Witty Wife, Better Life-Chapter 876 - 864: Life Is Worthwhile (The End)_4

Shen Yunfang listened to her sister-in-law’s description, the more she heard, the more familiar it all seemed. Wasn’t this just like the earthworm fraud case from the future? As soon as Li Hongjun got home, she told him all about it.

Li Hongjun mulled it over all night, and first thing the next morning, he called an old army comrade from his hometown, firmly insisting on a thorough investigation of the matter.

As it turned out, the scam Li Hongqi had constructed was exposed under the light of day. He had used "earthworm farming" as bait, promising high returns on investment, by employing the "collecting air and snatching the white wolf" tactic, illegally raising money from some less educated rural folks.

This wasn’t the first time Li Hongqi had used this trick; he had already pulled off several scams like this with his wife and mother-in-law in the southern countryside, always starting off with the lure of high interest, then taking the money and running once they got enough people hooked.

His return to his hometown this time was also to evade police from the south; little did he expect that he’d be caught just over two months after he started.

Because the amount defrauded was so significant, Li Hongqi was once again sentenced to twenty-one years in prison, and his mother Zheng and Zheng Huilan as accomplices were sentenced to eighteen and fifteen years in prison, respectively.

This time his prison was not far from his hometown, so whenever he had the chance, he would beg the prison guards to let him call his elder brother and ask him to bring some things.

Wang Dan had developed a deep hatred for Li Hongqi and became quite unstable emotionally whenever she heard even the slightest bit about him. It was strange; she would sometimes bring up this disgusting person out of the blue.

"Alright, on such a joyful day, why bring this up? I didn’t go, did I?" Seeing everyone’s mood turning sour, Li Hongxing hurriedly nudged his wife to stop talking.

It’s irritating to mention these things on such an occasion.

"Haha, exactly. We’re all living well now. Our good days will continue, so why bother talking about those who are history?" Shen Yunfang didn’t mind, and chuckled as she advised her sister-in-law.

Wang Dan’s expression softened and she smiled, "Right, I do like listening to Yunfang. It’s comforting."

"Sister-in-law, I’m speaking from the heart. Although our past may not have been all that great, our circumstances have improved now, the kids have all grown up. By and large, all of our children are filial and promising, and that’s enough, isn’t it? What more could we want?" Shen Yunfang’s words were heartfelt. She was quite content with her life. She had a career that was enough to provide for her family, her husband was an upright, ambitious soldier who didn’t have much time at home, her daughter had found a good match and wouldn’t need her to worry in the future, and she wasn’t very concerned about her youngest son either. Thinking over her life, she considered herself very fortunate.

"Yeah, we don’t want for anything more, isn’t there a saying, ’A contented mind is a perpetual feast’? I’m content now," Li Xianglian smiled with pursed lips. All her kids were successful, educated, and with her eldest uncle’s help, they all had good jobs. She really had nothing more to ask for.

"Mhm, in this life, aside from marrying your brother who’s no good with water, I’m content with everything else," Wang Dan said, looking at Li Hongxing beside her with a hint of teasing.

"Haha, sister-in-law, you’re always joking. My brother isn’t as you say. If you ask me, only someone like my brother would suit you. If you had married someone more formidable, with your temper, he wouldn’t go a day without giving you eight beatings," Shen Yunfang said with a laugh.

"Exactly, that’s what we call, ’every pot has its lid...’"