The conversation ended here, making the situation clear. However, since the He family had no substantive evidence, the investigation had to be dropped.
The onlookers, nevertheless, saw everything clearly. They knew the money had definitely been taken by Sun Tianming, and people began whispering among themselves:
"Old He's future son-in-law has really terrible character. He's even worse than us country folk. He's scamming his prospective in-laws before they're even married."
Chapter 336