Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 1229

Chapter 1229: Filing Report
Noticing her condition, Mother Shi screamed in panic with bulging eyes. When the daughters-in-law saw her appearance, they were so frightened that no one dared to approach her. Her husband and sons were stunned when they realized she had suffered a stroke.

Their family only had less than 10 yuan, and they still had to find more than 40 yuan to pay the old man. How can they have the money to treat her?

When they regained their senses, Shi Dalang looked at his father and asked, “Father, what should we do now?”

Sitting on the edge of the Kang bed, Father Shi took a deep drag from his tobacco. After exhaling a cloud of smoke, he said, “What else can we do? We don’t have money to take your mother to the hospital. For now, we can only invite Doctor Xie to take a look.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the second daughter-in-law interjected, “Father, we still have to pay back that old man. If we invite Doctor Xie, how will we repay the debt?”

The moment she said this, Mother Shi glared at her and let out a series of muffled, angry sounds. “Umhh! Arrhh!”

Frightened by her mother-in-law’s terrifying expression, she quickly hid behind her husband and protested, “Mother, you can’t blame me for this! If you want to blame someone, blame your daughter. If she had obediently married that old man, would you be in this state? Would our family be drowning in debt?”

At those words, Mother Shi’s eyes turned ice-cold. If she had known that she would end up like this because of that useless, money-losing daughter, she would have strangled her at birth!

Noticing her mother-in-law’s growing resentment toward Shi Qiwan, Shi Erlang’s wife added, “Mother, don’t you still have some gold hidden away? How about giving us the map? If we exchange the gold for money, we can take you to the hospital and repay our debt.”

As soon as she said this, everyone turned to Mother Shi in shock. None of them had known she had a secret stash.

Father Shi frowned at his wife and demanded, “Wife, if you had gold, why didn’t you bring it out when we needed money to repair the house? Were you planning to keep it all for yourself?”

Hearing this, Shi Sanlang felt his mother was too selfish. If she hadn’t hidden the gold, they wouldn’t have had to force his sister into marrying that old man, and none of today’s events would have happened.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Standing up, he snapped, “Mother, you are too selfish and greedy. Everything that happened today is because of you!”

After he said those words, he stormed over to the cabinet and started searching through it. Seeing this, his brothers quickly joined him, rummaging through every drawer and corner.

They couldn’t let Shi Sanlang find the map first. That gold belonged to the whole family and it should be divided equally!

Watching her sons ignore her suffering and even blame her for everything, Mother Shi was so furious that her eyes rolled back, and she fainted again. This time, no one cared about her condition as they were too busy searching for the map.

While the Shi family was fighting over a hidden treasure, Shi Qiwan and Liu Fuyan arrived at the production team’s office.

As they entered, Comrade Han greeted them with a smile, “Comrade, do you need something?”

Liu Fuyan pulled her mother forward and said, “Uncle, my mother and I are here to make a report.”

Hearing this, Comrade Han’s expression grew serious. He gestured for them to take a seat, then pulled out a document and held his pen as he asked. “What would you like to report?”

“Uncle, we want to report my maternal grandparents, uncles, and their families for beating my mother and threatening her into a forced marriage. They took 50 yuan from an old man in exchange for my mother,” Liu Fuyan spoke calmly.

Shi Qiwan didn’t notice anything wrong with her daughter’s words, but Comrade Han’s frown deepened.

According to the girl’s statement, her maternal family had committed multiple offenses—domestic violence, coercion, and personal transactions which could be categorized as part of human trafficking.

Even just the charges of violence and coercion could land them in jail for three to eight months. If the case of selling a daughter was classified as human trafficking, they could face life imprisonment—or worse, the death penalty.

He turned to Shi Qiwan and asked, “Comrade, please state your name and describe what happened in detail.”

Shi Qiwan nodded and replied, “Comrade, my name is Shi Qiwan. I returned to my maternal family after divorcing my husband.”

As she spoke, Comrade Han recorded her statement carefully. It took forty minutes to document everything she had experienced since returning to her parent’s house.

Finally, she admitted, “Comrade, I’m willing to accept punishment for hitting Teacher Lin.”

Liu Fuyan was stunned when she heard her mother’s words. She had thought her mother would gloss over that part. Admitting it meant facing the consequences of being thrown into jail—this was no small matter.

What she didn’t realize was that Shi Qiwan truly regretted her past actions. As she recounted everything, she finally saw that her family had only ever used her, never giving anything in return.

She had been blind and foolish before and took the bad people as her family while hurting those who really cared about her. Even if it was too late to reconcile with her husband, she was willing to accept her punishment and start anew.

Comrade Han studied her carefully. Seeing the genuine remorse in her eyes, he hesitated. After a moment of thought, he decided not to write down the assault charge just yet.

He would speak with Lin Muai first. If she wanted to pursue the matter, he would report it truthfully. If not, he would respect her decision.

When the report was completed, he handed the document to Shi Qiwan and said, “Comrade, please stamp your thumbprint here.”