Era: Seven money-losing girls? They're trying to trick me into having a daughter again!

"Don't be afraid, it's alright."

Fang Wei pulled his two daughters into his arms, wiped away Er Ya's tears, and gently patted their backs a few times.

"You two sit here with your mother and rest for a bit."

He winked at Wu Shaoli and said, "Shaoli, keep an eye on the child."

After saying that, Fang Wei pulled Village Chief Zhou to the side of the stone steps and whispered, "Uncle Zhou, you saw it yourself just now, that clerk... he was deliberately making things difficult for our family!"

Ever since he was yelled at, Village Chief Zhou's face had been very grim, and he also felt that the clerk was targeting Fang Wei.

"Have you offended anyone in town?"

The first person that came to mind for Village Chief Zhou was Xu Rui, but after thinking about it, he felt that the possibility was not very high.

"I can't think of anything right now."

Fang Wei shook his head and said, "Uncle Zhou, I'd like to ask you for another favor."

"What is it? Tell me."

"Find an excuse, like you need to ask about some details of the information, and go in again."

Fang Wei looked at Village Chief Zhou and said, word by word, "Find out for me what that clerk's name is."

After a few seconds of silence, Village Chief Zhou nodded and said, "Alright, you wait here."

Fang Wei and his family waited for a while at the entrance of the police station before he quickly walked out of the station.

"How is it, Uncle Zhou?"

Village Chief Zhou's expression was somewhat solemn. He walked up to Fang Wei and said in a low voice, "I went in and pretended to ask how many copies of the documents we need to submit in the future. I also casually asked what that kid's name was."

"Do you know what his name is? Song Xuezhuan!"

When Fang Wei heard the surname "Song", he understood everything in an instant.

Xiayang Village, Old Song's house!

The family that hired a matchmaker a few days ago to try and buy Daya as a child bride!

He thought that was the end of it after he kicked Zhang the matchmaker out of the house, but he never expected that the Song family would be waiting for him here!

This guy, Song Xuezhuan, must be a relative of the Song family! He's standing up for his relative!

Fang Wei felt a fire burning inside him, making his throat tight, but after taking a deep breath, he managed to suppress that fire.

No, now is not the time to lose your temper!

This is a police station. Although Song Xuezhuan is just a clerk, if he dares to fight with the other party here, he will probably be arrested immediately on charges of disrupting official business and assaulting public officials!

"Uncle Zhou, thank you for your hard work."

Fang Wei slowly relaxed his clenched fist, his tone returning to calm, "There's no point in wasting time here today, let's go back first."

"But……"

Village Chief Zhou looked at Daya and Erya, speechless.

Everyone in Laotang Village knows about Zhang the matchmaker who acted as a matchmaker for the Song family in Xiayang Village, but was eventually beaten up by Fang Wei.

Even if he leaves now, and the other person says a few words to him at the same time, Fang Wei still won't be able to change his daughter's name.

"Let's go."

Fang Wei shook his head, bent down and picked up Er Ya.

Although Er Ya stopped crying, her eyes were red, her little hands were tightly wrapped around his neck, and her little face was buried in his shoulder.

Wu Shaoli, holding the hand of Daya who had been keeping her head down, looked at Fang Wei's profile, wanting to say something but not knowing what to say.

Fang Wei looked at them, forced a smile, and comforted them, "It's alright, Dad has other ways. Uncle Zhou, thank you for your help today."

"What's the trouble?"

Village Chief Zhou sighed and could only say, "Don't take this too seriously. Changing the name won't make a difference of a day or two. We'll think of another way later."

……

When Fang Wei led his wife and daughter to the wall of their courtyard, they heard a heart-wrenching cry from afar.

Wu Shaoli's expression changed, thinking that something had happened to her daughter.

Fang Wei was startled by the crying. He ran forward and pushed open the courtyard gate, but froze.

Yang Qian was slumped in his yard, his face covered in tears and snot, wailing incessantly, "Ahhhhh—my money—my money is gone—"

He was howling while slapping his thighs hard with both hands, making a loud slapping sound.

Qi Ya, nestled in Zhou Li's arms, was terrified by Yang Qian's voice and began to cry. Zhou Li could only pat her niece's back repeatedly to soothe her, saying:

"Yang Qian! Get up! What's wrong? Stand up and tell me, Yang Qian!"

But Yang Qian refused to stand up no matter what. When he saw Fang Wei, he suddenly scrambled over and grabbed Fang Wei's leg.

"Dawei! Dawei—my money! My money is gone! It was sixty dollars—sixty dollars!"

Fang Wei frowned at Yang Qian's crying, bent down and forcefully pulled him up from the ground, shouting, "Stop crying!"

He pressed Yang Qian down onto the stool, staring at him intently, and said, "What's the use of crying? Explain yourself!"

Yang Qian sobbed several times, wiped the snot off his face with the back of his hand, and stammered, "My...my sixty yuan..."

"It's the sixty yuan we got from hunting wild boars with you before... I've been hiding it, hiding it in the bricks under the bed."

"I was saving up to repair the house... but when I woke up this morning and touched it, it was all gone!"

Overcome with grief, Yang Qian began to cry out again, "Dawei! Someone pried open my brickwork! It's empty! All my money is gone! Gone!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Shaoli gasped sharply.

Sixty yuan was stolen!

Thinking of the money she had hidden in the room, she instinctively hugged Er Ya tighter, her eyes filled with panic. Surely her money hadn't been stolen?

Fang Wei looked at Yang Qian's grief-stricken appearance, but his mind remained unusually calm.

Laotang Village isn't big, and everyone in the village is related to each other in some way. Although there are bound to be some minor squabbles, it's rare to hear of anyone actually stealing anything, let alone a large sum like sixty yuan!

If this is discovered, not to mention what will happen at the police station, the villagers' spittle alone will drown this person.

"stand up!"

Fang Wei grabbed Yang Qian by the back of his collar and shouted, "Stop crying! Will crying bring your money back? Come with me! Let's go call the police!"

Yang Qian staggered a few steps as she was dragged along, tears still streaming down her face, but she had already been pulled out of the Fang family's house.

Fang Wei turned around and shouted at Wu Shaoli, "Wife, you and sister-in-law stay home and watch the children, and lock the gate! We're going to town to report the case; we won't be back until this afternoon!"

Wu Shaoli nodded hurriedly, her voice trembling as she replied, "You...you be careful!"

Zhou Li also came over, holding Qi Ya in one arm and helping her sister-in-law with the other. The two arms unconsciously linked together.