Chapter 317: Chapter 317: Lost Pocket Watch 3
System: “I’m sorry, Host, although I really want to help you, I cannot change the preset operating program. Intelligence points must be deducted before items can be used. So, to better handle any sudden situations in the future, I suggest that you save a few intelligence points for emergencies.”
Sensing Jiang Mianmian’s disappointment, the system quickly added another line, “Don’t worry, Host. Besides the protective shield, other items only need single-digit intelligence points to exchange, which is very cost-effective.”
Hearing this, Jiang Mianmian could only give up. In fact, she also had a suspect in mind, but it wasn’t appropriate to say without any evidence.
Meanwhile, Jiang Changhai was already searching Jiang Changhe’s person, while Su Wanyu searched the women, but they found nothing.
In the entire Jiang Family, only the old couple remained unsearched, but Jiang Changhai had no plans to search them.
Given his father’s character, it wasn’t possible for him to pick something up and keep it without asking.
However, his mother might have done it, but he knew her well enough to be sure from her reaction that she hadn’t found the necklace.
It seemed that they needed to search the house.
Thinking this, he looked up just as Zhang Guihua was about to speak, but she snapped first, “You little rascal, you want to search your biological mother, huh?! Your old lady could pick up your daughter’s watch and not return it? Dare to suspect your old mother!”
Unsatisfied with her scolding, Zhang Guihua walked over, wanting to hit him a couple of times to vent her anger.
“Mom, I wanted you and dad to help me look for Mianmian’s pocket watch; I need to go to work,” Jiang Changhai hurriedly explained.
Upon hearing he was going to be late for work, and fearing he might have his pay docked, she naturally agreed in one breath: “Okay, I got it, go to work now.”
Jiang Changhai nodded, “Let’s go, daughter, wife,”
Su Wanyu spoke softly, “You and Mianmian go first, I will come later.”
“Ok.” Jiang Changhai then carried Jiang Mianmian out, and Zhaodi along with Zhiwen and Zhiwu hurriedly followed with their backpacks.
Seeing Jiang Changhai leave, Sun Lixia quickly ran after him shouting, “Eldest brother, don’t forget to buy meat tonight!”
“You must have been reincarnated from a starving ghost, always thinking about eating!”
The old lady glared at her, then turned to everyone and said, “Your eldest brother’s wife and I will start searching from the Eldest’s room, the rest of you stay put in the living room.”
They decided to search the Eldest’s room first, fearing San Ya might have carelessly left the item in some corner.
Everyone obediently nodded their heads; with Jiang Dashan presiding in the living room, no one dared to wander off.
Sun Lixia, arms crossed at the door, sarcastically said, “Ah, sister-in-law, your family really is wealthy now. Giving such an expensive item to such a little girl like San Ya, tsk tsk, it would be strange if it wasn’t lost.”
Su Wanyu, not wanting to engage in a verbal fight, meticulously searched, not overlooking any corner.
At school, as soon as Jiang Changhai left, Zhiwen and Zhiwu couldn’t help but ask out of curiosity.
“Mianmian, what did Uncle look for this morning, that pocket watch, what does it look like?”
“Is it really worth several hundred dollars?”
Zhaodi also put on a curious face as if she had never seen the pocket watch before.
Jiang Mianmian nodded, her voice soft and slightly muffled, “The pocket watch is one you wear around your neck, both the chain and the cover are golden. Watches aren’t cheap; even the least expensive costs over one hundred dollars.”
She didn’t mention that the cover had small flowers made of golden filigree that were very delicate and beautiful; she particularly liked it.