would talk to their parents first in these kinds of situations. If they still couldn't get any information from their parents, they couldn't just search them or their home directly.

In today's world, when we talk about human rights, indiscriminate searches are considered violations of regulations.

Liang Ping denies stealing money, and there's no physical evidence, so things are really difficult for him.

Jiang Chengzhou slumped his shoulders. "Grandma He, I've come up with such a good solution for you, I won't pursue it any further, so you can relax."

Lin Zhilan couldn't help but tap the arrogant boy on the head. "Mind your manners, Comrade Jiang Chengzhou."

"Yes, sir!" Jiang Chengzhou stood at attention and said to He Guiqin with a grin, "Comrade He, may we go home now?"

He Guiqin was both amused and annoyed. "We'll do as you say about the money, but hitting someone was wrong of you. You have to apologize to Liang Ping."

Jiang Chengzhou turned to look at his aunt.

Lin Zhilan nodded to him.

There are clearly better ways to solve this problem; fighting is definitely not a good habit.

Jiang Chengzhou walked up to Liang Ping and bowed to him.

Liang Ping was startled and instinctively took two steps back.

"Liang Ping, I was wrong to hit you today, I'm sorry."

Liang Ping turned his head away and remained silent.

Jiang Chengzhou straightened his back. "But if I catch you stealing money, you'll have to admit your mistake to everyone, apologize to me, and apologize to everyone in our family."

Liang Ping remained silent.

Jiang Chengzhou frowned, feeling that he lacked responsibility.

"Auntie," Jiang Chengzhou said to Wang Xiuzhi, "He won't say anything. You're his mother, can you speak for him?"

Wang Xiuzhi licked her lips.

She noticed that Lin Zhilan hadn't said much since she arrived.

This child was in control of the situation from beginning to end.

Wang Xiuzhi glanced at Liang Ping again, "Okay, I'll agree on his behalf."