Chapter 252: Chapter 252

The mood of the Gong Family was really good; the news they brought back was good news, meaning they could continue to make money. Who wouldn’t be happy about that?

But all their good mood changed after seeing the displeased expressions of the Cai siblings.

"Mom, what’s wrong?" Gong Ruini asked curiously. Wasn’t their mother supposed to go help her uncle move his luggage today?

Could something unpleasant have happened? It’s likely, especially when dealing with people like Tong Juan and her group, only to expect happiness would be surprising.

Cai Meina was holding back her anger the entire way home, almost driving her crazy, but she endured it to avoid trouble.

Now back on her own turf, Cai Meina absolutely couldn’t hold it in anymore. "They actually took all the stuff your uncle left there."

"A bunch of people being unreasonably excessive, huh, really think that just because time has passed, no one will investigate?"

Ah, did those people actually act like home intruders? Don’t they know this will cause big trouble?

"What should we do?" Gong Ruini asked anxiously.

In this era, many things were supplied by coupons. Last year, they were lucky the other side had plenty of tickets and gave them to Zhao Gang. As for whether they’d be so lucky this year, Gong Ruini wasn’t sure.

Especially cotton tickets, without them, how would they deal with cotton? Letting Cai Ming go out wearing other people’s clothes for business?

Gong Ruwen also stared blankly at Cai Ming; how could such a thing happen? Gong Ruini originally thought only the Cai Family and the Gong Family would do such disgraceful things, never expected it would happen here too, truly unexpected. Newest update provıded by novel※fire.net

Cai Ming was still in a daze; he knew those ex-roommates were unhappy with him in various ways and knew they were scheming behind his back to bring him down.

Although they failed due to someone backing him, Cai Ming was speechless that they would resort to such lowly tactics.

"Huh, why isn’t Dad here?" It was only then, Gong Ruini realized that Gong Tao, who went along, didn’t return. Is this matter troublesome?

"Your dad stayed there to handle things. They must be taught a lesson; otherwise, they’ll truly think we’re easy to bully," Cai Meina said angrily.

What, teach them a lesson? Did Mom and them catch them with stolen goods? Those people shouldn’t be that stupid, right? Shouldn’t they avoid doing something so foolish?

"They took your uncle’s clothes and just left them there boldly, really treating us like fools." Cai Meina said with a smirk.

"Hmph, this way, everyone knows their character. Even if they smear your uncle in the future, no one will sympathize with them." Cai Meina felt very fortunate this time.

Ah, has this matter already blown up, and a lot of people know about it? The speed at which Mom and Dad operate is truly impressive. Gong Ruini looked at Cai Meina admiringly; did they anticipate someone would make a move?

Cai Meina saw her daughter looking at her with admiration and said with a tinge of frustration, "How would I know it would be such a coincidence? On the way, we met some parents whose kids would attend school here and wanted your uncle to look after them. Knowing he was moving, of course, they wanted to show concern."

Ah, such a coincidence? Gong Ruini could only pity Tong Juan and her group, maybe they thought even if Cai Ming discovered it, there’d be no way to accuse them.

But they never imagined there’d be someone so active in doing good deeds, spreading the news.

Wait a second, now that this matter’s spreading, why is Dad still over there? Does he want Tong Juan and the others to apologize, or for the brigade there to apologize to our uncle?

"Your dad has to stay; the nature of this matter is vile and must be handled by the police," Cai Meina felt it was excessive. After all, they got caught red-handed; if those people bear such a charge, their future would be bleak.

Our dad actually wants to escalate this, terrific; Gong Ruini absolutely supports Dad’s approach. They should strike hard, letting those people know it’s not for lack of trying to deal with them, but when they make a move, it’s a complete takedown.

The problem is Mom thinks it might be too much. Sigh, whose side is she on? "Mom, they didn’t consider our uncle back then. Why would we feel sorry for them?"

"Exactly, Mom, they shouldn’t be pitied. If you hadn’t found out, what would Uncle do in the winter?" That’s cotton clothing; cotton isn’t easy to come by. Even if he could huddle at home without going out in the winter, he’d eventually have to step out; would he have to wear someone else’s clothes?

Cai Ming initially felt some sympathy but recalling their disgusting actions, he had no intention of defending them. "Sis, they have no shame; there’s even less reason for us to feel sorry for them."

"Also, my clothes were made filthy by them." Cai Ming wasn’t someone with a cleanliness obsession, but seeing his clothes like that, he was extremely displeased.

If it weren’t cotton clothes, Cai Ming wouldn’t want them back; he couldn’t understand why those people would ruin the clothes.

Seeing them filthy, Gong Ruini didn’t think much of it, always thinking even if those people had issues with Cai Ming, they wouldn’t take out their anger on the clothes.

In these times, cotton clothes were precious. The Gong Family knew many families lacked winter clothing, explaining why few people wandered outside in the winter, aside from the cold; clothing scarcity was a factor.

It wasn’t that people didn’t want to add winter wear, but even with money, getting hold of coupons was impossible; the Northeast area wasn’t a cotton-growing region.

Cai Ming was too lazy to describe the clothes, knowing when they got home, everyone would see he hadn’t lied.

"Don’t worry, when the clothes are back, I’ll wash them thoroughly. When we get coupons, I’ll get you a new set." Cai Meina truly was a good sister.

Seeing her brother’s disdainful expressions, she understood his disgust for those clothes, but no matter how much he hated them, until there were new clothes, he had no choice but to wear them.

Truly a considerate daughter, Cai Ming was well taken care of. Gong Ruini felt a bit jealous, though thankfully Cai Ming was someone who appreciated kindness.

Cai Ming brushed his hair, knowing he shouldn’t waste, but his heart was fuming. He believed he owed no one, yet they all thought he was indebted.

"Sis, I’m fine. I’ll wash the clothes." His sister was already so busy; Cai Ming wouldn’t let her get busier.

Some things, only by personally dealing with them, would he remember the lesson. Although his interaction with Tong Juan and her group was short, Cai Ming learned a lot from them, vowing never to forget it for the rest of his life.