Chapter 1367 Broken Engagement 16
The case was reported to the police, but after a thorough investigation they could not find any clues, and the matter was eventually dropped.
The family had no money, no cotton-padded jackets, no rice...even no bowls and chopsticks to eat with. Shen Guoan could only borrow a set of old clothes from his neighbor to wear to the factory, and took an advance of 300 yuan and some tickets. He took another day off and went to the supply and marketing cooperative with Liu Hongyan and bought back a bunch of defective products.
There was no other way. To buy non-defective items, one needed a ticket, and they didn’t have that many tickets, so they could only buy defective items. This was only because Liu Hongyan knew the salesperson at the supply and marketing cooperative, and the supply and marketing cooperative allowed them to buy so many defective items. Otherwise, without some connections, they wouldn’t be able to buy defective items.
Three hundred yuan was spent in one day, and I finally bought all the basic daily necessities for the home.
There were no cotton-padded jackets or trousers available, so Shen Guoan spent money to exchange them for a few old cotton-padded jackets from someone else to wear temporarily. The three of them had clothes to wear and went to work the next day.
Shen Lin works in the Propaganda Department of the Machinery Factory, the same department as Hong Shanshan, the girl he is trying to marry.
On that day, an order came down from above, requiring all factory directors in the county to attend a county government meeting, and requiring each director to bring along a propaganda officer. Director Hong gave this good opportunity to show off to his own daughter.
Shen Lin also wanted to go with them. He talked a little about love in front of Hong Shanshan, and Hong Shanshan really persuaded Director Hong to take him with them.
Soon, several people arrived at the municipal government.
Outside the venue, Shen Lin unexpectedly saw Shen Yuandong.
Shen Yuandong also saw him, and saw him and Hong Shanshan behaving intimately. Shen Yuandong's face darkened. He walked towards him with a sneer and said in a low voice, "Shen Lin, my sister told me that you broke off the engagement with my sister last month, but your family didn't return the token of love. Shen Lin, if you are a man, you should be decisive and don't procrastinate. Since you don't want to marry my sister, you shouldn't hide my sister's token of love. It was the dowry my mother left for my sister."
Shen Lin said disdainfully, "Your sister and I were engaged as children. It was arranged by our parents. I have never acknowledged it. I have never seen your sister's token of love. Don't ask me for it."
"Now that I have given the things to your family, I have to ask you, Shen Lin, that bracelet was passed down from my grandmother to my mother, and my mother left it to my sister. You have never seen it before, but you want to swallow up my family's things. I tell you, you are dreaming. If your family does not return my sister's dowry to my sister, I will go to the machinery factory to find your leader."
The factory directors and propaganda officers of each factory have already entered the meeting room and are holding a meeting. There are only a few people outside the venue. They are all here to learn. There is no place for them in the venue, so they can only stand outside the venue and listen to the voices inside.
Some students were studying hard and were leaning against the wall, taking notes seriously.
Few people paid attention to the conversation between the two people.
Shen Yuandong said, "When your parents arranged the marriage for you two, the leaders of the department were also present. They saw with their own eyes that my father gave your father an emerald jade bracelet. Now you are regretting the marriage and abandoning my sister, but you are greedy for my sister's dowry. Shen Lin, do you and your parents still have any shame?"
"If you don't return the bracelet, I will call the ministry and ask the two leaders who were present at the time to come forward."
Shen Lin's face was dark, "I won't tell you, if you have the ability, go and invite them."
He didn't believe that Shen Yuandong, a little bastard, could invite his father's leader here to testify for him. He really thought that the big leader was fine and was waiting for him there.